| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Night at the Museum | $61,041,505 | $36,766,905 | 60.2% | $24,274,600 | 39.8% | 3,768 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 2 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $32,109,327 | $19,362,441 | 60.3% | $12,746,886 | 39.7% | 2,870 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 3 | Dreamgirls | $22,694,420 | $14,100,050 | 62.1% | $8,594,370 | 37.9% | 852 | 3 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 4 | Charlotte's Web | $19,507,123 | $11,674,784 | 59.8% | $7,832,339 | 40.2% | 3,745 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | The Good Shepherd | $17,831,695 | $11,000,510 | 61.7% | $6,831,185 | 38.3% | 2,218 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | Rocky Balboa | $17,256,788 | $10,572,458 | 61.3% | $6,684,330 | 38.7% | 3,019 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 7 | Eragon | $14,019,597 | $8,206,585 | 58.5% | $5,813,012 | 41.5% | 2,985 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 8 | We Are Marshall | $13,251,598 | $8,089,931 | 61% | $5,161,667 | 39% | 2,606 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | Happy Feet | $13,092,274 | $7,650,181 | 58.4% | $5,442,093 | 41.6% | 2,565 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | The Holiday | $11,659,362 | $6,718,286 | 57.6% | $4,941,076 | 42.4% | 2,698 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 11 | Blood Diamond | $9,240,996 | $4,895,871 | 53% | $4,345,125 | 47% | 1,920 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 12 | Casino Royale | $7,904,759 | $4,601,492 | 58.2% | $3,303,267 | 41.8% | 1,543 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 13 | Black Christmas | $6,231,232 | $3,723,364 | 59.8% | $2,507,868 | 40.2% | 1,544 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 14 | Apocalypto | $6,183,230 | $3,264,798 | 52.8% | $2,918,432 | 47.2% | 2,023 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | Unaccompanied Minors | $1,699,212 | $966,870 | 56.9% | $732,342 | 43.1% | 1,021 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 16 | Deja Vu | $1,393,703 | $777,278 | 55.8% | $616,425 | 44.2% | 655 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | Volver | $1,229,344 | $619,913 | 50.4% | $609,431 | 49.6% | 117 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 18 | Pan's Labyrinth | $1,089,359 | $568,641 | 52.2% | $520,718 | 47.8% | 17 | 1 | Picturehouse | - | false |
| 19 | Borat | $1,059,608 | $570,744 | 53.9% | $488,864 | 46.1% | 399 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 20 | Children of Men | $1,025,697 | $501,003 | 48.8% | $524,694 | 51.2% | 16 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | Babel | $944,001 | $478,624 | 50.7% | $465,377 | 49.3% | 233 | 10 | Paramount Vantage | - | false |
| 22 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $815,979 | $489,964 | 60% | $326,015 | 40% | 611 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 23 | Curse of the Golden Flower | $811,228 | $448,268 | 55.3% | $362,960 | 44.7% | 60 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 24 | Notes on a Scandal | $732,338 | $414,487 | 56.6% | $317,851 | 43.4% | 22 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | The Painted Veil | $631,407 | $364,071 | 57.7% | $267,336 | 42.3% | 37 | 3 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - | false |
| 26 | The History Boys | $624,853 | $363,548 | 58.2% | $261,305 | 41.8% | 154 | 7 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 27 | The Departed | $613,928 | $342,787 | 55.8% | $271,141 | 44.2% | 172 | 13 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 28 | The Nativity Story | $449,967 | $1,506,818 | - | - | - | 1,824 | 5 | New Line Cinema | - | true |
| 29 | Deck the Halls | $425,839 | $269,925 | 63.4% | $155,914 | 36.6% | 582 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 30 | The Prestige | $306,971 | $150,953 | 49.2% | $156,018 | 50.8% | 264 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 31 | Little Children | $293,016 | $158,934 | 54.2% | $134,082 | 45.8% | 42 | 13 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 32 | The Queen | $283,403 | $872,000 | - | - | - | 302 | 14 | Miramax | - | true |
| 33 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $255,259 | $179,513 | 70.3% | $75,746 | 29.7% | 34 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 34 | Deep Sea | $225,704 | $124,470 | 55.2% | $101,234 | 44.8% | 22 | 44 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 35 | Bhagam Bhag | $221,585 | $131,826 | 59.5% | $89,759 | 40.5% | 51 | 2 | Rainbow Releasing | - | false |
| 36 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $215,734 | $146,111 | 67.7% | $69,623 | 32.3% | 10 | 67 | IMAX | - | false |
