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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Cars Comedy G $244,052,771 37,259,965 $267,526,549
2 Happy Feet Adventure PG $178,325,897 27,225,328 $195,477,855
3 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Comedy PG-13 $148,213,377 22,627,996 $162,469,011
4 Click Comedy PG-13 $137,340,146 20,967,961 $150,549,960
5 The Break Up Romantic Comedy PG-13 $118,703,275 18,122,637 $130,120,534
6 Failure to Launch Romantic Comedy PG-13 $88,658,172 13,535,599 $97,185,601
7 Inside Man Thriller/Suspense R $88,513,495 13,513,511 $97,027,009
8 Open Season Adventure PG $84,325,668 12,874,148 $92,436,383
9 Nacho Libre Comedy PG $80,197,993 12,243,968 $87,911,690
10 You, Me and Dupree Comedy PG-13 $75,628,110 11,546,276 $82,902,262
11 Monster House Adventure PG $73,661,010 11,245,956 $80,745,964
12 Barnyard: The Original Party Animals Comedy PG $72,779,000 11,111,298 $79,779,120
13 R.V. Comedy PG $71,452,035 10,908,708 $78,324,523
14 Step Up Drama PG-13 $65,328,121 9,973,759 $71,611,590
15 Flushed Away Comedy PG $61,733,119 9,424,904 $67,670,811
16 Déjà Vu Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $61,574,479 9,400,684 $67,496,911
17 Little Miss Sunshine Comedy R $59,501,084 9,084,135 $65,224,089
18 Little Man Comedy PG-13 $58,295,702 8,900,107 $63,902,768
19 The Benchwarmers Comedy PG-13 $57,651,794 8,801,801 $63,196,931
20 The Guardian Action PG-13 $54,968,470 8,392,133 $60,255,515
21 The Holiday Romantic Comedy PG-13 $52,148,595 7,961,618 $57,164,417
22 Firewall Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $48,745,150 7,442,008 $53,433,617
23 Date Movie Comedy PG-13 $48,546,578 7,411,691 $53,215,941
24 Hostel Horror R $47,277,326 7,217,912 $51,824,608
25 Apocalypto Adventure R $42,654,236 6,512,097 $46,756,856
26 Lady in the Water Drama PG-13 $42,285,169 6,455,751 $46,352,292
27 John Tucker Must Die Comedy PG-13 $41,011,711 6,261,330 $44,956,349
28 Stranger Than Fiction Comedy PG-13 $40,435,190 6,173,311 $44,324,373
29 Man of the Year Comedy PG-13 $37,442,180 5,716,363 $41,043,486
30 The Wild Adventure G $37,384,046 5,707,488 $40,979,764
31 16 Blocks Action PG-13 $36,883,539 5,631,075 $40,431,119
32 Accepted Comedy PG-13 $36,323,505 5,545,573 $39,817,214
33 Blood Diamond Action R $35,726,534 5,454,433 $39,162,829
34 Deck the Halls Comedy PG $34,823,015 5,316,491 $38,172,405
35 Snakes on a Plane Thriller/Suspense R $34,020,814 5,194,017 $37,293,042
36 Employee of the Month Comedy PG-13 $28,444,855 4,342,726 $31,180,773
37 Crank Action R $27,838,408 4,250,139 $30,515,998
38 Stick It Comedy PG-13 $26,910,736 4,108,509 $29,499,095
39 The Descent Thriller/Suspense R $26,024,456 3,973,199 $28,527,569
40 Stay Alive Horror PG-13 $23,078,294 3,523,404 $25,298,041
41 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Comedy PG-13 $22,530,295 3,439,740 $24,697,333
42 Lucky Number Slevin Thriller/Suspense R $22,495,466 3,434,422 $24,659,150
43 Match Point Thriller/Suspense R $22,358,543 3,413,518 $24,509,059
44 Waist Deep Drama R $21,344,312 3,258,674 $23,397,279
45 ATL Comedy PG-13 $21,160,089 3,230,548 $23,195,335
46 A Prairie Home Companion Comedy PG-13 $20,342,852 3,105,779 $22,299,493
47 Babel Drama R $19,825,138 3,026,739 $21,731,986
48 Beerfest Comedy R $19,185,184 2,929,036 $21,030,478
49 Akeelah and the Bee Drama PG $18,848,430 2,877,623 $20,661,333
50 The Marine Action PG-13 $18,789,410 2,868,612 $20,596,634
51 Ultraviolet Action PG-13 $18,500,966 2,824,575 $20,280,449
52 Just My Luck Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,326,650 2,645,290 $18,993,182
53 Annapolis Drama PG-13 $17,119,321 2,613,637 $18,765,914
54 Rumor Has It Comedy PG-13 $16,130,493 2,462,671 $17,681,978
