2006 in film

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The year 2006 in film involved some significant events.
Contents[hide]
1 Events
2 Top grossing films
3 Wide-release films
3.1 January-March
3.2 April-June
3.3 July-September
3.4 October-December
4 Other films released
5 Notes
6 References
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[edit] Events
Several hundred full-length films were released in 2006.

[edit] 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; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten of 2006 as of August 27, 2007 (Worldwide, U.S. & Canada and International); March 18, 2007 (UK) and January 14, 2007 (Australia) are as follows:
U.S./Canada and International box-office gross figures are in U.S. dollars, British results in millions "M" of pounds sterling, and Australian results in Australian dollars.
#
Title
Studio
Box Office Gross
Total World
US/Canada[1]
Total Int'l[2]
U. K.[3]
Australia[4]
1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Walt Disney Pictures
$1,066,179,725
$423,315,812
$642,863,913
£52M
$36,271,740
2
The Da Vinci Code
Columbia Pictures
$758,239,851
$217,536,138
$540,703,713
£30M
$26,086,109
3
Ice Age: The Meltdown
20th Century Fox
$651,564,512
$195,330,621
$456,233,891
£29M
$22,868,309
4
Casino Royale
MGM / Columbia
$594,239,066
$167,445,960
$426,793,106
£55M
$27,986,845
5
Night at the Museum
20th Century Fox
$573,340,034
$250,863,268
$322,476,766
£20M
$17,143,797
6
Cars
Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar
$461,981,267
$244,082,982
$217,898,285
£16M
$17,132,075
7
X-Men: The Last Stand
20th Century Fox
$459,256,008
$234,362,462
$224,893,546
£19M
$16,000,390
8
Mission: Impossible III
Paramount Pictures
$397,850,210
$134,029,801
$263,820,409
£15M
$10,758,757
9
Superman Returns
Warner Bros.
$391,081,192
$200,081,192
$191,000,000
£16M
$13,830,282
10
Happy Feet
Warner Bros.
$384,330,479
$198,000,317
$186,330,162
£18M
$24,327,147
As of January 29, 2007, seven films released in 2006 had grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status and as of September 11, 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest became the third and fastest film in Hollywood history to reach the billion dollar worldwide Box Office mark with a $1,004,100,000, behind Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
For a complete list of 2006's top-grossing films, follow these links:
Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm
U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm
United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/ & http://www.imdb.com/
Australia: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/australia/ & http://www.mpdaa.org.au/home.nsf/web_insider?openform&login&action=home

[edit] Wide-release films
In the film industry, a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 600 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:

[edit] January-March
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
January
6
BloodRayne
Romar Entertainment
Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez
Grandma's Boy
20th Century Fox
Allen Covert, Doris Roberts, Shirley Jones
Hostel
Lions Gate Films
Jay Hernandez
13
Glory Road
Walt Disney Pictures
Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight
Last Holiday
Paramount Pictures
Queen Latifah, Gérard Depardieu, LL Cool J
Tristan and Isolde
20th Century Fox
James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell
20
End of the Spear
Jungle Films
Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen, Jack Guzman
Underworld: Evolution
Screen Gems
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy
27
Annapolis
Touchstone Pictures
James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster
Big Momma's House 2
20th Century Fox
Martin Lawrence, Nia Long
Nanny McPhee
Universal Pictures
Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury
February
3
Something New
Focus Features
Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps
When a Stranger Calls
Screen Gems
Camilla Belle, Katie Cassidy
10
Curious George
Universal Pictures
voices of: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Dick Van Dyke
Final Destination 3
New Line Cinema
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman ,Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Amanda Crew
Firewall
Warner Bros.
Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen
The Pink Panther
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures
Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyoncé Knowles
17
Date Movie
20th Century Fox
Alyson Hannigan, Jennifer Coolidge
Eight Below
Walt Disney Pictures
Paul Walker, Jason Biggs
Freedomland
Revolution Studios
Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore
24
Doogal
The Weinstein Co.
Jim Broadbent, Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy
Madea's Family Reunion
Lions Gate Films
Tyler Perry
Running Scared
New Line Cinema
Paul Walker, Cameron Bright
March
3
16 Blocks
Warner Bros.
Bruce Willis, Mos Def
Aquamarine
20th Century Fox
Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts, JoJo
Ultraviolet
Screen Gems
Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Rogue Pictures
Dave Chappelle, Kanye West, Mos Def
10
Failure to Launch
Paramount
Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates
The Hills Have Eyes
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Vinessa Shaw, Kathleen Quinlan, Aaron Stanford
The Shaggy Dog
Walt Disney Pictures
Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Danny Glover
17
She's the Man
DreamWorks
Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum
Thank You for Smoking ‡
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Katie Holmes
V for Vendetta
Warner Brothers
Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving
24
Inside Man
Universal Pictures
Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Lions Gate Films
Larry The Cable Guy
Stay Alive
Buena Vista Pictures
Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz
31
ATL
Warner Bros.
T.I., Lauren London, Evan Ross Naess
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling
Ice Age: The Meltdown
20th Century Fox
animated, voices of: Ray Romano John Leguizamo Denis Leary Queen Latifah , Seann William Scott (), Josh Peck , Jay Leno ), Will Arnett ()
Slither
Universal Pictures
Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker

