Domestic Box Office For Summer 2006
Summer 2006 is May 5-September 4.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Inconvenient Truth | $24,146,161 | 587 | $281,330 | 1.2% | 4 | May 24 | Nov 2 | Paramount Classics |
| 2 | Bon Cop Bad Cop | $12,665,721 | 260 | $1,433,259 | 11.3% | 133 | Aug 4 | Dec 17 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 3 | Scoop | $10,525,717 | 541 | $3,003,000 | - | 538 | Jul 28 | Sep 28 | Focus Features |
| 4 | A Scanner Darkly | $5,501,616 | 263 | $391,672 | 7.1% | 17 | Jul 7 | Oct 12 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 5 | Keeping Up with the Steins | $4,339,241 | 163 | $621,000 | - | 138 | May 12 | Aug 3 | Miramax |
| 6 | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | $3,275,444 | 64 | $1,351,786 | 41.3% | 64 | Aug 11 | Sep 24 | Yash Raj Films |
| 7 | Wordplay | $3,121,270 | 154 | $32,847 | 1.1% | 2 | Jun 16 | Nov 9 | IFC Films |
| 8 | Half Nelson | $2,697,938 | 106 | $53,983 | 2% | 2 | Aug 11 | Dec 14 | THINKFilm |
| 9 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | $2,217,562 | 72 | $863,073 | 38.9% | 65 | Sep 1 | Oct 12 | Eros Worldwide |
| 10 | Fanaa | $2,105,352 | 72 | $753,067 | 35.8% | 72 | May 26 | Jul 27 | Yash Raj Films |
| 11 | Strangers with Candy | $2,072,645 | 109 | $43,141 | 2.1% | 2 | Jun 28 | Sep 21 | THINKFilm |
| 12 | The Proposition | $1,903,434 | 200 | $32,681 | 1.7% | 3 | May 5 | Sep 14 | First Look International |
| 13 | Quinceañera | $1,692,693 | 96 | $95,400 | 5.6% | 8 | Aug 4 | Nov 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | $1,678,874 | 74 | $45,138 | 2.7% | 8 | Jun 28 | Nov 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | Trust the Man | $1,530,535 | 260 | $180,271 | 11.8% | 38 | Aug 18 | Oct 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | Krrish | $1,430,721 | 59 | $370,266 | 25.9% | 58 | Jun 30 | - | Adlabs Films |
| 17 | Omkara | $1,244,576 | 47 | $427,400 | 34.3% | 47 | Jul 28 | Aug 31 | Eros Worldwide |
| 18 | District B13 | $1,200,216 | 151 | $410,000 | - | 151 | Jun 2 | Aug 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 19 | Peaceful Warrior Limited Domestic Release | $1,066,748 | 42 | $80,602 | 7.6% | 10 | Jun 2 | Aug 24 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man | $1,044,254 | 55 | $17,130 | 1.6% | 1 | Jun 21 | Sep 14 | Lionsgate |
| 21 | Factotum | $808,221 | 55 | $59,212 | 7.3% | 6 | Aug 18 | Dec 10 | IFC Films |
| 22 | The Promise | $669,625 | 213 | $272,838 | 40.7% | 213 | May 5 | Jun 15 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 23 | Another Gay Movie | $654,132 | 20 | $33,316 | 5.1% | 2 | Jul 28 | Nov 5 | TLA Releasing |
| 24 | Lassie | $652,163 | 169 | $254,420 | - | 169 | Sep 1 | Oct 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 25 | Viva Pedro! Film Festival | $579,539 | 24 | $13,399 | 2.3% | 1 | Aug 11 | Nov 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | Down in the Valley | $568,932 | 28 | $22,806 | 4% | 3 | May 5 | Aug 10 | THINKFilm |
