Domestic 2006 Weekend 43
October 27-29, 2006
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Saw III | $34,300,000 | $33,610,391 | -$689,609 | -2% | 3,167 | $34,300,000 | $33,610,391 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Departed | $9,840,000 | $9,848,258 | +$8,258 | <0.1% | 2,951 | $91,090,000 | $91,098,431 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | - | The Prestige | $9,626,000 | $9,573,215 | -$52,785 | -0.5% | 2,281 | $28,834,000 | $28,780,742 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Flags of Our Fathers | $6,350,000 | $6,346,856 | -$3,144 | <0.1% | 2,190 | $19,926,000 | $19,923,069 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | 5 | - | Open Season | $6,100,000 | $5,862,674 | -$237,326 | -3.9% | 3,059 | $77,357,000 | $77,120,167 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 6 | - | Flicka | $4,975,000 | $4,728,261 | -$246,739 | -5% | 2,877 | $14,138,000 | $13,891,482 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 7 | - | Man of the Year | $4,714,000 | $4,727,960 | +$13,960 | +0.3% | 2,626 | $28,871,000 | $28,884,500 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Grudge 2 | $3,300,000 | $3,264,336 | -$35,664 | -1.1% | 3,063 | $36,016,000 | $35,980,317 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 9 | - | Marie Antoinette | $2,850,000 | $2,845,815 | -$4,185 | -0.1% | 859 | $9,756,000 | $9,752,091 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 10 | - | Running with Scissors | $2,550,000 | $2,531,760 | -$18,240 | -0.7% | 586 | $2,884,000 | $2,865,340 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Guardian | $2,437,000 | $2,376,416 | -$60,584 | -2.5% | 1,973 | $50,005,000 | $49,944,702 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | Catch a Fire | $2,012,000 | - | - | - | 1,305 | $2,012,000 | - | 1 | Focus Features |
| 13 | 15 | +2 | The Marine | $1,975,000 | $1,885,388 | -$89,612 | -4.5% | 1,868 | $15,530,000 | $15,440,515 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | The Queen | $1,921,000 | - | - | - | 152 | $6,302,000 | - | 5 | Miramax |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $1,817,000 | $1,916,645 | +$99,645 | +5.5% | 168 | $5,889,000 | $5,988,305 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | 16 | - | Employee of the Month | $1,600,000 | $1,574,678 | -$25,322 | -1.6% | 1,478 | $26,208,000 | $26,183,108 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | 17 | - | One Night with the King | $1,544,000 | $1,556,293 | +$12,293 | +0.8% | 823 | $10,028,000 | $10,040,187 | 3 | 8x Entertainment |
| 18 | 18 | - | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $1,269,942 | - | - | - | 2,007 | $38,156,805 | - | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 19 | 19 | - | Facing the Giants | $790,000 | $731,177 | -$58,823 | -7.4% | 393 | $6,290,000 | $6,231,478 | 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 20 | 20 | - | The Illusionist | $505,000 | $505,971 | +$971 | +0.2% | 410 | $38,218,000 | $38,218,510 | 11 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 21 | 21 | - | Jackass Number Two | $493,000 | $495,475 | +$2,475 | +0.5% | 710 | $72,019,000 | $72,020,891 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | 23 | +1 | Little Miss Sunshine | $415,000 | $404,453 | -$10,547 | -2.5% | 321 | $57,814,000 | $57,803,486 | 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 23 | 24 | +1 | Babel | $366,000 | $389,351 | +$23,351 | +6.4% | 7 | $366,000 | $389,351 | 1 | Paramount Vantage |
| 24 | 25 | +1 | The Last King of Scotland | $334,000 | $337,618 | +$3,618 | +1.1% | 95 | $2,416,000 | $2,419,935 | 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | Little Children | $199,947 | - | - | - | 32 | $803,508 | - | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | 28 | +2 | Shortbus | $186,000 | $185,929 | -$71 | <0.1% | 62 | $1,024,000 | $1,023,669 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 27 | 26 | -1 | Death of a President | $167,000 | $281,778 | +$114,778 | +68.7% | 143 | $167,000 | $281,778 | 1 | Newmarket Films |
| 28 | 32 | +4 | Conversations with God | $149,000 | $150,355 | +$1,355 | +0.9% | 64 | $149,000 | $150,355 | 1 | IDP Distribution |
| 29 | 35 | +6 | Fearless | $134,000 | $135,376 | +$1,376 | +1% | 190 | $24,449,000 | $24,450,659 | 6 | Rogue Pictures |
| 30 | 41 | +11 | Keeping Mum | $102,000 | $101,446 | -$554 | -0.5% | 75 | $1,208,000 | $1,206,819 | 7 | THINKFilm |
| 31 | 50 | +19 | The Wedding Weekend | $50,800 | $50,103 | -$697 | -1.4% | 4 | - | $50,103 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 49 | +17 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon | $50,000 | $52,010 | +$2,010 | +4% | 54 | $912,000 | $913,627 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 51 | +18 | The Protector | $42,700 | $49,822 | +$7,122 | +16.7% | 95 | $12,003,000 | $12,010,588 | 8 | Dragon Dynasty |
| 34 | 54 | +20 | Stormbreaker | $37,900 | $41,315 | +$3,415 | +9% | 87 | $580,000 | $583,775 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 35 | 57 | +22 | Deliver Us from Evil | $33,000 | $32,942 | -$58 | -0.2% | 21 | $70,900 | $70,818 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 36 | 62 | +26 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | $26,100 | $25,449 | -$651 | -2.5% | 28 | $468,000 | $467,655 | 5 | First Look International |
| 37 | 61 | +24 | Color of the Cross | $24,800 | $25,868 | +$1,068 | +4.3% | 29 | $24,800 | $25,868 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 38 | 64 | +26 | Half Nelson | $15,300 | $20,515 | +$5,215 | +34.1% | 38 | $2,634,000 | $2,639,124 | 12 | THINKFilm |
| 39 | 72 | +33 | Tideland | $12,800 | $13,168 | +$368 | +2.9% | 9 | $43,700 | $44,123 | 3 | THINKFilm |
