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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2006

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $9,179,124,447
Tickets Sold: 1,401,392,669
Average Ticket Price: $6.55

Top Grossing Movies of 2006

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre2006
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: D… Jul 7, 2006 Walt Disney Adventure $423,315,812 64,628,368
2 Cars Jun 9, 2006 Walt Disney Adventure $244,082,982 37,264,577
3 X-Men: The Last Stand May 26, 2006 20th Century Fox Action $234,362,462 35,780,528
4 The Da Vinci Code May 19, 2006 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $217,536,138 33,211,624
5 Superman Returns Jun 28, 2006 Warner Bros. Adventure $200,120,000 30,552,671
6 Ice Age: The Meltdown Mar 31, 2006 20th Century Fox Adventure $195,330,621 29,821,468
7 Happy Feet Nov 17, 2006 Warner Bros. Musical $175,967,627 26,865,286
8 Over the Hedge May 19, 2006 Paramount Pictures Adventure $155,019,340 23,667,074
9 Casino Royale Nov 17, 2006 Sony Pictures Action $153,676,842 23,462,113
10 Talladega Nights: The Balla… Aug 4, 2006 Sony Pictures Comedy $148,213,377 22,627,996
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Biggest Weekends of 2006

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 Jul 7, 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135,634,554 4,133 Walt Disney Adventure
2 May 26, 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand $102,750,665 3,690 20th Century Fox Action
3 May 19, 2006 The Da Vinci Code $77,073,388 3,735 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense
4 Mar 31, 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown $68,033,544 3,964 20th Century Fox Adventure
5 Jul 14, 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $62,345,264 4,133 Walt Disney Adventure
6 Jun 9, 2006 Cars $60,119,509 3,985 Walt Disney Adventure
7 Jun 30, 2006 Superman Returns $52,535,096 4,065 Warner Bros. Adventure
8 May 5, 2006 Mission: Impossible III $47,743,273 4,054 Paramount Pictures Action
9 Aug 4, 2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby $47,042,215 3,803 Sony Pictures Comedy
10 Nov 17, 2006 Happy Feet $41,533,432 3,804 Warner Bros. Musical

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2006

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Dec 30, 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, t… 4 $25,686,555 $149,545,169 17%
Jan 6, 2006 Hostel New $19,556,099 $128,172,018 15%
Jan 13, 2006 Glory Road New $13,594,734 $126,031,661 11%
Jan 20, 2006 Underworld: Evolution New $26,857,181 $120,617,847 22%
Jan 27, 2006 Big Momma's House 2 New $27,736,056 $126,652,672 22%
Feb 3, 2006 When a Stranger Calls New $21,607,203 $105,784,313 20%
Feb 10, 2006 The Pink Panther New $20,220,412 $120,739,295 17%
Feb 17, 2006 Eight Below New $20,188,176 $129,406,634 16%
Feb 24, 2006 Madea's Family Reunion New $30,030,661 $120,344,830 25%
Mar 3, 2006 Madea's Family Reunion 2 $12,648,954 $103,349,269 12%
Mar 10, 2006 Failure to Launch New $24,411,322 $110,210,270 22%
Mar 17, 2006 V for Vendetta New $25,642,640 $106,449,101 24%
Mar 24, 2006 Inside Man New $28,954,945 $109,464,619 26%
Mar 31, 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown New $68,033,544 $142,110,324 48%
Apr 7, 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown 2 $33,823,894 $114,393,026 30%
Apr 14, 2006 Scary Movie 4 New $40,222,875 $119,995,933 34%
Apr 21, 2006 Silent Hill New $20,152,598 $109,192,034 18%
Apr 28, 2006 R.V. New $16,414,767 $102,166,569 16%
May 5, 2006 Mission: Impossible III New $47,743,273 $110,234,618 43%
May 12, 2006 Mission: Impossible III 2 $25,008,971 $99,545,432 25%
May 19, 2006 The Da Vinci Code New $77,073,388 $163,187,407 47%
May 26, 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand New $102,750,665 $196,141,378 52%
Jun 2, 2006 The Break-Up New $39,172,785 $135,895,585 29%
Jun 9, 2006 Cars New $60,119,509 $153,819,094 39%
Jun 16, 2006 Cars 2 $33,731,634 $151,678,466 22%
Jun 23, 2006 Click New $40,011,365 $140,564,376 28%
Jun 30, 2006 Superman Returns New $52,535,096 $153,742,067 34%
Jul 7, 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s … New $135,634,554 $218,156,131 62%
Jul 14, 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s … 2 $62,345,264 $159,043,618 39%
Jul 21, 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s … 3 $35,215,201 $150,739,382 23%
Jul 28, 2006 Miami Vice New $25,723,815 $131,313,780 20%
Aug 4, 2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky… New $47,042,215 $139,736,564 34%
Aug 11, 2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky… 2 $22,126,226 $129,141,983 17%
Aug 18, 2006 Snakes on a Plane New $15,206,301 $110,634,366 14%
Aug 25, 2006 Invincible New $17,031,122 $103,120,098 17%
Sep 1, 2006 Invincible 2 $12,151,426 $101,636,260 12%
Sep 8, 2006 The Covenant New $8,852,458 $72,029,282 12%
Sep 15, 2006 Gridiron Gang New $14,414,630 $77,862,801 19%
Sep 22, 2006 Jackass: Number Two New $29,002,002 $98,309,060 30%
Sep 29, 2006 Open Season New $23,624,548 $100,273,623 24%
Oct 6, 2006 The Departed New $26,887,467 $111,366,461 24%
Oct 13, 2006 The Grudge 2 New $20,825,300 $110,876,128 19%
Oct 20, 2006 The Prestige New $14,801,808 $102,659,715 14%
Oct 27, 2006 Saw III New $33,610,391 $105,027,837 32%
Nov 3, 2006 Borat New $26,455,463 $130,119,482 20%
Nov 10, 2006 Borat 2 $28,269,900 $127,025,735 22%
Nov 17, 2006 Happy Feet New $41,533,432 $145,990,457 28%
Nov 24, 2006 Happy Feet 2 $37,038,046 $161,862,634 23%
Dec 1, 2006 Happy Feet 3 $17,545,418 $93,129,561 19%
Dec 8, 2006 Apocalypto New $15,005,604 $97,010,457 15%
Dec 15, 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness New $26,541,709 $120,409,362 22%
Dec 22, 2006 Night at the Museum New $30,433,781 $119,795,070 25%
Dec 29, 2006 Night at the Museum 2 $36,766,905 $162,079,520 23%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 2006

