Australian Box Office For 2006

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$28,477,460490$8,333,28329.3%489Jul 6-Buena Vista International
2The Da Vinci Code$20,641,716561$6,530,04231.6%561May 18-United International Pictures
3Ice Age 2: The Meltdown$18,265,807390$3,829,12121%388Apr 6-20th Century Fox International
4Borat$14,625,480292$3,787,35425.9%292Nov 23-20th Century Fox International
5X-Men: The Last Stand$12,601,706408$5,063,91240.2%408May 25-20th Century Fox International
6Over the Hedge$12,383,548345$1,840,42214.9%342Jun 22-United International Pictures
7Walk the Line$11,237,936278$1,554,95413.8%249Feb 2-20th Century Fox International
8Click$10,665,478281$2,971,74227.9%281Jun 22-Sony Pictures Releasing
9Superman Returns$10,618,911409$3,880,67636.5%409Jun 29-Warner Bros.
10Chicken Little$10,033,503334$646,5346.4%332Jan 1-Buena Vista International
11Mission: Impossible III$8,446,854451$2,932,58734.7%449May 4-United International Pictures
12The Queen$7,943,093140$841,84310.6%72Dec 26-Icon Film Distribution Australia
13Memoirs of a Geisha$7,797,594200$2,084,68226.7%200Jan 19-Roadshow Films
14You, Me and Dupree$7,775,353247$1,922,67724.7%247Jul 27-United International Pictures
15The Break-Up$7,417,033213$2,276,31330.7%211Jun 8-United International Pictures
16Flushed Away$7,388,265234$1,043,02514.1%213Dec 21-United International Pictures
17Scary Movie 4$6,699,767246$2,242,62833.5%246Apr 13-Buena Vista International
18Eragon$6,574,906323$1,664,46525.3%321Dec 14-20th Century Fox International
19Nanny McPhee$6,437,095226$1,323,83620.6%223Jan 12-United International Pictures
20Rumor Has It...$6,252,677238$1,705,24027.3%238Jan 5-Roadshow Films
21Monster House$6,136,400266$921,28715%261Sep 14-Sony Pictures Releasing
22Inside Man$6,128,072228$1,346,60922%228Mar 30-United International Pictures
23Kenny$6,117,952124$276,0614.5%77Aug 17-Madman Entertainment
24The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift$5,920,537221$2,280,73138.5%221Jun 15-United International Pictures
25Babel$5,489,02491$638,19011.6%45Dec 26-United International Pictures
26Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties$5,369,874204$161,0913%60Sep 7-20th Century Fox International
27Saw III$5,264,167208$1,975,83237.5%208Nov 2-Hoyts Distribution
28Miami Vice$5,206,936302$1,897,12336.4%302Aug 10-United International Pictures
29The Shaggy Dog$5,116,083246$273,1145.3%84Mar 23-Buena Vista International
30Step Up$5,047,655158$1,285,61125.5%154Sep 28-United International Pictures
31Open Season$5,013,926232$1,009,44620.1%232Nov 30-Sony Pictures Releasing
32Take the Lead$4,939,371129$1,064,09221.5%128May 25-Roadshow Films
33The World's Fastest Indian$4,713,7181,988$655,67413.9%192Apr 6-Becker Film Group
34She's the Man$4,709,223140$901,16519.1%138Apr 6-Roadshow Films
35The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause$4,666,253225$791,51017%224Nov 16-Buena Vista International
36The Prestige$4,607,991198$1,110,14724.1%198Nov 16-Warner Bros.
37Date Movie$4,517,784224$1,331,40429.5%224Feb 16-20th Century Fox International
38Jackass Number Two$4,416,759198$1,822,58641.3%198Nov 9-United International Pictures
39The Lake House$4,373,186208$1,180,01027%208Jul 27-Roadshow Films
40V for Vendetta$4,354,597202$1,187,16727.3%202Mar 30-Warner Bros.
41Big Momma's House 2$4,199,911189$1,497,69435.7%19Jan 26-20th Century Fox International
42Hoodwinked$4,166,936206$1,018,20224.4%206Aug 3-Roadshow Films
43Jindabyne$4,165,51886$658,30315.8%65Jul 20-Roadshow Films
44Failure to Launch$4,137,769220$1,108,66326.8%220Apr 13-United International Pictures
45Munich$4,028,980223$1,343,64733.3%172Jan 26-United International Pictures
46Underworld: Evolution$3,954,589158$1,508,48438.1%157Jan 19-Sony Pictures Releasing
47The Family Stone$3,876,354146$199,8575.2%97Jan 1-20th Century Fox International
48Eight Below$3,657,988258$786,79821.5%254Apr 20-Buena Vista International
49Poseidon$3,413,274302$1,350,08639.6%302Jun 1-Warner Bros.
