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Music box office · Week 15 · Apr 9–15, 2006

Music Box Office, Week 15 of 2006: Music Releases of Apr 9–15

Kinky Boots (2006) is the highest-grossing music movie released in week 15 of 2006 (Apr 9–15), with $10M worldwide, ahead of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006) at $5.1K and Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) at $2.5K. 3 music films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, 18% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 87% on Week 14, 2006, whose releases took $75.4M.

week 15 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$10M
Kinky Boots (2006), the #1
$10M
vs Week 14, 2006
−87%
Kinky Boots (2006) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 music movie of Week 15, 2006

Kinky Boots (2006)

2006 · Drama, Comedy

$10M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$1.8M US & Canada · 18% $8.1M elsewhere · 82%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Music Hits of Week 15 of 2006?

Kinky Boots (2006) leads with $10M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $10M, 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. Kinky Boots (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $10M Kinky Boots (2006)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 18% $8.1M elsewhere · 82%
  2. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $5.1K Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $2.5K Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006)
    $2.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Music Release of Week 15 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 15 of 2006 (Apr 9–15).

  1. 1 Kinky Boots (2006) movie poster
    Kinky Boots (2006) Apr 14, 2006 · English · Drama, Comedy, Music $10M worldwide
    Apr 14, 2006 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $10M
  2. 2 Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006) movie poster
    Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006) Apr 14, 2006 · English · Music, Documentary $5.1K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  3. 3 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) movie poster
    Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) Apr 14, 2006 · English · Music, Documentary $2.5K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2006 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 15 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 15, 2001 earned the most: $14.9M from 1 film, led by Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Week 15, 2006 took $10M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 15, 1997 Apr 6–12 1 film 1 $9.5M – Shall We Dance? (1997) $9.5M
Week 15, 1998 Apr 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 1999 Apr 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 2000 Apr 2–8 2 films 2 $6.2M – Black and White (2000) $5.5M
Week 15, 2001 Apr 8–14 1 film · +142% 1 $14.9M +142% Josie and the Pussycats (2001) $14.9M
Week 15, 2002 Apr 7–13 1 film · −76% 1 $3.5M −76% Satin Rouge (2002) $3.5M
Week 15, 2003 Apr 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 2004 Apr 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 2005 Apr 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 2006 Apr 9–15 3 films 3 $10M – Kinky Boots (2006) $10M
FAQ

Music Box Office Week 15 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 music movie in week 15 of 2006 (Apr 9–15)?

Kinky Boots (2006) leads with $10M worldwide, $1.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2006) at $5.1K and Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) at $2.5K.

How much did music movies released in week 15 of 2006 (Apr 9–15) earn?

3 music films released in week 15 of 2006 (Apr 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, or $3.3M per film on average. Week 14, 2006 releases took $75.4M.

How many music movies released in week 15 of 2006 (Apr 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kinky Boots (2006), earned $10M.

How much of the Week 15, 2006 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.8M of the $10M total, or 18%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 15, 2006 music 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 15 of 2006 (Apr 9–15). 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 15, 2006 music 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.