Domestic 2006 Weekend 36
September 8-10, 2006
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Covenant | $8,852,458 | - | 2,681 | - | $3,301 | $8,852,458 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 2 | - | Hollywoodland | $6,008,000 | - | 1,548 | - | $3,881 | $6,008,000 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 3 | 1 | Invincible | $5,630,126 | -53.7% | 2,987 | +66 | $1,884 | $45,500,634 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | - | The Protector | $5,034,180 | - | 1,541 | - | $3,266 | $5,034,180 | 1 | Dragon Dynasty |
| 5 | 2 | Crank | $4,904,308 | -53.1% | 2,515 | - | $1,950 | $19,962,812 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 5 | The Illusionist | $4,514,306 | -27.1% | 1,362 | +391 | $3,314 | $17,963,845 | 4 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 7 | 4 | Little Miss Sunshine | $4,273,545 | -43.9% | 1,560 | -42 | $2,739 | $41,494,873 | 7 | - |
| 8 | 3 | The Wicker Man | $4,062,271 | -57.7% | 2,784 | - | $1,459 | $17,433,396 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 6 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | $3,012,596 | -50.6% | 2,617 | -384 | $1,151 | $142,193,465 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 7 | Barnyard | $2,715,092 | -44.5% | 2,506 | -401 | $1,083 | $67,014,342 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | 8 | World Trade Center | $2,565,386 | -44.3% | 2,674 | -228 | $959 | $67,152,063 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 10 | Step Up | $2,519,702 | -44.1% | 2,279 | -274 | $1,105 | $61,650,612 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | Accepted | $2,511,445 | -45.4% | 2,381 | -441 | $1,054 | $32,243,035 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 11 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $1,994,611 | -47.3% | 1,589 | -197 | $1,255 | $416,591,183 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 14 | How to Eat Fried Worms | $1,482,722 | -49.8% | 1,793 | -77 | $826 | $11,288,764 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | 13 | Beerfest | $1,401,073 | -61.7% | 1,911 | -1,053 | $733 | $17,214,314 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 12 | Crossover | $1,314,112 | -65.1% | 1,023 | - | $1,284 | $6,024,124 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 16 | Idlewild | $958,510 | -58.9% | 856 | -119 | $1,119 | $11,430,900 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 15 | Snakes on a Plane | $824,211 | -66.3% | 1,151 | -1,354 | $716 | $33,001,501 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 20 | 19 | Cars | $478,322 | -43.7% | 478 | -77 | $1,000 | $242,618,740 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 21 | The Devil Wears Prada | $474,500 | -39.8% | 465 | -36 | $1,020 | $122,676,388 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | - | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | $457,366 | - | 65 | - | $7,036 | $1,396,472 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 23 | 18 | Superman Returns | $453,273 | -48.1% | 241 | -40 | $1,880 | $197,430,626 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 20 | Monster House | $451,667 | -43.2% | 446 | -122 | $1,012 | $71,423,510 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 17 | Material Girls | $388,289 | -61% | 640 | -548 | $606 | $11,002,107 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 26 | 23 | The Ant Bully | $290,781 | -48.1% | 271 | -138 | $1,072 | $27,056,454 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 22 | Pulse | $277,825 | -57.2% | 367 | -420 | $757 | $19,703,256 | 5 | - |
