#1 of 63 #1 drama movie of December 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
2006 · Biography, Drama
$307.1M worldwide · 15% of the chart's total
$163.6M US & Canada · 53% $143.6M elsewhere · 47%
Drama box office · December 2006
Drama Box Office, December 2006: Top-Grossing Releases
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in December 2006, with $307.1M worldwide, ahead of Blood Diamond (2006) at $171.7M and Rocky Balboa (2006) at $155.9M. 63 drama films released in December 2006 report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. 7 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 5.5 times the total of November 2006, whose releases took $358.6M. By language, English leads with $1.4B across 29 drama releases.
- December 2006 releases with a gross
- 63
- combined worldwide
- $2B
- films crossed $100M
- 7
- vs November 2006
- ×5.5
#1 of 63 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of December 2006?
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) leads with $307.1M, 15% of the total. The top 5 together took $925.3M, 47% of what all 63 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 December 2006, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 63. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2006.
- 1 Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $163.6M Rest of the world: $143.6M Worldwide: $307.1M
- 2 Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $114.3M Worldwide: $171.7M
- 3 Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $85.7M Worldwide: $155.9M
- 4 Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $52.1M Worldwide: $155.5M
- 5 Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $132.8M Worldwide: $135M
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Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $50.9M Rest of the world: $69.8M Worldwide: $120.7M - 7
Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $40.3M Worldwide: $100.3M - 8
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $46.2M Worldwide: $83.9M - 9
Dec 21, 2006 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $72M Worldwide: $78.6M - 10
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $77.7M - 11
Dec 25, 2006 US and Canada: $35.6M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $70.6M - 12
Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $54.9M Worldwide: $68.7M - 13
Dec 27, 2006 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: $32.3M Worldwide: $49.8M - 14
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $46.4M - 15
Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: $43.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.5M - 16
Dec 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42M - 17
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $32.1M Worldwide: $35.1M - 18
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $60.9K Rest of the world: $33.7M Worldwide: $33.8M - 19
Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $26.9M - 20
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $10.2K Rest of the world: $25.4M Worldwide: $25.5M - 21
Dec 6, 2006 US and Canada: $320.7K Rest of the world: $22.6M Worldwide: $23M - 22
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006)Dec 23, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.7M
Dec 23, 2006 · Japanese · Drama, History $15.7M worldwide - 23
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $7M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $14.8M - 24
Dec 9, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6M - 25
Dec 28, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4M - 26
Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1M - 27
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $930.5K Rest of the world: $8M Worldwide: $9M - 28
Dec 21, 2006 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $7.3M - 29
Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.6M - 30
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $20.7K Rest of the world: $6.4M Worldwide: $6.4M - 31
Dec 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.2M - 32
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $5.9M - 33
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $302.5K Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $5.1M - 34
Dec 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M - 35
Dec 6, 2006 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $4.3M - 36
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $3.6M - 37
Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 38
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 39
Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 40
Dec 1, 2006 US and Canada: $83.3K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.4M - 41
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $171.8K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M - 42
Dec 9, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 43
Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $38.6K Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $1.1M - 44
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $938.7K - 45
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $19.9K Rest of the world: $885.4K Worldwide: $905.3K - 46
Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $629.5K - 47
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $51.7K Rest of the world: $447.9K Worldwide: $499.6K - 48
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $346.9K - 49
Dec 13, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $249.6K - 50
Dec 12, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $202.1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2006?
Of the top 10, Dreamgirls (2006) earned the biggest share at home (66% in the US & Canada), while Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) made 98% of its gross abroad. Across all 63 films, $738.8M (37%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) $307.1M $163.6M US & Canada · 53% $143.6M elsewhere · 47%
- 2 Blood Diamond (2006) $171.7M $57.4M US & Canada · 33% $114.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 3 Rocky Balboa (2006) $155.9M $70.3M US & Canada · 45% $85.7M elsewhere · 55%
- 4 Dreamgirls (2006) $155.5M $103.4M US & Canada · 66% $52.1M elsewhere · 34%
- 5 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) $135M $2.2M US & Canada · 2% $132.8M elsewhere · 98%
- 6 Apocalypto (2006) $120.7M $50.9M US & Canada · 42% $69.8M elsewhere · 58%
- 7 The Good Shepherd (2006) $100.3M $60M US & Canada · 60% $40.3M elsewhere · 40%
- 8 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) $83.9M $37.6M US & Canada · 45% $46.2M elsewhere · 55%
- 9 Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) $78.6M $6.6M US & Canada · 8% $72M elsewhere · 92%
- 10 The Lives of Others (2006) $77.7M $11.3M US & Canada · 15% $66.4M elsewhere · 85%
Gross bands
How Many December 2006 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
7 of 63 films crossed $100M and took $1.1B between them, 58% of the total. 40 films, 63% of the list, earned under $10M.
