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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Adventure PG-13 $423,315,812 64,628,368 $444,643,172
2 Ice Age: The Meltdown Adventure PG $195,330,621 29,821,469 $205,171,707
3 Click Comedy PG-13 $137,355,633 20,970,326 $144,275,843
4 Night at the Museum Comedy PG $115,822,154 17,682,772 $121,657,471
5 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Adventure PG $74,033,080 11,302,760 $77,762,989
6 Underworld: Evolution Action R $62,318,875 9,514,332 $65,458,604
7 The Shaggy Dog Comedy PG $61,123,569 9,331,843 $64,203,080
8 Eragon Adventure PG $56,420,434 8,613,807 $59,262,992
9 Final Destination 3 Horror R $54,098,051 8,259,244 $56,823,599
10 Charlotte's Web Drama G $52,532,601 8,020,244 $55,179,279
11 The Lake House Drama PG $52,330,111 7,989,330 $54,966,590
12 Hoodwinked Comedy PG $51,386,611 7,845,284 $53,975,554
13 King Kong Adventure PG-13 $49,574,715 7,568,659 $52,072,374
14 Nanny McPhee Comedy PG $47,279,279 7,218,211 $49,661,292
15 Lady in the Water Drama PG-13 $42,285,169 6,455,751 $44,415,567
16 Aquamarine Comedy PG $18,597,342 2,839,289 $19,534,308
17 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Adventure PG-13 $14,880,404 2,271,817 $15,630,101
18 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D Musical PG $8,687,496 1,326,335 $9,125,185
19 The Science of Sleep Thriller/Suspense R $4,670,644 713,075 $4,905,956
20 BloodRayne Action R $2,405,420 367,240 $2,526,611
21 Santa vs. The Snowman Adventure Not Rated $1,533,913 234,185 $1,611,193
22 Night Watch Action Not Rated $1,502,188 229,342 $1,577,873
23 The Promise Action PG-13 $669,625 102,233 $703,363
24 Haunted Castle Adventure PG $540,386 82,502 $567,614
25 Death of a President Drama R $519,086 79,250 $545,240
26 Drawing Restraint 9 Drama   $234,743 35,839 $246,572
27 Tamara Horror R $206,871 31,583 $217,291
28 Feast Horror R $56,131 8,570 $58,962
29 Piano Tuner of Earthquakes Drama   $15,852 2,420 $16,650
30 Hair High Horror   $5,342 816 $5,614
Total Gross of All Movies$1,529,732,158
Total Tickets Sold233,546,896
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,606,802,644

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.