| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Night at the Museum | $79,055,249 | $30,433,781 | 38.5% | $48,621,468 | 61.5% | 3,688 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 2 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $40,762,334 | $14,817,371 | 36.4% | $25,944,963 | 63.6% | 2,863 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 3 | Rocky Balboa | $27,674,960 | $12,158,168 | 43.9% | $15,516,792 | 56.1% | 3,017 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 4 | The Good Shepherd | $24,065,985 | $9,912,110 | 41.2% | $14,153,875 | 58.8% | 2,215 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | Dreamgirls | $22,340,320 | $227,639 | 1% | $22,112,681 | 99% | 852 | 2 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 6 | Charlotte's Web | $22,048,351 | $7,566,306 | 34.3% | $14,482,045 | 65.7% | 3,728 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Eragon | $17,718,147 | $7,006,467 | 39.5% | $10,711,680 | 60.5% | 3,030 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 8 | We Are Marshall | $15,938,381 | $6,114,264 | 38.4% | $9,824,117 | 61.6% | 2,606 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | Happy Feet | $14,361,283 | $5,163,474 | 36% | $9,197,809 | 64% | 2,565 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | The Holiday | $13,217,837 | $4,839,108 | 36.6% | $8,378,729 | 63.4% | 2,635 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 11 | Blood Diamond | $8,827,913 | $3,126,379 | 35.4% | $5,701,534 | 64.6% | 1,920 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 12 | Casino Royale | $8,361,052 | $3,143,720 | 37.6% | $5,217,332 | 62.4% | 1,588 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 13 | The Nativity Story | $8,084,923 | $4,650,000 | - | - | - | 1,824 | 4 | New Line Cinema | - | true |
| 14 | Apocalypto | $7,665,282 | $2,868,725 | 37.4% | $4,796,557 | 62.6% | 2,144 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | Black Christmas | $7,194,554 | - | - | - | - | 1,278 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 16 | Unaccompanied Minors | $2,027,596 | $873,466 | 43.1% | $1,154,130 | 56.9% | 1,125 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 17 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $1,946,339 | $1,165,697 | 59.9% | $780,642 | 40.1% | 801 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | Deja Vu | $1,678,368 | $743,704 | 44.3% | $934,664 | 55.7% | 839 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 19 | Borat | $1,346,673 | $619,066 | 46% | $727,607 | 54% | 458 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 20 | Volver | $1,108,198 | $453,880 | 41% | $654,318 | 59% | 115 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 21 | Deck the Halls | $915,744 | $536,425 | 58.6% | $379,319 | 41.4% | 751 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 22 | Babel | $784,178 | $312,218 | 39.8% | $471,960 | 60.2% | 208 | 9 | Paramount Vantage | - | false |
| 23 | Curse of the Golden Flower | $699,246 | $184,000 | 26.3% | $515,246 | 73.7% | 60 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 24 | The History Boys | $664,147 | $287,527 | 43.3% | $376,620 | 56.7% | 163 | 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $598,443 | $336,203 | 56.2% | $262,240 | 43.8% | 36 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 26 | Children of Men | $581,801 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 27 | The Departed | $535,348 | $219,428 | 41% | $315,920 | 59% | 191 | 12 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 28 | Bhagam Bhag | $514,778 | $252,988 | 49.2% | $261,790 | 50.8% | 51 | 1 | Rainbow Releasing | - | false |
| 29 | The Queen | $482,475 | $190,000 | 39.4% | $292,475 | 60.6% | 302 | 13 | Miramax | - | false |
| 30 | The Prestige | $256,076 | $91,110 | 35.6% | $164,966 | 64.4% | 263 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 31 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $250,737 | $62,819 | 25% | $187,918 | 75% | 11 | 66 | IMAX | - | false |
| 32 | Little Children | $237,146 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 12 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 33 | The Good German | $223,956 | $95,539 | 42.7% | $128,417 | 57.3% | 19 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 34 | Deep Sea | $199,616 | $52,371 | 26.2% | $147,245 | 73.8% | 25 | 43 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 35 | Notes on a Scandal | $198,857 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 36 | Letters from Iwo Jima | $188,692 | $89,097 | 47.2% | $99,595 | 52.8% | 5 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 37 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $149,890 | $72,064 | 48.1% | $77,826 | 51.9% | 28 | 9 | IMAX | - | false |