| 27 | Changing Times | $545,255 | 7 | $31,702 | 5.8% | 1 | Jul 14 | Nov 30 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 28 | House of Sand | $539,285 | 32 | $31,405 | 5.8% | 5 | Aug 11 | Nov 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | The Heart of the Game | $445,374 | 21 | $11,251 | 2.5% | 3 | Jun 9 | Sep 7 | Miramax |
| 30 | Idiocracy | $444,093 | 130 | $124,367 | 28% | 130 | Sep 1 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | American Masters: Sketches of Frank Gehry | $439,309 | 21 | $17,239 | 3.9% | 2 | May 12 | Sep 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | The Oh in Ohio | $418,689 | 20 | $61,043 | 14.6% | 14 | Jul 14 | Oct 12 | Cyan Pictures |
| 33 | The Quiet | $381,420 | 366 | $27,546 | 7.2% | 7 | Aug 25 | Sep 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | Conversations with Other Women | $379,418 | 14 | $66,157 | 17.4% | 13 | Aug 11 | Nov 12 | Fabrication Films |
| 35 | Shadowboxer | $370,627 | 43 | $103,238 | 27.9% | 22 | Jul 21 | Aug 20 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 36 | Chup Chup Ke | $334,618 | 31 | $110,218 | 32.9% | 31 | Jun 9 | Jul 9 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Gabrielle | $332,829 | 12 | $30,676 | 9.2% | 2 | Jul 14 | Dec 3 | IFC Films |
| 38 | The Road to Guantanamo | $326,876 | 25 | $61,138 | 18.7% | 15 | Jun 23 | Aug 3 | IDP Distribution |
| 39 | Russian Dolls | $326,095 | 11 | $16,512 | 5.1% | 3 | May 10 | Sep 28 | IFC Films |
| 40 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $306,845 | 18 | $30,664 | 10% | 2 | Sep 1 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 41 | The Wedding Curse | $300,454 | 8 | $31,626 | 10.5% | 3 | Aug 4 | Aug 24 | ABS-CBN Film Productions |
| 42 | Only Human 2006 Re-release | $284,961 | 13 | $9,590 | 3.4% | 2 | Jun 16 | Oct 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | The King | $282,183 | 16 | $8,927 | 3.2% | 1 | May 19 | Aug 24 | THINKFilm |
| 44 | Old Joy | $255,923 | 12 | $3,310 | 1.3% | 1 | Aug 25 | May 10 | Kino International |
| 45 | The War Tapes | $254,190 | 9 | $12,268 | 4.8% | 1 | Jun 2 | Oct 22 | Scranton/Lacy Films |
| 46 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $252,325 | 13 | $28,223 | 11.2% | 5 | Sep 1 | Jan 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | The Moustache | $244,771 | 6 | $9,148 | 3.7% | 1 | May 24 | Dec 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 48 | Wah-Wah | $234,750 | 26 | $55,304 | 23.6% | 26 | May 12 | Jun 29 | IDP Distribution |
| 49 | Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar | $223,137 | 27 | $142,462 | 63.8% | 27 | Aug 4 | Aug 27 | Eros Worldwide |
| 50 | Wassup Rockers | $221,574 | 56 | $29,400 | 13.3% | 1 | Jun 23 | Aug 3 | First Look International |
| 51 | The Puffy Chair | $194,523 | 7 | $26,029 | 13.4% | 7 | Jun 2 | Sep 14 | IDP Distribution |
| 52 | The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green | $153,122 | 7 | $11,002 | 7.2% | 2 | Jun 16 | Sep 21 | Regent Releasing |
