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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2011

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2011 GrossTickets Sold
1 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Feb 11, 2011 Concert/Perfor… G $73,013,910 9,207,303
2 Dolphin Tale Sep 23, 2011 Drama PG $72,015,969 9,081,459
3 The Fighter Dec 10, 2010 Drama R $47,228,156 5,955,631
4 J. Edgar Nov 9, 2011 Drama R $36,650,831 4,621,795
5 50/50 Sep 30, 2011 Black Comedy R $35,014,192 4,415,409
6 Sanctum Feb 4, 2011 Action R $23,209,310 2,926,773
7 African Cats Apr 22, 2011 Documentary G $15,428,747 1,945,618
8 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $15,183,665 1,914,712
9 The Conspirator Apr 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $11,538,204 1,455,007
10 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $9,936,258 1,252,996
11 My Week with Marilyn Nov 23, 2011 Drama R $8,935,721 1,126,825
12 127 Hours Nov 5, 2010 Drama R $7,900,795 996,317
13 Cave of Forgotten Dreams Apr 29, 2011 Documentary G $5,304,920 668,968
14 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $4,948,586 624,034
15 Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Pr… May 28, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $4,465,060 563,059
16 Buck Jun 17, 2011 Documentary PG $4,036,175 508,975
17 Des Hommes et Des Dieux Feb 25, 2011 Drama R $3,954,651 498,695
18 The Social Network Oct 1, 2010 Drama PG-13 $3,740,668 471,711
19 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,167,258 273,299
20 Unstoppable Nov 12, 2010 Action PG-13 $2,094,456 264,118
21 The Mighty Macs Oct 21, 2011 Drama G $1,891,936 238,580
22 Gerry Jun 15, 2011 Drama Not Rated $1,844,754 232,630
23 Senna Aug 12, 2011 Documentary R $1,612,430 203,333
24 I Am Feb 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,591,034 200,635
25 Bill Cunningham New York Mar 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $1,510,026 190,419
26 The Devil's Double Jul 29, 2011 Drama R $1,361,512 171,691
27 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The T… Jul 8, 2011 Documentary R $1,200,046 151,330
28 The Whistleblower Aug 5, 2011 Drama R $1,120,914 141,351
29 There Be Dragons May 6, 2011 Drama PG-13 $1,069,334 134,847
30 I Love You, Phillip Morris Dec 3, 2010 Comedy R $1,067,547 134,621
31 Page One: Inside the New Yo… Jun 17, 2011 Documentary R $1,067,028 134,556
32 Inside Job Oct 8, 2010 Documentary PG-13 $859,817 108,426
33 Sholem Aleichem: Laughing i… Jul 8, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $845,188 106,581
34 Casino Jack Dec 17, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $808,865 102,001
35 Tabloid! Jul 15, 2011 Documentary R $696,921 87,884
36 Secretariat Oct 8, 2010 Drama PG $645,831 81,441
37 POM Wonderful Presents: The… Apr 22, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $638,476 80,514
38 The Last Lions Feb 18, 2011 Documentary PG $635,325 80,117
39 U2 3D Feb 15, 2008 Concert/Perfor… G $625,031 78,819
40 Made in Dagenham Nov 19, 2010 Drama R $602,990 76,039
41 Machine Gun Preacher Sep 23, 2011 Drama R $538,690 67,931
42 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $524,144 66,096
43 Pearl Jam Twenty Sep 20, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $471,334 59,437
44 No One Killed Jessica Jan 7, 2011 Drama Not Rated $442,036 55,742
45 Fair*Game Nov 5, 2010 Drama PG-13 $421,935 53,207
46 Project Nim Jul 8, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $411,184 51,852
47 The 5th Quarter Mar 25, 2011 Drama PG $408,159 51,470
48 Turtle: The Incredible Journey Jun 24, 2011 Documentary G $391,942 49,425
49 The First Grader May 13, 2011 Drama PG-13 $332,306 41,905
50 L'Amour Fou May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $312,494 39,407
51 The Black Power Mixtape: 19… Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $273,749 34,521
52 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Jun 24, 2011 Documentary R $267,965 33,791
53 Phil Ochs: There but for Fo… Jan 5, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $263,723 33,256
54 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric… Oct 5, 2007 Documentary Not Rated $262,465 33,098
55 PASSIONE: A Musical Adventure Jun 22, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $258,222 32,563
56 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's J… Oct 21, 2011 Documentary PG $253,183 31,927
57 Life in a Day Jul 24, 2011 Documentary PG $252,788 31,877
58 My Perestroika Mar 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $242,706 30,606
59 The Interrupters Jul 29, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $236,957 29,881
60 Serge Gainsbourg vie heroique Aug 31, 2011 Drama Not Rated $230,767 29,101
61 Pina Jan 20, 2012 Documentary PG $228,992 28,877
62 Into the Abyss Nov 11, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $223,880 28,232
63 Winston Churchill: Walking … Oct 29, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $212,601 26,810
64 Ip Man: Legend of the Grand… Jan 28, 2011 Action R $205,675 25,936
65 The Wildest Dream Apr 30, 2010 Documentary PG $203,839 25,704
66 Queen of the Sun Sep 17, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $203,100 25,612
67 El Bulli: Cooking in Progress Jul 27, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $202,940 25,591
68 JIG Jun 17, 2011 Documentary PG $183,790 23,177
69 Amigo Aug 19, 2011 Drama R $180,582 22,772
70 American: The Bill Hicks Story Apr 8, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $174,796 22,042
71 The Man Nobody Knew: In Sea… Sep 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $170,888 21,550
72 Magic Trip Aug 5, 2011 Documentary R $154,521 19,486
73 Jiàn Dǎng Wěi Yè Jun 24, 2011 Drama Not Rated $151,305 19,080
74 Revenge of the Electric Car Oct 14, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $150,886 19,027
75 Thunder Soul Sep 23, 2011 Documentary PG $143,986 18,157
76 The Iron Lady Jan 13, 2012 Drama PG-13 $142,752 18,002
77 Nostalgia de la luz Mar 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $142,285 17,943
78 Eames: The Architect and th… Nov 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $139,813 17,631
79 Xinhai geming Oct 7, 2011 Drama R $135,739 17,117
80 The Last Mountain Jun 3, 2011 Documentary PG $122,959 15,506
81 Nanjing! Nanjing! May 11, 2011 Drama R $122,558 15,455
82 The Big Uneasy Aug 30, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $116,698 14,716
83 Blank City Apr 6, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $116,037 14,633
84 Vision Oct 13, 2010 Drama Not Rated $115,591 14,576
85 Rejoice and Shout Jun 3, 2011 Documentary PG $100,237 12,640
86 The Undefeated Jul 15, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $100,085 12,621
87 Exporting Raymond Apr 29, 2011 Documentary PG $87,727 11,063
88 Vidal Sassoon: The Movie Feb 11, 2011 Documentary PG $85,974 10,842
89 Waste Land Oct 29, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $85,262 10,752
90 Su Qi Er May 13, 2011 Action R $80,096 10,100
91 Circo Apr 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $77,466 9,769
92 Kings of Pastry Sep 15, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $71,904 9,067
93 Bhutto Dec 3, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $65,239 8,227
94 If A Tree Falls: The Story … Jun 22, 2011 Drama Not Rated $61,794 7,792
95 The Whale Sep 9, 2011 Documentary G $61,120 7,707
96 How to Live Forever May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $60,630 7,646
97 Limelight Sep 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $60,335 7,608
98 Crime after Crime Jul 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $60,291 7,603
99 My Reincarnation Oct 28, 2011 Documentary R $58,248 7,345
100 Finding Joe Sep 30, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $55,518 7,001
101 Into Eternity Feb 2, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $55,366 6,982
102 The Other F Word Nov 2, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $53,714 6,774
103 Farmageddon Jun 17, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $53,256 6,716
104 !Women, Art, Revolution Jun 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $52,681 6,643
105 Orgasm Inc. Feb 11, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $49,001 6,179
106 Marwencol Oct 8, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $48,744 6,147
107 Pianomania May 27, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $47,328 5,968
108 Connected: An Autobiography… Sep 16, 2011 Documentary PG $46,782 5,899
109 The Woodmans Jan 19, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $46,623 5,879
110 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $44,582 5,622
111 Crazy Wisdom Nov 25, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,742 5,516
112 Love Etc. Jul 1, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,593 5,497
113 Over Your Cities Grass Will… Aug 10, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,214 5,449
114 Public Speaking Feb 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $43,184 5,446
115 People v. The State of Illu… Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $42,202 5,322
116 La conquête Nov 11, 2011 Drama Not Rated $41,130 5,187
117 Louder Than A Bomb May 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $40,362 5,090
118 Road to Nowhere Jun 10, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $40,294 5,081
119 Where Soldiers Come From Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $38,151 4,811
120 Granito: How to Nail a Dict… Sep 14, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $36,738 4,633
121 Hell and Back Again Oct 5, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $34,637 4,368
122 Making the Boys Mar 11, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $33,833 4,266
123 The Time That Remains Jan 7, 2011 Drama Not Rated $32,869 4,145
124 HEY, BOO: Harper Lee and To… May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $31,135 3,926
125 Topp Twins Untouchable Girls May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $29,200 3,682
126 Khodorkovsky Nov 30, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $27,718 3,495
127 Autobiografia lui Nicolae C… Sep 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $27,556 3,475
