Rank |
Date |
Movie |
Theater Average |
Gross |
Theaters |
1 |
Dec 15, 2006 |
Dreamgirls |
$126,317 |
$378,950 |
3 |
2 |
Dec 22, 2006 |
Dreamgirls |
$75,880 |
$227,639 |
3 |
3 |
May 26, 2006 |
An Inconvenient Truth |
$70,333 |
$281,330 |
4 |
4 |
Oct 27, 2006 |
Babel |
$55,622 |
$389,351 |
7 |
5 |
Jul 28, 2006 |
Little Miss Sunshine |
$53,000 |
$370,998 |
7 |
6 |
Mar 17, 2006 |
Thank You For Smoking |
$52,585 |
$262,923 |
5 |
7 |
Mar 31, 2006 |
Brick |
$41,787 |
$83,574 |
2 |
8 |
Sep 29, 2006 |
The Queen |
$40,671 |
$122,014 |
3 |
9 |
Nov 3, 2006 |
Volver |
$39,541 |
$197,703 |
5 |
10 |
Oct 6, 2006 |
The Queen |
$36,543 |
$401,978 |
11 |
11 |
Sep 29, 2006 |
The Last King of Scotland |
$35,725 |
$142,899 |
4 |
12 |
Nov 17, 2006 |
Bobby |
$34,520 |
$69,039 |
2 |
13 |
Nov 10, 2006 |
Volver |
$33,842 |
$169,211 |
5 |
14 |
Dec 29, 2006 |
El Laberinto del Fauno |
$33,449 |
$568,641 |
17 |
15 |
Jul 7, 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest |
$32,817 |
$135,634,554 |
4,133 |
16 |
Jul 14, 2006 |
Changing Times |
$31,702 |
$31,702 |
1 |
17 |
Nov 3, 2006 |
Borat |
$31,607 |
$26,455,463 |
837 |
18 |
Dec 29, 2006 |
Children of Men |
$31,313 |
$501,003 |
16 |
19 |
Jun 23, 2006 |
Wassup Rockers |
$29,400 |
$29,400 |
1 |
20 |
Apr 14, 2006 |
Hard Candy |
$29,025 |
$58,049 |
2 |
21 |
Feb 17, 2006 |
Nochnoy dozor |
$28,995 |
$86,985 |
3 |
22 |
Oct 20, 2006 |
Running With Scissors |
$28,264 |
$226,108 |
8 |
23 |
May 26, 2006 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
$27,846 |
$102,750,665 |
3,690 |
24 |
Aug 11, 2006 |
Half Nelson |
$26,992 |
$53,983 |
2 |
25 |
Nov 3, 2006 |
Babel |
$26,264 |
$919,235 |
35 |
26 |
Aug 4, 2006 |
Little Miss Sunshine |
$25,521 |
$1,480,193 |
58 |
27 |
Sep 22, 2006 |
La science des rêves |
$24,852 |
$347,925 |
14 |
28 |
Nov 17, 2006 |
Volver |
$23,825 |
$142,952 |
6 |
29 |
Dec 2, 2005 |
Transamerica |
$23,454 |
$46,908 |
2 |
30 |
Jul 7, 2006 |
A Scanner Darkly |
$23,040 |
$391,672 |
17 |
31 |
Oct 13, 2006 |
The Queen |
$22,228 |
$1,022,475 |
46 |
32 |
Jun 30, 2006 |
Strangers with Candy |
$21,571 |
$43,141 |
2 |
33 |
Jul 7, 2006 |
Vers le sud |
$21,405 |
$42,810 |
2 |
34 |
Aug 11, 2006 |
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
$21,122 |
$1,351,786 |
64 |
35 |
Apr 7, 2006 |
Friends with Money |
$21,048 |
$589,332 |
28 |
36 |
Oct 13, 2006 |
Sweet Land |
$20,930 |
$41,860 |
2 |
37 |
May 19, 2006 |
The Da Vinci Code |
$20,635 |
$77,073,388 |
3,735 |
38 |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story |
$20,295 |
$60,886 |
3 |
39 |
Apr 14, 2006 |
Mozart and the Whale |
$19,600 |
$19,600 |
1 |
40 |
Oct 6, 2006 |
Little Children |
$19,591 |
$97,953 |
5 |
41 |
Apr 21, 2006 |
Hard Candy |
$18,901 |
$37,802 |
2 |
42 |
Dec 29, 2006 |
Notes on a Scandal |
$18,840 |
$414,487 |
22 |
43 |
Aug 18, 2006 |
Half Nelson |
$18,755 |
$56,264 |
3 |
44 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
Thank You For Smoking |
$18,591 |
$1,003,911 |
54 |
45 |
Aug 18, 2006 |
The Illusionist |
$18,195 |
$927,956 |
51 |
46 |
Sep 22, 2006 |
American Hardcore |
$18,102 |
$18,102 |
1 |
47 |
Mar 31, 2006 |
Drawing Restraint 9 |
$18,011 |
$18,011 |
1 |
48 |
Oct 6, 2006 |
Shortbus |
$17,985 |
$107,907 |
6 |
49 |
Dec 22, 2006 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
$17,819 |
$89,097 |
5 |
50 |
Jun 2, 2006 |
An Inconvenient Truth |
$17,615 |
$1,356,387 |
77 |
51 |
Apr 14, 2006 |
Friends with Money |
$17,611 |
$739,656 |
42 |
52 |
Dec 29, 2006 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
