Domestic Box Office For October 2006
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Departed | $132,384,315 | 3,017 | $26,887,467 | 20.3% | 3,017 | Oct 6 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Saw III | $80,238,724 | 3,167 | $33,610,391 | 41.9% | 3,167 | Oct 27 | Dec 14 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | The Prestige | $53,089,891 | 2,305 | $14,801,808 | 27.9% | 2,281 | Oct 20 | Feb 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $39,517,763 | 2,820 | $19,150,000 | - | 2,820 | Oct 6 | Jan 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | The Grudge 2 | $39,143,839 | 3,214 | $20,825,300 | 53.2% | 3,211 | Oct 13 | Nov 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Man of the Year | $37,327,390 | 2,626 | $12,299,380 | 33% | 2,515 | Oct 13 | Nov 30 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Babel | $34,302,837 | 1,251 | $389,351 | 1.1% | 7 | Oct 27 | Mar 29 | Paramount Vantage |
| 8 | Flags of Our Fathers | $33,602,376 | 2,375 | $10,245,190 | 30.5% | 1,876 | Oct 20 | Dec 14 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Employee of the Month | $28,444,855 | 2,579 | $11,407,751 | 40.1% | 2,579 | Oct 6 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Flicka | $21,000,147 | 2,877 | $7,703,551 | 36.7% | 2,877 | Oct 20 | Feb 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | The Marine | $18,844,784 | 2,545 | $7,138,774 | 37.9% | 2,545 | Oct 13 | Jan 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Marie Antoinette | $15,962,471 | 870 | $5,361,050 | 33.6% | 859 | Oct 20 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | One Night with the King | $13,395,961 | 909 | $4,326,000 | - | 909 | Oct 13 | Dec 7 | 8x Entertainment |
| 14 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $8,700,869 | 168 | $3,277,004 | 37.7% | 168 | Oct 20 | Jan 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Running with Scissors | $7,022,827 | 586 | $226,108 | 3.2% | 8 | Oct 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Little Children | $5,463,019 | 115 | $97,953 | 1.8% | 5 | Oct 6 | Apr 12 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | Catch a Fire | $4,299,773 | 1,306 | $2,012,000 | - | 1,305 | Oct 27 | Nov 23 | Focus Features |
| 18 | Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | $3,860,678 | 203 | $1,200,000 | - | 181 | Oct 6 | Jan 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 19 | Don | $2,223,961 | 113 | $804,388 | - | 113 | Oct 20 | Nov 26 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Shortbus | $1,985,292 | 70 | $107,907 | 5.4% | 6 | Oct 4 | Feb 8 | THINKFilm |
| 21 | Sweet Land | $1,706,325 | 47 | $41,860 | 2.5% | 2 | Oct 13 | Jul 8 | Libero |
| 22 | The Wedding Weekend | $1,232,961 | 84 | $50,103 | 4.1% | 4 | Oct 27 | Jan 25 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | Infamous | $1,151,330 | 179 | $452,966 | 39.3% | 179 | Oct 13 | Dec 21 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 24 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $928,275 | 29 | $2,470 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 30 | Jan 15 | IMAX |
| 25 | Stormbreaker | $677,646 | 221 | - | - | - | Oct 6 | Dec 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 26 | Jaan-E-Mann: Lets Fall in Love Again | $650,000 | 73 | $210,000 | 32.3% | 66 | Oct 20 | Nov 5 | Adlabs Films |
| 27 | Death of a President | $519,086 | 143 | $281,778 | 54.3% | 143 | Oct 27 | Nov 9 | Newmarket Films |
| 28 | Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss | $463,002 | 27 | $80,938 | 17.5% | 26 | Oct 27 | Jul 19 | Indican Pictures |