| 37 | The Good German | $207,234 | $116,119 | 56% | $91,115 | 44% | 19 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 38 | Letters from Iwo Jima | $164,638 | $87,932 | 53.4% | $76,706 | 46.6% | 5 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 39 | Sweet Land | $149,172 | $87,752 | 58.8% | $61,420 | 41.2% | 28 | 12 | Libero | - | false |
| 40 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $102,952 | $64,260 | 62.4% | $38,692 | 37.6% | 24 | 10 | IMAX | - | false |
| 41 | The Guardian | $94,419 | $51,157 | 54.2% | $43,262 | 45.8% | 95 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 42 | For Your Consideration | $87,433 | $45,135 | 51.6% | $42,298 | 48.4% | 63 | 7 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - | false |
| 43 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | $77,676 | $37,079 | 47.7% | $40,597 | 52.3% | 3 | 2 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 44 | Roving Mars | $77,258 | $54,255 | 70.2% | $23,003 | 29.8% | 18 | 49 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 45 | Little Miss Sunshine | $74,574 | $43,459 | 58.3% | $31,115 | 41.7% | 56 | 24 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 46 | Bobby | $70,933 | $38,396 | 54.1% | $32,537 | 45.9% | 58 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 47 | Flicka | $67,668 | $37,465 | 55.4% | $30,203 | 44.6% | 98 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 48 | Dhoom 2 | $67,275 | $39,677 | 59% | $27,598 | 41% | 16 | 7 | Yash Raj Films | - | false |
| 49 | Venus | $59,892 | $34,329 | 57.3% | $25,563 | 42.7% | 3 | 3 | Miramax | - | false |
| 50 | The Illusionist | $49,368 | $26,019 | 52.7% | $23,349 | 47.3% | 53 | 20 | Yari Film Group Releasing | - | false |
| 51 | The Last King of Scotland | $48,672 | $25,743 | 52.9% | $22,929 | 47.1% | 8 | 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 52 | Facing the Giants | $47,460 | $28,006 | 59% | $19,454 | 41% | 56 | 14 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 53 | Galapagos | $46,573 | $11,618 | 25% | $34,955 | 75% | 1 | 375 | IMAX | - | false |
| 54 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $43,932 | $23,889 | 54.4% | $20,043 | 45.6% | 11 | 7 | Excel Entertainment | - | false |
| 55 | The Wedding Weekend | $39,202 | $19,972 | 51% | $19,230 | 49% | 35 | 10 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 56 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $38,742 | $16,994 | 43.9% | $21,748 | 56.1% | 85 | 7 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 57 | Turistas | $37,958 | $17,598 | 46.4% | $20,360 | 53.6% | 54 | 5 | Fox Atomic | - | false |
| 58 | The Fountain | $35,286 | $16,338 | 46.3% | $18,948 | 53.7% | 21 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 59 | Kabul Express | $35,236 | $18,505 | 52.5% | $16,731 | 47.5% | 20 | 3 | Yash Raj Films | - | false |
| 60 | The Marine | $34,345 | $18,496 | 53.8% | $15,849 | 46.2% | 62 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 61 | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | $31,340 | $21,232 | 67.8% | $10,108 | 32.2% | 38 | 4 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - | false |
| 62 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $25,541 | $12,168 | 47.6% | $13,373 | 52.4% | 3 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 63 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $23,644 | $12,243 | 51.8% | $11,401 | 48.2% | 41 | 13 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 64 | The Rules of the Game | $21,754 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | Janus Films | - | false |
| 65 | Shortbus | $20,733 | $9,325 | 45% | $11,408 | 55% | 15 | 14 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 66 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | $19,058 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 91 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 67 | Aliens of the Deep | $19,036 | $13,181 | 69.2% | $5,855 | 30.8% | 3 | 101 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 68 | A Good Year | $19,008 | $10,663 | 56.1% | $8,345 | 43.9% | 47 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 69 | Army of Shadows | $17,831 | $8,382 | 47% | $9,449 | 53% | 5 | 36 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 70 | Miss Potter | $17,555 | $9,653 | 55% | $7,902 | 45% | 2 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 71 | Copying Beethoven | $15,449 | $10,517 | 68.1% | $4,932 | 31.9% | 16 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 72 | The Dead Girl | $12,522 | $6,613 | 52.8% | $5,909 | 47.2% | 2 | 1 | First Look International | - | false |
| 73 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $10,982 | $5,053 | 46% | $5,929 | 54% | 7 | 8 | Tartan | - | false |
