Domestic 2006 Week 49
December 8-14, 2006
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Apocalypto | $20,201,406 | - | 2,465 | - | $8,195 | $20,201,406 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | The Holiday | $17,110,339 | - | 2,610 | - | $6,555 | $17,110,339 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 1 | Happy Feet | $15,857,942 | -24.7% | 3,650 | -154 | $4,344 | $140,886,370 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | - | Blood Diamond | $12,119,786 | - | 1,910 | - | $6,345 | $12,119,786 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 2 | Casino Royale | $11,779,865 | -39.1% | 3,161 | -225 | $3,726 | $131,873,740 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 4 | The Nativity Story | $8,162,723 | -19.9% | 3,083 | - | $2,647 | $18,356,319 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | 3 | Deja Vu | $7,796,786 | -44% | 2,742 | -366 | $2,843 | $54,773,043 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | - | Unaccompanied Minors | $6,547,915 | - | 2,775 | - | $2,359 | $6,547,915 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 5 | Deck the Halls | $4,714,024 | -39.6% | 2,766 | -439 | $1,704 | $30,865,739 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 7 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $4,057,466 | -29.8% | 2,226 | -391 | $1,822 | $77,986,756 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 6 | Borat | $3,575,144 | -42.3% | 1,594 | -643 | $2,242 | $121,269,713 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 9 | Stranger Than Fiction | $1,915,142 | -53.9% | 1,266 | -538 | $1,512 | $39,620,154 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 8 | Turistas | $1,897,383 | -58.2% | 1,572 | +2 | $1,206 | $6,437,413 | 2 | Fox Atomic |
| 14 | 14 | The Queen | $1,308,756 | -32.9% | 628 | -84 | $2,084 | $24,980,266 | 11 | Miramax |
| 15 | 10 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $1,182,573 | -60.1% | 1,979 | - | $597 | $4,144,555 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | 12 | Flushed Away | $983,075 | -61.3% | 1,048 | -1,005 | $938 | $61,362,290 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 17 | 11 | Bobby | $782,181 | -70.8% | 804 | -866 | $972 | $10,666,663 | 4 | - |
| 18 | 13 | The Fountain | $757,395 | -68.9% | 636 | -836 | $1,190 | $9,646,025 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 16 | Babel | $676,025 | -50.9% | 373 | -236 | $1,812 | $17,825,215 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 20 | 17 | The Departed | $630,257 | -44% | 355 | -217 | $1,775 | $118,932,328 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 22 | Volver | $547,749 | +6.4% | 44 | +14 | $12,448 | $2,551,956 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 24 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $519,320 | +66.9% | 37 | +8 | $14,035 | $1,273,704 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 19 | For Your Consideration | $458,630 | -58.4% | 295 | -330 | $1,554 | $4,989,460 | 4 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 24 | - | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | $455,123 | - | 225 | - | $2,022 | $455,123 | 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 25 | 18 | Saw III | $385,534 | -65.6% | 424 | -129 | $909 | $80,238,724 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 15 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $326,367 | -81.3% | 338 | -1,581 | $965 | $8,178,063 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 27 | 36 | The History Boys | $277,093 | +136.9% | 50 | +42 | $5,541 | $575,734 | 4 | - |
| 28 | 23 | The Prestige | $202,381 | -55.7% | 203 | -118 | $996 | $51,962,801 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 21 | Dhoom 2 | $199,925 | -67% | 51 | -12 | $3,920 | $2,381,129 | 4 | Yash Raj Films |
