Domestic 2006 Weekend 49
December 8-10, 2006
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Apocalypto | $15,005,604 | - | 2,465 | - | $6,087 | $15,005,604 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Happy Feet | $12,904,413 | -26.5% | 3,650 | -154 | $3,535 | $137,932,841 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | The Holiday | $12,778,913 | - | 2,610 | - | $4,896 | $12,778,913 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | 2 | Casino Royale | $8,926,207 | -40.9% | 3,161 | -225 | $2,823 | $129,020,082 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | - | Blood Diamond | $8,648,324 | - | 1,910 | - | $4,527 | $8,648,324 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Deja Vu | $6,019,672 | -45% | 2,742 | -366 | $2,195 | $52,995,929 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | - | Unaccompanied Minors | $5,815,474 | - | 2,775 | - | $2,095 | $5,815,474 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 4 | The Nativity Story | $5,350,000 | -33.3% | 3,083 | - | $1,735 | $15,500,000 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | 5 | Deck the Halls | $3,993,188 | -40.2% | 2,766 | -439 | $1,443 | $30,144,903 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 6 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $3,254,729 | -33.5% | 2,226 | -391 | $1,462 | $77,184,019 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | Borat | $2,571,596 | -45.8% | 1,594 | -643 | $1,613 | $120,266,165 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 9 | Stranger Than Fiction | $1,425,717 | -57.5% | 1,266 | -538 | $1,126 | $39,130,729 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 8 | Turistas | $1,418,457 | -60.4% | 1,572 | +2 | $902 | $5,958,487 | 2 | Fox Atomic |
| 14 | 15 | The Queen | $905,000 | -33% | 628 | -84 | $1,441 | $24,577,000 | 11 | Miramax |
| 15 | 10 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $871,780 | -62.3% | 1,979 | - | $440 | $3,833,762 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | 11 | Flushed Away | $835,368 | -62.1% | 1,048 | -1,005 | $797 | $61,214,583 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 17 | 12 | Bobby | $568,805 | -71.6% | 804 | -866 | $707 | $10,453,287 | 4 | - |
| 18 | 13 | The Fountain | $501,489 | -71.9% | 636 | -836 | $788 | $9,390,119 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 16 | Babel | $456,581 | -54.4% | 373 | -236 | $1,224 | $17,605,771 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 20 | 18 | The Departed | $438,302 | -46.9% | 355 | -217 | $1,234 | $118,740,373 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 21 | Volver | $371,788 | -2.2% | 44 | +14 | $8,449 | $2,375,995 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 17 | For Your Consideration | $340,208 | -59.8% | 295 | -330 | $1,153 | $4,871,038 | 4 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 23 | 23 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $327,251 | +52.2% | 37 | +8 | $8,844 | $1,081,635 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | - | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | $301,333 | - | 225 | - | $1,339 | $301,333 | 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 25 | 19 | Saw III | $297,153 | -63.4% | 424 | -129 | $700 | $80,150,343 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 14 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $229,773 | -83% | 338 | -1,581 | $679 | $8,081,469 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 27 | 33 | The History Boys | $201,791 | +143.5% | 50 | +42 | $4,035 | $500,432 | 3 | - |
| 28 | 20 | Dhoom 2 | $163,498 | -68% | 51 | -12 | $3,205 | $2,344,702 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 29 | 22 | The Prestige | $140,403 | -59.3% | 203 | -118 | $691 | $51,900,823 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | 25 | The Guardian | $97,252 | -35.3% | 244 | -70 | $398 | $54,718,247 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | 26 | Facing the Giants | $94,742 | -36.2% | 152 | -30 | $623 | $9,886,159 | 11 | IDP Distribution |