[edit] April-June
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
April
7
The Benchwarmers
Revolution Studios
Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz
Friends with Money ‡
Sony Pictures Classics
Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack
Lucky Number Slevin
The Weinstein Co.
Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis
Phat Girlz
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
Take the Lead
New Line Cinema
Antonio Banderas, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard
14
Scary Movie 4
The Weinstein Co.
Anna Faris
The Wild
Walt Disney Pictures
Animated, Voices Of: Kiefer Sutherland, William Shatner, Greg Cipes, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind, James Belushi
21
American Dreamz
Universal Pictures
Hugh Grant, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid
The Sentinel
20th Century Fox
Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger
Silent Hill
TriStar Pictures
Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean
28
Akeelah and the Bee
Lions Gate Films
Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
RV
Columbia Pictures
Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth, JoJo, Josh Hutcherson
Stick It
Touchstone Pictures
Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges, Vanessa Lengies
United 93
Universal Pictures
David Rasche, Rebecca Schull, Denny Dillon
May
5
An American Haunting
Freestyle Releasing
Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James D'Arcy
Art School Confidential ‡
United Artists
Max Minghella, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Anjelica Huston, Joel Moore
Hoot
New Line Cinema
Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Luke Wilson
Mission: Impossible III
Paramount Pictures
Tom Cruise, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Michelle Monaghan, Philip Seymour Hoffman
12
Goal! The Dream Begins
Touchstone Pictures
Kuno Becker, Marcel Iureş, Anna Friel
Just My Luck
20th Century Fox
Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, Faizon Love
Poseidon
Warner Bros.
Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum
19
The Da Vinci Code
Columbia Pictures
Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen, Audrey Tautou
Over the Hedge
Paramount Pictures
Animated, Voices Of: Bruce Willis , Garry Shandling , Steve Carell , William Shatner , Avril Lavigne , Wanda Sykes
See No Evil
Lions Gate Films
Kane
26
X-Men: The Last Stand
20th Century Fox
Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Ellen Page, Dania Ramirez, Michael Murphy
June
2
The Break-Up
Universal Pictures
Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn
6
The Omen
20th Century Fox
Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow
9
Cars
Pixar/Walt Disney Pictures
Animated, Voices Of: Paul Newman , Owen Wilson , Larry the Cable Guy , George Carlin
A Prairie Home Companion
Picturehouse
Lindsay Lohan, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones
16
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Universal Pictures
Lucas Black, Bow Wow
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
20th Century Fox
Breckin Meyer
The Lake House
Warner Bros.
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock
Nacho Libre
Paramount Pictures
Jack Black
23
Click
Columbia Pictures
Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken
Waist Deep
Focus Features
Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, The Game, Larenz Tate
28
Superman Returns
Warner Bros.
Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth
30
The Devil Wears Prada
20th Century Fox
Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci

[edit] July-September
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
July
7
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Walt Disney Pictures
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
14
Little Man
Revolution Studios
Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Kerry Washington
You, Me and Dupree
Universal Pictures
Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon
21
Clerks II
Weinstein Co./MGM
Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Lady in the Water
Warner Bros.
Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard
Monster House
Columbia Pictures
animated, voices of Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
20th Century Fox/Regency
Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris
26
Little Miss Sunshine ‡
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano
28
The Ant Bully
Warner Bros.
Zach Tyler Eisen, Paul Giamatti, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep
John Tucker Must Die
20th Century Fox
Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti Douglas, Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Arielle Kebbel
Miami Vice
Universal Pictures
Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li
August
4
Barnyard
Paramount Pictures
animated, voices of Kevin James, Courteney Cox
The Descent
Lions Gate
MyAnna Buring, Nora Jane Noone, Alex Reid
The Night Listener
Miramax Films
Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Bobby Cannavale
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Columbia Pictures
Will Ferrell
9
World Trade Center
Paramount Pictures
Nicolas Cage, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oliver Stone (director)
11
Pulse
Christina Milian, Kristen Bell
Step Up
Buena Vista
Channing Tatum
Zoom
Columbia Pictures
Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Kevin Zegers
18
Accepted
Universal Pictures
Justin Long, Blake Lively
The Illusionist ‡
Yari Film Group
Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti
Material Girls
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Angelica Huston, Brent Spiner, Lukas Haas
Snakes on a Plane
New Line Cinema
Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Phillips
25
Beerfest
Warner Bros.
Broken Lizard
How to Eat Fried Worms
New Line Cinema
Idlewild
Universal Pictures/HBO Films
China Anderson, Macy Gray, Terrence Howard, Patti LaBelle, Ving Rhames, Cicely Tyson, Ben Vereen
Invincible
Buena Vista
Mark Wahlberg
September
1
Crank
Lions Gate
Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam
Crossover
Sony
Anthony Mackie
The Wicker Man
Warner Bros.
Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn
8
The Covenant
Screen Gems
Toby Hemingway
Hollywoodland
Focus Features
Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins
The Protector
Weinstein Company
Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones
15
The Black Dahlia
Universal Pictures
Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Fiona Shaw
Everyone's Hero
20th Century Fox
Gridiron Gang
Columbia Pictures
The Rock, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell
The Last Kiss
DreamWorks
Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson
22
All the King's Men
Columbia Pictures
Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet
Fearless
Rogue Pictures
Jet Li, Collin Chou
Flyboys
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
James Franco, Jean Reno, Martin Henderson
Jackass: Number Two
Paramount Pictures
Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Bam Margera, Preston Lacy, Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Dave England, Steve-O, Jason Acuña
29
The Guardian
Buena Vista
Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher
Open Season
Columbia Pictures
Animated, Voices of: Martin Lawrence Ashton Kutcher
School for Scoundrels
The Weinstein Company
Jacinda Barrett, Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton
30
The Queen ‡
Miramax
Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Michael Sheen

