Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Ice Age: The Meltdown
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $195,330,621Details
International Box Office $456,562,682Details
Worldwide Box Office $651,893,303
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $135,288,690
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,571,555
Total $137,860,245
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$68,033,544 (34.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,964 opening theaters/3,969 max. theaters, 6.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $356,664,769

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 2006 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: April 14th, 2006 (Wide), released as Buz Devri 2: Erime Başlıyor (Turkey)
October 17th, 2025 (Wide), released as Buz Devri 2: Erime Başlıyor (Turkey)
Video Release: November 21st, 2006 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for some mild language and innuendo.
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Ice Age
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead
Plot point: Romance, Talking Animals, Twins, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 1 $68,033,544   3,964 $17,163   $68,033,544 1
Apr 7, 2006 1 $33,823,894 -50% 3,969 $8,522   $115,751,973 2
Apr 14, 2006 2 $20,026,625 -41% 3,873 $5,171   $147,226,916 3
Apr 21, 2006 4 $13,284,408 -34% 3,540 $3,753   $168,348,135 4
Apr 28, 2006 7 $7,204,960 -46% 3,122 $2,308   $177,863,073 5
May 5, 2006 6 $4,161,724 -42% 2,426 $1,715   $183,435,937 6
May 12, 2006 8 $3,150,490 -24% 1,880 $1,676   $187,570,805 7
May 19, 2006 11 $987,965 -69% 1,156 $855   $189,298,746 8
May 26, 2006 10 $788,055 -20% 633 $1,245   $190,496,877 9
Jun 2, 2006 11 $623,505 -21% 514 $1,213   $191,537,740 10
Jun 9, 2006 15 $447,867 -28% 431 $1,039   $192,237,880 11
Jun 16, 2006 17 $361,739 -19% 348 $1,039   $192,831,967 12
Jun 23, 2006 19 $367,496 +2% 342 $1,075   $193,418,469 13
Jun 30, 2006 23 $254,852 -31% 299 $852   $193,895,570 14
Jul 7, 2006 26 $191,779 -25% 272 $705   $194,313,007 15
Jul 14, 2006 27 $161,080 -16% 214 $753   $194,631,351 16
Jul 21, 2006 30 $133,904 -17% 182 $736   $194,893,938 17
Jul 28, 2006 40 $72,484 -46% 136 $533   $195,068,166 18
Aug 4, 2006 48 $44,911 -38% 88 $510   $195,167,863 19
Aug 11, 2006 53 $39,482 -12% 71 $556   $195,251,850 20
Aug 18, 2006 68 $17,043 -57% 41 $416   $195,297,762 21
Aug 25, 2006 78 $9,860 -42% 18 $548   $195,316,542 22
Sep 1, 2006 80 $5,386 -45% 13 $414   $195,327,048 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 31, 2006 1 $21,788,862     3,964 $5,497   $21,788,862 1
Apr 1, 2006 1 $27,950,775 +28%   3,964 $7,051   $49,739,637 2
Apr 2, 2006 1 $18,293,907 -35%   3,964 $4,615   $68,033,544 3
Apr 3, 2006 1 $3,984,233 -78%   3,964 $1,005   $72,017,777 4
Apr 4, 2006 1 $3,630,140 -9%   3,964 $916   $75,647,917 5
Apr 5, 2006 1 $3,202,445 -12%   3,964 $808   $78,850,362 6
Apr 6, 2006 1 $3,077,717 -4%   3,964 $776   $81,928,079 7
Apr 7, 2006 1 $8,616,901 +180% -60% 3,969 $2,171   $90,544,980 8
Apr 8, 2006 1 $15,773,985 +83% -44% 3,969 $3,974   $106,318,965 9
Apr 9, 2006 1 $9,433,008 -40% -48% 3,969 $2,377   $115,751,973 10
Apr 10, 2006 1 $2,558,516 -73% -36% 3,969 $645   $118,310,489 11
Apr 11, 2006 1 $2,625,034 +3% -28% 3,969 $661   $120,935,523 12
Apr 12, 2006 1 $2,627,311 n/c -18% 3,969 $662   $123,562,834 13
Apr 13, 2006 1 $3,637,457 +38% +18% 3,969 $916   $127,200,291 14
Apr 14, 2006 2 $7,956,060 +119% -8% 3,873 $2,054   $135,156,351 15
Apr 15, 2006 2 $7,404,019 -7% -53% 3,873 $1,912   $142,560,370 16
Apr 16, 2006 2 $4,666,546 -37% -51% 3,873 $1,205   $147,226,916 17
Apr 17, 2006 2 $3,087,795 -34% +21% 3,873 $797   $150,314,711 18
Apr 18, 2006 2 $1,721,324 -44% -34% 3,873 $444   $152,036,035 19
Apr 19, 2006 2 $1,557,512 -10% -41% 3,873 $402   $153,593,547 20
Apr 20, 2006 2 $1,470,180 -6% -60% 3,873 $380   $155,063,727 21
Apr 21, 2006 4 $3,387,686 +130% -57% 3,540 $957   $158,451,413 22
Apr 22, 2006 4 $5,927,645 +75% -20% 3,540 $1,674   $164,379,058 23
Apr 23, 2006 2 $3,969,077 -33% -15% 3,540 $1,121   $168,348,135 24
Apr 24, 2006 4 $604,248 -85% -80% 3,540 $171   $168,952,383 25
Apr 25, 2006 4 $592,049 -2% -66% 3,540 $167   $169,544,432 26
Apr 26, 2006 4 $550,449 -7% -65% 3,540 $155   $170,094,881 27
Apr 27, 2006 4 $563,232 +2% -62% 3,540 $159   $170,658,113 28
