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Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2004
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2004 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
Jun 23, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$119,114,517 |
19,181,081 |
2 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
Mar 12, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG |
$19,558,397 |
3,149,500 |
3 |
Super Size Me |
May 7, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$11,529,368 |
1,856,580 |
4 |
What the #$'! Do We Know |
Feb 6, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$10,091,903 |
1,625,105 |
5 |
Space Station |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$9,598,551 |
1,545,660 |
6 |
Bugs! (IMAX) |
Mar 14, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$9,528,407 |
1,534,365 |
7 |
Adrenaline Rush: The Scienc… |
Oct 18, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$8,909,046 |
1,434,628 |
8 |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey |
Oct 11, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$7,760,025 |
1,249,601 |
9 |
To Be and To Have |
Sep 17, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$7,065,318 |
1,137,732 |
10 |
Touching the Void |
Jan 23, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$4,593,598 |
739,709 |
11 |
The Fog of War |
Dec 19, 2003 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$3,922,139 |
631,584 |
12 |
The Corporation |
Jan 17, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,493,516 |
562,562 |
13 |
Control Room |
May 21, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,589,616 |
417,007 |
14 |
My Architect |
Nov 14, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,382,942 |
383,726 |
15 |
Riding Giants |
Jul 9, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$2,276,368 |
366,564 |
16 |
The Story of the Weeping Camel |
Jun 4, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG |
$1,751,698 |
282,076 |
17 |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
Apr 11, 2003 |
Documentary |
G |
$1,322,679 |
212,991 |
18 |
Metallica: Some Kind of Mon… |
Jul 9, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$1,222,708 |
196,893 |
19 |
Fade to Black |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$728,802 |
117,359 |
20 |
Going Upriver: The Long War… |
Oct 1, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$613,252 |
98,752 |
21 |
Tarnation |
Oct 6, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$478,112 |
76,990 |
22 |
Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's… |
Aug 6, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$405,900 |
65,362 |
23 |
Still, We Believe: The Bost… |
May 7, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$396,803 |
63,897 |
24 |
End of the Century: The Sto… |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$391,950 |
63,115 |
25 |
The Hunting of the President |
Jun 11, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$376,552 |
60,636 |
26 |
Broadway: The Golden Age, b… |
Jun 11, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$341,493 |
54,990 |
27 |
America's Heart and Soul |
Jul 2, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$314,000 |
50,563 |
28 |
Bukowski: Born Into This |
May 28, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$311,431 |
50,149 |
29 |
Galapagos |
Oct 29, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$305,814 |
49,245 |
30 |
Mayor of the Sunset Strip |
Mar 26, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$257,315 |
41,435 |
31 |
This Old Cub |
Mar 26, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$253,531 |
40,826 |
32 |
The Agronomist |
Apr 23, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$226,189 |
36,423 |
33 |
Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion |
Sep 19, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$202,592 |
32,623 |
34 |
Imelda |
Jun 11, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$200,992 |
32,365 |
35 |
The Yes Men |
Sep 24, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$198,975 |
32,041 |
36 |
Uncovered: The Whole Truth … |
Aug 13, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$190,424 |
30,664 |
37 |
Lost Boys of Sudan |
Feb 20, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$182,839 |
29,442 |
38 |
Bush's Brain |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$176,610 |
28,439 |
39 |
De fem benspaend |
May 28, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$150,966 |
24,310 |
40 |
Lightning in a Bottle |
Oct 22, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$136,367 |
21,959 |
41 |
Dig |
Oct 1, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$127,067 |
20,461 |
42 |
Howard Zinn |
Jun 18, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$116,230 |
18,716 |
43 |
In the Face of Evil |
Oct 1, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$110,577 |
17,806 |
44 |
Yves St. Laurent |
Jan 7, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$97,092 |
15,634 |
45 |
