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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 American Hustle Dec 13, 2013 Black Comedy R $62,194,684 7,612,568
2 Get on Up Aug 1, 2014 Drama PG-13 $30,569,935 3,741,730
3 Saving Mr. Banks Dec 20, 2013 Drama PG-13 $24,341,481 2,979,373
4 Bears Apr 18, 2014 Documentary G $17,780,194 2,176,278
5 America: Imagine a World Wi… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $14,444,502 1,767,992
6 Dallas Buyers Club Nov 1, 2013 Drama R $10,997,442 1,346,076
7 Belle May 2, 2014 Drama PG $10,726,630 1,312,929
8 Big Eyes Dec 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $9,924,025 1,214,690
9 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Apr 4, 2014 Documentary G $8,860,004 1,084,455
10 Foxcatcher Nov 14, 2014 Drama R $7,942,789 972,189
11 Cantinflas Aug 29, 2014 Drama PG $6,382,924 781,263
12 Jerusalem Sep 13, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $6,304,112 771,617
13 Meet the Mormons Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $6,028,558 737,889
14 Hubble 3D Mar 19, 2010 Documentary G $5,754,866 704,389
15 Cesar Chavez Mar 28, 2014 Drama PG-13 $5,571,497 681,945
16 Journey to the South Pacific Nov 27, 2013 Documentary G $5,238,809 641,225
17 Myeong-ryang Aug 8, 2014 Drama Not Rated $2,830,989 346,510
18 The Fluffy Movie Jul 25, 2014 Concert/Perfor… PG-13 $2,827,393 346,070
19 Kill the Messenger Oct 10, 2014 Thriller/Suspense R $2,450,846 299,981
20 Captain Phillips Oct 11, 2013 Drama PG-13 $2,301,683 281,723
21 CitizenFour Oct 24, 2014 Documentary R $2,263,209 277,014
22 Only Lovers Left Alive Apr 11, 2014 Drama R $1,876,685 229,704
23 Tim's Vermeer Jan 31, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $1,670,806 204,505
24 Fed Up May 9, 2014 Documentary PG $1,538,898 188,359
25 Finding Vivian Maier Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,509,131 184,716
26 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nov 29, 2013 Drama PG-13 $1,261,498 154,406
27 50 to 1 Mar 21, 2014 Drama PG-13 $1,069,454 130,900
28 Stalingrad Oct 10, 2013 Drama R $1,013,945 124,105
29 Awake: The Life of Yogananda Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $1,001,998 122,643
30 Mr. Turner Dec 19, 2014 Drama R $962,818 117,847
31 Particle Fever Mar 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $869,838 106,467
32 Born to be Wild 3D Apr 8, 2011 Documentary G $842,817 103,159
33 Under the Sea 3D Feb 13, 2009 Documentary G $746,627 91,386
34 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $728,699 89,192
35 Yves Saint Laurent Jun 25, 2014 Drama R $723,593 88,567
36 To the Arctic 3D Apr 20, 2012 Documentary G $674,932 82,611
37 Jodorowsky’s Dune Mar 21, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $646,512 79,132
38 Walking the Camino: Six Way… Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $601,934 73,676
39 The Saratov Approach Oct 9, 2013 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $573,874 70,241
40 23 Blast Oct 24, 2014 Drama PG-13 $549,185 67,219
41 On Any Sunday: The Next Cha… Nov 7, 2014 Documentary PG $509,916 62,413
42 Tracks Sep 19, 2014 Drama PG-13 $509,815 62,400
43 Last Days in Vietnam Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $440,031 53,859
44 La petite reine Jun 13, 2014 Drama Not Rated $430,527 52,696
45 Wakolda Apr 25, 2014 Drama PG-13 $414,912 50,784
46 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Oct 25, 2013 Comedy R $377,575 46,214
47 When Comedy Went to School Aug 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $365,548 44,742
48 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Oct 24, 2014 Documentary PG $365,522 44,739
49 Jimi: All is By My Side Sep 26, 2014 Drama R $340,911 41,727
50 Lee Daniels' The Butler Aug 16, 2013 Drama PG-13 $338,433 41,423
51 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Feb 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $330,083 40,401
52 Björk: Biophilia Live Sep 26, 2014 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $319,456 39,101
53 The Hornet’s Nest May 9, 2014 Documentary R $312,706 38,274
54 20,000 Days on Earth Sep 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $277,770 33,998
55 The Unknown Known Apr 2, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $275,658 33,740
56 The Green Prince Sep 12, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $258,237 31,607
57 Alive Inside Jul 18, 2014 Documentary R $256,682 31,417
58 The Galapagos Affair: Satan… Apr 4, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $247,159 30,252
59 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $245,194 30,011
60 Justin Bieber’s Believe Dec 25, 2013 Documentary PG $243,584 29,814
61 Art and Craft Sep 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $237,091 29,019
62 Antarctica: A Year on Ice Nov 28, 2014 Documentary PG $234,047 28,647
63 Supermensch: The Legend of … Jun 6, 2014 Documentary R $212,701 26,034
64 I Am Eleven Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $202,911 24,836
65 Code Black Jun 20, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $190,229 23,283
66 National Gallery Nov 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $189,344 23,175
67 The Armstrong Lie Nov 8, 2013 Documentary R $186,846 22,869
68 Anita: Speaking Truth to Power Mar 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $172,634 21,130
69 Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaqu… Feb 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $172,120 21,067