RankDistributorMovies2006 GrossTicketsShare
1 Sony Pictures 31 $1,700,794,004 259,663,192 18.53%
2 Walt Disney 25 $1,483,993,492 226,563,880 16.17%
3 20th Century Fox 28 $1,390,344,635 212,266,343 15.15%
4 Warner Bros. 27 $1,082,560,638 165,276,418 11.79%
5 Paramount Pictures 19 $947,010,659 144,581,771 10.32%
6 Universal 22 $804,919,026 122,888,389 8.77%
7 Lionsgate 17 $329,140,758 50,250,488 3.59%
8 New Line 13 $251,432,066 38,386,569 2.74%
9 MGM 12 $166,906,975 25,481,975 1.82%
10 Fox Searchlight 16 $165,442,828 25,258,440 1.80%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2006

RankGenreMovies2006 GrossTicketsShare
1 Adventure 39 $2,507,388,332 382,807,357 27.32%
2 Comedy 122 $1,873,762,629 286,070,569 20.41%
3 Drama 246 $1,459,314,980 222,796,054 15.90%
4 Action 33 $1,053,590,131 160,853,437 11.48%
5 Thriller/Suspense 38 $759,652,654 115,977,482 8.28%
6 Horror 35 $608,550,784 92,908,498 6.63%
7 Romantic Comedy 24 $419,183,980 63,997,542 4.57%
8 Musical 8 $244,162,668 37,276,740 2.66%
9 Documentary 115 $192,619,406 29,407,485 2.10%
10 Black Comedy 7 $48,644,836 7,426,690 0.53%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2006

RankMPAA RatingMovies2006 GrossTicketsShare
1 PG-13 139 $4,437,104,091 677,420,399 48.34%
2 PG 70 $2,134,020,913 325,804,681 23.25%
3 R 224 $1,971,600,825 301,007,648 21.48%
4 G 16 $552,201,874 84,305,621 6.02%
5 Not Rated 277 $84,306,840 12,871,128 0.92%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2006

RankSource MaterialMovies2006 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 318 $4,079,038,935 622,753,873 44.44%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 95 $1,497,571,159 228,636,766 16.31%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 10 $724,283,895 110,577,689 7.89%
4 Based on Real Life Events 143 $720,242,174 109,960,566 7.85%
5 Remake 21 $718,269,284 109,659,422 7.83%
6 Based on Theme Park Ride 1 $423,315,812 64,628,368 4.61%
7 Based on TV 9 $411,697,251 62,854,538 4.49%
8 Based on Movie 2 $163,839,039 25,013,593 1.78%
9 Based on Play 11 $107,055,853 16,344,398 1.17%
10 Based on Factual Book/Article 3 $102,584,055 15,661,686 1.12%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 2006

RankProduction MethodMovies2006 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 613 $7,666,624,581 1,170,476,719 83.52%
2 Digital Animation 18 $1,210,122,999 184,751,594 13.18%
3 Animation/Live Action 5 $223,335,380 34,097,002 2.43%
4 Hand Animation 3 $58,919,570 8,995,352 0.64%
5 Stop-Motion Animation 2 $8,707,878 1,329,446 0.09%
6 Rotoscoping 1 $5,501,616 839,941 0.06%
7 Multiple Production Methods 2 $168,596 25,739 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2006

RankCreative TypeMovies2006 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 325 $4,500,417,941 687,086,538 49.03%
2 Kids Fiction 20 $1,466,420,852 223,881,036 15.98%
3 Historical Fiction 63 $1,053,643,184 160,861,523 11.48%
4 Dramatization 44 $705,364,249 107,689,176 7.68%
5 Fantasy 24 $585,293,858 89,357,828 6.38%
6 Super Hero 4 $469,002,085 71,603,369 5.11%
7 Factual 117 $207,345,620 31,655,760 2.26%
8 Science Fiction 18 $180,941,379 27,624,630 1.97%
9 Multiple Creative Types 4 $3,058,815 466,993 0.03%
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Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.