Domestic 2006 Weekend 51
December 22-24, 2006
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Night at the Museum | $30,433,781 | - | 3,685 | - | $8,258 | $30,433,781 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 1 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $14,817,371 | -44.2% | 2,863 | +11 | $5,175 | $53,104,266 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | - | Rocky Balboa | $12,158,168 | - | 3,017 | - | $4,029 | $21,851,382 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | - | The Good Shepherd | $9,912,110 | - | 2,215 | - | $4,474 | $9,912,110 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Charlotte's Web | $7,566,306 | -34% | 3,728 | +162 | $2,029 | $26,375,772 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | 2 | Eragon | $7,006,467 | -69.9% | 3,030 | +10 | $2,312 | $37,502,169 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | - | We Are Marshall | $6,114,264 | - | 2,606 | - | $2,346 | $7,214,264 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 4 | Happy Feet | $5,163,474 | -38.2% | 2,565 | -770 | $2,013 | $159,119,637 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 5 | The Holiday | $4,839,108 | -39.6% | 2,635 | +21 | $1,836 | $34,932,070 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 9 | The Nativity Story | $4,650,000 | -1.1% | 1,824 | -750 | $2,549 | $31,335,000 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | 8 | Casino Royale | $3,143,720 | -44.1% | 1,588 | -849 | $1,979 | $143,713,120 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 7 | Blood Diamond | $3,126,379 | -52% | 1,920 | +10 | $1,628 | $25,129,129 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 6 | Apocalypto | $2,868,725 | -64.2% | 2,144 | -321 | $1,338 | $34,592,881 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 13 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $1,165,697 | -38.5% | 801 | -734 | $1,455 | $82,278,441 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 10 | Unaccompanied Minors | $873,466 | -75.4% | 1,125 | -1,650 | $776 | $12,872,733 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 11 | Deja Vu | $743,704 | -75% | 839 | -1,146 | $886 | $59,862,537 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 14 | Borat | $619,066 | -59.9% | 458 | -493 | $1,351 | $124,303,063 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | 12 | Deck the Halls | $536,425 | -72.1% | 751 | -1,100 | $714 | $34,104,717 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 22 | Volver | $453,880 | +44.8% | 115 | +70 | $3,946 | $3,478,836 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 18 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $336,203 | -14.1% | 36 | -1 | $9,338 | $2,329,024 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 17 | Babel | $312,218 | -37% | 208 | -12 | $1,501 | $18,874,554 | 9 | Paramount Vantage |
| 22 | 25 | The History Boys | $287,527 | +31% | 163 | +87 | $1,763 | $1,195,317 | 5 | - |
| 23 | - | Bhagam Bhag | $252,988 | - | 51 | - | $4,960 | $252,988 | 1 | - |
| 24 | 19 | Dreamgirls | $227,639 | -39.9% | 3 | - | $75,879 | $851,664 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 25 | 21 | The Departed | $219,428 | -35.7% | 191 | -63 | $1,148 | $119,700,906 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 15 | The Queen | $190,000 | -72.3% | 302 | -181 | $629 | $26,350,000 | 13 | Miramax |
| 27 | - | Curse of the Golden Flower | $184,000 | - | 60 | - | $3,066 | $344,000 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 34 | The Good German | $95,539 | +24.4% | 19 | +14 | $5,028 | $214,117 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | 37 | The Prestige | $91,110 | +55.2% | 263 | +147 | $346 | $52,158,629 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | - | Letters from Iwo Jima | $89,097 | - | 5 | - | $17,819 | $128,842 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 32 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $72,064 | -25.3% | 28 | -1 | $2,573 | $726,527 | 8 | IMAX |
| 32 | 48 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $62,819 | +84.2% | 11 | - | $5,710 | $16,307,078 | 66 | IMAX |
| 33 | 27 | For Your Consideration | $55,518 | -67.9% | 63 | -98 | $881 | $5,308,252 | 6 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 34 | 36 | Deep Sea | $52,371 | -16% | 25 | - | $2,094 | $21,702,171 | 43 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | - | The Painted Veil | $51,086 | - | 4 | - | $12,771 | $72,230 | 1 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 36 | 28 | Bobby | $43,951 | -71.7% | 88 | -115 | $499 | $10,941,903 | 6 | - |
| 37 | 23 | Turistas | $39,427 | -86.8% | 80 | -295 | $492 | $6,897,646 | 4 | Fox Atomic |
| 38 | - | Venus | $35,604 | - | 3 | - | $11,868 | $41,367 | 1 | Miramax |
| 39 | 38 | Little Miss Sunshine | $34,962 | -39.8% | 63 | -32 | $554 | $59,393,704 | 22 | - |
