2006 Top-Grossing Movies Internationally
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative international box office earnings for movies released in 2006. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2006.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Biggest Territory | Genre | 2006 International Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dea… | Jul 6, 2006 | Japan | Adventure | $641,163,499 |
| 2 | The Da Vinci Code | May 19, 2006 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $550,284,321 |
| 3 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Mar 31, 2006 | Turkey | Adventure | $456,562,682 |
| 4 | Casino Royale | Nov 17, 2006 | United Kingdom | Action | $427,055,216 |
| 5 | Night at the Museum | Dec 22, 2006 | Australia | Adventure | $328,583,139 |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible III | May 5, 2006 | Australia | Action | $265,886,397 |
| 7 | X-Men: The Last Stand | May 26, 2006 | Action | $224,898,484 | |
| 8 | Cars | May 1, 2006 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $219,447,576 |
| 9 | The Devil Wears Prada | Jun 30, 2006 | New Zealand | Comedy | $201,332,695 |
| 10 | Superman Returns | Jun 28, 2006 | Adventure | $190,961,192 | |
| 11 | Over the Hedge | May 19, 2006 | Adventure | $188,377,907 | |
| 12 | Happy Feet | Nov 17, 2006 | United Kingdom | Musical | $186,999,998 |
| 13 | Eragon | Dec 15, 2006 | Adventure | $174,457,952 | |
| 14 | The Departed | Oct 6, 2006 | South Korea | Drama | $157,276,304 |
| 15 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Dec 15, 2006 | South Korea | Drama | $144,725,057 |
| 16 | The Holiday | Dec 8, 2006 | United Kingdom | Romantic Comedy | $141,640,447 |
| 17 | Borat | Nov 3, 2006 | Comedy | $132,937,284 | |
| 18 | Perfume: The Story of a Murde… | Dec 27, 2006 | South Korea | Drama | $131,380,170 |
| 19 | Poseidon | May 12, 2006 | Adventure | $121,000,000 | |
| 20 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitti… | Jun 16, 2006 | Adventure | $119,558,626 | |
| 21 | Déjà Vu | Nov 22, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $117,000,000 | |
| 22 | Flushed Away | Nov 3, 2006 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $114,691,454 |
| 23 | Blood Diamond | Dec 8, 2006 | Action | $114,000,000 | |
| 24 | Open Season | Sep 29, 2006 | Adventure | $106,826,899 | |
| 25 | Miami Vice | Jul 28, 2006 | New Zealand | Action | $101,441,238 |
| 26 | Click | Jun 23, 2006 | Comedy | $100,329,456 | |
| 27 | Babel | Oct 27, 2006 | Australia | Drama | $97,818,375 |
| 28 | Inside Man | Mar 24, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $97,164,028 | |
| 29 | The Fast and the Furious: Tok… | Jun 15, 2006 | New Zealand | Action | $95,178,695 |
| 30 | World Trade Center | Aug 9, 2006 | Drama | $93,016,761 | |
| 31 | Scary Movie 4 | Apr 14, 2006 | Comedy | $88,000,000 | |
| 32 | The Break-Up | Jun 2, 2006 | Romantic Comedy | $87,024,032 | |
| 33 | Rocky Balboa | Dec 20, 2006 | Drama | $85,959,151 | |
| 34 | Les Bronzés 3: amis pour la v… | Dec 31, 2006 | Comedy | $83,833,602 | |
| 35 | Saw III | Oct 27, 2006 | Horror | $83,638,091 | |
| 36 | Nanny McPhee | Jan 27, 2006 | Adventure | $81,466,299 | |
| 37 | The Pink Panther | Feb 10, 2006 | Adventure | $76,700,000 | |
| 38 | Volver | Jul 6, 2006 | Russia (CIS) | Comedy | $74,326,746 |
| 39 | The Queen | Sep 15, 2006 | Germany | Drama | $72,444,162 |
| 40 | Man cheng jin dai huang jin j… | Dec 21, 2006 | Action | $70,337,656 | |
| 41 | Apocalypto | Dec 8, 2006 | Action | $70,165,637 | |
| 42 | Tales from Earthsea (ゲド戦記) | Jul 28, 2006 | Japan | Adventure | $68,000,000 |
| 43 | Monster House | Jul 21, 2006 | Adventure | $67,606,360 | |
| 44 | Big Momma’s House 2 | Jan 27, 2006 | Comedy | $66,881,404 | |
| 45 | The Omen | Jun 6, 2006 | New Zealand | Horror | $64,688,201 |
| 46 | The Lake House | Jun 16, 2006 | Drama | $62,500,000 | |
