Theatrical Release Dates Archive - 2006
Key: Film, Studio, Weekend Gross, Theater Count
# indicates opening weekend gross is from a 4-day frame
## indicates opening weekend gross is from a 1-day frame
*EX indicates expansion (usually, but not always, 1st date of 300+ theaters)
January 06, 2006
Hostel (Lions Gate)
$19.56 m
(2,195)
Brokeback Mountain (Focus) - *EX
$5.73 m
(483)
Casanova (Disney) - *EX
$3.78 m
(1,004)
Grandma's Boy (Fox)
$3.01 m
(2,016)
Match Point (DreamWorks) - *EX
$2.71 m
(304)
BloodRayne (Romar)
$1.55 m
(985)
January 13, 2006
Glory Road (Disney)
#$16.93 m
(2,222)
Hoodwinked (Weinstein Co.)
#$16.88 m
(2,394)
Last Holiday (Paramount)
#$15.51 m
(2,514)
Tristan & Isolde (Fox)
#$7.61 m
(1,845)
January 20, 2006
Underworld: Evolution (Sony)
$26.86 m
(3,207)
End of the Spear (Every Tribe)
$4.28 m
(1,163)
The New World (New Line) - *EX
$4.03 m
(811)
January 27, 2006
Big Momma's House 2 (Fox)
$27.74 m
(3,261)
Nanny McPhee (Universal)
$14.50 m
(1,995)
Annapolis (Disney)
$7.68 m
(1,605)
The Matador (Weinstein Co.) - *EX
$3.61 m
(885)
February 03, 2006
When a Stranger Calls (Sony)
$21.61 m
(2,999)
Something New (Focus)
$4.88 m
(1,265)
Capote (Sony Classics) - *EX
$2.29 m
(1,239)
February 10, 2006
The Pink Panther (Sony/MGM/Fox)
$20.22 m
(3,477)
Final Destination 3 (New Line)
$19.17 m
(2,880)
Curious George (Universal)
$14.70 m
(2,566)
Firewall (Warner Bros.)
$13.64 m
(2,840)
February 17, 2006
Eight Below (Disney)
#$24.97 m
(3,066)
Date Movie (Fox)
#$21.81 m
(2,896)
Freedomland (Sony)
#$6.71 m
(2,361)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (Weinstein Co.) - *EX
#$1.11 m
(431)
February 24, 2006
Madea's Family Reunion (Lions Gate)
$30.03 m
(2,194)
Doogal (Weinstein Co.)
$3.61 m
(2,318)
Running Scared (New Line)
$3.38 m
(1,611)
March 03, 2006
16 Blocks (Warner Bros.)
$11.86 m
(2,706)
Ultraviolet (Sony)
$9.06 m
(2,558)
Aquamarine (Fox)
$7.48 m
(2,512)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Rogue)
$6.21 m
(1,200)
Transamerica (Weinstein Co.) - *EX
$1.45 m
(656)
March 10, 2006
Failure to Launch (Paramount)
$24.41 m
(3,057)
The Shaggy Dog (Disney)
$16.31 m
(3,501)
The Hills Have Eyes (Fox Searchlight)
$15.71 m
(2,620)
The Libertine (Weinstein Co.)
$2.20 m
(815)
March 17, 2006
V For Vendetta (Warner Bros.)
$25.64 m
(3,365)
She's the Man (DreamWorks)
$10.73 m
(2,623)
Find Me Guilty (Yari Film)
$0.61 m
(439)
March 24, 2006
Inside Man (Universal)
$28.95 m
(2,818)
Stay Alive (Disney)
$10.73 m
(2,009)
Health Inspector (Lions Gate)
$6.92 m
(1,710)
March 31, 2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown (Fox)
$68.03 m
(3,963)
ATL (Warner Bros.)
$11.55 m
(1,602)
Slither (Universal)
$3.88 m
(1,945)
Basic Instinct 2 (Sony)
$3.20 m
(1,453)
April 07, 2006
The Benchwarmers (Sony)
$19.66 m
(3,274)
Take the Lead (New Line)
$12.05 m
(3,009)
Lucky Number Slevin (MGM)
$7.03 m
(1,984)
Phat Girlz (Fox Searchlight)
$3.11 m
(1,060)
April 14, 2006
Scary Movie 4 (Weinstein/Miramax)
$40.22 m
(3,602)
The Wild (Disney)
$9.68 m
(2,854)
Thank You For Smoking (Fox Searchlight)
$4.49 m
(1,015)
April 21, 2006
Silent Hill (Sony)
$20.15 m
(2,926)
The Sentinel (Fox)
$14.37 m
(2,822)
American Dreamz (Universal)
$3.67 m
(1,500)
Friends with Money (Sony Classics) - *EX
$3.18 m
(991)
April 28, 2006
RV (Sony)
$16.41 m
(3,639)
United 93 (Universal)
$11.48 m
(1,795)
Stick It (Disney)
$10.80 m
(2,038)
Akeelah and the Bee (Lions Gate)
$6.01 m
(2,195)
May 05, 2006
Mission: Impossible III (Paramount)
$47.74 m
(4,054)
An American Haunting (Freestyle)
$5.78 m
(1,675)
Hoot (New Line)
$3.37 m
(3,018)
May 12, 2006
Poseidon (Warner Bros.)
