Australian Box Office For August 2006
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny | $6,117,952 | 124 | $276,061 | 4.5% | 77 | Aug 17 | - | Madman Entertainment |
| 2 | Miami Vice | $5,206,936 | 302 | $1,897,123 | 36.4% | 302 | Aug 10 | - | United International Pictures |
| 3 | Hoodwinked | $4,166,936 | 206 | $1,018,202 | 24.4% | 206 | Aug 3 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 4 | As It Is in Heaven | $3,065,532 | 25 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | Rialto Distribution |
| 5 | Thank You for Smoking | $2,221,170 | 90 | $441,481 | 19.9% | 89 | Aug 24 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 6 | Snakes on a Plane | $2,207,877 | 225 | $775,417 | 35.1% | 225 | Aug 24 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 7 | The Sentinel | $1,802,215 | 197 | $683,361 | 37.9% | 196 | Aug 3 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 8 | Silent Hill | $1,496,627 | 155 | $568,123 | 38% | 139 | Aug 31 | - | United International Pictures |
| 9 | United 93 | $1,383,583 | 195 | $411,483 | 29.7% | 195 | Aug 17 | - | United International Pictures |
| 10 | Friends with Money | $1,370,408 | 44 | $284,968 | 20.8% | 44 | Aug 31 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 11 | Fearless | $1,358,185 | 140 | $530,444 | 39.1% | 139 | Aug 24 | - | United International Pictures |
| 12 | Curious George | $880,828 | 198 | $254,876 | 28.9% | 198 | Aug 17 | - | United International Pictures |
| 13 | Clerks II | $797,522 | 124 | $321,135 | 40.3% | 124 | Aug 31 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 14 | Confetti | $459,446 | 75 | $143,867 | 31.3% | 75 | Aug 3 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 15 | 49 Up | $455,203 | 20 | $43,386 | 9.5% | 6 | Aug 3 | - | Dendy Films |
| 16 | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | $400,037 | 12 | $180,446 | 45.1% | 11 | Aug 10 | - | MG Distribution |
| 17 | Footy Legends | $382,243 | 121 | $149,660 | 39.2% | 121 | Aug 3 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia |
| 18 | 2:37 | $232,490 | 51 | $100,541 | 43.2% | 51 | Aug 17 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 19 | Chaos | $169,070 | 74 | $89,371 | 52.9% | 74 | Aug 17 | - | Hoyts Distribution |
| 20 | Brick | $149,746 | 25 | $63,848 | 42.6% | 25 | Aug 10 | - | Rialto Distribution |
| 21 | Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst | $122,660 | 15 | $47,766 | 38.9% | 14 | Aug 24 | - | Dendy Films |
| 22 | Breakfast on Pluto | $86,799 | - | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 23 | The Child | $76,068 | - | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 24 | 48 Shades | $70,901 | 50 | $53,972 | 76.1% | 50 | Aug 31 | - | Buena Vista International |
| 25 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | $57,244 | 8 | $57,244 | 100% | 8 | Aug 31 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 26 | Man About Town | $51,121 | 80 | $51,121 | 100% | 80 | Aug 31 | - | Hoyts Distribution |
| 27 | Renaissance | $37,930 | - | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
Data courtesy of Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia