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Drama box office · Week 9 · Feb 26–Mar 4, 2006

Drama Box Office, Week 9 of 2006: Drama Releases of Feb 26–Mar 4

16 Blocks (2006) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 9 of 2006 (Feb 26–Mar 4), with $65.7M worldwide, ahead of Kidulthood (2006) at $849.7K and Hell (2006) at $595.6K. 6 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $67.1M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 37% on Week 8, 2006, whose releases took $106.4M. By language, English leads with $66.5M across 3 drama releases.

week 9 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$67.1M
16 Blocks (2006), the #1
$65.7M
vs Week 8, 2006
−37%
16 Blocks (2006) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 drama movie of Week 9, 2006

16 Blocks (2006)

2006 · Action, Drama

$65.7M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$36.9M US & Canada · 56% $28.8M elsewhere · 44%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 9 of 2006?

16 Blocks (2006) leads with $65.7M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $67.1M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. 16 Blocks (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $65.7M 16 Blocks (2006)
    $36.9M US & Canada · 56% $28.8M elsewhere · 44%
  2. Kidulthood (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $849.7K Kidulthood (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Hell (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $595.6K Hell (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Invisible Waves (2006) movie poster Number 4
    $24.8K Invisible Waves (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Sorry, Haters (2006) movie poster Number 5
    $7.1K Sorry, Haters (2006)
    $7.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 9 of 2006, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 9 of 2006 (Feb 26–Mar 4).

  1. 1 16 Blocks (2006) movie poster
    16 Blocks (2006) Mar 3, 2006 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $65.7M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2006 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: $28.8M Worldwide: $65.7M
  2. 2 Kidulthood (2006) movie poster
    Kidulthood (2006) Mar 3, 2006 · English · Drama, Crime $849.7K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $849.7K
  3. 3 Hell (2006) movie poster
    Hell (2006) Mar 1, 2006 · French · Drama $595.6K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $595.6K
  4. 4 Invisible Waves (2006) movie poster
    Invisible Waves (2006) Mar 2, 2006 · Thai · Crime, Thriller, Drama $24.8K worldwide
    Mar 2, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.8K
  5. 5 Sorry, Haters (2006) movie poster
    Sorry, Haters (2006) Mar 1, 2006 · English · Drama, Thriller $7.1K worldwide
    Mar 1, 2006 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K
  6. 6 A Sunday in Kigali (2006) movie poster
    A Sunday in Kigali (2006) Mar 3, 2006 · French · Drama $1.6K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2004 earned the most: $762.5M from 9 films, led by The Passion of the Christ (2004). Week 9, 2006 took $67.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 1997 Feb 23–Mar 1 4 films 4 $127.5M – Donnie Brasco (1997) $124.9M
Week 9, 1998 Feb 22–28 2 films · −95% 2 $6.8M −95% Caught Up (1998) $6.8M
Week 9, 1999 Feb 21–27 2 films · +6% 2 $7.3M +6% 200 Cigarettes (1999) $6.9M
Week 9, 2000 Feb 20–26 4 films · +812% 4 $66.2M +812% Wonder Boys (2000) $33.4M
Week 9, 2001 Feb 25–Mar 3 3 films · −95% 3 $3.1M −95% Carman: The Champion (2001) $1.8M
Week 9, 2002 Feb 24–Mar 2 6 films · +3052% 6 $98.4M +3052% 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) $95.1M
Week 9, 2003 Feb 23–Mar 1 3 films · −40% 3 $58.7M −40% Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) $56.5M
Week 9, 2004 Feb 22–28 9 films · +1198% 9 $762.5M +1198% The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M
Week 9, 2005 Feb 20–26 8 films · −90% 8 $77.8M −90% Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) $50.7M
Week 9, 2006 Feb 26–Mar 4 6 films · −14% 6 $67.1M −14% 16 Blocks (2006) $65.7M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 9 of 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 9 of 2006 (Feb 26–Mar 4)?

16 Blocks (2006) leads with $65.7M worldwide, $36.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kidulthood (2006) at $849.7K and Hell (2006) at $595.6K.

How much did drama movies released in week 9 of 2006 (Feb 26–Mar 4) earn?

6 drama films released in week 9 of 2006 (Feb 26–Mar 4) report a worldwide gross, $67.1M in all, or $11.2M per film on average. Week 8, 2006 releases took $106.4M.

How many drama movies released in week 9 of 2006 (Feb 26–Mar 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 16 Blocks (2006), earned $65.7M.

How much of the Week 9, 2006 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.9M of the $67.1M total, or 55%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 week 9 of 2006 (Feb 26–Mar 4). 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 week 9, 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.