Market Charts > 2007 > Genres > Documentary
Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2007
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | MPAA Rating | 2007 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Sicko |
Jun 22, 2007 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$24,538,513 |
3,566,644 |
2 |
Deep Sea 3D |
Mar 3, 2006 |
Warner Bros. |
G |
$11,850,902 |
1,722,514 |
3 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric… |
Oct 5, 2007 |
National Geograph… |
Not Rated |
$6,258,285 |
909,634 |
4 |
Magnificent Desolation |
Sep 23, 2005 |
IMAX Films |
Not Rated |
$5,395,786 |
784,271 |
5 |
Wild Safari 3D |
Apr 8, 2005 |
nWave Pictures |
Not Rated |
$4,037,438 |
586,836 |
6 |
Roving Mars |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Walt Disney |
G |
$2,661,630 |
386,864 |
7 |
Space Station |
Apr 19, 2002 |
IMAX Films |
Not Rated |
$1,472,922 |
214,087 |
8 |
No End In Sight |
Jul 27, 2007 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,433,319 |
208,331 |
9 |
In the Shadow of the Moon |
Sep 7, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
PG |
$1,134,358 |
164,877 |
10 |
Sharkwater |
Mar 23, 2007 |
Alliance Atlantis |
PG |
$850,920 |
123,680 |
11 |
Arctic Tale |
Jul 25, 2007 |
Paramount Vantage |
G |
$833,532 |
121,152 |
12 |
Wie man sein leben kocht |
Oct 26, 2007 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG-13 |
$819,216 |
119,072 |
13 |
Bugs! (IMAX) |
Mar 14, 2003 |
SK Films |
Not Rated |
$804,245 |
116,896 |
14 |
Die große Stille |
Feb 28, 2007 |
Zeitgeist |
Not Rated |
$790,452 |
114,891 |
15 |
11th Hour |
Aug 17, 2007 |
Warner Independent |
PG |
$703,464 |
102,247 |
16 |
The King of Kong |
Aug 17, 2007 |
Picturehouse |
PG-13 |
$674,925 |
98,099 |
17 |
When the Road Bends: Tales … |
Jun 15, 2007 |
Shadow |
Not Rated |
$442,936 |
64,380 |
18 |
Manufactured Landscapes |
Jun 20, 2007 |
Zeitgeist |
Not Rated |
$395,623 |
57,503 |
19 |
Galapagos |
Oct 29, 1999 |
IMAX Films |
Not Rated |
$322,635 |
46,894 |
20 |
God Grew Tired of Us: The S… |
Jan 12, 2007 |
Newmarket Films |
PG |
$301,447 |
43,814 |
21 |
Crazy Love |
Jun 1, 2007 |
Magnolia Pictures |
PG-13 |
$301,027 |
43,753 |
22 |
For the Bible Tells Me So |
Oct 5, 2007 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$271,146 |
39,410 |
23 |
Deep Water |
Aug 24, 2007 |
IFC Films |
PG |
$271,143 |
39,410 |
24 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is… |
Nov 2, 2007 |
Sony Pictures |
Not Rated |
$240,482 |
34,953 |
25 |
In Search of Mozart |
Jul 20, 2007 |
Direct Cinema Ltd |
Not Rated |
$225,000 |
32,703 |
26 |
10 Questions for the Dalai … |
Aug 24, 2007 |
Monterey Media |
Not Rated |
$224,546 |
32,637 |
27 |
Aliens of the Deep |
Jan 28, 2005 |
Walt Disney |
G |
$224,181 |
32,584 |
28 |
My Kid Could Paint That |
Oct 5, 2007 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG-13 |
$216,484 |
31,465 |
29 |
What Would Jesus Buy? |
Nov 16, 2007 |
Warrior Poets |
PG |
$200,010 |
29,071 |
30 |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song |
Sep 14, 2007 |
Weinstein Co. |
PG |
$178,968 |
26,012 |
31 |
An Unreasonable Man |
Jan 31, 2007 |
IFC First Take |
Not Rated |
$176,647 |
25,675 |
32 |
ShowBusiness: The Road to B… |
May 11, 2007 |
Regent Releasing |
PG |
$151,708 |
22,050 |
33 |
Iraq in Fragments |
Nov 8, 2006 |
Typecast Releasing |
Not Rated |
$136,239 |
19,802 |
34 |
The Devil Came on Horseback |
Jul 25, 2007 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$132,782 |
19,299 |
35 |
Manda Bala |
Aug 17, 2007 |
City Lights Pictures |
Not Rated |
$122,905 |
17,864 |
36 |
Darfur Now |
Nov 2, 2007 |
Warner Independent |
PG |
$109,107 |
15,858 |
37 |
I Have Never Forgotten You:… |
May 23, 2007 |
