Domestic Box Office For Holiday Season 2006
Holiday Season 2006 is November 3-January 4, 2007.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night at the Museum | $250,863,268 | 3,768 | $30,433,781 | 12.1% | 3,685 | Dec 22 | Jun 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Happy Feet | $198,000,317 | 3,804 | $41,533,432 | 21% | 3,804 | Nov 17 | May 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Casino Royale | $167,445,960 | 3,443 | $40,833,156 | 24.4% | 3,434 | Nov 17 | Mar 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $163,566,459 | 3,169 | $26,541,709 | 16.2% | 2,852 | Dec 15 | Mar 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Borat | $128,505,958 | 2,611 | $26,455,463 | 20.6% | 837 | Nov 3 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Dreamgirls | $103,365,956 | 2,797 | $378,950 | 0.4% | 3 | Dec 15 | Apr 19 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $84,500,122 | 3,458 | $19,504,038 | 23.1% | 3,458 | Nov 3 | Feb 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Charlotte's Web | $82,985,708 | 3,745 | $11,457,353 | 13.8% | 3,566 | Dec 15 | Mar 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Eragon | $75,030,163 | 3,030 | $23,239,907 | 31% | 3,020 | Dec 15 | Apr 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Rocky Balboa | $70,270,943 | 3,019 | $12,158,168 | 17.3% | 3,017 | Dec 20 | Mar 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Flushed Away | $64,665,672 | 3,707 | $18,814,323 | 29.1% | 3,707 | Nov 3 | Mar 1 | DreamWorks |
| 12 | Deja Vu | $64,038,616 | 3,108 | $20,574,802 | 32.1% | 3,108 | Nov 22 | Mar 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Holiday | $63,224,849 | 2,698 | $12,778,913 | 20.2% | 2,610 | Dec 8 | Jan 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | The Good Shepherd | $59,952,835 | 2,250 | $9,912,110 | 16.5% | 2,215 | Dec 22 | Mar 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Blood Diamond | $57,377,916 | 1,920 | $8,648,324 | 15.1% | 1,910 | Dec 8 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Apocalypto | $50,866,635 | 2,465 | $15,005,604 | 29.5% | 2,465 | Dec 8 | Mar 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | We Are Marshall | $43,545,364 | 2,606 | $6,114,264 | 14% | 2,606 | Dec 22 | Mar 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Stranger Than Fiction | $40,660,952 | 2,270 | $13,411,093 | 33% | 2,264 | Nov 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | Pan's Labyrinth | $37,634,615 | 1,143 | $568,641 | 1.5% | 17 | Dec 29 | Jun 14 | Picturehouse |
| 20 | The Nativity Story | $37,629,831 | 3,083 | $8,025,000 | - | 3,083 | Dec 1 | Jan 18 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | Children of Men | $35,552,383 | 1,524 | $501,003 | 1.4% | 16 | Dec 25 | Mar 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Deck the Halls | $35,093,569 | 3,205 | $12,001,256 | 34.2% | 3,205 | Nov 22 | Feb 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | Notes on a Scandal | $17,510,118 | 682 | $414,487 | 2.4% | 22 | Dec 25 | May 24 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 24 | Unaccompanied Minors | $16,655,224 | 2,775 | $5,815,474 | 34.9% | 2,775 | Dec 8 | Mar 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Black Christmas | $16,273,581 | 1,544 | $3,723,364 | 22.9% | 1,544 | Dec 25 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 26 | Arthur and the Invisibles | $15,132,763 | 2,248 | - | - | - | Dec 29 | May 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 27 | Letters from Iwo Jima | $13,756,082 | 781 | $89,097 | 0.6% | 5 | Dec 20 | Apr 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Volver | $12,899,867 | 689 | $202,000 | - | 5 | Nov 3 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Bobby | $11,242,801 | 1,670 | $69,039 | 0.6% | 2 | Nov 17 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | The Fountain | $10,144,010 | 1,472 | $3,768,702 | 37.2% | 1,472 | Nov 22 | Feb 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $8,334,575 | 1,919 | $3,110,000 | - | 1,919 | Nov 22 | Jan 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 32 | The Painted Veil | $8,060,487 | 287 | $51,086 | 0.6% | 4 | Dec 20 | Apr 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 33 | The Return | $7,749,851 | 1,986 | $4,776,000 | - | 1,986 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | Rogue Pictures |
