| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Night at the Museum | - | - | - | $102,351,320 | 3,768 | $250,863,268 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | The Pursuit of Happyness | - | - | - | $55,503,872 | 3,169 | $163,566,459 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Stomp the Yard | - | - | - | $51,490,354 | 2,169 | $61,356,221 | Jan 12 | Screen Gems | false |
| 4 | Dreamgirls | - | - | - | $51,221,384 | 2,797 | $103,365,956 | Dec 15 | DreamWorks | false |
| 5 | Freedom Writers | - | - | - | $32,019,175 | 2,286 | $36,605,602 | Jan 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Children of Men | - | - | - | $30,342,304 | 1,524 | $35,552,383 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Charlotte's Web | - | - | - | $26,568,786 | 3,745 | $82,985,708 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Good Shepherd | - | - | - | $24,060,635 | 2,250 | $59,952,835 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | Rocky Balboa | - | - | - | $20,888,216 | 3,019 | $70,270,943 | Dec 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Epic Movie | - | - | - | $20,555,494 | 2,840 | $39,739,367 | Jan 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Smokin' Aces | - | - | - | $17,733,510 | 2,219 | $35,787,686 | Jan 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Blood Diamond | - | - | - | $17,244,250 | 1,920 | $57,377,916 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | We Are Marshall | - | - | - | $17,221,174 | 2,606 | $43,545,364 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Pan's Labyrinth | - | - | - | $17,095,237 | 1,143 | $37,634,615 | Dec 29 | Picturehouse | false |
| 15 | Eragon | - | - | - | $16,870,332 | 3,030 | $75,030,163 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Happy Feet | - | - | - | $16,105,387 | 3,804 | $198,000,317 | Nov 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Happily N'Ever After | - | - | - | $14,880,079 | 2,381 | $15,589,393 | Jan 5 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 18 | Alpha Dog | - | - | - | $14,377,330 | 1,292 | $15,309,602 | Jan 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Queen | - | - | - | $14,238,686 | 1,850 | $56,441,711 | Sep 30 | Miramax | false |
| 20 | The Hitcher | - | - | - | $14,176,000 | 2,836 | $16,472,961 | Jan 19 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Holiday | - | - | - | $13,195,764 | 2,698 | $63,224,849 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Casino Royale | - | - | - | $11,933,234 | 3,443 | $167,445,960 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Arthur and the Invisibles | - | - | - | $11,699,125 | 2,248 | $15,132,763 | Dec 29 | - | false |
| 24 | Primeval | - | - | - | $10,436,230 | 2,444 | $10,597,734 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Notes on a Scandal | - | - | - | $9,169,081 | 682 | $17,510,118 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 26 | Catch and Release | - | - | - | $8,928,240 | 1,622 | $15,539,051 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Code Name: The Cleaner | - | - | - | $8,109,817 | 1,736 | $8,135,024 | Jan 5 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 28 | Babel | - | - | - | $7,998,815 | 1,251 | $34,302,837 | Oct 27 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 29 | Apocalypto | - | - | - | $7,626,449 | 2,465 | $50,866,635 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Departed | - | - | - | $5,672,952 | 3,017 | $132,384,315 | Oct 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Black Christmas | - | - | - | $5,304,667 | 1,544 | $16,273,581 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 32 | Letters from Iwo Jima | - | - | - | $5,294,626 | 781 | $13,756,082 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Last King of Scotland | - | - | - | $4,591,325 | 540 | $17,606,684 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 34 | The Painted Veil | - | - | - | $4,571,564 | 287 | $8,060,487 | Dec 20 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 35 | Curse of the Golden Flower | - | - | - | $4,396,811 | 1,234 | $6,566,773 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 36 | Volver | - | - | - | $4,073,408 | 689 | $12,899,867 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 37 | Blood and Chocolate | - | - | - | $2,409,318 | 1,200 | $3,526,847 | Jan 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | Borat | - | - | - | $2,285,677 | 2,611 | $128,505,958 | Nov 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Deja Vu | - | - | - | $1,895,465 | 3,108 | $64,038,616 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | - | - | - | $1,844,700 | 280 | $2,223,293 | Dec 27 | DreamWorks | false |
