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  • The Documentary Box Office Fizzle of 2016
    The soft year at the box office may set the trend for the future theatrical life of all documentaries.
    Tom Roston 5 min read September 29, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: 'Stories We Tell' Heads to Theaters
    Tom Roston reflects on Sarah Polley's 'Stories We Tell' after a first weekend of box office success.
    Tom Roston 3 min read May 13, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Could More Docs Be Box Office Contenders With Larger Distribution?
    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, The Imposter, and Searching for Sugar Man have had impressive earnings at the box office recently, which begs the question: could these have been big box office contenders with a larger distribution and marketing campaign?
    Tom Roston 3 min read July 30, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar 2012: Predicting the Documentary Winners
    Who will win? Doc Soup Man has picked it for four years running. But this year, he says, is one of the closest races in years.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 22, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Documentary Year in Review Countdown #9: 'Senna' Breaks U.K. Box-Office Records
    POV is counting down the top documentary stories of 2011 on New Year's Eve 2012.
    Emily Thomas 1 min read December 31, 2011 Documentary News Comments