The Top Movies, Weekend of March 17, 2006

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	V for Vendetta	Warner Bros.	Action	$25,642,640		3,365	$7,620	$25,642,640	3
2	(1)	Failure to Launch	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$15,604,892	-36.08%	3,117	$5,006	$48,273,823	10
3	(2)	The Shaggy Dog	Buena Vista	Comedy	$13,377,363	-17.98%	3,501	$3,821	$35,635,419	10
4	(new)	She's the Man	Dreamworks SKG	Romantic Comedy	$10,730,372		2,623	$4,091	$10,730,372	3
5	(3)	The Hills Have Eyes	Fox Searchlight	Horror	$8,008,822	-49.02%	2,621	$3,056	$28,741,291	10
6	(4)	16 Blocks	Warner Bros.	Action	$4,755,012	-35.84%	2,666	$1,784	$30,190,041	17
7	(6)	Eight Below	Buena Vista	Adventure	$4,084,276	-26.44%	2,603	$1,569	$73,040,379	31
8	(5)	Madea's Family Reunion	Lionsgate	Comedy	$2,933,815	-48.97%	1,403	$2,091	$60,029,631	24
9	(9)	The Pink Panther	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$2,464,468	-32.49%	1,852	$1,331	$78,575,414	38
10	(7)	Aquamarine	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,114,445	-45.19%	1,869	$1,131	$15,778,293	17
11	(11)	Curious George	Universal	Comedy	$1,626,305	-28.76%	1,390	$1,170	$55,392,060	38
12	(10)	Date Movie	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,357,518	-46.24%	1,196	$1,135	$46,503,825	31
13	(8)	Ultraviolet	Sony Pictures	Action	$1,332,297	-63.81%	1,746	$763	$17,536,337	17
14	(14)	Firewall	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$988,456	-44.54%	850	$1,163	$46,984,514	38
15	(12)	The Libertine	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$881,076	-60.00%	819	$1,076	$3,867,537	117
16	(13)	Dave Chappelle's Block Party	Focus Features	Documentary	$661,271	-67.20%	643	$1,028	$11,086,100	17
17	(15)	Final Destination 3	New Line	Horror	$652,541	-49.42%	583	$1,119	$52,942,422	38
18	(new)	Find Me Guilty	Yari Film Group	Drama	$608,804		439	$1,387	$608,804	3
19	(18)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$590,461	-17.13%	44	$13,420	$2,663,952	17
20	(16)	Brokeback Mountain	Focus Features	Drama	$545,919	-54.01%	506	$1,079	$82,057,408	101
21	(33)	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Buena Vista	Adventure	$542,977	+124.72%	432	$1,257	$289,847,008	101
22	(17)	Capote	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$418,778	-59.76%	368	$1,138	$27,865,197	171
23	(20)	Mrs. Henderson Presents	Weinstein Co.	Comedy	$346,838	-32.92%	260	$1,334	$9,927,344	101
24	(23)	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$343,211	-20.16%	234	$1,467	$3,992,220	96
25	(19)	Transamerica	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$340,473	-44.38%	277	$1,229	$8,219,197	108
26	(21)	Nanny McPhee	Universal	Comedy	$337,770	-26.39%	417	$810	$45,846,980	52
27	(25)	Crash	Lionsgate	Drama	$314,717	-8.17%	206	$1,528	$54,188,544	318
28	(22)	Big Momma's House 2	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$304,610	-29.63%	319	$955	$68,463,680	52
29	(31)	Tsotsi	Miramax	Drama	$300,467	+15.55%	57	$5,271	$862,254	24
30	(29)	The World's Fastest Indian	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$292,112	+7.61%	231	$1,265	$3,380,409	103
