Domestic Box Office For 2006
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Pan's Labyrinth | $37,634,615 | 1,143 | $568,641 | 1.5% | 17 | Dec 29 | Jun 14 | Picturehouse |
| 133 | Arthur and the Invisibles | $15,132,763 | 2,248 | - | - | - | Dec 29 | May 10 | - |
| 195 | Miss Potter | $3,005,605 | 102 | $9,653 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 29 | - | - |
| 493 | The Dead Girl | $19,875 | 2 | $6,613 | 33.3% | 2 | Dec 29 | Jan 11 | First Look International |
| 400 | Unconscious | $68,501 | 5 | $807 | 1.2% | 1 | Dec 29 | Aug 23 | Regent Releasing |
| 528 | The Tiger and the Snow | $10,167 | 4 | $3,701 | 36.4% | 4 | Dec 29 | Jan 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 220 | Factory Girl | $1,675,241 | 336 | - | - | - | Dec 29 | - | - |
| 207 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | $2,223,293 | 280 | $37,079 | 1.7% | 3 | Dec 27 | Mar 1 | DreamWorks |
| 125 | Notes on a Scandal | $17,510,118 | 682 | $414,487 | 2.4% | 22 | Dec 25 | May 24 | - |
| 89 | Children of Men | $35,552,383 | 1,524 | $501,003 | 1.4% | 16 | Dec 25 | Mar 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 130 | Black Christmas | $16,273,581 | 1,544 | $3,723,364 | 22.9% | 1,544 | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 71 | We Are Marshall | $43,545,364 | 2,606 | $6,114,264 | 14% | 2,606 | Dec 22 | Mar 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 490 | Words of My Perfect Teacher | $20,318 | 3 | $2,300 | 11.3% | 3 | Dec 22 | Feb 15 | International Film Circuit |
| 2 | Night at the Museum | $250,863,268 | 3,768 | $30,433,781 | 12.1% | 3,685 | Dec 22 | Jun 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | The Good Shepherd | $59,952,835 | 2,250 | $9,912,110 | 16.5% | 2,215 | Dec 22 | Mar 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 250 | Bhagam Bhag | $789,963 | 51 | $252,988 | 32% | 51 | Dec 22 | Jan 7 | - |
| 188 | Venus | $3,347,411 | 168 | $35,604 | 1.1% | 3 | Dec 21 | Apr 12 | Miramax |
| 175 | Curse of the Golden Flower | $6,566,773 | 1,234 | $184,000 | 2.8% | 60 | Dec 21 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 162 | The Painted Veil | $8,060,487 | 287 | $51,086 | 0.6% | 4 | Dec 20 | Apr 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 138 | Letters from Iwo Jima | $13,756,082 | 781 | $89,097 | 0.6% | 5 | Dec 20 | Apr 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Rocky Balboa | $70,270,943 | 3,019 | $12,158,168 | 17.3% | 3,017 | Dec 20 | Mar 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 503 | Matthew Barney: No Restraint | $16,136 | 6 | $1,241 | 7.7% | 1 | Dec 20 | Mar 4 | IFC Films |
| 227 | Romeo and Juliet | $1,386,582 | 73 | $356,907 | 25.7% | 73 | Dec 15 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 242 | Breaking and Entering | $930,469 | 95 | - | - | - | Dec 15 | Apr 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | Dreamgirls | $103,365,956 | 2,797 | $378,950 | 0.4% | 3 | Dec 15 | Apr 19 | DreamWorks |
