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

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

Number-one films
# Date Film Gross[1] Notes
1January 8, 2006Hostel$19,556,099
2January 15, 2006Glory Road$13,594,739
3January 22, 2006Underworld: Evolution$26,857,181
4January 29, 2006Big Momma's House 2$27,736,056
5February 5, 2006When a Stranger Calls$21,607,203When a Stranger Calls broke Boogeyman's record ($19.0 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut.
6February 12, 2006The Pink Panther$20,220,412
7February 19, 2006Eight Below$20,188,176
8February 26, 2006Madea's Family Reunion$30,030,661
9March 5, 2006$12,648,954
10March 12, 2006Failure to Launch$24,411,322
11March 19, 2006V for Vendetta$25,642,340
12March 26, 2006Inside Man$28,954,945
13April 2, 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown$68,033,544Ice Age: The Meltdown broke Ice Age's records ($46.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release.
14April 9, 2006$33,823,894
15April 16, 2006Scary Movie 4$40,222,875Scary Movie 4 broke Panic Room's record ($30.1 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut.
16April 23, 2006Silent Hill$20,152,598
17April 30, 2006RV$16,414,767
18May 7, 2006Mission: Impossible III$47,743,273
19May 14, 2006$25,008,971
20May 21, 2006The Da Vinci Code$77,073,388
21May 28, 2006X-Men: The Last Stand$102,750,665X-Men: The Last Stand broke The Lost World: Jurassic Park's record ($72.1 million) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut, and Shrek 2's record ($72.2 million) for the highest Memorial Day weekend ever.
22June 4, 2006The Break-Up$39,172,785
23June 11, 2006Cars$60,119,509
24June 18, 2006$33,731,634
25June 25, 2006Click$40,011,365
26July 2, 2006Superman Returns$52,535,096In second place The Devil Wears Prada's $27.5 million weekend broke The Patriot's record ($22.4 million) for the highest non #1 Independence Day opening weekend.
27July 9, 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$135,634,554Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's opening day gross of $55.8 million broke Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith's record ($50.0 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Spider-Man's 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 2's record ($88.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in July. 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.
28July 16, 2006$62,345,264
29July 23, 2006$35,215,201
30July 30, 2006Miami Vice$25,723,815
31August 6, 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby$47,042,215
32August 13, 2006$22,126,226
33August 20, 2006Snakes on a Plane$13,806,311Initial Estimates had Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby ahead of Snakes on a Plane.
34August 27, 2006Invincible$17,031,122
35September 3, 2006$12,151,426
36September 10, 2006The Covenant$8,852,485
37September 17, 2006Gridiron Gang$14,414,630
38September 24, 2006Jackass Number Two$29,002,002
39October 1, 2006Open Season$23,624,548
40October 8, 2006The Departed$26,887,467
41October 15, 2006The Grudge 2$20,825,300
42October 22, 2006The Prestige$14,801,808
43October 29, 2006Saw III$33,610,391Saw III broke Saw II's record ($31.7 million) for the highest Halloween opening weekend.
44November 5, 2006Borat$26,455,463Borat broke Fahrenheit 9/11's record ($23.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in less than 1,000 theaters.
45November 12, 2006$28,269,900
46November 19, 2006Happy Feet$41,533,432
47November 26, 2006$37,038,046
48December 3, 2006$17,545,418
49December 10, 2006Apocalypto$15,005,604
50December 17, 2006The Pursuit of Happyness$26,541,709
51December 24, 2006Night at the Museum$30,433,781
52December 31, 2006$36,766,905In 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.

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2006 by Calendar Gross

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Walt Disney Pictures Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally and Jonathan Pryce Gore Verbinski $423,317,154
2. Cars voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt and Larry the Cable Guy John Lasseter $244,082,982
3. X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Jansen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones and Patrick Stewart Brett Ratner $234,362,462
4. The Da Vinci Code Columbia Pictures Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany and Jean Reno Ron Howard $217,536,138
5. Superman Returns Warner Bros. Pictures Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint, Parker Posey, Kal Penn, Sam Huntington and Kevin Spacey Bryan Singer $200,081,192
6. Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott and Queen Latifah Carlos Saldanha $195,330,621
7. Happy Feet Warner Bros. Pictures voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony La Paglia, Magda Szubanski and Steve Irwin George Miller $175,967,627
8. Over the Hedge DreamWorks Pictures voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes and Nick Nolte Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick $155,019,340
9. Casino Royale Columbia Pictures Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright and Judi Dench Martin Campbell $153,531,944
10. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole and Michael Clarke Duncan Adam McKay $148,213,377

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 2006 by In-year release[2]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic Gross
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Disney $423,315,812
2. Night at the Museum 20th Century Fox $250,863,268
3. Cars Disney $244,082,982
4. X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox $234,362,462
5. The Da Vinci Code Columbia $217,536,138
6. Superman Returns Warner Bros. $200,081,192
7. Happy Feet $198,000,317
8. Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox $195,330,621
9. Casino Royale MGM/Columbia $167,445,960
10. The Pursuit of Happyness Columbia $163,566,459


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2006
GCars
PGNight at the Museum
PG-13Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
RThe Departed

References
  1. "Domestic Box Office Weekends for 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  2. "Domestic Box Office for 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

See also
  • List of American films — American films by year
  • List of box office number-one films
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