Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2007
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Sicko
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$24,538,513 |
3,566,644 |
$24,538,511 |
| 2 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$11,764,224 |
1,709,916 |
$11,764,222 |
| 3 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$5,692,253 |
827,362 |
$5,692,251 |
| 4 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$4,800,599 |
697,761 |
$4,800,596 |
| 5 |
Galapagos
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$3,307,898 |
480,799 |
$3,307,897 |
| 6 |
Roving Mars
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$2,597,182 |
377,497 |
$2,597,179 |
| 7 |
No End In Sight
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,433,319 |
208,331 |
$1,433,317 |
| 8 |
Space Station
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$1,408,698 |
204,753 |
$1,408,701 |
| 9 |
In the Shadow of the Moon
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,134,358 |
164,878 |
$1,134,361 |
| 10 |
Sharkwater
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$850,920 |
123,680 |
$850,918 |
| 11 |
Arctic Tale
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$833,532 |
121,153 |
$833,533 |
| 12 |
Bugs!
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$804,245 |
116,896 |
$804,244 |
| 13 |
Into Great Silence
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$790,452 |
114,891 |
$790,450 |
| 14 |
11th Hour
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$703,464 |
102,248 |
$703,466 |
| 15 |
The King of Kong
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$674,925 |
98,100 |
$674,928 |
| 16 |
When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
|
Documentary
|
|
$442,936 |
64,380 |
$442,934 |
| 17 |
Manufactured Landscapes
|
Documentary
|
|
$395,623 |
57,503 |
$395,621 |
| 18 |
God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,447 |
43,815 |
$301,447 |
| 19 |
Crazy Love
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$301,027 |
43,754 |
$301,028 |
| 20 |
Deep Water
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$271,143 |
39,410 |
$271,141 |
| 21 |
For the Bible Tells Me So
|
Documentary
|
|
$269,246 |
39,135 |
$269,249 |
| 22 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
|
Documentary
|
|
$229,498 |
33,357 |
$229,496 |
| 23 |
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
|
Documentary
|
|
$224,546 |
32,638 |
$224,549 |
| 24 |
Aliens of the Deep
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$224,181 |
32,584 |
$224,178 |
| 25 |
My Kid Could Paint That
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$213,141 |
30,980 |
$213,142 |
| 26 |
What Would Jesus Buy?
|
Documentary
|
|
$200,010 |
29,071 |
$200,008 |
| 27 |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$178,968 |
26,013 |
$178,969 |
| 28 |
An Unreasonable Man
|
Documentary
|
|
$176,647 |
25,675 |
$176,644 |
| 29 |
Show Business
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$151,575 |
22,031 |
$151,573 |
| 30 |
Iraq in Fragments
|
Documentary
|
|
$140,346 |
20,399 |
$140,345 |
| 31 |
The Devil Came on Horseback
|
Documentary
|
|
$132,782 |
19,300 |
$132,784 |
| 32 |
Send a Bullet
|
Documentary
|
|
$122,905 |
17,864 |
$122,904 |
| 33 |
Darfur Now
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$109,107 |
15,859 |
$109,110 |
| 34 |
Mr. Untouchable
|
Documentary
|
|
$103,590 |
15,057 |
$103,592 |
| 35 |
King Corn
|
Documentary
|
|
$99,279 |
14,430 |
$99,278 |
| 36 |
Shut Up and Sing
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$95,040 |
13,814 |
$95,040 |
| 37 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains
|
Documentary
|
|
$80,529 |
11,705 |
$80,530 |
| 38 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
|
Documentary
|
|
$74,723 |
10,861 |
$74,724 |
| 39 |
Air Guitar Nation
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$71,471 |
10,388 |
$71,469 |
| 40 |
Zoo
|
Documentary
|
|
$69,770 |
10,141 |
$69,770 |
| 41 |
How to Cook Your Life
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$61,531 |
8,943 |
$61,528 |
| 42 |
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders
|
Documentary
|
|
$58,829 |
8,551 |
$58,831 |
| 43 |
War Dance
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$57,640 |
8,378 |
$57,641 |
| 44 |
Steep
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$55,771 |
8,106 |
$55,769 |
| 45 |
Transformation: The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard
|
Documentary
|
|
$49,919 |
7,256 |
$49,921 |
| 46 |
Ghosts of Cité Soleil
|
Documentary
|
|
$48,752 |
7,086 |
$48,752 |
| 47 |
Terror's Advocate
|
Documentary
|
|
$47,724 |
6,937 |
$47,727 |
| 48 |
The Hip Hop Project
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$46,208 |
6,716 |
$46,206 |
| 49 |
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$39,340 |
5,718 |
$39,340 |
| 50 |
The Life of Reilly
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$38,960 |
5,663 |
$38,961 |
| 51 |
Bon Jovi: The Lost Highway
|
Concert/Performance
|
|
$35,000 |
5,087 |
$34,999 |
| 52 |
Jesus Camp
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$30,420 |
4,422 |
$30,423 |
