Domestic 2006 Week 48
December 1-7, 2006
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Happy Feet | $21,072,828 | -49.5% | 3,804 | - | $5,539 | $125,028,428 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Casino Royale | $19,330,721 | -48.4% | 3,386 | -57 | $5,709 | $120,093,875 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | Deja Vu | $13,916,561 | -44.3% | 3,108 | - | $4,477 | $46,976,257 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | - | The Nativity Story | $10,193,596 | - | 3,083 | - | $3,306 | $10,193,596 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | 4 | Deck the Halls | $7,810,666 | -41.8% | 3,205 | - | $2,437 | $26,151,715 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 5 | Borat | $6,199,968 | -51% | 2,237 | -315 | $2,771 | $117,694,569 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 6 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $5,783,771 | -47.4% | 2,617 | -426 | $2,210 | $73,929,290 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | - | Turistas | $4,540,030 | - | 1,570 | - | $2,891 | $4,540,030 | 1 | Fox Atomic |
| 9 | 7 | Stranger Than Fiction | $4,150,327 | -38.8% | 1,804 | -454 | $2,300 | $37,705,012 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | - | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | $2,961,982 | - | 1,979 | - | $1,496 | $2,961,982 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | 9 | Bobby | $2,680,237 | -55% | 1,670 | +3 | $1,604 | $9,884,482 | 3 | - |
| 12 | 8 | Flushed Away | $2,542,640 | -59.8% | 2,053 | -568 | $1,238 | $60,379,215 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 13 | 10 | The Fountain | $2,432,429 | -49% | 1,472 | - | $1,652 | $8,888,630 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 12 | The Queen | $1,950,663 | -41.6% | 712 | +59 | $2,739 | $23,671,510 | 10 | Miramax |
| 15 | 11 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | $1,744,242 | -57.8% | 1,919 | - | $908 | $7,851,696 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | 13 | Babel | $1,376,392 | -46% | 609 | -293 | $2,260 | $17,149,190 | 6 | Paramount Vantage |
| 17 | 16 | The Departed | $1,124,609 | -47.4% | 572 | -338 | $1,966 | $118,302,071 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 15 | Saw III | $1,121,648 | -49.4% | 553 | -491 | $2,028 | $79,853,190 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | 14 | For Your Consideration | $1,101,987 | -52.8% | 625 | +2 | $1,763 | $4,530,830 | 3 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 20 | 56 | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | $801,159 | +2,922.3% | 6 | -3 | $133,526 | $12,384,930 | 87 | - |
| 21 | 18 | Dhoom 2 | $606,021 | -51.7% | 63 | - | $9,619 | $2,181,204 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 22 | 20 | Volver | $514,636 | -23.2% | 30 | - | $17,154 | $2,004,207 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | 19 | The Prestige | $457,265 | -57% | 321 | -244 | $1,424 | $51,760,420 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 28 | The Polar Express 2006 IMAX Release | $311,225 | +13.1% | 29 | +5 | $10,731 | $754,384 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 25 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $223,633 | -39.8% | 268 | -25 | $834 | $423,315,812 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 24 | Facing the Giants | $209,301 | -45% | 182 | -42 | $1,150 | $9,791,417 | 10 | IDP Distribution |
| 27 | 27 | The Guardian | $203,564 | -33.4% | 314 | -18 | $648 | $54,620,995 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | 17 | Let's Go to Prison | $174,305 | -86.3% | 241 | -1,254 | $723 | $4,569,715 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 37 | Little Miss Sunshine | $155,862 | -4.9% | 136 | +22 | $1,146 | $59,134,431 | 20 | - |
