Market Charts > 2008 > Creative Types > Factual
Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2008
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Genre | MPAA
Rating | 2008 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Hannah Montana and Miley Cy… |
Feb 1, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
G |
$65,281,781 |
9,092,170 |
| 2 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric… |
Oct 5, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$14,144,251 |
1,969,951 |
| 3 |
Religulous |
Oct 3, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$13,011,160 |
1,812,139 |
| 4 |
Space Station |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$10,840,176 |
1,509,773 |
| 5 |
U2 3D |
Feb 15, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
G |
$9,674,438 |
1,347,414 |
| 6 |
Expelled: No Intelligence A… |
Apr 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG |
$7,720,487 |
1,075,277 |
| 7 |
Shine a Light |
Apr 4, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$5,505,267 |
766,750 |
| 8 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes … |
Feb 15, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$5,243,604 |
730,306 |
| 9 |
Magnificent Desolation |
Sep 23, 2005 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$5,083,770 |
708,045 |
| 10 |
Young @ Heart |
Apr 9, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG |
$3,992,189 |
556,015 |
| 11 |
Deep Sea 3D |
Mar 3, 2006 |
Documentary |
G |
$3,550,091 |
494,442 |
| 12 |
Man on Wire |
Jul 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$2,942,990 |
409,887 |
| 13 |
Roving Mars |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Documentary |
G |
$1,717,565 |
239,215 |
| 14 |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of… |
Jul 4, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$1,252,100 |
174,387 |
| 15 |
Encounters at the End of th… |
Jun 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
G |
$944,933 |
131,606 |
| 16 |
American Teen |
Jul 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$942,441 |
131,259 |
| 17 |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Aug 22, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG |
$810,196 |
112,840 |
| 18 |
Up the Yangtze |
Apr 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$783,969 |
109,187 |
| 19 |
Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Co… |
Feb 8, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$603,894 |
84,107 |
| 20 |
Galapagos |
Oct 29, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$513,163 |
71,471 |
| 21 |
Trouble the Water |
Aug 22, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$486,582 |
67,769 |
| 22 |
Where in the World is Osama… |
Apr 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$384,955 |
53,614 |
| 23 |
The Singing Revolution |
Dec 7, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$380,043 |
52,930 |
| 24 |
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* |
May 30, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$308,575 |
42,977 |
| 25 |
Morning Light |
Oct 17, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG |
$275,093 |
38,313 |
| 26 |
Taxi to the Dark Side |
Jan 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$274,661 |
38,253 |
| 27 |
Planet B-Boy |
Mar 21, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$272,791 |
37,993 |
| 28 |
Surfwise |
May 9, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$269,994 |
37,603 |
| 29 |
Standard Operating Procedure |
Apr 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$228,830 |
31,870 |
| 30 |
Waltz with Bashir |
Dec 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$220,441 |
30,702 |
| 31 |
Chris and Don: A Love Story |
Jun 13, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$216,110 |
30,098 |
| 32 |
Call+Response |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$208,806 |
29,081 |
| 33 |
La Traviata at La Scala |
Feb 15, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$195,494 |
27,227 |
| 34 |
Steep |
Dec 21, 2007 |
Documentary |
PG |
$180,962 |
25,203 |
| 35 |
Constantine's Sword |
Apr 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$179,507 |
25,000 |
| 36 |
Chicago 10 |
Feb 29, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$176,545 |
24,588 |
| 37 |
Girls Rock! |
Mar 7, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG |
$159,294 |
22,185 |
| 38 |
My Winnipeg |
Jun 13, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$156,629 |
21,814 |
| 39 |
A Man Named Pearl |
Aug 31, 2007 |
Documentary |
G |
$156,090 |
21,739 |
| 40 |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Mar 21, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$142,569 |
19,856 |
| 41 |
Wild Safari 3D |
Apr 8, 2005 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$135,640 |
18,891 |
| 42 |
Nanking |
Dec 12, 2007 |
Documentary |
R |
$134,970 |
18,798 |
| 43 |
The First Saturday in May |
Apr 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$124,294 |
17,311 |
| 44 |
Bra Boys |
Apr 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$113,730 |
15,839 |
| 45 |
Trumbo |
Jun 27, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$108,280 |