Apr 28, 2006 7 $1,707,357 +203% -50% 3,122 $547   $172,365,470 29
Apr 29, 2006 7 $3,332,893 +95% -44% 3,122 $1,068   $175,698,363 30
Apr 30, 2006 5 $2,164,710 -35% -45% 3,122 $693   $177,863,073 31
May 1, 2006 7 $370,324 -83% -39% 3,122 $119   $178,233,397 32
May 2, 2006 7 $360,391 -3% -39% 3,122 $115   $178,593,788 33
May 3, 2006 7 $338,981 -6% -38% 3,122 $109   $178,932,769 34
May 4, 2006 7 $341,444 +1% -39% 3,122 $109   $179,274,213 35
May 5, 2006 9 $943,148 +176% -45% 2,426 $389   $180,217,361 36
May 6, 2006 6 $1,909,422 +102% -43% 2,426 $787   $182,126,783 37
May 7, 2006 5 $1,309,154 -31% -40% 2,426 $540   $183,435,937 38
May 8, 2006 8 $244,213 -81% -34% 2,426 $101   $183,680,150 39
May 9, 2006 8 $238,835 -2% -34% 2,426 $98   $183,918,985 40
May 10, 2006 9 $237,919 n/c -30% 2,426 $98   $184,156,904 41
May 11, 2006 9 $263,411 +11% -23% 2,426 $109   $184,420,315 42
May 12, 2006 10 $638,256 +142% -32% 1,880 $339   $185,058,571 43
May 13, 2006 8 $1,334,297 +109% -30% 1,880 $710   $186,392,868 44
May 14, 2006 5 $1,177,937 -12% -10% 1,880 $627   $187,570,805 45
May 15, 2006 8 $192,927 -84% -21% 1,880 $103   $187,763,732 46
May 16, 2006 9 $203,131 +5% -15% 1,880 $108   $187,966,863 47
May 17, 2006 9 $160,154 -21% -33% 1,880 $85   $188,127,017 48
May 18, 2006 9 $183,764 +15% -30% 1,880 $98   $188,310,781 49
May 19, 2006 12 $203,182 +11% -68% 1,880 $108   $188,513,963 50
May 20, 2006 11 $423,121 +108% -68% 1,880 $225   $188,937,084 51
May 21, 2006 9 $361,662 -15% -69% 1,880 $192   $189,298,746 52
May 22, 2006 8 $155,331 -57% -19% 1,880 $83   $189,454,077 53
May 23, 2006 10 $76,925 -50% -62% 1,880 $41   $189,531,002 54
May 24, 2006 - $78,633 +2% -51% 1,880 $42   $189,609,635 55
May 25, 2006 - $99,187 +26% -46% 1,880 $53   $189,708,822 56
May 26, 2006 11 $209,702 +111% +3% 1,880 $112   $189,918,524 57
May 27, 2006 10 $303,912 +45% -28% 1,880 $162   $190,222,436 58
May 28, 2006 10 $274,441 -10% -24% 1,880 $146   $190,496,877 59
May 29, 2006 11 $197,723 -28% +27% 1,880 $105   $190,694,600 60
May 30, 2006 10 $67,651 -66% -12% 1,880 $36   $190,762,251 61
May 31, 2006 11 $68,549 +1% -13% 1,880 $36   $190,830,800 62
Jun 1, 2006 11 $83,435 +22% -16% 1,880 $44   $190,914,235 63
Jun 2, 2006 - $172,672 +107% -18% 514 $336   $191,086,907 64
Jun 3, 2006 - $279,537 +62% -8% 514 $544   $191,366,444 65
Jun 4, 2006 - $171,296 -39% -38% 514 $333   $191,537,740 66
Jun 5, 2006 - $58,789 -66% -70% 514 $114   $191,596,529 67
Jun 6, 2006 - $64,783 +10% -4% 421 $154   $191,661,312 68
Jun 7, 2006 - $63,876 -1% -7% 421 $152   $191,725,188 69
Jun 8, 2006 - $64,825 +1% -22% 421 $154   $191,790,013 70
Jun 9, 2006 - $130,459 +101% -24% 431 $303   $191,920,472 71
Jun 10, 2006 - $196,325 +50% -30% 431 $456   $192,116,797 72
Jun 11, 2006 - $121,083 -38% -29% 431 $281   $192,237,880 73
Jun 12, 2006 - $53,214 -56% -9% 431 $123   $192,291,094 74
Jun 13, 2006 - $60,322 +13% -7% 431 $140   $192,351,416 75
Jun 14, 2006 - $60,832 +1% -5% 431 $141   $192,412,248 76
Jun 15, 2006 - $57,980 -5% -11% 431 $135   $192,470,228 77
Jun 16, 2006 - $109,051 +88% -16% 348 $313   $192,579,279 78
Jun 17, 2006 - $145,472 +33% -26% 348 $418   $192,724,751 79
Jun 18, 2006 - $107,216 -26% -11% 348 $308   $192,831,967 80
Jun 19, 2006 - $46,394 -57% -13% 348 $133   $192,878,361 81
Jun 20, 2006 - $56,453 +22% -6% 348 $162   $192,934,814 82
Jun 21, 2006 - $57,112 +1% -6% 348 $164   $192,991,926 83
Jun 22, 2006 - $59,047 +3% +2% 348 $170   $193,050,973 84
Jun 23, 2006 - $114,459 +94% +5% 342 $335   $193,165,432 85
Jun 24, 2006 - $150,450 +31% +3% 342 $440   $193,315,882 86
Jun 25, 2006 - $102,587 -32% -4% 342 $300   $193,418,469 87
Jun 26, 2006 - $48,302 -53% +4% 342 $141   $193,466,771 88
Jun 27, 2006 - $63,408 +31% +12% 342 $185   $193,530,179 89
Jun 28, 2006 - $54,938 -13% -4% 342 $161   $193,585,117 90
Jun 29, 2006 - $55,601 +1% -6% 342 $163   $193,640,718 91
Jun 30, 2006 - $75,701 +36% -34% 299 $253   $193,716,419 92
Jul 1, 2006 - $92,814 +23% -38% 299 $310   $193,809,233 93
Jul 2, 2006 - $86,337 -7% -16% 299 $289   $193,895,570 94
Jul 3, 2006 - $68,576 -21% +42% 299 $229   $193,964,146 95
Jul 4, 2006 - $54,646 -20% -14% 299 $183   $194,018,792 96
Jul 5, 2006 - $50,966 -7% -7% 299 $170   $194,069,758 97
Jul 6, 2006 - $51,470 +1% -7% 299 $172   $194,121,228 98
