Top Grossing Documentary Movies in 2005
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Da Vinci Code |  EN | $217,536,138 | $801,349,858 |
| 2 | March of the Penguins | EN | $77,437,223 | $127,392,693 |
| 3 | The Real Amityville Horror | EN | $65,233,369 | $107,516,369 |
| 4 | little man | EN | $58,645,052 | $104,003,322 |
| 5 | Seamless | EN | $24,633,730 | $68,072,848 |
| 6 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D | EN | $34,137,524 | $40,339,402 |
| 7 | Wild Safari 3D | EN | $16,621,530 | $34,257,135 |
| 8 | Aliens of the Deep | EN | $8,968,684 | $12,775,590 |
| 9 | Mad Hot Ballroom | EN | $8,117,961 | $9,104,327 |
| 10 | The Red Orchestra |  DE | - | $7,853,740 |
| 11 | The Aristocrats | EN | $6,377,461 | $6,809,788 |
| 12 | The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear | EN | - | $4,980,529 |
| 13 | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room | EN | $4,071,700 | $4,854,164 |
| 14 | Rize | EN | $3,336,391 | $4,646,889 |
| 15 | Grizzly Man | EN | $3,178,403 | $4,065,006 |
| 16 | Genesis |  FR | $16,413 | $3,139,313 |
| 17 | We Feed the World | DE | - | $3,091,018 |
| 18 | Darwin's Nightmare | EN | $203,746 | $2,981,713 |
| 19 | Gallipoli | EN | - | $2,609,078 |
| 20 | Viva Zapatero! |  IT | - | $1,904,173 |
| 21 | Mondovino | EN | $209,618 | $1,788,325 |
| 22 | Murderball | EN | $1,531,154 | $1,751,895 |
| 23 | Ballets Russes | EN | $815,848 | $1,331,363 |
| 24 | First Descent | EN | $750,805 | $988,368 |
| 25 | Mystery of the Nile | EN | - | $938,691 |
| 26 | Inside Deep Throat | EN | $691,880 | $709,832 |
| 27 | Gunner Palace | EN | $607,844 | $688,668 |
| 28 | Dust to Glory | EN | $640,013 | $640,013 |
| 29 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $381,225 | $498,077 | |
| 30 | The White Diamond | EN | - | $386,927 |
| 31 | The Boys of Baraka | EN | $323,860 | $323,860 |
| 32 | A League of Ordinary Gentlemen | EN | $18,807 | $322,615 |
| 33 | Searching for Ester |  CS | - | $278,678 |
| 34 | My Date with Drew | EN | $181,041 | $262,770 |
| 35 | Gay Sex in the 70s | EN | $249,565 | $249,565 |
| 36 | Watermarks | EN | $246,094 | $246,094 |
| 37 | New York Doll | EN | $219,672 | $237,136 |
| 38 | The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till | EN | $204,956 | $204,956 |
| 39 | Protocols of Zion | EN | $178,875 | $178,875 |
| 40 | Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie | EN | $176,801 | $176,801 |
| 41 | Music from the Inside Out | EN | $141,504 | $141,504 |
| 42 | Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt | EN | $129,988 | $129,988 |
| 43 | After Innocence | EN | $114,264 | $114,264 |
| 44 | Iberia |  ES | - | $109,554 |
| 45 | A State of Mind | EN | $41,468 | $81,450 |
| 46 | The Future of Food | EN | $81,280 | $81,280 |
| 47 | Real: The Movie | ES | - | $80,304 |
| 48 | The Nomi Song | EN | $74,631 | $74,631 |
| 49 | Naked in Ashes | EN | $72,073 | $72,073 |
| 50 | Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire | EN | $68,249 | $68,249 |
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