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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2011

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2011 GrossTickets Sold
1 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Feb 11, 2011 Concert/Perfor… G $73,013,910 9,207,303
2 African Cats Apr 22, 2011 Documentary G $15,428,747 1,945,617
3 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $15,183,665 1,914,712
4 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Aug 10, 2011 Concert/Perfor… PG $11,862,398 1,495,889
5 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $9,936,258 1,252,996
6 Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain Sep 9, 2011 Concert/Perfor… R $7,706,436 971,807
7 Cave of Forgotten Dreams Apr 29, 2011 Documentary G $5,304,920 668,968
8 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $4,948,586 624,034
9 Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Pr… May 28, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $4,465,060 563,059
10 Buck Jun 17, 2011 Documentary PG $4,036,175 508,975
11 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,167,258 273,298
12 Senna Aug 12, 2011 Documentary R $1,612,430 203,332
13 I Am Feb 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,591,034 200,634
14 Bill Cunningham New York Mar 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,510,026 190,419
15 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The T… Jul 8, 2011 Documentary R $1,200,046 151,329
16 Sholem Aleichem: Laughing i… Jul 8, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,131,261 142,655
17 Page One: Inside the New Yo… Jun 17, 2011 Documentary R $1,067,028 134,555
18 Inside Job Oct 8, 2010 Documentary PG-13 $859,817 108,425
19 Tabloid! Jul 15, 2011 Documentary R $696,921 87,884
20 POM Wonderful Presents: The… Apr 22, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $638,476 80,513
21 The Last Lions Feb 18, 2011 Documentary PG $635,325 80,116
22 U2 3D Feb 15, 2008 Concert/Perfor… G $625,031 78,818
23 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $524,144 66,096
24 Pearl Jam Twenty Sep 20, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $471,334 59,436
25 Project Nim Jul 8, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $411,184 51,851
26 Turtle: The Incredible Journey Jun 24, 2011 Documentary G $391,942 49,425
27 L'Amour Fou May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $312,494 39,407
28 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $311,275 39,252
29 The Black Power Mixtape: 19… Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $273,749 34,521
30 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Jun 24, 2011 Documentary R $267,965 33,791
31 Phil Ochs: There but for Fo… Jan 5, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $263,723 33,256
32 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric… Oct 5, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $262,465 33,097
33 PASSIONE: A Musical Adventure Jun 22, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $258,222 32,562
34 My Perestroika Mar 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $242,706 30,606
35 The Interrupters Jul 29, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $236,957 29,881
36 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's J… Oct 21, 2011 Documentary PG $236,939 29,878
37 Into the Abyss Nov 11, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $223,340 28,164
38 Winston Churchill: Walking … Oct 29, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $212,601 26,809
39 The Wildest Dream Apr 30, 2010 Documentary PG $203,839 25,704
40 Queen of the Sun Sep 17, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $203,100 25,611
41 El Bulli: Cooking in Progress Jul 27, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $196,127 24,732
42 JIG Jun 17, 2011 Documentary PG $183,790 23,176
43 American: The Bill Hicks Story Apr 8, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $174,796 22,042
44 The Man Nobody Knew: In Sea… Sep 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $170,888 21,549
45 Magic Trip Aug 5, 2011 Documentary R $154,521 19,485
46 Revenge of the Electric Car Oct 14, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $150,886 19,027
47 Thunder Soul Sep 23, 2011 Documentary PG $143,986 18,157
48 Nostalgia de la luz Mar 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $142,285 17,942
49 Eames: The Architect and th… Nov 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $139,813 17,630
50 The Last Mountain Jun 3, 2011 Documentary PG $122,959 15,505
51 Jackass 3D Oct 15, 2010 Reality R $120,275 15,167
52 Inni Sep 27, 2011 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $117,548 14,823
53 The Big Uneasy Aug 30, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $116,698 14,716
54 Blank City Apr 6, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $116,037 14,632
55 Rejoice and Shout Jun 3, 2011 Documentary PG $100,237 12,640
56 The Undefeated Jul 15, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $100,085 12,621
57 Exporting Raymond Apr 29, 2011 Documentary PG $87,727 11,062
58 Vidal Sassoon: The Movie Feb 11, 2011 Documentary PG $85,974 10,841
59 Waste Land Oct 29, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $85,262 10,751
60 Circo Apr 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $77,466 9,768
61 Kings of Pastry Sep 15, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $71,904 9,067
62 Bhutto Dec 3, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $65,239 8,226
63 If A Tree Falls: The Story … Jun 22, 2011 Drama Not Rated $61,794 7,792
64 The Whale Sep 9, 2011 Documentary G $61,120 7,707
65 How to Live Forever May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $60,630 7,645
66 Limelight Sep 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $60,335 7,608
67 Crime after Crime Jul 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $60,291 7,602
68 Finding Joe Sep 30, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $55,518 7,001
69 Into Eternity Feb 2, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $55,366 6,981
70 The Other F Word Nov 2, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $53,714 6,773
71 Farmageddon Jun 17, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $53,256 6,715
72 !Women, Art, Revolution Jun 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $52,681 6,643
73 My Reincarnation Oct 28, 2011 Documentary R $51,742 6,524
74 Orgasm Inc. Feb 11, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $49,001 6,179
