In an article about documentary training programs that appeared in the September-October 2004 issue of Documentary, I wrote, "Ten feature-length documentaries released theatrically since 1991 have grossed over $15 million globally, Daily Variety reported on June 25, 2004. This does not include television/cable, home video/DVD sales of these films, and excludes music/performance works and IMAX films. Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, which grossed over $21 million in its first weekend, might be the first non-IMAX doc to gross over $100 million--and actually help defeat a sitting president up for
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