US Movie Market Summary for 2006
Total Box Office Gross: $9,253,339,890
Tickets sold: 1,412,723,663
Average ticket price:$6.55
Top Grossing Movies of 2006
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2006 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
7/7/2006
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$423,315,812 |
64,628,368 |
$464,031,682 |
| 2 |
Cars
|
6/9/2006
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$244,052,771 |
37,259,965 |
$267,526,549 |
| 3 |
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
5/26/2006
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$234,362,462 |
35,780,529 |
$256,904,198 |
| 4 |
The Da Vinci Code
|
5/19/2006
|
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$217,536,138 |
33,211,624 |
$238,459,460 |
| 5 |
Superman Returns
|
6/28/2006
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$200,120,000 |
30,552,672 |
$219,368,185 |
| 6 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown
|
3/31/2006
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$195,330,621 |
29,821,469 |
$214,118,147 |
| 7 |
Happy Feet
|
11/17/2006
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$178,325,897 |
27,225,328 |
$195,477,855 |
| 8 |
Over the Hedge
|
5/19/2006
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$155,019,340 |
23,667,075 |
$169,929,599 |
| 9 |
Casino Royale
|
11/17/2006
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$153,531,944 |
23,439,991 |
$168,299,135 |
| 10 |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
|
8/4/2006
|
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$148,213,377 |
22,627,996 |
$162,469,011 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2006
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
26 |
$1,545,688,614 |
235,982,995 |
16.71% |
| 2 |
Buena Vista
|
25 |
$1,475,369,846 |
225,247,304 |
15.95% |
| 3 |
20th Century Fox
|
28 |
$1,397,485,800 |
213,356,610 |
15.10% |
| 4 |
Warner Bros.
|
26 |
$1,195,146,509 |
182,465,119 |
12.92% |
| 5 |
Paramount Pictures
|
19 |
$953,353,783 |
145,550,197 |
10.30% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
22 |
$797,380,892 |
121,737,541 |
8.62% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate
|
16 |
$328,980,800 |
50,226,076 |
3.56% |
| 8 |
New Line
|
13 |
$251,203,884 |
38,351,737 |
2.72% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
13 |
$172,916,765 |
26,399,507 |
1.87% |
| 10 |
Fox Searchlight
|
15 |
$163,810,799 |
25,009,282 |
1.77% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2006
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
139 |
$3,020,164,530 |
461,093,820 |
32.66% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
32 |
$1,799,390,469 |
274,716,103 |
19.46% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
254 |
$1,572,859,951 |
240,131,300 |
17.01% |
| 4 |
Action
|
31 |
$1,007,423,747 |
153,805,154 |
10.89% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
35 |
$742,127,938 |
113,301,974 |
8.02% |
| 6 |
Horror
|
28 |
$553,291,644 |
84,472,008 |
5.98% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy
|
18 |
$344,572,667 |
52,606,514 |
3.73% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
106 |
$101,293,396 |
15,464,642 |
1.10% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
6 |
$71,266,777 |
10,880,425 |
.77% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
5 |
$32,134,153 |
4,905,978 |
.35% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2006
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
136 |
$4,418,031,339 |
674,508,604 |
47.75% |
| 2 |
PG
|
67 |
$2,104,740,774 |
321,334,472 |
22.75% |
| 3 |
R
|
222 |
$1,971,390,631 |
300,975,665 |
21.30% |
| 4 |
G
|
14 |
$533,275,747 |
81,416,145 |
5.76% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
282 |
$225,802,341 |
34,473,654 |
2.44% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2006
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
299 |
$3,348,203,284 |
511,176,075 |
36.22% |
| 2 |
Sequel
|
31 |
$2,087,493,690 |
318,701,328 |
22.58% |
| 3 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
90 |
$1,483,107,947 |
226,428,698 |
16.04% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
140 |
$748,424,351 |
114,263,263 |
8.10% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
21 |
$747,400,423 |
114,106,935 |
8.08% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
8 |
$461,085,085 |
70,394,670 |
4.99% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
7 |
$205,540,678 |
31,380,255 |
2.22% |
| 8 |
Based on Game
|
2 |
$49,388,052 |
7,540,161 |
.53% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
9 |
$45,061,257 |
6,879,583 |
.49% |
| 10 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$41,348,556 |
6,312,757 |
.45% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2006
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
599 |
$7,865,397,496 |
1,200,824,054 |
85.07% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
15 |
$1,082,432,337 |
165,256,846 |
11.71% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
6 |
$225,026,312 |
34,355,162 |
2.43% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
3 |
$58,616,016 |
8,949,011 |
.63% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
1 |
$8,700,869 |
1,328,377 |
.09% |
| 6 |
Rotoscoping
|
1 |
$5,501,616 |
839,941 |
.06% |
| 7 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
2 |
$168,596 |
25,740 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2006
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
317 |
$4,383,083,138 |
669,172,999 |
47.41% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
31 |
$1,495,063,330 |
228,253,946 |
16.17% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction
|
15 |
$1,188,406,440 |
181,436,098 |
12.86% |
| 4 |
Dramatization
|
46 |
$720,570,209 |
110,010,720 |
7.79% |
| 5 |
Historical Fiction
|
61 |
$639,274,181 |
97,599,112 |
6.92% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
4 |
$468,644,002 |
71,548,704 |
5.07% |
| 7 |
Science Fiction
|
17 |
$180,555,395 |
27,565,709 |
1.95% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
108 |
$165,631,721 |
25,287,287 |
1.79% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
4 |
$3,058,815 |
466,995 |
.03% |
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