| 25 | Charlotte's Web | $82,985,708 | 3,745 | $11,457,353 | 13.8% | 3,566 | Dec 15 | Mar 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 229 | The Good German | $1,308,696 | 66 | $76,817 | 5.9% | 5 | Dec 15 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 297 | Kabul Express | $302,458 | 50 | $142,591 | 47.1% | 50 | Dec 15 | Jan 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 421 | Home of the Brave | $51,708 | 44 | $6,000 | 11.6% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 31 | Eragon | $75,030,163 | 3,030 | $23,239,907 | 31% | 3,020 | Dec 15 | Apr 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $163,566,459 | 3,169 | $26,541,709 | 16.2% | 2,852 | Dec 15 | Mar 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 487 | The Secret Life of Words | $20,678 | 3 | $5,309 | 25.7% | 1 | Dec 15 | May 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 389 | El Topo | $80,302 | 4 | $6,857 | 8.5% | 1 | Dec 13 | Jul 12 | ABKCO Films |
| 420 | Screamers | $52,034 | 4 | $23,609 | 45.4% | 4 | Dec 8 | Dec 25 | Maya Entertainment |
| 45 | The Holiday | $63,224,849 | 2,698 | $12,778,913 | 20.2% | 2,610 | Dec 8 | Jan 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 56 | Blood Diamond | $57,377,916 | 1,920 | $8,648,324 | 15.1% | 1,910 | Dec 8 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 248 | Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje | $848,139 | 225 | $301,333 | - | 225 | Dec 8 | Jan 1 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 473 | Off the Black | $24,425 | 4 | $6,763 | 27.7% | 2 | Dec 8 | Feb 15 | THINKFilm |
| 600 | The Empire in Africa | $1,088 | 3 | $1,088 | 100% | 3 | Dec 8 | Dec 10 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 499 | Ever Again | $17,304 | 12 | $10,802 | 62.4% | 12 | Dec 8 | Dec 14 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 438 | Monkey Warfare | $36,875 | 3 | $1,366 | 3.7% | 1 | Dec 8 | May 20 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 63 | Apocalypto | $50,866,635 | 2,465 | $15,005,604 | 29.5% | 2,465 | Dec 8 | Mar 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 128 | Unaccompanied Minors | $16,655,224 | 2,775 | $5,815,474 | 34.9% | 2,775 | Dec 8 | Mar 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 293 | Days of Glory | $320,700 | 29 | $10,996 | 3.4% | 2 | Dec 6 | Apr 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 435 | Family Law | $38,605 | 6 | $5,384 | 13.9% | 2 | Dec 6 | Mar 15 | IFC Films |
| 247 | Inland Empire | $861,355 | 15 | $27,508 | - | 2 | Dec 6 | May 20 | 518 Media |
| 511 | The Architect | $13,737 | 8 | $2,032 | 14.8% | 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 21 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 579 | Four Eyed Monsters | $3,135 | 1 | $1,886 | 60.2% | 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 7 | Four Eyed Monsters |
| 387 | 10 Items or Less | $83,291 | 15 | $35,929 | 43.1% | 15 | Dec 1 | Dec 21 | THINKFilm |
| 171 | Turistas | $7,027,762 | 1,572 | $3,582,554 | 51% | 1,570 | Dec 1 | Jan 25 | Fox Atomic |
| 184 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $4,300,645 | 1,979 | $2,313,372 | 53.8% | 1,979 | Dec 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 83 | The Nativity Story | $37,629,831 | 3,083 | $8,025,000 | - | 3,083 | Dec 1 | Jan 18 | New Line Cinema |
| 516 | Christmas at Maxwell's | $12,781 | 41 | $8,375 | 65.5% | 41 | Dec 1 | Dec 14 | - |
| 556 | Unnatural & Accidental | $5,420 | 2 | $3,348 | 61.8% | 2 | Dec 1 | Dec 10 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 427 | Two Weeks | $47,986 | 12 | - | - | - | Dec 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 553 | Dreamland | $6,383 | 5 | $4,350 | 68.1% | 5 | Dec 1 | Dec 7 | Truly Indie |
| 437 | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | $37,072 | 5 | $4,394 | 11.9% | 1 | Nov 24 | Jan 11 | Ariztical Entertainment |
