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Box Office Performance for Movies in 2006

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2006 GrossTickets Sold
1 CSA: The Confederate States… Oct 7, 2005 Comedy PG-13 $657,495 100,380
2 Preaching to the Choir Apr 14, 2006 Comedy PG-13 $405,191 61,861
3 Zinda Jan 20, 2006 Not Rated $332,491 50,761
4 Cheech Oct 6, 2006 Not Rated $329,972 50,377
5 The Syrian Bride Nov 16, 2005 Comedy Not Rated $312,063 47,643
6 Sukob Aug 4, 2006 Drama Not Rated $300,454 45,870
7 Night of the Living Dead 3-D Nov 10, 2006 R $275,000 41,984
8 Dirty Jan 20, 2006 Not Rated $271,078 41,385
9 Love's Abiding Joy Oct 6, 2006 Not Rated $252,726 38,584
10 Wah-Wah May 12, 2006 Not Rated $234,750 35,839
11 Shaadi Karke Phas Gaye Yaar Aug 4, 2006 Not Rated $223,137 34,066
12 Driving Lessons Oct 13, 2006 PG-13 $220,523 33,667
13 The Journals of Knud Rasmussen Sep 29, 2006 Not Rated $209,478 31,981
14 Malamaal Weekly Mar 10, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $204,612 31,238
15 Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with… Oct 27, 2006 Adventure G $174,299 26,610
16 Pyare Mohan Apr 21, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $150,198 22,930
17 Nine Lives Oct 14, 2005 Drama R $120,479 18,393
18 Jonestown: The Life and Dea… Oct 20, 2006 Not Rated $115,649 17,656
19 Shaadi Se Pehle Apr 7, 2006 Not Rated $106,129 16,202
20 Being Cyrus Mar 24, 2006 Drama Not Rated $87,728 13,393
21 Color of the Cross Oct 27, 2006 PG-13 $85,802 13,099
22 Cave of the Yellow Dog Nov 10, 2006 G $79,321 12,110
23 Black Gold Oct 6, 2006 Not Rated $75,028 11,454
24 Go For Zucker Dec 9, 2005 Comedy Not Rated $74,000 11,297
25 Before the Fall Oct 7, 2005 Drama Not Rated $73,600 11,236
26 Darshan, The Embrace Jul 28, 2006 Not Rated $66,032 10,081
27 Vajra Sky Over Tibet Aug 18, 2006 Not Rated $62,356 9,520
28 Samoan Wedding Nov 10, 2006 Not Rated $61,049 9,320
29 D'Lucky Ones May 5, 2006 Drama Not Rated $59,680 9,111
30 Anthony Kaun Hai Aug 4, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $55,418 8,460
31 That Man: Peter Berlin Jan 13, 2006 Not Rated $55,398 8,457
32 Mannat Oct 6, 2006 Not Rated $53,589 8,181
33 Shakespeare Behind Bars Mar 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $48,594 7,418
34 Brothers of the Head Jul 28, 2006 R $45,082 6,882
35 Hate Crime Sep 23, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $40,981 6,256
36 Touch the Sound Sep 9, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $40,004 6,107
37 Stoned Mar 24, 2006 Drama R $38,922 5,942
38 Pyar Ke Side Effects Sep 15, 2006 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $30,230 4,615
39 The Intruder Dec 23, 2005 Drama Not Rated $29,391 4,487
40 The Blossoming of Maximo Ol… Sep 22, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $28,041 4,281
41 Broken Sky Sep 29, 2006 Not Rated $27,705 4,229
42 Boy's Briefs 4 Jul 21, 2006 Not Rated $27,449 4,190
43 Who Gets to Call It Art? Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $27,344 4,174
44 Garcon Stupide Sep 16, 2005 Comedy Not Rated $27,225 4,156
45 Don't Tell Mar 17, 2006 Drama R $27,105 4,138
46 Khosla Ka Ghosla Sep 22, 2006 Not Rated $26,472 4,041