[edit] October-December
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month
Day
Title
Studio
Notable Cast/Crew
October
6
The Departed
Warner Bros.
Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Martin Scorsese (director)
Employee of the Month
Lions Gate
Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
New Line Cinema
Andrew Bryniarski, Jordana Brewster
13
The Grudge 2
Columbia Pictures
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel
Man of the Year
Universal Pictures
Robin Williams, Laura Linney
The Marine
20th Century Fox
John Cena, Robert Patrick, Kelly Carlson, Jeff Chase, Christina Lindley
One Night With The King
Gener8Xion Entertainment
Tiffany DuPont, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, John Rhys-Davies, Luke Goss
20
Flags of Our Fathers
DreamWorks
Paul Walker, Ryan Phillippe, Clint Eastwood (director)
Flicka
20th Century Fox
Alison Lohman, Daniel Pino, Dallas Roberts
Marie-Antoinette
Columbia Pictures
Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan
The Prestige
Touchstone Pictures/Warner Bros.
Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson
Two Weeks
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sally Field, Ben Chaplin
27
Babel ‡
Paramount Vantage
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rinko Kikuchi, Adriana Barraza
Catch a Fire
Focus Features
Tim Robbins, Derek Luke
Saw III
Lions Gate Films
Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith, Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell, Dina Meyer, Bahar Soomekh, J. Larose, Barry Flatman, Leigh Whannell
November
3
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
20th Century Fox
Sacha Baron Cohen, Pamela Anderson
Flushed Away
DreamWorks
Animated, Voices of: Hugh Jackman , Kate Winslet
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Walt Disney Pictures
Tim Allen, Martin Short
Volver ‡
Sony Pictures Classics
Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura
10
A Good Year
20th Century Fox
Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Ridley Scott (director)
Harsh Times
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, Eva Longoria
The Return
Rogue Pictures
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Sam Shepard
Stranger Than Fiction
Columbia Pictures
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman
17
Bobby
Weinstein Company/MGM
Anthony Hopkins, Elijah Wood, Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Shia LaBeouf
Casino Royale
MGM/Columbia
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelson & Judi Dench
For Your Consideration
Warner Independent
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard, Ricky Gervais
Happy Feet
Warner Bros.
Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving
Let's Go To Prison
Universal
Dax Shepard, Will Arnett
22
Deck the Halls
20th Century Fox
Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick
Deja Vu
Buena Vista
Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, James Caviezel
The Fountain
Warner Bros.
Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
New Line Cinema
Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Jason Reed
December
1
The Nativity Story
New Line Cinema
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Turistas
20th Century Fox
Josh Duhamel, Melissa George
Van Wilder 2: Rise of the Taj
MGM
Kal Penn
8
Apocalypto
Buena Vista
Mel Gibson (director)
Blood Diamond
Warner Bros.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou
The Holiday
Columbia Pictures
Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law
Unaccompanied Minors
Warner Bros.
Wilmer Valderrama, Lewis Black
15
Charlotte's Web
Paramount Pictures
Dakota Fanning, Voice of: Julia Roberts
Dreamgirls ‡
DreamWorks/Paramount
Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover
Eragon
20th Century Fox
Edward Speleers,Sienna Guillory, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, Voice of: Rachel Weisz
The Pursuit of Happyness
Columbia Pictures
Will Smith, Thandie Newton
20
Letters from Iwo Jima ‡
Warner Brothers
Ken Watanabe, Clint Eastwood (director)
Rocky Balboa
Revolution Studios/MGM/Columbia Pictures
Sylvester Stallone, Milo Ventimiglia
21
Curse of the Golden Flower ‡
Sony Pictures Classics
Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li
22
Night at the Museum
20th Century Fox
Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams
The Good Shepherd
Universal Pictures
Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon
We Are Marshall
Warner Bros.
Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Kate Mara, Anthony Mackie
25
Black Christmas
MGM/Dimension Films
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg
Children of Men ‡
Universal Pictures
Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine
Notes on a Scandal ‡
Fox Searchlight
Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett
29
Arthur and the Invisibles ‡
Weinstein Company/MGM
Freddie Highmore
Pan's Labyrinth ‡
Picturehouse
Guillermo del Toro(director)

