Domestic 2006 Weekend 48
December 1-3, 2006
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Happy Feet | $17,545,418 | -52.6% | 3,804 | - | $4,612 | $121,501,018 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Casino Royale | $15,112,870 | -50.9% | 3,386 | -57 | $4,463 | $115,876,024 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | Deja Vu | $10,947,752 | -46.8% | 3,108 | - | $3,522 | $44,007,448 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | - | The Nativity Story | $8,025,000 | - | 3,083 | - | $2,602 | $8,025,000 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | 4 | Deck the Halls | $6,676,139 | -44.4% | 3,205 | - | $2,083 | $25,017,188 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $4,893,966 | -50.7% | 2,617 | -426 | $1,870 | $73,039,485 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | Borat | $4,746,746 | -53.9% | 2,237 | -315 | $2,121 | $116,241,347 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | - | Turistas | $3,582,554 | - | 1,570 | - | $2,281 | $3,582,554 | 1 | Fox Atomic |
| 9 | 8 | Stranger Than Fiction | $3,356,324 | -41.4% | 1,804 | -454 | $1,860 | $36,911,009 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | - | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $2,313,372 | - | 1,979 | - | $1,168 | $2,313,372 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | 7 | Flushed Away | $2,205,862 | -61.7% | 2,053 | -568 | $1,074 | $60,042,437 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 12 | 9 | Bobby | $2,002,792 | -58.8% | 1,670 | +3 | $1,199 | $9,207,037 | 3 | - |
| 13 | 10 | The Fountain | $1,785,334 | -52.6% | 1,472 | - | $1,212 | $8,241,535 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 11 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $1,350,000 | -56.6% | 1,919 | - | $703 | $7,457,000 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | 12 | The Queen | $1,350,000 | -47.2% | 712 | +59 | $1,896 | $23,071,000 | 10 | Miramax |
| 16 | 13 | Babel | $1,001,595 | -49.1% | 609 | -293 | $1,644 | $16,774,393 | 6 | Paramount Vantage |
| 17 | 14 | For Your Consideration | $846,953 | -56% | 625 | +2 | $1,355 | $4,275,796 | 3 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 18 | 15 | The Departed | $825,361 | -51.7% | 572 | -338 | $1,442 | $118,002,823 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 16 | Saw III | $812,459 | -48.4% | 553 | -491 | $1,469 | $79,544,001 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | 17 | Dhoom 2 | $510,524 | -47.9% | 63 | - | $8,103 | $2,085,707 | 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 21 | 20 | Volver | $380,261 | -25.7% | 30 | - | $12,675 | $1,869,832 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 19 | The Prestige | $344,918 | -59.9% | 321 | -244 | $1,074 | $51,648,073 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | 26 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $215,043 | -8.5% | 29 | +5 | $7,415 | $658,202 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 22 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $179,152 | -42.6% | 268 | -25 | $668 | $423,271,331 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | 27 | The Guardian | $150,397 | -35.3% | 314 | -18 | $478 | $54,567,828 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 24 | Facing the Giants | $148,512 | -51.6% | 182 | -42 | $816 | $9,730,628 | 10 | IDP Distribution |
| 27 | 18 | Let's Go to Prison | $130,680 | -86.6% | 241 | -1,254 | $542 | $4,526,090 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 31 | Flicka | $122,366 | -27.2% | 303 | +16 | $403 | $20,593,005 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 37 | Little Miss Sunshine | $105,727 | -14.7% | 136 | +22 | $777 | $59,084,296 | 19 | - |