Jul 7, 2006 - $59,562 +16% -21% 299 $199   $194,180,790 99
Jul 8, 2006 - $75,722 +27% -18% 299 $253   $194,256,512 100
Jul 9, 2006 - $56,495 -25% -35% 272 $208   $194,313,007 101
Jul 10, 2006 - $30,301 -46% -56% 272 $111   $194,343,308 102
Jul 11, 2006 - $42,692 +41% -22% 272 $157   $194,386,000 103
Jul 12, 2006 - $42,651 n/c -16% 272 $157   $194,428,651 104
Jul 13, 2006 - $41,620 -2% -19% 272 $153   $194,470,271 105
Jul 14, 2006 - $47,744 +15% -20% 214 $223   $194,518,015 106
Jul 15, 2006 - $64,001 +34% -15% 214 $299   $194,582,016 107
Jul 16, 2006 - $49,335 -23% -13% 214 $231   $194,631,351 108
Jul 17, 2006 - $26,619 -46% -12% 214 $124   $194,657,970 109
Jul 18, 2006 - $35,126 +32% -18% 214 $164   $194,693,096 110
Jul 19, 2006 - $32,014 -9% -25% 214 $150   $194,725,110 111
Jul 20, 2006 - $34,924 +9% -16% 214 $163   $194,760,034 112
Jul 21, 2006 - $36,960 +6% -23% 214 $173   $194,796,994 113
Jul 22, 2006 - $51,112 +38% -20% 214 $239   $194,848,106 114
Jul 23, 2006 - $45,832 -10% -7% 214 $214   $194,893,938 115
Jul 24, 2006 - $20,527 -55% -23% 214 $96   $194,914,465 116
Jul 25, 2006 - $28,130 +37% -20% 214 $131   $194,942,595 117
Jul 26, 2006 - $25,144 -11% -21% 214 $117   $194,967,739 118
Jul 27, 2006 - $27,943 +11% -20% 214 $131   $194,995,682 119
Jul 28, 2006 - $21,300 -24% -42% 136 $157   $195,016,982 120
Jul 29, 2006 - $28,580 +34% -44% 136 $210   $195,045,562 121
Jul 30, 2006 - $22,604 -21% -51% 136 $166   $195,068,166 122
Jul 31, 2006 - $11,697 -48% -43% 136 $86   $195,079,863 123
Aug 1, 2006 - $14,231 +22% -49% 136 $105   $195,094,094 124
Aug 2, 2006 - $13,505 -5% -46% 136 $99   $195,107,599 125
Aug 3, 2006 - $15,353 +14% -45% 136 $113   $195,122,952 126
Aug 4, 2006 - $13,642 -11% -36% 88 $155   $195,136,594 127
Aug 5, 2006 - $17,827 +31% -38% 88 $203   $195,154,421 128
Aug 6, 2006 - $13,442 -25% -41% 88 $153   $195,167,863 129
Aug 7, 2006 - $7,856 -42% -33% 88 $89   $195,175,719 130
Aug 8, 2006 - $9,084 +16% -36% 88 $103   $195,184,803 131
Aug 9, 2006 - $13,430 +48% -1% 88 $153   $195,198,233 132
Aug 10, 2006 - $14,135 +5% -8% 88 $161   $195,212,368 133
Aug 11, 2006 - $11,347 -20% -17% 71 $160   $195,223,715 134
Aug 12, 2006 - $16,725 +47% -6% 71 $236   $195,240,440 135
Aug 13, 2006 - $11,410 -32% -15% 71 $161   $195,251,850 136
Aug 14, 2006 - $6,628 -42% -16% 71 $93   $195,258,478 137
Aug 15, 2006 - $7,279 +10% -20% 71 $103   $195,265,757 138
Aug 16, 2006 - $8,078 +11% -40% 71 $114   $195,273,835 139
Aug 17, 2006 - $6,884 -15% -51% 71 $97   $195,280,719 140
Aug 18, 2006 - $4,004 -42% -65% 41 $98   $195,284,723 141
Aug 19, 2006 - $6,836 +71% -59% 41 $167   $195,291,559 142
Aug 20, 2006 - $6,203 -9% -46% 41 $151   $195,297,762 143
Aug 21, 2006 - $1,739 -72% -74% 41 $42   $195,299,501 144
Aug 22, 2006 - $2,303 +32% -68% 41 $56   $195,301,804 145
Aug 23, 2006 - $2,432 +6% -70% 41 $59   $195,304,236 146
Aug 24, 2006 - $2,446 +1% -64% 41 $60   $195,306,682 147
Sep 4, 2006 72 $2,715     13 $209   $195,329,763 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 1 $81,928,079   3,964 $20,668   $81,928,079 1
Apr 7, 2006 1 $45,272,212 -45% 3,969 $11,406   $127,200,291 2
Apr 14, 2006 2 $27,863,436 -38% 3,873 $7,194   $155,063,727 3
Apr 21, 2006 4 $15,594,386 -44% 3,540 $4,405   $170,658,113 4
Apr 28, 2006 7 $8,616,100 -45% 3,122 $2,760   $179,274,213 5
May 5, 2006 7 $5,146,102 -40% 2,426 $2,121   $184,420,315 6
May 12, 2006 9 $3,890,466 -24% 1,880 $2,069   $188,310,781 7
May 19, 2006 12 $1,398,041 -64% 1,156 $1,209   $189,708,822 8
May 26, 2006 10 $1,205,413 -14% 633 $1,904   $190,914,235 9
Jun 2, 2006 12 $875,778 -27% 514 $1,704   $191,790,013 10
Jun 9, 2006 14 $680,215 -22% 431 $1,578   $192,470,228 11
Jun 16, 2006 18 $580,745 -15% 348 $1,669   $193,050,973 12
Jun 23, 2006 22 $589,745 +2% 342 $1,724   $193,640,718 13
Jun 30, 2006 24 $480,510 -19% 299 $1,607   $194,121,228 14
Jul 7, 2006 24 $349,043 -27% 272 $1,283   $194,470,271 15
Jul 14, 2006 27 $289,763 -17% 214 $1,354   $194,760,034 16
Jul 21, 2006 29 $235,648 -19% 182 $1,295   $194,995,682 17
Jul 28, 2006 38 $127,270 -46% 136 $936   $195,122,952 18
Aug 4, 2006 46 $89,416 -30% 88 $1,016   $195,212,368 19
Aug 11, 2006 53 $68,351 -24% 71 $963   $195,280,719 20
Aug 18, 2006 70 $25,963 -62% 41 $633   $195,306,682 21
Aug 25, 2006 78 $14,980 -42% 18 $832   $195,321,662 22
Sep 1, 2006 89 $8,959 -40% 13 $689   $195,330,621 23

