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Drama box office · August 2006

Drama Box Office, August 2006: Top-Grossing Releases, Page 2

World Trade Center (2006) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in August 2006, with $163.2M worldwide, ahead of Step Up (2006) at $114.2M and The Illusionist (2006) at $87.9M. 53 drama films released in August 2006 report a worldwide gross, $622.1M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 48% on July 2006, whose releases took $421.6M. By language, English leads with $513.2M across 23 drama releases.

August 2006 releases with a gross
53
combined worldwide
$622.1M
films crossed $100M
2
vs July 2006
+48%
World Trade Center (2006) movie poster #1 of 53
#1 drama movie of August 2006

World Trade Center (2006)

2006 · Drama, History

$163.2M worldwide · 26% of the chart's total

$70.3M US & Canada · 43% $93M elsewhere · 57%
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Every Drama Release of August 2006, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 53 of 53. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2006.

  1. 51 Christmas Tree Upside Down (2006) movie poster
    Christmas Tree Upside Down (2006) Aug 30, 2006 · Bulgarian · Drama $1.9K worldwide
    Aug 30, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
  2. 52 Mendadak Dangdut (2006) movie poster
    Mendadak Dangdut (2006) Aug 10, 2006 · Indonesian · Music, Drama, Comedy $1.1K worldwide
    Aug 10, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
  3. 53 The Trouble with Men and Women (2006) movie poster
    The Trouble with Men and Women (2006) Aug 9, 2006 · English · Drama, Romance $967 worldwide
    Aug 9, 2006 US and Canada: $967 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $967