#1 of 595 #1 drama movie of 2006
2006 · Drama, Romance
$326.7M worldwide · 4% of the chart's total
$124.7M US & Canada · 38% $202M elsewhere · 62%
Drama box office · 2006
Drama Box Office 2006: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2006, with $326.7M worldwide, ahead of The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) at $307.1M and Click (2006) at $240.7M. 595 drama films released in 2006 report a worldwide gross, $7.5B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 22 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 7% on 2005, whose releases took $8.1B. By language, English leads with $5.5B across 250 drama releases.
- 2006 releases with a gross
- 595
- combined worldwide
- $7.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 22
- vs 2005
- −7%
#1 of 595 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2006?
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) leads with $326.7M, 4% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.3B, 17% of what all 595 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 2006, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 595. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2006.
- 1 Jun 30, 2006 US and Canada: $124.7M Rest of the world: $202M Worldwide: $326.7M
- 2 Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $163.6M Rest of the world: $143.6M Worldwide: $307.1M
- 3 Jun 23, 2006 US and Canada: $137.4M Rest of the world: $103.3M Worldwide: $240.7M
- 4 Jun 2, 2006 US and Canada: $118.7M Rest of the world: $87M Worldwide: $205.7M
- 5 Mar 24, 2006 US and Canada: $88.5M Rest of the world: $97.5M Worldwide: $186M
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Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $114.3M Worldwide: $171.7M - 7
Jul 28, 2006 US and Canada: $63.5M Rest of the world: $100.3M Worldwide: $163.8M - 8
Aug 9, 2006 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $93M Worldwide: $163.2M - 9
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)Jun 16, 2006 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $96.5M Worldwide: $159M
Jun 16, 2006 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $159M worldwide - 10
Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $85.7M Worldwide: $155.9M - 11
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $52.1M Worldwide: $155.5M - 12
Oct 27, 2006 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: $101M Worldwide: $135.3M - 13
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $132.8M Worldwide: $135M - 14
Sep 30, 2006 US and Canada: $56.4M Rest of the world: $68.5M Worldwide: $124.9M - 15
Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $50.9M Rest of the world: $69.8M Worldwide: $120.7M - 16
Feb 17, 2006 US and Canada: $81.6M Rest of the world: $38.8M Worldwide: $120.5M - 17
Jun 16, 2006 US and Canada: $52.3M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $114.8M - 18
Aug 11, 2006 US and Canada: $65.3M Rest of the world: $48.9M Worldwide: $114.2M - 19
Oct 20, 2006 US and Canada: $53.1M Rest of the world: $56.6M Worldwide: $109.7M - 20
Jul 26, 2006 US and Canada: $59.9M Rest of the world: $41.2M Worldwide: $101.1M - 21
Apr 21, 2006 US and Canada: $47M Rest of the world: $53.6M Worldwide: $100.6M - 22
Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $40.3M Worldwide: $100.3M - 23
Sep 29, 2006 US and Canada: $55M Rest of the world: $40M Worldwide: $95M - 24
Aug 18, 2006 US and Canada: $39.9M Rest of the world: $48M Worldwide: $87.9M - 25
Nov 3, 2006 US and Canada: $12.9M Rest of the world: $72.7M Worldwide: $85.6M - 26
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $46.2M Worldwide: $83.9M - 27
Dec 21, 2006 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $72M Worldwide: $78.6M - 28
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $77.7M - 29
Apr 28, 2006 US and Canada: $31.5M Rest of the world: $45.2M Worldwide: $76.7M - 30
Oct 13, 2006 US and Canada: $39.1M Rest of the world: $31.6M Worldwide: $70.7M - 31
Dec 25, 2006 US and Canada: $35.6M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $70.6M - 32
Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $54.9M Worldwide: $68.7M - 33
Sep 22, 2006 US and Canada: $24.6M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $68.1M - 34
Apr 7, 2006 US and Canada: $34.7M Rest of the world: $31.8M Worldwide: $66.5M - 35
Oct 20, 2006 US and Canada: $33.6M Rest of the world: $32.3M Worldwide: $65.9M - 36
Mar 3, 2006 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: $28.8M Worldwide: $65.7M - 37
Feb 24, 2006 US and Canada: $63.3M Rest of the world: $50.9K Worldwide: $63.4M - 38
Jul 21, 2006 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $38.6M Worldwide: $61.1M - 39
Oct 20, 2006 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $45M Worldwide: $60.9M - 40
May 6, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.6M - 41
Aug 25, 2006 US and Canada: $57.8M Rest of the world: $673.9K Worldwide: $58.5M - 42
Aug 4, 2006 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $57.1M - 43
The Last King of Scotland (2006)Sep 27, 2006 US and Canada: $17.6M Rest of the world: $38.2M Worldwide: $55.8M Sep 27, 2006 · English · Biography, Drama, History $55.8M worldwide - 44
Nov 10, 2006 US and Canada: $40.7M Rest of the world: $13M Worldwide: $53.7M - 45
Dec 27, 2006 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: $32.3M Worldwide: $49.8M - 46
Sep 15, 2006 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $26.8M Worldwide: $49.3M - 47
Jan 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.1M - 48
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $46.4M - 49
Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: $43.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.5M - 50
Jan 13, 2006 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: $5.1M Worldwide: $43.5M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2006?