| 32 | 36 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $94,649 | +29.4% | 29 | +3 | $3,263 | $401,063 | 6 | IMAX |
| 33 | 31 | The Wedding Weekend | $88,624 | -13.2% | 83 | -1 | $1,067 | $916,772 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 28 | Flicka | $84,536 | -30.9% | 255 | -48 | $331 | $20,706,142 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | 29 | Little Miss Sunshine | $80,071 | -24.3% | 120 | -16 | $667 | $59,214,502 | 20 | - |
| 36 | 30 | Little Children | $65,714 | -37% | 25 | -5 | $2,628 | $1,927,684 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 37 | 40 | Deep Sea | $56,358 | -16.2% | 26 | - | $2,167 | $21,463,858 | 41 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 32 | Flags of Our Fathers | $53,757 | -43.6% | 142 | -62 | $378 | $33,574,332 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 39 | 41 | The Marine | $52,862 | -18.8% | 109 | -19 | $484 | $18,677,421 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | 35 | The Illusionist | $52,751 | -34.4% | 121 | -52 | $435 | $39,617,631 | 17 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 41 | 45 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $49,468 | +17.9% | 11 | -3 | $4,497 | $16,116,610 | 64 | IMAX |
| 42 | 27 | Let's Go to Prison | $44,100 | -66.3% | 106 | -135 | $416 | $4,613,815 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | 37 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $42,426 | -39.9% | 34 | -10 | $1,247 | $574,106 | 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 44 | 123 | Flyboys | $41,864 | +35,378% | 140 | +138 | $299 | $13,048,522 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | 49 | Roving Mars | $40,065 | +7.4% | 19 | -1 | $2,108 | $5,285,061 | 46 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | 48 | Sweet Land | $37,224 | -3.2% | 17 | -1 | $2,189 | $633,574 | 9 | Libero |
| 47 | 59 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $35,694 | +183.3% | 84 | +49 | $424 | $39,418,953 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 48 | 39 | A Good Year | $31,052 | -54.9% | 147 | +9 | $211 | $7,365,004 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | 44 | The Last King of Scotland | $29,219 | -40.2% | 13 | -4 | $2,247 | $3,487,930 | 11 | - |
| 50 | 51 | Shortbus | $28,611 | -20.5% | 25 | -1 | $1,144 | $1,851,628 | 10 | THINKFilm |
| 51 | 47 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $27,676 | -31.8% | 6 | -10 | $4,612 | $8,579,257 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | - | Inland Empire | $27,508 | - | 2 | - | $13,754 | $37,997 | 1 | 518 Media |
| 53 | - | Screamers | $23,609 | - | 4 | - | $5,902 | $23,609 | 1 | Maya Entertainment |
| 54 | 46 | School for Scoundrels | $22,869 | -43.7% | 66 | -59 | $346 | $17,787,157 | 11 | - |
| 55 | 52 | 10 Items or Less | $22,108 | -38.5% | 13 | -2 | $1,700 | $69,265 | 2 | THINKFilm |
| 56 | 53 | Copying Beethoven | $21,946 | -34.1% | 20 | +7 | $1,097 | $291,428 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 57 | 42 | The Return | $21,636 | -63.4% | 51 | -65 | $424 | $7,744,785 | 5 | Rogue Pictures |
| 58 | - | Stormbreaker | $18,436 | - | 95 | - | $194 | $677,646 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 59 | 43 | Fast Food Nation | $17,149 | -67% | 28 | -30 | $612 | $946,392 | 4 | - |
| 60 | 57 | The Science of Sleep | $12,927 | -19.7% | 17 | -8 | $760 | $4,647,277 | 12 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 61 | 56 | Keeping Mum | $12,350 | -23.8% | 18 | -1 | $686 | $1,565,148 | 13 | THINKFilm |
