2006 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 2006.

RankDateMovieWeekly GrossTheatersPer-Theater
Average
Total GrossDays in
Release
1Jul 7, 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dea…$196,019,5024,133$47,428$196,019,5027
2May 26, 2006X-Men: The Last Stand$141,331,1623,690$38,301$141,331,1627
3May 19, 2006The Da Vinci Code$102,481,0373,735$27,438$102,481,0377
4Jul 14, 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dea…$90,664,5304,133$21,937$286,684,03214
5Jun 30, 2006Superman Returns$87,768,9804,065$21,591$119,827,4249
6Jun 9, 2006Cars$83,323,6493,985$20,909$83,323,6497
7Mar 31, 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown$81,928,0793,964$20,668$81,928,0797
8Dec 22, 2006Night at the Museum$79,055,2493,685$21,453$79,055,2497
9Aug 4, 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad …$68,216,9583,803$17,938$68,216,9587
10Nov 17, 2006Casino Royale$63,267,7843,434$18,424$63,267,7847
11Nov 17, 2006Happy Feet$62,218,7203,804$16,356$62,218,7207
12Dec 29, 2006Night at the Museum$61,041,5053,768$16,200$140,096,75414
13May 5, 2006Mission: Impossible III$60,091,1714,054$14,823$60,091,1717
14Jun 23, 2006Click$58,517,5223,749$15,609$58,517,5227
15Jun 2, 2006The Break-Up$53,600,2503,070$17,459$53,600,2507
16Jul 21, 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dea…$51,195,1514,133$12,387$337,879,18321
17May 26, 2006The Da Vinci Code$50,874,9273,754$13,552$153,355,96414
18Apr 14, 2006Scary Movie 4$50,652,2393,602$14,062$50,652,2397
19Jun 16, 2006Cars$50,055,9003,988$12,552$133,379,54914
20May 19, 2006Over the Hedge$49,055,6124,059$12,086$49,055,6127
21Jun 30, 2006The Devil Wears Prada$48,095,7662,847$16,893$48,095,7667
22Apr 7, 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown$45,272,2123,969$11,406$127,200,29114
23Jun 2, 2006X-Men: The Last Stand$44,834,9123,714$12,072$186,166,07414
24Oct 27, 2006Saw III$44,576,8353,167$14,075$44,576,8357
25May 12, 2006T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$43,303,6551$43,303,655$50,470,2002,765
26May 26, 2006Over the Hedge$42,655,0444,093$10,421$91,710,65614
27Nov 24, 2006Happy Feet$41,736,8803,804$10,972$103,955,60014
28Dec 22, 2006The Pursuit of Happyness$40,762,3342,863$14,238$79,049,22914
29Jun 16, 2006Nacho Libre$40,521,4423,070$13,199$40,521,4427
30Nov 3, 2006Borat$38,841,865837$46,406$38,841,8657
31Dec 15, 2006The Pursuit of Happyness$38,286,8952,852$13,425$38,286,8957
32Oct 6, 2006The Departed$37,950,8913,017$12,579$37,950,8917
33Nov 24, 2006Casino Royale$37,495,3703,443$10,890$100,763,15414
34Sep 22, 2006Jackass: Number Two$37,465,3793,059$12,248$37,465,3797
35Nov 10, 2006Borat$37,312,6272,566$14,541$76,154,49214
36Mar 24, 2006Inside Man$37,070,2952,818$13,155$37,070,2957
37Jul 28, 2006Miami Vice$36,056,7853,021$11,935$36,056,7857
38Jun 30, 2006Click$35,403,7763,764$9,406$93,921,29814
39Feb 24, 2006Madea’s Family Reunion$35,099,2892,194$15,998$35,099,2897
40Jun 23, 2006Cars$34,642,2343,949$8,772$168,021,78321
41Mar 17, 2006V for Vendetta$33,867,5473,365$10,065$33,867,5477
42Jun 16, 2006The Fast and the Furious: Tok…$33,342,4053,027$11,015$33,342,4057
43Jan 20, 2006Underworld: Evolution$33,203,0923,207$10,353$33,203,0927
44Mar 10, 2006Failure to Launch$32,668,9313,057$10,687$32,668,9317
45Jul 14, 2006You, Me and Dupree$32,531,4903,131$10,390$32,531,4907
46Jul 21, 2006Monster House$32,371,9823,553$9,111$32,371,9827
47Aug 11, 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad …$32,368,9183,803$8,511$100,585,87614