| 29 | Conversations with God | $425,045 | 64 | $150,355 | 35.4% | 64 | Oct 27 | Dec 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 30 | Cheech | $329,972 | 43 | - | - | 42 | Oct 6 | Nov 12 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 31 | The Rules of the Game | $273,641 | 5 | - | - | - | Oct 27 | Jul 26 | Janus Films |
| 32 | Love's Abiding Joy | $252,726 | 207 | $145,895 | - | 207 | Oct 6 | Oct 22 | The Bigger Picture |
| 33 | 49 Up | $241,772 | 21 | $53,277 | 22% | 21 | Oct 6 | Feb 8 | First Run |
| 34 | Driving Lessons | $239,962 | 21 | $22,603 | 9.4% | 8 | Oct 13 | Feb 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | Deliver Us from Evil | $201,275 | 24 | $15,656 | 7.8% | 4 | Oct 13 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate |
| 36 | The Bridge | $179,780 | 19 | $49,313 | 27.4% | 19 | Oct 27 | Mar 11 | First Stripe Productions |
| 37 | Cocaine Cowboys | $150,056 | 14 | $36,295 | 24.2% | 12 | Oct 27 | Dec 28 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 38 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | $148,292 | 5 | $7,482 | 5% | 1 | Oct 20 | Feb 4 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 39 | Climates | $119,958 | 7 | $9,665 | 8.1% | 1 | Oct 27 | May 27 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 40 | Black Gold | $93,477 | 6 | $6,764 | 7.2% | 3 | Oct 6 | Mar 11 | California Newsreel |
| 41 | Color of the Cross | $85,802 | 29 | $25,868 | 30.1% | 29 | Oct 27 | Nov 23 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 42 | 51 Birch Street | $84,689 | 6 | $10,827 | 12.8% | 2 | Oct 18 | Dec 10 | Truly Indie |
| 43 | Tideland | $66,453 | 9 | $7,276 | 10.9% | 1 | Oct 13 | Nov 9 | THINKFilm |
| 44 | Absolute Wilson | $66,217 | 3 | $6,879 | 10.4% | 2 | Oct 27 | Mar 22 | New Yorker Films |
| 45 | Mannat | $53,589 | 10 | $33,911 | 63.3% | 10 | Oct 6 | Oct 15 | Eros Worldwide |
| 46 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | $24,729 | 4 | $5,944 | 24% | 1 | Oct 4 | Dec 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 47 | So Much So Fast | $21,525 | 3 | $1,015 | 4.7% | 1 | Oct 11 | Dec 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 48 | Cruel World | $17,986 | 5 | $11,160 | 62% | 5 | Oct 27 | Nov 26 | Indican Pictures |
| 49 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | $15,745 | 6 | $10,890 | 69.2% | 6 | Oct 20 | Oct 26 | IDP Distribution |
| 50 | ...So Goes the Nation | $10,337 | 4 | $2,622 | 25.4% | 4 | Oct 4 | Nov 16 | IFC Films |
| 51 | Zindaggi Rocks | $10,172 | 10 | $8,330 | 81.9% | 10 | Oct 6 | Oct 15 | Eros Worldwide |
| 52 | Original Release Re-release | $9,600 | 2 | $3,309 | 34.5% | 2 | Oct 18 | Nov 30 | IFC Films |
| 53 | Zerophilia | $7,763 | 2 | $2,616 | 33.7% | 1 | Oct 13 | Nov 9 | Microangelo Entertainment |
| 54 | Masai: The Rain Warriors 2006 Re-release | $7,650 | 1 | $788 | 10.3% | 1 | Oct 20 | Apr 29 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 55 | Kettle of Fish | $7,196 | 3 | $5,594 | 77.7% | 3 | Oct 6 | Oct 15 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 56 | 20 Centimeters 2006 Re-release | $6,635 | 2 | $2,177 | 32.8% | 1 | Oct 27 | Nov 16 | TLA Releasing |
| 57 | Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said | $2,547 | 1 | $1,906 | 74.8% | 1 | Oct 11 | Oct 15 | - |
| 58 | Issues | $783 | 1 | $783 | 100% | 1 | Oct 6 | Oct 8 | Bullz Eye Productions |
| 59 | Serum | $440 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | Nov 2 | Arrival Pictures |