31	(new)	Thank You For Smoking	Fox Searchlight	Black Comedy	$262,923		5	$52,585	$262,923	3
32	(30)	King Kong	Universal	Adventure	$214,830	-19.74%	231	$930	$217,619,085	96
33	(53)	Ask the Dust	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$206,026	+199.55%	77	$2,676	$297,518	10
34	(26)	Walk the Line	20th Century Fox	Drama	$203,445	-40.63%	260	$782	$119,148,939	122
35	(28)	Syriana	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$167,164	-41.15%	112	$1,493	$50,245,345	117
36	(new)	Don't Trip, He Ain't Through With Me Yet	Freestyle Releasing	Concert	$164,926		54	$3,054	$164,926	3
37	(36)	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$164,136	-18.36%	191	$859	$289,710,552	122
38	(32)	Match Point	Dreamworks SKG	Thriller/Suspense	$160,150	-36.03%	146	$1,097	$23,089,926	82
39	(27)	When a Stranger Calls	Sony Pictures	Horror	$145,492	-54.60%	181	$804	$47,860,214	45
40	(new)	Church Ball	Halestone	Comedy	$144,376		40	$3,609	$144,376	3
41	(38)	Neil Young: Heart of Gold	Paramount Classics	Concert	$138,505	-16.56%	61	$2,271	$1,120,314	38
42	(44)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$133,324	+10.68%	27	$4,938	$8,893,413	178
43	(42)	Hidden	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$120,841	-5.64%	77	$1,569	$3,149,057	87
44	(40)	Cheaper by the Dozen 2	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$118,363	-21.34%	174	$680	$82,180,438	89
45	(24)	Doogal	Weinstein Co.	Adventure	$108,234	-71.65%	180	$601	$7,308,609	24
46	(43)	Chicken Little	Buena Vista	Adventure	$94,848	-22.25%	136	$697	$135,156,763	136
47	(34)	Munich	Universal	Drama	$93,405	-59.54%	105	$890	$47,290,275	87
48	(35)	Night Watch	Fox Searchlight	Action	$88,101	-60.30%	85	$1,036	$1,350,726	31
49	(46)	Roving Mars	Buena Vista	Documentary	$82,788	-18.50%	21	$3,942	$2,222,035	52
50	(49)	Wild Safari 3D	nWave Pictures	Documentary	$80,396	-11.55%	18	$4,466	$8,326,613	346
51	(50)	Why We Fight	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$78,937	-0.59%	64	$1,233	$1,034,340	59
52	(48)	Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story	Newmarket Films	Comedy	$74,074	-25.94%	45	$1,646	$1,017,200	52
53	(52)	Merry Christmas	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$59,778	-18.90%	20	$2,989	$459,851	17
54	(51)	Malamaal Weekly	Rainbow Releasing	Comedy	$57,415	-24.01%	19	$3,022	$154,303	10
55	(47)	Hoodwinked	Weinstein Co.	Comedy	$56,981	-43.74%	114	$500	$50,917,289	94
56	(55)	CSA: The Confederate States of America	IFC Films	Comedy	$53,909	-0.31%	24	$2,246	$308,651	164
57	(54)	The New World	New Line	Adventure	$43,974	-19.47%	60	$733	$12,634,666	85
58	(41)	Running Scared	New Line	Action	$40,895	-72.36%	44	$929	$6,770,522	24
59	(64)	The White Countess	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$40,483	+45.38%	39	$1,038	$1,519,399	89
60	(62)	Sophie Scholl	Zeitgeist Films	Drama	$36,902	+14.93%	18	$2,050	$217,131	31
61	(new)	Don't Come Knocking	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$30,630		6	$5,105	$30,630	3
62	(74)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$28,576	+110.64%	2	$14,288	$14,434,098	2,334
63	(56)	Glory Road	Buena Vista	Drama	$26,331	-38.40%	55	$479	$42,303,527	66