| 74 | The Young Lieutenant | $8,525 | $4,361 | 51.2% | $4,164 | 48.8% | 1 | 17 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 75 | American Hardcore | $8,458 | $3,430 | 40.6% | $5,028 | 59.4% | 11 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 76 | Keeping Mum | $8,325 | $4,404 | 52.9% | $3,921 | 47.1% | 10 | 16 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 77 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $8,095 | $3,797 | 46.9% | $4,298 | 53.1% | 6 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 78 | Fast Food Nation | $6,927 | $3,752 | 54.2% | $3,175 | 45.8% | 7 | 7 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 79 | The Tiger and the Snow | $6,848 | $3,701 | 54% | $3,147 | 46% | 4 | 1 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 80 | Words of My Perfect Teacher | $6,013 | $3,052 | 50.8% | $2,961 | 49.2% | 3 | 2 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 81 | Driving Lessons | $5,959 | $1,977 | 33.2% | $3,982 | 66.8% | 6 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 82 | Flannel Pajamas | $5,107 | $2,961 | 58% | $2,146 | 42% | 1 | 8 | Gigantic Pictures | - | false |
| 83 | The Case of the Grinning Cat | $4,424 | $3,402 | 76.9% | $1,022 | 23.1% | 1 | 24 | Icarus Films | - | false |
| 84 | Jesus Camp | $4,258 | $2,014 | 47.3% | $2,244 | 52.7% | 5 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 85 | Candy | $2,483 | $972 | 39.2% | $1,511 | 60.8% | 4 | 7 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 86 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $2,222 | $1,054 | 47.4% | $1,168 | 52.6% | 5 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 87 | Romántico | $2,029 | $1,601 | 78.9% | $428 | 21.1% | 1 | 10 | Kino International | - | false |
| 88 | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $1,973 | $1,203 | 61% | $770 | 39% | 2 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 89 | Family Law | $1,916 | $1,101 | 57.5% | $815 | 42.5% | 2 | 5 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 90 | Matthew Barney: No Restraint | $1,786 | $1,473 | 82.5% | $313 | 17.5% | 2 | 3 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 91 | The Aura | $1,683 | $1,021 | 60.7% | $662 | 39.3% | 1 | 8 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 92 | Mutual Appreciation | $1,663 | $1,340 | 80.6% | $323 | 19.4% | 3 | 18 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing | - | false |
| 93 | Unconscious | $1,566 | $807 | 51.5% | $759 | 48.5% | 1 | 1 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 94 | Samoan Wedding | $1,414 | $583 | 41.2% | $831 | 58.8% | 1 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 95 | The Bridesmaid | $1,393 | $1,032 | 74.1% | $361 | 25.9% | 3 | 22 | First Run | - | false |
| 96 | El Topo | $1,330 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | ABKCO Films | - | false |
| 97 | Broken Sky | $1,166 | $547 | 46.9% | $619 | 53.1% | 1 | 14 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 98 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $1,130 | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | Cineville | - | false |
| 99 | Off the Black | $891 | $504 | 56.6% | $387 | 43.4% | 2 | 4 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 100 | Opal Dream | $775 | $380 | 49% | $395 | 51% | 1 | 7 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 101 | Climates | $419 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 102 | The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover | $313 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | Icarus Films | - | false |
| 103 | Iraq in Fragments | $55 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | Arab Film Distribution | - | false |
| - | Arthur and the Invisibles | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| - | Factory Girl | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| - | Absolute Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| - | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Seventh Art Releasing | - | false |
| - | Old Joy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | Kino International | - | false |
| - | Backstage | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| - | Lunacy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| - | A Soap | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| - | Open Season | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| - | Flushed Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| - | Running with Scissors | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| - | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Ariztical Entertainment | - | false |
| - | Stranger Than Fiction | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