| 34 | A Good Year | $7,459,300 | 2,067 | $3,721,526 | 49.9% | 2,066 | Nov 10 | Jan 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | Turistas | $7,027,762 | 1,572 | $3,582,554 | 51% | 1,570 | Dec 1 | Jan 25 | Fox Atomic |
| 36 | Curse of the Golden Flower | $6,566,773 | 1,234 | $184,000 | 2.8% | 60 | Dec 21 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | For Your Consideration | $5,549,923 | 625 | $372,012 | 6.7% | 23 | Nov 17 | Jan 25 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 38 | Let's Go to Prison | $4,630,045 | 1,495 | $2,220,050 | 47.9% | 1,495 | Nov 17 | Dec 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $4,300,645 | 1,979 | $2,313,372 | 53.8% | 1,979 | Dec 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Venus | $3,347,411 | 168 | $35,604 | 1.1% | 3 | Dec 21 | Apr 12 | Miramax |
| 41 | Harsh Times | $3,337,931 | 956 | $1,968,505 | 59% | 956 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | Miss Potter | $3,005,605 | 102 | $9,653 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 43 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $2,940,722 | 37 | $108,656 | 3.7% | 19 | Nov 17 | Jan 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | The History Boys | $2,706,659 | 165 | $100,803 | 3.7% | 7 | Nov 21 | Feb 25 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 45 | Dhoom 2 | $2,643,586 | 63 | $979,001 | 37% | 63 | Nov 23 | Jan 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 46 | After Dark's Horror Fest: 8 Films to Die For | $2,575,000 | 488 | $2,482,000 | - | 488 | Nov 17 | - | Freestyle Releasing |
| 47 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | $2,223,293 | 280 | $37,079 | 1.7% | 3 | Dec 27 | Mar 1 | DreamWorks |
| 48 | Factory Girl | $1,675,241 | 336 | - | - | - | Dec 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | Romeo and Juliet | $1,386,582 | 73 | $356,907 | 25.7% | 73 | Dec 15 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 50 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $1,325,092 | 44 | $200,347 | 15.1% | 44 | Nov 22 | May 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 51 | The Good German | $1,308,696 | 66 | $76,817 | 5.9% | 5 | Dec 15 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | Garam Masala | $1,007,943 | 42 | $395,708 | 39.3% | 42 | Nov 3 | Nov 30 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 53 | Fast Food Nation | $1,005,539 | 321 | $410,804 | 40.9% | 321 | Nov 17 | Feb 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 54 | Breaking and Entering | $930,469 | 95 | - | - | - | Dec 15 | Apr 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 55 | Inland Empire | $861,355 | 15 | $27,508 | - | 2 | Dec 6 | May 20 | 518 Media |
| 56 | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | $848,139 | 225 | $301,333 | - | 225 | Dec 8 | Jan 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 57 | Bhagam Bhag | $789,963 | 51 | $252,988 | 32% | 51 | Dec 22 | Jan 7 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 58 | Umrao Jaan | $485,000 | 65 | $485,000 | 100% | 65 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | Adlabs Films |
| 59 | Copying Beethoven | $384,029 | 29 | $70,460 | 18.3% | 26 | Nov 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | Days of Glory | $320,700 | 29 | $10,996 | 3.4% | 2 | Dec 6 | Apr 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 61 | Kabul Express | $302,458 | 50 | $142,591 | 47.1% | 50 | Dec 15 | Jan 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 62 | Night of the Living Dead 3D | $271,000 | 145 | $215,300 | - | 145 | Nov 10 | Nov 16 | Midnight Movies |
| 63 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | $223,202 | 39 | $28,815 | 12.9% | 4 | Nov 10 | Dec 21 | Picturehouse |
| 64 | Iraq in Fragments | $204,462 | 12 | $24,435 | 12% | 7 | Nov 8 | Oct 14 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 65 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $141,803 | 11 | $5,229 | 3.7% | 1 | Nov 10 | Apr 8 | Tartan |
| 66 | Flannel Pajamas | $123,301 | 4 | $11,069 | 9% | 1 | Nov 15 | Apr 22 | Gigantic Pictures |
| 67 | Come Early Morning | $119,452 | 22 | $50,160 | 42% | 22 | Nov 10 | Dec 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 68 | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $104,038 | 2 | $11,214 | 10.8% | 1 | Nov 17 | May 10 | Rialto Pictures |