64	(60)	Rang De Basanti	UTV Communications	Adventure	$25,138	-31.04%	25	$1,006	$2,177,949	52
65	(59)	The Matador	Weinstein Co.	Thriller/Suspense	$22,785	-38.08%	38	$600	$12,570,442	80
66	(63)	Taxi Number 9211	UTV Communications	Drama	$22,572	-28.95%	24	$941	$254,301	24
67	(66)	Duck Season	Warner Independent Pictures	Comedy	$22,556	-8.52%	10	$2,256	$59,367	10
68	(65)	The Aryan Couple	Fame, Inc.	Drama	$21,906	-19.93%	10	$2,191	$246,026	122
69	(new)	The Zodiac	ThinkFilm	Thriller/Suspense	$20,578		10	$2,058	$20,578	3
70	(58)	The Ringer	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$16,613	-56.38%	25	$665	$35,412,768	87
71	(new)	Rape of the Soul	Slowhand Cinema Releasing	Documentary	$15,602		8	$1,950	$15,602	3
72	(68)	The Boys of Baraka	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$15,474	-23.60%	7	$2,211	$262,978	108
73	(75)	Ballets Russes	Zeitgeist Films	Documentary	$14,866	+21.08%	14	$1,062	$722,404	143
74	(new)	Don't Tell	Lionsgate	Drama	$13,805		5	$2,761	$13,805	3
75	(61)	The Squid and the Whale	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	$13,220	-61.13%	12	$1,102	$7,362,100	166
76	(69)	Annapolis	Buena Vista	Drama	$10,243	-43.59%	20	$512	$17,009,203	52
77	(71)	Paradise Now	Warner Independent Pictures	Drama	$9,946	-39.76%	15	$663	$1,452,402	143
78	(80)	Aliens of the Deep	Buena Vista	Documentary	$9,620	+13.32%	6	$1,603	$7,736,858	416
79	(76)	The Syrian Bride	Koch Lorber Films	Comedy	$9,605	-8.97%	3	$3,202	$207,277	124
80	(90)	Tamara	City Lights Pictures	Horror	$9,154	+86.28%	3	$3,051	$167,723	45
81	(82)	Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$9,100	+9.64%	6	$1,517	$9,983,114	1,256
82	(81)	Gay Sex in the 70's	Lovett	Documentary	$8,855	+5.38%	5	$1,771	$228,053	136
83	(72)	Fateless	ThinkFilm	Drama	$8,503	-44.56%	6	$1,417	$150,983	73
84	(78)	Game 6	Kindred Media Group	Comedy	$7,728	-19.58%	7	$1,104	$22,728	10
85	(119)	Manderlay	IFC Films	Drama	$7,554	+1,065.74%	20	$378	$74,205	52
86	(98)	What the Bleep?: Down the Rabbit Hole	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Documentary	$7,064	+150.67%	6	$1,177	$135,706	45
87	(new)	Take My Eyes	New Yorker	Drama	$6,440		2	$3,220	$6,440	3
88	(70)	The Family Stone	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$6,371	-61.84%	17	$375	$60,055,656	94
89	(117)	The Fallen Idol	Rialto Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$5,658	+689.12%	1	$5,658	$53,795	20,579
90	(83)	Tristan & Isolde	20th Century Fox	Drama	$4,905	-36.02%	13	$377	$14,727,343	66
91	(91)	Haunted Castle	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$4,550	-5.21%	5	$910	$12,545,738	1,844
92	(67)	Shopgirl	Buena Vista	Drama	$4,507	-78.25%	16	$282	$10,281,585	150
93	(new)	Devil's Miner	First Run	Documentary	$4,393		2	$2,197	$4,393	3
94	(new)	Summer Storm	Regent Releasing	Drama	$4,158		2	$2,079	$4,158	3
95	(77)	The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things	Palm Pictures	Drama	$4,026	-59.74%	2	$2,013	$19,174	10
96	(re-entry)	Winter Passing	Focus Features	Drama	$3,982		7	$569	$85,199	31
97	(89)	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	IMAX Films	Adventure	$3,687	-27.72%	3	$1,229	$50,556,212	2,705
