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.
| # | Date | Film | Gross[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 8, 2006 | Hostel | $19,556,099 | |
| 2 | January 15, 2006 | Glory Road | $13,594,734 | |
| 3 | January 22, 2006 | Underworld: Evolution | $26,857,181 | |
| 4 | January 29, 2006 | Big Momma's House 2 | $27,736,056 | |
| 5 | February 5, 2006 | When a Stranger Calls | $21,607,203 | When a Stranger Calls broke Boogeyman's record ($19.0 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. |
| 6 | February 12, 2006 | The Pink Panther | $20,220,412 | |
| 7 | February 19, 2006 | Eight Below | $20,188,176 | |
| 8 | February 26, 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | $30,030,661 | |
| 9 | March 5, 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | $12,648,954 | |
| 10 | March 12, 2006 | Failure to Launch | $24,411,322 | |
| 11 | March 19, 2006 | V for Vendetta | $25,642,340 | |
| 12 | March 26, 2006 | Inside Man | $28,954,945 | |
| 13 | April 2, 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $68,033,544 | Ice 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. |
| 14 | April 9, 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $33,823,894 | |
| 15 | April 16, 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | $40,222,875 | Scary Movie 4 broke Panic Room's record ($30.1 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut. |
| 16 | April 23, 2006 | Silent Hill | $20,152,598 | |
| 17 | April 30, 2006 | RV | $16,414,767 | |
| 18 | May 7, 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | $47,743,273 | |
| 19 | May 14, 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | $25,008,971 | |
| 20 | May 21, 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | $77,073,388 | |
| 21 | May 28, 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $102,750,665 | X-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. |
| 22 | June 4, 2006 | The Break-Up | $39,172,785 | |
| 23 | June 11, 2006 | Cars | $60,119,509 | |
| 24 | June 18, 2006 | Cars | $33,731,634 | |
| 25 | June 25, 2006 | Click | $40,011,365 | |
| 26 | July 2, 2006 | Superman Returns | $52,535,096 | In 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. |
| 27 | July 9, 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $135,634,554 | Pirates 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 of all-time, in the summer, 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. |
| 28 | July 16, 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $62,345,264 | |
| 29 | July 23, 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $35,215,201 | |
| 30 | July 30, 2006 | Miami Vice | $25,723,815 | |
| 31 | August 6, 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | $47,042,215 | |
| 32 | August 13, 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | $22,126,226 | |
| 33 | August 20, 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | $13,806,311 | |
| 34 | August 27, 2006 | Invincible | $17,031,122 | |
| 35 | September 3, 2006 | Invincible | $12,151,426 | |
| 36 | September 10, 2006 | The Covenant | $8,852,485 | |
| 37 | September 17, 2006 | Gridiron Gang | $14,414,630 | |
| 38 | September 24, 2006 | Jackass Number Two | $29,002,002 | |
| 39 | October 1, 2006 | Open Season | $23,624,548 | |
| 40 | October 8, 2006 | The Departed | $26,887,467 | |
| 41 | October 15, 2006 | The Grudge 2 | $20,825,300 | |
| 42 | October 22, 2006 | The Prestige | $14,801,808 | |
| 43 | October 29, 2006 | Saw III | $33,610,391 | Saw III broke Saw II's record ($31.7 million) for the highest Halloween opening weekend. |
| 44 | November 5, 2006 | Borat | $26,455,463 | Borat broke Fahrenheit 9/11's record ($23.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in less than 1,000 theaters. |
| 45 | November 12, 2006 | Borat | $28,269,900 | |
| 46 | November 19, 2006 | Happy Feet | $41,533,432 | |
| 47 | November 26, 2006 | Happy Feet | $37,038,046 | |
| 48 | December 3, 2006 | Happy Feet | $17,545,418 | |
| 49 | December 10, 2006 | Apocalypto | $15,005,604 | |
| 50 | December 17, 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $26,541,709 | |
| 51 | December 24, 2006 | Night at the Museum | $30,433,781 | |
| 52 | December 31, 2006 | Night at the Museum | $36,766,905 | In 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
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic 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 |
References
- ↑ "Weekend Box Office Index, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2006 DOMESTIC GROSSES". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
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