$22.16 m
(3,555)
Just My Luck (Fox)
$5.69 m
(2,541)
Goal! The Dream Begins (Disney)
$1.92 m
(1,007)
Art School Confidential (Sony Classics) - *EX
$1.12 m
(762)
May 19, 2006
The Da Vinci Code (Sony)
$77.07 m
(3,735)
Over the Hedge (Paramount/DreamWorks)
$38.46 m
(4,059)
See No Evil (Lions Gate)
$4.58 m
(1,257)
May 26, 2006
X-Men: The Last Stand (Fox)
#$122.86 m
(3,690)
June 02, 2006
The Break-Up (Universal)
$39.17 m
(3,070)
June 06, 2006
The Omen (Fox)
$16.03 m
(2,723)
June 09, 2006
Cars (Disney)
$60.12 m
(3,985)
A Prairie Home Companion (Picturehouse)
$4.57 m
(760)
June 16, 2006
Nacho Libre (Paramount)
$28.31 m
(3,070)
The Fast & the Furious 3 (Universal)
$23.97 m
(3,027)
The Lake House (Warner Bros.)
$13.62 m
(2,645)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (Fox)
$7.29 m
(2,946)
An Inconvenient Truth (Paramount Classics) - *EX
$1.91 m
(403)
June 23, 2006
Click (Sony)
$40.01 m
(3,749)
Waist Deep (Rogue)
$9.40 m
(1,004)
June 28, 2006
Superman Returns (Warner Bros.)
$52.54 m
(4,065)
June 30, 2006
The Devil Wears Prada (Fox)
$27.54 m
(2,847)
July 07, 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (Disney)
$135.63 m
(4,133)
July 14, 2006
Little Man (Sony)
$21.61 m
(2,533)
You, Me and Dupree (Universal)
$21.53 m
(3,131)
July 21, 2006
Monster House (Sony)
$22.22 m
(3,553)
Lady in the Water (Warner Bros.)
$18.04 m
(3,235)
Clerks II (MGM)
$10.06 m
(2,150)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Fox)
$8.60 m
(2,702)
July 28, 2006
Miami Vice (Universal)
$25.72 m
(3,021)
John Tucker Must Die (Fox)
$14.28 m
(2,560)
The Ant Bully (Warner Bros.)
$8.43 m
(3,050)
Scoop (Focus)
$3.05 m
(538)
August 04, 2006
Talladega Nights (Sony)
$47.04 m
(3,803)
Barnyard (Paramount)
$15.82 m
(3,311)
The Descent (Lions Gate)
$8.91 m
(2,095)
The Night Listener (Miramax)
$3.55 m
(1,367)
August 09, 2006
World Trade Center (Paramount)
$18.73 m
(2,957)
August 11, 2006
Step Up (Disney)
$20.66 m
(2,467)
Pulse (Weinstein Co.)
$8.20 m
(2,323)
Zoom (Sony)
$4.51 m
(2,501)
August 18, 2006
Snakes on A Plane (New Line)
$15.21 m
(3,555)
Accepted (Universal)
$10.02 m
(2,914)
Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight) - *EX
$5.61 m
(691)
Material Girls (MGM)
$4.60 m
(1,509)
August 25, 2006
Invincible (Disney)
$17.03 m
(2,917)
Beerfest (Warner Bros.)
$7.03 m
(2,964)
Idlewild (Universal)
$5.75 m
(973)
How to Eat Fried Worms (New Line)
$4.00 m
(1,870)
September 01, 2006
Crank (Lions Gate)
#$12.90 m
(2,515)
The Wicker Man (Warner Bros.)
#$11.74 m
(2,784)
The Illusionist (Yari Film) - *EX
#$8.12 m
(971)
Crossover (Sony)
#$4.40 m
(1,023)
September 08, 2006
The Covenant (Sony)
$8.85 m
(2,681)
Hollywoodland (Focus)
$5.93 m
(1,548)
The Protector (Weinstein Co.)
