List of 2006 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2006.[1]

Number-one films

Weekend end dateFilmGrossNotes
1 Hostel $19,556,099 [2]
2 Glory Road $13,594,739 [3] [4]
3 $26,857,181 [5]
4 Big Momma's House 2 $27,736,056 [6]
5 When a Stranger Calls $21,607,203 When a Stranger Calls broke Boogeymans record ($19 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. [7]
6 The Pink Panther $20,220,412 [8]
7 Eight Below $20,188,176 [9] [10]
8 Madea's Family Reunion $30,030,661 [11]
9 $12,648,954 [12]
10 Failure to Launch $24,411,322 [13]
11 V for Vendetta $25,642,340 [14]
12 Inside Man $28,954,945 [15]
13 $68,033,544 Ice Age: The Meltdown broke Ice Ages records ($46.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and for a spring release. [16]
14 $33,823,894 [17]
15 Scary Movie 4 $40,222,875 Scary Movie 4 broke Panic Rooms record ($30.1 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut. [18] [19]
16 Silent Hill $20,152,598 [20]
17 RV $16,414,767 [21]
18 $47,743,273 [22]
19 $25,008,971 [23]
20 The Da Vinci Code $77,073,388 [24]
21 $102,750,665 X-Men: The Last Stand broke s record ($72.1 million) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut, and Shrek 2s record ($72.2 million) for the highest Memorial Day weekend ever. [25] [26]
22 The Break-Up $39,172,785 [27]
23 Cars $60,119,509 [28]
24 $33,731,634 [29]
25 Click $40,011,365 [30]
26 Superman Returns $52,535,096 In second place The Devil Wears Pradas $27.5 million weekend broke The Patriots record ($22.4 million) for the highest non #1 Independence Day opening weekend. [31] [32]
27 $135,634,554 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chests opening day gross of $55.8 million broke s record ($50 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Spider-Mans records ($114.8 million) for the highest weekend debut in the summer, for a PG-13 rated film, and of all-time as well as Spider-Man 2s record ($88.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in July and The Incredibles ($70.7 million) record for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Studios film. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was the first film ever to gross more than $100 million in 2 days, and had the highest weekend debut of 2006. [33]
28 $62,345,264 [34]
29 $35,215,201 [35]
30 Miami Vice $25,723,815 [36]
31 $47,042,215 [37]
32 $22,126,226 [38]
33 Snakes on a Plane $13,806,311 Initial Estimates had Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby ahead of Snakes on a Plane. [39]
34 Invincible $17,031,122 [40]
35 $12,151,426 [41] [42]
36 The Covenant $8,852,485 [43]
37 Gridiron Gang $14,414,630 [44]
38 Jackass Number Two $29,002,002 [45]
39 Open Season $23,624,548 [46]
40 The Departed $26,887,467 [47] [48]
41 The Grudge 2 $20,825,300 [49]
42 The Prestige $14,801,808 [50]
43 Saw III $33,610,391 Saw III broke Saw IIs record ($31.7 million) for the highest Halloween opening weekend. [51]
44 Borat $26,455,463 Borat broke Fahrenheit 9/11s record ($23.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in less than 1,000 theaters. [52]
45 $28,269,900 [53]
46 Happy Feet $41,533,432 [54]
47 $37,038,046 [55]
48 $17,545,418 [56]
49 Apocalypto $15,005,604 [57]
50 The Pursuit of Happyness $26,541,709 [58]
51 Night at the Museum $30,433,781 [59] [60]
52 $36,766,905 In third place, Dreamgirls $14.1 million opening weekend broke Moulin Rouge!s record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a musical film. [61] [62]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2006 by Calendar Gross

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1.Walt Disney PicturesJohnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally and Jonathan PryceGore Verbinski$423,317,154
2.Carsvoices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Paul Dooley, Jenifer Lewis, Guido Quaroni, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond, John Ratzenberger and Richard PettyJohn Lasseter$244,082,982
3.20th Century FoxHugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones and Patrick StewartBrett Ratner$234,362,462
4.The Da Vinci CodeColumbia PicturesTom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany and Jean RenoRon Howard$217,536,138
5.Superman ReturnsWarner Bros. PicturesBrandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint, Parker Posey, Kal Penn, Sam Huntington and Kevin SpaceyBryan Singer$200,081,192
6.20th Century Foxvoices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck and Queen LatifahCarlos Saldanha$195,330,621
7.Happy FeetWarner Bros. Picturesvoices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony La Paglia, Magda Szubanski, Steve Irwin and E.G. DailyGeorge Miller$175,967,627
8.Over the HedgeDreamWorks Picturesvoices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Church, Allison Janney, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Avril Lavigne and Omid DjaliliTim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick$155,019,340
9.Casino RoyaleColumbia PicturesDaniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright and Judi DenchMartin Campbell$153,531,944
10.Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, Amy Adams and Andy RichterAdam McKay$148,213,377

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2006 by In-year release[63] !Rank!!Title!!Distributor!!Domestic Gross
1.Disney$423,315,812
2.Night at the Museum20th Century Fox$250,863,268
3.CarsDisney$244,082,982
4.20th Century Fox$234,362,462
5.The Da Vinci CodeColumbia$217,536,138
6.Superman ReturnsWarner Bros.<--DISTRIBUTOR ONLY-->$200,081,192
7.Happy Feet$198,000,317
8.20th Century Fox$195,330,621
9.Casino RoyaleMGM/Columbia$167,445,960
10.The Pursuit of HappynessColumbia$163,566,459

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2006
G Cars
PG Night at the Museum
PG-13
R The Departed

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 2006. .
  2. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo.
  3. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 2 (Martin Luther King Jr. weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  4. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
  5. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 3. Box Office Mojo.
  6. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
  7. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
  8. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
  9. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 7. Box Office Mojo.
  10. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  11. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
  12. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
  13. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
  14. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
  15. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
  16. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
  17. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
  18. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 15 (Easter weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  19. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
  20. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
  21. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
  22. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 18. Box Office Mojo.
  23. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
  24. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 20. Box Office Mojo.
  25. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 21. Box Office Mojo.
  26. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  27. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 22. Box Office Mojo.
  28. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 23. Box Office Mojo.
  29. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 24. Box Office Mojo.
  30. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 25. Box Office Mojo.
  31. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 26 (July 4th long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  32. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 26. Box Office Mojo.
  33. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 27. Box Office Mojo.
  34. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 28. Box Office Mojo.
  35. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
  36. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 30. Box Office Mojo.
  37. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
  38. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 32. Box Office Mojo.
  39. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
  40. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
  41. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 35. Box Office Mojo.
  42. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  43. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 36. Box Office Mojo.
  44. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo.
  45. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
  46. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
  47. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 40. Box Office Mojo.
  48. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 40 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  49. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 41. Box Office Mojo.
  50. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
  51. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
  52. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
  53. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
  54. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
  55. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  56. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving). Box Office Mojo.
  57. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 49. Box Office Mojo.
  58. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
  59. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  60. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 51. Box Office Mojo.
  61. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 52. Box Office Mojo.
  62. Web site: Domestic 2006 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  63. Web site: Domestic Box Office for 2006 . . June 14, 2010.

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