| 30 | 34 | Little Children | $104,377 | -26.3% | 30 | -1 | $3,479 | $1,819,876 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 31 | 36 | The Wedding Weekend | $102,047 | -19.9% | 84 | +16 | $1,214 | $780,914 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 23 | Flags of Our Fathers | $95,257 | -69.2% | 204 | -158 | $466 | $33,479,810 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 33 | 40 | The History Boys | $82,869 | -17.8% | 8 | +1 | $10,358 | $264,558 | 2 | - |
| 34 | 30 | Open Season | $81,557 | -51.8% | 124 | -82 | $657 | $84,303,558 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | 33 | The Illusionist | $80,412 | -44.1% | 173 | -2 | $464 | $39,523,246 | 16 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 36 | 42 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $73,166 | -14.2% | 26 | +1 | $2,814 | $264,044 | 5 | IMAX |
| 37 | 28 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $70,625 | -64.7% | 44 | - | $1,605 | $494,615 | 2 | Excel Entertainment |
| 38 | 32 | Marie Antoinette | $70,373 | -54.5% | 80 | -43 | $879 | $15,962,471 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 39 | 25 | A Good Year | $68,820 | -76.6% | 138 | -372 | $498 | $7,304,163 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | 35 | Deep Sea | $67,217 | -47.4% | 26 | -3 | $2,585 | $21,355,597 | 40 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 39 | The Marine | $65,097 | -36.6% | 128 | -8 | $508 | $18,599,849 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | 21 | The Return | $59,111 | -81.5% | 116 | -305 | $509 | $7,712,009 | 4 | Rogue Pictures |
| 43 | 29 | Fast Food Nation | $52,005 | -74% | 58 | -194 | $896 | $905,718 | 3 | - |
| 44 | 46 | The Last King of Scotland | $48,869 | -30.3% | 17 | - | $2,874 | $3,439,441 | 10 | - |
| 45 | 43 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $41,965 | -43.7% | 14 | +2 | $2,997 | $15,996,403 | 63 | IMAX |
| 46 | 44 | School for Scoundrels | $40,584 | -43.2% | 125 | -12 | $324 | $17,749,817 | 10 | - |
| 47 | 45 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $40,554 | -42.6% | 16 | -6 | $2,534 | $8,538,588 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | 48 | Sweet Land | $38,443 | -40.7% | 18 | -2 | $2,135 | $580,619 | 8 | Libero |
| 49 | 50 | Roving Mars | $37,310 | -15% | 20 | -1 | $1,865 | $5,226,946 | 45 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 50 | 41 | One Night with the King | $36,917 | -63.1% | 67 | -16 | $551 | $13,391,174 | 8 | 8x Entertainment |
| 51 | 49 | Shortbus | $35,977 | -32% | 26 | -7 | $1,383 | $1,804,234 | 9 | THINKFilm |
| 52 | - | 10 Items or Less | $35,929 | - | 15 | - | $2,395 | $35,929 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 53 | 52 | Copying Beethoven | $33,305 | -2% | 13 | +2 | $2,561 | $256,803 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 54 | 53 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | $23,586 | -28.4% | 33 | -6 | $714 | $188,697 | 4 | Picturehouse |
| 55 | 60 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | $18,262 | +38.8% | 7 | - | $2,608 | $11,602,033 | 87 | - |
| 56 | 59 | Keeping Mum | $16,198 | +1.5% | 19 | -1 | $852 | $1,542,070 | 12 | THINKFilm |
| 57 | 56 | The Science of Sleep | $16,093 | -5.5% | 25 | +7 | $643 | $4,627,006 | 11 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 58 | 61 | Jesus Camp | $13,884 | +16.8% | 16 | -7 | $867 | $823,591 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 59 | 55 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $12,600 | -28.3% | 35 | -4 | $360 | $39,379,698 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 60 | 77 | Driving Lessons | $12,569 | +121.1% | 21 | +13 | $598 | $168,786 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 61 | 57 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $11,663 | -27.9% | 6 | - | $1,943 | $42,868 | 4 | Tartan |
