Domestic 2006 Weekend 52
December 29-31, 2006
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Night at the Museum | $36,766,905 | +20.8% | 3,768 | +83 | $9,757 | $115,822,154 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 2 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $19,362,441 | +30.7% | 2,870 | +7 | $6,746 | $98,411,670 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 24 | Dreamgirls | $14,100,050 | +6,094% | 852 | +849 | $16,549 | $37,064,395 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | 5 | Charlotte's Web | $11,674,784 | +54.3% | 3,745 | +17 | $3,117 | $52,532,601 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | The Good Shepherd | $11,000,510 | +11% | 2,218 | +3 | $4,959 | $35,066,495 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | Rocky Balboa | $10,572,458 | -13% | 3,019 | +2 | $3,501 | $47,940,632 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | 6 | Eragon | $8,206,585 | +17.1% | 2,985 | -45 | $2,749 | $56,420,434 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | 7 | We Are Marshall | $8,089,931 | +32.3% | 2,606 | - | $3,104 | $25,128,312 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 8 | Happy Feet | $7,650,181 | +48.2% | 2,565 | - | $2,982 | $175,967,627 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 9 | The Holiday | $6,718,286 | +38.8% | 2,698 | +63 | $2,490 | $50,029,085 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 12 | Blood Diamond | $4,895,871 | +56.6% | 1,920 | - | $2,549 | $35,726,534 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 11 | Casino Royale | $4,601,492 | +46.4% | 1,543 | -45 | $2,982 | $153,531,944 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | - | Black Christmas | $3,723,364 | - | 1,544 | - | $2,411 | $10,917,918 | 1 | - |
| 14 | 13 | Apocalypto | $3,264,798 | +13.8% | 2,023 | -121 | $1,613 | $42,654,236 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 10 | The Nativity Story | $1,506,818 | -67.6% | 1,824 | - | $826 | $36,276,572 | 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | 15 | Unaccompanied Minors | $966,870 | +10.7% | 1,021 | -104 | $946 | $14,993,733 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 26 | The Queen | $872,000 | +358.9% | 302 | - | $2,887 | $28,135,000 | 14 | Miramax |
| 18 | 16 | Deja Vu | $777,278 | +4.5% | 655 | -184 | $1,186 | $61,574,479 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | Volver | $619,913 | +36.6% | 117 | +2 | $5,298 | $4,753,067 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 17 | Borat | $570,744 | -7.8% | 399 | -59 | $1,430 | $125,601,414 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | - | Pan's Labyrinth | $568,641 | - | 17 | - | $33,449 | $568,641 | 1 | Picturehouse |
| 22 | - | Children of Men | $501,003 | - | 16 | - | $31,312 | $1,082,804 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 14 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $489,964 | -58% | 611 | -190 | $801 | $83,549,047 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 21 | Babel | $478,624 | +53.3% | 233 | +25 | $2,054 | $19,825,138 | 10 | Paramount Vantage |
| 25 | 27 | Curse of the Golden Flower | $448,268 | +143.6% | 60 | - | $7,471 | $1,520,292 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | - | Notes on a Scandal | $414,487 | - | 22 | - | $18,840 | $613,344 | 1 | - |
| 27 | 35 | The Painted Veil | $364,071 | +612.7% | 37 | +33 | $9,839 | $497,438 | 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 28 | 22 | The History Boys | $363,548 | +26.4% | 154 | -9 | $2,360 | $1,935,485 | 6 | - |