70 The Last of Robin Hood Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $171,138 20,947
71 Nas: Time is Illmatic Oct 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $164,540 20,139
72 Keep On Keepin’ On Sep 19, 2014 Documentary R $162,530 19,893
73 Citizen Koch Jun 6, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $153,908 18,838
74 From the Rough Apr 23, 2014 Drama PG $150,000 18,359
75 James Cameron’s Deepsea Cha… Aug 8, 2014 Documentary PG $149,879 18,345
76 Kids for Cash Feb 7, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $143,178 17,524
77 Mistaken for Strangers Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $138,991 17,012
78 Dancing in Jaffa Apr 11, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $136,257 16,677
79 Le metis de Dieu Jan 3, 2014 Drama Not Rated $133,672 16,361
80 Gore Vidal: The United Stat… May 23, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $133,296 16,315
81 20 Feet From Stardom Jun 14, 2013 Documentary PG-13 $124,984 15,297
82 Finding Fela! Aug 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $120,426 14,740
83 Libertador Oct 3, 2014 Drama R $113,067 13,839
84 God the Father Oct 14, 2014 Documentary R $109,508 13,403
85 Korengal May 30, 2014 Documentary R $101,310 12,400
86 The Overnighters Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $100,023 12,242
87 Huang jin shi dai Oct 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $99,872 12,224
88 Ivory Tower Jun 13, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $99,555 12,185
89 One Chance Oct 10, 2014 Drama PG-13 $90,592 11,088
90 Pump Sep 19, 2014 Documentary PG $89,787 10,989
91 Visitors Jan 24, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $81,470 9,971
92 Advanced Style Sep 26, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $81,004 9,914
93 12 O’Clock Boys Jan 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $80,030 9,795
94 Fort McCoy Aug 15, 2014 Drama R $78,948 9,663
95 Whitey: United States of Am… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary R $75,881 9,287
96 Cutie and the Boxer Aug 16, 2013 Documentary R $73,892 9,044
97 The Square Oct 25, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $71,290 8,725
98 Take Me to the River Sep 12, 2014 Documentary PG $68,598 8,396
99 For No Good Reason Apr 25, 2014 Documentary R $67,105 8,213
100 Through a Lens Darkly Aug 27, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $64,441 7,887
101 Watermark Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $64,031 7,837
102 Dom over dod man Jun 20, 2014 Drama Not Rated $62,506 7,650
103 Maidentrip Dec 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $60,985 7,464
104 Sweet Dreams Nov 15, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $59,403 7,270
105 Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $57,322 7,016
106 Big Men Mar 14, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $55,032 6,735
107 Low Down Oct 24, 2014 Drama R $52,337 6,405
108 To Be Takei Aug 22, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $51,481 6,301
109 L'image manquante Mar 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $51,337 6,283
110 The Internet’s Own Boy: The… Jun 27, 2014 Documentary R $50,735 6,209
111 NOW: In the Wings on a Worl… May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $49,591 6,069
112 She's Beautiful When She's … Dec 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $48,676 5,957
113 American Mustang Jan 17, 2014 Documentary PG $48,218 5,901
114 There’s No Place Like Utopia Jul 18, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $45,254 5,539
115 The Dog Aug 8, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $44,582 5,456
116 If You Build It Jan 10, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $43,393 5,311
117 Next Goal Wins Jan 4, 2023 Documentary Not Rated $43,089 5,274
118 Flamenco, Flamenco Nov 18, 2011 Documentary Not Rated $42,297 5,177
119 Le dernier des injustes Feb 7, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $40,563 4,964
120 Teenage Mar 14, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $40,169 4,916
121 Fire in the Blood Sep 6, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $36,228 4,434
122 Pulp: a Film About Life, De… Nov 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $35,866 4,389
123 Ekspeditionen til verdens ende Aug 20, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $33,416 4,090
124 Sagrada: el misteri de la c… Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $32,600 3,990
125 Documented May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $30,662 3,752
126 Stations of the Elevated Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $28,516 3,490
127 Monk With a Camera Nov 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $27,663 3,385
128 Bettie Page Reveals All Nov 22, 2013 Documentary R $26,342 3,224
129 Horici ker Jun 11, 2014 Drama Not Rated $26,105 3,195
130 Elena May 30, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $25,866 3,165
131 The Act of Killing Jul 19, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $25,142 3,077
132 Jimmy P. Feb 14, 2014 Drama Not Rated $24,791 3,034
133 Muscle Shoals Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $24,431 2,990
134 Happy Valley Nov 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $23,868 2,921
135 Video Games: The Movie Jul 18, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $23,043 2,820