$5.03 m
(1,541)
September 15, 2006
Gridiron Gang (Sony)
$14.41 m
(3,504)
The Black Dahlia (Universal)
$10.01 m
(2,226)
Everyone's Hero (Fox)
$6.06 m
(2,896)
The Last Kiss (Paramount/DreamWorks)
$4.63 m
(1,357)
September 22, 2006
Jackass Number Two (Paramount)
$29.00 m
(3,059)
Fearless (Rogue)
$10.59 m
(1,808)
Flyboys (MGM)
$6.00 m
(2,033)
All the King's Men (Sony)
$3.67 m
(1,514)
September 29, 2006
Open Season (Sony)
$23.62 m
(3,833)
The Guardian (Disney)
$18.01 m
(3,241)
School For Scoundrels (MGM/Weinstein Co.)
$8.60 m
(3,004)
Facing the Giants (Samuel Goldwyn)
$1.34 m
(441)
October 06, 2006
The Departed (Warner Bros.)
$26.89 m
(3,017)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (New Line)
$18.51 m
(2,820)
Employee of the Month (Lions Gate)
$11.41 m
(2,579)
October 13, 2006
The Grudge 2 (Sony)
$20.83 m
(3,211)
Man of the Year (Universal)
$12.30 m
(2,515)
The Marine (Fox)
$7.14 m
(2,545)
One Night with the King (Gener8xion)
$4.11 m
(909)
October 20, 2006
The Prestige (Disney/Newmarket/Warner Bros.)
$14.80 m
(2,281)
Flags of Our Fathers (Paramount/DreamWorks)
$10.25 m
(1,876)
Flicka (Fox)
$7.70 m
(2,877)
Marie Antoinette (Sony)
$5.36 m
(859)
October 27, 2006
Saw III (Lions Gate)
$33.61 m
(3,167)
Running with Scissors (Sony) - *EX
$2.53 m
(586)
Catch A Fire (Focus)
$2.03 m
(1,306)
November 03, 2006
Borat (Fox)
$26.46 m
(837)
The Santa Clause 3 (Disney)
$19.50 m
(3,458)
Flushed Away (Paramount/DreamWorks)
$18.81 m
(3,707)
The Queen (Miramax) - *EX
$2.91 m
(387)
November 10, 2006
Stranger Than Fiction (Sony)
$13.41 m
(2,264)
Babel (Paramount Vantage) - *EX
$5.56 m
(1,251)
The Return (Rogue)
$4.48 m
(1,984)
A Good Year (Fox)
$3.72 m
(2,066)
Harsh Times (MGM)
$1.97 m
(956)
November 17, 2006
Happy Feet (Warner Bros.)
$41.53 m
(3,804)
Casino Royale (Sony/MGM)
$40.83 m
(3,434)
8 Films to Die For (Freestyle)
$2.31 m
(488)
Let's Go to Prison (Universal)
$2.22 m
(1,495)
Fast Food Nation (Fox Searchlight)
$0.41 m
(321)
November 22, 2006
Deja Vu (Disney)
$20.57 m
(3,108)
Deck the Halls (Fox)
$12.00 m
(3,205)
The Fountain (Warner Bros.)
$3.77 m
(1,472)
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (New Line)
$3.23 m
(1,919)
For Your Consideration (Warner Independent) - *EX
$1.92 m
(623)
November 23, 2006
Bobby (MGM/Weinstein Co.) - *EX
$4.86 m
(1,667)
December 01, 2006
The Nativity Story (New Line)
$7.85 m
(3,083)
Turistas (Fox)
$3.58 m
(1,570)
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (MGM)
$2.31 m
(1,979)
December 08, 2006
Apocalypto (Disney)
$15.01 m
(2,465)
The Holiday (Sony)
$12.78 m
(2,610)
Blood Diamond (Warner Bros.)
$8.65 m
(1,910)
Unaccompanied Minors (Warner Bros.)
$5.82 m
(2,775)
December 15, 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness (Sony)
$26.54 m
(2,852)
Eragon (Fox)
$23.24 m
(3,020)
Charlotte's Web (Paramount)
$11.46 m
(3,566)
December 20, 2006
Rocky Balboa (MGM)
#$17.00 m
(3,017)
December 22, 2006
Night at the Museum (Fox)
#$42.21 m
(3,685)
The Good Shepherd (Universal)
#$14.14 m
(2,215)
We Are Marshall (Warner Bros.)
#$8.58 m
(2,608)
December 25, 2006
Dreamgirls (Paramount/DreamWorks) - *EX
##$8.95 m
(852)
Black Christmas (MGM/Weinstein Co.)
##$3.72 m
(1,544)