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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for Truly Indie Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 51 Birch Street     $84,689 12,930 $88,958
2 Cavite Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $70,071 10,698 $73,602
3 Beowulf & Grendel Adventure R $68,820 10,507 $72,288
4 Vajra Sky Over Tibet     $62,356 9,520 $65,498
5 Autumn Drama   $12,655 1,932 $13,292
6 Fall to Grace Drama   $8,043 1,228 $8,449
7 Dreamland   PG-13 $6,383 975 $6,708
Total Gross of All Movies$313,017
Total Tickets Sold47,790
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$328,795

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.