| 62 | 51 | Harsh Times | $10,165 | -76.4% | 21 | -101 | $484 | $3,328,430 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 63 | - | Candy | $9,844 | - | 8 | - | $1,230 | $14,526 | 3 | THINKFilm |
| 64 | 58 | Bon Cop Bad Cop | $9,781 | -38.8% | 14 | +1 | $698 | $12,628,571 | 18 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 65 | - | Christmas at Maxwell's | $8,375 | - | 41 | - | $204 | $8,375 | 1 | - |
| 66 | 66 | The Devil Wears Prada | $8,175 | -11.7% | 19 | -5 | $430 | $124,732,962 | 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | 62 | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $8,050 | -25.2% | 1 | - | $8,050 | $47,178 | 3 | Rialto Pictures |
| 68 | 80 | The Aura | $7,645 | +61.5% | 4 | +3 | $1,911 | $20,919 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 69 | 65 | Flannel Pajamas | $7,432 | -24.8% | 2 | -1 | $3,716 | $42,218 | 3 | - |
| 70 | 101 | Old Joy | $6,855 | +576.7% | 7 | +6 | $979 | $161,132 | 15 | Kino International |
| 71 | 64 | Boynton Beach Club | $6,116 | -39.1% | 8 | -1 | $764 | $3,115,393 | 38 | - |
| 72 | 63 | Everyone's Hero | $5,765 | -42.8% | 25 | -14 | $230 | $14,522,427 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 73 | 98 | American Hardcore | $5,540 | +255.8% | 7 | +4 | $791 | $219,905 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 70 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | $5,498 | -31.9% | 3 | -2 | $1,832 | $94,144 | 7 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 75 | - | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $5,027 | - | 3 | - | $1,675 | $7,767 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 76 | 73 | Galapagos | $4,648 | -38.8% | 2 | +1 | $2,324 | $16,584,419 | 371 | IMAX |
| 77 | 78 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $4,533 | -16.9% | 7 | +3 | $647 | $1,695,777 | 54 | Cineville |
| 78 | - | Dreamland | $4,350 | - | 5 | - | $870 | $4,350 | 1 | Truly Indie |
| 79 | 71 | Samoan Wedding | $4,204 | -47.5% | 2 | - | $2,102 | $51,828 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 80 | 92 | Bugs! | $4,136 | +72.8% | 4 | -1 | $1,034 | $18,280,035 | 195 | SK Films |
| 81 | 85 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $4,093 | +4.5% | 13 | +5 | $314 | $232,620 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | 116 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | $3,847 | +1,368.3% | 4 | +2 | $961 | $22,454 | 9 | Balcony Releasing |
| 83 | - | Fuck | $3,830 | - | 5 | - | $766 | $14,586 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 84 | - | Unnatural & Accidental | $3,348 | - | 2 | - | $1,674 | $3,348 | 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 85 | 94 | Infamous | $3,291 | +44.7% | 8 | +4 | $411 | $1,145,715 | 8 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 86 | 69 | Come Early Morning | $3,199 | -61.6% | 4 | -4 | $799 | $117,560 | 4 | IDP Distribution |
| 87 | 86 | Haunted Castle | $3,100 | -4.6% | 2 | - | $1,550 | $12,884,294 | 302 | - |
| 88 | 84 | The Bridge | $3,050 | -22.7% | 2 | - | $1,525 | $137,760 | 6 | First Stripe Productions |
| 89 | 67 | Aliens of the Deep | $2,996 | -67.3% | 2 | - | $1,498 | $8,704,629 | 97 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | 83 | Captive | $2,981 | -26.2% | 2 | +1 | $1,490 | $13,004 | 4 | - |