| 69 | 10 Items or Less | $83,291 | 15 | $35,929 | 43.1% | 15 | Dec 1 | Dec 21 | THINKFilm |
| 70 | El Topo | $80,302 | 4 | $6,857 | 8.5% | 1 | Dec 13 | Jul 12 | ABKCO Films |
| 71 | Samoan Wedding | $72,244 | 3 | $15,704 | 21.7% | 2 | Nov 10 | Feb 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 72 | Unconscious | $68,501 | 5 | $807 | 1.2% | 1 | Dec 29 | Aug 23 | Regent Releasing |
| 73 | The Aura | $58,804 | 4 | $4,601 | 7.8% | 1 | Nov 15 | Mar 8 | IFC Films |
| 74 | Screamers | $52,034 | 4 | $23,609 | 45.4% | 4 | Dec 8 | Dec 25 | Maya Entertainment |
| 75 | Home of the Brave | $51,708 | 44 | $6,000 | 11.6% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 76 | Two Weeks | $47,986 | 12 | - | - | - | Dec 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 77 | Candy | $45,128 | 12 | $3,646 | 8.1% | 1 | Nov 17 | Feb 8 | THINKFilm |
| 78 | Family Law | $38,605 | 6 | $5,384 | 13.9% | 2 | Dec 6 | Mar 15 | IFC Films |
| 79 | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | $37,072 | 5 | $4,394 | 11.9% | 1 | Nov 24 | Jan 11 | Ariztical Entertainment |
| 80 | Monkey Warfare | $36,875 | 3 | $1,366 | 3.7% | 1 | Dec 8 | May 20 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 81 | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $29,121 | 3 | $944 | 3.2% | 1 | Nov 17 | Apr 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 82 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | $26,859 | 1 | $5,034 | 18.7% | 1 | Nov 24 | Feb 11 | Sagewood Cinema Ventures |
| 83 | Unknown | $26,403 | 6 | $3,746 | 14.2% | 2 | Nov 3 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 84 | Off the Black | $24,425 | 4 | $6,763 | 27.7% | 2 | Dec 8 | Feb 15 | THINKFilm |
| 85 | Fuck | $22,359 | 5 | $5,299 | 23.7% | 2 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | THINKFilm |
| 86 | The Secret Life of Words | $20,678 | 3 | $5,309 | 25.7% | 1 | Dec 15 | May 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 87 | Words of My Perfect Teacher | $20,318 | 3 | $2,300 | 11.3% | 3 | Dec 22 | Feb 15 | International Film Circuit |
| 88 | The Dead Girl | $19,875 | 2 | $6,613 | 33.3% | 2 | Dec 29 | Jan 11 | First Look International |
| 89 | Ever Again | $17,304 | 12 | $10,802 | 62.4% | 12 | Dec 8 | Dec 14 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 90 | Captive | $16,259 | 2 | $2,220 | 13.7% | 1 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | Laemmle/Zeller Films |
| 91 | Matthew Barney: No Restraint | $16,136 | 6 | $1,241 | 7.7% | 1 | Dec 20 | Mar 4 | IFC Films |
| 92 | Hannari: Geisha Modern | $14,974 | 1 | $9,930 | 66.3% | 1 | Nov 17 | Nov 23 | Sakura Productions USA |
| 93 | Opal Dream | $14,443 | 4 | $2,716 | 18.8% | 4 | Nov 22 | May 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 94 | The Architect | $13,737 | 8 | $2,032 | 14.8% | 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 21 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? | $13,710 | 2 | $5,526 | 40.3% | 2 | Nov 15 | Nov 30 | Picturehouse |
| 96 | Christmas at Maxwell's | $12,781 | 41 | $8,375 | 65.5% | 41 | Dec 1 | Dec 14 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 97 | Backstage | $12,663 | 2 | $1,010 | 8% | 1 | Nov 22 | Feb 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 98 | The Tiger and the Snow | $10,167 | 4 | $3,701 | 36.4% | 4 | Dec 29 | Jan 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 99 | Dreamland | $6,383 | 5 | $4,350 | 68.1% | 5 | Dec 1 | Dec 7 | Truly Indie |
| 100 | Unnatural & Accidental | $5,420 | 2 | $3,348 | 61.8% | 2 | Dec 1 | Dec 10 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 101 | Coffee Date | $4,412 | 1 | $4,412 | 100% | 1 | Nov 10 | Nov 12 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 102 | A Soap | $4,164 | 2 | $1,445 | 34.7% | 2 | Nov 3 | Jan 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 103 | Four Eyed Monsters | $3,135 | 1 | $1,886 | 60.2% | 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 7 | Four Eyed Monsters |
| 104 | The Empire in Africa | $1,088 | 3 | $1,088 | 100% | 3 | Dec 8 | Dec 10 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 105 | A New Day in Old Sana'a | $737 | 1 | $401 | 54.4% | 1 | Nov 10 | Nov 16 | Arab Film Distribution |
