The Top Movies, Weekend of April 21, 2006
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Silent Hill |
Sony Pictures
|
Horror
|
$20,152,598 |
  |
2,926 |
$6,887 |
$20,152,598 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Scary Movie 4 |
Dimension
|
Comedy
|
$16,814,942 |
-58.20% |
3,673 |
$4,578 |
$67,467,181 |
10 |
| 3 |
(new) |
The Sentinel |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$14,367,854 |
  |
2,822 |
$5,091 |
$14,367,854 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$13,284,408 |
-33.67% |
3,540 |
$3,753 |
$168,348,135 |
24 |
| 5 |
(4) |
The Wild |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$8,332,068 |
-13.97% |
2,854 |
$2,919 |
$22,240,635 |
10 |
| 6 |
(3) |
The Benchwarmers |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$7,256,143 |
-26.80% |
3,094 |
$2,345 |
$47,101,418 |
17 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Take the Lead |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$4,176,517 |
-38.43% |
2,413 |
$1,731 |
$29,482,613 |
17 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Inside Man |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$3,748,955 |
-41.68% |
2,021 |
$1,855 |
$81,313,510 |
31 |
| 9 |
(new) |
American Dreamz |
Universal
|
Black Comedy
|
$3,667,420 |
  |
1,500 |
$2,445 |
$3,667,420 |
3 |
| 10 |
(15) |
Friends with Money |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Comedy
|
$3,179,025 |
+329.80% |
991 |
$3,208 |
$4,960,765 |
17 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Thank You For Smoking |
Fox Searchlight
|
Black Comedy
|
$2,780,969 |
-38.08% |
1,020 |
$2,726 |
$15,781,403 |
38 |
| 12 |
(7) |
Lucky Number Slevin |
Weinstein Co.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,475,903 |
-47.91% |
1,735 |
$1,427 |
$18,674,953 |
17 |
| 13 |
(9) |
Failure to Launch |
Paramount Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,410,982 |
-45.91% |
1,295 |
$1,090 |
$85,604,643 |
45 |
| 14 |
(10) |
V for Vendetta |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$1,049,273 |
-52.83% |
855 |
$1,227 |
$68,002,102 |
38 |
| 15 |
(13) |
La mujer de mi hermano |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$567,671 |
-44.28% |
217 |
$2,616 |
$1,902,664 |
10 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Phat Girlz |
Fox Searchlight
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$493,120 |
-63.22% |
444 |
$1,111 |
$6,358,003 |
17 |
| 17 |
(11) |
ATL |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$476,395 |
-66.34% |
602 |
$791 |
$20,694,837 |
24 |
| 18 |
(14) |
She's the Man |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$413,640 |
-55.52% |
440 |
$940 |
$32,694,175 |
38 |
| 19 |
(18) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$386,002 |
-2.17% |
45 |
$8,578 |
$6,765,608 |
52 |
| 20 |
(26) |
Eight Below |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$304,818 |
+68.80% |
432 |
$706 |
$80,587,787 |
66 |
| 21 |
(17) |
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$267,092 |
-60.31% |
497 |
$537 |
$15,252,565 |
31 |
| 22 |
(19) |
The Shaggy Dog |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$215,205 |
-42.35% |
319 |
$675 |
$57,192,227 |
45 |
| 23 |
(31) |
The Notorious Bettie Page |
