| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Queen | - | - | - | $18,325,317 | 349 | $1,610,141 | 8.8% | 347 | Sep 15 | - | Pathé | false |
| 2 | Click | - | - | - | $15,086,867 | 402 | $3,356,944 | 22.3% | 402 | Sep 29 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Hoodwinked | - | - | - | $11,392,656 | 462 | $3,295,946 | 28.9% | 435 | Sep 29 | - | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 4 | Children of Men | - | - | - | $9,585,931 | 374 | $2,439,692 | 25.5% | 370 | Sep 22 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 5 | World Trade Center | - | - | - | $9,037,513 | 413 | $3,115,067 | 34.5% | 411 | Sep 29 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 6 | Little Man | - | - | - | $8,133,813 | 315 | $2,076,137 | 25.5% | 313 | Sep 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Little Miss Sunshine | - | - | - | $6,458,370 | 173 | $652,399 | 10.1% | 114 | Sep 8 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | - | - | - | $6,272,154 | 404 | $1,943,887 | 31% | 403 | Sep 15 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | The Sentinel | - | - | - | $3,888,394 | 296 | $1,195,017 | 30.7% | 296 | Sep 1 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 10 | The Black Dahlia | - | - | - | $3,176,305 | 331 | $1,065,953 | 33.6% | 331 | Sep 15 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 11 | The Wicker Man | - | - | - | $3,155,534 | 351 | $1,401,492 | 44.4% | 351 | Sep 1 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 12 | Crank | - | - | - | $2,933,706 | 263 | $856,791 | 29.2% | 263 | Sep 1 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 13 | Right at Your Door | - | - | - | $1,899,350 | 318 | $823,492 | 43.4% | 318 | Sep 8 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 14 | An Inconvenient Truth | - | - | - | $1,689,099 | 68 | $119,861 | 7.1% | 18 | Sep 15 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 15 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | - | - | - | $1,522,624 | 38 | $443,789 | 29.1% | 38 | Sep 1 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 16 | Open Water 2: Adrift | - | - | - | $1,343,754 | 327 | $642,807 | 47.8% | 327 | Sep 1 | - | Pathé | false |
| 17 | The Night Listener | - | - | - | $1,341,506 | 263 | $590,594 | 44% | 263 | Sep 15 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 18 | Dirty Sanchez: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,208,708 | 208 | $488,286 | 40.4% | 208 | Sep 22 | - | Pathé | false |
| 19 | Trust the Man | - | - | - | $1,116,247 | 263 | $533,680 | 47.8% | 263 | Sep 22 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 20 | DOA: Dead or Alive | - | - | - | $975,792 | 220 | $422,689 | 43.3% | 220 | Sep 15 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 21 | Clerks II | - | - | - | $919,288 | 245 | $423,720 | 46.1% | 245 | Sep 22 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 22 | Beerfest | - | - | - | $738,207 | 300 | $389,381 | 52.7% | 300 | Sep 8 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Pulse | - | - | - | $731,708 | 279 | $392,415 | 53.6% | 279 | Sep 8 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 24 | Dil Apna Punjabi | - | - | - | $486,065 | 10 | $99,998 | 20.6% | 10 | Sep 1 | - | Adlabs Films | false |
| 25 | Life and Lyrics | - | - | - | $372,969 | 70 | $178,813 | 47.9% | 70 | Sep 29 | - | United International Pictures | false |
| 26 | Zidane - A 21st Century Portrait | - | - | - | $294,747 | 20 | - | - | - | Sep 29 | - | Artificial Eye | false |
| 27 | Driving Lessons | - | - | - | $285,895 | 36 | - | - | - | Sep 8 | - | Tartan | false |
| 28 | Snow Cake | - | - | - | $180,224 | 18 | - | - | - | Sep 8 | - | Momentum Pictures | false |
| 29 | Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris | - | - | - | $92,672 | 10 | - | - | - | Sep 29 | - | Bollywood | false |
| 30 | Quinceañera | - | - | - | $74,533 | 10 | - | - | - | Sep 29 | - | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 31 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | - | - | - | $70,627 | 3 | - | - | - | Sep 8 | - | Ayngaran International | false |
| 32 | Keane 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $63,869 | 4 | $16,717 | 26.2% | 4 | Sep 22 | - | Soda Pictures | false |
| 33 | Naksha | - | - | - | $59,185 | 7 | - | - | - | Sep 8 | - | Venus | false |
| 34 | Nina's Heavenly Delights | - | - | - | $40,235 | 2 | - | - | - | Sep 29 | - | Verve Pictures | false |
| 35 | Isolation | - | - | - | $38,599 | 16 | - | - | - | Sep 29 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 36 | Shanghai Dreams | - | - | - | $37,818 | 3 | - | - | - | Sep 8 | - | Artificial Eye | false |
| 37 | Pyaar Ke Side Effects | - | - | - | $30,484 | 7 | $14,156 | 46.4% | 7 | Sep 15 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 38 | Zindanggi Rocks | - | - | - | $25,663 | 10 | - | - | - | Sep 29 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 39 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | - | - | - | $25,133 | 1 | $4,038 | 16.1% | 1 | Sep 1 | - | ICA Films | false |
| 40 | Mountain Patrol 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,077 | 1 | - | - | - | Sep 29 | - | Axiom Films | false |
| 41 | Rabbit Fever | - | - | - | $15,308 | 20 | $15,308 | 100% | 20 | Sep 22 | - | Maiden Voyage Pictures | false |
| 42 | Shiva | - | - | - | $14,977 | 14 | $14,977 | 100% | 14 | Sep 15 | - | - | false |
| 43 | Khosla Ka Ghosla! | - | - | - | $13,722 | 8 | $13,722 | 100% | 8 | Sep 22 | - | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 44 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | - | - | - | $7,888 | 2 | $7,888 | 100% | 2 | Sep 1 | - | Ayngaran International | false |
| 45 | Odd Man Out 2006 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,935 | 2 | $5,935 | 100% | 2 | Sep 1 | - | Park Circus | false |
| 46 | Unconscious | - | - | - | $3,774 | 3 | $3,774 | 100% | 3 | Sep 15 | - | Maiden Voyage Pictures | false |
| 47 | Terkel in Trouble | - | - | - | $3,396 | 17 | $3,396 | 100% | 17 | Sep 1 | - | Miracle Films | false |