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Turkey 4/14/2006 $0 0 172 589 $676,942 4/6/2026
  
Rest of World $455,885,740
  
International Total $456,562,682 4/6/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Ray Romano    Manny
John Leguizamo    Sid
Denis Leary    Diego the Sabertooth

Supporting

Seann William Scott    Crash
Josh Peck    Eddie

Leading

Queen Latifah    Ellie

Supporting

Will Arnett    Lone Gunslinger Vulture
Jay Leno    Fast Tony
Chris Wedge    Scrat
Peter Ackerman    Dung Beetle Dad
Caitlin Rose Anderson    Glypto Boy (Billy) / Beaver Girl
Connor Anderson    Rhino Boy / Beaver Boy
Joseph Bologna    Mr. Start
Jack Crocicchia    Elk Boy
Peter De Seve    Condor Chick
Nicole DeFelice    Start Girl
Debi Derryberry    Diatryma Mom
Marshall Efron    Start Dad
Tom Fahn    Stu / Male Ox
Jason Fricchione    Molehog Grandpa / Shovelmouth Male
James Edmund Godwin    Traffic Vulture
George Jacobs    Beaver Dad
Clea Lewis    Female Mini Sloth / Dung Beetle Mom
Brian McFadden    Glyptodon
Jansen Panettiere    Shovelmouth Boy
Gregory Romano    Start Boy
Stephen Root    Aardvark Dad
Carlos Saldanha    Dodo
Manoela Scarpa Saldanha    Molehog Kid
Reyna Shaskan    Diego's Bird Girl
James Sie    Freaky Male / Elk Dad
Cindy Slattery    Aardvark Mom
Mindy Sterling    Female Ox
Alex Sullivan    James
Renee Taylor    Mrs. Start
Alan Tudyk    Cholly
Emily Anderson    Additional Voice
Jack Angel    Additional Voice
Shane Baumel    Additional Voice
Bob Bergen    Additional Voice
Bill Farmer    Additional Voice
Mickie McGowan    Additional Voice
Sherry Lynn    Additional Voice
Claudia Besso    Additional Voice
Kyle J. Bogert    Additional Voice
Rodger Bumpass    Additional Voice
Paul Butcher    Additional Voice
Blanca Camacho    Additional Voice
John Cygan    Additional Voice
Jennifer Darling    Additional Voice
Olivia DeLaurentis    Additional Voice
Harrison Fahn    Additional Voice
Crispin Freeman    Additional Voice
Spencer Lacey Ganus    Additional Voice
Jess Harnell    Additional Voice
Tim Kirkpatrick    Additional Voice
David Kramer    Additional Voice
Danny Mann    Additional Voice
Laura Marano    Additional Voice
Madeleine Martin    Additional Voice
Matthew P. McCarthy    Additional Voice
Laraine Newman    Additional Voice
Jan Rabson    Additional Voice
Zack Shada    Additional Voice
Thomas Sharkey    Additional Voice
Ross Simanteris    Additional Voice
Rachel Stand    Additional Voice
Ariel Winter    Additional Voice

Production and Technical Credits

Carlos Saldanha    Director
Peter Gaulke    Screenwriter
Gerry Swallow    Screenwriter
Jim Hecht    Screenwriter
Peter Gaulke    Story Creator
Gerry Swallow    Story Creator
Lori Forte    Producer
Christopher Meledandri    Executive Producer
Chris Wedge    Executive Producer
Harry Hitner    Editor
John Powell    Composer
Bob Gordon    Line Producer
Bruce Anderson    Production Manager
Thomas Cardone    Art Director
Gareth Porter    Lead Set Dresser
James Parente    Set Dresser
James Willingham    Set Dresser
Tim Nordquist    Co-Editor
Brandon Proctor    Sound Mixer-Mix Technician
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Randy Thom    Supervising Sound Editor
Douglas Murray    Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle    Supervising Sound Editor
Al Nelson    Sound Effects Editor
David Hughes    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$68,033,544 (34.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,964 opening theaters/3,969 max. theaters, 6.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $356,664,769

