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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2006

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2006 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Pursuit of Happyness Dec 15, 2006 Drama PG-13 $98,411,670 15,024,682
2 Eight Below Feb 17, 2006 Adventure PG $81,612,565 12,459,934
3 World Trade Center Aug 9, 2006 Drama PG-13 $70,278,893 10,729,602
4 Invincible Aug 25, 2006 Drama PG $57,806,952 8,825,489
5 Glory Road Jan 13, 2006 Drama PG $42,647,449 6,511,061
6 Gridiron Gang Sep 15, 2006 Drama PG-13 $38,432,823 5,867,607
7 The Good Shepherd Dec 22, 2006 Drama R $35,066,495 5,353,663
8 Take the Lead Apr 7, 2006 Drama PG-13 $34,742,066 5,304,132
9 United 93 Apr 28, 2006 Drama R $31,483,450 4,806,634
10 The Queen Sep 30, 2006 Drama PG-13 $28,196,606 4,304,825
11 Walk the Line Nov 18, 2005 Drama PG-13 $27,776,963 4,240,758
12 We Are Marshall Dec 22, 2006 Drama PG $25,128,312 3,836,384
13 Huo Yuan Jia Sep 22, 2006 Drama PG-13 $24,633,730 3,760,875
14 An Inconvenient Truth May 24, 2006 Documentary PG $23,814,997 3,635,877
15 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $21,973,886 3,354,792
16 Capote Sep 30, 2005 Drama R $16,827,017 2,569,010
17 Hollywoodland Sep 8, 2006 Drama R $14,426,251 2,202,481
18 Flyboys Sep 22, 2006 Drama PG-13 $13,090,630 1,998,569
19 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Mar 3, 2006 Documentary R $11,718,595 1,789,098
20 Bobby Nov 17, 2006 Drama R $11,034,972 1,684,729
21 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $10,952,503 1,672,138
22 Good Night, and Good Luck Oct 7, 2005 Drama PG $7,924,184 1,209,799
23 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $5,809,653 886,970
24 Roving Mars Jan 27, 2006 Documentary G $5,482,822 837,072
25 The World's Fastest Indian Feb 3, 2006 Drama PG-13 $5,128,124 782,920
26 Catch a Fire Oct 27, 2006 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $4,299,773 656,454
27 Wolf Creek Dec 25, 2005 Horror R $4,029,778 615,233
28 Wordplay Jun 16, 2006 Documentary PG $3,119,555 476,268
29 The Squid and the Whale Oct 5, 2005 Drama R $2,235,957 341,367
30 Why We Fight Jan 20, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,880,863 287,155
31 Neil Young: Heart of Gold Feb 10, 2006 Concert/Perfor… PG $1,828,069 279,095
32 Who Killed the Electric Car? Jun 28, 2006 Documentary PG $1,678,874 256,317
33 The Notorious Bettie Page Apr 14, 2006 Drama R $1,415,082 216,043
34 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,328,210 202,780
35 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Documentary G $1,206,247 184,160
36 Find Me Guilty Mar 17, 2006 Drama R $1,173,673 179,187
37 Shut Up and Sing Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $1,120,005 170,993
38 The U.S. vs John Lennon Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,109,146 169,335
39 Joyeux Noël Mar 3, 2006 Drama PG-13 $1,054,361 160,971
40 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Jun 21, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,044,254 159,428
41 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,031,820 157,530
42 Jesus Camp Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $872,124 133,149
43 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten… Feb 17, 2006 Drama Not Rated $680,331 103,867
44 The Heart of the Game Jun 9, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $444,687 67,891
45 Sketches of Frank Gehry May 12, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $439,309 67,070
46 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $364,725 55,683
47 Copying Beethoven Nov 10, 2006 Drama PG-13 $351,036 53,593
48 The Devil and Daniel Johnston Mar 31, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $334,450 51,061
49 The Road to Guantanamo Jun 23, 2006 Drama R $326,876 49,905
50 Don’t Trip, He Ain’t Throug… Mar 17, 2006 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $319,088 48,716
51 Letters from Iwo Jima Dec 20, 2006 Drama R $316,369 48,301
52 This Film is Not Yet Rated Sep 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $306,845 46,847
53 The Boys of Baraka Dec 2, 2005 Documentary R $276,318 42,186
54 American Hardcore Sep 22, 2006 Documentary R $265,992 40,609
55 The War Tapes Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $254,190 38,808
56 49 Up Oct 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $240,215 36,674
57 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $226,500 34,580
58 The Beauty Academy of Kabul Mar 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $225,448 34,420
59 Deliver Us From Evil Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $201,275 30,729
60 Our Brand is Crisis Mar 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $166,750 25,458
61 Awesome: I F%!#in' Shot That Mar 31, 2006 Concert/Perfor… R $161,351 24,634
62 Gay Sex in the 70's Nov 4, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $156,979 23,966
63 The Bridge Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $150,731 23,012
64 Cocaine Cowboys Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $148,872 22,729
65 Once in a Lifetime: the Ext… Jul 7, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $144,601 22,076
66 Kekexili Apr 14, 2006 Drama PG-13 $143,383 21,891
67 What the Bleep?: Down the R… Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $135,706 20,718
68 Stolen Apr 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $132,596 20,244
69 Unknown White Male Feb 24, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $124,414 18,995
70 Sir! No Sir! Apr 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $116,944 17,854
71 Darwin's Nightmare Aug 5, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $106,132 16,203
72 Al Franken: God Spoke Sep 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $102,990 15,724
73 America: Freedom to Fascism Jul 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $87,400 13,344
74 51 Birch Street Oct 18, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $84,689 12,930
75 After Innocence Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $78,076 11,920
76 Crossing the Bridge: The So… Jun 9, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $70,685 10,792