| 41 | Guru | - | - | - | $1,834,710 | 76 | $2,096,000 | Jan 12 | Adlabs Films | false |
| 42 | Little Children | - | - | - | $1,669,947 | 115 | $5,463,019 | Oct 6 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 43 | Flushed Away | - | - | - | $1,433,356 | 3,707 | $64,665,672 | Nov 3 | DreamWorks | false |
| 44 | The Nativity Story | - | - | - | $1,352,881 | 3,083 | $37,629,831 | Dec 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 45 | Unaccompanied Minors | - | - | - | $1,070,253 | 2,775 | $16,655,224 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Salaam-e-Ishq | - | - | - | $1,028,004 | 86 | $1,852,050 | Jan 25 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 47 | Thr3e | - | - | - | $1,008,849 | 458 | $1,008,849 | Jan 5 | The Bigger Picture | false |
| 48 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | - | - | - | $901,950 | 3,458 | $84,500,122 | Nov 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $834,958 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Open Season | - | - | - | $801,701 | 3,833 | $85,105,259 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Miss Potter | - | - | - | $772,321 | 102 | $3,005,605 | Dec 29 | - | false |
| 52 | The History Boys | - | - | - | $724,436 | 165 | $2,706,659 | Nov 21 | - | false |
| 53 | Venus | - | - | - | $678,647 | 168 | $3,347,411 | Dec 21 | Miramax | false |
| 54 | The Prestige | - | - | - | $604,613 | 2,305 | $53,089,891 | Oct 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 55 | The Good German | - | - | - | $537,456 | 66 | $1,308,696 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $452,612 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 57 | Romeo and Juliet | - | - | - | $419,366 | 73 | $1,386,582 | Dec 15 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 58 | Sweet Land | - | - | - | $407,369 | 47 | $1,706,325 | Oct 13 | Libero | false |
| 59 | Inland Empire | - | - | - | $370,723 | 15 | $861,355 | Dec 6 | 518 Media | false |
| 60 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $341,253 | 27 | $10,407,978 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 61 | Deck the Halls | - | - | - | $336,150 | 3,205 | $35,093,569 | Nov 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 62 | Running with Scissors | - | - | - | $267,929 | 586 | $7,022,827 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 63 | Stranger Than Fiction | - | - | - | $225,762 | 2,270 | $40,660,952 | Nov 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 64 | The Fountain | - | - | - | $189,327 | 1,472 | $10,144,010 | Nov 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 65 | Bhagam Bhag | - | - | - | $180,220 | 51 | $789,963 | Dec 22 | - | false |
| 66 | Seraphim Falls | - | - | - | $178,788 | 52 | $418,296 | Jan 26 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 67 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $169,945 | 37 | $2,940,722 | Nov 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 68 | Bobby | - | - | - | $164,274 | 1,670 | $11,242,801 | Nov 17 | - | false |
| 69 | Little Miss Sunshine | - | - | - | $148,975 | 1,602 | $59,891,098 | Jul 26 | - | false |
| 70 | For Your Consideration | - | - | - | $135,327 | 625 | $5,549,923 | Nov 17 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 71 | God Grew Tired of Us | - | - | - | $113,677 | 10 | $301,447 | Jan 12 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 72 | Facing the Giants | - | - | - | $113,108 | 441 | $10,178,331 | Sep 29 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 73 | Flicka | - | - | - | $96,870 | 2,877 | $21,000,147 | Oct 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 74 | The Wedding Weekend | - | - | - | $95,040 | 84 | $1,232,961 | Oct 27 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 75 | The Illusionist | - | - | - | $91,759 | 1,438 | $39,868,642 | Aug 18 | Yari Film Group Releasing | false |
| 76 | Mafioso | - | - | - | $84,350 | 7 | $400,019 | Jan 19 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 77 | Turistas | - | - | - | $80,329 | 1,572 | $7,027,762 | Dec 1 | Fox Atomic | false |
| 78 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $79,798 | 29 | $928,275 | Oct 30 | IMAX | false |
| 79 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | - | - | - | $79,773 | 44 | $1,325,092 | Nov 22 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 80 | Snow Cake | - | - | - | $73,898 | 12 | $26,651 | Apr 27 | IFC Films | false |
