Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2006

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2006 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Saw III	Horror	R	$80,238,724	12,250,187	$96,653,975
2	The Omen	Horror	R	$54,607,383	8,337,005	$65,778,969
3	Final Destination 3	Horror	R	$54,098,051	8,259,244	$65,165,435
4	When a Stranger Calls	Horror	PG-13	$47,860,214	7,306,903	$57,651,465
5	Hostel	Horror	R	$47,277,326	7,217,912	$56,949,326
6	Silent Hill	Horror	R	$46,982,632	7,172,921	$56,594,347
7	The Hills Have Eyes	Horror	R	$41,777,564	6,378,254	$50,324,424
8	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning	Horror	R	$39,506,362	6,031,506	$47,588,582
9	The Grudge 2	Horror	PG-13	$39,143,839	5,976,159	$47,151,895
10	Stay Alive	Horror	PG-13	$23,078,294	3,523,404	$27,799,658
11	Pulse	Horror	R	$20,264,436	3,093,807	$24,410,137
12	An American Haunting	Horror	PG-13	$16,298,046	2,488,251	$19,632,300
13	See No Evil	Horror	R	$15,003,884	2,290,669	$18,073,378
14	Black Christmas	Horror	R	$12,131,298	1,852,107	$14,613,124
15	Slither	Horror	R	$7,774,730	1,186,982	$9,365,288
16	Wolf Creek	Horror	R	$3,026,943	462,129	$3,646,198
17	8 Films to Die For	Horror	Not Rated	$2,310,680	352,776	$2,783,403
18	Hard Candy	Horror	R	$1,007,962	153,887	$1,214,168
19	El Laberinto del Fauno	Horror	R	$568,641	86,815	$684,970
20	Tamara	Horror	R	$206,624	31,546	$248,898
21	Feast	Horror	R	$56,131	8,570	$67,617
22	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Horror	R	$24,216	3,697	$29,169
23	Cruel World	Horror	R	$17,986	2,746	$21,666
24	Hellbent	Horror	R	$8,039	1,227	$9,681
25	Marebito	Horror	Not Rated	$7,661	1,170	$9,231
26	Dead Man's Shoes	Horror	Not Rated	$6,013	918	$7,243
27	Hair High	Horror	Not Rated	$5,342	816	$6,438
28	Calvaire	Horror	Not Rated	$2,623	400	$3,156
Total Gross of All Movies				$553,291,644
Total Tickets Sold					84,472,008
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$666,484,143

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.