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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 World Trade Center Aug 9, 2006 Drama PG-13 $70,278,893 10,729,601
3 Invincible Aug 25, 2006 Drama PG $57,806,952 8,825,488
4 Glory Road Jan 13, 2006 Drama PG $42,647,449 6,511,060
5 Deep Sea 3D Mar 3, 2006 Documentary G $39,211,782 5,986,531
6 Gridiron Gang Sep 15, 2006 Drama PG-13 $38,432,823 5,867,606
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 $31,567,134 4,819,409
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 4,240,757
12 We Are Marshall Dec 22, 2006 Drama PG $25,128,312 3,836,383
13 Huo Yuan Jia Sep 22, 2006 Drama PG-13 $24,633,730 3,760,874
14 An Inconvenient Truth May 24, 2006 Documentary PG $24,146,161 3,686,436
15 Capote Sep 30, 2005 Drama R $16,827,017 2,569,010
16 Hollywoodland Sep 8, 2006 Drama R $14,426,251 2,202,481
17 Flyboys Sep 22, 2006 Drama PG-13 $13,090,630 1,998,569
18 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Mar 3, 2006 Documentary R $11,718,595 1,789,098
19 Bobby Nov 17, 2006 Drama R $11,071,872 1,690,362
20 Magnificent Desolation Sep 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $10,952,503 1,672,137
21 Good Night, and Good Luck Oct 7, 2005 Drama PG $7,924,184 1,209,799
22 Wild Safari 3D Apr 8, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $5,790,595 884,060
23 Roving Mars Jan 27, 2006 Documentary G $5,482,822 837,072
24 The World's Fastest Indian Feb 3, 2006 Drama PG-13 $5,128,124 782,919
25 Catch a Fire Oct 27, 2006 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $4,299,773 656,453
26 Wolf Creek Dec 25, 2005 Horror R $4,029,778 615,233
27 Wordplay Jun 16, 2006 Documentary PG $3,121,270 476,529
28 The Squid and the Whale Oct 5, 2005 Drama R $2,235,957 341,367
29 Why We Fight Jan 20, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,880,863 287,154
30 Neil Young: Heart of Gold Feb 10, 2006 Concert/Perfor… PG $1,828,069 279,094
31 Who Killed the Electric Car? Jun 28, 2006 Documentary PG $1,678,874 256,316
32 Bugs! (IMAX) Mar 14, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $1,619,294 247,220
33 The Notorious Bettie Page Apr 14, 2006 Drama R $1,415,082 216,043
34 Aliens of the Deep Jan 28, 2005 Documentary G $1,206,247 184,159
35 Find Me Guilty Mar 17, 2006 Drama R $1,173,673 179,186
36 Shut Up and Sing Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $1,120,005 170,993
37 The U.S. vs John Lennon Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,109,146 169,335
38 Joyeux Noël Mar 3, 2006 Drama PG-13 $1,054,361 160,971
39 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Jun 21, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $1,044,254 159,428
40 Space Station Apr 19, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $1,031,820 157,529
41 Jesus Camp Sep 15, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $872,124 133,148
42 Sophie Scholl - Die letzten… Feb 17, 2006 Drama Not Rated $680,331 103,867
43 The Heart of the Game Jun 9, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $444,687 67,891
44 Sketches of Frank Gehry May 12, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $439,309 67,070
45 Ballets Russes Oct 28, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $364,725 55,683
46 Copying Beethoven Nov 10, 2006 Drama PG-13 $355,968 54,346
47 The Devil and Daniel Johnston Mar 31, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $334,450 51,061
48 The Road to Guantanamo Jun 23, 2006 Drama R $326,876 49,904
49 Don’t Trip, He Ain’t Throug… Mar 17, 2006 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $319,088 48,715
50 Letters from Iwo Jima Dec 20, 2006 Drama R $316,369 48,300
51 This Film is Not Yet Rated Sep 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $306,845 46,846
52 The Boys of Baraka Dec 2, 2005 Documentary R $276,318 42,185
53 American Hardcore Sep 22, 2006 Documentary R $265,992 40,609
54 The War Tapes Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $254,190 38,807
55 49 Up Oct 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $240,215 36,674
56 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey Oct 11, 2002 Documentary Not Rated $226,500 34,580
57 The Beauty Academy of Kabul Mar 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $225,448 34,419
58 Deliver Us From Evil Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $201,275 30,729
59 Our Brand is Crisis Mar 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $166,750 25,458
60 Cocaine Cowboys Oct 27, 2006 Documentary R $163,000 24,885
61 Awesome: I F%!#in' Shot That Mar 31, 2006 Concert/Perfor… R $162,538 24,814
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 Once in a Lifetime: the Ext… Jul 7, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $144,601 22,076
65 Kekexili Apr 14, 2006 Drama PG-13 $143,383 21,890
66 What the Bleep?: Down the R… Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $135,706 20,718
67 Stolen Apr 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $132,596 20,243
68 Unknown White Male Feb 24, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $126,836 19,364
69 Sir! No Sir! Apr 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $116,944 17,854
70 Darwin's Nightmare Aug 5, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $106,132 16,203
71 Al Franken: God Spoke Sep 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $102,990 15,723