55 Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Comedy PG-13 $15,655,665 2,390,178 $17,161,478
56 See No Evil Horror R $15,003,884 2,290,669 $16,447,003
57 Unaccompanied Minors Comedy PG $14,993,733 2,289,120 $16,435,882
58 Everyone's Hero Adventure G $14,523,101 2,217,267 $15,919,977
59 The Ringer Comedy PG-13 $13,771,831 2,102,570 $15,096,453
60 The Family Stone Comedy PG-13 $13,727,405 2,095,787 $15,047,751
61 Friends with Money Comedy R $13,368,437 2,040,983 $14,654,258
62 Bon Cop, Bad Cop Comedy Not Rated $12,628,571 1,928,026 $13,843,227
63 Idlewild Musical R $12,571,185 1,919,265 $13,780,323
64 The New World Adventure PG-13 $12,534,378 1,913,645 $13,739,971
65 The Matador Thriller/Suspense R $12,496,943 1,907,930 $13,698,937
66 The Protector Action R $12,044,087 1,838,792 $13,202,527
67 End of the Spear Drama PG-13 $11,703,287 1,786,761 $12,828,944
68 Material Girls Comedy PG $11,449,638 1,748,036 $12,550,898
69 Something New Drama PG-13 $11,425,894 1,744,411 $12,524,871
70 Mrs. Henderson Presents Comedy R $10,573,324 1,614,248 $11,590,301
71 Scoop Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,525,717 1,606,980 $11,538,116
72 Facing the Giants Drama PG $10,072,889 1,537,846 $11,041,734
73 The Fountain Drama PG-13 $9,930,941 1,516,174 $10,886,129
74 Transamerica Drama R $8,722,398 1,331,664 $9,561,348
75 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D Musical PG $8,700,869 1,328,377 $9,537,747
76 Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny Comedy R $8,312,827 1,269,134 $9,112,382
77 Slither Horror R $7,774,730 1,186,982 $8,522,531
78 The Return Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $7,744,785 1,182,410 $8,489,704
79 American Dreamz Black Comedy PG-13 $7,156,725 1,092,630 $7,845,083
80 Phat Girlz Romantic Comedy PG-13 $7,059,537 1,077,792 $7,738,547
81 Crossover Drama PG-13 $7,009,668 1,070,178 $7,683,878
82 Turistas Thriller/Suspense R $6,955,035 1,061,837 $7,623,990
83 Running Scared Action R $6,855,137 1,046,586 $7,514,487
84 Grandma's Boy Comedy R $6,088,249 929,504 $6,673,839
85 Water Drama PG-13 $5,529,144 844,144 $6,060,954
86 For Your Consideration Comedy PG-13 $5,414,596 826,656 $5,935,390
87 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Drama R $4,991,631 762,081 $5,471,742
88 Volver Comedy R $4,753,067 725,659 $5,210,232
89 The Science of Sleep Thriller/Suspense R $4,670,644 713,075 $5,119,879
90 Let's Go to Prison Comedy R $4,613,815 704,399 $5,057,585
91 Keeping Up with the Steins Comedy PG-13 $4,339,241 662,480 $4,756,606
92 Goal! The Dream Begins Drama PG $4,283,255 653,932 $4,695,232
93 Hidden Drama R $3,403,835 519,669 $3,731,223
94 Harsh Times Drama R $3,337,931 509,608 $3,658,985
95 Art School Confidential Comedy R $3,297,137 503,380 $3,614,268
96 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Drama Not Rated $3,275,443 500,068 $3,590,488
97 Boynton Beach Club Romantic Comedy R $3,127,472 477,477 $3,428,285
98 Chicken Little Adventure G $3,116,423 475,790 $3,416,172
99 La mujer de mi hermano Drama R $2,804,642 428,190 $3,074,404
100 Half Nelson Drama R $2,697,938 411,899 $2,957,435
101 The Lost City Drama R $2,484,186 379,265 $2,723,123
102 Le Secret de ma Mere Comedy Not Rated $2,399,232 366,295 $2,629,998
103 Lage Raho Munnabhai Comedy Not Rated $2,217,561 338,559 $2,430,854
104 Rang De Basanti Adventure Not Rated $2,197,331 335,470 $2,408,675
105 Fanaa Drama Not Rated $2,105,351 321,428 $2,307,853
106 Brick Drama R $2,075,743 316,907 $2,275,392
107 Shortbus Comedy Not Rated $1,932,625 295,057 $2,118,509
108 The Proposition Drama R $1,903,434 290,601 $2,086,515
109 Kinky Boots Comedy PG-13 $1,822,428 278,233 $1,997,713
