Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' passes 'Madonna: Truth or Dare' for No. 4 documentary
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Sunday July 9, 2006
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"An Inconvenient Truth," the documentary based on former Vice President Al Gore's campaign to raise awareness of global warming, is now fourth-highest grossing documentary in the US market, according to figures compiled by boxofficemojo.com.
The Gore movie passed "Madonna: Truth or Dare" to reach the No. 4 spot this weekend. It has grossed just over $25 million in the United States, boxofficemojo.com estimated.
Michael Moore's "Farenheit 9/11" remains the top-grossing documentary in the US market, at over $219 million in domestic receipts. "Farenheit" also took in $203 million in non-US markets.
The box office figures are not corrected for inflation. They include documentaries released since 1982.
"An Inconvenient Truth," directed by Davis Guggenheim, opened in limited release May 24. It was showing on 562 screens this weekend.
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The BOXOFFICEMOJO.COM LIST of top-grossing documentaries.
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