| 91 | 89 | Cocaine Cowboys | $2,837 | +8.3% | 4 | - | $709 | $139,232 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | - | Lunacy | $2,518 | - | 5 | - | $503 | $44,343 | 17 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 93 | 75 | Conversations with God | $2,134 | -64.1% | 3 | -2 | $711 | $422,897 | 6 | IDP Distribution |
| 94 | - | Vajra Sky Over Tibet | $2,107 | - | 2 | - | $1,053 | $60,746 | 16 | Truly Indie |
| 95 | - | The Architect | $2,032 | - | 1 | - | $2,032 | $2,032 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 96 | - | Climates | $1,908 | - | 1 | - | $1,908 | $46,666 | 6 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 97 | - | Four Eyed Monsters | $1,886 | - | 1 | - | $1,886 | $1,886 | 1 | Four Eyed Monsters |
| 98 | 103 | Unknown | $1,780 | +87.8% | 4 | +1 | $445 | $19,427 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 99 | 87 | Broken Sky | $1,749 | -44% | 1 | - | $1,749 | $24,911 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | 102 | Backstage | $1,717 | +70% | 1 | - | $1,717 | $4,739 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 101 | 81 | 51 Birch Street | $1,614 | -65.6% | 1 | -1 | $1,614 | $83,376 | 7 | Truly Indie |
| 102 | 79 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | $1,284 | -74.5% | 1 | - | $1,284 | $9,335 | 2 | Sagewood Cinema Ventures |
| 103 | - | Absolute Wilson | $1,283 | - | 3 | - | $427 | $53,170 | 6 | New Yorker Films |
| 104 | 112 | Heading South | $1,230 | +123.6% | 4 | +2 | $307 | $897,848 | 44 | Shadow Distribution |
| 105 | 97 | Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | $1,208 | -28.6% | 7 | -2 | $172 | $3,833,507 | 9 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 106 | 99 | Black Gold | $1,144 | -25.2% | 3 | +2 | $381 | $56,872 | 9 | California Newsreel |
| 107 | 82 | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | $842 | -80.8% | 1 | - | $842 | $7,271 | 2 | Ariztical Entertainment |
| 108 | - | Iraq in Fragments | $801 | - | 1 | - | $801 | $64,116 | 4 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 109 | 96 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $709 | -58.9% | 7 | +1 | $101 | $298,061 | 14 | IFC Films |
| 110 | 90 | 49 Up | $622 | -75.8% | 1 | -1 | $622 | $240,215 | 9 | First Run |
| 111 | - | Factotum | $572 | - | 4 | - | $143 | $806,996 | 16 | IFC Films |
| 112 | 113 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $500 | +4.2% | 1 | - | $500 | $7,193,516 | 406 | - |
| 113 | 114 | Alien Adventure | $500 | +11.1% | 1 | - | $500 | $5,015,472 | 381 | - |
| 114 | 91 | Half Nelson | $489 | -79.9% | 1 | -4 | $489 | $2,687,199 | 17 | THINKFilm |
| 115 | 115 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $488 | +53.9% | 2 | - | $244 | $52,881,905 | 424 | IMAX |
| 116 | - | The Bridesmaid | $449 | - | 1 | - | $449 | $98,329 | 18 | First Run |
| 117 | 106 | So Much So Fast | $399 | -51.3% | 1 | -1 | $399 | $15,533 | 8 | Balcony Releasing |
| 118 | 107 | Aurora Borealis | $289 | -63.4% | 1 | - | $289 | $60,552 | 12 | Regent Releasing |
| 119 | - | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | $235 | - | 1 | - | $235 | $70,358 | 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 120 | 93 | Mutual Appreciation | $195 | -91.6% | 1 | -2 | $195 | $85,033 | 14 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 121 | - | Gabrielle | $152 | - | 1 | - | $152 | $332,829 | 21 | IFC Films |
| 122 | - | Space Station 3D | $120 | - | 6 | - | $20 | $64,957,063 | 242 | IMAX |
| 123 | 105 | Flyboys | $118 | -85.6% | 2 | -4 | $59 | $13,006,620 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 124 | - | Yang Ban Xi: The 8 Modelworks | $48 | - | 1 | - | $48 | $20,569 | 43 | Shadow Distribution |