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 2006 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: April 14th, 2006 (Wide), released as Buz Devri 2: Erime Başlıyor (Turkey)
October 17th, 2025 (Wide), released as Buz Devri 2: Erime Başlıyor (Turkey)
Video Release: November 21st, 2006 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for some mild language and innuendo.
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Ice Age
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead
Plot point: Romance, Talking Animals, Twins, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 1 $68,033,544   3,964 $17,163   $68,033,544 1
Apr 7, 2006 1 $33,823,894 -50% 3,969 $8,522   $115,751,973 2
Apr 14, 2006 2 $20,026,625 -41% 3,873 $5,171   $147,226,916 3
Apr 21, 2006 4 $13,284,408 -34% 3,540 $3,753   $168,348,135 4
Apr 28, 2006 7 $7,204,960 -46% 3,122 $2,308   $177,863,073 5
May 5, 2006 6 $4,161,724 -42% 2,426 $1,715   $183,435,937 6
May 12, 2006 8 $3,150,490 -24% 1,880 $1,676   $187,570,805 7
May 19, 2006 11 $987,965 -69% 1,156 $855   $189,298,746 8
May 26, 2006 10 $788,055 -20% 633 $1,245   $190,496,877 9
Jun 2, 2006 11 $623,505 -21% 514 $1,213   $191,537,740 10
Jun 9, 2006 15 $447,867 -28% 431 $1,039   $192,237,880 11
Jun 16, 2006 17 $361,739 -19% 348 $1,039   $192,831,967 12
Jun 23, 2006 19 $367,496 +2% 342 $1,075   $193,418,469 13
Jun 30, 2006 23 $254,852 -31% 299 $852   $193,895,570 14
Jul 7, 2006 26 $191,779 -25% 272 $705   $194,313,007 15
Jul 14, 2006 27 $161,080 -16% 214 $753   $194,631,351 16
Jul 21, 2006 30 $133,904 -17% 182 $736   $194,893,938 17
Jul 28, 2006 40 $72,484 -46% 136 $533   $195,068,166 18
Aug 4, 2006 48 $44,911 -38% 88 $510   $195,167,863 19
Aug 11, 2006 53 $39,482 -12% 71 $556   $195,251,850 20
Aug 18, 2006 68 $17,043 -57% 41 $416   $195,297,762 21
Aug 25, 2006 78 $9,860 -42% 18 $548   $195,316,542 22
Sep 1, 2006 80 $5,386 -45% 13 $414   $195,327,048 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 31, 2006 1 $21,788,862     3,964 $5,497   $21,788,862 1
Apr 1, 2006 1 $27,950,775 +28%   3,964 $7,051   $49,739,637 2
Apr 2, 2006 1 $18,293,907 -35%   3,964 $4,615   $68,033,544 3
Apr 3, 2006 1 $3,984,233 -78%   3,964 $1,005   $72,017,777 4
Apr 4, 2006 1 $3,630,140 -9%   3,964 $916   $75,647,917 5
Apr 5, 2006 1 $3,202,445 -12%   3,964 $808   $78,850,362 6
Apr 6, 2006 1 $3,077,717 -4%   3,964 $776   $81,928,079 7
Apr 7, 2006 1 $8,616,901 +180% -60% 3,969 $2,171   $90,544,980 8
Apr 8, 2006 1 $15,773,985 +83% -44% 3,969 $3,974   $106,318,965 9
Apr 9, 2006 1 $9,433,008 -40% -48% 3,969 $2,377   $115,751,973 10
Apr 10, 2006 1 $2,558,516 -73% -36% 3,969 $645   $118,310,489 11
Apr 11, 2006 1 $2,625,034 +3% -28% 3,969 $661   $120,935,523 12
Apr 12, 2006 1 $2,627,311 n/c -18% 3,969 $662   $123,562,834 13
Apr 13, 2006 1 $3,637,457 +38% +18% 3,969 $916   $127,200,291 14
Apr 14, 2006 2 $7,956,060 +119% -8% 3,873 $2,054   $135,156,351 15
Apr 15, 2006 2 $7,404,019 -7% -53% 3,873 $1,912   $142,560,370 16
Apr 16, 2006 2 $4,666,546 -37% -51% 3,873 $1,205   $147,226,916 17
Apr 17, 2006 2 $3,087,795 -34% +21% 3,873 $797   $150,314,711 18
Apr 18, 2006 2 $1,721,324 -44% -34% 3,873 $444   $152,036,035 19
Apr 19, 2006 2 $1,557,512 -10% -41% 3,873 $402   $153,593,547 20
Apr 20, 2006 2 $1,470,180 -6% -60% 3,873 $380   $155,063,727 21
Apr 21, 2006 4 $3,387,686 +130% -57% 3,540 $957   $158,451,413 22
Apr 22, 2006 4 $5,927,645 +75% -20% 3,540 $1,674   $164,379,058 23
Apr 23, 2006 2 $3,969,077 -33% -15% 3,540 $1,121   $168,348,135 24
Apr 24, 2006 4 $604,248 -85% -80% 3,540 $171   $168,952,383 25
Apr 25, 2006 4 $592,049 -2% -66% 3,540 $167   $169,544,432 26
Apr 26, 2006 4 $550,449 -7% -65% 3,540 $155   $170,094,881 27
Apr 27, 2006 4 $563,232 +2% -62% 3,540 $159   $170,658,113 28
Apr 28, 2006 7 $1,707,357 +203% -50% 3,122 $547   $172,365,470 29
Apr 29, 2006 7 $3,332,893 +95% -44% 3,122 $1,068   $175,698,363 30
Apr 30, 2006 5 $2,164,710 -35% -45% 3,122 $693   $177,863,073 31
May 1, 2006 7 $370,324 -83% -39% 3,122 $119   $178,233,397 32
May 2, 2006 7 $360,391 -3% -39% 3,122 $115   $178,593,788 33
May 3, 2006 7 $338,981 -6% -38% 3,122 $109   $178,932,769 34