| 30 | 37 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $156,975 | +35.9% | 29 | +3 | $5,412 | $463,388 | 7 | IMAX |
| 31 | 26 | Facing the Giants | $144,198 | -31.1% | 152 | -30 | $948 | $9,935,615 | 11 | IDP Distribution |
| 32 | 27 | The Guardian | $134,386 | -34% | 244 | -70 | $550 | $54,755,381 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | The Wedding Weekend | $130,940 | -12.3% | 83 | -1 | $1,577 | $959,088 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 29 | Little Miss Sunshine | $123,272 | -20.9% | 120 | -16 | $1,027 | $59,257,703 | 21 | - |
| 35 | 30 | Flicka | $110,817 | -26.6% | 255 | -48 | $434 | $20,732,423 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | 35 | Deep Sea | $110,144 | -7.5% | 26 | - | $4,236 | $21,517,644 | 41 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 32 | Little Children | $97,284 | -33.6% | 25 | -5 | $3,891 | $1,959,254 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | 38 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $89,349 | -20.7% | 11 | -3 | $8,122 | $16,156,491 | 64 | IMAX |
| 39 | 34 | The Illusionist | $82,419 | -32.5% | 121 | -52 | $681 | $39,647,299 | 17 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 40 | 33 | Flags of Our Fathers | $81,801 | -39.9% | 142 | -62 | $576 | $33,602,376 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 41 | 39 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $67,952 | -36.9% | 34 | -10 | $1,998 | $599,632 | 4 | Excel Entertainment |
| 42 | 41 | The Marine | $67,802 | -24.5% | 109 | -19 | $622 | $18,692,361 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | 121 | Flyboys | $62,810 | +40,162.8% | 140 | +138 | $448 | $13,069,468 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | 47 | Roving Mars | $61,527 | +11.1% | 19 | -1 | $3,238 | $5,306,523 | 46 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | 28 | Let's Go to Prison | $60,330 | -65.4% | 106 | -135 | $569 | $4,630,045 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | 62 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $49,360 | +205.4% | 84 | +49 | $587 | $39,432,619 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 47 | 49 | Shortbus | $48,260 | -11.9% | 27 | +1 | $1,787 | $1,871,277 | 11 | THINKFilm |
| 48 | 50 | Sweet Land | $47,224 | -12.8% | 17 | -1 | $2,777 | $643,574 | 9 | Libero |
| 49 | 40 | A Good Year | $45,224 | -54.1% | 147 | +9 | $307 | $7,379,176 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | 74 | Inland Empire | $44,676 | +325.9% | 2 | - | $22,338 | $55,000 | 2 | 518 Media |
| 51 | 46 | The Last King of Scotland | $43,334 | -36.4% | 13 | -4 | $3,333 | $3,502,045 | 12 | - |
| 52 | 51 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $39,475 | -26.3% | 6 | -10 | $6,579 | $8,591,056 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | 53 | Copying Beethoven | $33,946 | -26.2% | 20 | +7 | $1,697 | $303,428 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 54 | 48 | School for Scoundrels | $31,510 | -42.8% | 66 | -59 | $477 | $17,795,798 | 11 | - |
| 55 | - | Screamers | $30,982 | - | 4 | - | $7,745 | $30,982 | 1 | Maya Entertainment |
| 56 | 52 | 10 Items or Less | $29,072 | -38.4% | 13 | -2 | $2,236 | $76,229 | 2 | THINKFilm |
| 57 | 43 | Fast Food Nation | $26,898 | -64.4% | 28 | -30 | $960 | $956,141 | 4 | - |
| 58 | 45 | The Return | $26,702 | -62% | 51 | -65 | $523 | $7,749,851 | 5 | Rogue Pictures |
| 59 | 114 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $24,823 | +2,701.7% | 1 | -1 | $24,823 | $52,907,126 | 425 | IMAX |