77 Be Here to Love Me: A Film … Dec 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $67,315 10,277
78 Iraq in Fragments Nov 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $64,627 9,867
79 North Country Oct 21, 2005 Drama R $62,041 9,472
80 10th & Wolf Aug 18, 2006 Drama Not Rated $54,702 8,351
81 Absolute Wilson Oct 27, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $54,176 8,271
82 Screamers Dec 8, 2006 Documentary R $52,034 7,944
83 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $48,877 7,462
84 Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy Mar 31, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $47,243 7,213
85 Dreamer: Inspired by a True… Oct 21, 2005 Drama PG $46,388 7,082
86 New York Doll Oct 28, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $43,125 6,584
87 Rape of the Soul Mar 17, 2006 Documentary R $39,975 6,103
88 Been Rich All My Life Jul 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $36,406 5,558
89 Bubot Niyar Sep 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $36,089 5,510
90 Loggerheads Oct 14, 2005 Drama PG-13 $34,358 5,245
91 The Real Dirt on Farmer John Jan 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $34,298 5,236
92 My Country My Country Aug 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $33,620 5,133
93 Sisters in Law Apr 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $33,312 5,086
94 The Untold story of Emmett … Aug 19, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $30,565 4,666
95 Excellent Cadavers Jul 14, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $30,296 4,625
96 Trudell Feb 3, 2006 Documentary PG $26,756 4,085
97 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Bio… Jan 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $25,347 3,870
98 Wrestling with Angels Oct 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $24,729 3,775
99 Islam: What the West Needs … Jul 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $22,938 3,502
100 F*ck Nov 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $22,359 3,414
101 Giuliani Time May 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $21,967 3,354
102 The Ground Truth: After the… Sep 15, 2006 Documentary R $20,013 3,055
103 Suicide Killers Aug 25, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $18,239 2,785
104 The Wild Parrots of Telegra… Feb 11, 2005 Documentary G $16,936 2,586
105 So Much So Fast Oct 11, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $16,411 2,505
106 The Aristocrats Jul 29, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $15,907 2,429
107 Through the Fire Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $14,769 2,255
108 Who the #$^% is Jackson Pol… Nov 15, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $13,710 2,093
109 The Devil's Miner Mar 17, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $13,677 2,088
110 I Trust You To Kill Me Sep 8, 2006 Documentary R $12,854 1,962
111 Words of My Perfect Teacher Dec 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $12,653 1,932
112 Cottonfields and Crossroads Jun 9, 2006 Documentary PG $12,000 1,832
113 Music from the Inside Out Apr 22, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $11,901 1,817
114 Abduction: The Megumi Yokot… Nov 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $11,836 1,807
115 So Goes the Nation Oct 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,337 1,578
116 Miss Potter Dec 29, 2006 Drama PG $9,653 1,474
117 Requiem Oct 20, 2006 Drama Not Rated $9,600 1,466
118 Romántico Nov 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $9,598 1,465
119 Matthew Barney: No Restraint Dec 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $8,722 1,332
120 Salvadore Allende Sep 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,820 1,194
121 Favela Rising Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,768 1,186
122 Kill Your Idols Jul 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,753 1,184
123 Saint of 9/11 Sep 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,137 1,090
124 The Case of the Grinning Cat Jul 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,033 1,074
125 Das Goebbels-Experiment Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,074 927
126 Bullrider Apr 21, 2006 Documentary PG $5,800 885
127 King Leopold's Ghost Aug 18, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $5,194 793
128 Street Fight Feb 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,779 730
129 The Fall of Fujimori May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,630 707
130 Cowboy Del Amor Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,438 678
131 Out of Place: Memories of E… Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $3,897 595
132 The Cult of the Suicide Bomber Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $3,609 551
133 39 Pounds of Love Nov 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,658 406
134 Mardi Gras: Made in China Mar 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,500 382
135 Edvard Munch Jun 17, 2005 Drama Not Rated $2,500 382
136 Rank Jun 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,485 379
137 Blossoms of Fire Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,390 365
138 Workingman's Death Feb 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,214 338
139 95 Miles to Go Apr 7, 2006 Documentary R $2,203 336
140 Commune May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,055 314
141 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Apr 14, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,772 271
142 The Big Question Mar 17, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,609 246
143 Reel Paradise Aug 19, 2005 Documentary R $1,515 231
144 The Ister Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,124 172
145 The Empire in Africa Dec 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,088 166
146 Therese Oct 1, 2004 Drama PG $1,070 163
147 Aristide and the Endless Re… Nov 24, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $772 118
Total Gross of All Movies$783,851,598
Total Tickets Sold119,672,005

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2006. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2006. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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