Market Charts > 2006 > Sources > Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2006
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2006 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
The Da Vinci Code |
May 19, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$217,536,138 |
33,211,624 |
2 |
Casino Royale |
Nov 17, 2006 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$153,676,842 |
23,462,113 |
3 |
The Devil Wears Prada |
Jun 30, 2006 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$124,740,460 |
19,044,345 |
4 |
Night at the Museum |
Dec 22, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG |
$115,822,154 |
17,682,771 |
5 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: T… |
Dec 9, 2005 |
Adventure |
PG |
$74,033,080 |
11,302,760 |
6 |
Brokeback Mountain |
Dec 9, 2005 |
Drama |
R |
$69,169,010 |
10,560,154 |
7 |
Poseidon |
May 12, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$60,674,817 |
9,263,330 |
8 |
Curious George |
Feb 10, 2006 |
Adventure |
G |
$58,640,119 |
8,952,689 |
9 |
Eragon |
Dec 15, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG |
$56,420,434 |
8,613,806 |
10 |
Charlotte's Web |
Dec 15, 2006 |
Drama |
G |
$52,918,541 |
8,079,166 |
11 |
The Prestige |
Oct 20, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$52,474,548 |
8,011,381 |
12 |
Nanny McPhee |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG |
$47,279,279 |
7,218,210 |
13 |
The Illusionist |
Aug 18, 2006 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$39,770,232 |
6,071,791 |
14 |
The Sentinel |
Apr 21, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$36,280,697 |
5,539,037 |
15 |
Flags of Our Fathers |
Oct 20, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$33,602,376 |
5,130,133 |
16 |
Memoirs of a Geisha |
Dec 16, 2005 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$28,846,946 |
4,404,113 |
17 |
The Ant Bully |
Jul 28, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG |
$28,142,535 |
4,296,570 |
18 |
Thank You For Smoking |
Mar 17, 2006 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$24,793,509 |
3,785,268 |
19 |
The Black Dahlia |
Sep 15, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$22,672,813 |
3,461,498 |
20 |
Flicka |
Oct 20, 2006 |
Drama |
PG |
$20,888,606 |
3,189,100 |
21 |
Aquamarine |
Mar 3, 2006 |
Comedy |
PG |
$18,597,342 |
2,839,288 |
22 |
An American Haunting |
May 5, 2006 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$16,298,046 |
2,488,251 |
23 |
Marie Antoinette |
Oct 20, 2006 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$15,962,471 |
2,437,018 |
24 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet… |
Nov 18, 2005 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$14,880,404 |
2,271,817 |
25 |
Syriana |
Nov 23, 2005 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$13,099,616 |
1,999,941 |
26 |
How to Eat Fried Worms |
Aug 25, 2006 |
Comedy |
PG |
$13,040,527 |
1,990,920 |
27 |
Freedomland |
Feb 17, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$12,512,886 |
1,910,364 |
28 |
Hoot |
May 5, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG |
$8,117,637 |
1,239,333 |
29 |
The Night Listener |
Aug 4, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$7,836,393 |
1,196,395 |
30 |
A Good Year |
Nov 10, 2006 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$7,430,241 |
1,134,387 |
31 |
All the King's Men |
Sep 22, 2006 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$7,221,458 |
1,102,512 |
32 |
A Scanner Darkly |
Jul 7, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$5,501,616 |
839,941 |
33 |
Pride & Prejudice |
Nov 11, 2005 |
Drama |
PG |
$4,590,002 |
700,763 |
34 |
The Polar Express |
Nov 10, 2004 |
Adventure |
G |
$3,862,602 |
589,710 |
35 |
The Last King of Scotland |
Sep 27, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$3,619,600 |
552,610 |
36 |
Tsotsi |
Feb 24, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$2,912,606 |
444,672 |
37 |
Little Children |
Oct 6, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$2,475,049 |
377,870 |
38 |
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont |
Nov 25, 2005 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,646,650 |
251,396 |
39 |
Nochnoy dozor |
Feb 17, 2006 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$1,502,188 |
229,341 |
40 |
Children of Men |
Dec 25, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,307,419 |
199,605 |
41 |
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and… |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Comedy |
R |
$1,253,413 |
191,360 |
42 |
The Celestine Prophecy |
Apr 19, 2006 |
Adventure |
PG |
$1,214,661 |
185,444 |
43 |
Infamous |
Oct 13, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$1,151,330 |
175,775 |
44 |
Peaceful Warrior |
Mar 30, 2007 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,066,748 |
162,862 |
45 |
Fast Food Nation |
Nov 17, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$984,140 |
150,250 |
46 |
Sweet Land |
Oct 13, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$919,639 |
140,402 |
47 |
Vers le sud |
Jul 7, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$898,294 |