| 53 | The Great New Wonderful | $150,142 | 8 | $39,712 | 26.4% | 8 | Jun 23 | Sep 28 | First Independent Pictures |
| 54 | Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | $144,601 | 12 | $9,805 | 6.8% | 1 | Jul 7 | Sep 7 | Miramax |
| 55 | Queens | $140,417 | 10 | $16,494 | 11.7% | 5 | Aug 25 | Nov 16 | Regent Releasing |
| 56 | Typhoon | $139,059 | 24 | $59,409 | 42.7% | 24 | Jun 2 | Jul 6 | Paramount Classics |
| 57 | Edmond | $131,719 | 5 | $19,253 | 14.6% | 2 | Jul 14 | Oct 19 | First Independent Pictures |
| 58 | Lower City | $130,794 | 8 | $8,199 | 6.3% | 1 | Jun 16 | Sep 28 | Palm Pictures |
| 59 | The Groomsmen | $128,911 | 26 | $26,046 | 20.2% | 3 | Jul 14 | Sep 24 | Bauer Martinez Studios |
| 60 | 13 Tzameti | $121,390 | 6 | $10,805 | 8.9% | 1 | Jul 28 | Nov 12 | Palm Pictures |
| 61 | Time to Leave | $117,686 | 5 | $20,717 | 17.6% | 5 | Jul 21 | Dec 21 | Strand Releasing |
| 62 | The Bridesmaid | $111,728 | 6 | $9,046 | 8.1% | 1 | Aug 4 | Feb 4 | First Run |
| 63 | Mutual Appreciation | $103,509 | 5 | $13,141 | 12.7% | 1 | Sep 1 | Mar 15 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 64 | 12 and Holding | $96,464 | 15 | $11,456 | 11.9% | 3 | May 19 | Jul 20 | IFC Films |
| 65 | Wondrous Oblivion 2006 Re-release | $88,560 | 12 | $11,749 | 13.3% | 1 | Jul 21 | Nov 12 | Palm Pictures |
| 66 | America: Freedom to Fascism | $87,400 | 10 | $61,200 | 70% | 10 | Jul 28 | Aug 3 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 67 | Lemming | $81,698 | 4 | $11,310 | 13.8% | 2 | May 19 | Sep 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 68 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | $70,685 | 3 | $9,161 | 13% | 1 | Jun 9 | Dec 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 69 | Cavite | $70,071 | 3 | $12,726 | 18.2% | 2 | May 26 | Aug 6 | Truly Indie |
| 70 | Beowulf & Grendel | $68,820 | 2 | $4,360 | 6.3% | 1 | Jun 16 | Aug 17 | Truly Indie |
| 71 | Darshan | $66,032 | 5 | $3,360 | 5.1% | 1 | Jul 26 | Nov 9 | IFC Films |
| 72 | D' Lucky Ones! | $64,352 | 3 | $31,820 | 49.4% | 3 | May 5 | May 18 | ABS-CBN Film Productions |
| 73 | Vajra Sky Over Tibet | $62,356 | 4 | $4,471 | 7.2% | 1 | Aug 18 | Dec 10 | Truly Indie |
| 74 | Poster Boy | $62,062 | 4 | $3,806 | 6.1% | 2 | Aug 11 | Oct 26 | Regent Releasing |
| 75 | Anthony Kaun Hai? | $55,418 | 18 | $55,418 | 100% | 18 | Aug 4 | Aug 6 | Adlabs Films |
| 76 | 10th & Wolf | $54,702 | 6 | $20,774 | 38% | 6 | Aug 18 | Sep 14 | THINKFilm |
| 77 | Pandora's Box | $53,485 | 2 | $9,950 | 18.6% | 1 | Jun 16 | Dec 10 | Kino International |
| 78 | Moonlight | $51,570 | 2 | $7,126 | 13.8% | 2 | May 19 | Apr 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 79 | The Motel | $51,540 | 4 | $7,100 | 13.8% | 1 | Jun 28 | Nov 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 80 | Mini's First Time | $49,034 | 7 | $21,828 | 44.5% | 7 | Jul 14 | Oct 19 | First Independent Pictures |