May 4, 2006 7 $341,444 +1% -39% 3,122 $109   $179,274,213 35
May 5, 2006 9 $943,148 +176% -45% 2,426 $389   $180,217,361 36
May 6, 2006 6 $1,909,422 +102% -43% 2,426 $787   $182,126,783 37
May 7, 2006 5 $1,309,154 -31% -40% 2,426 $540   $183,435,937 38
May 8, 2006 8 $244,213 -81% -34% 2,426 $101   $183,680,150 39
May 9, 2006 8 $238,835 -2% -34% 2,426 $98   $183,918,985 40
May 10, 2006 9 $237,919 n/c -30% 2,426 $98   $184,156,904 41
May 11, 2006 9 $263,411 +11% -23% 2,426 $109   $184,420,315 42
May 12, 2006 10 $638,256 +142% -32% 1,880 $339   $185,058,571 43
May 13, 2006 8 $1,334,297 +109% -30% 1,880 $710   $186,392,868 44
May 14, 2006 5 $1,177,937 -12% -10% 1,880 $627   $187,570,805 45
May 15, 2006 8 $192,927 -84% -21% 1,880 $103   $187,763,732 46
May 16, 2006 9 $203,131 +5% -15% 1,880 $108   $187,966,863 47
May 17, 2006 9 $160,154 -21% -33% 1,880 $85   $188,127,017 48
May 18, 2006 9 $183,764 +15% -30% 1,880 $98   $188,310,781 49
May 19, 2006 12 $203,182 +11% -68% 1,880 $108   $188,513,963 50
May 20, 2006 11 $423,121 +108% -68% 1,880 $225   $188,937,084 51
May 21, 2006 9 $361,662 -15% -69% 1,880 $192   $189,298,746 52
May 22, 2006 8 $155,331 -57% -19% 1,880 $83   $189,454,077 53
May 23, 2006 10 $76,925 -50% -62% 1,880 $41   $189,531,002 54
May 24, 2006 - $78,633 +2% -51% 1,880 $42   $189,609,635 55
May 25, 2006 - $99,187 +26% -46% 1,880 $53   $189,708,822 56
May 26, 2006 11 $209,702 +111% +3% 1,880 $112   $189,918,524 57
May 27, 2006 10 $303,912 +45% -28% 1,880 $162   $190,222,436 58
May 28, 2006 10 $274,441 -10% -24% 1,880 $146   $190,496,877 59
May 29, 2006 11 $197,723 -28% +27% 1,880 $105   $190,694,600 60
May 30, 2006 10 $67,651 -66% -12% 1,880 $36   $190,762,251 61
May 31, 2006 11 $68,549 +1% -13% 1,880 $36   $190,830,800 62
Jun 1, 2006 11 $83,435 +22% -16% 1,880 $44   $190,914,235 63
Jun 2, 2006 - $172,672 +107% -18% 514 $336   $191,086,907 64
Jun 3, 2006 - $279,537 +62% -8% 514 $544   $191,366,444 65
Jun 4, 2006 - $171,296 -39% -38% 514 $333   $191,537,740 66
Jun 5, 2006 - $58,789 -66% -70% 514 $114   $191,596,529 67
Jun 6, 2006 - $64,783 +10% -4% 421 $154   $191,661,312 68
Jun 7, 2006 - $63,876 -1% -7% 421 $152   $191,725,188 69
Jun 8, 2006 - $64,825 +1% -22% 421 $154   $191,790,013 70
Jun 9, 2006 - $130,459 +101% -24% 431 $303   $191,920,472 71
Jun 10, 2006 - $196,325 +50% -30% 431 $456   $192,116,797 72
Jun 11, 2006 - $121,083 -38% -29% 431 $281   $192,237,880 73
Jun 12, 2006 - $53,214 -56% -9% 431 $123   $192,291,094 74
Jun 13, 2006 - $60,322 +13% -7% 431 $140   $192,351,416 75
Jun 14, 2006 - $60,832 +1% -5% 431 $141   $192,412,248 76
Jun 15, 2006 - $57,980 -5% -11% 431 $135   $192,470,228 77
Jun 16, 2006 - $109,051 +88% -16% 348 $313   $192,579,279 78
Jun 17, 2006 - $145,472 +33% -26% 348 $418   $192,724,751 79
Jun 18, 2006 - $107,216 -26% -11% 348 $308   $192,831,967 80
Jun 19, 2006 - $46,394 -57% -13% 348 $133   $192,878,361 81
Jun 20, 2006 - $56,453 +22% -6% 348 $162   $192,934,814 82
Jun 21, 2006 - $57,112 +1% -6% 348 $164   $192,991,926 83
Jun 22, 2006 - $59,047 +3% +2% 348 $170   $193,050,973 84
Jun 23, 2006 - $114,459 +94% +5% 342 $335   $193,165,432 85
Jun 24, 2006 - $150,450 +31% +3% 342 $440   $193,315,882 86
Jun 25, 2006 - $102,587 -32% -4% 342 $300   $193,418,469 87
Jun 26, 2006 - $48,302 -53% +4% 342 $141   $193,466,771 88
Jun 27, 2006 - $63,408 +31% +12% 342 $185   $193,530,179 89
Jun 28, 2006 - $54,938 -13% -4% 342 $161   $193,585,117 90
Jun 29, 2006 - $55,601 +1% -6% 342 $163   $193,640,718 91
Jun 30, 2006 - $75,701 +36% -34% 299 $253   $193,716,419 92
Jul 1, 2006 - $92,814 +23% -38% 299 $310   $193,809,233 93
Jul 2, 2006 - $86,337 -7% -16% 299 $289   $193,895,570 94
Jul 3, 2006 - $68,576 -21% +42% 299 $229   $193,964,146 95
Jul 4, 2006 - $54,646 -20% -14% 299 $183   $194,018,792 96
Jul 5, 2006 - $50,966 -7% -7% 299 $170   $194,069,758 97
Jul 6, 2006 - $51,470 +1% -7% 299 $172   $194,121,228 98
Jul 7, 2006 - $59,562 +16% -21% 299 $199   $194,180,790 99
Jul 8, 2006 - $75,722 +27% -18% 299 $253   $194,256,512 100
Jul 9, 2006 - $56,495 -25% -35% 272 $208   $194,313,007 101
Jul 10, 2006 - $30,301 -46% -56% 272 $111   $194,343,308 102