137,144 |
48 |
Factotum |
Aug 18, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$808,221 |
123,392 |
49 |
Ask the Dust |
Mar 10, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$742,614 |
113,376 |
50 |
The Work and the Glory III:… |
Nov 22, 2006 |
Drama |
PG |
$674,470 |
102,972 |
51 |
Alex Rider: Operation Storm… |
Oct 13, 2006 |
Action |
PG |
$659,210 |
100,642 |
52 |
L'armée des ombres |
Apr 28, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$654,591 |
99,937 |
53 |
Notes on a Scandal |
Dec 25, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$613,344 |
93,640 |
54 |
The Painted Veil |
Dec 20, 2006 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$497,438 |
75,944 |
55 |
Umrao Jaan |
Nov 3, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$485,000 |
74,045 |
56 |
The Good German |
Dec 22, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$458,653 |
70,023 |
57 |
Breakfast on Pluto |
Nov 16, 2005 |
Drama |
R |
$456,787 |
69,738 |
58 |
Conversations with God |
Oct 27, 2006 |
Drama |
PG |
$425,045 |
64,892 |
59 |
Derailed |
Nov 11, 2005 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$340,086 |
51,921 |
60 |
Gabrielle |
Jul 14, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$332,829 |
50,813 |
61 |
La Moustache |
May 24, 2006 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$244,771 |
37,369 |
62 |
FUR: An Imaginary Portrait … |
Nov 10, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$223,202 |
34,076 |
63 |
Shopgirl |
Oct 21, 2005 |
Drama |
R |
$209,209 |
31,940 |
64 |
Fateless |
Jan 6, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$196,857 |
30,054 |
65 |
Jarhead |
Nov 4, 2005 |
Drama |
R |
$192,755 |
29,428 |
66 |
Professione: reporter |
Apr 9, 1975 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$110,096 |
16,808 |
67 |
The Work and the Glory: Ame… |
Oct 21, 2005 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$107,608 |
16,428 |
68 |
La Demoiselle d'honneur |
Aug 4, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$107,485 |
16,409 |
69 |
Tideland |
Oct 13, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$66,453 |
10,145 |
70 |
Perfume: The Story of a Mur… |
Dec 27, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$57,445 |
8,770 |
71 |
Classe Tous Risques |
Nov 18, 2005 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$57,181 |
8,729 |
72 |
The Motel |
Jun 28, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$51,540 |
7,868 |
73 |
In Her Shoes |
Oct 7, 2005 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$48,342 |
7,380 |
74 |
Sílení |
Aug 9, 2006 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$45,798 |
6,992 |
75 |
The Zodiac |
Mar 17, 2006 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$45,148 |
6,892 |
76 |
Candy |
Nov 17, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$39,322 |
6,003 |
77 |
Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume |
Jun 23, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$38,147 |
5,823 |
78 |
Loverboy |
Jun 16, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$33,223 |
5,072 |
79 |
Bee Season |
Nov 11, 2005 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$31,225 |
4,767 |
80 |
The Heart is Deceitful Abov… |
Mar 10, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$29,058 |
4,436 |
81 |
Don’t Tell |
Mar 17, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$27,105 |
4,138 |
82 |
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang |
Oct 21, 2005 |
Comedy |
R |
$25,479 |
3,889 |
83 |
The Strange Case of Dr. Jek… |
Sep 29, 2006 |
Horror |
R |
$24,216 |
3,697 |
84 |
Shôjo |
Aug 26, 2005 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$23,730 |
3,622 |
85 |
Screen Door Jesus |
Sep 30, 2005 |
Comedy |
R |
$21,679 |
3,309 |
86 |
La femme de Gilles |
Nov 18, 2005 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$21,660 |
3,306 |
87 |
Killer Diller |
Apr 28, 2006 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$20,795 |
3,174 |
88 |
Ondskan |
Mar 10, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$15,530 |
2,370 |
89 |
Balzac et la petite tailleu… |
Jul 29, 2005 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$10,656 |
1,626 |
90 |
Opal Dream |
Nov 22, 2006 |
Drama |
PG |
$8,537 |
1,303 |
91 |
Marebito |
Dec 9, 2005 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$7,661 |
1,169 |
92 |
Hurensohn |
Apr 28, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$7,656 |
1,168 |
93 |
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous |
Jun 2, 2006 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$4,800 |
732 |
94 |
Psychopathia Sexualis |
Jun 8, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$4,012 |
612 |
95 |
Buongiorno, notte |
Nov 11, 2005 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,471 |
529 |
96 |
The Tenants |
Feb 3, 2006 |
Drama |
R |
$2,010 |
306 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,497,598,264 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 228,640,904 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2006.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2006.
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