| 62 | 60 | Driving Lessons | $11,505 | -8.5% | 14 | -7 | $821 | $187,162 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | - | Days of Glory | $10,996 | - | 2 | - | $5,498 | $13,742 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 64 | - | Ever Again | $10,802 | - | 12 | - | $900 | $10,802 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 65 | 61 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $10,421 | -10.6% | 7 | +1 | $1,488 | $57,199 | 5 | Tartan |
| 66 | 73 | American Hardcore | $10,277 | +85.5% | 19 | +12 | $540 | $235,227 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | 58 | Jesus Camp | $9,496 | -31.6% | 19 | +3 | $499 | $840,645 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 68 | 107 | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | $9,198 | +992.4% | 5 | +4 | $1,839 | $16,908 | 3 | Ariztical Entertainment |
| 69 | 54 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | $8,888 | -62.3% | 23 | -10 | $386 | $210,543 | 5 | Picturehouse |
| 70 | 55 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | $7,861 | -57% | 6 | -1 | $1,310 | $12,392,791 | 88 | - |
| 71 | - | Off the Black | $6,763 | - | 2 | - | $3,381 | $6,763 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 72 | 74 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | $6,542 | +19% | 5 | +2 | $1,308 | $103,357 | 8 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 73 | 106 | Black Gold | $6,132 | +436% | 3 | - | $2,044 | $65,084 | 10 | California Newsreel |
| 74 | 64 | Bon Cop Bad Cop | $5,941 | -39.3% | 8 | -6 | $742 | $12,646,486 | 19 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 75 | 67 | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $5,905 | -26.6% | 1 | - | $5,905 | $57,698 | 4 | Rialto Pictures |
| 76 | 114 | Half Nelson | $5,488 | +1,022.3% | 5 | +4 | $1,097 | $2,694,973 | 18 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | - | Family Law | $5,384 | - | 2 | - | $2,692 | $5,384 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 78 | - | Pandora's Box | $5,113 | - | 1 | - | $5,113 | $53,485 | 26 | Kino International |
| 79 | 95 | The Architect | $5,007 | +146.4% | 8 | +7 | $625 | $7,652 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 80 | 76 | Galapagos | $4,423 | -4.8% | 2 | - | $2,211 | $16,595,937 | 372 | IMAX |
| 81 | 77 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $4,070 | -10.2% | 7 | - | $581 | $1,703,925 | 55 | Cineville |
| 82 | 71 | Boynton Beach Club | $4,042 | -33.9% | 9 | +1 | $449 | $3,123,749 | 39 | - |
| 83 | 69 | Flannel Pajamas | $3,994 | -46.3% | 1 | -1 | $3,994 | $49,279 | 4 | - |
| 84 | 63 | Candy | $3,370 | -65.8% | 4 | -4 | $842 | $22,268 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 85 | 89 | Aliens of the Deep | $3,309 | +10.4% | 2 | - | $1,654 | $8,709,278 | 98 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | 68 | The Aura | $3,217 | -57.9% | 3 | -1 | $1,072 | $29,273 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 87 | 62 | Harsh Times | $2,900 | -71.5% | 12 | -9 | $241 | $3,335,839 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 88 | 120 | Mutual Appreciation | $2,684 | +1,276.4% | 5 | +4 | $536 | $87,915 | 15 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 89 | - | Moonlight | $2,318 | - | 1 | - | $2,318 | $48,890 | 30 | Indican Pictures |
| 90 | 91 | Cocaine Cowboys | $2,246 | -20.8% | 4 | - | $561 | $142,837 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 91 | 83 | Fuck | $2,021 | -47.2% | 3 | -2 | $673 | $19,791 | 5 | THINKFilm |
| 92 | 87 | Haunted Castle | $2,000 | -35.5% | 2 | - | $1,000 | $12,888,194 | 303 | - |
| 93 | 66 | The Devil Wears Prada | $1,941 | -76.3% | 4 | -15 | $485 | $124,739,606 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 94 | - | Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss | $1,894 | - | 2 | - | $947 | $173,097 | 7 | Indican Pictures |
