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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sequel Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
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 Sold318,908,199
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.