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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2007

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2007 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Pursuit of Happyness Dec 15, 2006 Drama PG-13 $64,174,366 9,327,669
2 Breach Feb 16, 2007 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $33,000,880 4,796,640
3 August Rush Nov 21, 2007 Drama PG $30,173,217 4,385,642
4 The Queen Sep 30, 2006 Drama PG-13 $28,245,105 4,105,393
5 The Good Shepherd Dec 22, 2006 Drama R $24,842,070 3,610,766
6 Sicko Jun 29, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $24,538,513 3,566,644
7 Amazing Grace Feb 23, 2007 Drama PG $21,214,987 3,083,574
8 Becoming Jane Aug 3, 2007 Drama PG $18,663,911 2,712,778
9 We Are Marshall Dec 22, 2006 Drama PG $18,417,052 2,676,897
10 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Oct 12, 2007 Drama PG-13 $16,285,240 2,367,041
11 Alpha Dog Jan 12, 2007 Drama R $15,242,450 2,215,472
12 The Great Debaters Dec 25, 2007 Drama PG-13 $14,692,291 2,135,507
13 Letters from Iwo Jima Dec 20, 2006 Drama R $13,439,713 1,953,447
14 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $11,764,224 1,709,916
15 Primeval Jan 12, 2007 Horror R $10,597,734 1,540,368
16 La Môme Feb 29, 2008 Drama PG-13 $10,072,300 1,463,997
17 The Hoax Apr 6, 2007 Comedy R $7,164,995 1,041,424
18 Pride Mar 23, 2007 Drama PG $7,057,600 1,025,814
19 In the Valley of Elah Sep 14, 2007 Drama R $6,765,023 983,288
20 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric… Oct 5, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $5,692,253 827,362
21 Rescue Dawn Jul 4, 2007 Action PG-13 $5,484,375 797,148
22 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $5,395,786 784,271
23 Talk to Me Aug 3, 2007 Drama R $4,526,759 657,959
24 Zwartboek Apr 6, 2007 Thriller/Suspense R $4,398,532 639,322
25 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $4,009,253 582,740
26 I’m Not There Nov 21, 2007 Drama R $3,087,475 448,761
27 Miss Potter Dec 29, 2006 Drama PG $2,965,996 431,104
28 Gracie Jun 1, 2007 Drama PG-13 $2,956,339 429,700
29 Roving Mars Jan 27, 2006 Documentary G $2,600,698 378,008
30 Factory Girl Dec 29, 2006 Drama R $1,661,464 241,492
31 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,472,922 214,088
32 No End In Sight Jul 27, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $1,433,319 208,331
33 The Final Season Oct 12, 2007 Drama PG $1,159,691 168,560
34 In the Shadow of the Moon Sep 7, 2007 Documentary PG $1,134,358 164,878
35 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,095,329 159,205
36 September Dawn Aug 24, 2007 Drama R $1,066,555 155,023
37 Goya's Ghosts Jul 20, 2007 Drama R $1,000,626 145,440
38 Provoked: A True Story May 11, 2007 Drama Not Rated $918,931 133,566
39 Sharkwater Sep 28, 2007 Documentary PG $847,424 123,172
40 Arctic Tale Jul 25, 2007 Documentary G $833,532 121,153
41 Die große Stille Feb 28, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $790,452 114,891
42 11th Hour Aug 17, 2007 Documentary PG $703,464 102,248
43 The King of Kong Aug 17, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $674,925 98,100
44 When the Road Bends: Tales … Jun 15, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $442,936 64,380
45 Manufactured Landscapes Jun 20, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $395,623 57,503
46 God Grew Tired of Us: The S… Jan 12, 2007 Documentary PG $301,447 43,815
47 Crazy Love Jun 1, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $301,027 43,754
48 Shootout at Lokhandwala May 25, 2007 Drama Not Rated $289,232 42,040
49 Deep Water Aug 24, 2007 Documentary PG $271,143 39,410
50 For the Bible Tells Me So Aug 5, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $269,246 39,135
51 Joe Strummer: The Future is… Nov 2, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $239,149 34,760
52 10 Questions for the Dalai … Aug 24, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $224,546 32,638
53 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Documentary G $224,181 32,584
54 Trade Sep 28, 2007 Drama R $214,202 31,134
55 My Kid Could Paint That Oct 5, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $213,141 30,980
56 Believe in Me Mar 9, 2007 Drama PG $209,654 30,473
57 What Would Jesus Buy? Nov 16, 2007 Documentary PG $188,778 27,439
58 Lonely Hearts Apr 13, 2007 Drama R $188,565 27,408
59 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Sep 14, 2007 Documentary PG $178,968 26,013
60 An Unreasonable Man Jan 31, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $176,647 25,675
61 Bobby Nov 17, 2006 Drama R $170,929 24,844
62 Music Within Oct 26, 2007 Drama R $153,205 22,268
63 ShowBusiness: The Road to B… May 11, 2007 Documentary PG $151,708 22,051
64 Milarepa Sep 7, 2007 Drama PG $151,114 21,964
65 Iraq in Fragments Nov 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $139,835 20,325
66 The Flying Scotsman May 4, 2007 Drama PG-13 $136,074 19,778
67 The Devil Came on Horseback Jul 25, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $132,782 19,300
68 Manda Bala Aug 17, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $122,905 17,864
69 Darfur Now Nov 2, 2007 Documentary PG $109,107 15,859
70 Mr. Untouchable Oct 26, 2007 Documentary R $103,590 15,057
71 Self Medicated Aug 31, 2007 Drama Not Rated $100,610 14,624
72 King Corn Oct 12, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $95,603 13,896
73 Shut Up and Sing Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $95,040 13,814
74 Klimt Jun 22, 2007 Drama Not Rated $86,051 12,507
75 Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains Oct 26, 2007 Documentary PG $80,529 11,705
76 Kurt Cobain: About a Son Oct 3, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $74,723 10,861
77 Air Guitar Nation Mar 23, 2007 Documentary R $71,471 10,388
78 Colour Me Kubrick: A True..… Mar 23, 2007 Comedy Not Rated $71,190 10,347
79 Zoo Apr 25, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $69,770 10,141
80 Redacted Nov 16, 2007 Drama R $65,388 9,504
81 Wie man sein leben kocht Oct 26, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $62,632 9,103
82 Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy… Mar 9, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $58,829 8,551
83 War Dance Nov 9, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $57,685 8,384
84 Steep Dec 21, 2007 Documentary PG $55,771 8,106