Of the top 10, The Break-Up (2006) earned the biggest share at home (58% in the US & Canada), while Blood Diamond (2006) made 67% of its gross abroad. Across all 595 films, $3.2B (42%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $326.7M $124.7M US & Canada · 38% $202M elsewhere · 62%
- 2 The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) $307.1M $163.6M US & Canada · 53% $143.6M elsewhere · 47%
- 3 Click (2006) $240.7M $137.4M US & Canada · 57% $103.3M elsewhere · 43%
- 4 The Break-Up (2006) $205.7M $118.7M US & Canada · 58% $87M elsewhere · 42%
- 5 Inside Man (2006) $186M $88.5M US & Canada · 48% $97.5M elsewhere · 52%
- 6 Blood Diamond (2006) $171.7M $57.4M US & Canada · 33% $114.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 7 Miami Vice (2006) $163.8M $63.5M US & Canada · 39% $100.3M elsewhere · 61%
- 8 World Trade Center (2006) $163.2M $70.3M US & Canada · 43% $93M elsewhere · 57%
- 9 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) $159M $62.5M US & Canada · 39% $96.5M elsewhere · 61%
- 10 Rocky Balboa (2006) $155.9M $70.3M US & Canada · 45% $85.7M elsewhere · 55%
Gross bands
How Many 2006 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
22 of 595 films crossed $100M and took $3.5B between them, 47% of the total. 477 films, 80% of the list, earned under $10M.
47% 44% 9%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 22 films, 4% of the list $3.5B · 47% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 96 films, 16% of the list $3.3B · 44% of the gross
- Under $10M 477 films, 80% of the list $706.1M · 9% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2006 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $2B from 63 films, led by The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). May was the quietest month ($176.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Suite Dreams (2006) $318.8M Suite Dreams (2006)
- February Feb Eight Below (2006) $288.8M Eight Below (2006)
- March Mar Inside Man (2006) $375.8M Inside Man (2006)
- April Apr Silent Hill (2006) $446.4M Silent Hill (2006)
- May May Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006) $176.8M Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006)
- June Jun The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $1.2B The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- July Jul Miami Vice (2006) $421.6M Miami Vice (2006)
- August Aug World Trade Center (2006) $622.1M World Trade Center (2006)
- September Sep The Queen (2006) $736.8M The Queen (2006)
- October Oct Babel (2006) $639.9M Babel (2006)
- November Nov Volver (2006) $358.6M Volver (2006)
- December Dec The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) $2B The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Last 10 years
How Does 2006 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2005 earned the most: $8.1B from 472 films, led by War of the Worlds (2005). 2006 took $7.5B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 169 films | 169 | $5.9B | – | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 183 films · −17% | 183 | $4.9B | −17% | Saving Private Ryan (1998) $482.4M |
| 1999 192 films · +7% | 192 | $5.2B | +7% | The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M |
| 2000 235 films · +11% | 235 | $5.8B | +11% | Gladiator (2000) $465.5M |
| 2001 314 films · −21% | 314 | $4.6B | −21% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
| 2002 397 films · +14% | 397 | $5.2B | +14% | Signs (2002) $408.2M |
| 2003 384 films · −5% | 384 | $5B | −5% | Bruce Almighty (2003) $484.6M |
| 2004 430 films · +28% | 430 | $6.4B | +28% | The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M |
| 2005 472 films · +27% | 472 | $8.1B | +27% | War of the Worlds (2005) $603.9M |
| 2006 595 films · −7% | 595 | $7.5B | −7% | The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $326.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2006?
English-language drama films took $5.5B across 250 films, 73% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($312.7M) and Korean-language drama films ($239.5M).
2006 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $5.5B250 films · #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
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Japanese $312.7M35 films · #1 Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006) -
Korean $239.5M34 films · #1 200 Pounds Beauty (2006) -
Spanish $229.1M39 films · #1 Volver (2006) -
Hindi $170.5M23 films · #1 Dhoom 2 (2006) -
German $122.5M17 films · #1 The Lives of Others (2006) -
Chinese $111.9M16 films · #1 Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) -
Italian $40.6M12 films · #1 The Tiger and the Snow (2006) -
French $36.8M36 films · #1 Odette Toulemonde (2006) -
Turkish $33.8M9 films · #1 Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 2006: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 595 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2006?
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) leads with $326.7M worldwide, $124.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) at $307.1M and Click (2006) at $240.7M.
How much did drama movies released in 2006 earn?
595 drama films released in 2006 report a worldwide gross, $7.5B in all, or $12.6M per film on average. 2005 releases took $8.1B.
How many drama movies released in 2006 made $1 billion?
None. 22 films crossed $100 million, led by The Devil Wears Prada (2006) with $326.7M.
How is the 2006 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2006. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2006 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.