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of… |
Mar 5, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$94,848 |
15,273 |
46 |
Aileen: Life and Death of a… |
Jan 9, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$85,992 |
13,847 |
47 |
Encounter in the Third Dime… |
Feb 26, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$78,181 |
12,589 |
48 |
Word Wars |
May 28, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$76,481 |
12,315 |
49 |
Guerrilla: The Taking of Pa… |
Nov 26, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$72,933 |
11,744 |
50 |
In the Realms of the Unreal |
Dec 24, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$70,465 |
11,347 |
51 |
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh… |
Oct 22, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$69,084 |
11,124 |
52 |
The Weather Underground |
Jun 6, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$63,755 |
10,266 |
53 |
Bright Leaves |
Aug 27, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$62,474 |
10,060 |
54 |
Proteus |
Aug 5, 2005 |
Documentary |
R |
$62,031 |
9,988 |
55 |
Voices of Iraq |
Oct 29, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$57,102 |
9,195 |
56 |
Divan |
Mar 19, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$56,214 |
9,052 |
57 |
Born Into Brothels: Calcutt… |
Dec 8, 2004 |
Documentary |
R |
$55,045 |
8,863 |
58 |
Hiding and Seeking |
Feb 6, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$51,091 |
8,227 |
59 |
Ônibus 174 |
Oct 8, 2003 |
Documentary |
R |
$48,818 |
7,861 |
60 |
This So-Called Disaster |
Apr 21, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$45,195 |
7,277 |
61 |
Paper Clips |
Nov 24, 2004 |
Documentary |
G |
$42,311 |
6,813 |
62 |
Tom Dowd and the Language o… |
Aug 13, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$40,238 |
6,479 |
63 |
Power Trip |
Mar 12, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$38,593 |
6,214 |
64 |
Tying the Knot |
Oct 1, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$37,464 |
6,032 |
65 |
Incident at Loch Ness |
Sep 17, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$36,830 |
5,930 |
66 |
Beyond the Gates of Splendor |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$36,412 |
5,863 |
67 |
Hearts and Minds |
Jan 1, 1974 |
Documentary |
R |
$28,287 |
4,555 |
68 |
Bonhoeffer |
Jun 20, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$24,944 |
4,016 |
69 |
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception |
Dec 3, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$21,843 |
3,517 |
70 |
S-21: The Khmer Rouge Death… |
May 19, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$21,678 |
3,490 |
71 |
Orwell Rolls in His Grave |
Jul 23, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$19,257 |
3,100 |
72 |
Faster |
Apr 23, 2004 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$16,265 |
2,619 |
73 |
People Say I'm Crazy |
Apr 30, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$15,679 |
2,524 |
74 |
American Storytellers |
Nov 7, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$15,642 |
2,518 |
75 |
A Letter to True |
Sep 8, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$13,835 |
2,227 |
76 |
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme |
Jul 16, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$11,255 |
1,812 |
77 |
Let's Get Frank |
Jul 14, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$9,386 |
1,511 |
78 |
Girlhood |
Oct 31, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$8,935 |
1,438 |
79 |
Cuba: Island of Music |
Jan 16, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$8,806 |
1,418 |
80 |
I'll Sing for You |
Mar 26, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$8,798 |
1,416 |
81 |
With All Deliberate Speed |
May 14, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$4,920 |
792 |
82 |
My Flesh and Blood |
Nov 26, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$4,274 |
688 |
83 |
Saints and Sinners |
Jun 18, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,826 |
616 |
84 |
Brothers in Arms |
Aug 27, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,270 |
526 |
85 |
Venus Boyz |
Aug 22, 2003 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,230 |
520 |
86 |
The Life and Times of Allen… |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,668 |
429 |
87 |
Moog |
Sep 24, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,227 |
358 |
88 |
Still, the Children are Here |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,210 |
355 |
89 |
Rivers and Tides |
Jun 28, 2002 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,039 |
328 |
90 |
Jesus, You Know |
Dec 3, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$604 |
97 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $235,538,106 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 37,928,795 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2004.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2004.
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).
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