| 466 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | $26,859 | 1 | $5,034 | 18.7% | 1 | Nov 24 | Feb 11 | Sagewood Cinema Ventures |
| 201 | Dhoom 2 | $2,643,586 | 63 | $979,001 | 37% | 63 | Nov 23 | Jan 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 509 | Opal Dream | $14,443 | 4 | $2,716 | 18.8% | 4 | Nov 22 | May 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 228 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $1,325,092 | 44 | $200,347 | 15.1% | 44 | Nov 22 | May 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 42 | Deja Vu | $64,038,616 | 3,108 | $20,574,802 | 32.1% | 3,108 | Nov 22 | Mar 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 158 | The Fountain | $10,144,010 | 1,472 | $3,768,702 | 37.2% | 1,472 | Nov 22 | Feb 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 90 | Deck the Halls | $35,093,569 | 3,205 | $12,001,256 | 34.2% | 3,205 | Nov 22 | Feb 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 160 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $8,334,575 | 1,919 | $3,110,000 | - | 1,919 | Nov 22 | Jan 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 517 | Backstage | $12,663 | 2 | $1,010 | 8% | 1 | Nov 22 | Feb 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 199 | The History Boys | $2,706,659 | 165 | $100,803 | 3.7% | 7 | Nov 21 | Feb 25 | - |
| 7 | Happy Feet | $198,000,317 | 3,804 | $41,533,432 | 21% | 3,804 | Nov 17 | May 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 196 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $2,940,722 | 37 | $108,656 | 3.7% | 19 | Nov 17 | Jan 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 241 | Fast Food Nation | $1,005,539 | 321 | $410,804 | 40.9% | 321 | Nov 17 | Feb 1 | - |
| 507 | Hannari: Geisha Modern | $14,974 | 1 | $9,930 | 66.3% | 1 | Nov 17 | Nov 23 | - |
| 154 | Bobby | $11,242,801 | 1,670 | $69,039 | 0.6% | 2 | Nov 17 | - | - |
| 182 | Let's Go to Prison | $4,630,045 | 1,495 | $2,220,050 | 47.9% | 1,495 | Nov 17 | Dec 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 458 | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $29,121 | 3 | $944 | 3.2% | 1 | Nov 17 | Apr 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 178 | For Your Consideration | $5,549,923 | 625 | $372,012 | 6.7% | 23 | Nov 17 | Jan 25 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 430 | Candy | $45,128 | 12 | $3,646 | 8.1% | 1 | Nov 17 | Feb 8 | THINKFilm |
| 202 | After Dark's Horror Fest: 8 Films to Die For | $2,575,000 | 488 | $2,482,000 | - | 488 | Nov 17 | - | Freestyle Releasing |
| 9 | Casino Royale | $167,445,960 | 3,443 | $40,833,156 | 24.4% | 3,434 | Nov 17 | Mar 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 374 | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $104,038 | 2 | $11,214 | 10.8% | 1 | Nov 17 | May 10 | Rialto Pictures |
| 512 | Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? | $13,710 | 2 | $5,526 | 40.3% | 2 | Nov 15 | Nov 30 | Picturehouse |
| 409 | The Aura | $58,804 | 4 | $4,601 | 7.8% | 1 | Nov 15 | Mar 8 | IFC Films |
| 362 | Flannel Pajamas | $123,301 | 4 | $11,069 | 9% | 1 | Nov 15 | Apr 22 | - |
| 570 | Coffee Date | $4,412 | 1 | $4,412 | 100% | 1 | Nov 10 | Nov 12 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 606 | A New Day in Old Sana'a | $737 | 1 | $401 | 54.4% | 1 | Nov 10 | Nov 16 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 320 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | $223,202 | 39 | $28,815 | 12.9% | 4 | Nov 10 | Dec 21 | Picturehouse |
