Domestic Box Office For August 2006

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby$130,673,3813,807$148,213,377Aug 4Sony Pictures Releasing
2World Trade Center$57,885,6453,021$70,278,893Aug 9Paramount Pictures
3Barnyard$57,188,7623,311$72,637,803Aug 4Paramount Pictures
4Step Up$52,880,7952,647$65,328,121Aug 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$48,008,8784,133$423,315,812Jul 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6Miami Vice$33,545,7803,026$63,450,470Jul 28Universal Pictures
7Snakes on a Plane$28,535,0003,555$34,020,814Aug 18New Line Cinema
8Little Miss Sunshine$25,550,7791,602$59,891,098Jul 26-
9The Descent$24,888,1082,095$26,024,456Aug 4Lionsgate Films
10Monster House$24,122,7583,553$73,661,010Jul 21Sony Pictures Releasing
11Accepted$23,510,2002,917$36,323,505Aug 18Universal Pictures
12John Tucker Must Die$22,948,8002,566$41,011,711Jul 28Twentieth Century Fox
13Invincible$22,640,8432,987$57,806,952Aug 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14Pulse$18,482,8242,323$20,264,436Aug 11-
15The Ant Bully$16,254,4473,050$28,142,535Jul 28Warner Bros.
16You, Me and Dupree$14,018,9553,137$75,628,110Jul 14Universal Pictures
17The Devil Wears Prada$13,782,5902,882$124,740,460Jun 30Twentieth Century Fox
18Zoom$11,059,7552,501$11,989,328Aug 11Revolution Studios
19Beerfest$10,151,9512,964$19,185,184Aug 25Warner Bros.
20Superman Returns$9,349,0814,065$200,081,192Jun 28Warner Bros.
21Material Girls$9,215,6221,509$11,449,638Aug 18Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
22Lady in the Water$8,536,7693,235$42,285,169Jul 21Warner Bros.
23The Night Listener$7,800,6861,370$7,836,393Aug 4Miramax
24Little Man$7,463,1032,537$58,645,052Jul 14Revolution Studios
25Idlewild$7,054,645975$12,571,185Aug 25Universal Pictures
26Bon Cop Bad Cop$6,940,375260$12,665,721Aug 4Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
27Scoop$6,554,630541$10,525,717Jul 28Focus Features
28Cars$5,730,7273,988$244,082,982Jun 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
29How to Eat Fried Worms$5,571,0001,870$13,040,527Aug 25New Line Cinema
30Clerks II$4,751,8062,150$24,148,068Jul 21-
31My Super Ex-Girlfriend$4,734,8722,702$22,530,295Jul 21Twentieth Century Fox
32The Illusionist$4,058,9561,438$39,868,642Aug 18Yari Film Group Releasing
33Click$3,351,2643,764$137,355,633Jun 23Revolution Studios
34Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna$3,000,12564$3,275,444Aug 11Yash Raj Films
35An Inconvenient Truth$2,624,054587$24,146,161May 24Paramount Classics
36Deep Sea$2,403,48847$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
37Over the Hedge$2,186,1224,093$155,019,340May 19DreamWorks
38RV$1,296,2383,651$71,726,025Apr 28Sony Pictures Releasing
39The Da Vinci Code$1,169,5963,757$217,536,138May 19Sony Pictures Releasing
40Boynton Beach Club$1,169,25965$3,127,472Mar 17-
41A Scanner Darkly$1,144,671263$5,501,616Jul 7Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
42The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift$1,024,5103,030$62,514,415Jun 16Universal Pictures
43The Lake House$965,3092,645$52,330,111Jun 16Warner Bros.