128 Enemies of the People Jul 30, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $26,708 3,368
129 Howl Sep 24, 2010 Drama R $25,522 3,218
130 Paul Goodman Changed My Life Oct 19, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $25,020 3,155
131 Shut Up Little Man! An Audi… Aug 26, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $23,901 3,014
132 Jane's Journey Sep 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $23,746 2,994
133 Garbo: El espía Nov 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $22,233 2,804
134 Incendiary: The Willingham … Sep 23, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $21,882 2,759
135 The Arbor Apr 27, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $21,610 2,725
136 Cameraman: The Life and Wor… May 13, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $20,840 2,628
137 Resurrect Dead: The Mystery… Sep 2, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $20,726 2,614
138 Client 9: The Rise and Fall… Nov 5, 2010 Documentary R $18,587 2,344
139 L'instinct de mort Aug 27, 2010 Drama R $18,218 2,297
140 Battle for Brooklyn Jun 9, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $17,981 2,267
141 5 Days of War Aug 19, 2011 Drama R $17,479 2,204
142 The Last Ride Oct 21, 2011 Drama PG-13 $16,270 2,052
143 Dumbstruck Apr 15, 2011 Documentary PG $15,378 1,939
144 Strange Powers: Stephin Mer… Oct 27, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $14,567 1,837
145 Armadillo Apr 15, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $14,566 1,837
146 William S. Burroughs: A Man… Nov 17, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $13,772 1,737
147 Benda Bilili! Sep 30, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $13,420 1,692
148 Beautiful Darling Apr 22, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $13,400 1,690
149 L'ennemi public n°1 Sep 3, 2010 Comedy R $13,134 1,656
150 Under the Boardwalk: The MO… Mar 4, 2011 Documentary G $13,080 1,649
151 Charlotte Rampling: The Look Nov 4, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $12,825 1,617
152 Nénette Dec 22, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $12,559 1,584
153 America the Beautiful II: T… Oct 12, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $12,366 1,559
154 Rebirth Aug 31, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $12,358 1,558
155 Back Door Channels: The Pri… Sep 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $12,139 1,531
156 Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Sep 30, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $10,935 1,379
157 Carlos Oct 15, 2010 Drama Not Rated $10,000 1,261
158 Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten Jul 20, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $9,256 1,167
159 Je suis heureux que ma mère… Sep 2, 2011 Drama Not Rated $8,705 1,098
160 Boxing Gym Oct 22, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $6,898 870
161 Monsieur Verdoux Apr 11, 1947 Black Comedy Not Rated $6,581 830
162 Addiction Incorporated Dec 14, 2011 Documentary PG-13 $6,442 812
163 Florent: Queen of the Meat … May 20, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $6,282 792
164 Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy… Dec 3, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $6,006 757
165 Elevate Oct 21, 2011 Documentary PG $5,580 704
166 Sons of Perdition Feb 18, 2011 Documentary R $5,401 681
167 Genius Within: The Inner Li… Sep 10, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $5,386 679
168 Burke & Hare Sep 9, 2011 Black Comedy R $4,833 609
169 Building Hope Jun 3, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $4,000 504
170 The Harvest/La Cosecha Jul 29, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,709 468
171 The Sons of Tennessee Williams Oct 7, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,242 409
172 Plastic Planet Jan 14, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,164 399
173 The Weird World of Blowfly Sep 16, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $3,062 386
174 Corman's World: Exploits of… Dec 16, 2011 Documentary R $3,050 385
175 Protektor Aug 5, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $2,968 374
176 Raw Faith May 28, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $2,711 342
177 Forks Over Knives May 6, 2011 Documentary PG $2,700 340
178 Det røde kapel Dec 29, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $2,657 335
179 Knuckle Dec 9, 2011 Documentary R $2,647 334
180 Brutal Beauty: Tales of the… Jan 8, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $2,647 334
181 American Grindhouse Jun 18, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $1,931 244
182 Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inf… Jul 16, 2010 Documentary Not Rated $1,161 146
Total Gross of All Movies$422,131,301
Total Tickets Sold53,232,193

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2011. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2011. 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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