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Domestic Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bears Apr 18, 2014 Walt Disney G $17,780,194 2,176,278
2 America: Imagine a World Wi… Jun 27, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $14,444,502 1,767,993
3 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Warner Bros. G $8,438,735 1,032,893
4 Jerusalem Sep 13, 2013 National Geograph… Not Rated $6,304,112 771,617
5 Meet the Mormons Oct 10, 2014 Purdie Distribution PG $6,023,801 737,307
6 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Warner Bros. G $5,754,866 704,389
7 Journey to the South Pacific Nov 27, 2013 MacGillivray Free… G $5,238,809 641,225
8 CitizenFour Oct 24, 2014 RADiUS-TWC R $2,200,063 269,286
9 Tim's Vermeer Jan 31, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $1,670,806 204,505
10 Fed Up May 9, 2014 RADiUS-TWC PG $1,538,898 188,360
11 Finding Vivian Maier Mar 28, 2014 IFC Films Not Rated $1,509,131 184,716
12 Justin Bieber’s Believe Dec 25, 2013 Open Road PG $1,325,130 162,195
13 Awake: The Life of Yogananda Oct 10, 2014 Counterpoint Film… PG $984,433 120,494
14 Particle Fever Mar 5, 2014 Abramorama Films Not Rated $869,838 106,467
15 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Warner Bros. G $842,817 103,159
16 Life Itself Jul 4, 2014 Magnolia Pictures R $810,454 99,199
17 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Warner Bros. G $746,627 91,386
18 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $728,699 89,192
19 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Warner Bros. G $674,932 82,611
20 Jodorowsky’s Dune Mar 21, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $646,512 79,132
21 Walking the Camino: Six Way… Sep 6, 2013 Future Educationa… Not Rated $601,934 73,676
22 On Any Sunday: The Next Cha… Nov 7, 2014 Hannover House PG $509,916 62,413
23 Last Days in Vietnam Sep 5, 2014 American Experien… Not Rated $440,031 53,859
24 Watermark Sep 27, 2013 Entertainment One PG $417,215 51,067
25 When Comedy Went to School Aug 2, 2013 International Fil… Not Rated $365,548 44,743
26 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Oct 24, 2014 Area 23a PG $365,522 44,740
27 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Feb 21, 2014 IFC Films Not Rated $330,083 40,402
28 The Hornet’s Nest May 9, 2014 Freestyle Releasing R $312,706 38,275
29 20,000 Days on Earth Sep 17, 2014 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $277,243 33,934
30 The Unknown Known Apr 2, 2014 RADiUS-TWC PG-13 $275,658 33,740
31 The Green Prince Sep 12, 2014 Music Box Films PG-13 $258,237 31,608
32 Alive Inside Jul 18, 2014 Bond/360 R $256,682 31,418
33 The Galapagos Affair: Satan… Apr 4, 2014 Zeitgeist Not Rated $247,159 30,252
34 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Warner Bros. G $245,194 30,012
35 Art and Craft Sep 19, 2014 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $237,091 29,020
36 Antarctica: A Year on Ice Nov 28, 2014 Music Box Films PG $215,085 26,326
37 Supermensch: The Legend of … Jun 6, 2014 RADiUS-TWC R $212,701 26,034
38 I Am Eleven Sep 12, 2014 Proud Mother Pict… Not Rated $202,911 24,836
39 Code Black Jun 20, 2014 Long Shot Factory Not Rated $190,229 23,284
40 National Gallery Nov 5, 2014 Zipporah Not Rated $189,344 23,176
41 The Armstrong Lie Nov 8, 2013 Sony Pictures Cla… R $186,846 22,870
42 Anita: Speaking Truth to Power Mar 21, 2014 Samuel Goldwyn Films Not Rated $172,634 21,130
43 Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaqu… Feb 5, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $172,120 21,067
44 Nas: Time is Illmatic Oct 1, 2014 TriBeca Films Not Rated $164,540 20,140
45 Keep On Keepin’ On Sep 19, 2014 RADiUS-TWC R $162,530 19,894
46 Citizen Koch Jun 6, 2014 Variance Films Not Rated $153,908 18,838
47 James Cameron’s Deepsea Cha… Aug 8, 2014 DisruptiveLA PG $149,879 18,345
48 Kids for Cash Feb 7, 2014 SenArt Films PG-13 $143,178 17,525
49 Mistaken for Strangers Mar 28, 2014 Abramorama Films Not Rated $138,991 17,012
50 Dancing in Jaffa Apr 11, 2014 IFC Films Not Rated $136,257 16,678
51 Gore Vidal: The United Stat… May 23, 2014 IFC Films Not Rated $133,296 16,315