| 28 | 26 | You, Me and Dupree | $261,405 | -33.8% | 332 | -65 | $787 | $74,985,020 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 28 | Click | $250,552 | -29.2% | 269 | -12 | $931 | $136,812,330 | 12 | Revolution Studios |
| 30 | 29 | John Tucker Must Die | $238,444 | -32% | 322 | -39 | $740 | $40,409,572 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 33 | Half Nelson | $226,840 | -3% | 63 | +27 | $3,600 | $1,070,302 | 5 | THINKFilm |
| 32 | 25 | Miami Vice | $181,705 | -55.5% | 316 | -96 | $575 | $63,092,275 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | 24 | The Descent | $172,687 | -58.3% | 256 | -170 | $674 | $25,671,489 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | 30 | Deep Sea | $153,190 | -43% | 38 | +1 | $4,031 | $18,576,427 | 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 27 | Trust the Man | $147,773 | -59.2% | 195 | -65 | $757 | $1,349,521 | 4 | - |
| 36 | - | Broken Bridges | $133,784 | - | 84 | - | $1,592 | $133,784 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 32 | Zoom | $128,635 | -49% | 216 | -87 | $595 | $11,554,356 | 5 | Revolution Studios |
| 38 | 31 | Lassie | $126,600 | -50.2% | 155 | -14 | $816 | $548,277 | 2 | IDP Distribution |
| 39 | 34 | Boynton Beach Club | $126,431 | -43.7% | 63 | - | $2,006 | $2,336,968 | 26 | - |
| 40 | 38 | Lady in the Water | $116,017 | -39.7% | 248 | -13 | $467 | $42,116,107 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 39 | Quinceañera | $115,532 | -39.3% | 39 | -47 | $2,962 | $1,303,382 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 35 | An Inconvenient Truth | $108,061 | -51.2% | 145 | -120 | $745 | $23,353,499 | 16 | Paramount Classics |
| 43 | 36 | Scoop | $98,817 | -54.6% | 138 | -27 | $716 | $10,371,586 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 44 | - | Wild Safari - A South African Adventure | $93,422 | - | 12 | - | $7,785 | $11,112,610 | 75 | - |
| 45 | 44 | Idiocracy | $78,909 | -36.6% | 112 | -18 | $704 | $313,505 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | 42 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | $78,825 | -40.2% | 114 | -46 | $691 | $22,344,314 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | 40 | Factotum | $75,730 | -48.8% | 55 | +9 | $1,376 | $568,138 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 48 | 52 | A Prairie Home Companion | $57,549 | +15.6% | 118 | +28 | $487 | $20,172,050 | 14 | Picturehouse |
| 49 | 48 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $48,248 | -23.2% | 14 | -2 | $3,446 | $14,692,164 | 51 | IMAX |
| 50 | 46 | The Lake House | $43,237 | -34.4% | 81 | -37 | $533 | $52,280,027 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 47 | Another Gay Movie | $42,861 | -34.5% | 18 | -1 | $2,381 | $533,572 | 7 | TLA Releasing |
| 52 | 53 | Viva Pedro! Film Festival | $42,803 | -8.5% | 22 | +12 | $1,945 | $192,193 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 53 | 51 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | $37,762 | -26.6% | 67 | +9 | $563 | $1,481,404 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | 66 | House of Sand | $36,086 | +55.3% | 22 | +12 | $1,640 | $239,625 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | - | Red Doors | $35,050 | - | 2 | - | $17,525 | $35,050 | 1 | Emerging Pictures |
| 56 | - | Sherrybaby | $34,774 | - | 5 | - | $6,954 | $34,774 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 57 | 59 | A Scanner Darkly | $33,340 | -7.5% | 62 | +10 | $537 | $5,414,097 | 10 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 58 | 61 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $29,735 | -3% | 11 | +9 | $2,703 | $75,299 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 59 | 54 | Heading South | $28,992 | -34.9% | 24 | +4 | $1,208 | $774,558 | 32 | Shadow Distribution |