| 281 | Copying Beethoven | $384,029 | 29 | $70,460 | 18.3% | 26 | Nov 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 480 | Fuck | $22,359 | 5 | $5,299 | 23.7% | 2 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | THINKFilm |
| 393 | Samoan Wedding | $72,244 | 3 | $15,704 | 21.7% | 2 | Nov 10 | Feb 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 349 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $141,803 | 11 | $5,229 | 3.7% | 1 | Nov 10 | Apr 8 | Tartan |
| 305 | Night of the Living Dead 3D | $271,000 | 145 | $215,300 | - | 145 | Nov 10 | Nov 16 | Midnight Movies |
| 365 | Come Early Morning | $119,452 | 22 | $50,160 | 42% | 22 | Nov 10 | Dec 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 166 | A Good Year | $7,459,300 | 2,067 | $3,721,526 | 49.9% | 2,066 | Nov 10 | Jan 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 165 | The Return | $7,749,851 | 1,986 | $4,776,000 | - | 1,986 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | Rogue Pictures |
| 189 | Harsh Times | $3,337,931 | 956 | $1,968,505 | 59% | 956 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 501 | Captive | $16,259 | 2 | $2,220 | 13.7% | 1 | Nov 10 | Dec 14 | - |
| 76 | Stranger Than Fiction | $40,660,952 | 2,270 | $13,411,093 | 33% | 2,264 | Nov 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 328 | Iraq in Fragments | $204,462 | 12 | $24,435 | 12% | 7 | Nov 8 | Oct 14 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 571 | A Soap | $4,164 | 2 | $1,445 | 34.7% | 2 | Nov 3 | Jan 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 24 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $84,500,122 | 3,458 | $19,504,038 | 23.1% | 3,458 | Nov 3 | Feb 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 240 | Garam Masala | $1,007,943 | 42 | $395,708 | 39.3% | 42 | Nov 3 | Nov 30 | - |
| 268 | Umrao Jaan | $485,000 | 65 | $485,000 | 100% | 65 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | Adlabs Films |
| 469 | Unknown | $26,403 | 6 | $3,746 | 14.2% | 2 | Nov 3 | Dec 21 | IFC Films |
| 41 | Flushed Away | $64,665,672 | 3,707 | $18,814,323 | 29.1% | 3,707 | Nov 3 | Mar 1 | DreamWorks |
| 143 | Volver | $12,899,867 | 689 | $202,000 | - | 5 | Nov 3 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | Borat | $128,505,958 | 2,611 | $26,455,463 | 20.6% | 837 | Nov 3 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 456 | Romántico | $29,460 | 5 | $2,808 | 9.5% | 1 | Nov 1 | Feb 11 | Kino International |
| 607 | Serum | $440 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 30 | Nov 2 | Arrival Pictures |
| 243 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $928,275 | 29 | $2,470 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 30 | Jan 15 | IMAX |
| 385 | Color of the Cross | $85,802 | 29 | $25,868 | 30.1% | 29 | Oct 27 | Nov 23 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 343 | Cocaine Cowboys | $150,056 | 14 | $36,295 | 24.2% | 12 | Oct 27 | Dec 28 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 28 | Saw III | $80,238,724 | 3,167 | $33,610,391 | 41.9% | 3,167 | Oct 27 | Dec 14 | Lionsgate Films |
| 364 | Climates | $119,958 | 7 | $9,665 | 8.1% | 1 | Oct 27 | May 27 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 334 | The Bridge | $179,780 | 19 | $49,313 | 27.4% | 19 | Oct 27 | Mar 11 | First Stripe Productions |
