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Thriller box office · Week 44 · Oct 29–Nov 4, 2006

Thriller Box Office, Week 44 of 2006: Thriller Releases of Oct 29–Nov 4

Unknown (2006) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 44 of 2006 (Oct 29–Nov 4), with $3.4M worldwide, ahead of GAL (2006) at $3.4M and The Haunted Airman (2006) at $533.8K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.3M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 96% on Week 43, 2006, whose releases took $175.7M.

week 44 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.3M
Unknown (2006), the #1
$3.4M
vs Week 43, 2006
−96%
Unknown (2006) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 44, 2006

Unknown (2006)

2006 · Drama, Mystery

$3.4M worldwide · 47% of the chart's total

$26.4K US & Canada · <1% $3.4M elsewhere · 99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 44 of 2006?

Unknown (2006) leads with $3.4M, 47% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.3M, 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. Unknown (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $3.4M Unknown (2006)
    $26.4K US & Canada · <1% $3.4M elsewhere · 99%
  2. GAL (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $3.4M GAL (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Haunted Airman (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $533.8K The Haunted Airman (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 44 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 44 of 2006 (Oct 29–Nov 4).

  1. 1 Unknown (2006) movie poster
    Unknown (2006) Nov 3, 2006 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $3.4M worldwide
    Nov 3, 2006 US and Canada: $26.4K Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $3.4M
  2. 2 GAL (2006) movie poster
    GAL (2006) Nov 3, 2006 · Spanish · History, Drama, Thriller $3.4M worldwide
    Nov 3, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
  3. 3 The Haunted Airman (2006) movie poster
    The Haunted Airman (2006) Oct 31, 2006 · English · Horror, Drama, Thriller $533.8K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $533.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 44 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 44 releases took $7.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 12–18) with $621.4M, led by Casino Royale (2006).

  1. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 All the King's Men (2006) $14.1M All the King's Men (2006)
  2. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 The Last King of Scotland (2006) $56.1M The Last King of Scotland (2006)
  3. Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 The Departed (2006) $344.2M The Departed (2006)
  4. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 8–14 The Grudge 2 (2006) $140.1M The Grudge 2 (2006)
  5. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 15–21 The Prestige (2006) $173.4M The Prestige (2006)
  6. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 22–28 Saw III (2006) $175.7M Saw III (2006)
  7. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 Unknown (2006) $7.3M Unknown (2006)
  8. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 The Return (2006) $18.4M The Return (2006)
  9. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 12–18 Casino Royale (2006) $621.4M Casino Royale (2006)
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2005 earned the most: $148.7M from 3 films, led by Saw II (2005). Week 44, 2006 took $7.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 1997 Oct 26–Nov 1 3 films 3 $55.5M – An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) $26.6M
Week 44, 1998 Oct 25–31 1 film · −63% 1 $20.3M −63% Vampires (1998) $20.3M
Week 44, 1999 Oct 24–30 1 film · +110% 1 $42.6M +110% House on Haunted Hill (1999) $42.6M
Week 44, 2000 Oct 22–28 2 films · +12% 2 $47.8M +12% Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) $47.7M
Week 44, 2001 Oct 28–Nov 3 3 films · +180% 3 $133.9M +180% The One (2001) $79.6M
Week 44, 2002 Oct 27–Nov 2 3 films · −51% 3 $66.1M −51% I Spy (2002) $51.4M
Week 44, 2003 Oct 26–Nov 1 1 film · −65% 1 $23M −65% The Human Stain (2003) $23M
Week 44, 2004 Oct 24–30 7 films · +474% 7 $131.7M +474% Saw (2004) $104M
Week 44, 2005 Oct 23–29 3 films · +13% 3 $148.7M +13% Saw II (2005) $147.7M
Week 44, 2006 Oct 29–Nov 4 3 films · −95% 3 $7.3M −95% Unknown (2006) $3.4M
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2006, Week by Week

51 weeks of 2006 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 20 (May 14–20) with $784M, led by The Da Vinci Code (2006).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 44 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 thriller movie in week 44 of 2006 (Oct 29–Nov 4)?

Unknown (2006) leads with $3.4M worldwide, $26.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come GAL (2006) at $3.4M and The Haunted Airman (2006) at $533.8K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 44 of 2006 (Oct 29–Nov 4) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 44 of 2006 (Oct 29–Nov 4) report a worldwide gross, $7.3M in all, or $2.4M per film on average. Week 43, 2006 releases took $175.7M.

How many thriller movies released in week 44 of 2006 (Oct 29–Nov 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Unknown (2006), earned $3.4M.

How much of the Week 44, 2006 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$26.4K of the $7.3M total, or <1%, 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 44, 2006 thriller 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 44 of 2006 (Oct 29–Nov 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 44, 2006 thriller 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.