| 38 | For Your Consideration | $116,727 | $55,518 | 47.6% | $61,209 | 52.4% | 63 | 6 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - | false |
| 39 | The Painted Veil | $112,223 | $51,086 | 45.5% | $61,137 | 54.5% | 4 | 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - | false |
| 40 | Sweet Land | $105,158 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 11 | Libero | - | false |
| 41 | Bobby | $98,624 | $43,951 | 44.6% | $54,673 | 55.4% | 88 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 42 | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | $95,552 | - | - | - | - | 52 | 3 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - | false |
| 43 | Little Miss Sunshine | $86,882 | $34,962 | 40.2% | $51,920 | 59.8% | 63 | 23 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 44 | Kabul Express | $80,251 | $33,801 | 42.1% | $46,450 | 57.9% | 27 | 2 | Yash Raj Films | - | false |
| 45 | The Guardian | $75,487 | $25,491 | 33.8% | $49,996 | 66.2% | 101 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 46 | Venus | $73,426 | $35,604 | 48.5% | $37,822 | 51.5% | 3 | 2 | Miramax | - | false |
| 47 | Turistas | $71,616 | $39,427 | 55% | $32,189 | 45% | 80 | 4 | Fox Atomic | - | false |
| 48 | Roving Mars | $65,118 | $32,055 | 49.2% | $33,063 | 50.8% | 18 | 48 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 49 | Dhoom 2 | $63,500 | $24,255 | 38.2% | $39,245 | 61.8% | 16 | 6 | Yash Raj Films | - | false |
| 50 | The Fountain | $58,512 | $26,482 | 45.3% | $32,030 | 54.7% | 35 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 51 | The Wedding Weekend | $55,768 | $21,897 | 39.3% | $33,871 | 60.7% | 35 | 9 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 52 | Flicka | $49,778 | $17,128 | 34.4% | $32,650 | 65.6% | 90 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 53 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $48,637 | $13,232 | 27.2% | $35,405 | 72.8% | 11 | 6 | Excel Entertainment | - | false |
| 54 | The Illusionist | $42,304 | $15,491 | 36.6% | $26,813 | 63.4% | 62 | 19 | Yari Film Group Releasing | - | false |
| 55 | The Last King of Scotland | $40,254 | $16,567 | 41.2% | $23,687 | 58.8% | 9 | 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 56 | Facing the Giants | $40,062 | $15,570 | 38.9% | $24,492 | 61.1% | 53 | 13 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 57 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $35,738 | $20,966 | 58.7% | $14,772 | 41.3% | 4 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 58 | The Marine | $33,122 | $12,507 | 37.8% | $20,615 | 62.2% | 68 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 59 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $31,109 | - | - | - | - | 85 | 6 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 60 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $24,899 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 12 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 61 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | $22,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 62 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | $20,370 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 63 | Shortbus | $17,226 | $7,205 | 41.8% | $10,021 | 58.2% | 14 | 13 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 64 | A Good Year | $17,088 | $7,315 | 42.8% | $9,773 | 57.2% | 35 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 65 | Aliens of the Deep | $14,917 | $3,197 | 21.4% | $11,720 | 78.6% | 2 | 100 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 66 | Galapagos | $14,072 | $3,858 | 27.4% | $10,214 | 72.6% | 3 | 374 | IMAX | - | false |