| 60 | 58 | The Science of Sleep | $22,436 | -4.3% | 17 | -8 | $1,319 | $4,656,786 | 12 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 61 | 20 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | $21,222 | -97.4% | 6 | - | $3,537 | $12,406,152 | 88 | - |
| 62 | 59 | Bon Cop Bad Cop | $20,436 | -6.1% | 8 | -6 | $2,554 | $12,660,981 | 19 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 63 | - | Stormbreaker | $18,436 | - | 95 | - | $194 | $677,646 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 64 | 61 | Driving Lessons | $18,185 | -6.5% | 14 | -7 | $1,298 | $193,842 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 65 | 57 | Keeping Mum | $17,622 | -34.6% | 18 | -4 | $979 | $1,570,420 | 13 | THINKFilm |
| 66 | - | Ever Again | $17,304 | - | 12 | - | $1,442 | $17,304 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 67 | 72 | American Hardcore | $16,420 | +55.1% | 19 | +12 | $864 | $241,370 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 60 | Jesus Camp | $15,996 | -25.4% | 19 | +3 | $841 | $847,145 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 69 | 63 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $15,038 | -3.4% | 7 | +1 | $2,148 | $61,816 | 5 | Tartan |
| 70 | 56 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | $14,599 | -60.1% | 22 | -11 | $663 | $216,254 | 5 | Picturehouse |
| 71 | 110 | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | $13,543 | +957.2% | 5 | +4 | $2,708 | $21,253 | 3 | Ariztical Entertainment |
| 72 | 78 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | $11,776 | +44.2% | 5 | +2 | $2,355 | $108,591 | 8 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 73 | 68 | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $11,671 | -7.8% | 1 | - | $11,671 | $63,464 | 4 | Rialto Pictures |
| 74 | 95 | Black Gold | $10,907 | +238.3% | 3 | - | $3,635 | $69,859 | 10 | California Newsreel |
| 75 | 69 | Galapagos | $10,177 | -13.3% | 2 | - | $5,088 | $16,601,691 | 372 | IMAX |
| 76 | - | Off the Black | $8,859 | - | 2 | - | $4,429 | $8,859 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | 99 | Half Nelson | $8,453 | +204.6% | 6 | +3 | $1,408 | $2,697,938 | 18 | THINKFilm |
| 78 | - | Family Law | $7,990 | - | 2 | - | $3,995 | $7,990 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 79 | 102 | The Architect | $7,778 | +194.1% | 8 | +7 | $972 | $10,423 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 80 | 75 | Boynton Beach Club | $7,765 | -25.6% | 9 | +1 | $862 | $3,127,472 | 39 | - |
| 81 | 76 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $7,722 | -10.3% | 7 | - | $1,103 | $1,707,577 | 55 | Cineville |
| 82 | 73 | Flannel Pajamas | $6,304 | -40% | 1 | -1 | $6,304 | $51,589 | 5 | - |
| 83 | 89 | Aliens of the Deep | $5,506 | +27% | 2 | - | $2,753 | $8,711,475 | 98 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 84 | - | Pandora's Box | $5,113 | - | 1 | - | $5,113 | $53,485 | 26 | Kino International |
| 85 | 65 | Candy | $5,102 | -64.1% | 4 | -4 | $1,275 | $24,000 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 86 | 64 | Harsh Times | $4,992 | -66% | 12 | -9 | $416 | $3,337,931 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 87 | 80 | Fuck | $4,589 | -34.6% | 4 | -1 | $1,147 | $22,359 | 5 | THINKFilm |
| 88 | 86 | Haunted Castle | $4,500 | -10% | 2 | - | $2,250 | $12,890,694 | 303 | - |
| 89 | 67 | The Aura | $4,286 | -66.5% | 2 | -2 | $2,143 | $30,342 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 90 | 119 | Mutual Appreciation | $3,976 | +911.7% | 5 | +4 | $795 | $89,207 | 15 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 91 | 91 | Cocaine Cowboys | $3,675 | -12.4% | 4 | - | $918 | $144,266 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | - | Moonlight | $3,632 | - | 1 | - | $3,632 | $50,204 | 30 | Indican Pictures |