| 81 | Lunacy | $48,324 | 5 | $3,245 | 6.7% | 1 | Aug 9 | Feb 8 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 82 | Brothers of the Head | $45,082 | 11 | $5,203 | 11.5% | 1 | Jul 28 | Oct 19 | IFC Films |
| 83 | Azumi 2006 Re-release | $41,803 | 6 | $2,848 | 6.8% | 1 | Jul 21 | Oct 26 | Vitagraph Films |
| 84 | The Hidden Blade | $38,147 | 4 | $4,466 | 11.7% | 1 | Jun 23 | Oct 1 | Tartan |
| 85 | Been Rich All My Life | $36,406 | 3 | $8,252 | 22.7% | 1 | Jul 21 | Nov 9 | First Run |
| 86 | Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? | $35,397 | 1 | $6,742 | 19% | 1 | Jul 27 | Sep 24 | At Risk Films |
| 87 | My Country, My Country | $33,620 | 4 | $3,546 | 10.5% | 1 | Aug 4 | Nov 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 88 | Loverboy 2006 Re-release | $33,223 | 4 | $13,285 | 40% | 4 | Jun 16 | Jun 29 | THINKFilm |
| 89 | Fanfan la Tulipe | $30,590 | 2 | $6,070 | 19.8% | 1 | Jul 21 | Oct 19 | Rialto Pictures |
| 90 | Princesses | $29,472 | 3 | $5,147 | 17.5% | 1 | Aug 23 | Nov 9 | IFC Films |
| 91 | Boys Briefs 4 | $27,449 | 1 | $5,919 | 21.6% | 1 | Jul 21 | Aug 24 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 92 | Two Drifters | $24,452 | 1 | $5,289 | 21.6% | 1 | Jun 23 | Sep 28 | Strand Releasing |
| 93 | Islam: What the West Needs to Know | $22,938 | 3 | $12,184 | 53.1% | 3 | Jul 7 | Jul 13 | Quixotic Media |
| 94 | Falcone | $22,300 | 1 | $6,695 | 30% | 1 | Jul 12 | Jul 23 | Icarus Films |
| 95 | Giuliani Time | $21,967 | 2 | $8,661 | 39.4% | 1 | May 12 | Jun 11 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 96 | The Case of the Grinning Cat | $20,944 | 1 | $1,410 | 6.7% | 1 | Jul 21 | Jan 1 | Icarus Films |
| 97 | Bombón: El Perro | $19,791 | 1 | - | - | - | Jun 9 | Jun 29 | Cinema Tropical |
| 98 | Favela Rising | $19,781 | 2 | $7,768 | 39.3% | 1 | Jun 2 | Aug 24 | Mochary Films |
| 99 | Suicide Killers | $18,239 | 1 | $10,601 | 58.1% | 1 | Aug 25 | Aug 31 | City Lights Pictures |
| 100 | I Like Killing Flies | $16,214 | 2 | $5,487 | 33.8% | 1 | Jul 28 | Aug 17 | THINKFilm |
| 101 | My First Wedding | $14,982 | 5 | $10,120 | 67.5% | 5 | Aug 18 | Aug 24 | Indican Pictures |
| 102 | Shem | $14,804 | 2 | $3,794 | 25.6% | 1 | May 26 | Jul 6 | HP Releasing |
| 103 | One Last Thing... | $13,334 | 21 | $9,160 | 68.7% | 21 | May 5 | May 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 104 | The World According to Shorts Short Film Program | $12,908 | 1 | $3,780 | 29.3% | 1 | Jul 21 | Jun 21 | New Yorker Films |
| 105 | Autumn | $12,655 | 3 | $3,600 | 28.4% | 2 | Jun 9 | Jun 29 | Truly Indie |
| 106 | The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover | $12,546 | 1 | $2,630 | 21% | 1 | Jul 26 | Jan 1 | Icarus Films |
| 107 | Waltzing Anna | $11,455 | 7 | $5,866 | 51.2% | 3 | Aug 11 | Sep 7 | Kindred Media Group |
| 108 | The Conrad Boys | $11,001 | 1 | $3,243 | 29.5% | 1 | Jun 2 | Jun 29 | Newport Films |
| 109 | Crazy Like a Fox | $9,376 | 3 | $4,667 | 49.8% | 3 | May 5 | May 18 | Delphi Film Foundation |