15,080 |
| 46 |
Bustin' Down the Door |
Jul 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$106,100 |
14,777 |
| 47 |
A Jihad for Love |
May 21, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$105,651 |
14,714 |
| 48 |
Aida at La Scala |
Dec 7, 2007 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$104,819 |
14,598 |
| 49 |
The Unforeseen |
Feb 29, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$90,287 |
12,574 |
| 50 |
Blindsight |
Mar 5, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG |
$89,169 |
12,419 |
| 51 |
Louise Bourgeois |
Jun 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$87,997 |
12,255 |
| 52 |
Maria Stuarda at La Scala |
Mar 14, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$83,214 |
11,589 |
| 53 |
Dalai Lama Renaissance |
May 21, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$82,736 |
11,523 |
| 54 |
Praying with Lior |
Feb 1, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$82,553 |
11,497 |
| 55 |
Il Trittico at Fenice |
May 2, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$79,842 |
11,120 |
| 56 |
One Day You'll Understand |
Nov 21, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$77,368 |
10,775 |
| 57 |
America the Beautiful |
May 9, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$76,173 |
10,609 |
| 58 |
Body of War |
Mar 7, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$71,716 |
9,988 |
| 59 |
The Business of Being Born |
Jan 9, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$69,348 |
9,658 |
| 60 |
Happy Valley |
Mar 28, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$67,665 |
9,424 |
| 61 |
Allah Made Me Funny |
Oct 3, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$66,903 |
9,317 |
| 62 |
CSNY: Déjà Vu |
Jul 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$65,025 |
9,056 |
| 63 |
Stranded: I've Come from a … |
Oct 22, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$64,000 |
8,913 |
| 64 |
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 |
Nov 19, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$63,973 |
8,909 |
| 65 |
Bloodline |
May 9, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$62,248 |
8,669 |
| 66 |
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater… |
Sep 26, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$60,332 |
8,402 |
| 67 |
The Order of Myths |
Jul 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$59,400 |
8,272 |
| 68 |
Roman Polanski: Wanted and … |
Jul 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$59,192 |
8,244 |
| 69 |
War Dance |
Nov 9, 2007 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$57,525 |
8,011 |
| 70 |
Beautiful Losers |
Aug 8, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$56,386 |
7,853 |
| 71 |
La Forza del Destino |
Apr 3, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$52,577 |
7,322 |
| 72 |
Dare Not Walk Alone |
Apr 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$52,166 |
7,265 |
| 73 |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Nov 7, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$51,886 |
7,226 |
| 74 |
Shoot Down |
Jan 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$51,408 |
7,159 |
| 75 |
Gunnin' for that #1 Spot |
Jun 27, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$50,804 |
7,075 |
| 76 |
Tristan und Isolde at La Scala |
Jan 18, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$50,172 |
6,987 |
| 77 |
The Dhamma Brothers |
Apr 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$49,568 |
6,903 |
| 78 |
La Rondine |
Mar 8, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$49,088 |
6,836 |
| 79 |
For the Bible Tells Me So |
Aug 5, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$41,605 |
5,794 |
| 80 |
Moving Midway |
Sep 12, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$40,864 |
5,691 |
| 81 |
Refusenik |
Apr 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$39,456 |
5,495 |
| 82 |
Enlighten Up! |
Sep 12, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$33,226 |
4,627 |
| 83 |
Hats Off |
Mar 28, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$31,272 |
4,355 |
| 84 |
Fighting for Life |
Mar 7, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$30,606 |
4,262 |
| 85 |
Lou Reed's Berlin |
Jul 18, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
PG-13 |
$29,692 |
4,135 |
| 86 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains |
Oct 26, 2007 |
Documentary |
PG |
$28,016 |
3,901 |
| 87 |
Don Carlo |
Dec 5, 2008 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$27,834 |
3,876 |
| 88 |
Frontrunners |
Oct 15, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$26,976 |
3,757 |
| 89 |
Forever |
Sep 12, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$25,222 |
3,512 |
| 90 |
The Matador |
Oct 31, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$21,816 |
3,038 |
| 91 |
Wie man sein leben kocht |
Oct 26, 2007 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$21,771 |
3,032 |
| 92 |
Dear Zachary: a letter to a… |
Oct 31, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$20,834 |
2,901 |
| 93 |
Walking on Dead Fish |
Sep 19, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$20,705 |
