Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 2006
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2006 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Da Vinci Code
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$217,536,138 |
33,211,624 |
$238,459,460 |
| 2 |
Inside Man
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$88,513,495 |
13,513,511 |
$97,027,009 |
| 3 |
Déjà Vu
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$61,574,479 |
9,400,684 |
$67,496,911 |
| 4 |
The Prestige
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$52,474,548 |
8,011,381 |
$57,521,716 |
| 5 |
Firewall
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$48,745,150 |
7,442,008 |
$53,433,617 |
| 6 |
The Sentinel
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$36,280,697 |
5,539,038 |
$39,770,293 |
| 7 |
Snakes on a Plane
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$34,020,814 |
5,194,017 |
$37,293,042 |
| 8 |
The Descent
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$26,024,456 |
3,973,199 |
$28,527,569 |
| 9 |
The Wicker Man
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$24,413,467 |
3,727,247 |
$26,761,633 |
| 10 |
The Covenant
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$23,342,105 |
3,563,680 |
$25,587,222 |
| 11 |
The Black Dahlia
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$22,545,080 |
3,441,997 |
$24,713,538 |
| 12 |
Lucky Number Slevin
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$22,495,466 |
3,434,422 |
$24,659,150 |
| 13 |
Match Point
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$22,358,543 |
3,413,518 |
$24,509,059 |
| 14 |
The Matador
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$12,496,943 |
1,907,930 |
$13,698,937 |
| 15 |
Syriana
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$11,902,261 |
1,817,139 |
$13,047,058 |
| 16 |
The Return
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$7,744,785 |
1,182,410 |
$8,489,704 |
| 17 |
Turistas
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$6,955,035 |
1,061,837 |
$7,623,990 |
| 18 |
Basic Instinct 2
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$5,851,188 |
893,311 |
$6,413,973 |
| 19 |
A Scanner Darkly
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$5,501,616 |
839,941 |
$6,030,776 |
| 20 |
The Science of Sleep
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$4,670,644 |
713,075 |
$5,119,879 |
| 21 |
Catch a Fire
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$4,291,965 |
655,262 |
$4,704,781 |
| 22 |
Children of Men
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,082,804 |
165,314 |
$1,186,955 |
| 23 |
Flightplan
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$546,652 |
83,458 |
$599,228 |
| 24 |
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$211,667 |
32,316 |
$232,029 |
| 25 |
13 Tzameti
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$121,390 |
18,533 |
$133,067 |
| 26 |
The Bridesmaid
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$107,485 |
16,410 |
$117,824 |
| 27 |
Cavite
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$70,071 |
10,698 |
$76,812 |
| 28 |
Classe Tous Risques
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$58,128 |
8,875 |
$63,723 |
| 29 |
Moonlight
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$50,204 |
7,665 |
$55,035 |
| 30 |
The Zodiac
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$44,785 |
6,837 |
$49,090 |
| 31 |
The Aura
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$41,392 |
6,319 |
$45,370 |
| 32 |
Unknown
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$26,403 |
4,031 |
$28,943 |
| 33 |
Ils
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$26,062 |
3,979 |
$28,569 |
| 34 |
The Dead Girl
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,000 |
305 |
$2,190 |
| 35 |
Zyzzyx Rd.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$20 |
3 |
$22 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $742,127,938 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 113,301,974 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $813,508,173 |
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.
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