110 Quinceanera Drama R $1,692,693 258,426 $1,855,499
111 Keeping Mum Comedy R $1,604,816 245,010 $1,759,172
112 Trust the Man Comedy R $1,530,535 233,669 $1,677,743
113 The Proposition Drama R $1,500,506 229,085 $1,644,830
114 The White Countess Drama PG-13 $1,468,447 224,190 $1,609,684
115 My Best Friend Comedy PG-13 $1,422,461 217,170 $1,559,281
116 District 13 Action R $1,197,786 182,868 $1,312,992
117 Just Friends Comedy PG-13 $1,020,155 155,749 $1,118,278
118 Hard Candy Horror R $1,007,962 153,887 $1,104,909
119 Breaking and Entering Drama R $930,469 142,056 $1,019,962
120 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Comedy PG-13 $887,416 135,483 $972,768
121 Guadalupe Drama PG $816,799 124,702 $895,360
122 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Adventure Not Rated $768,742 117,365 $842,681
123 Imagine Me & You Romantic Comedy R $671,240 102,479 $735,799
124 The Promise Action PG-13 $668,171 102,011 $732,439
125 Another Gay Movie Comedy Not Rated $654,132 99,867 $717,045
126 The Child Drama R $651,941 99,533 $714,647
127 Jaan-E-Maan Musical Not Rated $650,000 99,237 $712,522
128 Down in the Valley Western R $568,932 86,860 $623,655
129 Pan's Labyrinth Horror R $568,641 86,815 $623,332
130 Flightplan Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $546,652 83,458 $599,228
131 Changing Times Drama Not Rated $545,255 83,245 $597,699
132 Haunted Castle Adventure PG $541,636 82,693 $593,736
133 The House of Sand Drama R $539,285 82,334 $591,158
134 Death of a President Drama R $519,086 79,250 $569,015
135 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Drama R $516,139 78,800 $565,784
136 Bhagam Bhag Comedy Not Rated $514,778 78,592 $564,291
137 Artie Lange's Beer League Comedy R $475,000 72,519 $520,686
138 Church Ball Comedy PG $464,991 70,991 $509,715
139 Idiocracy Comedy R $444,093 67,800 $486,804
140 Don't Come Knocking Drama R $440,793 67,297 $483,192
141 The Second Chance Drama PG-13 $432,253 65,993 $473,830
142 When Do We Eat? Comedy R $428,432 65,409 $469,637
143 The Oh in Ohio Romantic Comedy R $418,689 63,922 $458,960
144 Paradise Now Drama PG-13 $411,956 62,894 $451,579
145 The Quiet Drama R $381,420 58,232 $418,106
146 Conversations with Other Women Comedy R $379,418 57,926 $415,909
147 Shadowboxer Drama R $370,627 56,584 $406,273
148 Chup Chup Ke Comedy Not Rated $334,618 51,087 $366,805
149 Adam & Steve Romantic Comedy R $309,404 47,237 $339,162
150 Taxi Number 9211 Drama Not Rated $291,048 44,435 $319,043
151 Only Human Comedy R $284,961 43,505 $312,366
152 The King Drama R $282,183 43,081 $309,322
153 Kabul Express Comedy Not Rated $274,202 41,863 $300,576
154 Broken Bridges Drama PG-13 $251,775 38,439 $275,992
155 Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye Drama Not Rated $250,083 38,181 $274,140
156 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Drama PG $247,265 37,750 $271,045
157 Drawing Restraint 9 Drama Not Rated $234,743 35,839 $257,324
158 Confetti Romantic Comedy R $228,498 34,885 $250,474
159 Unidentified Drama PG $224,099 34,214 $245,657
160 Wassup Rockers Comedy R $221,574 33,828 $242,885
161 The Page Turner Drama Not Rated $208,691 31,861 $228,762
162 Tamara Horror R $206,624 31,546 $226,500
163 Sherrybaby Drama R $199,176 30,409 $218,337
164 Preaching to the Choir Comedy PG-13 $190,865 29,140 $209,225
165 On a Clear Day Drama PG-13 $186,912 28,536 $204,888
166 Inland Empire Drama R $170,968 26,102 $187,412
167 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Drama R $163,367 24,942 $179,084
168 Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic Concert/Performance Not Rated $160,486 24,502 $175,924
169 Lonesome Jim Comedy R $154,077 23,523 $168,895
