Domestic Box Office For September 2006
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Season | $85,105,259 | 3,833 | $23,624,548 | 27.8% | 3,833 | Sep 29 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Jackass Number Two | $72,778,712 | 3,063 | $29,002,002 | 39.8% | 3,059 | Sep 22 | Nov 30 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | The Queen | $56,441,711 | 1,850 | $122,014 | 0.2% | 3 | Sep 30 | May 17 | Miramax |
| 4 | The Guardian | $55,011,732 | 3,241 | $18,006,064 | 32.7% | 3,241 | Sep 29 | Jan 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Gridiron Gang | $38,432,823 | 3,510 | $14,414,630 | 37.5% | 3,504 | Sep 15 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Crank | $27,838,408 | 2,515 | $10,457,367 | 37.6% | 2,515 | Sep 1 | Oct 19 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Fearless | $24,633,730 | 1,810 | $10,564,000 | - | 1,806 | Sep 22 | Nov 16 | Rogue Pictures |
| 8 | The Wicker Man | $23,649,127 | 2,784 | $9,610,204 | 40.6% | 2,784 | Sep 1 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Covenant | $23,380,495 | 2,681 | $8,852,458 | 37.9% | 2,681 | Sep 8 | Oct 15 | Screen Gems |
| 10 | The Black Dahlia | $22,545,080 | 2,236 | $10,005,895 | 44.4% | 2,226 | Sep 15 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | School for Scoundrels | $17,807,569 | 3,007 | $8,602,333 | 48.3% | 3,004 | Sep 29 | Dec 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | The Last King of Scotland | $17,606,684 | 540 | $142,899 | 0.8% | 4 | Sep 27 | May 24 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 13 | Everyone's Hero | $14,523,101 | 2,898 | $6,061,762 | 41.7% | 2,896 | Sep 15 | Dec 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Hollywoodland | $14,426,251 | 1,551 | $6,008,000 | - | 1,548 | Sep 8 | Oct 26 | Focus Features |
| 15 | Flyboys | $13,090,630 | 2,033 | $6,004,219 | 45.9% | 2,033 | Sep 22 | Dec 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | The Protector | $12,044,087 | 1,541 | $5,034,180 | 41.8% | 1,541 | Sep 8 | Nov 9 | Dragon Dynasty |
| 17 | The Last Kiss | $11,614,790 | 1,359 | $4,627,989 | 39.8% | 1,357 | Sep 15 | Oct 26 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | Facing the Giants | $10,178,331 | 441 | $1,389,000 | - | 441 | Sep 29 | Jan 25 | IDP Distribution |
| 19 | All the King's Men | $7,221,458 | 1,520 | $3,672,366 | 50.9% | 1,514 | Sep 22 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Crossover | $7,009,668 | 1,023 | $3,767,567 | 53.7% | 1,023 | Sep 1 | Sep 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | The Science of Sleep | $4,670,644 | 243 | $347,925 | 7.4% | 14 | Sep 22 | Dec 21 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 22 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | $2,217,562 | 72 | $863,073 | 38.9% | 65 | Sep 1 | Oct 12 | Eros Worldwide |
| 23 | Keeping Mum | $1,619,466 | 79 | $27,112 | 1.7% | 2 | Sep 15 | Jan 25 | THINKFilm |
| 24 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon | $1,109,146 | 65 | $69,143 | 6.2% | 6 | Sep 15 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | Jesus Camp | $902,544 | 52 | $17,659 | 2% | 13 | Sep 15 | Feb 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 26 | Lassie | $652,163 | 169 | $254,420 | - | 169 | Sep 1 | Oct 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 27 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | $517,809 | 60 | $94,784 | 18.3% | 8 | Sep 29 | Nov 23 | First Look International |
| 28 | Beer League | $472,185 | 164 | $302,908 | 64.2% | 164 | Sep 15 | Sep 28 | Echo Bridge Entertainment |
