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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2011
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2011 Gross | Tickets 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 |
Comedy |
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 Sold | 22,152,540 |
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.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
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