Top 10 grossing movies 2006

[Dr Mordrid]

40% are animations.
30% are "hero" films, super or otherwise.

1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," $423.3 million
2. "Cars," $244.1 million
3. "X-Men: The Last Stand," $234.4 million
4. "The Da Vinci Code," $217.5 million
5. "Superman Returns," $200.1 million
6. "Ice Age: The Meltdown," $195.3 million
7. "Happy Feet," $176.2 million
8. "Over the Hedge," $155.0 million
9. "Casino Royale," $153.4 million
10. "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," $148.2 million

[schmosef]

I can't believe that the Da Vinci Code made so much money. I heard it was a bomb.

[Dr Mordrid]

Big opening eekend based on the book. Once that was over here it made its money overseas.

[Mehen]

My favorite (from that list) is, by far, Casino Royale.

[rylan]

Casino Royale was quite good.

[Rakido]

Here's the Top10 for Germany:

1: Ice Age 2 - Euro 48.5 millions
2: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Euro 47.7 millions
3: The Da Vinci Code - Euro 39 millions
4: Das Parfüm (The perfume) - Euro 38.3 millions
5: Casino Royale - Euro 27.1 millions
6: Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen - Euro 23.8 millions (movie about the german soccer team during the world championship)
7: 7 Zwerge – der Wald ist nicht genug - Euro 19.2 millions (comedy with the 7 dwarfs, Snowwhite, ...)
8: Over the Hedge - Euro 17.2 millions
9: Devil wears Prada - Euro 17.5 millions
10: Cars - Euro 11.3 millions

[Fat Tone]

One way or another I've seen 9/10 (the top 9) of Doc's list. I definitely wouldn't rate them for enjoyment in the same order though.

[spadnos]

Wow.

It really says something that "Talladega Nights" is in the top 10. It may have gotten better after the first 20 minutes, but this is probably the only movie I've ever decided not to finish watching once I had started. And this was on an airplane, where I didn't have much else to do ...

- Steve

[GT98]

Wow.

It really says something that "Talladega Nights" is in the top 10. It may have gotten better after the first 20 minutes, but this is probably the only movie I've ever decided not to finish watching once I had started. And this was on an airplane, where I didn't have much else to do ...

- Steve

Really? I loved the movie...it was stupid, but that was the whole point!

I saw Superman Returns on Saturday, it was good, but entirely too long!

[Mehen]

I only got about 30 minutes into Anchorman the first time around - couldn't stand it. I've watched it about 3 times since that and I think its great.

[Jessterw]

Really? I loved the movie...it was stupid, but that was the whole point!

I saw Superman Returns on Saturday, it was good, but entirely too long!

Can't say I loved Talladega, but it was definitely good for some stupid laughs.

I'm not sure why everyone thought Superman Returns was so long. I thought it was perfect except for a few slow parts.

Seen 8 of the 10 on Doc's list, and three of those I really didn't enjoy.

[Fat Tone]

I'm not sure why everyone thought Superman Returns was so long. I thought it was perfect.

Because the last 20 minutes were 20 completely wasted minutes we could have been doing something else! IMHO

[Jessterw]

Ah yeah, I can see that. It was a little unneeded and the movie could have definitely ended without that amount of closure. I remember while in the theatre watching I was expecting the end to come right after they find his hospital bed empty.

[Fat Tone]

We watched Superman (one) yesterday (first time for the kids). That was pretty long too. You forget there was ~1hr of backstory before we even see a cape!

I think they found a very old reel in a dusty cupboard as the image quality was pretty poor and full of sparklies!

[Wombat]

Ah yeah, I can see that. It was a little unneeded and the movie could have definitely ended without that amount of closure. I remember while in the theatre watching I was expecting the end to come right after they find his hospital bed empty.

Gah! I haven't seen it yet.