PictureHouse
|
Drama
|
$186,309 |
+30.17% |
52 |
$3,583 |
$391,514 |
10 |
| 24 |
(22) |
Brick |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$176,425 |
-25.02% |
45 |
$3,921 |
$905,718 |
24 |
| 25 |
(16) |
Stay Alive |
Buena Vista
|
Horror
|
$168,190 |
-76.86% |
301 |
$559 |
$22,567,129 |
31 |
| 26 |
(20) |
The Hills Have Eyes |
Fox Searchlight
|
Horror
|
$150,934 |
-55.11% |
223 |
$677 |
$41,205,219 |
45 |
| 27 |
(24) |
Tsotsi |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$144,531 |
-30.48% |
117 |
$1,235 |
$2,503,137 |
59 |
| 28 |
(32) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$125,633 |
-1.07% |
29 |
$4,332 |
$10,498,549 |
213 |
| 29 |
(34) |
Curious George |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$124,185 |
+4.06% |
230 |
$540 |
$58,207,220 |
73 |
| 30 |
(42) |
Kinky Boots |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$116,120 |
+49.78% |
26 |
$4,466 |
$218,574 |
10 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Firewall |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$111,563 |
-27.98% |
261 |
$427 |
$48,533,030 |
73 |
| 32 |
(35) |
Date Movie |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$105,188 |
-11.39% |
126 |
$835 |
$48,364,028 |
66 |
| 33 |
(28) |
Big Momma's House 2 |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$101,355 |
-38.44% |
122 |
$831 |
$69,915,116 |
87 |
| 34 |
(21) |
Slither |
Universal
|
Horror
|
$100,745 |
-67.94% |
146 |
$690 |
$7,774,730 |
24 |
| 35 |
(25) |
Preaching to the Choir |
Innovation Film Group
|
Comedy
|
$100,068 |
-47.57% |
143 |
$700 |
$343,522 |
10 |
| 36 |
(38) |
Nanny McPhee |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$94,375 |
-9.91% |
151 |
$625 |
$47,025,290 |
87 |
| 37 |
(57) |
Madea's Family Reunion |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$88,987 |
+122.13% |
145 |
$614 |
$63,231,524 |
59 |
| 38 |
(30) |
The World's Fastest Indian |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$86,994 |
-39.68% |
106 |
$821 |
$4,754,388 |
138 |
| 39 |
(new) |
Pyare Mohan |
Eros Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$78,462 |
  |
27 |
$2,906 |
$78,462 |
3 |
| 40 |
(41) |
Wild Safari 3D |
nWave Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$76,709 |
-6.71% |
18 |
$4,262 |
$8,966,404 |
381 |
| 41 |
(40) |
The Child |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$70,050 |
-26.44% |
40 |
$1,751 |
$359,195 |
31 |
| 42 |
(43) |
Roving Mars |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$67,328 |
-12.26% |
21 |
$3,206 |
$2,929,764 |
87 |
| 43 |
(36) |
Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye |
UTV Communications
|
Drama
|
$57,002 |
-47.53% |
38 |
$1,500 |
$193,471 |
10 |
| 44 |
(33) |
16 Blocks |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$55,578 |
-54.71% |
105 |
$529 |
$36,310,980 |
52 |
| 45 |
(39) |
When Do We Eat? |
ThinkFilm
|
Comedy
|
$52,652 |
-49.54% |
39 |
$1,350 |
$362,889 |
17 |
| 46 |
(45) |
Aquamarine |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$45,161 |
-35.78% |
84 |
$538 |
$18,450,514 |
52 |
| 47 |
(53) |
Hoodwinked |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$38,309 |
-24.31% |
63 |
$608 |
$51,179,155 |
129 |
| 48 |
(52) |
Doogal |
Weinstein Co.