47 Ambrose Bierce: Civil War S… Sep 20, 2006 Drama Not Rated $22,918 3,498
48 Yang Ban XI Mar 31, 2006 Not Rated $21,244 3,243
49 Family Law Dec 6, 2006 Not Rated $21,208 3,237
50 The Keeper: The Legend of O… Jun 17, 2005 Drama PG $20,866 3,185
51 Protocols of Zion Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $17,558 2,680
52 Ever Again Dec 8, 2006 Not Rated $17,304 2,641
53 Cautiva Nov 10, 2006 Not Rated $16,259 2,482
54 I Like Killling Flies Jul 28, 2006 Not Rated $16,214 2,475
55 Four Eyed Monsters Dec 1, 2006 Drama Not Rated $13,523 2,064
56 Aguirre: The Wrath of God Oct 20, 2006 Drama Not Rated $12,609 1,925
57 Woman is the Future of Man Mar 3, 2006 Drama Not Rated $11,807 1,802
58 On the Outs Jan 18, 2006 Drama R $11,388 1,738
59 Live Freaky! Die Freaky! Jan 27, 2006 Not Rated $11,290 1,723
60 Forgiving Dr. Mengele Feb 24, 2006 Not Rated $10,403 1,588
61 The Photographer, His Wife,… Jul 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,330 1,577
62 Zindaggi Rocks Oct 6, 2006 Not Rated $10,172 1,552
63 Solo Con Tu Pareja Sep 22, 2006 Not Rated $9,915 1,513
64 Requiem Oct 20, 2006 Not Rated $9,600 1,465
65 LoudQuietLoud: A Film About… Sep 29, 2006 Not Rated $7,506 1,145
66 Mendy - A Question of Faith May 12, 2006 Drama Not Rated $7,123 1,087
67 Searching for Wrong-Eyed Jesus Jul 13, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,907 1,054
68 Dreamland Dec 1, 2006 PG-13 $6,383 974
69 Down to the Bone Nov 25, 2005 Drama Not Rated $6,193 945
70 Das Goebbels-Experiment Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,074 927
71 Saving Shiloh May 12, 2006 PG $6,000 916
72 Electric Shadows Dec 16, 2005 Not Rated $5,825 889
73 Jailbait Aug 4, 2006 Drama R $5,741 876
74 El Sueno del Regreso Mar 10, 2006 Not Rated $5,659 863
75 Room Apr 6, 2006 Drama Not Rated $5,228 798
76 The Pusher Trilogy Aug 18, 2006 Not Rated $4,815 735
77 The Tollbooth Feb 3, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $4,526 690
78 Coffee Date Nov 10, 2006 Not Rated $4,412 673
79 Pizza Jan 20, 2006 Not Rated $4,059 619
80 La Tigre e la neve Dec 29, 2006 Not Rated $4,000 610
81 Going Under Jun 14, 2006 Drama Not Rated $3,917 598
82 En soap Oct 27, 2006 Not Rated $3,898 595
83 Shock to the System Aug 4, 2006 R $3,768 575
84 George Bush Goes to Heaven Aug 15, 2006 Drama Not Rated $3,056 466
85 Alien Autopsy Sep 22, 2006 Comedy PG-13 $2,867 437
86 The Surfer King Apr 7, 2006 Comedy PG-13 $1,990 303
87 Masai: The Rain Warriors Oct 20, 2006 Drama Not Rated $1,929 294
88 Power & Terror: Noam Chomsk… Nov 22, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,866 284
89 Mirage Mar 17, 2006 Drama Not Rated $1,511 230
90 FAQs Feb 3, 2006 Not Rated $1,407 214
91 Be With Me Sep 29, 2006 Not Rated $1,365 208
92 The Color of Olives Jul 12, 2006 Not Rated $1,169 178
93 Cote d'Azur Sep 9, 2005 Comedy Not Rated $906 138
94 Doing Time for Patsy Cline Mar 3, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $831 126
95 Issues Oct 6, 2006 Comedy Not Rated $783 119
96 My Favorite Hitler Youth: J… Aug 4, 2006 Not Rated $347 52
Total Gross of All Movies$6,635,939
Total Tickets Sold1,013,068

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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.