| 40 | 29 | Kabul Express | $33,801 | -76.3% | 27 | -23 | $1,251 | $209,248 | 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 41 | 45 | Roving Mars | $32,055 | -11.3% | 18 | -1 | $1,780 | $5,395,504 | 48 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | 30 | The Fountain | $26,482 | -79.7% | 35 | -110 | $756 | $9,882,573 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 40 | The Guardian | $25,491 | -52.6% | 101 | -67 | $252 | $54,867,317 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | 31 | Dhoom 2 | $24,255 | -77.9% | 16 | -24 | $1,515 | $2,529,258 | 5 | Yash Raj Films |
| 45 | 42 | The Wedding Weekend | $21,897 | -55.2% | 35 | -48 | $625 | $1,066,162 | 9 | The Weinstein Company |
| 46 | 51 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $20,966 | -18.1% | 4 | -2 | $5,241 | $8,660,556 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | 43 | Flicka | $17,128 | -64.4% | 90 | -99 | $190 | $20,818,491 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | 49 | The Last King of Scotland | $16,567 | -50.1% | 9 | -6 | $1,840 | $3,570,170 | 13 | - |
| 49 | 41 | Facing the Giants | $15,570 | -68.2% | 53 | -70 | $293 | $10,020,391 | 13 | IDP Distribution |
| 50 | 46 | The Illusionist | $15,491 | -56.4% | 62 | -20 | $249 | $39,718,561 | 19 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 51 | 53 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $13,232 | -40.1% | 11 | -5 | $1,202 | $651,141 | 5 | Excel Entertainment |
| 52 | 50 | The Marine | $12,507 | -54.3% | 68 | -16 | $183 | $18,743,842 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 53 | 56 | A Good Year | $7,315 | -46.3% | 35 | -26 | $209 | $7,409,805 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | 54 | Shortbus | $7,205 | -64.3% | 14 | -7 | $514 | $1,913,279 | 12 | THINKFilm |
| 55 | 55 | Copying Beethoven | $6,588 | -64.4% | 18 | -5 | $366 | $336,952 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | 67 | Screamers | $6,162 | -20% | 2 | -1 | $3,081 | $50,630 | 3 | Maya Entertainment |
| 57 | 63 | Jesus Camp | $5,114 | -39.4% | 8 | -6 | $639 | $865,368 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 58 | 72 | The Secret Life of Words | $4,702 | -11.4% | 3 | +2 | $1,567 | $12,688 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 59 | 61 | The Young Lieutenant | $4,544 | -52.6% | 1 | -2 | $4,544 | $122,639 | 16 | The Cinema Guild |
| 60 | 58 | Keeping Mum | $4,525 | -61.4% | 11 | -3 | $411 | $1,594,688 | 15 | THINKFilm |
| 61 | 80 | Galapagos | $3,858 | -14.6% | 3 | +1 | $1,286 | $16,616,606 | 374 | IMAX |
| 62 | 62 | American Hardcore | $3,343 | -62.5% | 9 | -8 | $371 | $260,489 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | - | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $3,306 | - | 1 | - | $3,306 | $66,770 | 6 | Rialto Pictures |
| 64 | 81 | Family Law | $3,272 | -19.3% | 3 | - | $1,090 | $16,876 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 65 | 97 | Aliens of the Deep | $3,197 | +213.7% | 2 | - | $1,598 | $8,719,602 | 100 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | 35 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $3,135 | -95.1% | 12 | -118 | $261 | $4,242,481 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 67 | 84 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $2,392 | -23.9% | 3 | -2 | $797 | $1,715,239 | 57 | Cineville |
| 68 | 60 | Driving Lessons | $2,303 | -78.8% | 11 | -8 | $209 | $215,265 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | - | Words of My Perfect Teacher | $2,300 | - | 3 | - | $766 | $6,719 | 1 | International Film Circuit |
| 70 | 59 | Fast Food Nation | $2,260 | -80% | 6 | -18 | $376 | $977,444 | 6 | - |
| 71 | 74 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $1,388 | -73.4% | 5 | -3 | $277 | $71,061 | 7 | Tartan |
| 72 | 79 | The Aura | $1,259 | -72.7% | 2 | -1 | $629 | $38,560 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 73 | - | Matthew Barney: No Restraint | $1,241 | - | 1 | - | $1,241 | $3,120 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 74 | 87 | Off the Black | $1,088 | -61.6% | 2 | -2 | $544 | $14,378 | 3 | THINKFilm |
| 75 | 68 | Candy | $1,082 | -84.8% | 5 | -7 | $216 | $37,446 | 6 | THINKFilm |
| 76 | 94 | Cocaine Cowboys | $957 | -50.5% | 2 | -3 | $478 | $148,584 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 77 | - | A Soap | $764 | - | 1 | - | $764 | $2,902 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 78 | 82 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $739 | -80% | 5 | -5 | $147 | $245,597 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | 95 | Samoan Wedding | $726 | -62.2% | 2 | - | $363 | $59,739 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 80 | 109 | Opal Dream | $548 | +37% | 2 | +1 | $274 | $7,576 | 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 81 | 100 | Old Joy | $487 | -36.3% | 1 | -2 | $487 | $170,402 | 18 | Kino International |
| 82 | 73 | The Bridesmaid | $446 | -91.6% | 1 | -5 | $446 | $106,900 | 21 | First Run |
| 83 | 108 | Mutual Appreciation | $135 | -70.6% | 2 | +1 | $67 | $89,801 | 17 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