| 30 | 31 | Flicka | $150,967 | -24.1% | 303 | +16 | $498 | $20,621,606 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 36 | The Wedding Weekend | $149,281 | -11.5% | 84 | +16 | $1,777 | $828,148 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 35 | Little Children | $146,471 | -17.3% | 30 | -1 | $4,882 | $1,861,970 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 33 | 22 | Flags of Our Fathers | $136,022 | -64.9% | 204 | -158 | $666 | $33,520,575 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 34 | 33 | The Illusionist | $122,046 | -34% | 173 | -2 | $705 | $39,564,880 | 16 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 35 | 34 | Deep Sea | $119,120 | -34% | 26 | -3 | $4,581 | $21,407,500 | 40 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 38 | The History Boys | $116,952 | -16.5% | 8 | +1 | $14,619 | $298,641 | 3 | - |
| 37 | 43 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2006 Re-release | $115,536 | +1.8% | 26 | +1 | $4,443 | $306,414 | 6 | IMAX |
| 38 | 40 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $112,704 | -11% | 14 | +2 | $8,050 | $16,067,142 | 63 | IMAX |
| 39 | 21 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | $107,690 | -74.6% | 44 | - | $2,447 | $531,590 | 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 40 | 23 | A Good Year | $98,609 | -74.3% | 138 | -372 | $714 | $7,333,952 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | 41 | The Marine | $89,807 | -28.2% | 128 | -8 | $701 | $18,624,559 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | 32 | Open Season | $81,557 | -58.5% | 124 | -82 | $657 | $84,303,558 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | 29 | Fast Food Nation | $75,530 | -72.4% | 58 | -194 | $1,302 | $929,243 | 3 | - |
| 44 | 30 | Marie Antoinette | $70,373 | -65% | 80 | -43 | $879 | $15,962,471 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | 26 | The Return | $70,251 | -80.1% | 116 | -305 | $605 | $7,723,149 | 4 | Rogue Pictures |
| 46 | 45 | The Last King of Scotland | $68,139 | -26.4% | 17 | - | $4,008 | $3,458,711 | 11 | - |
| 47 | 50 | Roving Mars | $55,360 | -14.3% | 20 | -1 | $2,768 | $5,244,996 | 45 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | 44 | School for Scoundrels | $55,055 | -41.5% | 125 | -12 | $440 | $17,764,288 | 10 | - |
| 49 | 49 | Shortbus | $54,760 | -32.1% | 26 | -8 | $2,106 | $1,823,017 | 10 | THINKFilm |
| 50 | 48 | Sweet Land | $54,174 | -33.9% | 18 | -2 | $3,009 | $596,350 | 8 | Libero |
| 51 | 47 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 3D Release | $53,547 | -38.4% | 16 | -6 | $3,346 | $8,551,581 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | - | 10 Items or Less | $47,157 | - | 15 | - | $3,143 | $47,157 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 53 | 53 | Copying Beethoven | $45,984 | -1.2% | 13 | +2 | $3,537 | $269,482 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 54 | 100 | Bugs! | $42,386 | +1,606.4% | 4 | -1 | $10,596 | $18,318,285 | 196 | SK Films |
| 55 | 42 | One Night with the King | $41,704 | -66.5% | 67 | -16 | $622 | $13,395,961 | 8 | 8x Entertainment |
| 56 | 52 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | $36,544 | -25.6% | 33 | -6 | $1,107 | $201,655 | 4 | Picturehouse |
| 57 | 58 | Keeping Mum | $26,926 | +16.3% | 22 | +1 | $1,223 | $1,552,798 | 12 | THINKFilm |