72 America: Freedom to Fascism Jul 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $87,400 13,343
73 51 Birch Street Oct 18, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $84,689 12,929
74 After Innocence Oct 21, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $78,076 11,920
75 Crossing the Bridge: The So… Jun 9, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $70,685 10,791
76 Iraq in Fragments Nov 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $68,223 10,415
77 Be Here to Love Me: A Film … Dec 2, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $67,315 10,277
78 North Country Oct 21, 2005 Drama R $62,041 9,471
79 10th & Wolf Aug 18, 2006 Drama Not Rated $54,702 8,351
80 Absolute Wilson Oct 27, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $54,176 8,271
81 Screamers Dec 8, 2006 Documentary R $52,034 7,944
82 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $48,877 7,462
83 Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy Mar 31, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $47,243 7,212
84 New York Doll Oct 28, 2005 Documentary PG-13 $43,125 6,583
85 Commune May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $41,714 6,368
86 Rape of the Soul Mar 17, 2006 Documentary R $39,975 6,103
87 Miss Potter Dec 29, 2006 Drama PG $39,609 6,047
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 5,509
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 5,132
93 Sisters in Law Apr 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $33,312 5,085
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 4,084
97 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Bio… Jan 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $25,347 3,869
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 3,501
100 F*ck Nov 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $22,359 3,413
101 Giuliani Time May 12, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $21,967 3,353
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 2,784
104 The Wild Parrots of Telegra… Feb 11, 2005 Documentary G $16,936 2,585
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 2,428
107 Through the Fire Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $14,769 2,254
108 The Devil's Miner Mar 17, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $14,289 2,181
109 Who the #$^% is Jackson Pol… Nov 15, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $13,710 2,093
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 1,931
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 1,816
114 Abduction: The Megumi Yokot… Nov 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $11,836 1,807
115 Favela Rising Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,565 1,612
116 So Goes the Nation Oct 4, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $10,337 1,578
117 Romántico Nov 1, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $9,598 1,465
118 Salvadore Allende Sep 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,820 1,193
119 Kill Your Idols Jul 7, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,753 1,183
120 The Cult of the Suicide Bomber Jun 2, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,451 1,137
121 Saint of 9/11 Sep 6, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,137 1,089
122 The Case of the Grinning Cat Jul 21, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $7,033 1,073
123 Das Goebbels-Experiment Aug 12, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $6,074 927
124 Bullrider Apr 21, 2006 Documentary PG $5,800 885
125 King Leopold's Ghost Aug 18, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $5,194 792
126 Matthew Barney: No Restraint Dec 20, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $5,057 772
127 Street Fight Feb 22, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,779 729
128 The Fall of Fujimori May 5, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,630 706
129 Cowboy Del Amor Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $4,438 677
130 Out of Place: Memories of E… Oct 13, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $3,897 594
131 95 Miles to Go Apr 7, 2006 Documentary R $3,195 487
132 39 Pounds of Love Nov 23, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $2,658 405
133 Mardi Gras: Made in China Mar 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,500 381
134 Edvard Munch Jun 17, 2005 Drama Not Rated $2,500 381
135 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Apr 14, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,493 380
136 Rank Jun 28, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,485 379
137 Blossoms of Fire Feb 3, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,390 364
138 The Big Question Mar 17, 2006 Documentary PG-13 $2,248 343
139 Workingman's Death Feb 24, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $2,214 338
140 Reel Paradise Aug 19, 2005 Documentary R $1,515 231
141 The Ister Feb 10, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,124 171
142 The Empire in Africa Dec 8, 2006 Documentary Not Rated $1,088 166
143 Therese Oct 1, 2004 Drama PG $1,070 163
144 Aristide and the Endless Re… Nov 24, 2005 Documentary Not Rated $772 117
Total Gross of All Movies$720,248,248
Total Tickets Sold109,961,493

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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