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Originally posted by Undertoad
I think the last movie called a documentary to get box office was probably <i>Roger and Me</i>. Surprised it didn't jump right out at you tw.
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I thought of
Roger and Me earlier today.
When We Were Kings would probably be another valid entry - I have not seen it even though I wanted to.
(How many remember Howard Cossell's rants on the ABC radio network about how wrong the boxing commission, et al were in those days? Howard was FIRE at 6PM - "Speaking of Sport". Back then he was a trouble maker. Today he was correct. A tribute to the man who would stand up like a man.)
When to see
Roger and Me in the only area theater (that I could find) that showed this excellent movie. Penn's Landing. IOW was it really a box office theater movie when (I suspect) so many movie theaters did not have the balls to show it. I believe
When We Were Kings played to more theaters but got less return? Those who would remember the wild days, the attacks on Cassius Clay / Mohammed Ali just are not today's big movie goers.
But it does proven that some box office movies can be non-fiction. Reality is a problem. Reality is too boring for a clockbuster movie.
Did not see
The Perfect Storm so I don't know how accurate that was.