| 29 | Idiocracy | $444,093 | 130 | $124,367 | 28% | 130 | Sep 1 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $306,845 | 18 | $30,664 | 10% | 2 | Sep 1 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 31 | American Hardcore | $279,665 | 19 | $18,102 | 6.5% | 1 | Sep 22 | Jan 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | Broken Bridges | $252,539 | 84 | $133,784 | 53% | 84 | Sep 8 | Oct 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $252,325 | 13 | $28,223 | 11.2% | 5 | Sep 1 | Jan 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | Confetti | $228,498 | 151 | $20,560 | 9% | 12 | Sep 15 | Oct 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 35 | The Young Lieutenant | $216,724 | 3 | $16,871 | 7.8% | 2 | Sep 8 | Apr 8 | The Cinema Guild |
| 36 | The Journals of Knud Rasmussen | $209,478 | 46 | $50,823 | 24.3% | 46 | Sep 29 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 37 | Sherrybaby | $199,176 | 13 | $34,774 | 17.5% | 5 | Sep 8 | Oct 26 | IFC Films |
| 38 | Haven | $136,823 | 57 | $38,356 | 28% | 24 | Sep 15 | Oct 5 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 39 | Captain Sabertooth 2006 Re-release | $105,152 | 5 | $20,526 | 19.5% | 3 | Sep 22 | Dec 17 | Indican Pictures |
| 40 | Mutual Appreciation | $103,509 | 5 | $13,141 | 12.7% | 1 | Sep 1 | Mar 15 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 41 | Al Franken: God Spoke | $102,990 | 10 | $10,533 | 10.2% | 2 | Sep 13 | - | Balcony Releasing |
| 42 | Red Doors | $97,848 | 5 | $35,050 | 35.8% | 2 | Sep 8 | Oct 8 | Emerging Pictures |
| 43 | Renaissance | $70,644 | 13 | $10,800 | 15.3% | 2 | Sep 22 | Oct 19 | Miramax |
| 44 | Aurora Borealis | $60,729 | 8 | $4,321 | 7.1% | 4 | Sep 15 | Dec 7 | Regent Releasing |
| 45 | Feast | $56,131 | 146 | $54,556 | 97.2% | 146 | Sep 22 | Sep 25 | Dimension Films |
| 46 | Man Push Cart | $36,608 | 1 | $13,694 | 37.4% | 1 | Sep 8 | Sep 21 | Films Philos |
| 47 | Paper Dolls | $36,577 | 3 | $7,870 | 21.5% | 3 | Sep 6 | Dec 21 | Strand Releasing |
| 48 | Pyaar Ke Side Effects | $30,230 | 5 | $22,800 | 75.4% | 5 | Sep 15 | Sep 21 | Eros Worldwide |
| 49 | Broken Sky | $29,185 | 2 | $4,956 | 17% | 1 | Sep 29 | Jan 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 50 | The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros | $28,041 | 2 | $6,690 | 23.9% | 1 | Sep 22 | Oct 15 | Unico Entertainment |
| 51 | Khosla Ka Ghosla! | $26,472 | 10 | $12,091 | 45.7% | 10 | Sep 22 | Oct 8 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 52 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | $24,216 | 30 | $19,111 | 78.9% | 30 | Sep 29 | Oct 5 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 53 | Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories | $22,918 | 1 | $4,402 | 19.2% | 1 | Sep 14 | Nov 5 | - |
| 54 | The Ground Truth | $20,013 | 8 | $12,207 | 61% | 8 | Sep 15 | Sep 21 | Focus Features |
| 55 | I Trust You to Kill Me | $12,854 | 1 | $5,888 | 45.8% | 1 | Sep 8 | Oct 5 | First Independent Pictures |
| 56 | Love in the Time of Hysteria | $9,915 | 1 | $3,921 | 39.5% | 1 | Sep 20 | Oct 5 | IFC Films |
| 57 | Rolling Family 2006 Re-release | $9,291 | 1 | $849 | 9.1% | 1 | Sep 8 | Nov 12 | Palm Pictures |
| 58 | loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies | $7,506 | 3 | $3,792 | 50.5% | 3 | Sep 29 | Oct 5 | Roxie Releasing |
| 59 | Saint of 9/11 | $7,137 | 1 | $3,680 | 51.6% | 1 | Sep 6 | Sep 14 | IFC Films |
| 60 | We Go Way Back | $6,529 | 1 | $4,514 | 69.1% | 1 | Sep 15 | Sep 24 | Cyan Pictures |
| 61 | The Dogwalker 2006 Re-release | $4,604 | 12 | $2,850 | 61.9% | 2 | Sep 8 | Sep 24 | Truly Indie |
| 62 | Looking for Kitty | $4,480 | 1 | $3,210 | 71.7% | 1 | Sep 1 | Sep 7 | THINKFilm |
| 63 | Be with Me | $1,365 | 1 | $1,200 | 87.9% | 1 | Sep 29 | Oct 5 | Film Movement |