52 20 Feet From Stardom Jun 14, 2013 RADiUS-TWC PG-13 $132,765 16,250
53 Finding Fela! Aug 1, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $120,426 14,740
54 God the Father Oct 14, 2014 Rocky Mountain Pi… R $109,508 13,404
55 Korengal May 30, 2014 Saboteur Media R $101,310 12,400
56 Ivory Tower Jun 13, 2014 Samuel Goldwyn Films PG-13 $99,555 12,185
57 The Overnighters Oct 10, 2014 Drafthouse Films PG-13 $98,693 12,080
58 Visitors Jan 24, 2014 Cinedigm Not Rated $81,470 9,972
59 Advanced Style Sep 26, 2014 Bond/360 Not Rated $81,004 9,915
60 12 O’Clock Boys Jan 31, 2014 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $80,030 9,796
61 Whitey: United States of Am… Jun 27, 2014 Magnolia Pictures R $75,881 9,288
62 Cutie and the Boxer Aug 16, 2013 Radius R $74,707 9,144
63 Pump Sep 19, 2014 Submarine Deluxe PG $72,277 8,847
64 Flamenco, Flamenco Nov 18, 2011 Dada Films Not Rated $71,732 8,780
65 The Square Oct 25, 2013 Netflix Not Rated $71,290 8,726
66 Take Me to the River Sep 12, 2014 Abramorama Films PG $68,598 8,396
67 For No Good Reason Apr 25, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… R $67,105 8,214
68 Through a Lens Darkly Aug 27, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $64,441 7,888
69 Maidentrip Dec 20, 2013 First Run Features Not Rated $64,027 7,837
70 Sweet Dreams Nov 15, 2013 International Fil… Not Rated $59,403 7,271
71 Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case Jan 6, 2014 International Fil… Not Rated $57,322 7,016
72 Big Men Mar 14, 2014 Abramorama Films Not Rated $55,032 6,736
73 To Be Takei Aug 22, 2014 Starz Media Not Rated $51,481 6,301
74 L'image manquante Mar 19, 2014 Strand Releasing Not Rated $51,337 6,284
75 The Internet’s Own Boy: The… Jun 27, 2014 Participant Media R $50,735 6,210
76 NOW: In the Wings on a Worl… May 2, 2014 Spacey Not Rated $49,591 6,070
77 American Mustang Jan 17, 2014 Vitagraph Films PG $48,218 5,902
78 There’s No Place Like Utopia Jul 18, 2014 Rocky Mountain Pi… PG-13 $45,254 5,539
79 The Dog Aug 8, 2014 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $44,582 5,457
80 If You Build It Jan 10, 2014 Long Shot Factory Not Rated $43,393 5,311
81 Next Goal Wins Jul 22, 2014 Not Rated $43,089 5,274
82 She's Beautiful When She's … Dec 5, 2014 International Fil… Not Rated $40,971 5,015
83 Le dernier des injustes Feb 7, 2014 Cohen Media Group PG-13 $40,563 4,965
84 Teenage Mar 14, 2014 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $40,169 4,917
85 Fire in the Blood Sep 6, 2013 International Fil… Not Rated $36,228 4,434
86 Pulp: a Film About Life, De… Nov 19, 2014 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $35,866 4,390
87 Bettie Page Reveals All Nov 22, 2013 Music Box Films R $34,746 4,253
88 Ekspeditionen til verdens ende Aug 20, 2014 Argot Pictures Not Rated $33,416 4,090
89 Sagrada: el misteri de la c… Sep 12, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $32,180 3,939
90 Documented May 2, 2014 Documented Film, LLC Not Rated $30,662 3,753
91 Muscle Shoals Sep 27, 2013 Magnolia Pictures PG $29,379 3,596
92 Stations of the Elevated Oct 17, 2014 APD/Cinema Conser… Not Rated $28,516 3,490
93 The Act of Killing Jul 19, 2013 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $27,858 3,410
94 Monk With a Camera Nov 21, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $27,663 3,386
95 Elena May 30, 2014 Variance Films/Sy… Not Rated $25,866 3,166
96 Happy Valley Nov 19, 2014 Music Box Films Not Rated $23,868 2,921
97 Video Games: The Movie Jul 15, 2014 Variance Films Not Rated $23,043 2,820
98 Der Anstandige Oct 1, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $20,240 2,477
99 The Past is a Grotesque Animal Jun 19, 2014 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $20,056 2,455
100 Peter Brook: The Tightrope Jan 31, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $19,365 2,370
101 Watchers of the Sky Oct 17, 2014 Music Box Films Not Rated $19,339 2,367
102 The Kill Team Jul 25, 2014 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $19,183 2,348
103 Who is Dayani Cristal? Apr 25, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $18,190 2,226