Walking Shadows |
PG-13 |
$105,930 |
15,396 |
38 |
Mr. Untouchable |
Oct 26, 2007 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$103,590 |
15,056 |
39 |
King Corn |
Oct 12, 2007 |
Balcony Releasing |
Not Rated |
$95,603 |
13,895 |
40 |
Shut Up and Sing |
Oct 27, 2006 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$95,040 |
13,813 |
41 |
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains |
Oct 26, 2007 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG |
$80,791 |
11,742 |
42 |
Steep |
Dec 21, 2007 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG |
$78,878 |
11,464 |
43 |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son |
Oct 3, 2007 |
Balcony Releasing |
Not Rated |
$76,777 |
11,159 |
44 |
Air Guitar Nation |
Mar 23, 2007 |
Shadow |
R |
$71,471 |
10,388 |
45 |
Zoo |
Apr 25, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
Not Rated |
$69,770 |
10,140 |
46 |
Lagerfeld Confidential |
Oct 24, 2007 |
Koch Lorber Films |
Not Rated |
$64,065 |
9,311 |
47 |
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy… |
Mar 9, 2007 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$58,829 |
8,550 |
48 |
War Dance |
Nov 9, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
PG-13 |
$57,685 |
8,384 |
49 |
Plagues and Pleasures on th… |
Feb 24, 2006 |
Tilapia Film |
Not Rated |
$53,471 |
7,771 |
50 |
Transformation: The Life & … |
Jul 27, 2007 |
Reel Diva Consult… |
Not Rated |
$49,919 |
7,255 |
51 |
Ghosts of Cité Soleil |
Jun 27, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
Not Rated |
$48,752 |
7,086 |
52 |
L'avocat de la terreur |
Oct 12, 2007 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$47,724 |
6,936 |
53 |
The Hip Hop Project |
May 11, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
PG-13 |
$46,208 |
6,716 |
54 |
A Man Named Pearl |
Aug 31, 2007 |
Railroad Square |
G |
$45,513 |
6,615 |
55 |
Sacco and Vanzetti |
Jan 21, 2007 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$32,203 |
4,680 |
56 |
Jesus Camp |
Sep 15, 2006 |
Magnolia Pictures |
PG-13 |
$30,420 |
4,421 |
57 |
The Bridge |
Oct 27, 2006 |
|
R |
$29,049 |
4,222 |
58 |
Billy the Kid |
Dec 5, 2007 |
Elephant Eye Films |
Not Rated |
$27,693 |
4,025 |
59 |
Nanking |
Dec 12, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
R |
$26,212 |
3,809 |
60 |
Lake of Fire |
Oct 3, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
Not Rated |
$25,317 |
3,679 |
61 |
La Strada di Levi |
Aug 17, 2007 |
Cinema Guild |
Not Rated |
$22,026 |
3,201 |
62 |
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox |
Jun 29, 2007 |
Balcony Releasing |
Not Rated |
$21,579 |
3,136 |
63 |
Meeting Resistance |
Oct 19, 2007 |
International Fil… |
Not Rated |
$20,469 |
2,975 |
64 |
Romántico |
Nov 1, 2006 |
Kino International |
Not Rated |
$19,862 |
2,886 |
65 |
Steal a Pencil for Me |
Nov 9, 2007 |
Seventh Art Relea… |
Not Rated |
$18,918 |
2,749 |
66 |
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story |
Nov 21, 2007 |
New Love Films |
Not Rated |
$18,908 |
2,748 |
67 |
The Singing Revolution |
Dec 7, 2007 |
Abramorama Films |
Not Rated |
$18,787 |
2,730 |
68 |
Flying: Confessions of a Fr… |
Jul 4, 2007 |
Artistic License |
Not Rated |
$16,856 |
2,450 |
69 |
American Cannibal |
Mar 16, 2007 |
Lifesize Entertai… |
Not Rated |
$16,567 |
2,407 |
70 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokot… |
Nov 24, 2006 |
Safari Media, LLC |
Not Rated |
$15,023 |
2,183 |
71 |
Protagonist |
Nov 30, 2007 |
IFC Films |
R |
$13,850 |
2,013 |
72 |
American Hardcore |
Sep 22, 2006 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$13,673 |
1,987 |
73 |
China Blue |
Jan 19, 2007 |
Argot Pictures |
Not Rated |
$12,185 |
1,771 |
74 |
Absolute Wilson |
