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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Box Office Performance for First Run Features Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 49 Up Documentary   $238,073 36,347 $250,067
2 The Bridesmaid Thriller/Suspense   $107,485 16,410 $112,901
3 Go For Zucker Comedy Not Rated $74,000 11,298 $77,730
4 Mongolian Ping Pong Comedy   $70,939 10,830 $74,510
5 Been Rich All My Life Documentary   $36,406 5,558 $38,239
6 Film Geek Comedy   $17,341 2,647 $18,211
7 Devil's Miner Documentary   $14,289 2,182 $15,012
8 Forgiving Dr. Mengele     $10,403 1,588 $10,925
9 The Goebbels Experiment Documentary Not Rated $6,400 977 $6,722
10 Electric Shadows   Not Rated $5,885 898 $6,178
11 Agnes and His Brothers Drama   $2,731 417 $2,869
12 Aristide and the Endless Revolution Documentary Not Rated $772 118 $812
Total Gross of All Movies$584,724
Total Tickets Sold89,270
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$614,178

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.