Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2006
Total Box Office Gross: $9,253,400,549
Tickets Sold: 1,412,732,924
Average Ticket Price: $6.55
Top Grossing Movies of 2006
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2006 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Jul 7 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$423,315,812 |
64,628,368 |
| 2 |
Cars |
Jun 9 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
G |
$244,052,771 |
37,259,965 |
| 3 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
May 26 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
PG-13 |
$234,362,462 |
35,780,529 |
| 4 |
The Da Vinci Code |
May 19 |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$217,536,138 |
33,211,624 |
| 5 |
Superman Returns |
Jun 28 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$200,120,000 |
30,552,672 |
| 6 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
Mar 31 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG |
$195,330,621 |
29,821,469 |
| 7 |
Happy Feet |
Nov 17 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG |
$178,325,897 |
27,225,328 |
| 8 |
Over the Hedge |
May 19 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
PG |
$155,019,340 |
23,667,075 |
| 9 |
Casino Royale |
Nov 17 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$153,531,944 |
23,439,991 |
| 10 |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
Aug 4 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$148,213,377 |
22,627,996 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2006
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures |
30 |
$1,697,710,774 |
259,192,485 |
18.35% |
| 2 |
Walt Disney |
26 |
$1,475,418,504 |
225,254,733 |
15.94% |
| 3 |
20th Century Fox |
28 |
$1,397,485,800 |
213,356,610 |
15.10% |
| 4 |
Warner Bros. |
26 |
$1,195,146,509 |
182,465,119 |
12.92% |
| 5 |
Paramount Pictures |
19 |
$953,353,783 |
145,550,197 |
10.30% |
| 6 |
Universal |
22 |
$797,380,892 |
121,737,541 |
8.62% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate |
16 |
$328,980,800 |
50,226,076 |
3.56% |
| 8 |
New Line |
13 |
$251,203,884 |
38,351,737 |
2.71% |
| 9 |
MGM |
13 |
$172,916,765 |
26,399,507 |
1.87% |
| 10 |
Fox Searchlight |
15 |
$163,810,799 |
25,009,282 |
1.77% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2006
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy |
139 |
$3,020,164,530 |
461,093,820 |
32.64% |
| 2 |
Adventure |
32 |
$1,797,241,796 |
274,388,062 |
19.42% |
| 3 |
Drama |
255 |
$1,575,057,282 |
240,466,770 |
17.02% |
| 4 |
Action |
31 |
$1,007,423,747 |
153,805,154 |
10.89% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
35 |
$742,127,938 |
113,301,974 |
8.02% |
| 6 |
Horror |
28 |
$553,291,644 |
84,472,008 |
5.98% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy |
18 |
$344,572,667 |
52,606,514 |
3.72% |
| 8 |
Documentary |
108 |
$101,390,085 |
15,479,404 |
1.10% |
| 9 |
Musical |
6 |
$71,266,777 |
10,880,425 |
0.77% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy |
5 |
$32,134,153 |
4,905,978 |
0.35% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2006
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
137 |
$4,418,079,997 |
674,516,033 |
47.75% |
| 2 |
PG |
67 |
$2,104,740,774 |
321,334,472 |
22.75% |
| 3 |
R |
224 |
$1,971,666,917 |
301,017,846 |
21.31% |
| 4 |
G |
15 |
$673,411,374 |
102,810,897 |
7.28% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
279 |
$85,390,428 |
13,036,721 |
0.92% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2006
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
313 |
$4,023,196,196 |
614,228,430 |
43.48% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
95 |
$1,637,661,502 |
250,024,661 |
17.70% |
| 3 |
Remake |
24 |
$853,935,941 |
130,371,900 |
9.23% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events |
143 |
$748,476,543 |
114,271,231 |
8.09% |
| 5 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
10 |
$723,874,294 |
110,515,160 |
7.82% |
| 6 |
Based on Theme Park Ride |
1 |
$423,315,812 |
64,628,368 |
4.57% |
| 7 |
Based on TV |
9 |
$411,820,738 |
62,873,394 |
4.45% |
| 8 |
|
114 |
$141,458,501 |
21,596,721 |
1.53% |
| 9 |
Based on Play |
10 |
$108,292,781 |
16,533,251 |
1.17% |
| 10 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
1 |
$62,514,415 |
9,544,185 |
0.68% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2006
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
600 |
$7,651,893,436 |
1,168,228,015 |
82.69% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation |
18 |
$1,296,277,632 |
197,904,983 |
14.01% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action |
6 |
$225,026,312 |
34,355,162 |
2.43% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation |
3 |
$58,616,016 |
8,949,011 |
0.63% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
1 |
$8,700,869 |
1,328,377 |
0.09% |
| 6 |
Rotoscoping |
1 |
$5,501,616 |
839,941 |
0.06% |
| 7 |
Multiple Production Methods |
2 |
$168,596 |
25,740 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2006
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2006 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
317 |
$4,383,083,138 |
669,172,999 |
47.37% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction |
17 |
$1,511,023,841 |
230,690,663 |
16.33% |
| 3 |
Fantasy |
30 |
$1,172,494,587 |
179,006,810 |
12.67% |
| 4 |
Dramatization |
45 |
$709,964,279 |
108,391,494 |
7.67% |
| 5 |
Historical Fiction |
62 |
$639,470,069 |
97,629,019 |
6.91% |
| 6 |
Super Hero |
4 |
$468,644,002 |
71,548,704 |
5.06% |
| 7 |
Science Fiction |
17 |
$180,555,395 |
27,565,709 |
1.95% |
| 8 |
Factual |
111 |
$176,334,340 |
26,921,275 |
1.91% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
4 |
$3,058,815 |
466,995 |
0.03% |
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