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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Saw III Horror R $80,238,724 12,250,187 $84,281,287
2 The Omen Horror R $54,607,383 8,337,005 $57,358,594
3 Final Destination 3 Horror R $54,098,051 8,259,244 $56,823,599
4 When a Stranger Calls Horror PG-13 $47,860,214 7,306,903 $50,271,493
5 Hostel Horror R $47,326,473 7,225,416 $49,710,862
6 Silent Hill Horror R $46,982,632 7,172,921 $49,349,696
7 The Hills Have Eyes Horror R $41,778,863 6,378,452 $43,883,750
8 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Horror R $39,517,763 6,033,246 $41,508,732
9 The Grudge 2 Horror PG-13 $39,143,839 5,976,159 $41,115,974
10 Stay Alive Horror PG-13 $23,086,480 3,524,653 $24,249,613
11 Pulse Horror R $20,264,436 3,093,807 $21,285,392
12 An American Haunting Horror PG-13 $16,298,046 2,488,251 $17,119,167
13 See No Evil Horror R $15,032,800 2,295,084 $15,790,178
14 Black Christmas Horror R $10,917,918 1,666,858 $11,467,983
15 Slither Horror R $7,802,450 1,191,214 $8,195,552
16 Wolf Creek Horror R $4,029,778 615,233 $4,232,803
17 8 Films to Die For Horror Not Rated $2,310,680 352,776 $2,427,099
18 Hard Candy Horror R $1,024,640 156,434 $1,076,266
19 Pan's Labyrinth Horror R $568,641 86,815 $597,287
20 Tamara Horror R $206,871 31,583 $217,291
21 Feast Horror R $56,131 8,570 $58,962
22 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Horror   $24,216 3,697 $25,435
23 Cruel World Horror R $17,986 2,746 $18,892
24 Hellbent Horror R $8,039 1,227 $8,442
25 Marebito Horror Not Rated $7,661 1,170 $8,050
26 Dead Man's Shoes Horror   $6,408 978 $6,729
27 Hair High Horror   $5,342 816 $5,614
28 The Ordeal Horror   $2,623 400 $2,752
Total Gross of All Movies$553,225,088
Total Tickets Sold84,461,845
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$581,097,494

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 2005 will most likely earn money in 2005 and 2006. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

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