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	$464,031,682
2	X-Men: The Last Stand	Action	PG-13	$234,362,462	35,780,529	$256,904,198
3	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Adventure	PG	$195,330,621	29,821,469	$214,118,147
4	Casino Royale	Action	PG-13	$153,531,944	23,439,991	$168,299,135
5	Mission: Impossible III	Action	PG-13	$133,501,348	20,381,885	$146,341,934
6	Scary Movie 4	Comedy	PG-13	$90,710,620	13,848,950	$99,435,461
7	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Comedy	G	$83,549,047	12,755,580	$91,585,064
8	The Pink Panther	Comedy	PG	$82,226,474	12,553,660	$90,135,279
9	Saw III	Horror	R	$80,238,724	12,250,187	$87,956,343
10	Jackass: Number Two	Comedy	R	$72,778,712	11,111,254	$79,778,804
11	Big Momma's House 2	Comedy	PG-13	$70,163,652	10,712,008	$76,912,217
12	Madea's Family Reunion	Comedy	PG-13	$63,231,524	9,653,668	$69,313,336
13	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	Action	PG-13	$62,514,415	9,544,185	$68,527,248
14	Underworld: Evolution	Action	R	$62,318,875	9,514,332	$68,312,904
15	Final Destination 3	Horror	R	$54,098,051	8,259,244	$59,301,372
16	Rocky Balboa	Drama	PG	$51,147,366	7,808,758	$56,066,882
17	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning	Horror	R	$39,506,362	6,031,506	$43,306,213
18	The Grudge 2	Horror	PG-13	$39,143,839	5,976,159	$42,908,822
19	Garfield's A Tail of Two Kitties	Comedy	PG	$28,426,747	4,339,961	$31,160,920
20	Cheaper by the Dozen 2	Comedy	PG	$27,885,317	4,257,300	$30,567,414
21	Clerks II	Comedy	R	$24,148,068	3,686,728	$26,470,707
22	Basic Instinct 2	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,851,188	893,311	$6,413,973
23	Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj	Comedy	R	$4,251,674	649,111	$4,660,617
24	Dhoom 2	Action	Not Rated	$2,608,181	398,196	$2,859,047
25	Krrish	Action	Not Rated	$1,430,721	218,431	$1,568,335
26	The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided	Drama	PG	$674,470	102,973	$739,346
27	Sympathy for Lady Vengeance	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$211,667	32,316	$232,029
28	What the Bleep?: Down the Rabbit Hole	Documentary	Not Rated	$135,706	20,718	$148,755
29	The Work and the Glory: American Zion	Drama	PG-13	$102,595	15,663	$112,460
30	Manderlay	Drama	Not Rated	$74,205	11,329	$81,342
31	Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds	Comedy	Not Rated	$23,303	3,558	$25,546
Total Gross of All Movies				$2,087,493,690
Total Tickets Sold					318,701,328
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$2,288,275,535

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.