Box Office History for Genre - Documentary
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2008, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
Lionsgate
|
6/23/2004 |
$119,114,517 |
$131,753,679 |
| 2 |
Everest
|
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
3/6/1998 |
$87,178,599 |
$123,478,387 |
| 3 |
Space Station
|
IMAX Films
|
4/19/2002 |
$74,748,595 |
$84,303,894 |
| 4 |
March of the Penguins
|
Warner Independent
|
6/24/2005 |
$77,437,223 |
$83,115,147 |
| 5 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
Sony Pictures
|
7/16/1998 |
$40,593,286 |
$54,053,621 |
| 6 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/3/2006 |
$36,141,373 |
$37,248,451 |
| 7 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
|
Sony Pictures Classics
|
7/11/1997 |
$18,798,682 |
$26,392,127 |
| 8 |
An Inconvenient Truth
|
Paramount Vantage
|
5/24/2006 |
$24,146,161 |
$25,362,687 |
| 9 |
Bowling for Columbine
|
MGM
|
10/11/2002 |
$21,576,018 |
$25,342,728 |
| 10 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
IMAX Films
|
9/23/2005 |
$23,585,263 |
$24,561,407 |
| 11 |
Sicko
|
Lionsgate
|
6/22/2007 |
$24,538,513 |
$24,538,511 |
| 12 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
|
Warner Bros.
|
3/12/2004 |
$21,550,235 |
$23,771,611 |
| 13 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX
|
Giant Screen Films
|
5/5/2000 |
$18,642,318 |
$23,543,539 |
| 14 |
Bugs!
|
SK Films
|
3/14/2003 |
$19,084,280 |
$20,995,751 |
| 15 |
Galapagos
|
IMAX Films
|
10/29/1999 |
$17,195,403 |
$20,939,954 |
| 16 |
Ghosts of the Abyss
|
Buena Vista
|
4/11/2003 |
$17,093,668 |
$19,424,146 |
| 17 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
|
Discovery/IMAX
|
5/8/1998 |
$13,485,455 |
$18,578,043 |
| 18 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
WGBH Giant-Screen Films
|
2/9/2001 |
$15,553,324 |
$18,567,593 |
| 19 |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
|
Giant Screen Films
|
10/18/2002 |
$16,933,791 |
$18,467,324 |
| 20 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
nWave Pictures
|
4/8/2005 |
$16,556,092 |
$17,294,882 |
| 21 |
Extreme
|
IMAX Films
|
3/23/1999 |
$12,456,958 |
$16,336,677 |
| 22 |
Island of the Sharks
|
IMAX Films
|
4/30/1999 |
$10,658,756 |
$13,935,357 |
| 23 |
Super Size Me
|
IDP Distribution
|
5/7/2004 |
$11,529,368 |
$12,752,740 |
| 24 |
Hoop Dreams
|
Fine Line
|
10/14/1994 |
$7,768,371 |
$12,494,610 |
| 25 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
National Geographic
|
10/5/2007 |
$12,349,930 |
$12,349,930 |
| Complete List |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in
Release | Market
Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|
| 1995 |
8 |
.33% |
$17,215,981 |
3,957,696 |
$27,228,948 |
Hoop Dreams
|
$5,780,295 |
| 1996 |
5 |
.11% |
$6,544,634 |
1,480,687 |
$10,187,127 |
Snowriders
|
$2,035,470 |
| 1997 |
7 |
.17% |
$10,343,077 |
2,253,394 |
$15,503,351 |
When We Were Kings
|
$2,666,118 |
| 1998 |
11 |
1.12% |
$75,196,164 |
16,033,297 |
$110,309,083 |
Everest
|
$56,145,919 |
| 1999 |
22 |
1.18% |
$87,165,916 |
17,226,467 |
$118,518,093 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
$27,042,366 |
| 2000 |
37 |
1.12% |
$83,365,520 |
15,466,704 |
$106,410,924 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX
|
$14,348,353 |
| 2001 |
20 |
.26% |
$21,051,639 |
3,725,952 |
$25,634,550 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
$6,443,686 |
| 2002 |
21 |
.76% |
$70,607,354 |
12,173,682 |
$83,754,932 |
Space Station
|
$30,460,417 |
| 2003 |
44 |
.94% |
$87,395,238 |
14,493,404 |
$99,714,620 |
Space Station
|
$15,713,110 |
| 2004 |
88 |
2.52% |
$233,912,658 |
37,606,536 |
$258,732,968 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
|
$119,114,517 |
| 2005 |
97 |
1.78% |
$157,653,862 |
24,594,986 |
$169,213,504 |
March of the Penguins
|
$77,437,223 |
| 2006 |
106 |
1.09% |
$101,090,838 |
15,433,720 |
$106,183,994 |
An Inconvenient Truth
|
$24,146,161 |
| 2007 |
105 |
.75% |
$71,641,883 |
10,413,064 |
$71,641,880 |
Sicko
|
$24,538,513 |
| 2008 |
59 |
1.25% |
$39,050,928 |
5,676,009 |
$39,050,942 |
Space Station
|
$8,381,344 |
|
Sunday, May 18, 2008