$17,586 |
$87,932 |
5 |
53 |
Sep 22, 2006 |
Old Joy |
$17,556 |
$17,556 |
1 |
54 |
Sep 8, 2006 |
Red Doors |
$17,525 |
$35,050 |
2 |
55 |
Jan 5, 2007 |
El Laberinto del Fauno |
$17,359 |
$763,795 |
44 |
56 |
Feb 17, 2006 |
Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage |
$17,310 |
$17,310 |
1 |
57 |
Aug 18, 2006 |
Sukob |
$17,271 |
$51,814 |
3 |
58 |
Mar 31, 2006 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
$17,163 |
$68,033,544 |
3,964 |
59 |
Jun 23, 2006 |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man |
$17,130 |
$17,130 |
1 |
60 |
Nov 24, 2006 |
Volver |
$17,071 |
$512,127 |
30 |
61 |
Aug 11, 2006 |
Little Miss Sunshine |
$17,014 |
$2,603,168 |
153 |
62 |
Oct 13, 2006 |
Little Children |
$16,910 |
$84,551 |
5 |
63 |
Apr 10, 2009 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$16,804 |
$67,214 |
4 |
64 |
Jul 14, 2006 |
Vers le sud |
$16,798 |
$33,595 |
2 |
65 |
Jul 28, 2006 |
Another Gay Movie |
$16,658 |
$33,316 |
2 |
66 |
Dec 29, 2006 |
Dreamgirls |
$16,549 |
$14,100,050 |
852 |
67 |
Jun 16, 2006 |
Wordplay |
$16,424 |
$32,847 |
2 |
68 |
Mar 3, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$16,284 |
$700,213 |
43 |
69 |
Mar 10, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$16,193 |
$712,483 |
44 |
70 |
Nov 17, 2006 |
For Your Consideration |
$16,174 |
$372,012 |
23 |
71 |
Jan 5, 2007 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
$15,859 |
$79,297 |
5 |
72 |
Nov 24, 2006 |
Dhoom 2 |
$15,540 |
$979,001 |
63 |
73 |
Dec 15, 2006 |
The Good German |
$15,363 |
$76,817 |
5 |
74 |
Jul 14, 2006 |
Gabrielle |
$15,338 |
$30,676 |
2 |
75 |
Sep 1, 2006 |
This Film is Not Yet Rated |
$15,332 |
$30,664 |
2 |
76 |
Jan 27, 2006 |
Roving Mars |
$15,272 |
$412,337 |
27 |
77 |
Oct 20, 2006 |
The Queen |
$15,253 |
$1,510,081 |
99 |
78 |
Jun 9, 2006 |
Cars |
$15,086 |
$60,119,509 |
3,985 |
79 |
Jul 14, 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest |
$15,085 |
$62,345,264 |
4,133 |
80 |
Feb 17, 2006 |
That Man: Peter Berlin |
$14,623 |
$14,623 |
1 |
81 |
Nov 24, 2006 |
The History Boys |
$14,400 |
$100,803 |
7 |
82 |
May 5, 2006 |
L'armée des ombres |
$13,775 |
$13,775 |
1 |
83 |
Sep 8, 2006 |
Man Push Cart |
$13,694 |
$13,694 |
1 |
84 |
Feb 24, 2006 |
Madea's Family Reunion |
$13,688 |
$30,030,661 |
2,194 |
85 |
Feb 3, 2006 |
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story |
$13,568 |
$40,704 |
3 |
86 |
Sep 15, 2006 |
Keeping Mum |
$13,556 |
$27,112 |
2 |
87 |
Feb 10, 2006 |
Neil Young: Heart of Gold |
$13,477 |
$53,908 |
4 |
88 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$13,423 |
$617,467 |
46 |
89 |
Mar 17, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$13,420 |
$590,461 |
44 |
90 |
Aug 11, 2006 |
Viva Pedro |
$13,399 |
$13,399 |
1 |
91 |
Sep 1, 2006 |
Mutual Appreciation |
$13,142 |
$13,142 |
1 |
92 |
Jul 6, 2012 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$13,069 |
$13,069 |
1 |
93 |
Sep 29, 2006 |
Old Joy |
$13,029 |
$13,029 |
1 |
94 |
Jun 30, 2006 |
Superman Returns |
$12,924 |
$52,535,096 |
4,065 |
95 |
Jul 21, 2006 |
Gabrielle |
$12,781 |
$38,342 |
3 |
96 |
Dec 22, 2006 |
The Painted Veil |
$12,771 |
$51,085 |
4 |
97 |
Jun 2, 2006 |
The Break-Up |
$12,760 |
$39,172,785 |
3,070 |
98 |
Jul 3, 2009 |
Deep Sea 3D |
$12,750 |
$38,251 |
3 |
99 |
Mar 31, 2006 |
Thank You For Smoking |
$12,749 |
$1,606,328 |
126 |
100 |
Aug 25, 2006 |
The Illusionist |
$12,745 |
$1,835,240 |
144 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.