| 47 | The Wild | Apr 14, 2006 | Adventure | $61,626,621 | |
| 48 | Umizaru 2: Limit of Love | Dec 31, 2006 | Drama | $61,600,000 | |
| 49 | Charlotte’s Web | Dec 15, 2006 | Australia | Drama | $61,000,000 |
| 50 | V for Vendetta | Mar 17, 2006 | South Korea | Action | $59,703,127 |
| 51 | Final Destination 3 | Feb 10, 2006 | Horror | $58,700,000 | |
| 52 | Hoodwinked | Jan 13, 2006 | Adventure | $58,456,779 | |
| 53 | You, Me and Dupree | Jul 14, 2006 | Comedy | $54,600,000 | |
| 54 | Letters from Iwo Jima | Dec 20, 2006 | Drama | $54,111,916 | |
| 55 | The Sinking of Japan | Dec 31, 2006 | Adventure | $53,000,000 | |
| 56 | Dreamgirls | Dec 15, 2006 | South Korea | Musical | $52,254,394 |
| 57 | The Prestige | Oct 20, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $51,317,475 | |
| 58 | Underworld: Evolution | Jan 20, 2006 | Action | $51,098,887 | |
| 59 | El Laberinto del Fauno | Nov 30, 2006 | South Korea | Horror | $49,406,954 |
| 60 | Silent Hill | Apr 21, 2006 | Horror | $47,721,595 | |
| 61 | United 93 | Apr 28, 2006 | Drama | $46,067,901 | |
| 62 | Barnyard: The Original Party … | Aug 4, 2006 | Adventure | $45,804,844 | |
| 63 | Step Up | Aug 11, 2006 | Drama | $45,661,036 | |
| 64 | Marie Antoinette | Oct 20, 2006 | New Zealand | Drama | $44,900,000 |
| 65 | The Illusionist | Aug 18, 2006 | Drama | $43,923,420 | |
| 66 | Little Man | Jul 14, 2006 | Comedy | $43,000,000 | |
| 67 | Huo Yuan Jia | Sep 22, 2006 | Drama | $42,000,000 | |
| 68 | The Sentinel | Apr 21, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $41,800,000 | |
| 69 | Deep Sea 3D | Mar 3, 2006 | Malaysia | Documentary | $41,778,182 |
| 70 | Little Miss Sunshine | Jul 26, 2006 | New Zealand | Comedy | $40,751,255 |
| 71 | The Good Shepherd | Dec 22, 2006 | Drama | $40,469,706 | |
| 72 | The Guardian | Sep 29, 2006 | Action | $39,961,808 | |
| 73 | Failure to Launch | Mar 10, 2006 | Romantic Comedy | $39,687,709 | |
| 74 | Eight Below | Feb 17, 2006 | Adventure | $38,843,429 | |
| 75 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | Jul 21, 2006 | Romantic Comedy | $38,242,561 | |
| 76 | Dhoom 2 | Nov 23, 2006 | Action | $37,000,000 | |
| 77 | Date Movie | Feb 17, 2006 | Comedy | $36,597,739 | |
| 78 | Wu ji | May 5, 2006 | Action | $35,200,309 | |
| 79 | Hostel | Jan 6, 2006 | Horror | $34,914,637 | |
| 80 | A Good Year | Nov 10, 2006 | Drama | $34,604,805 | |
| 81 | Children of Men | Dec 25, 2006 | South Korea | Thriller/Suspense | $34,292,628 |
| 82 | Bambi II | Feb 7, 2006 | Adventure | $34,000,000 | |
| 83 | Firewall | Feb 10, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $34,000,000 | |
| 84 | Notes on a Scandal | Dec 25, 2006 | Drama | $33,068,293 | |
| 85 | Lucky Number Slevin | Apr 7, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $33,000,000 | |
| 86 | Miss Potter | Dec 29, 2006 | Drama | $32,885,652 | |
| 87 | Nochnoy dozor | Feb 17, 2006 | Action | $32,411,354 | |
| 88 | The Grudge 2 | Oct 13, 2006 | Horror | $31,600,000 | |
| 89 | The Last King of Scotland | Sep 27, 2006 | United Kingdom | Drama | $31,548,687 |
| 90 | The Descent | Aug 4, 2006 | United Kingdom | Thriller/Suspense | $31,026,597 |
| 91 | Krrish | Jun 23, 2006 | Action | $31,000,000 | |
| 92 | Tom yum goong | Sep 8, 2006 | Action | $31,000,000 | |
| 93 | Take the Lead | Apr 7, 2006 | Drama | $30,648,427 | |
| 94 | Tazza: The High Rollers | Sep 28, 2006 | South Korea | Comedy | $30,536,600 |
| 95 | Lady in the Water | Jul 21, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $30,500,000 | |
| 96 | Flags of Our Fathers | Oct 20, 2006 | Drama | $30,055,565 | |
| 97 | 7 Zwerge - Der Wald Ist Nicht… | Dec 31, 2006 | Comedy | $29,900,000 | |
| 98 | Scoop | Jul 28, 2006 | South Korea | Comedy | $29,577,545 |
| 99 | Basic Instinct 2 | Mar 31, 2006 | Thriller/Suspense | $29,471,026 | |
| 100 | Taepung | Jun 2, 2006 | Action | $29,453,661 |