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Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2000

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2000 GrossTickets Sold
1 Dolphins Oct 20, 2000 MacGillivray Free… Not Rated $54,000,000 10,018,552
2 Michael Jordan to the MAX May 5, 2000 Giant Screen Films Not Rated $14,348,353 2,662,032
3 Mysteries of Egypt Jul 16, 1998 Sony Pictures Not Rated $13,340,620 2,475,068
4 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $7,763,963 1,440,438
5 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $3,738,806 693,656
6 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $3,661,258 679,268
7 Genghis Blues Jul 9, 1999 Roxie Releasing Not Rated $3,566,568 661,700
8 Ride Oct 8, 2000 Miramax Not Rated $3,176,650 589,359
9 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of… Oct 1, 1999 IMAX Films PG $3,053,163 566,449
10 Wolves Feb 26, 1999 Primesco Not Rated $2,509,093 465,508
11 Everest Mar 6, 1998 MacGillivray Free… PG-13 $2,237,051 415,037
12 Africa's Elephant Kingdom May 8, 1998 Discovery/IMAX Not Rated $2,197,561 407,710
13 Beyond the Mat Oct 22, 1999 Universal R $2,038,038 378,114
14 The Life and Times of Hank … Jan 12, 2000 Cowboy Pictures PG $1,703,901 316,122
15 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… G $1,499,329 278,168
16 Backstage Sep 6, 2000 Miramax R $1,184,727 219,800
17 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Jul 21, 2000 Lionsgate PG-13 $1,029,591 191,018
18 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 nWave Pictures Not Rated $884,748 164,146
19 American Movie: The Making … Nov 5, 1999 Sony Pictures Cla… R $700,889 130,035
20 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Sony Pictures Cla… G $656,572 121,812
21 The Filth and the Fury Mar 29, 2000 Fine Line R $612,192 113,579
22 Wildfire: Feel The Heat Mar 12, 1999 Primesco Not Rated $527,705 97,904
23 The Girl Next Door Apr 14, 2000 Indican Pictures R $499,878 92,741
24 Mr. Death: The Rise and Fal… Dec 29, 1999 Lionsgate PG-13 $461,802 85,677
25 Into the Arms of Strangers:… Sep 15, 2000 Warner Bros. PG $382,807 71,021
26 Bittersweet Motel Aug 25, 2000 Not Rated $380,927 70,672
27 American Pimp Jun 9, 2000 Seventh Art Relea… R $287,724 53,381
28 42 Up Nov 17, 1999 First Run Features Not Rated $286,104 53,080
29 Sex: The Annabel Chong Story Feb 11, 2000 Not Rated $233,076 43,242
30 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Aug 16, 2000 PG-13 $211,568 39,251
31 The Source Aug 25, 1999 WinStar Cinema Not Rated $194,584 36,100
32 Paragraph 175 Sep 13, 2000 Not Rated $83,134 15,423
33 Better Living Through Circu… May 26, 2000 Seventh Art Relea… Not Rated $80,739 14,979
34 Buena Vista Social Club Jun 4, 1999 Artisan G $79,126 14,680
35 Mein Liebster Feind Nov 5, 1999 New Yorker PG-13 $64,498 11,966
36 Calle 54 Oct 20, 2000 Miramax G $61,011 11,319
37 Live Nude Girls Unite Oct 6, 2000 Not Rated $59,199 10,983
38 Barenaked in America Sep 29, 2000 Shooting Gallery Not Rated $45,170 8,380
39 Benjamin Smoke Jul 21, 2000 Cowboy Pictures Not Rated $36,745 6,817
40 The Children of Chabannes Jun 9, 2000 Castle Hill Produ… Not Rated $33,413 6,199
41 The Specialist Apr 7, 2000 Not Rated $20,021 3,714
42 Pop & Me Jun 9, 2000 PG-13 $15,645 2,902
43 The Art of Amália Dec 8, 2000 Avatar Not Rated $14,445 2,679
44 The Times of Harvey Milk Oct 26, 1984 Not Rated $13,561 2,515
45 Black Tar Heroin: The Dark … Mar 17, 2000 Roxie Releasing Not Rated $6,851 1,271
46 Angel's Ladies Nov 10, 2000 Picture This Ente… Not Rated $1,551 287
47 Creature Jan 14, 2000 Seventh Art Relea… Not Rated $1,108 205
Total Gross of All Movies$127,985,465
Total Tickets Sold23,744,959

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2000. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2000. 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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