| 110 | Fall to Grace | $8,043 | 3 | $2,214 | 27.5% | 1 | Jun 16 | Jul 13 | Truly Indie |
| 111 | Coastlines | $7,883 | 2 | $736 | 9.3% | 1 | May 31 | Jul 6 | IFC Films |
| 112 | Kill Your Idols | $7,753 | 2 | $3,274 | 42.2% | 1 | Jul 7 | Jul 30 | Palm Pictures |
| 113 | The Cult of the Suicide Bomber | $7,451 | 1 | $3,609 | 48.4% | 1 | Jun 2 | Jun 11 | - |
| 114 | Mendy | $7,123 | 2 | $2,787 | 39.1% | 2 | May 12 | May 21 | Andes Film Company |
| 115 | Dead Man's Shoes 2006 Re-release | $6,408 | 2 | $1,825 | 28.5% | 1 | May 12 | Jun 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 116 | Jailbait | $5,741 | 3 | $1,890 | 32.9% | 2 | Aug 4 | Sep 7 | Kindred Media Group |
| 117 | Say Uncle | $5,361 | 1 | $2,485 | 46.4% | 1 | Jun 23 | Jul 13 | TLA Releasing |
| 118 | Hair High | $5,342 | 1 | $983 | 18.4% | 1 | Aug 4 | - | Bill Plympton Studios |
| 119 | Land of the Blind | $5,244 | 2 | $5,244 | 100% | 2 | Jun 16 | Jun 18 | Bauer Martinez Studios |
| 120 | King Leopold's Ghost | $5,194 | 1 | $3,078 | 59.3% | 1 | Aug 18 | Aug 24 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 121 | The Pusher Trilogy | $4,815 | 1 | $1,792 | 37.2% | 1 | Aug 18 | Aug 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 122 | 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous | $4,800 | 1 | $4,800 | 100% | 1 | Jun 2 | Jun 4 | Olive Films |
| 123 | The Fall of Fujimori | $4,630 | 1 | $779 | 16.8% | 1 | May 5 | - | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 124 | Looking for Kitty | $4,480 | 1 | $3,210 | 71.7% | 1 | Sep 1 | Sep 7 | THINKFilm |
| 125 | Psychopathia Sexualis | $4,012 | 3 | $1,612 | 40.2% | 3 | Jun 8 | Jul 20 | Kino International |
| 126 | Going Under | $3,917 | 1 | $2,311 | 59% | 1 | Jun 15 | Jun 22 | Argot Pictures |
| 127 | Shock to the System | $3,768 | 2 | $2,750 | 73% | 2 | Aug 4 | Aug 24 | Regent Releasing |
| 128 | Calvaire | $3,260 | 1 | $890 | 27.3% | 1 | Aug 11 | Oct 12 | Palm Pictures |
| 129 | Dog Lover's Symphony | $2,968 | 2 | $1,442 | 48.6% | 2 | Jun 16 | Jun 25 | Dog Lover's Symphony |
| 130 | Agnes and His Brothers 2006 Re-release | $2,731 | 1 | $1,544 | 56.5% | 1 | Jun 9 | Aug 20 | First Run |
| 131 | Rank | $2,485 | 1 | $314 | 12.6% | 1 | Jun 28 | Jul 4 | IFC Films |
| 132 | George Bush Goes to Heaven | $2,192 | 1 | $2,112 | 96.4% | 1 | Aug 15 | - | HB Filmworks |
| 133 | Mouth to Mouth | $2,150 | 1 | $1,406 | 65.4% | 1 | May 19 | - | Artistic License |
| 134 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times 2006 Re-release | $1,703 | 1 | $681 | 40% | 1 | Aug 4 | Aug 10 | First Run |
| 135 | The Long Weekend | $1,286 | 3 | $1,286 | 100% | 3 | Jun 9 | Jun 11 | Gold Circle Films |
| 136 | The Colour of Olives | $1,169 | 1 | $555 | 47.5% | 1 | Jul 12 | Jul 20 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 137 | The Trouble with Men and Women | $967 | 1 | $375 | 38.8% | 1 | Aug 9 | Aug 17 | IFC Films |
| 138 | Uncut | $762 | 1 | $390 | 51.2% | 1 | Jun 16 | Jun 22 | Strand Releasing |