44Omkara$961,88647$1,244,576Jul 28Eros Worldwide
45The Break-Up$957,3003,146$118,703,275Jun 2Universal Pictures
46Nacho Libre$945,1453,083$80,197,993Jun 16Paramount Pictures
47Quinceañera$901,87896$1,692,693Aug 4Sony Pictures Classics
48X-Men: The Last Stand$855,3993,714$234,362,462May 26Twentieth Century Fox
49A Prairie Home Companion$798,369767$20,342,852Jun 9Picturehouse
50Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties$740,9922,981$28,426,747Jun 16Twentieth Century Fox
51Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$725,59421$16,621,530Apr 8-
52Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$668,95482$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
53Trust the Man$655,122260$1,530,535Aug 18-
54Who Killed the Electric Car?$640,93674$1,678,874Jun 28Sony Pictures Classics
55Strangers with Candy$498,200109$2,072,645Jun 28THINKFilm
56Half Nelson$490,777106$2,697,938Aug 11THINKFilm
57Wordplay$468,768154$3,121,270Jun 16IFC Films
58Another Gay Movie$356,02520$654,132Jul 28TLA Releasing
59Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man$340,28055$1,044,254Jun 21Lionsgate Films
60The Wedding Curse$300,4548$300,454Aug 4-
61Heading South$290,35826$898,468Feb 3Shadow Distribution
62Roving Mars$282,51327$10,407,978Jan 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
63Factotum$264,12955$808,221Aug 18IFC Films
64Ice Age: The Meltdown$241,7993,969$195,330,621Mar 31Twentieth Century Fox
65Bugs!$241,38633$19,063,544Mar 12SK Films
66Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont$234,79422$1,720,953Nov 25Cineville
67Conversations with Other Women$228,05414$379,418Aug 11Fabrication Films
68Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar$223,13727$223,137Aug 4Eros Worldwide
69The Wild$207,0702,854$37,384,046Apr 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70Changing Times$197,1487$545,255Jul 14Koch Lorber Films
71The Oh in Ohio$187,56120$418,689Jul 14Cyan Pictures
72Aliens of the Deep$186,88427$8,968,684Jan 28Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
73House of Sand$168,30632$539,285Aug 11Sony Pictures Classics
74Shadowboxer$158,40243$370,627Jul 21Freestyle Releasing
75Peaceful Warrior
Limited Domestic Release
$135,27442$1,066,748Jun 2Lionsgate Films
76Gabrielle$124,17312$332,829Jul 14IFC Films
77The Proposition$117,664200$1,903,434May 5First Look International
78The Omen$117,3472,723$54,607,383Jun 6Twentieth Century Fox
79The Celestine Prophecy$111,72019$617,236Apr 19RAM Entertainment
80Thank You for Smoking$103,5141,020$24,793,509Mar 17-
81Water
2006 Re-release
$102,10791$3,278,815Apr 28-
82Poseidon$91,4933,555$60,674,817May 12Warner Bros.
83The Heart of the Game$84,88521$445,374Jun 9Miramax
84Army of Shadows$78,7108$741,766Apr 28Rialto Pictures
85Only Human
2006 Re-release
$76,75113$284,961Jun 16Magnolia Pictures
86Viva Pedro!
Film Festival
$72,76024$579,539Aug 11Sony Pictures Classics
8713 Tzameti$67,8596$121,390Jul 28Palm Pictures
88The Groomsmen$61,62126$128,911Jul 14-
89The War Tapes$57,3579$254,190Jun 2-
90Anthony Kaun Hai?$55,41818$55,418Aug 4Adlabs Films
91The Lost City$54,26056$2,484,186Apr 28Magnolia Pictures
92T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,74338$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
93The Bridesmaid$52,2426$111,728Aug 4First Run
94American Masters: Sketches of Frank Gehry$47,98721$439,309May 12Sony Pictures Classics
95Edmond$44,0035$131,719Jul 14First Independent Pictures
96The Quiet$43,054366$381,420Aug 25Sony Pictures Classics
9710th & Wolf$41,9736$54,702Aug 18THINKFilm
98The Moustache$41,5746$244,771May 24The Cinema Guild
99Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos$40,15012$144,601Jul 7Miramax
100The Puffy Chair$38,9327$194,523Jun 2IDP Distribution
101Poster Boy$38,4784$62,062Aug 11Regent Releasing
102America: Freedom to Fascism$37,45510$87,400Jul 28Cinema Libre Studio
103The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green$37,3967$153,122Jun 16Regent Releasing
104Wondrous Oblivion
2006 Re-release
$37,05612$88,560Jul 21Palm Pictures
105Lower City$36,6618$130,794Jun 16Palm Pictures
106Darshan$33,8395$66,032Jul 26IFC Films
107Brothers of the Head$33,12911$45,082Jul 28IFC Films
108Waist Deep$32,0941,006$21,344,312Jun 23Rogue Pictures
109Time to Leave$31,8815$117,686Jul 21Strand Releasing
110Queens$24,56810$140,417Aug 25Regent Releasing
111Goal! The Dream Begins$24,2101,007$4,283,255May 12Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
