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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2006

RankMovieGenreMPAA2006 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 V for Vendetta Action R $70,511,035 10,765,044 $74,063,503
2 Déjà Vu Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $61,574,479 9,400,684 $64,676,706
3 Ultraviolet Action PG-13 $18,522,064 2,827,796 $19,455,236
4 The Fountain Drama PG-13 $9,930,941 1,516,174 $10,431,277
5 Slither Horror R $7,802,450 1,191,214 $8,195,552
6 A Scanner Darkly Thriller/Suspense R $5,501,616 839,941 $5,778,794
7 Krrish Action Not Rated $1,430,721 218,431 $1,502,805
8 District 13 Action R $1,200,216 183,239 $1,260,684
9 Children of Men Adventure R $1,082,804 165,314 $1,137,360
10 Aeon Flux Action PG-13 $914,638 139,639 $960,716
11 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Adventure Not Rated $769,288 117,449 $808,049
12 CSA: The Confederate States of America Comedy PG-13 $657,495 100,381 $690,621
13 Idiocracy Comedy R $444,093 67,800 $466,464
14 Unidentified Drama PG $224,099 34,214 $235,392
15 Renaissance Action R $70,644 10,785 $74,201
16 Alien Adventure Adventure Not Rated $48,202 7,359 $50,630
17 Zerophilia Romantic Comedy   $7,763 1,185 $8,153
Total Gross of All Movies$180,692,548
Total Tickets Sold27,586,649
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$189,796,145

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.