136 Der Anstandige Oct 1, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $20,240 2,477
137 The Past is a Grotesque Animal Jun 19, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $20,056 2,454
138 Peter Brook: The Tightrope Jan 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,365 2,370
139 Watchers of the Sky Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,339 2,367
140 The Kill Team Jul 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $19,183 2,347
141 Who is Dayani Cristal? Apr 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $18,190 2,226
142 Levitated Mass Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $16,086 1,968
143 Magician: The Astonishing L… Dec 10, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $15,528 1,900
144 Free the Mind May 3, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $15,069 1,844
145 Fifi az khoshhali zooze mak… Aug 8, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $13,614 1,666
146 The Pleasures of Being Out … Jun 25, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $13,137 1,607
147 K2: Siren of the Himalayas Aug 22, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $12,959 1,586
148 Inequality for All Sep 27, 2013 Documentary PG $12,301 1,505
149 Touch the Wall Nov 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $12,156 1,487
150 The Final Member Apr 18, 2014 Documentary R $11,428 1,398
151 Oxygen for the Ears: Living… Aug 31, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $11,293 1,382
152 Pay 2 Play: Democracy’s Hig… Sep 5, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $11,021 1,348
153 American Promise Oct 18, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $10,317 1,262
154 The Endless Summer Jul 23, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $10,233 1,252
155 The Great Invisible Oct 29, 2014 Documentary PG-13 $9,952 1,218
156 The Search for General Tso Jan 2, 2015 Documentary Not Rated $9,336 1,142
157 Kabbalah Me Aug 21, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $8,671 1,061
158 Next Year Jerusalem May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $8,093 990
159 Faith Connections Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,772 951
160 Plot for Peace Oct 31, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $7,051 863
161 Camille Claudel: 1915 Oct 16, 2013 Drama Not Rated $6,941 849
162 I Am Ali Oct 10, 2014 Documentary PG $6,526 798
163 Revenge of the Mekons Oct 29, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $6,487 794
164 More Than Honey Jun 12, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $6,347 776
165 In No Great Hurry: 13 Lesso… Jan 3, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $6,033 738
166 The Hacker Wars Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,916 724
167 The Punk Singer Nov 29, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $5,604 685
168 Kid Cannabis Apr 18, 2014 Drama Not Rated $5,565 681
169 Flex is Kings Apr 4, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,418 663
170 Web Junkie Aug 6, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $5,338 653
171 At Berkeley Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $5,254 643
172 Violette Nov 29, 2013 Drama Not Rated $4,981 609
173 Tore tanzt Jun 27, 2014 Horror Not Rated $4,871 596
174 Half the Road Apr 18, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,783 585
175 Death Metal Angola Nov 7, 2014 Documentary R $4,674 572
176 Smiling Through the Apocalypse Sep 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,560 558
177 Jews of Egypt Mar 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $4,506 551
178 Life of a King Jan 17, 2014 Drama PG-13 $4,304 526
179 Showrunners: The Art of Run… Oct 29, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $3,100 379
180 Assistance mortelle Feb 28, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $3,000 367
181 Mercedes Sosa: La voz de La… Jan 24, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,648 324
182 Dinosaur 13 Aug 15, 2014 Documentary PG $2,500 305
183 Evergreen: The Road to Lega… Jun 13, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,363 289
184 Design is One Oct 11, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $2,308 282
185 Algorithms Oct 17, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $2,021 247
186 Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $2,015 246
187 Born to Fly: Elizabeth Stre… Sep 10, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,822 223
188 More Than the Rainbow May 2, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,677 205
189 The Human Scale Sep 20, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,635 200
190 Summer in February Jan 17, 2014 Drama Not Rated $1,624 198
191 The Trials of Muhammad Ali Aug 23, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,440 176
192 The Life of Reilly Nov 9, 2007 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,267 155
193 People of a Feather Nov 8, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $1,194 146
194 We Are the Giant Dec 12, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $1,088 133
195 Free the Nipple Dec 12, 2014 Comedy Not Rated $935 114
196 A People Uncounted May 16, 2014 Documentary Not Rated $930 113
197 Jamel Shabazz: Street Photo… Aug 2, 2013 Documentary Not Rated $614 75
Total Gross of All Movies$278,586,849
Total Tickets Sold34,098,664

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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