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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2006

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2006 GrossTickets Sold
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: D… Jul 7, 2006 Adventure PG-13 $423,315,812 64,628,368
2 The Pink Panther Feb 10, 2006 Adventure PG $82,226,474 12,553,660
3 Brokeback Mountain Dec 9, 2005 Drama R $69,169,010 10,560,154
4 The Prestige Oct 20, 2006 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $52,474,548 8,011,381
5 Apocalypto Dec 8, 2006 Action R $42,654,236 6,512,097
6 The Illusionist Aug 18, 2006 Drama PG-13 $39,770,232 6,071,791
7 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre… Oct 6, 2006 Horror R $39,517,763 6,033,246
8 Dreamgirls Dec 25, 2006 Musical PG-13 $37,064,395 5,658,686
9 Blood Diamond Dec 8, 2006 Action R $35,726,534 5,454,432
10 Flags of Our Fathers Oct 20, 2006 Drama R $33,602,376 5,130,133
11 Memoirs of a Geisha Dec 16, 2005 Drama PG-13 $28,846,946 4,404,113
12 The Black Dahlia Sep 15, 2006 Thriller/Suspense R $22,672,813 3,461,498
13 An American Haunting May 5, 2006 Horror PG-13 $16,298,046 2,488,251
14 Tristan & Isolde Jan 13, 2006 Drama PG-13 $14,734,633 2,249,562
15 One Night with the King Oct 13, 2006 Drama PG $13,395,961 2,045,184
16 Idlewild Aug 25, 2006 Musical R $12,669,914 1,934,338
17 End of the Spear Jan 20, 2006 Drama PG-13 $11,748,661 1,793,688
18 Mrs. Henderson Presents Feb 3, 2006 Comedy R $10,614,272 1,620,499
19 Casanova Dec 25, 2005 Drama R $10,412,589 1,589,708
20 The Producers: The Movie Mu… Dec 25, 2005 Musical PG-13 $8,770,435 1,338,997
21 All the King's Men Sep 22, 2006 Drama PG-13 $7,221,458 1,102,512
22 Water Apr 28, 2006 Drama PG-13 $5,529,144 844,144
23 Los tres entierros de Melqu… Dec 14, 2005 Western R $4,996,040 762,754
24 The Libertine Nov 23, 2005 Drama R $4,807,261 733,932
25 Pride & Prejudice Nov 11, 2005 Drama PG $4,590,002 700,763
26 The Lost City Apr 28, 2006 Drama R $2,484,186 379,265
27 BloodRayne Jan 6, 2006 Action R $2,405,420 367,239
28 The History Boys Nov 21, 2006 Comedy R $1,959,122 299,102
29 The Proposition May 5, 2006 Drama R $1,903,434 290,600
30 Man cheng jin dai huang jin… Dec 21, 2006 Action R $1,520,292 232,105
31 The Proposition Mar 27, 1998 Drama R $1,500,506 229,084
32 The White Countess Dec 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,486,685 226,974
33 Sweet Land Oct 13, 2006 Drama Not Rated $919,639 140,402
34 Vers le sud Jul 7, 2006 Drama Not Rated $898,294 137,144
35 Ask the Dust Mar 10, 2006 Drama R $742,614 113,376
36 The Work and the Glory III:… Nov 22, 2006 Drama PG $674,470 102,972
37 L'armée des ombres Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $654,591 99,937
38 Lassie Sep 1, 2006 Adventure PG $652,163 99,566
39 Down in the Valley May 5, 2006 Western R $568,932 86,859
40 El Laberinto del Fauno Dec 29, 2006 Horror R $568,641 86,815
41 Casa de Areia Aug 11, 2006 Drama R $539,285 82,333
42 A Guide to Recognizing Your… Sep 29, 2006 Drama R $516,139 78,799
43 The Painted Veil Dec 20, 2006 Drama PG-13 $497,438 75,944
44 The Good German Dec 22, 2006 Drama R $458,653 70,023
45 Breakfast on Pluto Nov 16, 2005 Drama R $456,787 69,738
46 Letters from Iwo Jima Dec 20, 2006 Drama R $316,369 48,300
47 Qian li zou dan qi Sep 1, 2006 Drama PG $247,265 37,750
48 A Good Woman Feb 3, 2006 Drama PG $223,144 34,067
49 Fateless Jan 6, 2006 Drama R $196,857 30,054
50 Zui Hao De Shi Guang Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $151,922 23,194
51 Game 6 Mar 10, 2006 Comedy R $129,664 19,796
52 The Work and the Glory: Ame… Oct 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $107,608 16,428
53 Kaptein Sabeltann Sep 22, 2006 Adventure Not Rated $105,152 16,053
54 Manderlay Jan 27, 2006 Drama Not Rated $74,205 11,329
55 Beowulf & Grendel Jun 16, 2006 Action R $68,820 10,506
56 Perfume: The Story of a Mur… Dec 27, 2006 Drama R $57,445 8,770
57 The Zodiac Mar 17, 2006 Thriller/Suspense R $45,148 6,892
58 Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume Jun 23, 2006 Drama R $38,147 5,823
59 Rent Nov 23, 2005 Musical PG-13 $32,358 4,940
60 Hurensohn Apr 28, 2006 Drama Not Rated $7,656 1,168
61 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous Jun 2, 2006 Drama Not Rated $4,800 732
62 Buongiorno, notte Nov 11, 2005 Drama Not Rated $3,471 529
63 Tahara Jul 29, 2005 Drama Not Rated $920 140
64 Inconscientes Dec 29, 2006 Comedy R $807 123
Total Gross of All Movies$1,056,048,604
Total Tickets Sold161,228,762

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.

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