Market Charts > 2006 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2006
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2006 Gross | Tickets 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 Sold | 161,228,762 |
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.
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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.