| 58 | 57 | The Science of Sleep | $23,437 | -6.6% | 25 | +7 | $937 | $4,634,350 | 11 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 59 | 55 | Bon Cop Bad Cop | $21,755 | -25.3% | 14 | +1 | $1,553 | $12,640,545 | 18 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 60 | 63 | Jesus Camp | $21,442 | +34% | 16 | -7 | $1,340 | $831,149 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 61 | 76 | Driving Lessons | $19,440 | +119.7% | 21 | +13 | $925 | $175,657 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | 59 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $16,161 | -27.7% | 35 | -4 | $461 | $39,383,259 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 63 | 60 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog | $15,573 | -23.2% | 6 | - | $2,595 | $46,778 | 4 | Tartan |
| 64 | 51 | Harsh Times | $14,674 | -74.1% | 21 | -101 | $698 | $3,332,939 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 65 | - | Candy | $14,216 | - | 8 | - | $1,777 | $18,898 | 3 | THINKFilm |
| 66 | 68 | The Devil Wears Prada | $12,878 | +1.6% | 19 | -5 | $677 | $124,737,665 | 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | 82 | The Aura | $12,782 | +106.5% | 4 | +3 | $3,195 | $26,056 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 68 | 61 | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her | $12,665 | -35.7% | 1 | - | $12,665 | $51,793 | 3 | Rialto Pictures |
| 69 | 65 | Galapagos | $11,743 | -20.2% | 2 | +1 | $5,871 | $16,591,514 | 371 | IMAX |
| 70 | - | Christmas at Maxwell's | $11,541 | - | 41 | - | $281 | $11,541 | 1 | Aloha Releasing Inc. |
| 71 | 102 | Old Joy | $11,186 | +361.3% | 9 | +8 | $1,242 | $165,306 | 15 | Kino International |
| 72 | 99 | American Hardcore | $10,585 | +318% | 7 | +4 | $1,512 | $224,950 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | 64 | Flannel Pajamas | $10,499 | -31.2% | 2 | -1 | $5,249 | $45,285 | 4 | - |
| 74 | - | Inland Empire | $10,489 | - | 2 | - | $5,244 | $10,489 | 1 | 518 Media |
| 75 | 62 | Boynton Beach Club | $10,430 | -35.1% | 8 | -1 | $1,303 | $3,119,707 | 38 | - |
| 76 | 75 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $8,611 | -6.9% | 7 | +2 | $1,230 | $1,699,855 | 54 | Cineville |
| 77 | 120 | The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | $8,467 | +4,656.7% | 3 | +2 | $2,822 | $11,207 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 78 | 67 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | $8,169 | -37.7% | 3 | - | $2,723 | $96,815 | 7 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 79 | 84 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $7,378 | +25.8% | 13 | +5 | $567 | $235,905 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | - | Fuck | $7,014 | - | 5 | - | $1,402 | $17,770 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 81 | 70 | Everyone's Hero | $6,439 | -47.6% | 25 | -14 | $257 | $14,523,101 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 82 | - | Dreamland | $6,383 | - | 1 | - | $6,383 | $6,383 | 1 | Truly Indie |
| 83 | 74 | Samoan Wedding | $5,864 | -45.5% | 2 | - | $2,932 | $53,488 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 84 | 116 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | $5,306 | +697.9% | 3 | +1 | $1,768 | $23,913 | 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 85 | 71 | Come Early Morning | $5,091 | -57% | 4 | -4 | $1,272 | $119,452 | 4 | IDP Distribution |
| 86 | 85 | Haunted Castle | $5,000 | -7.8% | 2 | - | $2,500 | $12,886,194 | 302 | - |
| 87 | 79 | The Bridge | $4,625 | -32.8% | 2 | - | $2,312 | $139,335 | 6 | First Stripe Productions |
| 88 | 96 | Infamous | $4,543 | +49.8% | 8 | +4 | $567 | $1,146,967 | 8 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 89 | 73 | Aliens of the Deep | $4,336 | -60.6% | 2 | - | $2,168 | $8,705,969 | 97 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | 77 | Conversations with God | $4,282 | -49.9% | 3 | -2 | $1,427 | $425,045 | 6 | IDP Distribution |