170 Three Times Drama Not Rated $151,922 23,194 $166,533
171 The Great New Wonderful Drama R $150,142 22,922 $164,580
172 Duck Season Comedy R $146,694 22,396 $160,803
173 Bubble Drama R $145,382 22,196 $159,367
174 Haven Drama R $142,483 21,753 $156,187
175 Bluff Master Comedy Not Rated $140,224 21,408 $153,709
176 Typhoon Action R $139,059 21,230 $152,431
177 Clean Drama R $138,711 21,177 $152,051
178 Lower City Drama R $130,794 19,969 $143,377
179 Game 6 Comedy R $129,339 19,746 $141,776
180 The Groomsmen Comedy R $128,585 19,631 $140,951
181 Le petit lieutenant Drama Not Rated $127,608 19,482 $139,881
182 13 Tzameti Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $121,390 18,533 $133,067
183 Come Early Morning Drama R $119,452 18,237 $130,942
184 Time to Leave Drama Not Rated $117,686 17,967 $129,003
185 Venus Drama R $113,518 17,331 $124,437
186 I Am a Sex Addict Comedy Not Rated $112,874 17,233 $123,733
187 Winter Passing Drama R $106,634 16,280 $116,890
188 Captain Sabertooth Adventure Not Rated $105,152 16,054 $115,268
189 Look Both Ways Drama PG-13 $105,067 16,041 $115,174
190 Red Doors Drama Not Rated $97,848 14,939 $107,262
191 Twelve and Holding Drama R $96,464 14,727 $105,740
192 Summer Storm Drama R $93,671 14,301 $102,681
193 Somersault Drama Not Rated $91,894 14,030 $100,735
194 Mutual Appreciation Comedy R $89,849 13,717 $98,488
195 Ten Items or Less Drama R $83,291 12,716 $91,301
196 Lemming Drama Not Rated $81,698 12,473 $89,556
197 The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Drama R $80,301 12,260 $88,027
198 Suits on the Loose Comedy PG $79,358 12,116 $86,993
199 Two Or Three Things I Know About Her Drama Not Rated $74,808 11,421 $82,003
200 Mongolian Ping Pong Comedy Not Rated $70,940 10,831 $77,767
201 Battle in Heaven Drama Not Rated $70,899 10,824 $77,716
202 Renaissance Action R $70,644 10,785 $77,436
203 Cavite Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $70,071 10,698 $76,812
204 Poster Boy Drama R $62,062 9,475 $68,031
205 Flannel Pajamas Drama R $61,003 9,313 $66,867
206 Aurora Borealis Drama R $60,729 9,272 $66,573
207 Feast Horror R $56,131 8,570 $61,533
208 Kalamazoo? Comedy PG-13 $53,609 8,185 $58,768
209 Little Jerusalem Drama Not Rated $53,580 8,180 $58,732
210 Brooklyn Lobster Drama R $50,277 7,676 $55,114
211 Moonlight Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $50,204 7,665 $55,035
212 Climates Drama Not Rated $49,950 7,626 $54,755
213 Mini's First Time Black Comedy R $49,034 7,486 $53,749
214 Alien Adventure Adventure Not Rated $48,202 7,359 $52,838
215 Ushpizin Drama PG $43,993 6,716 $48,221
216 The Aura Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $41,392 6,319 $45,370
217 Candy Drama R $39,658 6,055 $43,475
218 Monkey Warfare Comedy Not Rated $36,875 5,630 $40,423
219 Swimmers Drama Not Rated $34,812 5,315 $38,162
220 Free Zone Drama Not Rated $32,381 4,944 $35,498
221 Standing Still Drama R $29,516 4,506 $32,353
222 Princesas Drama Not Rated $29,472 4,500 $32,310
223 Guys and Balls Comedy R $28,194 4,304 $30,903
224 Iron Island Drama Not Rated $27,177 4,149 $29,790
225 Mozart and the Whale Comedy Not Rated $27,000 4,122 $29,596
226 Unknown Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $26,403 4,031 $28,943
227 Ils Thriller/Suspense R $26,062 3,979 $28,569
228 Nathalie... Drama Not Rated $26,013 3,971 $28,512
229 Hood of Horror Comedy R $26,000 3,969 $28,497
230 Take My Eyes Drama Not Rated $25,578 3,905 $28,038
231 Two Drifters Drama Not Rated $24,452 3,733 $26,803
232 American Gun Drama R $24,030 3,669 $26,343
233 When the Sea Rises Romantic Comedy Not Rated $23,768 3,629 $26,056
234 Little Fish Drama R $22,453 3,428 $24,613
235 A Year Without Love Drama Not Rated $21,847 3,335 $23,945
236 4 Drama Not Rated $18,926 2,889 $20,743
237 El Perro Drama Not Rated $18,177 2,775 $19,925
238 Cruel World Horror R $17,986 2,746 $19,716
239 Film Geek Comedy Not Rated $17,341 2,647 $19,005
240 The Secret Life of Words Drama Not Rated $17,113 2,613 $18,761
241 April's Shower Romantic Comedy R $16,255 2,482 $17,821
242 Off the Black Drama R $16,091 2,457 $17,641
243 Piano Tuner of Earthquakes Drama Not Rated $15,852 2,420 $17,376
244 Stay Comedy R $15,745 2,404 $17,261
245 The Aristocrats Comedy Not Rated $15,685 2,395 $17,196
246 No Regret Drama R $15,347 2,343 $16,823
247 My First Wedding Romantic Comedy PG-13 $14,982 2,287 $16,421
248 Wasabi Tuna Comedy R $14,814 2,262 $16,241
249 Shem Drama Not Rated $14,804 2,260 $16,227
250 The Architect Drama R $13,737 2,097 $15,056
251 London Drama R $12,667 1,934 $13,886
252 Waltzing Anna Drama PG-13 $11,455 1,749 $12,558
253 Dorian Blues Comedy Not Rated $10,660 1,627 $11,682
254 Autumn Drama Not Rated $10,529 1,607 $11,538
255 Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story Comedy Not Rated $9,528 1,455 $10,447
256 Rolling Family Comedy Not Rated $9,291 1,418 $10,181
257 One Last Thing... Drama R $9,160 1,398 $10,038
258 The Conrad Boys Drama Not Rated $9,005 1,375 $9,873
259 Pure Drama R $8,680 1,325 $9,514
260 Crazy Like a Fox Comedy PG-13 $8,669 1,324 $9,506
261 Christmas at Maxwell's Drama PG $8,370 1,278 $9,176
262 A Wake in Providence Comedy R $8,158 1,245 $8,939
263 Fall to Grace Drama Not Rated $8,043 1,228 $8,817
264 Hellbent Horror R $8,039 1,227 $8,810
265 Coastlines Drama R $7,883 1,204 $8,645
266 Zerophilia Romantic Comedy Not Rated $7,763 1,185 $8,508
267 Backstage Drama Not Rated $6,690 1,021 $7,331
268 20 Centimeters Comedy Not Rated $6,635 1,013 $7,273
269 Ellie Parker Comedy Not Rated $6,628 1,012 $7,266
270 Beyond Honor Drama Not Rated $6,437 983 $7,058
271 Sorry, Haters Drama Not Rated $6,364 972 $6,979
272 Dead Man's Shoes Horror Not Rated $6,013 918 $6,591
273 Private Drama Not Rated $5,775 882 $6,333
274 Say Uncle Comedy R $5,361 818 $5,873
275 Hair High Horror Not Rated $5,342 816 $5,859
276 Land of the Blind Drama R $5,244 801 $5,751
277 Looking for Kitty Drama R $4,480 684 $4,911
278 Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow Drama Not Rated $4,304 657 $4,717
279 Slow Jam King Comedy Not Rated $4,270 652 $4,681
280 White Rainbow Drama PG-13 $4,180 638 $4,581
281 Simon Comedy   $3,771 576 $4,136
282 Dear Wendy Drama Not Rated $3,626 554 $3,978
283 Blackmail Boy Black Comedy Not Rated $3,166 483 $3,468
284 A Dog Lover's Symphony Comedy Not Rated $2,968 453 $3,253
285 Agnes and His Brothers Drama Not Rated $2,731 417 $2,994
286 The Ordeal Horror Not Rated $2,623 400 $2,872
287 The Dead Girl Thriller/Suspense R $2,000 305 $2,190
288 Mouth to Mouth Drama Not Rated $1,406 215 $1,544
289 Grip: A Criminal's Story Action Not Rated $1,336 204 $1,465
290 The Long Weekend Comedy Not Rated $1,286 196 $1,407
291 Unconscious Comedy R $1,165 178 $1,278
292 The Trouble with Men and Women Drama Not Rated $967 148 $1,063
293 God's Sandbox Drama Not Rated $956 146 $1,048
294 A New Day In Old Sana'a Drama Not Rated $737 113 $811
295 In Her Line of Fire Action R $721 110 $790
296 Uncut Comedy Not Rated $390 60 $431
297 Guta-yubalja-deul Drama Not Rated $249 38 $273
298 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Drama R $234 36 $258
299 Zyzzyx Rd. Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $20 3 $22
Total Gross of All Movies$3,348,203,283
Total Tickets Sold511,176,075
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$3,670,244,219

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.