Box Office Performance for Sequel Movies in 2006

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2006 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Adventure	PG-13	$423,315,812	64,628,368	$444,643,172
2	X-Men: The Last Stand	Action	PG-13	$234,362,462	35,780,529	$246,170,040
3	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Adventure	PG	$195,330,621	29,821,469	$205,171,707
4	Casino Royale	Action	PG-13	$153,531,944	23,439,991	$161,267,138
5	Mission: Impossible III	Action	PG-13	$133,501,348	20,381,885	$140,227,369
6	Scary Movie 4	Comedy	PG-13	$90,710,620	13,848,950	$95,280,776
7	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Comedy	G	$83,549,047	12,755,580	$87,758,390
8	The Pink Panther	Comedy	PG	$82,226,474	12,553,660	$86,369,181
9	Saw III	Horror	R	$80,238,724	12,250,187	$84,281,287
10	Jackass: Number Two	Comedy	R	$72,778,712	11,111,254	$76,445,428
11	Big Momma's House 2	Comedy	PG-13	$70,165,972	10,712,362	$73,701,051
12	Madea's Family Reunion	Comedy	PG-13	$63,257,940	9,657,701	$66,444,983
13	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	Action	PG-13	$62,615,510	9,559,620	$65,770,186
14	Underworld: Evolution	Action	R	$62,318,875	9,514,332	$65,458,604
15	Final Destination 3	Horror	R	$54,098,051	8,259,244	$56,823,599
16	Rocky Balboa	Drama	PG	$47,940,632	7,319,180	$50,355,958
17	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning	Horror	R	$39,517,763	6,033,246	$41,508,732
18	The Grudge 2	Horror	PG-13	$39,143,839	5,976,159	$41,115,974
19	Cheaper by the Dozen 2	Comedy	PG	$32,258,142	4,924,907	$33,883,360
20	Garfield's A Tail of Two Kitties	Comedy	PG	$28,426,747	4,339,961	$29,858,932
21	Clerks II	Comedy	R	$24,148,068	3,686,728	$25,364,689
22	Basic Instinct 2	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,946,136	907,807	$6,245,712
23	Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj	Comedy	R	$4,251,674	649,111	$4,465,884
24	Dhoom 2	Action	Not Rated	$2,608,181	398,196	$2,739,588
25	Krrish	Action	Not Rated	$1,430,721	218,431	$1,502,805
26	The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided	Drama	PG	$622,015	94,964	$653,352
27	Sympathy for Lady Vengeance	Thriller/Suspense		$211,667	32,316	$222,334
28	What the Bleep?: Down the Rabbit Hole	Documentary		$135,706	20,718	$142,540
29	The Work and the Glory: American Zion	Drama	PG-13	$107,786	16,456	$113,217
30	Manderlay	Drama		$74,205	11,329	$77,944
31	Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds	Comedy		$23,303	3,558	$24,479
Total Gross of All Movies				$2,088,848,697
Total Tickets Sold					318,908,199
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$2,194,088,409

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.