112Lunacy$23,1235$48,324Aug 9Zeitgeist Films
113The Great New Wonderful$22,2278$150,142Jun 23First Independent Pictures
114Haunted Castle$21,73410$13,651,656Feb 23-
115Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?$21,5271$35,397Jul 27At Risk Films
116Mongolian Ping Pong$21,1505$71,223Apr 21First Run
117The King$20,81216$282,183May 19THINKFilm
118Azumi
2006 Re-release
$20,3836$41,803Jul 21Vitagraph Films
119Space Station 3D$19,81364$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
120Our Brand Is Crisis$19,6542$166,750Mar 1Koch Lorber Films
121District B13$18,333151$1,200,216Jun 2Magnolia Pictures
122Suicide Killers$18,2391$18,239Aug 25City Lights Pictures
123Friends with Money$17,6941,010$13,368,437Apr 7Sony Pictures Classics
124The Beauty Academy of Kabul$16,45613$225,448Nov 4Shadow Distribution
125My First Wedding$14,9825$14,982Aug 18Indican Pictures
126Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul$14,7813$70,685Jun 9Strand Releasing
127Stolen$14,6935$132,596Apr 19International Film Circuit
128Beowulf & Grendel$14,0292$68,820Jun 16Truly Indie
129Boys Briefs 4$13,9831$27,449Jul 21-
130Keeping Up with the Steins$13,767163$4,339,241May 12Miramax
131Moonlight$12,9602$51,570May 19Indican Pictures
132Lady Vengeance$12,38915$211,667Apr 28Tartan
133The Fallen Idol$12,2224$141,502Feb 10Rialto Pictures
134My Country, My Country$11,9904$33,620Aug 4Zeitgeist Films
135Lemming$11,8984$81,698May 19Strand Releasing
136Unidentified$11,63124$224,099Apr 28Five & Two Pictures
137I Like Killing Flies$11,2822$16,214Jul 28THINKFilm
138Been Rich All My Life$11,0643$36,406Jul 21First Run
139Waltzing Anna$10,7727$11,455Aug 11Kindred Media Group
140Princesses$10,2683$29,472Aug 23IFC Films
141La petite Jérusalem$9,9235$53,580Jan 27Kino International
142Fanfan la Tulipe$9,7802$30,590Jul 21Rialto Pictures
143The Road to Guantanamo$8,61925$326,876Jun 23IDP Distribution
144Look Both Ways$8,48811$105,067Apr 14Kino International
145Vajra Sky Over Tibet$8,0634$62,356Aug 18Truly Indie
146The Devil and Daniel Johnston$7,65517$334,450Mar 31Sony Pictures Classics
147The Motel$7,2674$51,540Jun 28Palm Pictures
148Old Joy$6,58612$255,923Aug 25Kino International
149Hate Crime$6,3272$40,758Sep 23-
150Sophie Scholl: The Final Days$6,32328$680,331Feb 17Zeitgeist Films
151The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover$6,1271$12,546Jul 26Icarus Films
152The Death of Mr. Lazarescu$5,7095$80,301Apr 26Tartan
153Scary Movie 4$5,3023,674$90,710,620Apr 14-
154King Leopold's Ghost$5,1941$5,194Aug 18-
155Jailbait$4,9803$5,741Aug 4Kindred Media Group
156The Pusher Trilogy$4,8151$4,815Aug 18Magnolia Pictures
157Russian Dolls$4,77911$326,095May 10IFC Films
158Sir! No Sir!$4,7507$116,944Apr 7Balcony Releasing
159Three Times$4,1635$151,922Apr 26IFC Films
160Alien Adventure$3,95410$8,959,784Aug 20-
161Shock to the System$3,7682$3,768Aug 4Regent Releasing
162Encounter in the Third Dimension$3,76116$7,195,792Feb 26-
163Cavite$3,1863$70,071May 26Truly Indie
164Favela Rising$3,0742$19,781Jun 2-
165Down in the Valley$2,85228$568,932May 5THINKFilm
166Art School Confidential$2,835762$3,297,137May 5Sony Pictures Classics
167Shakespeare Behind Bars$2,8195$48,594Mar 10International Film Circuit
168Iron Island$2,6954$27,177Mar 31Kino International
169Kinky Boots$2,406127$1,822,428Apr 14Miramax
170George Bush Goes to Heaven$2,1921$2,192Aug 15HB Filmworks
171Just My Luck$1,9292,543$17,326,650May 12Twentieth Century Fox
172Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
2006 Re-release
$1,7031$1,703Aug 4First Run
173Two Drifters$1,5271$24,452Jun 23Strand Releasing
174Mini's First Time$1,4917$49,034Jul 14First Independent Pictures
175Don't Come Knocking$1,47932$440,793Mar 17Sony Pictures Classics
176Hair High$1,3011$5,342Aug 4-
177The Hidden Blade$1,2884$38,147Jun 23Tartan
178The Trouble with Men and Women$9671$967Aug 9IFC Films
179Go for Zucker$9377$87,490Dec 9First Run
180Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea$9183$53,471Feb 24Tilapia Film
181Calvaire$8901$3,260Aug 11Palm Pictures
182The Child$76840$651,941Mar 24Sony Pictures Classics
183Galapagos$54514$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
184The World According to Shorts
Short Film Program
$4501$12,908Jul 21New Yorker Films
185Wassup Rockers$20756$221,574Jun 23First Look International
186Agnes and His Brothers
2006 Re-release
$1951$2,731Jun 9First Run
187Kill Your Idols$1742$7,753Jul 7Palm Pictures