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.

List of 2006 box office number-one films in the United States

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Table Section Text: 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	Notes

1	January 8, 2006	Hostel	$19,556,099

2	January 15, 2006	Glory Road	$13,594,739

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.

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	Initial Estimates had Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby ahead of Snakes on a Plane.

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.

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