| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Babel | - | - | - | $5,371,162 | 300 | $7,349,426 | Nov 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 2 | Barnyard | - | - | - | $2,860,980 | 385 | $4,688,873 | Oct 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Prestige | - | - | - | $2,520,304 | 250 | $2,985,101 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | The Departed | - | - | - | $2,209,709 | 350 | $3,480,385 | Nov 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The Illusionist | - | - | - | $2,094,598 | 250 | $7,272,964 | Sep 29 | Videocine | false |
| 6 | Pan's Labyrinth | - | - | - | $2,019,307 | 190 | $6,883,588 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Grudge 2 | - | - | - | $1,948,574 | 216 | $2,618,414 | Nov 2 | Gussi Films | false |
| 8 | Deja Vu | - | - | - | $1,583,834 | 400 | $4,168,156 | Nov 24 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 9 | Open Season | - | - | - | $1,227,674 | 591 | $7,835,953 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | The Covenant | - | - | - | $1,217,066 | 300 | $2,263,023 | Oct 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Saw III | - | - | - | $1,098,369 | 300 | $1,297,261 | Nov 17 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 12 | The Guardian | - | - | - | $898,886 | 400 | $3,353,795 | Oct 20 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 13 | Children of Men | - | - | - | $783,478 | 258 | $2,505,554 | Nov 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 14 | On the Edge | - | - | - | $680,224 | 300 | $2,119,800 | Nov 24 | Videocine | false |
| 15 | Volver | - | - | - | $524,787 | 200 | $1,050,278 | Oct 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Open Water 2: Adrift | - | - | - | $369,243 | 130 | $1,537,277 | Oct 6 | Videocine | false |
| 17 | The Wicker Man | - | - | - | $301,283 | 74 | $1,342,206 | Nov 10 | Gussi Films | false |
| 18 | Lucky Number Slevin | - | - | - | $267,083 | 76 | $1,127,224 | Oct 27 | Gussi Films | false |
| 19 | The Science of Sleep | - | - | - | $245,537 | 125 | $407,465 | Nov 17 | Tarantula Films | false |
| 20 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | - | - | - | $216,927 | 5 | $415,951 | Nov 17 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 21 | The Devil Wears Prada | - | - | - | $158,225 | 166 | $5,691,175 | Sep 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Pulse | - | - | - | $142,684 | 75 | $1,229,012 | Oct 20 | Gussi Films | false |
| 23 | Ugly Me | - | - | - | $140,622 | 165 | $2,136,673 | Oct 6 | United International Pictures | false |
| 24 | Elsa & Fred | - | - | - | $128,919 | 50 | $804,202 | Aug 4 | Zima Entertainment | false |
| 25 | World Trade Center | - | - | - | $115,598 | 91 | $5,165,796 | Sep 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 26 | A Sound of Thunder | - | - | - | $112,317 | 45 | $953,667 | Oct 6 | Gussi Films | false |
| 27 | The Mistress of Spices | - | - | - | $102,811 | 100 | $220,385 | Nov 17 | Azteca Films | false |
| 28 | Little Miss Sunshine | - | - | - | $69,351 | 37 | $427,643 | Nov 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 29 | Invincible | - | - | - | $63,184 | 50 | $377,784 | Nov 10 | Gussi Films | false |
| 30 | Opal Dream | - | - | - | $61,862 | 102 | $121,925 | Nov 2 | Azteca Films | false |
| 31 | Little Man | - | - | - | $57,956 | 130 | $5,340,605 | Sep 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | United 93 | - | - | - | $54,202 | 71 | $2,425,037 | Aug 18 | United International Pictures | false |
| 33 | Step Up | - | - | - | $51,442 | 47 | $396,074 | Oct 13 | Videocine | false |
| 34 | Keeping Mum | - | - | - | $51,112 | 32 | $758,745 | Sep 8 | Gussi Films | false |