| 93 | 79 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $3,455 | -53.2% | 6 | -7 | $575 | $239,360 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | 77 | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $3,442 | -59.3% | 1 | -2 | $3,442 | $14,649 | 4 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 95 | - | El Topo | $3,247 | - | 1 | - | $3,247 | $3,247 | 1 | ABKCO Films |
| 96 | 124 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $3,205 | +320,400% | 6 | -1 | $534 | $301,713 | 15 | IFC Films |
| 97 | - | Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss | $3,096 | - | 2 | - | $1,548 | $174,299 | 7 | Indican Pictures |
| 98 | 66 | The Devil Wears Prada | $2,795 | -78.3% | 4 | -15 | $698 | $124,740,460 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 99 | 71 | Old Joy | $2,746 | -75.5% | 5 | -4 | $549 | $168,199 | 16 | Kino International |
| 100 | 87 | The Bridge | $2,678 | -42.1% | 2 | - | $1,339 | $142,013 | 7 | First Stripe Productions |
| 101 | 83 | Samoan Wedding | $2,478 | -57.7% | 1 | -1 | $2,478 | $55,966 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 102 | 88 | Infamous | $2,458 | -45.9% | 6 | -2 | $409 | $1,149,425 | 9 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 103 | 93 | Captive | $2,312 | -41.1% | 2 | - | $1,156 | $16,259 | 5 | - |
| 104 | - | Monkey Warfare | $2,303 | - | 1 | - | $2,303 | $2,303 | 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 105 | - | The Moustache | $2,108 | - | 2 | - | $1,054 | $244,771 | 30 | The Cinema Guild |
| 106 | 105 | Unknown | $1,719 | -18.8% | 1 | -3 | $1,719 | $21,433 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 107 | 109 | Space Station 3D | $1,644 | +24.4% | 4 | -2 | $411 | $64,959,909 | 243 | IMAX |
| 108 | 100 | Climates | $1,296 | -52.9% | 2 | +1 | $648 | $48,804 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 109 | 108 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | $1,287 | -16.4% | 1 | - | $1,287 | $10,878 | 3 | Sagewood Cinema Ventures |
| 110 | 70 | Christmas at Maxwell's | $1,240 | -89.3% | 31 | -10 | $40 | $12,781 | 2 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 111 | - | Screen Door Jesus | $1,195 | - | 1 | - | $1,195 | $42,012 | 63 | Indican Pictures |
| 112 | - | Opal Dream | $1,089 | - | 1 | - | $1,089 | $5,778 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 113 | - | The Empire in Africa | $1,088 | - | 3 | - | $362 | $1,088 | 1 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 114 | 113 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $935 | -0.5% | 1 | - | $935 | $7,194,891 | 407 | - |
| 115 | - | Captain Sabertooth 2006 Re-release | $904 | - | 1 | - | $904 | $104,845 | 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 116 | 98 | Vajra Sky Over Tibet | $818 | -71.8% | 1 | -1 | $818 | $62,356 | 17 | Truly Indie |
| 117 | 84 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | $816 | -84.6% | 3 | - | $272 | $24,729 | 11 | Balcony Releasing |
| 118 | 115 | Alien Adventure | $795 | -2.5% | 1 | - | $795 | $5,016,582 | 382 | - |
| 119 | 123 | Yang Ban Xi: The 8 Modelworks | $675 | +1,306.2% | 1 | - | $675 | $21,244 | 45 | Shadow Distribution |
| 120 | 112 | Factotum | $648 | -43.6% | 1 | -3 | $648 | $808,221 | 17 | IFC Films |
| 121 | 103 | 51 Birch Street | $544 | -77.2% | 1 | - | $544 | $84,689 | 9 | Truly Indie |
| 122 | - | Al Franken: God Spoke | $334 | - | 1 | - | $334 | $102,990 | 14 | Balcony Releasing |
| 123 | 120 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | $250 | -19.9% | 1 | - | $250 | $70,685 | 27 | Strand Releasing |
| 124 | - | Mongolian Ping Pong | $235 | - | 1 | - | $235 | $70,940 | 34 | First Run |
| 125 | 97 | Lunacy | $132 | -95.7% | 2 | -3 | $66 | $45,024 | 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
