Domestic Box Office For October 2006
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
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 | Flags of Our Fathers | $33,602,376 | 2,375 | $10,245,190 | 30.5% | 1,876 | Oct 20 | Dec 14 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | Employee of the Month | $28,444,855 | 2,579 | $11,407,751 | 40.1% | 2,579 | Oct 6 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Flicka | $21,000,147 | 2,877 | $7,703,551 | 36.7% | 2,877 | Oct 20 | Feb 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | The Marine | $18,844,784 | 2,545 | $7,138,774 | 37.9% | 2,545 | Oct 13 | Jan 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Marie Antoinette | $15,962,471 | 870 | $5,361,050 | 33.6% | 859 | Oct 20 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | One Night with the King | $13,395,961 | 909 | $4,326,000 | - | 909 | Oct 13 | Dec 7 | 8x Entertainment |
| 13 | Catch a Fire | $4,299,773 | 1,306 | $2,012,000 | - | 1,305 | Oct 27 | Nov 23 | Focus Features |
