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Thriller box office · Week 50 · Dec 10–16, 2006

Thriller Box Office, Week 50 of 2006: Thriller Releases of Dec 10–16

Breaking and Entering (2006) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16), with $9M worldwide, ahead of Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) at $6.3M and The Good German (2006) at $5.9M. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $27.3M in all, 9% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 85% on Week 49, 2006, whose releases took $176.1M. By language, English leads with $14.9M across 2 thriller releases.

week 50 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$27.3M
Breaking and Entering (2006), the #1
$9M
vs Week 49, 2006
−85%
Breaking and Entering (2006) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 thriller movie of Week 50, 2006

Breaking and Entering (2006)

2006 · Drama, Thriller

$9M worldwide · 33% of the chart's total

$930.5K US & Canada · 10% $8M elsewhere · 90%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 50 of 2006?

Breaking and Entering (2006) leads with $9M, 33% of the total. The top 5 together took $27.3M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Breaking and Entering (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $9M Breaking and Entering (2006)
    $930.5K US & Canada · 10% $8M elsewhere · 90%
  2. Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) movie poster Number 2
    $6.3M Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Good German (2006) movie poster Number 3
    $5.9M The Good German (2006)
    $1.3M US & Canada · 22% $4.6M elsewhere · 78%
  4. Kabul Express (2006) movie poster Number 4
    $5.1M Kabul Express (2006)
    $302.5K US & Canada · 6% $4.8M elsewhere · 94%
  5. The World of Silence (2006) movie poster Number 5
    $970.6K The World of Silence (2006)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16).

  1. 1 Breaking and Entering (2006) movie poster
    Breaking and Entering (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · English · Drama, Thriller, Romance $9M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $930.5K Rest of the world: $8M Worldwide: $9M
  2. 2 Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) movie poster
    Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) Dec 16, 2006 · Japanese · Thriller, Mystery, Horror $6.3M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3M
  3. 3 The Good German (2006) movie poster
    The Good German (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $5.9M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $5.9M
  4. 4 Kabul Express (2006) movie poster
    Kabul Express (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · Hindi · Drama, Comedy, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $302.5K Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $5.1M
  5. 5 The World of Silence (2006) movie poster
    The World of Silence (2006) Dec 14, 2006 · Korean · Thriller $970.6K worldwide
    Dec 14, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $970.6K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 50 of 2006?

Of the top 5, The Good German (2006) earned the biggest share at home (22% in the US & Canada), while Kabul Express (2006) made 94% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $2.5M (9%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 5 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Breaking and Entering (2006) $9M
    $930.5K US & Canada · 10% $8M elsewhere · 90%
  2. 2 Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) $6.3M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 The Good German (2006) $5.9M
    $1.3M US & Canada · 22% $4.6M elsewhere · 78%
  4. 4 Kabul Express (2006) $5.1M
    $302.5K US & Canada · 6% $4.8M elsewhere · 94%
  5. 5 The World of Silence (2006) $970.6K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $27.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 12–18) with $621.4M, led by Casino Royale (2006).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 Unknown (2006) $7.3M Unknown (2006)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 The Return (2006) $18.4M The Return (2006)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 12–18 Casino Royale (2006) $621.4M Casino Royale (2006)
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 19–25 Deja Vu (2006) $213.4M Deja Vu (2006)
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 The Lives of Others (2006) $93.3M The Lives of Others (2006)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 Blood Diamond (2006) $176.1M Blood Diamond (2006)
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 Breaking and Entering (2006) $27.3M Breaking and Entering (2006)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 The Good Shepherd (2006) $129.2M The Good Shepherd (2006)
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) $311.9M Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2006 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2004 earned the most: $499.8M from 6 films, led by Ocean's Twelve (2004). Week 50, 2006 took $27.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 1997 Dec 7–13 1 film 1 $172.4M – Scream 2 (1997) $172.4M
Week 50, 1998 Dec 6–12 2 films · −25% 2 $128.9M −25% Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) $112.6M
Week 50, 1999 Dec 5–11 1 film · −84% 1 $21.1M −84% Stir of Echoes (1999) $21.1M
Week 50, 2000 Dec 3–9 2 films · +1217% 2 $278.4M +1217% Vertical Limit (2000) $215.7M
Week 50, 2001 Dec 9–15 4 films · −21% 4 $219.4M −21% Vanilla Sky (2001) $203.4M
Week 50, 2002 Dec 8–14 2 films · −68% 2 $69.2M −68% Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) $67.3M
Week 50, 2003 Dec 7–13 2 films · −98% 2 $1.2M −98% The Statement (2003) $1.1M
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 6 films · +42710% 6 $499.8M +42710% Ocean's Twelve (2004) $362.7M
Week 50, 2005 Dec 4–10 4 films · −99% 4 $2.8M −99% Being Cyrus (2005) $1.3M
Week 50, 2006 Dec 10–16 5 films · +864% 5 $27.3M +864% Breaking and Entering (2006) $9M
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 50 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16)?

Breaking and Entering (2006) leads with $9M worldwide, $930.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) at $6.3M and The Good German (2006) at $5.9M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $27.3M in all, or $5.5M per film on average. Week 49, 2006 releases took $176.1M.

How many thriller movies released in week 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Breaking and Entering (2006), earned $9M.

How much of the Week 50, 2006 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.5M of the $27.3M total, or 9%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2006 (Dec 10–16). 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 50, 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.