| 81 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | - | - | - | $69,739 | 21 | $16,621,530 | Apr 8 | - | false |
| 82 | The Italian | - | - | - | $65,735 | 25 | $555,436 | Jan 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 83 | The Marine | - | - | - | $61,831 | 2,545 | $18,844,784 | Oct 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 84 | Aliens of the Deep | - | - | - | $58,873 | 27 | $8,968,684 | Jan 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 85 | Army of Shadows | - | - | - | $54,787 | 8 | $741,766 | Apr 28 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 86 | The Guardian | - | - | - | $53,952 | 3,241 | $55,011,732 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 87 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | - | - | - | $48,971 | 1,979 | $4,300,645 | Dec 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 88 | Shortbus | - | - | - | $47,282 | 70 | $1,985,292 | Oct 4 | THINKFilm | false |
| 89 | Dhoom 2 | - | - | - | $46,248 | 63 | $2,643,586 | Nov 23 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 90 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | - | - | - | $40,056 | 11 | $141,803 | Nov 10 | Tartan | false |
| 91 | The Young Lieutenant | - | - | - | $37,719 | 3 | $216,724 | Sep 8 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 92 | Comedy of Power | - | - | - | $34,805 | 2 | $80,550 | Jan 5 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 93 | Old Joy | - | - | - | $33,892 | 12 | $255,923 | Aug 25 | Kino International | false |
| 94 | Copying Beethoven | - | - | - | $32,993 | 29 | $384,029 | Nov 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 95 | Kabul Express | - | - | - | $31,656 | 50 | $302,458 | Dec 15 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 96 | Breaking and Entering | - | - | - | $29,730 | 95 | $930,469 | Dec 15 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 97 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $29,076 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 98 | A Good Year | - | - | - | $29,059 | 2,067 | $7,459,300 | Nov 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 99 | Tears of the Black Tiger 2007 Re-release | - | - | - | $27,447 | 5 | $75,234 | Jan 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 100 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $24,521 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 101 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | - | - | - | $22,136 | 1,919 | $8,334,575 | Nov 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 102 | Climates | - | - | - | $22,065 | 7 | $119,958 | Oct 27 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 103 | Flannel Pajamas | - | - | - | $21,484 | 4 | $123,301 | Nov 15 | - | false |
| 104 | Jesus Camp | - | - | - | $21,429 | 52 | $902,544 | Sep 15 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 105 | Iraq in Fragments | - | - | - | $18,651 | 12 | $204,462 | Nov 8 | Arab Film Distribution | false |
| 106 | Driving Lessons | - | - | - | $18,522 | 21 | $239,962 | Oct 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 107 | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | - | - | - | $17,908 | 225 | $848,139 | Dec 8 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 108 | Fast Food Nation | - | - | - | $17,535 | 321 | $1,005,539 | Nov 17 | - | false |
| 109 | Romántico | - | - | - | $17,249 | 5 | $29,460 | Nov 1 | Kino International | false |
| 110 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | - | - | - | $16,997 | 5 | $148,292 | Oct 20 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 111 | Keeping Mum | - | - | - | $16,328 | 79 | $1,619,466 | Sep 15 | THINKFilm | false |
| 112 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | - | - | - | $14,592 | 168 | $8,700,869 | Oct 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 113 | El Topo | - | - | - | $14,559 | 4 | $80,302 | Dec 13 | ABKCO Films | false |
| 114 | The Dead Girl | - | - | - | $14,505 | 2 | $19,875 | Dec 29 | First Look International | false |
| 115 | The Breed | - | - | - | $14,500 | - | $14,500 | Jan 5 | First Look International | false |
| 116 | The Bridge | - | - | - | $14,135 | 19 | $179,780 | Oct 27 | First Stripe Productions | false |
| 117 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | - | - | - | $13,508 | 2,820 | $39,517,763 | Oct 6 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 118 | American Hardcore | - | - | - | $13,477 | 19 | $279,665 | Sep 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 119 | Becket | - | - | - | $13,140 | 9 | $149,327 | Jan 26 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 120 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | - | - | - | $12,930 | 1 | $26,859 | Nov 24 | Sagewood Cinema Ventures | false |