|
Adventure
|
$38,309 |
-24.31% |
62 |
$618 |
$7,533,116 |
59 |
| 49 |
(47) |
Hard Candy |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$37,802 |
-34.88% |
2 |
$18,901 |
$118,832 |
10 |
| 50 |
(54) |
Merry Christmas |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$34,170 |
-28.13% |
31 |
$1,102 |
$913,127 |
52 |
| 51 |
(48) |
Neil Young: Heart of Gold |
Paramount Classics
|
Concert
|
$33,996 |
-38.99% |
48 |
$708 |
$1,660,898 |
73 |
| 52 |
(44) |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$33,655 |
-54.80% |
96 |
$351 |
$291,685,219 |
136 |
| 53 |
(55) |
Hidden |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$28,677 |
-37.00% |
28 |
$1,024 |
$3,603,991 |
122 |
| 54 |
(58) |
Sophie Scholl |
Zeitgeist Films
|
Drama
|
$28,031 |
-27.07% |
21 |
$1,335 |
$465,775 |
66 |
| 55 |
(75) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$27,606 |
+78.16% |
1 |
$27,606 |
$16,237,136 |
2,369 |
| 56 |
(49) |
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$27,469 |
-49.32% |
49 |
$561 |
$4,872,598 |
131 |
| 57 |
(50) |
Mrs. Henderson Presents |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$26,508 |
-50.06% |
53 |
$500 |
$10,893,249 |
136 |
| 58 |
(64) |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Musical
|
$25,615 |
-16.01% |
28 |
$915 |
$270,231 |
24 |
| 59 |
(51) |
Glory Road |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$25,493 |
-49.97% |
65 |
$392 |
$42,602,016 |
101 |
| 60 |
(new) |
The Celestine Prophecy |
Ram Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$25,297 |
  |
5 |
$5,059 |
$31,985 |
5 |
| 61 |
(56) |
Boynton Beach Club |
Wingate Distribution
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$24,219 |
-42.39% |
14 |
$1,730 |
$411,187 |
31 |
| 62 |
(46) |
On a Clear Day |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$23,917 |
-64.43% |
22 |
$1,087 |
$136,475 |
17 |
| 63 |
(68) |
The Devil and Daniel Johnston |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$23,611 |
-8.62% |
15 |
$1,574 |
$144,902 |
24 |
| 64 |
(new) |
Somersault |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$21,566 |
  |
5 |
$4,313 |
$21,566 |
3 |
| 65 |
(80) |
Drawing Restraint 9 |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$21,052 |
+54.62% |
3 |
$7,017 |
$127,046 |
26 |
| 66 |
(74) |
Mountain Patrol: Kekexili |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$20,550 |
+21.49% |
8 |
$2,569 |
$43,757 |
10 |
| 67 |
(66) |
Adam & Steve |
TLA
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$18,889 |
-36.76% |
14 |
$1,349 |
$248,157 |
24 |
| 68 |
(60) |
Transamerica |
Weinstein Co.
|
Drama
|
$17,847 |
-46.70% |
40 |
$446 |
$8,865,622 |
143 |
| 69 |
(62) |
Don't Come Knocking |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$17,294 |
-45.87% |
20 |
$865 |
$238,606 |
38 |
| 70 |
(59) |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$15,427 |
-56.41% |
26 |
$593 |
$82,555,859 |
124 |
| 71 |
(69) |
CSA: The Confederate States of America |
IFC Films
|
Comedy
|
$13,005 |
-49.06% |
18 |
$723 |
$559,656 |
199 |
| 72 |
(new) |
Standing Still |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Drama
|
$12,762 |
  |
15 |
$851 |
$12,762 |
3 |
| 73 |
(re-entry) |
Sir! No Sir! |
Balcony Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$11,930 |
  |
1 |
$11,930 |
$27,919 |
17 |
| 74 |
(95) |
The Syrian Bride |
Koch Lorber Films
|
Comedy
|
$11,671 |
+134.31% |
3 |
$3,890 |
$282,030 |
159 |
| 75 |
(61) |
Why We Fight |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$11,478 |
-65.37% |
20 |
$574 |
$1,393,401 |
94 |
| 76 |
(73) |
