| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Casino Royale | - | - | - | $34,421,423 | 560 | $110,232,687 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Happy Feet | - | - | - | $27,659,691 | 490 | $37,779,303 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Holiday | - | - | - | $20,095,576 | 436 | $23,942,336 | Dec 8 | United International Pictures | false |
| 4 | Flushed Away | - | - | - | $16,929,064 | 470 | $22,075,864 | Dec 1 | United International Pictures | false |
| 5 | Night at the Museum | - | - | - | $15,052,480 | 488 | $40,838,600 | Dec 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Eragon | - | - | - | $8,292,930 | 432 | $11,027,251 | Dec 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Deja Vu | - | - | - | $6,996,449 | 367 | $10,049,687 | Dec 15 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 8 | Deck the Halls | - | - | - | $3,775,150 | 307 | $3,945,357 | Dec 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Borat | - | - | - | $3,456,525 | 452 | $46,020,502 | Nov 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 10 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | - | - | - | $2,814,989 | 410 | $12,353,767 | Nov 24 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 11 | Black Christmas | - | - | - | $1,978,288 | 232 | $2,117,433 | Dec 15 | Pathé | false |
| 12 | It's a Boy Girl Thing | - | - | - | $1,894,506 | 275 | $4,707,832 | Dec 26 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 13 | Stranger Than Fiction | - | - | - | $1,727,855 | 186 | $1,918,713 | Dec 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | Baabul | - | - | - | $1,684,666 | 45 | $1,847,240 | Dec 8 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 15 | Unaccompanied Minors | - | - | - | $1,665,651 | 200 | $2,102,515 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | - | - | - | $1,391,975 | 316 | $3,957,990 | Nov 24 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 17 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | - | - | - | $1,085,003 | 210 | $2,977,127 | Dec 26 | Pathé | false |
| 18 | Dhoom 2 | - | - | - | $992,116 | 51 | $2,292,906 | Nov 24 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 19 | Pan's Labyrinth | - | - | - | $946,467 | 88 | $5,556,152 | Nov 24 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 20 | Flags of Our Fathers | - | - | - | $779,372 | 150 | $1,375,359 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Bhagam Bhag | - | - | - | $679,333 | 46 | $985,034 | Dec 22 | Venus | false |
| 22 | The Nativity Story | - | - | - | $672,040 | 252 | $672,040 | Dec 8 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 23 | The Covenant | - | - | - | $655,585 | 158 | $657,855 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | The Prestige | - | - | - | $588,193 | 229 | $6,837,491 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | - | - | - | $570,548 | 5 | $704,481 | Nov 17 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 26 | Jackass Number Two | - | - | - | $483,910 | 358 | $2,744,104 | Nov 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 27 | Shortbus | - | - | - | $301,161 | 18 | $399,162 | Dec 1 | The Works UK Distribution | false |
| 28 | Big Nothing | - | - | - | $288,857 | 101 | $288,857 | Dec 1 | Pathé | false |
| 29 | London to Brighton | - | - | - | $260,076 | 19 | $348,245 | Dec 1 | Vertigo Films | false |
| 30 | Breaking and Entering | - | - | - | $204,206 | 228 | $1,904,147 | Nov 10 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 31 | Kabul Express | - | - | - | $202,440 | 25 | $212,617 | Dec 15 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 32 | The Wizard of Oz 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $193,779 | 31 | $186,266 | Dec 15 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 33 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $102,582 | 9 | $808,452 | Nov 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Deep Water | - | - | - | $96,838 | 14 | $122,384 | Dec 15 | Pathé | false |
| 35 | The Page Turner | - | - | - | $90,085 | 25 | $654,239 | Nov 3 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 36 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon | - | - | - | $75,130 | 21 | $92,079 | Dec 8 | Lionsgate | false |
| 37 | The History Boys | - | - | - | $68,786 | 300 | $8,204,365 | Oct 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 38 | Starter for 10 | - | - | - | $67,514 | 86 | $1,226,188 | Nov 10 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 39 | Gabrielle | - | - | - | $61,407 | 5 | $188,245 | Nov 17 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 40 | The Queen | - | - | - | $53,752 | 349 | $18,325,317 | Sep 15 | Pathé | false |
| 41 | Vivah | - | - | - | $43,134 | 31 | $510,088 | Nov 10 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 42 | Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam | - | - | - | $28,437 | 2 | $36,824 | Dec 22 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 43 | Manhattan 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $28,052 | 2 | $28,052 | Dec 8 | Park Circus | false |
| 44 | Hollywoodland | - | - | - | $23,853 | 107 | $334,670 | Nov 24 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 45 | Ice Cream, I Scream | - | - | - | $23,507 | 2 | $23,507 | Dec 8 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 46 | The Dead | - | - | - | $22,707 | 1 | $22,707 | Dec 1 | Park Circus | false |
| 47 | Zoom | - | - | - | $21,850 | 46 | $30,258 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 48 | It's Winter | - | - | - | $21,514 | 2 | $33,130 | Dec 15 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 49 | Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man | - | - | - | $19,624 | 4 | $88,696 | Oct 20 | Lionsgate | false |
| 50 | Red Road | - | - | - | $17,220 | 38 | $647,692 | Oct 27 | Verve Pictures | false |
| 51 | I See You | - | - | - | $15,160 | 13 | $39,531 | Dec 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 52 | Veyil | - | - | - | $13,222 | 2 | $13,222 | Dec 8 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 53 | Into Great Silence | - | - | - | $11,328 | 5 | $240,173 | Dec 29 | Soda Pictures | false |
| 54 | Ek Jind Ek Jaan | - | - | - | $10,844 | 8 | $10,844 | Dec 1 | - | false |
| 55 | The Host | - | - | - | $9,098 | 45 | $251,144 | Nov 10 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 56 | Belle de Jour 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,553 | 2 | $78,245 | Dec 29 | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 57 | Grbavica | - | - | - | $7,397 | 2 | $7,397 | Dec 15 | - | false |
| 58 | Umrao Jaan | - | - | - | $7,223 | 39 | $813,288 | Nov 3 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 59 | The West Wittering Affair | - | - | - | $6,622 | 3 | $6,622 | Dec 15 | - | false |
| 60 | Dead Man's Cards | - | - | - | $5,870 | 9 | $5,870 | Dec 15 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 61 | Romanzo Criminale | - | - | - | $5,316 | 41 | $188,681 | Nov 3 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 62 | Pandora's Box | - | - | - | $3,987 | 1 | $3,987 | Dec 8 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 63 | Bugsy Malone 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,885 | 3 | $52,120 | Dec 8 | Park Circus | false |
| 64 | Rendu | - | - | - | $2,636 | 2 | $18,241 | Nov 24 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 65 | Over the Hedge | - | - | - | $1,305 | 504 | $25,901,994 | Jun 30 | United International Pictures | false |
| 66 | Exam | - | - | - | $1,216 | 2 | $59,303 | Oct 27 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 67 | Sixty Six | - | - | - | $1,018 | 250 | $1,655,560 | Nov 3 | United International Pictures | false |
| 68 | Mischief Night | - | - | - | $992 | 98 | $276,714 | Nov 3 | Verve Pictures | false |
| 69 | Something New | - | - | - | $749 | 15 | $15,101 | Nov 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 70 | I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed | - | - | - | $727 | 3 | $48,726 | Oct 20 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 71 | Zidane - A 21st Century Portrait | - | - | - | $420 | 20 | $294,747 | Sep 29 | Artificial Eye | false |