| 29 | 25 | The Departed | $342,787 | +56.2% | 172 | -19 | $1,992 | $120,359,613 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 18 | Deck the Halls | $269,925 | -49.7% | 582 | -169 | $463 | $34,753,961 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 20 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $179,513 | -46.6% | 34 | -2 | $5,279 | $2,770,777 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | - | Little Children | $158,934 | - | 42 | - | $3,784 | $2,475,049 | 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 33 | 29 | The Prestige | $150,953 | +65.7% | 264 | +1 | $571 | $52,474,548 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | 32 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $146,111 | +132.6% | 10 | -1 | $14,611 | $16,641,107 | 67 | IMAX |
| 35 | 23 | Bhagam Bhag | $131,826 | -47.9% | 51 | - | $2,584 | $646,604 | 2 | - |
| 36 | 34 | Deep Sea | $124,470 | +137.7% | 22 | -3 | $5,657 | $21,973,886 | 44 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 28 | The Good German | $116,119 | +21.5% | 19 | - | $6,111 | $458,653 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 30 | Letters from Iwo Jima | $87,932 | -1.3% | 5 | - | $17,586 | $316,369 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | - | Sweet Land | $87,752 | - | 28 | - | $3,134 | $890,389 | 12 | Libero |
| 40 | 31 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $64,260 | -10.8% | 24 | -4 | $2,677 | $868,613 | 9 | IMAX |
| 41 | 41 | Roving Mars | $54,255 | +69.3% | 18 | - | $3,014 | $5,482,822 | 49 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | 43 | The Guardian | $51,157 | +100.7% | 95 | -6 | $538 | $54,968,470 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | 33 | For Your Consideration | $45,135 | -18.7% | 63 | - | $716 | $5,414,596 | 7 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 44 | 39 | Little Miss Sunshine | $43,459 | +24.3% | 56 | -7 | $776 | $59,489,083 | 23 | - |
| 45 | 44 | Dhoom 2 | $39,677 | +63.6% | 16 | - | $2,479 | $2,608,180 | 6 | Yash Raj Films |
| 46 | 36 | Bobby | $38,396 | -12.6% | 58 | -30 | $662 | $11,034,972 | 7 | - |
| 47 | 47 | Flicka | $37,465 | +118.7% | 98 | +8 | $382 | $20,888,606 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | - | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | $37,079 | - | 3 | - | $12,359 | $57,449 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 49 | 38 | Venus | $34,329 | -3.6% | 3 | - | $11,443 | $113,518 | 2 | Miramax |
| 50 | 49 | Facing the Giants | $28,006 | +79.9% | 56 | +3 | $500 | $10,072,889 | 14 | IDP Distribution |
| 51 | 50 | The Illusionist | $26,019 | +68% | 53 | -9 | $490 | $39,771,393 | 20 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 52 | 48 | The Last King of Scotland | $25,743 | +55.4% | 8 | -1 | $3,217 | $3,619,600 | 14 | - |
| 53 | 51 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $23,889 | +80.5% | 11 | - | $2,171 | $710,435 | 6 | Excel Entertainment |
| 54 | - | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | $21,232 | - | 38 | - | $558 | $838,031 | 4 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 55 | 45 | The Wedding Weekend | $19,972 | -8.8% | 35 | - | $570 | $1,120,005 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 56 | 40 | Kabul Express | $18,505 | -45.3% | 20 | -7 | $925 | $274,203 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 57 | 52 | The Marine | $18,496 | +47.9% | 62 | -6 | $298 | $18,782,953 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | 37 | Turistas | $17,598 | -55.4% | 54 | -26 | $325 | $6,947,433 | 5 | Fox Atomic |
| 59 | - | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $16,994 | - | 85 | - | $199 | $8,312,827 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 60 | 42 | The Fountain | $16,338 | -38.3% | 21 | -14 | $778 | $9,930,941 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 65 | Aliens of the Deep | $13,181 | +312.3% | 3 | +1 | $4,393 | $8,744,503 | 101 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 62 | - | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $12,243 | - | 41 | - | $298 | $39,506,362 | 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 63 | 46 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $12,168 | -42% | 3 | -1 | $4,056 | $8,687,496 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 64 | 61 | Galapagos | $11,618 | +201.1% | 1 | -2 | $11,618 | $16,638,438 | 375 | IMAX |
