Domestic Box Office For May 2006
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Inconvenient Truth | $24,146,161 | 587 | $281,330 | 1.2% | 4 | May 24 | Nov 2 | Paramount Classics |
| 2 | Keeping Up with the Steins | $4,339,241 | 163 | $621,000 | - | 138 | May 12 | Aug 3 | Miramax |
| 3 | Fanaa | $2,105,352 | 72 | $753,067 | 35.8% | 72 | May 26 | Jul 27 | Yash Raj Films |
| 4 | The Proposition | $1,903,434 | 200 | $32,681 | 1.7% | 3 | May 5 | Sep 14 | First Look International |
| 5 | The Promise | $669,625 | 213 | $272,838 | 40.7% | 213 | May 5 | Jun 15 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 6 | Down in the Valley | $568,932 | 28 | $22,806 | 4% | 3 | May 5 | Aug 10 | THINKFilm |
| 7 | American Masters: Sketches of Frank Gehry | $439,309 | 21 | $17,239 | 3.9% | 2 | May 12 | Sep 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 8 | Russian Dolls | $326,095 | 11 | $16,512 | 5.1% | 3 | May 10 | Sep 28 | IFC Films |
| 9 | The King | $282,183 | 16 | $8,927 | 3.2% | 1 | May 19 | Aug 24 | THINKFilm |
| 10 | The Moustache | $244,771 | 6 | $9,148 | 3.7% | 1 | May 24 | Dec 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 11 | Wah-Wah | $234,750 | 26 | $55,304 | 23.6% | 26 | May 12 | Jun 29 | IDP Distribution |
| 12 | 12 and Holding | $96,464 | 15 | $11,456 | 11.9% | 3 | May 19 | Jul 20 | IFC Films |
| 13 | Lemming | $81,698 | 4 | $11,310 | 13.8% | 2 | May 19 | Sep 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 14 | Cavite | $70,071 | 3 | $12,726 | 18.2% | 2 | May 26 | Aug 6 | Truly Indie |
| 15 | D' Lucky Ones! | $64,352 | 3 | $31,820 | 49.4% | 3 | May 5 | May 18 | ABS-CBN Film Productions |
| 16 | Moonlight | $51,570 | 2 | $7,126 | 13.8% | 2 | May 19 | Apr 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 17 | Giuliani Time | $21,967 | 2 | $8,661 | 39.4% | 1 | May 12 | Jun 11 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 18 | Shem | $14,804 | 2 | $3,794 | 25.6% | 1 | May 26 | Jul 6 | HP Releasing |
| 19 | One Last Thing... | $13,334 | 21 | $9,160 | 68.7% | 21 | May 5 | May 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 20 | Crazy Like a Fox | $9,376 | 3 | $4,667 | 49.8% | 3 | May 5 | May 18 | Delphi Film Foundation |
| 21 | Coastlines | $7,883 | 2 | $736 | 9.3% | 1 | May 31 | Jul 6 | IFC Films |
| 22 | Mendy | $7,123 | 2 | $2,787 | 39.1% | 2 | May 12 | May 21 | Andes Film Company |
| 23 | Dead Man's Shoes 2006 Re-release | $6,408 | 2 | $1,825 | 28.5% | 1 | May 12 | Jun 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 24 | The Fall of Fujimori | $4,630 | 1 | $779 | 16.8% | 1 | May 5 | - | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 25 | Mouth to Mouth | $2,150 | 1 | $1,406 | 65.4% | 1 | May 19 | - | Artistic License |