75 Marwencol Oct 8, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $48,744 6,146
76 Pianomania May 27, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $47,328 5,968
77 Connected: An Autobiography… Sep 16, 2011 Documentary PG $46,782 5,899
78 The Woodmans Jan 19, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $46,623 5,879
79 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $44,582 5,621
80 Crazy Wisdom Nov 25, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,742 5,516
81 Love Etc. Jul 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,593 5,497
82 Over Your Cities Grass Will… Aug 10, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,214 5,449
83 Public Speaking Feb 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,184 5,445
84 People v. The State of Illu… Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $42,202 5,321
85 Louder Than A Bomb May 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $40,362 5,089
86 Where Soldiers Come From Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $38,151 4,810
87 Granito: How to Nail a Dict… Sep 14, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $36,738 4,632
88 Hell and Back Again Oct 5, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $34,637 4,367
89 Making the Boys Mar 11, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $33,833 4,266
90 American Teacher Sep 30, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $33,144 4,179
91 HEY, BOO: Harper Lee and To… May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $31,135 3,926
92 Topp Twins Untouchable Girls May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $29,200 3,682
93 Chasing Madoff Aug 26, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $28,850 3,638
94 Khodorkovsky Nov 30, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $27,718 3,495
95 Autobiografia lui Nicolae C… Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $27,556 3,474
96 Forks Over Knives May 6, 2011 Documentary PG $27,000 3,404
97 Enemies of the People Jul 30, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $26,708 3,367
98 Paul Goodman Changed My Life Oct 19, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $25,020 3,155
99 Shut Up Little Man! An Audi… Aug 26, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $23,901 3,013
100 Jane's Journey Sep 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $23,746 2,994
101 Garbo: El espía Nov 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $22,233 2,803
102 Incendiary: The Willingham … Sep 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $21,882 2,759
103 The Arbor Apr 27, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $21,610 2,725
104 Cameraman: The Life and Wor… May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $20,840 2,627
105 Resurrect Dead: The Mystery… Sep 2, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $20,726 2,613
106 Client 9: The Rise and Fall… Nov 5, 2010 Documentary R $18,587 2,343
107 Battle for Brooklyn Jun 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $17,981 2,267
108 Dumbstruck Apr 15, 2011 Documentary PG $15,378 1,939
109 Strange Powers: Stephin Mer… Oct 27, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $14,567 1,836
110 Armadillo Apr 15, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $14,566 1,836
111 William S. Burroughs: A Man… Nov 17, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $13,772 1,736
112 Benda Bilili! Sep 30, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $13,420 1,692
113 Beautiful Darling Apr 22, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $13,400 1,689
114 Charlotte Rampling: The Look Nov 4, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $13,171 1,660
115 Under the Boardwalk: The MO… Mar 4, 2011 Documentary G $13,080 1,649
116 Nénette Dec 22, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $12,559 1,583
117 America the Beautiful II: T… Oct 12, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $12,366 1,559
118 Rebirth Aug 31, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $12,358 1,558
119 Back Door Channels: The Pri… Sep 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $12,139 1,530
120 Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Sep 30, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $10,935 1,378
121 Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten Jul 20, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $9,256 1,167
122 Boxing Gym Oct 22, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $6,898 869
123 Addiction Incorporated Dec 14, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $6,442 812
124 Florent: Queen of the Meat … May 20, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $6,282 792
125 Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy… Dec 3, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $6,006 757
126 Elevate Oct 21, 2011 Documentary PG $5,580 703
127 Sons of Perdition Feb 18, 2011 Documentary R $5,401 681
128 Genius Within: The Inner Li… Sep 10, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $5,386 679
129 Building Hope Jun 3, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $4,000 504
130 The Harvest/La Cosecha Jul 29, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,709 467
131 The Sons of Tennessee Williams Oct 7, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,242 408
132 Plastic Planet Jan 14, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,164 398
133 The Weird World of Blowfly Sep 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,062 386
134 Corman's World: Exploits of… Dec 16, 2011 Documentary R $3,050 384
135 Protektor Aug 5, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $2,968 374
136 Raw Faith May 28, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $2,711 341
137 Det røde kapel Dec 29, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $2,657 335
138 Brutal Beauty: Tales of the… Jan 8, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $2,647 333
139 Knuckle Dec 9, 2011 Documentary R $2,647 333
140 American Grindhouse Jun 18, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $1,931 243
141 Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inf… Jul 16, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $1,161 146
Total Gross of All Movies$175,670,201
Total Tickets Sold22,152,540

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2011. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2011. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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