| 67 | Copying Beethoven | $10,155 | $6,588 | 64.9% | $3,567 | 35.1% | 18 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 68 | Jesus Camp | $9,856 | $5,114 | 51.9% | $4,742 | 48.1% | 8 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 69 | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $9,679 | $3,306 | 34.2% | $6,373 | 65.8% | 1 | 6 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 70 | Words of My Perfect Teacher | $9,601 | $2,300 | 24% | $7,301 | 76% | 1 | 1 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 71 | The Young Lieutenant | $9,513 | $4,544 | 47.8% | $4,969 | 52.2% | 1 | 16 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 72 | Keeping Mum | $9,406 | $4,525 | 48.1% | $4,881 | 51.9% | 12 | 15 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 73 | The Secret Life of Words | $9,127 | $4,702 | 51.5% | $4,425 | 48.5% | 3 | 2 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 74 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $8,531 | $3,135 | 36.8% | $5,396 | 63.2% | 12 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 75 | Screamers | $7,566 | $6,162 | 81.4% | $1,404 | 18.6% | 2 | 3 | Maya Entertainment | - | false |
| 76 | Family Law | $6,503 | $3,272 | 50.3% | $3,231 | 49.7% | 3 | 4 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 77 | Driving Lessons | $5,584 | $2,303 | 41.2% | $3,281 | 58.8% | 11 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 78 | American Hardcore | $5,416 | $3,343 | 61.7% | $2,073 | 38.3% | 9 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 79 | Fast Food Nation | $5,204 | $2,260 | 43.4% | $2,944 | 56.6% | 6 | 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 80 | Matthew Barney: No Restraint | $5,057 | $1,241 | 24.5% | $3,816 | 75.5% | 1 | 2 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 81 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $4,748 | $2,392 | 50.4% | $2,356 | 49.6% | 3 | 57 | Cineville | - | false |
| 82 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $4,595 | $1,388 | 30.2% | $3,207 | 69.8% | 5 | 7 | Tartan | - | false |
| 83 | The Aura | $3,070 | $1,259 | 41% | $1,811 | 59% | 2 | 7 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 84 | Cocaine Cowboys | $2,429 | $957 | 39.4% | $1,472 | 60.6% | 2 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 85 | Flannel Pajamas | $2,247 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | Gigantic Pictures | - | false |
| 86 | Off the Black | $2,122 | $1,088 | 51.3% | $1,034 | 48.7% | 2 | 3 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 87 | Candy | $1,986 | $1,082 | 54.5% | $904 | 45.5% | 5 | 6 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 88 | A Soap | $1,760 | $764 | 43.4% | $996 | 56.6% | 1 | 8 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 89 | The Bridge | $1,702 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | First Stripe Productions | - | false |
| 90 | Army of Shadows | $1,620 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 35 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 91 | Samoan Wedding | $1,453 | $726 | 50% | $727 | 50% | 2 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 92 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $1,353 | $739 | 54.6% | $614 | 45.4% | 5 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 93 | Opal Dream | $1,084 | $548 | 50.6% | $536 | 49.4% | 2 | 6 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 94 | El Topo | $720 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | ABKCO Films | - | false |
| 95 | The Bridesmaid | $626 | $446 | 71.2% | $180 | 28.8% | 1 | 21 | First Run | - | false |
| 96 | Mutual Appreciation | $184 | $135 | 73.4% | $49 | 26.6% | 2 | 17 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing | - | false |
| - | Flushed Away | - | - | - | - | - | 185 | 8 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| - | Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | - | false |
| - | Broken Sky | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| - | Monkey Warfare | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | - | false |
| - | Iraq in Fragments | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | Arab Film Distribution | - | false |
| - | Romeo and Juliet | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | - | false |
| - | Romántico | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | Kino International | - | false |
| - | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| - | The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | Icarus Films | - | false |
| - | The Case of the Grinning Cat | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | Icarus Films | - | false |
| - | The Rules of the Game | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | Janus Films | - | false |
| - | Screen Door Jesus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| - | Climates | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