| 60 | 43 | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | $28,872 | -77.7% | 23 | -7 | $1,255 | $3,205,338 | 5 | Yash Raj Films |
| 61 | 57 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | $23,972 | -38.2% | 19 | +1 | $1,261 | $1,447,975 | 42 | Cineville |
| 62 | 37 | The Quiet | $21,143 | -89.1% | 124 | -242 | $170 | $370,474 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | 63 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | $21,119 | -25.2% | 11 | +6 | $1,919 | $64,328 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | 56 | Roving Mars | $18,508 | -53.2% | 17 | -1 | $1,088 | $4,613,487 | 33 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 65 | 55 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | $18,214 | -55.9% | 51 | -22 | $357 | $28,382,443 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 66 | - | The Young Lieutenant | $16,871 | - | 2 | - | $8,435 | $16,871 | 1 | The Cinema Guild |
| 67 | 62 | Conversations with Other Women | $16,252 | -44.3% | 7 | - | $2,321 | $288,450 | 5 | Fabrication Films |
| 68 | 70 | Unidentified | $16,120 | -4.1% | 21 | +9 | $767 | $130,391 | 20 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 69 | 60 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $15,760 | -55.2% | 39 | -14 | $404 | $234,329,411 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 70 | 68 | Queens | $15,469 | -26.5% | 8 | - | $1,933 | $74,273 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 71 | - | Man Push Cart | $13,694 | - | 1 | - | $13,694 | $13,694 | 1 | Films Philos |
| 72 | 64 | Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man | $11,836 | -56.2% | 25 | -13 | $473 | $1,036,050 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| 73 | 58 | Clerks II | $10,990 | -69.7% | 39 | -20 | $281 | $24,035,346 | 8 | - |
| 74 | 67 | The Oh in Ohio | $10,443 | -54.2% | 11 | -3 | $949 | $391,648 | 9 | Cyan Pictures |
| 75 | 74 | Mutual Appreciation | $10,203 | -22.4% | 3 | +2 | $3,401 | $29,674 | 2 | Goodbye Cruel Releasing |
| 76 | 71 | Aliens of the Deep | $10,111 | -35.9% | 3 | - | $3,370 | $8,484,440 | 85 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 77 | 73 | Wordplay | $9,986 | -26.2% | 30 | +2 | $332 | $3,048,563 | 13 | IFC Films |
| 78 | 78 | Only Human 2006 Re-release | $8,322 | -5.9% | 12 | +3 | $693 | $256,195 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 79 | - | Paper Dolls | $7,870 | - | 3 | - | $2,623 | $12,413 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 80 | 75 | The Celestine Prophecy | $6,247 | -48.6% | 13 | -4 | $480 | $604,152 | 21 | RAM Entertainment |
| 81 | 87 | The Puffy Chair | $6,192 | +52.2% | 5 | +1 | $1,238 | $192,467 | 15 | IDP Distribution |
| 82 | - | Vajra Sky Over Tibet | $5,931 | - | 2 | - | $2,965 | $13,994 | 4 | Truly Indie |
| 83 | - | I Trust You to Kill Me | $5,888 | - | 1 | - | $5,888 | $5,888 | 1 | First Independent Pictures |
| 84 | 92 | 13 Tzameti | $5,339 | +79.8% | 5 | +3 | $1,067 | $88,082 | 7 | Palm Pictures |
| 85 | 81 | The Proposition | $4,925 | -38.7% | 6 | -4 | $820 | $1,900,725 | 19 | First Look International |
| 86 | 79 | Army of Shadows | $4,880 | -44.3% | 3 | -2 | $1,626 | $561,479 | 20 | Rialto Pictures |
| 87 | 101 | Water 2006 Re-release | $4,356 | +149.2% | 7 | +4 | $622 | $3,228,780 | 20 | - |
| 88 | 76 | Strangers with Candy | $4,067 | -59.5% | 11 | -5 | $369 | $2,063,544 | 11 | THINKFilm |
| 89 | 80 | Edmond | $3,760 | -54.8% | 5 | - | $752 | $113,729 | 9 | First Independent Pictures |
| 90 | 88 | Thank You for Smoking | $3,717 | -5% | 3 | - | $1,239 | $24,792,061 | 26 | - |
