INCONVENIENT TRUTH BOX OFFICE WATCH: Grosses $1.2 Million Over Weekend; Now Ranks Fourth All-Time Among Documentaries

According to BoxOfficeMojo, the weekend take for Inconvenient Truth dropped to $1.16 million this week, down from $1.597 million last week, $2.016 million two weeks back, and $1.9 million three weeks ago. In total, the film has grossed $15,039,000, placing it fourth all time among documentaries, trailing Fahrenheit 9/11 at $119million, March of the Penguins at $77 million, and Bowling for Columbine at $21 million.

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