Walk the Line |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$11,466 |
-36.51% |
16 |
$717 |
$119,506,852 |
157 |
| 77 |
(81) |
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story |
Newmarket Films
|
Comedy
|
$10,664 |
-8.76% |
17 |
$627 |
$1,236,063 |
87 |
| 78 |
(72) |
Church Ball |
Halestone
|
Comedy
|
$10,522 |
-42.00% |
20 |
$526 |
$419,012 |
38 |
| 79 |
(71) |
I Am a Sex Addict |
IFC First Take
|
Comedy
|
$10,169 |
-46.70% |
5 |
$2,034 |
$59,401 |
17 |
| 80 |
(76) |
Ask the Dust |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Drama
|
$7,491 |
-51.42% |
18 |
$416 |
$725,512 |
45 |
| 81 |
(78) |
Capote |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$7,418 |
-48.33% |
13 |
$571 |
$28,747,570 |
206 |
| 82 |
(new) |
Stolen |
International Film Circuit
|
Documentary
|
$6,250 |
  |
1 |
$6,250 |
$10,271 |
5 |
| 83 |
(70) |
Mozart and the Whale |
|
Comedy
|
$6,200 |
-68.37% |
5 |
$1,240 |
$27,000 |
10 |
| 84 |
(new) |
Bullrider |
Emerging Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$5,800 |
  |
5 |
$1,160 |
$5,800 |
3 |
| 85 |
(84) |
Nathalie... |
Koch Lorber Films
|
Drama
|
$5,534 |
-46.54% |
1 |
$5,534 |
$20,454 |
10 |
| 86 |
(102) |
Fateless |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$5,526 |
+45.27% |
6 |
$921 |
$190,989 |
108 |
| 87 |
(90) |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey |
Giant Screen Films
|
Documentary
|
$5,500 |
-17.91% |
3 |
$1,833 |
$10,015,514 |
1,291 |
| 88 |
(85) |
Kalamazoo? |
Reel Source
|
Comedy
|
$5,159 |
-44.97% |
3 |
$1,720 |
$46,425 |
17 |
| 89 |
(93) |
Aliens of the Deep |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$4,895 |
-19.52% |
6 |
$816 |
$7,787,299 |
451 |
| 90 |
(96) |
Sisters in Law |
Women Make Movies
|
Documentary
|
$4,675 |
-4.49% |
1 |
$4,675 |
$15,125 |
12 |
| 91 |
(82) |
The Beauty Academy of Kabul |
Shadow
|
Documentary
|
$4,424 |
-59.22% |
6 |
$737 |
$80,274 |
31 |
| 92 |
(79) |
Lonesome Jim |
IFC Films
|
Comedy
|
$4,358 |
-68.97% |
8 |
$545 |
$103,865 |
31 |
| 93 |
(108) |
4 |
Leisure Time Features
|
Drama
|
$4,000 |
+16.21% |
1 |
$4,000 |
$18,926 |
17 |
| 94 |
(101) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$3,900 |
+1.30% |
4 |
$975 |
$12,583,288 |
1,879 |
| 95 |
(92) |
Duck Season |
Warner Independent Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,700 |
-39.59% |
13 |
$285 |
$141,235 |
45 |
| 96 |
(94) |
Night Watch |
Fox Searchlight
|
Action
|
$3,632 |
-33.19% |
8 |
$454 |
$1,481,885 |
66 |
| 97 |
(89) |
The White Countess |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$3,438 |
-49.77% |
5 |
$688 |
$1,666,262 |
124 |
| 98 |
(88) |
Our Brand is Crisis |
Koch Lorber Films
|
Documentary
|
$3,400 |
-51.88% |
1 |
$3,400 |
$62,507 |
52 |
| 99 |
(re-entry) |
Take My Eyes |
New Yorker
|
Drama
|
$3,275 |
  |
2 |
$1,638 |
$15,197 |
38 |
| 100 |
(86) |
Free Zone |
New Yorker
|
Drama
|
$3,270 |
-57.58% |
1 |
$3,270 |
$23,483 |
17 |
| 101 |
(new) |
Mongolian Ping Pong |
First Run
|
Comedy
|
$3,252 |
  |
2 |
$1,626 |
$3,252 |
3 |
| 102 |
(109) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$3,187 |
-6.54% |
4 |
$797 |
$64,793,926 |
1,466 |
| 103 |
(91) |
Nine Lives |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,167 |
-50.09% |
4 |
$792 |
$466,364 |
192 |
| 104 |
(87) |
Tamara |
City Lights Pictures
|
Horror
|
$3,158 |
-57.14% |
6 |
$526 |
$204,577 |
80 |
| 105 |
(124) |
American Gun |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$2,865 |
+97.31% |
6 |
$478 |
$21,623 |
33 |
| 106 |
(104) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films