| 65 | 53 | A Good Year | $10,663 | +45.8% | 47 | +12 | $226 | $7,430,241 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 66 | 55 | Copying Beethoven | $10,517 | +59.6% | 16 | -2 | $657 | $351,036 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 67 | - | Miss Potter | $9,653 | - | 2 | - | $4,826 | $9,653 | 1 | - |
| 68 | 54 | Shortbus | $9,325 | +29.4% | 14 | - | $666 | $1,932,625 | 13 | THINKFilm |
| 69 | - | Army of Shadows | $8,382 | - | 4 | - | $2,095 | $654,291 | 36 | Rialto Pictures |
| 70 | - | The Dead Girl | $6,613 | - | 2 | - | $3,306 | $6,613 | 1 | First Look International |
| 71 | 71 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $5,053 | +264% | 7 | +2 | $721 | $79,321 | 8 | Tartan |
| 72 | 60 | Keeping Mum | $4,404 | -2.7% | 8 | -3 | $550 | $1,603,973 | 16 | THINKFilm |
| 73 | 59 | The Young Lieutenant | $4,361 | -4% | 1 | - | $4,361 | $131,969 | 17 | The Cinema Guild |
| 74 | 66 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $3,797 | +21.1% | 6 | -6 | $632 | $4,251,674 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 75 | 70 | Fast Food Nation | $3,752 | +66% | 7 | +1 | $536 | $984,140 | 7 | - |
| 76 | - | The Tiger and the Snow | $3,701 | - | 4 | - | $925 | $3,701 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 77 | 62 | American Hardcore | $3,430 | +2.6% | 11 | +2 | $311 | $265,992 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | - | The Case of the Grinning Cat | $3,402 | - | 1 | - | $3,402 | $19,922 | 24 | Icarus Films |
| 79 | 69 | Words of My Perfect Teacher | $3,052 | +32.7% | 3 | - | $1,017 | $12,653 | 2 | International Film Circuit |
| 80 | - | Flannel Pajamas | $2,961 | - | 1 | - | $2,961 | $60,016 | 7 | - |
| 81 | 57 | Jesus Camp | $2,014 | -60.6% | 5 | -3 | $402 | $872,124 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 82 | 68 | Driving Lessons | $1,977 | -14.2% | 6 | -5 | $329 | $220,523 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 83 | - | The Bridge | $1,932 | - | 2 | - | $966 | $150,087 | 10 | First Stripe Productions |
| 84 | - | Romántico | $1,601 | - | 4 | - | $400 | $9,170 | 9 | Kino International |
| 85 | 73 | Matthew Barney: No Restraint | $1,473 | +18.7% | 2 | +1 | $736 | $8,409 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 86 | 83 | Mutual Appreciation | $1,340 | +892.6% | 3 | +1 | $446 | $91,190 | 18 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 87 | - | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $1,203 | - | 2 | - | $601 | $15,852 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 88 | 64 | Family Law | $1,101 | -66.4% | 2 | -1 | $550 | $21,208 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 89 | 78 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $1,054 | +42.6% | 5 | - | $210 | $247,265 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 90 | 82 | The Bridesmaid | $1,032 | +131.4% | 3 | +2 | $344 | $108,112 | 22 | First Run |
| 91 | 72 | The Aura | $1,021 | -18.9% | 2 | - | $510 | $41,392 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 92 | 75 | Candy | $972 | -10.2% | 4 | -1 | $243 | $39,322 | 7 | THINKFilm |
| 93 | - | Unconscious | $807 | - | 1 | - | $807 | $807 | 1 | Regent Releasing |
| 94 | 79 | Samoan Wedding | $583 | -19.7% | 1 | -1 | $583 | $61,049 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | - | Broken Sky | $547 | - | 1 | - | $547 | $27,363 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 96 | 74 | Off the Black | $504 | -53.7% | 1 | -1 | $504 | $15,916 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 97 | 80 | Opal Dream | $380 | -30.7% | 1 | -1 | $380 | $8,492 | 6 | Strand Releasing |