| 95 | 79 | Samoan Wedding | $1,780 | -57.7% | 1 | -1 | $1,780 | $55,268 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 96 | 85 | Infamous | $1,639 | -50.2% | 6 | -2 | $273 | $1,148,606 | 9 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 97 | 109 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $1,567 | +121% | 6 | -1 | $261 | $298,920 | 15 | IFC Films |
| 98 | 70 | Old Joy | $1,564 | -77.2% | 3 | -4 | $521 | $167,027 | 16 | Kino International |
| 99 | 81 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $1,483 | -63.8% | 6 | -7 | $247 | $237,388 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 100 | 98 | Unknown | $1,465 | -17.7% | 1 | -3 | $1,465 | $21,229 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 101 | 88 | The Bridge | $1,457 | -52.2% | 2 | - | $728 | $140,792 | 7 | First Stripe Productions |
| 102 | 84 | Unnatural & Accidental | $1,456 | -56.5% | 2 | - | $728 | $5,420 | 2 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 103 | - | The Moustache | $1,434 | - | 2 | - | $717 | $244,097 | 29 | The Cinema Guild |
| 104 | 90 | Captive | $1,409 | -52.7% | 2 | - | $704 | $15,356 | 5 | - |
| 105 | - | Monkey Warfare | $1,366 | - | 1 | - | $1,366 | $1,366 | 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 106 | - | The Empire in Africa | $1,088 | - | 3 | - | $362 | $1,088 | 1 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 107 | 102 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | $989 | -23% | 1 | - | $989 | $10,580 | 3 | Sagewood Cinema Ventures |
| 108 | 94 | Vajra Sky Over Tibet | $818 | -61.2% | 1 | -1 | $818 | $62,356 | 17 | Truly Indie |
| 109 | 82 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | $816 | -78.8% | 3 | -1 | $272 | $24,729 | 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 110 | 65 | Christmas at Maxwell's | $809 | -90.3% | 31 | -10 | $26 | $12,350 | 2 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 111 | - | Screen Door Jesus | $788 | - | 1 | - | $788 | $41,605 | 63 | Indican Pictures |
| 112 | 96 | Climates | $775 | -59.4% | 2 | +1 | $387 | $48,283 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 113 | 117 | So Much So Fast | $770 | +93% | 2 | +1 | $385 | $16,411 | 9 | Balcony Releasing |
| 114 | - | Opal Dream | $706 | - | 1 | - | $706 | $5,395 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 115 | 124 | Yang Ban Xi: The 8 Modelworks | $675 | +1,306.2% | 1 | - | $675 | $21,244 | 44 | Shadow Distribution |
| 116 | 111 | Factotum | $648 | +13.3% | 1 | -3 | $648 | $808,221 | 17 | IFC Films |
| 117 | 101 | 51 Birch Street | $544 | -66.3% | 1 | - | $544 | $84,689 | 8 | Truly Indie |
| 118 | 122 | Space Station 3D | $540 | +350% | 4 | -2 | $135 | $64,958,805 | 243 | IMAX |
| 119 | - | Captain Sabertooth 2006 Re-release | $502 | - | 1 | - | $502 | $104,443 | 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 120 | 113 | Alien Adventure | $495 | -1% | 1 | - | $495 | $5,016,282 | 382 | - |
| 121 | 112 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $490 | -2% | 1 | - | $490 | $7,194,446 | 407 | - |
| 122 | 80 | Bugs! | $418 | -89.9% | 2 | -2 | $209 | $18,318,703 | 196 | SK Films |
| 123 | - | Al Franken: God Spoke | $334 | - | 1 | - | $334 | $102,990 | 13 | Balcony Releasing |
| 124 | 75 | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $300 | -94% | 1 | -2 | $300 | $11,507 | 4 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 125 | - | Mongolian Ping Pong | $235 | - | 1 | - | $235 | $70,940 | 34 | First Run |
| 126 | 115 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $176 | -63.9% | 1 | -1 | $176 | $52,882,479 | 425 | IMAX |
| 127 | 92 | Lunacy | $132 | -94.8% | 2 | -3 | $66 | $45,024 | 18 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 128 | 119 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | $100 | -57.4% | 1 | - | $100 | $70,535 | 27 | Strand Releasing |