Jul 11, 2006 - $42,692 +41% -22% 272 $157   $194,386,000 103
Jul 12, 2006 - $42,651 n/c -16% 272 $157   $194,428,651 104
Jul 13, 2006 - $41,620 -2% -19% 272 $153   $194,470,271 105
Jul 14, 2006 - $47,744 +15% -20% 214 $223   $194,518,015 106
Jul 15, 2006 - $64,001 +34% -15% 214 $299   $194,582,016 107
Jul 16, 2006 - $49,335 -23% -13% 214 $231   $194,631,351 108
Jul 17, 2006 - $26,619 -46% -12% 214 $124   $194,657,970 109
Jul 18, 2006 - $35,126 +32% -18% 214 $164   $194,693,096 110
Jul 19, 2006 - $32,014 -9% -25% 214 $150   $194,725,110 111
Jul 20, 2006 - $34,924 +9% -16% 214 $163   $194,760,034 112
Jul 21, 2006 - $36,960 +6% -23% 214 $173   $194,796,994 113
Jul 22, 2006 - $51,112 +38% -20% 214 $239   $194,848,106 114
Jul 23, 2006 - $45,832 -10% -7% 214 $214   $194,893,938 115
Jul 24, 2006 - $20,527 -55% -23% 214 $96   $194,914,465 116
Jul 25, 2006 - $28,130 +37% -20% 214 $131   $194,942,595 117
Jul 26, 2006 - $25,144 -11% -21% 214 $117   $194,967,739 118
Jul 27, 2006 - $27,943 +11% -20% 214 $131   $194,995,682 119
Jul 28, 2006 - $21,300 -24% -42% 136 $157   $195,016,982 120
Jul 29, 2006 - $28,580 +34% -44% 136 $210   $195,045,562 121
Jul 30, 2006 - $22,604 -21% -51% 136 $166   $195,068,166 122
Jul 31, 2006 - $11,697 -48% -43% 136 $86   $195,079,863 123
Aug 1, 2006 - $14,231 +22% -49% 136 $105   $195,094,094 124
Aug 2, 2006 - $13,505 -5% -46% 136 $99   $195,107,599 125
Aug 3, 2006 - $15,353 +14% -45% 136 $113   $195,122,952 126
Aug 4, 2006 - $13,642 -11% -36% 88 $155   $195,136,594 127
Aug 5, 2006 - $17,827 +31% -38% 88 $203   $195,154,421 128
Aug 6, 2006 - $13,442 -25% -41% 88 $153   $195,167,863 129
Aug 7, 2006 - $7,856 -42% -33% 88 $89   $195,175,719 130
Aug 8, 2006 - $9,084 +16% -36% 88 $103   $195,184,803 131
Aug 9, 2006 - $13,430 +48% -1% 88 $153   $195,198,233 132
Aug 10, 2006 - $14,135 +5% -8% 88 $161   $195,212,368 133
Aug 11, 2006 - $11,347 -20% -17% 71 $160   $195,223,715 134
Aug 12, 2006 - $16,725 +47% -6% 71 $236   $195,240,440 135
Aug 13, 2006 - $11,410 -32% -15% 71 $161   $195,251,850 136
Aug 14, 2006 - $6,628 -42% -16% 71 $93   $195,258,478 137
Aug 15, 2006 - $7,279 +10% -20% 71 $103   $195,265,757 138
Aug 16, 2006 - $8,078 +11% -40% 71 $114   $195,273,835 139
Aug 17, 2006 - $6,884 -15% -51% 71 $97   $195,280,719 140
Aug 18, 2006 - $4,004 -42% -65% 41 $98   $195,284,723 141
Aug 19, 2006 - $6,836 +71% -59% 41 $167   $195,291,559 142
Aug 20, 2006 - $6,203 -9% -46% 41 $151   $195,297,762 143
Aug 21, 2006 - $1,739 -72% -74% 41 $42   $195,299,501 144
Aug 22, 2006 - $2,303 +32% -68% 41 $56   $195,301,804 145
Aug 23, 2006 - $2,432 +6% -70% 41 $59   $195,304,236 146
Aug 24, 2006 - $2,446 +1% -64% 41 $60   $195,306,682 147
Sep 4, 2006 72 $2,715     13 $209   $195,329,763 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2006 1 $81,928,079   3,964 $20,668   $81,928,079 1
Apr 7, 2006 1 $45,272,212 -45% 3,969 $11,406   $127,200,291 2
Apr 14, 2006 2 $27,863,436 -38% 3,873 $7,194   $155,063,727 3
Apr 21, 2006 4 $15,594,386 -44% 3,540 $4,405   $170,658,113 4
Apr 28, 2006 7 $8,616,100 -45% 3,122 $2,760   $179,274,213 5
May 5, 2006 7 $5,146,102 -40% 2,426 $2,121   $184,420,315 6
May 12, 2006 9 $3,890,466 -24% 1,880 $2,069   $188,310,781 7
May 19, 2006 12 $1,398,041 -64% 1,156 $1,209   $189,708,822 8
May 26, 2006 10 $1,205,413 -14% 633 $1,904   $190,914,235 9
Jun 2, 2006 12 $875,778 -27% 514 $1,704   $191,790,013 10
Jun 9, 2006 14 $680,215 -22% 431 $1,578   $192,470,228 11
Jun 16, 2006 18 $580,745 -15% 348 $1,669   $193,050,973 12
Jun 23, 2006 22 $589,745 +2% 342 $1,724   $193,640,718 13
Jun 30, 2006 24 $480,510 -19% 299 $1,607   $194,121,228 14
Jul 7, 2006 24 $349,043 -27% 272 $1,283   $194,470,271 15
Jul 14, 2006 27 $289,763 -17% 214 $1,354   $194,760,034 16
Jul 21, 2006 29 $235,648 -19% 182 $1,295   $194,995,682 17
Jul 28, 2006 38 $127,270 -46% 136 $936   $195,122,952 18
Aug 4, 2006 46 $89,416 -30% 88 $1,016   $195,212,368 19
Aug 11, 2006 53 $68,351 -24% 71 $963   $195,280,719 20
Aug 18, 2006 70 $25,963 -62% 41 $633   $195,306,682 21
Aug 25, 2006 78 $14,980 -42% 18 $832   $195,321,662 22
Sep 1, 2006 89 $8,959 -40% 13 $689   $195,330,621 23

