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#3,513 All-time worldwide
#111 2006 releases

Movie profile

The Nativity Story

2006 · 101 min · New Line Cinema

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $46.4M
Budget $35.0M
Gross minus budget $11.4M
ROI 1.33x

Domestic gross

$23.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$23.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Nativity Story ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #3,513 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2006 releases #111 Release-year chart position of 248 titles Ranked against movies released in 2006. Studio / company #79 New Line Cinema of 178 titles Position inside the mapped New Line Cinema movie set. Primary genre #1,269 Drama of 5,859 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did The Nativity Story (2006) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Nativity Story (2006) earned a reported $46.4M worldwide against a reported $35.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $11.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.33x. In this database it currently ranks #3,513 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #111 among 2006 releases.

Worldwide gross
$46,400,000
Budget
$35,000,000
Gross minus budget
$11,400,000
ROI
1.33x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 30, 2006
Production
New Line Cinema, Sound for Film, Temple Hill Entertainment
Countries
US

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Studio / production companyNew Line Cinema Release year chart2006 box office Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2006, The Nativity Story is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from New Line Cinema. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $46.4M, reported production budget is $35.0M, gross-minus-budget is $11.4M, ROI is 1.33x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,513 all-time in the current chart set and #111 among 2006 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.