Domestic Box Office For Summer 2006
Summer 2006 is May 5-September 4.
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 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $423,315,812 | 4,133 | $135,634,554 | 32% | 4,133 | Jul 7 | Dec 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Cars | $244,082,982 | 3,988 | $60,119,509 | 24.6% | 3,985 | Jun 9 | Oct 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $234,362,462 | 3,714 | $102,750,665 | 43.8% | 3,690 | May 26 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | The Da Vinci Code | $217,536,138 | 3,757 | $77,073,388 | 35.4% | 3,735 | May 19 | Aug 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Superman Returns | $200,081,192 | 4,065 | $52,535,096 | 26.3% | 4,065 | Jun 28 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Over the Hedge | $155,019,340 | 4,093 | $38,457,003 | 24.8% | 4,059 | May 19 | Sep 4 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | $148,213,377 | 3,807 | $47,042,215 | 31.7% | 3,803 | Aug 4 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Click | $137,355,633 | 3,764 | $40,011,365 | 29.1% | 3,749 | Jun 23 | Sep 24 | Revolution Studios |
| 9 | Mission: Impossible III | $134,029,801 | 4,059 | $47,743,273 | 35.6% | 4,054 | May 5 | Jul 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | The Devil Wears Prada | $124,740,460 | 2,882 | $27,537,244 | 22.1% | 2,847 | Jun 30 | Dec 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | The Break-Up | $118,703,275 | 3,146 | $39,172,785 | 33% | 3,070 | Jun 2 | Sep 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Nacho Libre | $80,197,993 | 3,083 | $28,309,599 | 35.3% | 3,070 | Jun 16 | Sep 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | You, Me and Dupree | $75,628,110 | 3,137 | $21,525,560 | 28.5% | 3,131 | Jul 14 | Oct 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Monster House | $73,661,010 | 3,553 | $22,217,226 | 30.2% | 3,553 | Jul 21 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | Barnyard | $72,637,803 | 3,311 | $15,820,864 | 21.8% | 3,311 | Aug 4 | Nov 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | World Trade Center | $70,278,893 | 3,021 | $18,730,762 | 26.7% | 2,957 | Aug 9 | Oct 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Step Up | $65,328,121 | 2,647 | $20,659,573 | 31.6% | 2,467 | Aug 11 | Oct 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Miami Vice | $63,450,470 | 3,026 | $25,723,815 | 40.5% | 3,021 | Jul 28 | Oct 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | $62,514,415 | 3,030 | $23,973,840 | 38.3% | 3,027 | Jun 16 | Sep 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Poseidon | $60,674,817 | 3,555 | $22,155,410 | 36.5% | 3,555 | May 12 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Little Miss Sunshine | $59,891,098 | 1,602 | $370,998 | 0.6% | 7 | Aug 18 | Mar 29 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 22 | Little Man | $58,645,052 | 2,537 | $21,613,176 | 36.9% | 2,533 | Jul 14 | Aug 27 | Revolution Studios |
| 23 | Invincible | $57,806,952 | 2,987 | $17,031,122 | 29.5% | 2,917 | Aug 25 | Nov 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | The Omen | $54,607,383 | 2,723 | $16,026,496 | 29.3% | 2,723 | Jun 6 | Aug 31 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | The Lake House | $52,330,111 | 2,645 | $13,616,196 | 26% | 2,645 | Jun 16 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Lady in the Water | $42,285,169 | 3,235 | $18,044,396 | 42.7% | 3,235 | Jul 21 | Sep 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | John Tucker Must Die | $41,011,711 | 2,566 | $14,276,534 | 34.8% | 2,560 | Jul 28 | Nov 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | The Illusionist | $39,868,642 | 1,438 | $927,956 | 2.3% | 51 | Sep 1 | Feb 15 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 29 | Accepted | $36,323,505 | 2,917 | $10,023,835 | 27.6% | 2,914 | Aug 18 | Oct 19 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | Snakes on a Plane | $34,020,814 | 3,555 | $13,850,000 | - | 3,555 | Aug 18 | Nov 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 31 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | $28,426,747 | 2,981 | $7,288,977 | 25.6% | 2,946 | Jun 16 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | The Ant Bully | $28,142,535 | 3,050 | $8,432,465 | 30% | 3,050 | Jul 28 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Crank | $27,838,408 | 2,515 | $10,457,367 | 37.6% | 2,515 | Sep 1 | Oct 19 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | The Descent | $26,024,456 | 2,095 | $8,911,330 | 34.2% | 2,095 | Aug 4 | Oct 12 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | Clerks II | $24,148,068 | 2,150 | $10,061,132 | 41.7% | 2,150 | Jul 21 | Sep 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | The Wicker Man | $23,649,127 | 2,784 | $9,610,204 | 40.6% | 2,784 | Sep 1 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | $22,530,295 | 2,702 | $8,603,460 | 38.2% | 2,702 | Jul 21 | Oct 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | Waist Deep | $21,344,312 | 1,006 | $9,452,000 | - | 1,004 | Jun 23 | Aug 3 | Rogue Pictures |
| 39 | A Prairie Home Companion | $20,342,852 | 767 | $4,566,293 | 22.4% | 760 | Jun 9 | Oct 12 | Picturehouse |
| 40 | Pulse | $20,264,436 | 2,323 | $8,203,822 | 40.5% | 2,323 | Aug 11 | Oct 12 | Dimension Films |
| 41 | Beerfest | $19,185,184 | 2,964 | $7,031,228 | 36.6% | 2,964 | Aug 25 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Just My Luck | $17,326,650 | 2,543 | $5,692,285 | 32.9% | 2,541 | May 12 | Aug 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | An American Haunting | $16,298,046 | 1,703 | $6,380,000 | - | 1,675 | May 5 | Jul 23 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 44 | See No Evil | $15,032,800 | 1,270 | $4,581,233 | 30.5% | 1,257 | May 19 | Jul 6 | Lionsgate |
| 45 | How to Eat Fried Worms | $13,040,527 | 1,870 | $3,950,000 | - | 1,870 | Aug 25 | Oct 12 | New Line Cinema |
| 46 | Idlewild | $12,571,185 | 975 | $5,745,780 | 45.7% | 973 | Aug 25 | Oct 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Zoom | $11,989,328 | 2,501 | $4,510,408 | 37.6% | 2,501 | Aug 11 | Sep 17 | Revolution Studios |
| 48 | Material Girls | $11,449,638 | 1,509 | $4,603,121 | 40.2% | 1,509 | Aug 18 | Oct 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | Hoot | $8,117,637 | 3,018 | $3,400,000 | - | 3,018 | May 5 | Jun 8 | New Line Cinema |
| 50 | The Night Listener | $7,836,393 | 1,370 | $3,600,000 | - | 1,367 | Aug 4 | Sep 7 | Miramax |
| 51 | Crossover | $7,009,668 | 1,023 | $3,767,567 | 53.7% | 1,023 | Sep 1 | Sep 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 52 | Goal! The Dream Begins | $4,283,255 | 1,007 | $1,921,838 | 44.9% | 1,007 | May 12 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | Art School Confidential | $3,297,137 | 762 | $135,733 | 4.1% | 12 | May 12 | Aug 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