| 91 | - | Saint of 9/11 | $3,680 | - | 1 | - | $3,680 | $4,901 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 92 | 77 | Gabrielle | $3,271 | -65.4% | 4 | -8 | $817 | $278,988 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 93 | - | The War Tapes | $3,212 | - | 6 | - | $535 | $219,973 | 15 | - |
| 94 | - | The Dogwalker 2006 Re-release | $2,850 | - | 2 | - | $1,425 | $2,850 | 1 | Truly Indie |
| 95 | 109 | Time to Leave | $2,827 | +306.2% | 3 | +2 | $942 | $104,801 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 96 | - | Haunted Castle | $2,750 | - | 4 | - | $687 | $12,691,913 | 290 | - |
| 97 | 94 | My Country, My Country | $2,602 | -7.1% | 2 | +1 | $1,301 | $18,658 | 6 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 98 | 96 | The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green | $2,120 | -16.4% | 2 | - | $1,060 | $150,958 | 13 | Regent Releasing |
| 99 | 112 | Lower City | $1,989 | +245.3% | 2 | +1 | $994 | $118,654 | 13 | Palm Pictures |
| 100 | 84 | 10th & Wolf | $1,986 | -67% | 6 | - | $331 | $53,481 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 101 | - | Mongolian Ping Pong | $1,612 | - | 2 | - | $806 | $65,089 | 21 | First Run |
| 102 | 116 | Lady Vengeance | $1,481 | +2,288.7% | 3 | +2 | $493 | $207,090 | 20 | Tartan |
| 103 | 83 | Princesses | $1,419 | -77.1% | 3 | - | $473 | $22,758 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 104 | 99 | Stolen | $1,418 | -31.5% | 2 | - | $709 | $120,137 | 21 | International Film Circuit |
| 105 | 89 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $1,390 | -61.6% | 4 | - | $347 | $52,865,084 | 412 | IMAX |
| 106 | - | Azumi 2006 Re-release | $1,340 | - | 1 | - | $1,340 | $37,621 | 8 | Vitagraph Films |
| 107 | 103 | Poster Boy | $1,236 | -21.3% | 1 | - | $1,236 | $41,912 | 5 | Regent Releasing |
| 108 | 105 | Space Station 3D | $1,193 | <0.1% | 2 | - | $596 | $64,910,636 | 230 | IMAX |
| 109 | - | The Bridesmaid | $1,101 | - | 2 | - | $550 | $59,438 | 6 | First Run |
| 110 | - | Brothers of the Head | $1,055 | - | 4 | - | $263 | $39,865 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 111 | 102 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | $1,026 | -37.1% | 2 | - | $513 | $68,616 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 112 | - | Screen Door Jesus | $947 | - | 1 | - | $947 | $36,229 | 50 | Indican Pictures |
| 113 | 111 | Mini's First Time | $901 | +50.2% | 1 | - | $901 | $47,137 | 9 | First Independent Pictures |
| 114 | - | Rolling Family 2006 Re-release | $849 | - | 1 | - | $849 | $849 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 115 | 97 | The Groomsmen | $844 | -61.8% | 1 | -3 | $844 | $127,663 | 9 | - |
| 116 | 82 | The Great New Wonderful | $824 | -87.4% | 3 | -1 | $274 | $146,057 | 12 | First Independent Pictures |
| 117 | 90 | Wondrous Oblivion 2006 Re-release | $822 | -75.2% | 1 | - | $822 | $60,490 | 8 | Palm Pictures |
| 118 | 100 | The Motel | $650 | -65.8% | 1 | -2 | $650 | $44,778 | 11 | Palm Pictures |
| 119 | - | Alien Adventure | $600 | - | 1 | - | $600 | $5,005,571 | 369 | - |
| 120 | - | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $595 | - | 1 | - | $595 | $7,182,910 | 394 | - |
| 121 | - | Lunacy | $507 | - | 2 | - | $253 | $24,068 | 5 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 122 | 86 | Darshan | $486 | -89.2% | 1 | -4 | $486 | $47,534 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 123 | - | The Beauty Academy of Kabul | $372 | - | 1 | - | $372 | $212,990 | 45 | Shadow Distribution |
| 124 | 110 | Old Joy | $360 | -42.4% | 1 | - | $360 | $8,007 | 3 | Kino International |
| 125 | 104 | Lemming | $318 | -74.5% | 1 | - | $318 | $81,612 | 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 126 | - | Been Rich All My Life | $278 | - | 3 | - | $92 | $27,119 | 8 | First Run |
