Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2006
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2006 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$104,510,417 |
15,955,789 |
$114,562,565 |
| 2 |
World Trade Center
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$70,278,893 |
10,729,602 |
$77,038,542 |
| 3 |
Invincible
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$57,806,952 |
8,825,489 |
$63,367,011 |
| 4 |
Glory Road
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$42,643,187 |
6,510,410 |
$46,744,744 |
| 5 |
Gridiron Gang
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$38,432,823 |
5,867,607 |
$42,129,418 |
| 6 |
The Good Shepherd
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,305,620 |
5,848,186 |
$41,989,975 |
| 7 |
The Nativity Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$36,276,572 |
5,538,408 |
$39,765,769 |
| 8 |
Take the Lead
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$34,703,228 |
5,298,203 |
$38,041,098 |
| 9 |
United 93
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,483,450 |
4,806,634 |
$34,511,632 |
| 10 |
Munich
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,430,085 |
4,798,486 |
$34,453,129 |
| 11 |
The Queen
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$28,196,606 |
4,304,825 |
$30,908,644 |
| 12 |
We Are... Marshall
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$27,471,812 |
4,194,170 |
$30,114,141 |
| 13 |
Walk the Line
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$27,082,094 |
4,134,671 |
$29,686,938 |
| 14 |
Jet Li's Fearless
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$24,633,730 |
3,760,875 |
$27,003,083 |
| 15 |
Capote
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,714,937 |
2,551,899 |
$18,322,635 |
| 16 |
Marie Antoinette
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$15,962,471 |
2,437,018 |
$17,497,789 |
| 17 |
Hollywoodland
|
Drama
|
R
|
$14,426,251 |
2,202,481 |
$15,813,814 |
| 18 |
Flyboys
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$13,090,630 |
1,998,569 |
$14,349,725 |
| 19 |
Bobby
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,034,972 |
1,684,729 |
$12,096,354 |
| 20 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
Documentary
|
Not Rated
|
$10,605,930 |
1,619,226 |
$11,626,043 |
| 21 |
The Night Listener
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,836,393 |
1,196,396 |
$8,590,123 |
| 22 |
Good Night and Good Luck
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$7,816,475 |
1,193,355 |
$8,568,289 |
| 23 |
Running With Scissors
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$6,860,000 |
1,047,328 |
$7,519,815 |
| 24 |
Catch a Fire
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$4,291,965 |
655,262 |
$4,704,781 |
| 25 |
The Last King of Scotland
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,628,294 |
553,938 |
$3,977,275 |
| 26 |
Wolf Creek
|
Horror
|
R
|
$3,026,943 |
462,129 |
$3,318,086 |
| 27 |
The Squid and the Whale
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,135,687 |
326,059 |
$2,341,104 |
| 28 |
Factory Girl
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,661,464 |
253,659 |
$1,821,272 |
| 29 |
The Notorious Bettie Page
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,410,778 |
215,386 |
$1,546,471 |
| 30 |
Find Me Guilty
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,173,673 |
179,187 |
$1,286,563 |
| 31 |
Infamous
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,151,330 |
175,776 |
$1,262,072 |
| 32 |
Peaceful Warrior
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,066,748 |
162,862 |
$1,169,349 |
| 33 |
Merry Christmas
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,054,361 |
160,971 |
$1,155,772 |
| 34 |
Sophie Scholl
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$680,331 |
103,867 |
$745,765 |
| 35 |
Copying Beethoven
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$351,036 |
53,593 |
$384,798 |
| 36 |
The Road to Guantanamo
|
Drama
|
R
|
$326,876 |
49,905 |
$358,318 |
| 37 |
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$321,198 |
49,038 |
$352,093 |
| 38 |
Fur
|
Drama
|
R
|
$223,202 |
34,077 |
$244,673 |
| 39 |
Jarhead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$168,530 |
25,730 |
$184,741 |
| 40 |
Mountain Patrol: Kekexili
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$142,157 |
21,703 |
$155,828 |
| 41 |
10th & Wolf
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$54,702 |
8,351 |
$59,960 |
| 42 |
North Country
|
Drama
|
R
|
$49,381 |
7,539 |
$54,130 |
| 43 |
Loggerheads
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$34,213 |
5,223 |
$37,501 |
| 44 |
Miss Potter
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$9,653 |
1,474 |
$10,583 |
| 45 |
Edvard Munch
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$2,955 |
451 |
$3,238 |
| 46 |
Therese
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,204 |
184 |
$1,321 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $720,570,209 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 110,010,720 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $789,876,970 |
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.
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