48Jul 7, 2006Superman Returns$32,200,3624,065$7,921$152,027,78616
49Dec 29, 2006The Pursuit of Happyness$32,109,3272,870$11,188$111,158,55621
50May 12, 2006Mission: Impossible III$32,094,8384,059$7,907$92,186,00914
51Jan 27, 2006Big Momma’s House 2$32,060,5203,261$9,831$32,060,5207
52Jun 23, 2006Superman Returns$32,058,4443,915$8,189$32,058,4442
53Jul 28, 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dea…$30,818,7753,834$8,038$368,697,95828
54Dec 15, 2006Eragon$30,495,7023,020$10,098$30,495,7027
55Jul 14, 2006Little Man$29,611,1222,533$11,690$29,611,1227
56Aug 11, 2006Step Up$29,580,8302,467$11,991$29,580,8307
57Feb 17, 2006Eight Below$29,333,4483,066$9,567$29,333,4487
58Jun 9, 2006The Break-Up$28,828,7653,075$9,375$82,429,01514
59Jun 2, 2006Over the Hedge$28,281,3663,993$7,083$119,992,02221
60Sep 29, 2006Open Season$28,128,7403,833$7,339$28,128,7407
61Apr 14, 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown$27,863,4363,873$7,194$155,063,72721
62Dec 22, 2006Rocky Balboa$27,674,9603,017$9,173$37,368,1749
63May 12, 2006Poseidon$27,577,5473,555$7,757$27,577,5477
64Jun 30, 2006Cars$27,152,6193,706$7,327$195,174,40228
65Aug 11, 2006World Trade Center$26,403,4012,957$8,929$34,204,5189
66Apr 7, 2006The Benchwarmers$25,968,6313,274$7,932$25,968,6317
67Feb 10, 2006Final Destination 3$25,714,9462,880$8,929$25,714,9467
68Feb 10, 2006The Pink Panther$25,685,4983,477$7,387$25,685,4987
69Oct 13, 2006The Departed$25,522,0383,017$8,459$63,472,92914
70Jun 2, 2006The Da Vinci Code$25,372,0203,757$6,753$178,727,98421
71Jan 6, 2006Hostel$25,161,3272,195$11,463$25,161,3277
72Jul 21, 2006Lady in the Water$25,059,3823,235$7,746$25,059,3827
73Jul 7, 2006The Devil Wears Prada$25,008,7082,882$8,678$73,104,47414
74Nov 24, 2006Déjà Vu$24,985,1003,108$8,039$33,059,6969
75Apr 21, 2006Silent Hill$24,931,0632,926$8,521$24,931,0637
76Feb 3, 2006When a Stranger Calls$24,846,4022,999$8,285$24,846,4027
77Feb 17, 2006Date Movie$24,687,4102,896$8,525$24,687,4107
78Nov 3, 2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escap…$24,159,4053,458$6,987$24,159,4057
79Dec 22, 2006The Good Shepherd$24,065,9852,215$10,865$24,065,9857
80Feb 17, 2006The Pink Panther$24,060,2383,477$6,920$49,745,73614
81Aug 4, 2006Barnyard: The Original Party …$24,016,0983,311$7,253$24,016,0987
82Oct 13, 2006The Grudge 2$23,680,2023,211$7,375$23,680,2027
83Nov 3, 2006Flushed Away$23,220,7693,707$6,264$23,220,7697
84Sep 29, 2006The Guardian$22,751,7173,241$7,020$22,751,7177
85Oct 6, 2006The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: …$22,707,1212,820$8,052$22,707,1217
86Dec 29, 2006Dreamgirls$22,694,420852$26,637$45,658,76521
87Nov 17, 2006Borat$22,677,5132,611$8,685$98,832,00521
88Aug 25, 2006Invincible$22,640,8432,917$7,762$22,640,8437
89Jul 28, 2006John Tucker Must Die$22,572,7602,560$8,817$22,572,7607
90Dec 22, 2006Dreamgirls$22,340,320852$26,221$22,964,34514
91Mar 10, 2006The Shaggy Dog$22,258,0563,501$6,358$22,258,0567
92Jun 9, 2006X-Men: The Last Stand$22,232,5263,680$6,041$208,398,60021
93Dec 22, 2006Charlotte’s Web$22,048,3513,728$5,914$40,857,81714
94Jun 9, 2006The Omen$21,271,8642,723$7,812$41,547,20510
95Dec 1, 2006Happy Feet$21,072,8283,804$5,540$125,028,42821
96Jun 16, 2006The Lake House$20,942,2132,645$7,918$20,942,2137
97Mar 10, 2006The Hills Have Eyes$20,732,4692,620$7,913$20,732,4697
98Mar 17, 2006Failure to Launch$20,406,4903,117$6,547$53,075,42114
99Jun 2, 2006The Omen$20,275,3412,660$7,622$20,275,3413
100Dec 8, 2006Apocalypto$20,201,4062,465$8,195$20,201,4067