| 91 | 92 | Cocaine Cowboys | $4,196 | +16% | 4 | - | $1,049 | $140,591 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | - | Unnatural & Accidental | $3,964 | - | 2 | - | $1,982 | $3,964 | 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 93 | 86 | Captive | $3,924 | -22% | 2 | +1 | $1,962 | $13,947 | 4 | - |
| 94 | 90 | Broken Sky | $3,654 | -16.1% | 1 | - | $3,654 | $26,816 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 95 | 101 | Black Gold | $3,224 | +32.1% | 3 | +2 | $1,074 | $58,951 | 9 | California Newsreel |
| 96 | - | Four Eyed Monsters | $3,135 | - | 1 | - | $3,135 | $3,135 | 1 | Four Eyed Monsters |
| 97 | - | Lunacy | $3,067 | - | 5 | - | $613 | $44,892 | 18 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 98 | - | Vajra Sky Over Tibet | $2,899 | - | 2 | - | $1,449 | $61,538 | 16 | Truly Indie |
| 99 | 88 | Half Nelson | $2,775 | -40.9% | 3 | -3 | $925 | $2,689,485 | 17 | THINKFilm |
| 100 | 109 | Climates | $2,750 | +125.6% | 1 | - | $2,750 | $47,508 | 6 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 101 | - | Days of Glory | $2,746 | - | 2 | - | $1,373 | $2,746 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 102 | - | The Architect | $2,645 | - | 1 | - | $2,645 | $2,645 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 103 | 80 | 51 Birch Street | $2,383 | -64.9% | 1 | -1 | $2,383 | $84,145 | 8 | Truly Indie |
| 104 | 98 | Backstage | $2,297 | -10.1% | 1 | - | $2,297 | $5,319 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | 107 | Unknown | $2,117 | +60.5% | 4 | +1 | $529 | $19,764 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 106 | 108 | Heading South | $1,850 | +43.7% | 4 | +2 | $462 | $898,468 | 44 | Shadow Distribution |
| 107 | - | The Bridesmaid | $1,631 | - | 1 | - | $1,631 | $99,511 | 18 | First Run |
| 108 | 78 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | $1,540 | -80.9% | 1 | - | $1,540 | $9,591 | 2 | Sagewood Cinema Ventures |
| 109 | 93 | Space Station 3D | $1,322 | -63.4% | 6 | +4 | $220 | $64,958,266 | 242 | IMAX |
| 110 | 81 | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds | $1,281 | -80.1% | 1 | - | $1,281 | $7,710 | 2 | Ariztical Entertainment |
| 111 | - | Iraq in Fragments | $1,257 | - | 1 | - | $1,257 | $64,572 | 5 | Arab Film Distribution |
| 112 | 121 | Factotum | $1,149 | +2,772.5% | 4 | - | $287 | $807,573 | 16 | IFC Films |
| 113 | 113 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $940 | -1.1% | 1 | - | $940 | $7,193,956 | 406 | - |
| 114 | 118 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $886 | +179.5% | 2 | - | $443 | $52,882,303 | 424 | IMAX |
| 115 | 114 | Alien Adventure | $815 | +0.6% | 1 | - | $815 | $5,015,787 | 381 | - |
| 116 | 91 | 49 Up | $622 | -84.8% | 1 | -1 | $622 | $240,215 | 9 | First Run |
| 117 | 110 | So Much So Fast | $507 | -54.7% | 1 | - | $507 | $15,641 | 9 | Balcony Releasing |
| 118 | 106 | Aurora Borealis | $466 | -65.5% | 1 | - | $466 | $60,729 | 12 | Regent Releasing |
| 119 | 94 | Mutual Appreciation | $393 | -88.2% | 1 | -2 | $393 | $85,231 | 14 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 120 | - | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | $312 | - | 1 | - | $312 | $70,435 | 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 121 | 104 | Flyboys | $156 | -88.7% | 2 | -4 | $78 | $13,006,658 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 122 | 117 | Gabrielle | $152 | -68.9% | 1 | - | $152 | $332,829 | 21 | IFC Films |
| 123 | - | Yang Ban Xi: The 8 Modelworks | $48 | - | 1 | - | $48 | $20,569 | 44 | Shadow Distribution |
| 124 | 97 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $1 | -100% | 7 | +1 | $0 | $297,353 | 14 | IFC Films |