2,883 |
| 94 |
The First Basket |
Oct 29, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$20,440 |
2,846 |
| 95 |
Glass: A Portrait of Philip… |
Apr 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$20,018 |
2,788 |
| 96 |
Trying to Get Good: The Jaz… |
May 30, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$19,712 |
2,745 |
| 97 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story |
Nov 21, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$19,541 |
2,721 |
| 98 |
Saving Marriage |
Oct 17, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$18,720 |
2,607 |
| 99 |
Am Limit |
Jun 13, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$18,254 |
2,542 |
| 100 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywoo… |
Dec 25, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$16,328 |
2,274 |
| 101 |
Billy the Kid |
Dec 5, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$15,436 |
2,149 |
| 102 |
My Kid Could Paint That |
Oct 5, 2007 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$14,790 |
2,059 |
| 103 |
Kicking It |
Jun 13, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$13,266 |
1,847 |
| 104 |
Full Battle Rattle |
Jul 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$12,306 |
1,713 |
| 105 |
Operation Filmmaker |
Jun 4, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$11,573 |
1,611 |
| 106 |
The Betrayal |
Nov 21, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$11,464 |
1,596 |
| 107 |
Sputnik Mania |
Mar 14, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$10,650 |
1,483 |
| 108 |
Whaledreamers |
Sep 26, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$10,584 |
1,474 |
| 109 |
Lord, Save Us From Your Fol… |
Jun 13, 2008 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$10,510 |
1,463 |
| 110 |
Without the King |
Apr 25, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$8,663 |
1,206 |
| 111 |
Battle for Haditha |
May 7, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$8,443 |
1,175 |
| 112 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is… |
Nov 2, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$7,700 |
1,072 |
| 113 |
Patti Smith: Dream of Life |
Aug 15, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$6,703 |
933 |
| 114 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son |
Oct 3, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$5,941 |
827 |
| 115 |
A Lawyer Walks into a Bar |
Feb 29, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$5,202 |
724 |
| 116 |
God and Gays: Bridging the Gap |
Oct 24, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$5,095 |
709 |
| 117 |
Fuel |
Nov 14, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$4,915 |
684 |
| 118 |
El Inmigrante |
Jul 13, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$4,753 |
661 |
| 119 |
Stealing America: Vote by Vote |
Aug 1, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$4,740 |
660 |
| 120 |
Twisted: A Balloonamentary |
May 23, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$4,345 |
605 |
| 121 |
Poisoned by Polonium: Litvi… |
Mar 21, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$4,293 |
597 |
| 122 |
Heavy Metal in Baghdad |
May 23, 2008 |
Documentary |
R |
$4,070 |
566 |
| 123 |
King Corn |
Oct 12, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,676 |
511 |
| 124 |
Lagerfeld Confidential |
Oct 24, 2007 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,435 |
478 |
| 125 |
Fraude |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,373 |
469 |
| 126 |
Who Does She Think She Is? |
Oct 17, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,081 |
429 |
| 127 |
The Beautiful Truth |
Nov 14, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,026 |
421 |
| 128 |
Run For Your Life |
Oct 31, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,992 |
416 |
| 129 |
Wetlands Preserved: The Sto… |
Mar 14, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,970 |
413 |
| 130 |
Angry Monk: Reflections on … |
Jan 2, 2009 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,125 |
295 |
| 131 |
Running with Arnold |
Jan 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,119 |
295 |
| 132 |
Staub |
Dec 5, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,072 |
288 |
| 133 |
Maria Bethania: Music is Pe… |
Jul 18, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$1,858 |
258 |
| 134 |
On the Rumba River |
Jun 6, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$1,698 |
236 |
| 135 |
Beyond Belief |
Feb 29, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$667 |
92 |
| 136 |
Salvadore Allende |
Sep 8, 2006 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$634 |
88 |
| 137 |
I for India |
Jan 11, 2008 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$386 |
53 |
| 138 |
ShowBusiness: The Road to B… |
May 11, 2007 |
Documentary |
PG |
$84 |
11 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $163,139,187 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 22,721,263 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2008.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2008.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
