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Domestic Box Office Performance for Factual Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bears Apr 18, 2014 Documentary G $17,780,194 2,176,278
2 America: Imagine a World Wi… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $14,444,502 1,767,993
3 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $8,438,735 1,032,893
4 Jerusalem Sep 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $6,304,112 771,617
5 Meet the Mormons Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $6,023,801 737,307
6 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $5,754,866 704,389
7 Journey to the South Pacific Nov 27, 2013 Documentary G $5,238,809 641,225
8 The Fluffy Movie Jul 25, 2014 Concert/Perfor… PG-13 $2,827,393 346,070
9 CitizenFour Oct 24, 2014 Documentary R $2,200,063 269,286
10 Tim's Vermeer Jan 31, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $1,670,806 204,505
11 Fed Up May 9, 2014 Documentary PG $1,538,898 188,360
12 Finding Vivian Maier Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,509,131 184,716
13 Justin Bieber’s Believe Dec 25, 2013 Documentary PG $1,325,130 162,195
14 Awake: The Life of Yogananda Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $984,433 120,494
15 Particle Fever Mar 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $869,838 106,467
16 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $842,817 103,159
17 Life Itself Jul 4, 2014 Documentary R $810,454 99,199
18 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $746,627 91,386
19 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $728,699 89,192
20 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Documentary G $674,932 82,611
21 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Oct 25, 2013 Comedy R $665,260 81,427
22 Jodorowsky’s Dune Mar 21, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $646,512 79,132
23 Walking the Camino: Six Way… Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $601,934 73,676
24 On Any Sunday: The Next Cha… Nov 7, 2014 Documentary PG $509,916 62,413
25 Last Days in Vietnam Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $440,031 53,859
26 Watermark Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $417,215 51,067
27 When Comedy Went to School Aug 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $365,548 44,743
28 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Oct 24, 2014 Documentary PG $365,522 44,740
29 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Feb 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $330,083 40,402
30 Björk: Biophilia Live Sep 26, 2014 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $319,456 39,101
31 The Hornet’s Nest May 9, 2014 Documentary R $312,706 38,275
32 20,000 Days on Earth Sep 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $277,243 33,934
33 The Unknown Known Apr 2, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $275,658 33,740
34 The Green Prince Sep 12, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $258,237 31,608
35 Alive Inside Jul 18, 2014 Documentary R $256,682 31,418
36 The Galapagos Affair: Satan… Apr 4, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $247,159 30,252
37 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $245,194 30,012
38 Art and Craft Sep 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $237,091 29,020
39 Antarctica: A Year on Ice Nov 28, 2014 Documentary PG $215,085 26,326
40 Supermensch: The Legend of … Jun 6, 2014 Documentary R $212,701 26,034
41 I Am Eleven Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $202,911 24,836
42 Code Black Jun 20, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $190,229 23,284
43 National Gallery Nov 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $189,344 23,176
44 The Armstrong Lie Nov 8, 2013 Documentary R $186,846 22,870
45 Anita: Speaking Truth to Power Mar 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $172,634 21,130
46 Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaqu… Feb 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $172,120 21,067
47 Nas: Time is Illmatic Oct 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $164,540 20,140
48 Keep On Keepin’ On Sep 19, 2014 Documentary R $162,530 19,894
49 Citizen Koch Jun 6, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $153,908 18,838
50 James Cameron’s Deepsea Cha… Aug 8, 2014 Documentary PG $149,879 18,345
51 Kids for Cash Feb 7, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $143,178 17,525
52 Mistaken for Strangers Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $138,991 17,012
53 Dancing in Jaffa Apr 11, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $136,257 16,678
54 Gore Vidal: The United Stat… May 23, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $133,296 16,315
55 20 Feet From Stardom Jun 14, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $132,765 16,250
56 Finding Fela! Aug 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $120,426 14,740
57 God the Father Oct 14, 2014 Documentary R $109,508 13,404
58 Korengal May 30, 2014 Documentary R $101,310 12,400
59 Ivory Tower Jun 13, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $99,555 12,185
60 The Overnighters Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $98,693 12,080
61 Visitors Jan 24, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $81,470 9,972
62 Advanced Style Sep 26, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $81,004 9,915
63 12 O’Clock Boys Jan 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $80,030 9,796
64 Whitey: United States of Am… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary R $75,881 9,288
65 Cutie and the Boxer Aug 16, 2013 Documentary R $74,707 9,144
66 Pump Sep 19, 2014 Documentary PG $72,277 8,847
67 Flamenco, Flamenco Nov 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $71,732 8,780
68 The Square Oct 25, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $71,290 8,726
69 Take Me to the River Sep 12, 2014 Documentary PG $68,598 8,396
70 For No Good Reason Apr 25, 2014 Documentary R $67,105 8,214
71 Through a Lens Darkly Aug 27, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $64,441 7,888
72 Maidentrip Dec 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $64,027 7,837
73 Sweet Dreams Nov 15, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $59,403 7,271
74 Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $57,322 7,016
75 Big Men Mar 14, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $55,032 6,736
76 To Be Takei Aug 22, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $51,481 6,301
77 L'image manquante Mar 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $51,337 6,284
78 The Internet’s Own Boy: The… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary R $50,735 6,210
79 NOW: In the Wings on a Worl… May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $49,591 6,070
80 American Mustang Jan 17, 2014 Documentary PG $48,218 5,902
81 There’s No Place Like Utopia Jul 18, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $45,254 5,539
82 The Dog Aug 8, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $44,582 5,457