85 Transformation: The Life & … Jul 27, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $49,919 7,256
86 Ghosts of Cité Soleil Jun 27, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $48,752 7,086
87 L'avocat de la terreur Oct 12, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $47,724 6,937
88 The Hip Hop Project May 11, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $46,208 6,716
89 A Man Named Pearl Aug 31, 2007 Documentary G $45,513 6,615
90 Beyond the Gates Mar 16, 2007 Drama R $40,848 5,937
91 I Have Never Forgotten You:… May 23, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $39,340 5,718
92 The Life of Reilly Nov 9, 2007 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $38,306 5,568
93 Bon Jovi: Lost Highway - Th… Nov 6, 2007 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $35,000 5,087
94 Sacco and Vanzetti Jan 21, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $32,203 4,681
95 Jesus Camp Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $30,420 4,422
96 The Bridge Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $29,049 4,222
97 Billy the Kid Dec 5, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $27,693 4,025
98 Nanking Dec 12, 2007 Documentary R $26,212 3,810
99 Lake of Fire Oct 3, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $25,317 3,680
100 The Last Hangman Jun 1, 2007 Drama R $21,766 3,164
101 Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox Jun 29, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $20,577 2,991
102 Meeting Resistance Oct 19, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $20,469 2,975
103 Romántico Nov 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $19,862 2,887
104 Steal a Pencil for Me Nov 9, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $18,918 2,750
105 The Singing Revolution Dec 7, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $17,301 2,515
106 Flying: Confessions of a Fr… Jul 4, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $16,856 2,450
107 American Cannibal Mar 16, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $16,567 2,408
108 Arranged Dec 14, 2007 Drama Not Rated $16,506 2,399
109 Sang sattawat Apr 18, 2007 Drama Not Rated $16,340 2,375
110 Yiddish Theater: A Love Story Nov 21, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $15,796 2,296
111 Abduction: The Megumi Yokot… Nov 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $15,023 2,184
112 Protagonist Nov 30, 2007 Documentary R $13,850 2,013
113 American Hardcore Sep 22, 2006 Documentary R $13,673 1,987
114 China Blue Jan 19, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $12,185 1,771
115 Absolute Wilson Oct 27, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $12,041 1,750
116 Blockade Mar 14, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $11,750 1,708
117 Angels in the Dust Sep 14, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $11,606 1,687
118 East of Havana Feb 2, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $11,550 1,679
119 Verdict on Auschwitz: The F… Jan 12, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $11,396 1,656
120 En el hoyo Feb 2, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $10,433 1,516
121 El Inmigrante Jul 13, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $9,904 1,440
122 Something to Cheer About Apr 27, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $9,777 1,421
123 Der Unbekannte Soldat Sep 7, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $9,602 1,396
124 Crossing the Line Aug 10, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $9,258 1,346
125 Strajk - Die Heldin von Danzig Jun 15, 2007 Drama Not Rated $8,872 1,290
126 Glastonbury Feb 23, 2007 Documentary R $8,419 1,224
127 Words of My Perfect Teacher Dec 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,665 1,114
128 Matthew Barney: No Restraint Dec 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,414 1,078
129 Quantum Hoops Nov 2, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $7,075 1,028
130 Skid Row Aug 24, 2007 Documentary R $7,052 1,025
131 Jack Smith and the Destruct… Apr 11, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $7,000 1,017
132 The Camden 28 Jul 27, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $6,983 1,015
133 Desert Bayou Oct 5, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $6,976 1,014
134 Casting About May 11, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $6,922 1,006
135 Operation Homecoming Feb 9, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $6,795 988
136 Fired! Feb 2, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $5,661 823
137 Everything's Cool: A Toxic … Nov 23, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $4,890 711
138 Blood and Tears Jun 15, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $4,364 634
139 Imaginary Witness: Hollywoo… Dec 25, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $3,970 577
140 The Price of Sugar Sep 28, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $3,384 492
141 Malon 9 Kochavim May 23, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $2,900 422
142 Summercamp! Jul 18, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $2,600 378
143 Looking for an Icon May 9, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $2,393 348
144 You're Gonna Miss Me Jun 8, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $2,324 338
145 The Prisoner or: How I Plan… Mar 23, 2007 Documentary PG-13 $2,194 319
146 Oswald's Ghost Nov 30, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $1,796 261
147 49 Up Oct 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,557 226
148 'Tis Autumn: The Search for… Dec 7, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $1,476 215
149 Unborn in the USA: Inside t… Jun 15, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $1,476 215
150 The Killing of John Lennon Jan 2, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,232 179
151 The Trials of Darryl Hunt Jun 15, 2007 Documentary PG $1,217 177
152 Au-delà de la haine Jun 15, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $949 138
153 El telón de azúcar Jul 25, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $929 135
Total Gross of All Movies$440,059,150
Total Tickets Sold63,962,092

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 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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