| 402 | Absolute Wilson | $66,217 | 3 | $6,879 | 10.4% | 2 | Oct 27 | Mar 22 | New Yorker Films |
| 549 | 20 Centimeters 2006 Re-release | $6,635 | 2 | $2,177 | 32.8% | 1 | Oct 27 | Nov 16 | TLA Releasing |
| 92 | Babel | $34,302,837 | 1,251 | $389,351 | 1.1% | 7 | Oct 27 | Mar 29 | Paramount Vantage |
| 278 | Conversations with God | $425,045 | 64 | $150,355 | 35.4% | 64 | Oct 27 | Dec 7 | IDP Distribution |
| 272 | Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss | $463,002 | 27 | $80,938 | 17.5% | 26 | Oct 27 | Jul 19 | Indican Pictures |
| 304 | The Rules of the Game | $273,641 | 5 | - | - | - | Oct 27 | Jul 26 | Janus Films |
| 185 | Catch a Fire | $4,299,773 | 1,306 | $2,012,000 | - | 1,305 | Oct 27 | Nov 23 | Focus Features |
| 266 | Death of a President | $519,086 | 143 | $281,778 | 54.3% | 143 | Oct 27 | Nov 9 | Newmarket Films |
| 497 | Cruel World | $17,986 | 5 | $11,160 | 62% | 5 | Oct 27 | Nov 26 | Indican Pictures |
| 232 | The Wedding Weekend | $1,232,961 | 84 | $50,103 | 4.1% | 4 | Oct 27 | Jan 25 | The Weinstein Company |
| 61 | The Prestige | $53,089,891 | 2,305 | $14,801,808 | 27.9% | 2,281 | Oct 20 | Feb 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 115 | Flicka | $21,000,147 | 2,877 | $7,703,551 | 36.7% | 2,877 | Oct 20 | Feb 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 260 | Jaan-E-Mann: Lets Fall in Love Again | $650,000 | 73 | $210,000 | 32.3% | 66 | Oct 20 | Nov 5 | Adlabs Films |
| 344 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | $148,292 | 5 | $7,482 | 5% | 1 | Oct 20 | Feb 4 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 95 | Flags of Our Fathers | $33,602,376 | 2,375 | $10,245,190 | 30.5% | 1,876 | Oct 20 | Dec 14 | DreamWorks |
| 172 | Running with Scissors | $7,022,827 | 586 | $226,108 | 3.2% | 8 | Oct 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 159 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $8,700,869 | 168 | $3,277,004 | 37.7% | 168 | Oct 20 | Jan 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 542 | Masai: The Rain Warriors 2006 Re-release | $7,650 | 1 | $788 | 10.3% | 1 | Oct 20 | Apr 29 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 206 | Don | $2,223,961 | 113 | $804,388 | - | 113 | Oct 20 | Nov 26 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 504 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | $15,745 | 6 | $10,890 | 69.2% | 6 | Oct 20 | Oct 26 | IDP Distribution |
| 131 | Marie Antoinette | $15,962,471 | 870 | $5,361,050 | 33.6% | 859 | Oct 20 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 386 | 51 Birch Street | $84,689 | 6 | $10,827 | 12.8% | 2 | Oct 18 | Dec 10 | Truly Indie |
| 530 | Requiem 2006 Re-release | $9,600 | 2 | $3,309 | 34.5% | 2 | Oct 18 | Nov 30 | IFC Films |
| 120 | The Marine | $18,844,784 | 2,545 | $7,138,774 | 37.9% | 2,545 | Oct 13 | Jan 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 538 | Zerophilia | $7,763 | 2 | $2,616 | 33.7% | 1 | Oct 13 | Nov 9 | Microangelo Entertainment |
| 314 | Driving Lessons | $239,962 | 21 | $22,603 | 9.4% | 8 | Oct 13 | Feb 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 401 | Tideland | $66,453 | 9 | $7,276 | 10.9% | 1 | Oct 13 | Nov 9 | THINKFilm |
| 329 | Deliver Us from Evil | $201,275 | 24 | $15,656 | 7.8% | 4 | Oct 13 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate Films |