83 If You Build It Jan 10, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $43,393 5,311
84 Next Goal Wins Jan 4, 2023 Documentary Not Rated $43,089 5,274
85 She's Beautiful When She's … Dec 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $40,971 5,015
86 Le dernier des injustes Feb 7, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $40,563 4,965
87 Teenage Mar 14, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $40,169 4,917
88 Fire in the Blood Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $36,228 4,434
89 Pulp: a Film About Life, De… Nov 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $35,866 4,390
90 Bettie Page Reveals All Nov 22, 2013 Documentary R $34,746 4,253
91 Ekspeditionen til verdens ende Aug 20, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $33,416 4,090
92 Sagrada: el misteri de la c… Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $32,180 3,939
93 Documented May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $30,662 3,753
94 Muscle Shoals Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $29,379 3,596
95 Stations of the Elevated Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $28,516 3,490
96 The Act of Killing Jul 19, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $27,858 3,410
97 Monk With a Camera Nov 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $27,663 3,386
98 Elena May 30, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $25,866 3,166
99 Happy Valley Nov 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $23,868 2,921
100 Video Games: The Movie Jul 18, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $23,043 2,820
101 Der Anstandige Oct 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $20,240 2,477
102 The Past is a Grotesque Animal Jun 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $20,056 2,455
103 Peter Brook: The Tightrope Jan 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,365 2,370
104 Watchers of the Sky Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,339 2,367
105 The Kill Team Jul 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,183 2,348
106 Who is Dayani Cristal? Apr 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $18,190 2,226
107 Levitated Mass Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $16,086 1,969
108 Magician: The Astonishing L… Dec 10, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $15,528 1,901
109 Free the Mind May 3, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $15,069 1,844
110 Inequality for All Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $13,727 1,680
111 Fifi az khoshhali zooze mak… Aug 8, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $13,614 1,666
112 The Pleasures of Being Out … Jun 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $13,137 1,608
113 The Punk Singer Nov 29, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $13,129 1,607
114 K2: Siren of the Himalayas Aug 22, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $12,959 1,586
115 Touch the Wall Nov 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $12,156 1,488
116 In No Great Hurry: 13 Lesso… Jan 3, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $12,133 1,485
117 The Final Member Apr 18, 2014 Documentary R $11,428 1,399
118 Oxygen for the Ears: Living… Aug 31, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $11,293 1,382
119 Pay 2 Play: Democracy’s Hig… Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $11,021 1,349
120 American Promise Oct 18, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $10,317 1,263
121 The Endless Summer Jul 23, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $10,233 1,253
122 The Great Invisible Oct 29, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $9,952 1,218
123 The Search for General Tso Jan 2, 2015 Documentary Not Rated $9,336 1,142
124 Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Nov 22, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $9,052 1,108
125 Kabbalah Me Aug 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $8,671 1,061
126 Next Year Jerusalem May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $8,093 991
127 Faith Connections Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,772 951
128 Concerning Violence Dec 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,241 886
129 Plot for Peace Oct 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,051 863
130 I Am Ali Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $6,526 799
131 Revenge of the Mekons Oct 29, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $6,487 794
132 More Than Honey Jun 12, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $6,347 777
133 The Hacker Wars Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,916 724
134 Flex is Kings Apr 4, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,418 663
135 Web Junkie Aug 6, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,338 653
136 At Berkeley Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $5,254 643
137 Half the Road Apr 18, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,783 585
138 Death Metal Angola Nov 7, 2014 Documentary R $4,674 572
139 Smiling Through the Apocalypse Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,560 558
140 Jews of Egypt Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,506 552
141 Showrunners: The Art of Run… Oct 29, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $3,100 379
142 Assistance mortelle Feb 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $3,000 367
143 Mercedes Sosa: La voz de La… Jan 24, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,648 324
144 Dinosaur 13 Aug 15, 2014 Documentary PG $2,500 306
145 Evergreen: The Road to Lega… Jun 13, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,363 289
146 Design is One Oct 11, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $2,308 282
147 Algorithms Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,021 247
148 Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $2,015 247
149 The Life of Reilly Nov 9, 2007 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,921 235
150 Born to Fly: Elizabeth Stre… Sep 10, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,822 223
151 More Than the Rainbow May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,677 205
152 The Human Scale Sep 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,635 200
153 The Trials of Muhammad Ali Aug 23, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,440 176
154 People of a Feather Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,194 146
155 We Are the Giant Dec 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,088 133
156 A People Uncounted May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $930 114
157 Jamel Shabazz: Street Photo… Aug 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $614 75
Total Gross of All Movies$93,322,842
Total Tickets Sold11,422,620

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2014. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2014. 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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