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History box office · Week 51 · Dec 17–23, 2006

History Box Office, Week 51 of 2006: History Releases of Dec 17–23

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 51 of 2006 (Dec 17–23), with $68.7M worldwide, ahead of Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006) at $15.7M and Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006) at $1.9M. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $86.2M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada.

week 51 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$86.2M
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), the #1
$68.7M
earned in the US & Canada
16%
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 history movie of Week 51, 2006

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

2006 · Drama, History

$68.7M worldwide · 80% of the chart's total

$13.8M US & Canada · 20% $54.9M elsewhere · 80%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 51 of 2006?

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) leads with $68.7M, 80% of the total. The top 3 together took $86.2M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $68.7M Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    $13.8M US & Canada · 20% $54.9M elsewhere · 80%
  2. Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $15.7M Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $1.9M Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2006 (Dec 17–23).

  1. 1 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) movie poster
    Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Dec 20, 2006 · English · Drama, History, War $68.7M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $54.9M Worldwide: $68.7M
  2. 2 Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006) movie poster
    Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006) Dec 23, 2006 · Japanese · Drama, History $15.7M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.7M
  3. 3 Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006) movie poster
    Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006) Dec 22, 2006 · Turkish · War, Drama, History $1.9M worldwide
    Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $86.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 17–23) with $86.2M, led by Letters from Iwo Jima (2006).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 Copying Beethoven (2006) $6.2M Copying Beethoven (2006)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 12–18 Bobby (2006) $25.5M Bobby (2006)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 The Singing Revolution (2006) $426.9K The Singing Revolution (2006)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 Sakuran (2006) $6.2M Sakuran (2006)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 The Final Inquiry (2006) $249.6K The Final Inquiry (2006)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) $86.2M Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2002 earned the most: $193.8M from 1 film, led by Gangs of New York (2002). Week 51, 2006 took $86.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 1997 Dec 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1998 Dec 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 1 film 1 $114M – Anna and the King (1999) $114M
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 1 film 1 $193.8M – Gangs of New York (2002) $193.8M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 1 film 1 $39.3M – Yamato (2005) $39.3M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 3 films · +120% 3 $86.2M +120% Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) $68.7M
Archive

History Box Office in 2006, Week by Week

26 weeks of 2006 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 32 (Aug 6–12) with $163.2M, led by World Trade Center (2006).

FAQ

History Box Office Week 51 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 51 of 2006 (Dec 17–23)?

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) leads with $68.7M worldwide, $13.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006) at $15.7M and Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006) at $1.9M.

How much did history movies released in week 51 of 2006 (Dec 17–23) earn?

3 history films released in week 51 of 2006 (Dec 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $86.2M in all, or $28.7M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 51 of 2006 (Dec 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), earned $68.7M.

How much of the Week 51, 2006 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.8M of the $86.2M total, or 16%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2006 history 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 51 of 2006 (Dec 17–23). 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 51, 2006 history 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.