| 85 | Man of the Year | $37,327,390 | 2,626 | $12,299,380 | 33% | 2,515 | Oct 13 | Nov 30 | Universal Pictures |
| 79 | The Grudge 2 | $39,143,839 | 3,214 | $20,825,300 | 53.2% | 3,211 | Oct 13 | Nov 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 217 | Sweet Land | $1,706,325 | 47 | $41,860 | 2.5% | 2 | Oct 13 | Jul 8 | Libero |
| 139 | One Night with the King | $13,395,961 | 909 | $4,326,000 | - | 909 | Oct 13 | Dec 7 | 8x Entertainment |
| 235 | Infamous | $1,151,330 | 179 | $452,966 | 39.3% | 179 | Oct 13 | Dec 21 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 483 | So Much So Fast | $21,525 | 3 | $1,015 | 4.7% | 1 | Oct 11 | Dec 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 582 | Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said | $2,547 | 1 | $1,906 | 74.8% | 1 | Oct 11 | Oct 15 | - |
| 15 | The Departed | $132,384,315 | 3,017 | $26,887,467 | 20.3% | 3,017 | Oct 6 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 415 | Mannat | $53,589 | 10 | $33,911 | 63.3% | 10 | Oct 6 | Oct 15 | Eros Worldwide |
| 308 | Love's Abiding Joy | $252,726 | 207 | $145,895 | - | 207 | Oct 6 | Oct 22 | The Bigger Picture |
| 97 | Employee of the Month | $28,444,855 | 2,579 | $11,407,751 | 40.1% | 2,579 | Oct 6 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate Films |
| 254 | Stormbreaker | $677,646 | 221 | - | - | - | Oct 6 | Dec 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 187 | Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | $3,860,678 | 203 | $1,200,000 | - | 181 | Oct 6 | Jan 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 290 | Cheech | $329,972 | 43 | - | - | 42 | Oct 6 | Nov 12 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 180 | Little Children | $5,463,019 | 115 | $97,953 | 1.8% | 5 | Oct 6 | Apr 12 | New Line Cinema |
| 527 | Zindaggi Rocks | $10,172 | 10 | $8,330 | 81.9% | 10 | Oct 6 | Oct 15 | Eros Worldwide |
| 78 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $39,517,763 | 2,820 | $19,150,000 | - | 2,820 | Oct 6 | Jan 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 313 | 49 Up | $241,772 | 21 | $53,277 | 22% | 21 | Oct 6 | Feb 8 | First Run |
| 545 | Kettle of Fish | $7,196 | 3 | $5,594 | 77.7% | 3 | Oct 6 | Oct 15 | - |
| 604 | Issues | $783 | 1 | $783 | 100% | 1 | Oct 6 | Oct 8 | Bullz Eye Productions |
| 381 | Black Gold | $93,477 | 6 | $6,764 | 7.2% | 3 | Oct 6 | Mar 11 | California Newsreel |
| 471 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | $24,729 | 4 | $5,944 | 24% | 1 | Oct 4 | Dec 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 526 | ...So Goes the Nation | $10,337 | 4 | $2,622 | 25.4% | 4 | Oct 4 | Nov 16 | IFC Films |
| 213 | Shortbus | $1,985,292 | 70 | $107,907 | 5.4% | 6 | Oct 4 | Feb 8 | THINKFilm |
| 57 | The Queen | $56,441,711 | 1,850 | $122,014 | 0.2% | 3 | Sep 30 | May 17 | Miramax |
| 123 | School for Scoundrels | $17,807,569 | 3,007 | $8,602,333 | 48.3% | 3,004 | Sep 29 | Dec 21 | - |
| 58 | The Guardian | $55,011,732 | 3,241 | $18,006,064 | 32.7% | 3,241 | Sep 29 | Jan 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 267 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | $517,809 | 60 | $94,784 | 18.3% | 8 | Sep 29 | Nov 23 | First Look International |
| 475 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | $24,216 | 30 | $19,111 | 78.9% | 30 | Sep 29 | Oct 5 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 23 | Open Season | $85,105,259 | 3,833 | $23,624,548 | 27.8% | 3,833 | Sep 29 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 157 | Facing the Giants | $10,178,331 | 441 | $1,389,000 | - | 441 | Sep 29 | Jan 25 | IDP Distribution |
| 457 | Broken Sky | $29,185 | 2 | $4,956 | 17% | 1 | Sep 29 | Jan 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 543 | loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies | $7,506 | 3 | $3,792 | 50.5% | 3 | Sep 29 | Oct 5 | Roxie Releasing |
| 325 | The Journals of Knud Rasmussen | $209,478 | 46 | $50,823 | 24.3% | 46 | Sep 29 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 596 | Be with Me | $1,365 | 1 | $1,200 | 87.9% | 1 | Sep 29 | Oct 5 | Film Movement |
| 124 | The Last King of Scotland | $17,606,684 | 540 | $142,899 | 0.8% | 4 | Sep 27 | May 24 | - |
| 302 | American Hardcore | $279,665 | 19 | $18,102 | 6.5% | 1 | Sep 22 | Jan 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 104 | Fearless | $24,633,730 | 1,810 | $10,564,000 | - | 1,806 | Sep 22 | Nov 16 | Rogue Pictures |
| 372 | Captain Sabertooth 2006 Re-release | $105,152 | 5 | $20,526 | 19.5% | 3 | Sep 22 | Dec 17 | Indican Pictures |
| 181 | The Science of Sleep | $4,670,644 | 243 | $347,925 | 7.4% | 14 | Sep 22 | Dec 21 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 462 | The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros | $28,041 | 2 | $6,690 | 23.9% | 1 | Sep 22 | Oct 15 | Unico Entertainment |
| 410 | Feast | $56,131 | 146 | $54,556 | 97.2% | 146 | Sep 22 | Sep 25 | - |
| 168 | All the King's Men | $7,221,458 | 1,520 | $3,672,366 | 50.9% | 1,514 | Sep 22 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 468 | Khosla Ka Ghosla! | $26,472 | 10 | $12,091 | 45.7% | 10 | Sep 22 | Oct 8 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 397 | Renaissance | $70,644 | 13 | $10,800 | 15.3% | 2 | Sep 22 | Oct 19 | Miramax |
| 141 | Flyboys | $13,090,630 | 2,033 | $6,004,219 | 45.9% | 2,033 | Sep 22 | Dec 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 33 | Jackass Number Two | $72,778,712 | 3,063 | $29,002,002 | 39.8% | 3,059 | Sep 22 | Nov 30 | Paramount Pictures |
| 529 | Love in the Time of Hysteria | $9,915 | 1 | $3,921 | 39.5% | 1 | Sep 20 | Oct 5 | IFC Films |
| 318 | Confetti | $228,498 | 151 | $20,560 | 9% | 12 | Sep 15 | Oct 19 | - |
| 355 | Haven | $136,823 | 57 | $38,356 | 28% | 24 | Sep 15 | Oct 5 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 110 | The Black Dahlia | $22,545,080 | 2,236 | $10,005,895 | 44.4% | 2,226 | Sep 15 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 492 | The Ground Truth | $20,013 | 8 | $12,207 | 61% | 8 | Sep 15 | Sep 21 | Focus Features |
| 236 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon | $1,109,146 | 65 | $69,143 | 6.2% | 6 | Sep 15 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate Films |
| 452 | Pyaar Ke Side Effects | $30,230 | 5 | $22,800 | 75.4% | 5 | Sep 15 | Sep 21 | Eros Worldwide |
| 269 | Beer League | $472,185 | 164 | $302,908 | 64.2% | 164 | Sep 15 | Sep 28 | Echo Bridge Entertainment |
| 550 | We Go Way Back | $6,529 | 1 | $4,514 | 69.1% | 1 | Sep 15 | Sep 24 | Cyan Pictures |
| 221 | Keeping Mum | $1,619,466 | 79 | $27,112 | 1.7% | 2 | Sep 15 | Jan 25 | THINKFilm |
| 80 | Gridiron Gang | $38,432,823 | 3,510 | $14,414,630 | 37.5% | 3,504 | Sep 15 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 408 | Aurora Borealis | $60,729 | 8 | $4,321 | 7.1% | 4 | Sep 15 | Dec 7 | Regent Releasing |