98	(79)	2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films	Magnolia Pictures	Multiple Genres	$3,651	-61.48%	2	$1,826	$118,916	24
99	(86)	Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes van Zandt	Palm Pictures	Documentary	$3,362	-49.06%	3	$1,121	$126,482	108
100	(re-entry)	The Work and the Glory: American Zion	Vineyard Distribution	Drama	$3,013		1	$3,013	$2,020,249	150
101	(100)	Nine Lives	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$2,979	+16.73%	1	$2,979	$443,917	157
102	(re-entry)	A Year Without Love	Strand Releasing	Drama	$2,867		2	$1,434	$16,921	38
103	(94)	Darwin's Nightmare	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$2,517	-30.20%	3	$839	$179,953	229
104	(92)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$2,450	-48.33%	2	$1,225	$62,975,619	1,431
105	(84)	Our Brand is Crisis	Koch Lorber Films	Documentary	$2,391	-65.45%	1	$2,391	$28,655	17
106	(re-entry)	Sorry, Haters	IFC Films	Drama	$2,256		6	$376	$6,364	17
107	(107)	Imagine Me & You	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$2,110	+56.30%	5	$422	$671,240	52
108	(108)	Brooklyn Lobster	Meadowbrook	Drama	$2,076	+69.19%	1	$2,076	$130,074	150
109	(re-entry)	Classe Tous Risques	Rialto Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,928		1	$1,928	$71,909	122
110	(105)	Touch the Sound	Shadow	Documentary	$1,901	+16.13%	2	$951	$163,091	194
111	(new)	Mirage	Picture This Entertainment	Drama	$1,511		1	$1,511	$1,511	3
112	(104)	Suits on the Loose	Halestone	Comedy	$1,496	-15.62%	3	$499	$67,032	45
113	(85)	Before the Fall	Picture This Entertainment	Drama	$1,400	-78.94%	1	$1,400	$118,279	164
114	(106)	Battle in Heaven	Tartan Films	Drama	$1,195	-15.73%	1	$1,195	$58,784	31
115	(88)	Trudell	Balcony Releasing	Documentary	$1,185	-78.04%	2	$593	$16,385	45
116	(new)	Beyond Honor	International Film Circuit	Drama	$1,114		2	$557	$1,114	3
117	(95)	Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic	IDP Distribution	Concert	$1,083	-67.22%	7	$155	$1,324,244	129
118	(99)	After Innocence	New Yorker	Documentary	$980	-62.45%	1	$980	$102,115	150
119	(re-entry)	Hate Crime	Pasidg Productions	Thriller/Suspense	$912		1	$912	$8,257	178
120	(114)	Alien Adventure	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$860	-1.71%	2	$430	$4,981,966	2,166
121	(120)	When the Sea Rises	New Yorker	Romantic Comedy	$826	+28.86%	2	$413	$23,111	66
122	(115)	Encounter in the Third Dimension	nWave Pictures	Drama	$800	-1.84%	1	$800	$7,159,410	2,579
123	(109)	Breakfast on Pluto	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$738	-34.75%	2	$369	$827,770	124
124	(124)	Loggerheads	Strand Releasing	Drama	$598	+84.00%	1	$598	$114,914	157
125	(103)	Shoujyo: An Adolescent	Indican Pictures	Drama	$562	-73.57%	1	$562	$57,760	206
126	(new)	The Big Question	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$466		1	$466	$466	3
127	(96)	Wasabi Tuna	Indican Pictures	Comedy	$402	-87.21%	1	$402	$50,660	682
128	(re-entry)	Screen Door Jesus	Indican Pictures	Comedy	$398		1	$398	$31,406	171
129	(110)	Private	Typecast Releasing	Drama	$46	-95.55%	1	$46	$15,259	122

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Chart certified: 3/26/2006