104 Levitated Mass Sep 5, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $16,086 1,969
105 Magician: The Astonishing L… Dec 10, 2014 Cohen Media Group PG-13 $15,528 1,901
106 Free the Mind May 3, 2013 International Fil… Not Rated $15,069 1,844
107 Inequality for All Sep 27, 2013 RADiUS-TWC PG $13,727 1,680
108 Fifi az khoshhali zooze mak… Aug 8, 2014 Music Box Films Not Rated $13,614 1,666
109 The Pleasures of Being Out … Jun 25, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $13,137 1,608
110 The Punk Singer Nov 29, 2013 IFC Films Not Rated $13,129 1,607
111 K2: Siren of the Himalayas Aug 22, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $12,959 1,586
112 Touch the Wall Nov 28, 2014 Touch the Wall, LLC Not Rated $12,156 1,488
113 In No Great Hurry: 13 Lesso… Jan 3, 2014 Self Distributed Not Rated $12,133 1,485
114 The Final Member Apr 18, 2014 Drafthouse Films R $11,428 1,399
115 Oxygen for the Ears: Living… Aug 31, 2013 Indican Pictures Not Rated $11,293 1,382
116 Pay 2 Play: Democracy’s Hig… Sep 5, 2014 Shoot First, Inc. Not Rated $11,021 1,349
117 American Promise Oct 18, 2013 Rada Film Group Not Rated $10,317 1,263
118 The Endless Summer Jun 15, 1966 Monterey Media Not Rated $10,233 1,253
119 The Great Invisible Oct 29, 2014 RADiUS-TWC PG-13 $9,952 1,218
120 The Search for General Tso Jan 2, 2015 Not Rated $9,336 1,142
121 Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Nov 22, 2013 IFC Films Not Rated $9,052 1,108
122 Kabbalah Me Aug 21, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $8,671 1,061
123 Next Year Jerusalem May 16, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $8,093 991
124 Faith Connections Sep 12, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $7,772 951
125 Concerning Violence Dec 5, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $7,241 886
126 Plot for Peace Oct 31, 2014 Trinity Film Not Rated $7,051 863
127 I Am Ali Oct 10, 2014 Focus Features PG $6,526 799
128 Revenge of the Mekons Oct 29, 2014 Music Box Films Not Rated $6,487 794
129 More Than Honey Jun 12, 2013 Kino Lorber Not Rated $6,347 777
130 The Hacker Wars Oct 17, 2014 Vitagraph Films Not Rated $5,916 724
131 Flex is Kings Apr 4, 2014 Baxter Brothers Not Rated $5,418 663
132 Web Junkie Aug 6, 2014 Kino Lorber Not Rated $5,338 653
133 At Berkeley Nov 8, 2013 Zipporah Not Rated $5,254 643
134 Half the Road Apr 18, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $4,783 585
135 Death Metal Angola Nov 7, 2014 The Vladar Company R $4,674 572
136 Smiling Through the Apocalypse Sep 12, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $4,560 558
137 Jews of Egypt Mar 28, 2014 ArtMattan Films Not Rated $4,506 552
138 Showrunners: The Art of Run… Oct 29, 2014 Submarine Deluxe Not Rated $3,100 379
139 Assistance mortelle Feb 28, 2014 Velvet Film Not Rated $3,000 367
140 Mercedes Sosa: La voz de La… Jan 24, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $2,648 324
141 Dinosaur 13 Aug 15, 2014 Lionsgate PG $2,500 306
142 Evergreen: The Road to Lega… Jun 13, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $2,363 289
143 Design is One Oct 11, 2013 First Run Features Not Rated $2,308 282
144 Algorithms Oct 17, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $2,021 247
145 Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 Roadside Attractions PG-13 $2,015 247
146 Born to Fly: Elizabeth Stre… Sep 10, 2014 The Film Collabor… Not Rated $1,822 223
147 More Than the Rainbow May 2, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $1,677 205
148 The Human Scale Sep 20, 2013 Mongrel Media Not Rated $1,635 200
149 The Trials of Muhammad Ali Aug 23, 2013 Kino Lorber Not Rated $1,440 176
150 People of a Feather Nov 8, 2013 First Run Features Not Rated $1,194 146
151 We Are the Giant Dec 12, 2014 Music Box Films Not Rated $1,088 133
152 A People Uncounted May 16, 2014 First Run Features Not Rated $930 114
153 Jamel Shabazz: Street Photo… Aug 2, 2013 Artists Public Do… Not Rated $614 75
Total Gross of All Movies$89,508,812
Total Tickets Sold10,955,787

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.

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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