The Year in Cinema: Financial Boom or Bust?
How did 2006's film fare fare compared to the year before? Thanks in part to
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest ( which broke too many records to regurgitate here) and despite a somewhat lackluster holiday season, the final box-office tally is headed toward $9.42 billion, marking an increase of about five percent versus 2005. Before you crow, "Well, weren't ticket prices up at least five percent?" the
Hollywood Reporter points out that the number of actual tickets sold - 1.44 billion - was up nearly three percent.
Joining
POTC 2 ($423.3 million) in this year's elite $200 mil-plus club were
Cars ($244.1 mil),
X-Men: The Last Stand ($234.4 mil),
The Da Vinci Code ($217.5 mil) and
Superman Returns ($200.1 mil).
