The year
2006 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.
Top grossing films
Please note that following the tradition of the English-language
film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006. The top ten films of
2006, by worldwide gross in
$USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
| 2006 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S./Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross
|
| 1
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Disney
| $1,066,179,725
| $423,315,812
| $98,668,102
| $28,477,460
|
| 2
| The Da Vinci Code
| Columbia
| $758,239,851
| $217,536,138
| $55,723,141
| $20,561,541
|
| 3
| Ice Age: The Meltdown
| 20th Century Fox
| $651,789,550
| $195,330,621
| $52,328,847
| $17,960,331
|
| 4
| Casino Royale
| MGM / Columbia
| $594,239,066
| $167,445,960
| $105,932,056
| $25,391,472
|
| 5
| Night at the Museum
| 20th Century Fox
| $574,480,052
| $250,863,268
| $40,838,600
| $18,944,343
|
| 6
| Cars
| Disney / Pixar
| $461,983,149
| $244,082,982
| $30,858,370
| $13,450,636
|
| 7
| X-Men: The Last Stand
| 20th Century Fox
| $459,359,555
| $234,362,462
| $35,817,332
| $12,601,706
|
| 8
| Mission: Impossible III
| Paramount
| $397,850,012
| $134,029,801
| $29,032,559
| $8,446,854
|
| 9
| Superman Returns
| Warner Bros.
| $391,081,192
| $200,081,192
| $30,157,106
| $10,300,000
|
| 10
| Happy Feet
| Warner Bros.
| $384,335,608
| $198,000,317
| $37,779,303
| $26,245,071
|
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