| 53 |
Lake of Fire
|
Documentary
|
|
$25,317 |
3,680 |
$25,318 |
| 54 |
Romántico
|
Documentary
|
|
$22,825 |
3,318 |
$22,828 |
| 55 |
Nanking
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$22,394 |
3,255 |
$22,394 |
| 56 |
Primo Levi's Journey
|
Documentary
|
|
$22,026 |
3,201 |
$22,023 |
| 57 |
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,577 |
2,991 |
$20,578 |
| 58 |
Meeting Resistance
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,469 |
2,975 |
$20,468 |
| 59 |
Billy the Kid
|
Documentary
|
|
$20,334 |
2,956 |
$20,337 |
| 60 |
Steal a Pencil for Me
|
Documentary
|
|
$18,918 |
2,750 |
$18,920 |
| 61 |
Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman
|
Documentary
|
|
$16,856 |
2,450 |
$16,856 |
| 62 |
American Cannibal
|
Documentary
|
|
$16,567 |
2,408 |
$16,567 |
| 63 |
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
|
Documentary
|
|
$16,136 |
2,345 |
$16,134 |
| 64 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
|
Documentary
|
|
$15,350 |
2,231 |
$15,349 |
| 65 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
|
Documentary
|
|
$13,972 |
2,031 |
$13,973 |
| 66 |
Protagonist
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,850 |
2,013 |
$13,849 |
| 67 |
American Hardcore
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$13,673 |
1,987 |
$13,671 |
| 68 |
Absolute Wilson
|
Documentary
|
|
$13,047 |
1,896 |
$13,044 |
| 69 |
China Blue
|
Documentary
|
|
$12,185 |
1,771 |
$12,184 |
| 70 |
Blockade
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,750 |
1,708 |
$11,751 |
| 71 |
Angels in the Dust
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,606 |
1,687 |
$11,607 |
| 72 |
East of Havana
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,550 |
1,679 |
$11,552 |
| 73 |
Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Trial 1963-1965
|
Documentary
|
|
$11,396 |
1,656 |
$11,393 |
| 74 |
In the Pit
|
Documentary
|
|
$10,433 |
1,516 |
$10,430 |
| 75 |
The Singing Revolution
|
Documentary
|
|
$10,254 |
1,490 |
$10,251 |
| 76 |
Something to Cheer About
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,777 |
1,421 |
$9,776 |
| 77 |
Words of My Perfect Teacher
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,647 |
1,402 |
$9,646 |
| 78 |
The Unknown Soldier
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,602 |
1,396 |
$9,604 |
| 79 |
El Inmigrante
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,421 |
1,369 |
$9,419 |
| 80 |
Crossing the Line
|
Documentary
|
|
$9,258 |
1,346 |
$9,260 |
| 81 |
Glastonbury
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$8,419 |
1,224 |
$8,421 |
| 82 |
Quantum Hoops
|
Documentary
|
|
$7,075 |
1,028 |
$7,073 |
| 83 |
Skid Row
|
Documentary
|
R
|
$7,052 |
1,025 |
$7,052 |
| 84 |
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
|
Documentary
|
|
$7,000 |
1,017 |
$6,997 |
| 85 |
The Camden 28
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,983 |
1,015 |
$6,983 |
| 86 |
Desert Bayou
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,976 |
1,014 |
$6,976 |
| 87 |
Casting About
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,922 |
1,006 |
$6,921 |
| 88 |
Operation Homecoming
|
Documentary
|
|
$6,795 |
988 |
$6,797 |
| 89 |
Fired!
|
Documentary
|
|
$5,661 |
823 |
$5,662 |
| 90 |
The Price of Sugar
|
Documentary
|
|
$5,000 |
727 |
$5,002 |
| 91 |
Everything's Cool: A Toxic Comedy About Global Warming
|
Documentary
|
|
$4,890 |
711 |
$4,892 |
| 92 |
Blood and Tears
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$4,364 |
634 |
$4,362 |
| 93 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,970 |
577 |
$3,970 |
| 94 |
49 Up
|
Documentary
|
|
$3,699 |
538 |
$3,701 |
| 95 |
9 Star Hotel
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,900 |
422 |
$2,903 |
| 96 |
Summercamp!
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,600 |
378 |
$2,601 |
| 97 |
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
|
Documentary
|
PG-13
|
$2,500 |
363 |
$2,497 |
| 98 |
Looking for an Icon
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,393 |
348 |
$2,394 |
| 99 |
You're Gonna Miss Me
|
Documentary
|
|
$2,324 |
338 |
$2,325 |
| 100 |
Oswald's Ghost
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,796 |
261 |
$1,796 |
| 101 |
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,476 |
215 |
$1,479 |
| 102 |
Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion
|
Documentary
|
|
$1,476 |
214 |
$1,472 |
| 103 |
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$1,217 |
177 |
$1,218 |
| 104 |
Beyond Hatred
|
Documentary
|
|
$949 |
138 |
$949 |
| 105 |
The Sugar Curtain
|
Documentary
|
|
$929 |
135 |
$929 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $67,108,761 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 9,754,180 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $67,108,758 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2007.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2007.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2006 will most likely earn money in 2006 and 2007.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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