50The Pink Panther$3,362,704244$979,47129.1%244Mar 9-20th Century Fox International
51The Producers$3,357,159196$1,011,96630.1%194Jan 12-Sony Pictures Releasing
52Stick It$3,306,274122$674,79420.4%121Jun 15-Roadshow Films
53An Inconvenient Truth$3,184,35263$344,71010.8%59Sep 14-United International Pictures
54Match Point$3,160,51472$543,99117.2%70Mar 2-Icon Film Distribution Australia
55March of the Penguins$3,099,368123$261,2408.4%40Mar 30-Roadshow Films
56Barnyard$3,094,601206$455,56614.7%206Sep 21-United International Pictures
57As It Is in Heaven$3,065,53225---Aug 3-Rialto Distribution
58Firewall$2,986,404232$982,86732.9%232Mar 2-Roadshow Films
59John Tucker Must Die$2,894,839177$795,83127.5%177Sep 7-20th Century Fox International
60Little Man$2,885,197165$1,203,59641.7%165Jul 13-Sony Pictures Releasing
61Syriana$2,844,99692$629,53122.1%92Feb 16-Warner Bros.
62The Wild$2,739,903254$352,49312.9%253Sep 28-Buena Vista International
63Jarhead$2,682,850178$1,108,35241.3%178Feb 9-United International Pictures
64RV$2,576,615181$740,11628.7%181Jun 1-Sony Pictures Releasing
65A Good Year$2,573,187286$847,03532.9%286Nov 9-20th Century Fox International
66Keeping Mum$2,476,027194$722,47329.2%190Jan 26-Icon Film Distribution Australia
67Nacho Libre$2,424,764232$808,20333.3%231Sep 14-United International Pictures
68When a Stranger Calls$2,412,1531,896$809,02533.5%1,896Mar 16-Sony Pictures Releasing
69Zathura: A Space Adventure$2,357,945213$422,13217.9%213Mar 30-Sony Pictures Releasing
70BoyTown$2,351,515202$756,60532.2%202Oct 19-Roadshow Films
71Kokoda: 39th Battalion$2,249,16299$399,41117.8%94Apr 20-Palace Films
72Thank You for Smoking$2,221,17090$441,48119.9%89Aug 24-20th Century Fox International
73My Super Ex-Girlfriend$2,220,384214$949,39942.8%214Jul 20-20th Century Fox International
74Snakes on a Plane$2,207,877225$775,41735.1%225Aug 24-Roadshow Films
75Valiant$2,189,083198$364,40016.6%198Jan 5-Roadshow Films
76Children of Men$2,166,804165$601,02927.7%164Oct 19-United International Pictures
77Just Friends$2,129,018174$758,77835.6%174Feb 9-Hoyts Distribution
78Capote$2,062,68551$227,20311%24Feb 23-Sony Pictures Releasing
79The Ant Bully$2,006,114211$250,04112.5%211Sep 28-Warner Bros.
80The Benchwarmers$1,969,253184$592,16130.1%184May 11-Sony Pictures Releasing
81Stormbreaker$1,886,398190$342,08118.1%190Sep 21-Roadshow Films
82Casanova$1,875,182107$476,55325.4%107Feb 16-Buena Vista International
83The Omen$1,872,345155$729,43739%155Jun 6-20th Century Fox International
84Wah-Wah$1,867,26746$254,63913.6%36Jun 22-Hopscotch Films
85Hostel$1,829,619150$605,75533.1%150Feb 23-Sony Pictures Releasing
86Final Destination 3$1,811,803147$754,27541.6%147Apr 27-Roadshow Films
87The Sentinel$1,802,215197$683,36137.9%196Aug 3-20th Century Fox International
88Yours, Mine & Ours$1,772,743158$153,6158.7%52Mar 16-Sony Pictures Releasing
89A History of Violence$1,770,17781$509,37928.8%81Mar 9-Roadshow Films
90Æon Flux$1,735,704174$681,93339.3%174Mar 16-United International Pictures
91Get Rich or Die Tryin'$1,676,974118$698,42541.6%117Jan 19-United International Pictures
92World Trade Center$1,671,326206$682,66240.8%203Oct 5-United International Pictures
93Marie Antoinette$1,640,70439$312,71319.1%38Dec 26-Sony Pictures Releasing
94The Guardian$1,559,167208$595,37338.2%208Nov 30-Buena Vista International
95Silent Hill$1,496,627155$568,12338%139Aug 31-United International Pictures
96Flags of Our Fathers$1,420,841215$552,50538.9%214Nov 2-Warner Bros.
