The Top Movies of Friday, August 18, 2006
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Snakes on a Plane |
New Line
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$6,400,000 |
  |
3,555 |
$1,800 |
$6,400,000 |
1 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$4,162,411 |
+87.55% |
3,741 |
$1,113 |
$104,748,287 |
15 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Accepted |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$3,715,350 |
  |
2,914 |
$1,275 |
$3,715,350 |
1 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Step Up |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$3,452,227 |
+81.60% |
2,639 |
$1,308 |
$33,033,057 |
8 |
| 5 |
(3) |
World Trade Center |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,182,450 |
+97.60% |
2,998 |
$1,062 |
$37,386,968 |
10 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,045,191 |
+94.66% |
3,227 |
$634 |
$40,551,842 |
15 |
| 7 |
(new) |
Material Girls |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$1,722,863 |
  |
1,509 |
$1,142 |
$1,722,863 |
1 |
| 8 |
(12) |
Little Miss Sunshine |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$1,544,636 |
+334.81% |
691 |
$2,235 |
$8,625,850 |
24 |
| 9 |
(5) |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$1,385,433 |
+66.46% |
2,277 |
$608 |
$397,426,174 |
43 |
| 10 |
(6) |
Pulse |
Weinstein/Dimension
|
Horror
|
$1,143,830 |
+85.01% |
2,323 |
$492 |
$12,319,929 |
8 |
| - |
(13) |
The Devil Wears Prada |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$389,869 |
+35.09% |
824 |
$473 |
$118,078,475 |
50 |
| - |
(11) |
John Tucker Must Die |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$367,850 |
-1.71% |
1,218 |
$302 |
$37,901,181 |
22 |
| - |
(14) |
You, Me and Dupree |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$311,190 |
+18.04% |
760 |
$409 |
$72,193,005 |
36 |
| - |
(15) |
Superman Returns |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$221,360 |
+24.17% |
383 |
$578 |
$193,538,851 |
52 |
| - |
(16) |
My Super Ex-Girlfriend |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$54,582 |
+26.16% |
222 |
$246 |
$21,650,790 |
29 |
| - |
(new) |
Trust the Man |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$54,203 |
  |
38 |
$1,426 |
$54,203 |
1 |
| - |
(17) |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$28,980 |
+52.72% |
178 |
$163 |
$234,080,401 |
85 |
| - |
(18) |
Garfield's A Tail of Two Kitties |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$21,784 |
+27.45% |
163 |
$134 |
$28,126,605 |
64 |
| - |
(19) |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$4,004 |
-41.84% |
41 |
$98 |
$195,284,723 |
141 |
| - |
(20) |
Thank You For Smoking |
Fox Searchlight
|
Black Comedy
|
$3,081 |
+6.79% |
12 |
$257 |
$24,759,325 |
155 |
| - |
(21) |
Water |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$2,591 |
-2.81% |
21 |
$123 |
$3,189,998 |
113 |
Chart certified: 8/27/2006
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