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Domestic Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2006

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2006 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jackass: Number Two Sep 22, 2006 Reality R $72,778,712 11,111,254
2 An Inconvenient Truth May 24, 2006 Documentary PG $23,814,997 3,635,877
3 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $21,973,886 3,354,792
4 The New World Dec 25, 2005 Drama PG-13 $12,555,622 1,916,889
5 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Mar 3, 2006 Documentary R $11,718,595 1,789,098
6 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $10,952,503 1,672,138
7 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $5,809,653 886,970
8 Roving Mars Jan 27, 2006 Documentary G $5,482,822 837,072
9 Wordplay Jun 16, 2006 Documentary PG $3,119,555 476,268
10 Why We Fight Jan 20, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,880,863 287,155
11 Neil Young: Heart of Gold Feb 10, 2006 Concert/Perfor… PG $1,828,069 279,095
12 Who Killed the Electric Car? Jun 28, 2006 Documentary PG $1,678,874 256,317
13 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,328,210 202,780
14 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Documentary G $1,206,247 184,160
15 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $1,132,540 172,907
16 Shut Up and Sing Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $1,120,005 170,993
17 The U.S. vs John Lennon Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,109,146 169,335
18 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Jun 21, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,044,254 159,428
19 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,031,820 157,530
20 Jesus Camp Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $872,124 133,149
21 The Heart of the Game Jun 9, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $444,687 67,891
22 Sketches of Frank Gehry May 12, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $439,309 67,070
23 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $364,725 55,683
24 The Devil and Daniel Johnston Mar 31, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $334,450 51,061
25 Don’t Trip, He Ain’t Throug… Mar 17, 2006 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $319,088 48,716
26 This Film is Not Yet Rated Sep 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $306,845 46,847
27 The Boys of Baraka Dec 2, 2005 Documentary R $276,318 42,186
28 American Hardcore Sep 22, 2006 Documentary R $265,992 40,609
29 The War Tapes Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $254,190 38,808
30 49 Up Oct 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $240,215 36,674
31 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $226,500 34,580
32 Deliver Us From Evil Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $201,275 30,729
33 Sarah Silverman: Jesus is M… Nov 11, 2005 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $174,914 26,704
34 Our Brand is Crisis Mar 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $166,750 25,458
35 Awesome: I F%!#in' Shot That Mar 31, 2006 Concert/Perfor… R $161,351 24,634
36 Gay Sex in the 70's Nov 4, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $156,979 23,966
37 The Bridge Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $150,731 23,012
38 Cocaine Cowboys Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $148,872 22,729
39 Once in a Lifetime: the Ext… Jul 7, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $144,601 22,076
40 What the Bleep?: Down the R… Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $135,706 20,718
41 Stolen Apr 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $132,596 20,244
42 Unknown White Male Feb 24, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $124,414 18,995
43 Sir! No Sir! Apr 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $116,944 17,854
44 Darwin's Nightmare Aug 5, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $106,132 16,203
45 Al Franken: God Spoke Sep 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $102,990 15,724
46 America: Freedom to Fascism Jul 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $87,400 13,344
47 51 Birch Street Oct 18, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $84,689 12,930
48 After Innocence Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $78,076 11,920
49 Crossing the Bridge: The So… Jun 9, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $70,685 10,792
50 Be Here to Love Me: A Film … Dec 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $67,315 10,277
51 Iraq in Fragments Nov 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $64,627 9,867
52 Absolute Wilson Oct 27, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $54,176 8,271
53 Screamers Dec 8, 2006 Documentary R $52,034 7,944
54 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $48,877 7,462
55 Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy Mar 31, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $47,243 7,213
56 New York Doll Oct 28, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $43,125 6,584
57 Touch the Sound Sep 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $40,004 6,107
58 Been Rich All My Life Jul 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $36,406 5,558
59 Bubot Niyar Sep 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $36,089 5,510
60 The Real Dirt on Farmer John Jan 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $34,298 5,236
61 My Country My Country Aug 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $33,620 5,133
62 Sisters in Law Apr 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $33,312 5,086
63 The Untold story of Emmett … Aug 19, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $30,565 4,666
64 Excellent Cadavers Jul 14, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $30,296 4,625
65 Who Gets to Call It Art? Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $27,344 4,175
66 Trudell Feb 3, 2006 Documentary PG $26,756 4,085
67 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Bio… Jan 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $25,347 3,870
68 Wrestling with Angels Oct 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $24,729 3,775
69 Islam: What the West Needs … Jul 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $22,938 3,502
70 F*ck Nov 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $22,359 3,414
71 Giuliani Time May 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $21,967 3,354
72 The Ground Truth: After the… Sep 15, 2006 Documentary R $20,013 3,055
73 Suicide Killers Aug 25, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $18,239 2,785
74 Protocols of Zion Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $17,558 2,681
75 The Wild Parrots of Telegra… Feb 11, 2005 Documentary G $16,936 2,586
76 So Much So Fast Oct 11, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $16,411 2,505
77 The Aristocrats Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $15,907 2,429
78 Through the Fire Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $14,769 2,255
79 Who the #$^% is Jackson Pol… Nov 15, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $13,710 2,093
80 The Devil's Miner Mar 17, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $13,677 2,088
81 I Trust You To Kill Me Sep 8, 2006 Documentary R $12,854 1,962
82 Words of My Perfect Teacher Dec 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $12,653 1,932
83 Cottonfields and Crossroads Jun 9, 2006 Documentary PG $12,000 1,832
84 Music from the Inside Out Apr 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $11,901 1,817
85 Abduction: The Megumi Yokot… Nov 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $11,836 1,807
86 So Goes the Nation Oct 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,337 1,578
87 The Photographer, His Wife,… Jul 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,330 1,577
88 Romántico Nov 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $9,598 1,465
89 Matthew Barney: No Restraint Dec 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $8,722 1,332
90 Salvadore Allende Sep 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,820 1,194
91 Favela Rising Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,768 1,186
92 Kill Your Idols Jul 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,753 1,184
93 Saint of 9/11 Sep 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,137 1,090
94 The Case of the Grinning Cat Jul 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,033 1,074
95 Searching for Wrong-Eyed Jesus Jul 13, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,907 1,055
96 Das Goebbels-Experiment Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,074 927
97 Bullrider Apr 21, 2006 Documentary PG $5,800 885
98 King Leopold's Ghost Aug 18, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $5,194 793
99 Street Fight Feb 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,779 730
100 The Fall of Fujimori May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,630 707
101 Cowboy Del Amor Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,438 678
102 Out of Place: Memories of E… Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $3,897 595
103 The Cult of the Suicide Bomber Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $3,609 551
104 39 Pounds of Love Nov 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,658 406
105 Mardi Gras: Made in China Mar 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,500 382
106 Rank Jun 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,485 379
107 Blossoms of Fire Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,390 365
108 Workingman's Death Feb 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,214 338
109 95 Miles to Go Apr 7, 2006 Documentary R $2,203 336
110 Commune May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,055 314
111 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,866 285
112 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Apr 14, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,772 271
113 The Big Question Mar 17, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,609 246
114 Reel Paradise Aug 19, 2005 Documentary R $1,515 231
115 The Ister Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,124 172
116 The Empire in Africa Dec 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,088 166
117 Aristide and the Endless Re… Nov 24, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $772 118
Total Gross of All Movies$189,435,889
Total Tickets Sold28,921,515

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