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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Box Office Performance for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Superman Returns Adventure PG-13 $200,120,000 30,552,672 $219,368,185
2 Over the Hedge Comedy PG $155,019,340 23,667,075 $169,929,599
3 V for Vendetta Action R $70,496,802 10,762,871 $77,277,414
4 The Covenant Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $23,342,105 3,563,680 $25,587,222
5 Zoom Adventure PG $11,631,245 1,775,763 $12,749,978
6 A History of Violence Drama R $280,668 42,850 $307,663
7 The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green Comedy R $153,122 23,377 $167,847
8 Azumi Action Not Rated $41,803 6,382 $45,823
Total Gross of All Movies$461,085,085
Total Tickets Sold70,394,670
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$505,433,731

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2006. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2006. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2005 will most likely earn money in 2005 and 2006. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.