58% 37%
- $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 7 films, 11% of the list $1.1B · 58% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 16 films, 25% of the list $735.8M · 37% of the gross
- Under $10M 40 films, 63% of the list $102.3M · 5% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of December 2006 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 50 (Dec 10–16) took $533.4M, led by The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 The Lives of Others (2006) $176.1M The Lives of Others (2006)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 Blood Diamond (2006) $351.6M Blood Diamond (2006)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) $533.4M The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Rocky Balboa (2006) $507.6M Rocky Balboa (2006)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) $415.6M Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does December 2006 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 1997 earned the most: $3B from 19 films, led by Titanic (1997). December 2006 took $2B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1997 19 films | 19 | $3B | – | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| December 1998 18 films · −66% | 18 | $1B | −66% | Shakespeare in Love (1998) $289.3M |
| December 1999 33 films · +9% | 33 | $1.1B | +9% | The Green Mile (1999) $286.8M |
| December 2000 22 films · +27% | 22 | $1.4B | +27% | Cast Away (2000) $429.6M |
| December 2001 32 films · −26% | 32 | $1B | −26% | A Beautiful Mind (2001) $316.8M |
| December 2002 35 films · +23% | 35 | $1.3B | +23% | Catch Me If You Can (2002) $352.1M |
| December 2003 27 films · +4% | 27 | $1.3B | +4% | The Last Samurai (2003) $454.6M |
| December 2004 40 films · −26% | 40 | $988.9M | −26% | Million Dollar Baby (2004) $216.8M |
| December 2005 36 films · +56% | 36 | $1.5B | +56% | King Kong (2005) $556.9M |
| December 2006 63 films · +29% | 63 | $2B | +29% | The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) $307.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in December 2006?
English-language drama films took $1.4B across 29 films, 71% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language drama films ($93.7M) and Chinese-language drama films ($78.6M).
December 2006 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $1.4B29 films · #1 The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) -
Spanish $93.7M4 films · #1 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) -
Chinese $78.6M1 film · #1 Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) -
German $77.7M1 film · #1 The Lives of Others (2006) - Japanese $66.5M5 films · #1 Love and Honor (2006)
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Korean $56M3 films · #1 200 Pounds Beauty (2006) -
Italian $25.7M2 films · #1 The Tiger and the Snow (2006) -
Hindi $14.8M3 films · #1 Baabul (2006) -
Turkish $4.3M3 films · #1 Takva: A Man’s Fear of God (2006) -
Finnish $938.7K1 film · #1 Mystery of the Wolf (2006)
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2006, Month by Month
The months of 2006 with their totals: December leads with $2B, led by The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
- January $318.8M #1 Suite Dreams (2006)
- February $288.8M #1 Eight Below (2006)
- March $375.8M #1 Inside Man (2006)
- April $446.4M #1 Silent Hill (2006)
- May $176.8M #1 Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006)
- June $1.2B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- July $421.6M #1 Miami Vice (2006)
- August $622.1M #1 World Trade Center (2006)
- September $736.8M #1 The Queen (2006)
- October $639.9M #1 Babel (2006)
- November $358.6M #1 Volver (2006)
- December $2B #1 The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
FAQ
Drama Box Office December 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 63 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in December 2006?
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) leads with $307.1M worldwide, $163.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Blood Diamond (2006) at $171.7M and Rocky Balboa (2006) at $155.9M.
How much did drama movies released in December 2006 earn?
63 drama films released in December 2006 report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, or $31.5M per film on average. November 2006 releases took $358.6M.
How many drama movies released in December 2006 made $1 billion?
None. 7 films crossed $100 million, led by The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) with $307.1M.
How is the December 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 December 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 December 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.