Oct 27, 2006 |
New Yorker |
Not Rated |
$12,041 |
1,750 |
75 |
Blockade |
Mar 14, 2007 |
First Run/Icarus |
Not Rated |
$11,750 |
1,707 |
76 |
Angels in the Dust |
Sep 14, 2007 |
Cinema Libre |
Not Rated |
$11,606 |
1,686 |
77 |
East of Havana |
Feb 2, 2007 |
Sony/BMG |
Not Rated |
$11,550 |
1,678 |
78 |
Verdict on Auschwitz: The F… |
Jan 12, 2007 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$11,396 |
1,656 |
79 |
Matthew Barney: No Restraint |
Dec 20, 2006 |
IFC First Take |
Not Rated |
$11,079 |
1,610 |
80 |
En el hoyo |
Feb 2, 2007 |
Kino International |
Not Rated |
$10,433 |
1,516 |
81 |
El Inmigrante |
Jul 13, 2007 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$10,347 |
1,503 |
82 |
Something to Cheer About |
Apr 27, 2007 |
Truly Indie |
Not Rated |
$9,777 |
1,421 |
83 |
Der Unbekannte Soldat |
Sep 7, 2007 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$9,602 |
1,395 |
84 |
Crossing the Line |
Aug 10, 2007 |
Kino International |
Not Rated |
$9,258 |
1,345 |
85 |
Glastonbury |
Feb 23, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
R |
$8,419 |
1,223 |
86 |
Words of My Perfect Teacher |
Dec 22, 2006 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$7,665 |
1,114 |
87 |
Quantum Hoops |
Nov 2, 2007 |
|
Not Rated |
$7,075 |
1,028 |
88 |
Skid Row |
Aug 24, 2007 |
Screen Media Films |
R |
$7,052 |
1,025 |
89 |
Jack Smith and the Destruct… |
Apr 11, 2007 |
Film Forum |
Not Rated |
$7,000 |
1,017 |
90 |
The Camden 28 |
Jul 27, 2007 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$6,983 |
1,014 |
91 |
Desert Bayou |
Oct 5, 2007 |
Cinema Libre |
Not Rated |
$6,976 |
1,013 |
92 |
Casting About |
May 11, 2007 |
Kino International |
Not Rated |
$6,922 |
1,006 |
93 |
Operation Homecoming |
Feb 9, 2007 |
The Documentary G… |
Not Rated |
$6,795 |
987 |
94 |
Fired! |
Feb 2, 2007 |
International Fil… |
Not Rated |
$5,661 |
822 |
95 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywoo… |
Dec 25, 2007 |
Shadow |
Not Rated |
$5,179 |
752 |
96 |
The Price of Sugar |
Sep 28, 2007 |
Mitropoulos Films |
Not Rated |
$5,000 |
726 |
97 |
Everything's Cool: A Toxic … |
Nov 23, 2007 |
City Lights Pictures |
Not Rated |
$4,890 |
710 |
98 |
Blood and Tears |
Jun 15, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
PG-13 |
$4,364 |
634 |
99 |
Malon 9 Kochavim |
May 23, 2007 |
Koch Lorber Films |
Not Rated |
$2,900 |
421 |
100 |
Summercamp! |
Jul 18, 2007 |
Argot Pictures |
Not Rated |
$2,600 |
377 |
101 |
The Prisoner or: How I Plan… |
Mar 23, 2007 |
|
PG-13 |
$2,500 |
363 |
102 |
Looking for an Icon |
May 9, 2007 |
First Run/Icarus |
Not Rated |
$2,393 |
347 |
103 |
You're Gonna Miss Me |
Jun 8, 2007 |
Palm Pictures |
Not Rated |
$2,324 |
337 |
104 |
Oswald's Ghost |
Nov 30, 2007 |
Seventh Art Relea… |
Not Rated |
$1,796 |
261 |
105 |
49 Up |
Oct 6, 2006 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$1,557 |
226 |
106 |
'Tis Autumn: The Search for… |
Dec 7, 2007 |
Outsider |
Not Rated |
$1,476 |
214 |
107 |
Unborn in the USA: Inside t… |
Jun 15, 2007 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$1,476 |
214 |
108 |
The Trials of Darryl Hunt |
Jun 15, 2007 |
ThinkFilm |
PG |
$1,217 |
176 |
109 |
Au-delà de la haine |
Jun 15, 2007 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$949 |
137 |
110 |
El telón de azúcar |
Jul 25, 2007 |
First Run/Icarus |
Not Rated |
$929 |
135 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $70,785,473 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 10,288,527 |
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.
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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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