| 121 | Il ne faut jurer... de rien! 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,876 | 6 | $23,442 | Jan 26 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 122 | The Rules of the Game | - | - | - | $12,428 | 5 | $273,641 | Oct 27 | Janus Films | false |
| 123 | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | - | - | - | $12,336 | 5 | $37,072 | Nov 24 | Ariztical Entertainment | false |
| 124 | China Blue | - | - | - | $11,245 | 3 | $12,185 | Jan 19 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 125 | The Holy Mountain | - | - | - | $11,010 | 3 | $61,001 | Jan 19 | ABKCO Films | false |
| 126 | Alone with Her | - | - | - | $9,407 | 2 | $10,787 | Jan 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 127 | Black Gold | - | - | - | $9,181 | 6 | $93,477 | Oct 6 | California Newsreel | false |
| 128 | Absolute Wilson | - | - | - | $8,990 | 3 | $66,217 | Oct 27 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 129 | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | - | - | - | $8,426 | 3 | $29,121 | Nov 17 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 130 | Sacco and Vanzetti | - | - | - | $7,968 | 3 | $32,203 | Jan 26 | First Run | false |
| 131 | The Aura | - | - | - | $7,278 | 4 | $58,804 | Nov 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 132 | The Tiger and the Snow | - | - | - | $7,231 | 4 | $10,167 | Dec 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 133 | Samoan Wedding | - | - | - | $7,089 | 3 | $72,244 | Nov 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 134 | G.I. Jesus | - | - | - | $6,840 | 12 | $8,593 | Jan 26 | Cineville | false |
| 135 | Mutual Appreciation | - | - | - | $6,492 | 5 | $103,509 | Sep 1 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing | false |
| 136 | An Unreasonable Man | - | - | - | $6,438 | 11 | $176,647 | Jan 31 | IFC Films | false |
| 137 | Strafsache 4 Ks 2/63 - Auschwitz vor dem Frankfurter Schwurgericht | - | - | - | $6,128 | 1 | $11,396 | Jan 12 | First Run | false |
| 138 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | - | - | - | $5,160 | 13 | $252,325 | Sep 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 139 | Words of My Perfect Teacher | - | - | - | $4,963 | 3 | $20,318 | Dec 22 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 140 | Backstage | - | - | - | $4,791 | 2 | $12,663 | Nov 22 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 141 | Candy | - | - | - | $4,455 | 12 | $45,128 | Nov 17 | THINKFilm | false |
| 142 | The Bridesmaid | - | - | - | $3,899 | 6 | $111,728 | Aug 4 | First Run | false |
| 143 | Family Law | - | - | - | $3,270 | 6 | $38,605 | Dec 6 | IFC Films | false |
| 144 | Opal Dream | - | - | - | $2,905 | 4 | $14,443 | Nov 22 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 145 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | - | - | - | $2,872 | 22 | $1,720,953 | Nov 25 | Cineville | false |
| 146 | Off the Black | - | - | - | $2,642 | 4 | $24,425 | Dec 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 147 | The Case of the Grinning Cat | - | - | - | $2,528 | 1 | $20,944 | Jul 21 | Icarus Films | false |
| 148 | Funny Money | - | - | - | $2,436 | 4 | $2,844 | Jan 26 | THINKFilm | false |
| 149 | Lunacy | - | - | - | $2,110 | 5 | $48,324 | Aug 9 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 150 | The World According to Shorts Short Film Program | - | - | - | $1,924 | 1 | $12,908 | Jul 21 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 151 | Broken Sky | - | - | - | $1,867 | 2 | $29,185 | Sep 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 152 | Matthew Barney: No Restraint | - | - | - | $1,853 | 6 | $16,136 | Dec 20 | IFC Films | false |
| 153 | Unconscious | - | - | - | $892 | 5 | $68,501 | Dec 29 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 154 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $499 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 155 | When the Road Bends... Tales of a Gypsy Caravan | - | - | - | $379 | 16 | $442,936 | Jan 19 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 156 | A Soap | - | - | - | $266 | 2 | $4,164 | Nov 3 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 157 | The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover | - | - | - | $176 | 1 | $12,546 | Jul 26 | Icarus Films | false |