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Turkey 4/14/2006 $0 0 172 589 $676,942 4/6/2026
  
Rest of World $455,885,740
  
International Total $456,562,682 4/6/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Ray Romano    Manny
John Leguizamo    Sid
Denis Leary    Diego the Sabertooth

Supporting

Seann William Scott    Crash
Josh Peck    Eddie

Leading

Queen Latifah    Ellie

Supporting

Will Arnett    Lone Gunslinger Vulture
Jay Leno    Fast Tony
Chris Wedge    Scrat
Peter Ackerman    Dung Beetle Dad
Caitlin Rose Anderson    Glypto Boy (Billy) / Beaver Girl
Connor Anderson    Rhino Boy / Beaver Boy
Joseph Bologna    Mr. Start
Jack Crocicchia    Elk Boy
Peter De Seve    Condor Chick
Nicole DeFelice    Start Girl
Debi Derryberry    Diatryma Mom
Marshall Efron    Start Dad
Tom Fahn    Stu / Male Ox
Jason Fricchione    Molehog Grandpa / Shovelmouth Male
James Edmund Godwin    Traffic Vulture
George Jacobs    Beaver Dad
Clea Lewis    Female Mini Sloth / Dung Beetle Mom
Brian McFadden    Glyptodon
Jansen Panettiere    Shovelmouth Boy
Gregory Romano    Start Boy
Stephen Root    Aardvark Dad
Carlos Saldanha    Dodo
Manoela Scarpa Saldanha    Molehog Kid
Reyna Shaskan    Diego's Bird Girl
James Sie    Freaky Male / Elk Dad
Cindy Slattery    Aardvark Mom
Mindy Sterling    Female Ox
Alex Sullivan    James
Renee Taylor    Mrs. Start
Alan Tudyk    Cholly
Emily Anderson    Additional Voice
Jack Angel    Additional Voice
Shane Baumel    Additional Voice
Bob Bergen    Additional Voice
Bill Farmer    Additional Voice
Mickie McGowan    Additional Voice
Sherry Lynn    Additional Voice
Claudia Besso    Additional Voice
Kyle J. Bogert    Additional Voice
Rodger Bumpass    Additional Voice
Paul Butcher    Additional Voice
Blanca Camacho    Additional Voice
John Cygan    Additional Voice
Jennifer Darling    Additional Voice
Olivia DeLaurentis    Additional Voice
Harrison Fahn    Additional Voice
Crispin Freeman    Additional Voice
Spencer Lacey Ganus    Additional Voice
Jess Harnell    Additional Voice
Tim Kirkpatrick    Additional Voice
David Kramer    Additional Voice
Danny Mann    Additional Voice
Laura Marano    Additional Voice
Madeleine Martin    Additional Voice
Matthew P. McCarthy    Additional Voice
Laraine Newman    Additional Voice
Jan Rabson    Additional Voice
Zack Shada    Additional Voice
Thomas Sharkey    Additional Voice
Ross Simanteris    Additional Voice
Rachel Stand    Additional Voice
Ariel Winter    Additional Voice

Production and Technical Credits

Carlos Saldanha    Director
Peter Gaulke    Screenwriter
Gerry Swallow    Screenwriter
Jim Hecht    Screenwriter
Peter Gaulke    Story Creator
Gerry Swallow    Story Creator
Lori Forte    Producer
Christopher Meledandri    Executive Producer
Chris Wedge    Executive Producer
Harry Hitner    Editor
John Powell    Composer
Bob Gordon    Line Producer
Bruce Anderson    Production Manager
Thomas Cardone    Art Director
Gareth Porter    Lead Set Dresser
James Parente    Set Dresser
James Willingham    Set Dresser
Tim Nordquist    Co-Editor
Brandon Proctor    Sound Mixer-Mix Technician
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Randy Thom    Supervising Sound Editor
Douglas Murray    Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle    Supervising Sound Editor
Al Nelson    Sound Effects Editor
David Hughes    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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