97United 93$1,383,583195$411,48329.7%195Aug 17-United International Pictures
98Friends with Money$1,370,40844$284,96820.8%44Aug 31-Roadshow Films
99The Grudge 2$1,369,637160$559,55440.9%157Oct 26-Roadshow Films
100Material Girls$1,361,960130$289,80421.3%130Sep 14-Hoyts Distribution
101Fearless$1,358,185140$530,44439.1%139Aug 24-United International Pictures
102Lord of War$1,288,027113$387,57330.1%113Feb 16-Hoyts Distribution
103American Dreamz$1,246,182154$509,77940.9%153Apr 27-United International Pictures
104Lucky Number Slevin$1,196,619116$382,35732%116Nov 9-Roadshow Films
105Candy$1,084,87344$202,59818.7%38May 25-Dendy Films
106The Ringer$1,070,219136$423,58339.6%136Apr 27-20th Century Fox International
107Kinky Boots$1,045,999176$291,04927.8%175Mar 2-Buena Vista International
108Derailed$1,003,714167$411,56641%167Feb 23-Buena Vista International
109Just My Luck$1,002,659140$235,74623.5%139Jun 15-20th Century Fox International
110Crank$1,000,861136$327,25232.7%133Oct 19-Hoyts Distribution
111Lady in the Water$991,678232$436,53444%232Sep 7-Warner Bros.
112DOA: Dead or Alive$977,424139$395,61240.5%139Sep 7-United International Pictures
113Goal! The Dream Begins$972,961146$344,29935.4%142Feb 16-Roadshow Films
114Separate Lies$971,32236$120,15012.4%36May 25-20th Century Fox International
115Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont$951,39739$81,2348.5%26Oct 26-Rialto Distribution
116Water
Canadian Release
$929,10422$98,57410.6%16Apr 13-Dendy Films
117Curious George$880,828198$254,87628.9%198Aug 17-United International Pictures
118The Hills Have Eyes$858,296102$322,41237.6%101Apr 20-20th Century Fox International
119Beyond the Sea$803,85320$115,14414.3%14Jul 13-Imagine Entertainment
120Clerks II$797,522124$321,13540.3%124Aug 31-Roadshow Films
121Caché$790,44815$117,76114.9%12May 4-Dendy Films
122Tristan + Isolde$785,741150$288,39636.7%150Mar 16-20th Century Fox International
12316 Blocks$759,217126$344,66845.4%126Jul 20-Sony Pictures Releasing
124The Valet$739,71917$57,1557.7%16Dec 21-Sharmill Films
125A Prairie Home Companion$695,58840$114,34816.4%31Oct 5-Hoyts Distribution
126The Covenant$681,453105$316,50346.4%105Oct 12-Sony Pictures Releasing
127North Country$644,64391$247,65438.4%91Feb 2-Warner Bros.
128The Wind That Shakes the Barley$633,71326$104,89016.6%24Sep 21-Dendy Films
129The Descent$627,446105$174,52427.8%105Nov 23-Icon Film Distribution Australia
130Deck the Halls$621,877153$207,56633.4%153Nov 23-20th Century Fox International
131Basic Instinct 2$606,924184$252,86541.7%184Mar 30-20th Century Fox International
132The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada$533,11437$90,64317%36May 25-Madman Entertainment
133Unaccompanied Minors$521,017104$157,66830.3%104Nov 30-Roadshow Films
134The Fog$493,50481$234,19647.5%81Feb 2-Sony Pictures Releasing
135Catch a Fire$479,823123$156,31132.6%121Nov 23-United International Pictures
136The White Massai$478,54820$73,63015.4%20Jul 20-Hopscotch Films
137Cry Wolf$477,282146$248,97252.2%146Mar 23-United International Pictures
138The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning$469,532119$220,81547%119Nov 16-Roadshow Films
139Confetti$459,44675$143,86731.3%75Aug 3-20th Century Fox International
14049 Up$455,20320$43,3869.5%6Aug 3-Dendy Films
141The Squid and the Whale$443,03614$80,37018.1%14Apr 13-Sony Pictures Releasing
142Trust the Man$440,328102$165,48437.6%102Oct 26-Icon Film Distribution Australia
143The White Countess$423,51618$105,04624.8%18Apr 27-Sony Pictures Releasing
144Transamerica$421,768----Feb 23--
145Tsotsi$418,68622$71,90117.2%22Apr 13-Rialto Distribution
146The Nightmare Before Christmas
2006 3D Release
$415,82815$104,21125.1%15Oct 31-Buena Vista International
147The Black Dahlia$414,28552$123,20529.7%52Nov 23-Roadshow Films
148Two for the Money$407,352105$203,53450%105May 11-United International Pictures
149Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna$400,03712$180,44645.1%11Aug 10-MG Distribution
150Beerfest$398,997101$122,22030.6%101Sep 28-Warner Bros.