|
Adventure
|
$2,838 |
-22.52% |
1 |
$2,838 |
$52,540,318 |
2,740 |
| 107 |
(121) |
2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Multiple Genres
|
$2,578 |
+64.94% |
4 |
$645 |
$138,863 |
59 |
| 108 |
(re-entry) |
The Last Dispatch |
Fabrication Films
|
Documentary
|
$2,554 |
  |
1 |
$2,554 |
$19,402 |
269 |
| 109 |
(re-entry) |
Iron Island |
Kino
|
Drama
|
$1,869 |
  |
3 |
$623 |
$7,708 |
24 |
| 110 |
(98) |
The Boys of Baraka |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$1,845 |
-59.69% |
4 |
$461 |
$318,029 |
143 |
| 111 |
(103) |
Ballets Russes |
Zeitgeist Films
|
Documentary
|
$1,670 |
-54.64% |
5 |
$334 |
$803,926 |
178 |
| 112 |
(114) |
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story |
The 7th Floor
|
Comedy
|
$1,537 |
-44.79% |
2 |
$769 |
$5,865 |
10 |
| 113 |
(110) |
Go For Zucker |
First Run
|
Comedy
|
$1,505 |
-55.60% |
2 |
$753 |
$80,602 |
136 |
| 114 |
(136) |
Touch the Sound |
Shadow
|
Documentary
|
$1,500 |
+204.26% |
1 |
$1,500 |
$173,331 |
229 |
| 115 |
(97) |
Before the Fall |
Picture This Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$1,305 |
-73.24% |
2 |
$653 |
$137,754 |
199 |
| 116 |
(re-entry) |
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill |
Shadow
|
Documentary
|
$1,000 |
  |
1 |
$1,000 |
$3,058,065 |
437 |
| 117 |
(99) |
Look Both Ways |
Kino
|
Drama
|
$947 |
-78.62% |
2 |
$474 |
$7,781 |
10 |
| 118 |
(re-entry) |
Evil |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$906 |
  |
1 |
$906 |
$14,025 |
45 |
| 119 |
(118) |
After Innocence |
New Yorker
|
Documentary
|
$870 |
-50.40% |
1 |
$870 |
$112,984 |
185 |
| 120 |
(115) |
Winter Passing |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$856 |
-62.12% |
3 |
$285 |
$106,634 |
66 |
| 121 |
(123) |
Summer Storm |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$798 |
-46.94% |
1 |
$798 |
$75,169 |
38 |
| 122 |
(130) |
Alien Adventure |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$745 |
+4.20% |
1 |
$745 |
$4,986,891 |
2,201 |
| 123 |
(131) |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
nWave Pictures
|
Drama
|
$710 |
+1.43% |
1 |
$710 |
$7,164,330 |
2,614 |
| 124 |
(119) |
Unknown White Male |
WellSpring
|
Documentary
|
$663 |
-62.07% |
2 |
$332 |
$122,447 |
59 |
| 125 |
(127) |
Classe Tous Risques |
Rialto Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$634 |
-33.89% |
2 |
$317 |
$79,657 |
157 |
| 126 |
(126) |
Darwin's Nightmare |
International Film Circuit
|
Documentary
|
$629 |
-38.87% |
2 |
$315 |
$195,048 |
264 |
| 127 |
(100) |
Shakespeare Behind Bars |
International Film Circuit
|
Documentary
|
$571 |
-86.16% |
1 |
$571 |
$21,785 |
45 |
| 128 |
(112) |
Find Me Guilty |
Yari Film Group
|
Drama
|
$402 |
-87.33% |
3 |
$134 |
$1,172,769 |
38 |
| 129 |
(new) |
In Her Line of Fire |
Regent Releasing
|
Action
|
$232 |
  |
2 |
$116 |
$232 |
3 |
| 130 |
(141) |
Battle in Heaven |
Tartan Films
|
Drama
|
$229 |
+179.27% |
1 |
$229 |
$66,096 |
66 |
| 131 |
(105) |
Don't Trip, He Ain't Through With Me Yet |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Concert
|
$196 |
-94.61% |
2 |
$98 |
$318,922 |
38 |
| 132 |
(120) |
Awesome: I F%!#in' Shot That |
ThinkFilm
|
Concert
|
$180 |
-89.34% |
1 |
$180 |
$160,391 |
24 |
| 133 |
(132) |
The Intruder |
WellSpring
|
|
$163 |
-76.17% |
1 |
$163 |
$40,603 |
122 |
| 134 |
(137) |
Beyond Honor |
International Film Circuit
|
Drama
|
$108 |
-71.43% |
1 |
$108 |
$6,383 |
38 |
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Chart certified: 4/27/2006
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