151Footy Legends$382,243121$149,66039.2%121Aug 3-Icon Film Distribution Australia
152Dhoom 2$349,16012$137,35839.3%12Nov 23-MG Distribution
153Samoan Wedding$343,06944$134,26939.1%33Jul 13-Sony Pictures Releasing
154Hustle & Flow$339,585107$160,46047.3%107Mar 9-United International Pictures
155The Nativity Story$338,489108$85,02225.1%108Nov 30-Roadshow Films
156Slither$338,320114$173,59451.3%114May 18-United International Pictures
157Imagine Me & You$319,574143$160,47050.2%143Feb 23-United International Pictures
158Shortbus$289,0278$49,05617%8Nov 9-Hopscotch Films
159Dreamer$287,137----Mar 9--
160The Weather Man$283,42290$140,71249.6%90Mar 23-United International Pictures
161The Long Weekend$260,39688$133,67951.3%88Mar 16-Hoyts Distribution
162Manual of Love$253,23610---Mar 23-Palace Films
163Tristram Shandy$246,25412$66,58927%11Jun 29-Madman Entertainment
164Don$233,90312$74,39831.8%12Oct 19-MG Distribution
165Proof$233,53516$62,21126.6%16Mar 16-Buena Vista International
1662:37$232,49051$100,54143.2%51Aug 17-Roadshow Films
167Dave Chappelle's Block Party$222,79913$71,83532.2%12May 4-Hopscotch Films
168The Cave of the Yellow Dog$208,831----Oct 5--
169Color Me Kubrick$208,37624---Jun 8-Hoyts Distribution
170Roving Mars$206,847----Mar 30--
171Higher Ground$199,8923$81,42340.7%2May 25-Warren Miller Entertainment
172Aquamarine$198,24781$51,66126.1%81Sep 28-20th Century Fox International
173How Much Do You Love Me?$198,0447$52,85426.7%7Apr 13-Palace Films
174Caterpillar Wish$194,02924$69,15135.6%24Jun 8-Palace Films
175Ballets Russes$189,45211---May 18-Hopscotch Films
176Fanaa$187,1879$94,70450.6%9May 25-MG Distribution
177Could This Be Love?$187,04849$91,89049.1%47Oct 12-Palace Films
178A Scanner Darkly$186,02018$54,37429.2%18Nov 30-Warner Bros.
179Where the Truth Lies$178,52612$61,03334.2%12May 11-Roadshow Films
180The Libertine$177,13741$50,33728.4%41Jul 27-Roadshow Films
181Suburban Mayhem$174,11738$79,40045.6%38Oct 26-Icon Film Distribution Australia
182Chaos$169,07074$89,37152.9%74Aug 17-Hoyts Distribution
183Hard Candy$166,08818$74,17244.7%18Jul 13-Icon Film Distribution Australia
184Junebug$158,587----Jun 29--
185Last Holiday$157,58860$80,00650.8%60May 25-United International Pictures
186Fast Food Nation$156,92861$65,14141.5%61Oct 26-Dendy Films
187God on My Side$155,23017$48,11331%14Nov 2-Hopscotch Films
188River Queen$154,73844$67,43343.6%44Jul 6-20th Century Fox International
189Brick$149,74625$63,84842.6%25Aug 10-Rialto Distribution
190Rent$139,24649$78,27856.2%49Mar 2-Sony Pictures Releasing
191On a Clear Day$125,41114$50,85040.5%14May 11-Icon Film Distribution Australia
192The Aristocrats$124,790----Jan 26--
193Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst$122,66015$47,76638.9%14Aug 24-Dendy Films
194The New World
2005 Re-release
$122,32141$49,62140.6%41May 4-Roadshow Films
195Heading South$119,0185$22,86019.2%5Dec 26-Potential Films
196Oliver Twist$116,51041$37,55032.2%41Jun 15-Roadshow Films
197Krrish$102,6907$51,54650.2%7Jun 22-Saini Enterprises
198The Chumscrubber$96,696----Jun 8--
199Neil Young: Heart of Gold$93,270----May 12--
200Invincible$91,443----Oct 5-Buena Vista International