[edit] Other films released
This section lists films which either did not achieve wide-release status in North America, or were not released before in North America. Release dates refer to the North American release unless otherwise stated.
Title
Release date
Studio
Other notes
10th & Wolf
August 18
ThinkFilm
Val Kilmer, James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro, Piper Perabo, Tommy Lee, Dennis Hopper
A Cock and Bull Story
January 27
Picturehouse
Steve Coogan
Adam & Steve
March 31
TLA Releasing
Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey
Al Franken: God Spoke
September 13
Balcony Releasing
Al Franken
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
October 6
MGM/The Weinstein Company
Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Fry, Ewan McGregor, Andy Serkis, Robbie Coltrane, Missi Pyle
American Gun
March 22
IFC Films
Donald Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden, Linda Cardellini, Nikki Reed, Chris Ayres, Arlen Escarpeta, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Schuyler Fisk, Tony Goldwyn, Melissa Leo
Amazing Grace
September 16 (Toronto Film Festival)
Walden Media
Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Rufus Sewell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Romola Garai, Ciarán Hinds, Michael Gambon
American Hardcore
September 22
Sony Pictures Classics
Amma Cheppindi
July 28
Just Yellow Entertainments
Sharwanand, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Shriya Reddy
Arthur's Missing Pal
July 1
Lionsgate/Kidtoon Films
animated, voices of Carr Thompson, Daniel Brochu, Jodie Resther
Artie Lange's Beer League
September 15
Echo Bridge Entertainment
Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio
Ask the Dust
March 10
Paramount Pictures
Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
March 31
ThinkFilm
Mike D, Ad Rock, MCA (the Beastie Boys)
Bambi II
January 26
Walt Disney Pictures
Theatrical release everywhere but US; date refers to Argentina release
Bandidas
September 22
20th Century Fox
Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn
Bommarillu
August 9 (India)
RK Films
Siddharth Narayan, Genelia D'Souza, Prakash Raj, director Bhaskar (Tollywood)
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
August 4
Alliance Atlantis
Colm Feore, Patrick Huard
Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration
August 31
Citizens United/Peace River Company
J.D. Hayworth
Brick
March 31
Focus Features
Rian Johnson (director), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emilie de Ravin, Nora Zehetner, Matt O'Leary, Lukas Haas, Meagan Good, Noah Fleiss, Noah Segan
Broken Bridges
September 8
Paramount Pictures
Toby Keith
Bubble
January 27
Magnolia Pictures
Steven Soderbergh (director)
Candy Land: The Great Lollypop Adventure
December 2
Kidtoon Films
animated, double feature
A Christmas Carol
November 4
Kidtoon Films
animated
Chup Chup Ke
June 9
Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Neha Dhupia
Clean
April 28
Palm Pictures
Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte
Confetti
September 15
Fox Searchlight
Jimmy Carr, Martin Freeman, Jessica Stevenson
Container
February 10, Berlin International Film Festival

Lukas Moodysson (director)
Dead Man's Shoes
May 12
Magnolia Pictures
Paddy Considine
Death of a President
September 10
Newmarket Films
Gabriel Range (director)
The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu
April 26
Tartan Films
Cristi Puiu (director)
Deep Sea 3D
March 3
Warner Bros.
Johnny Depp (Narrator), Kate Winslet (Narrator)
Deliver Us From Evil
October 13
Disarming Films
Documentary, Oscar nominee
District B13
June 2
IFC Films
Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, Adrian Pasdar
Don't Come Knocking
Sony Pictures Classics
Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Eva Marie Saint
Edmond
July 14
First Independent Pictures
William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna
L'Enfant
March 24
Sony Pictures Classics
the Dardenne brothers (directors)
Facing the Giants
September 29
Destination Films
Factotum
August 18
IFC Films
Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor
Fanaa
May 26
Yash Raj Films
Aamir Khan, Kajol
Fateless
January 6
ThinkFilm
Lajos Koltai (director)
Fatwa
March 24(Omaha Film Festival)
Capital City Entertainment,Lab 601 Inc. (in association with)
Lauren Holly, Lacey Chabert
Feast
September 22
The Weinstein Company
Eric Dane, Navi Rawat, Krista Allen
Find Me Guilty
March 17
Freestyle Releasing
Vin Diesel
Five Fingers
July 6
Element Films
Mimi Ferrer, Laurence Fishburne, Touriya Haoud
Gabrielle
July 14
Wellspring
Pascal Greggory, Isabelle Huppert
The Godfather
July 21 (Landmark Theatres in Detroit)
Paramount Pictures
re-release
God On My Side
November 2 (Australia)
Zapruder's Other Films Pty Ltd
Andrew Denton
A Good Woman
February 3
Lions Gate Films
Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson
The Great New Wonderful
June 23
First Independent Pictures
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Groomsmen
July 14
Bauer Martinez Entertainment
Edward Burns, Donal Logue, Jay Mohr
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
September 29
First Look Pictures
Shia LaBeouf, Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson
Half Nelson
August 11
THINKFilm
Ryan Gosling
Haven
September 15
Freestyle Releasing
Bill Paxton, Orlando Bloom, Parker Posey
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Palm Pictures
Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Dylan and Cole Sprouse
The Heart of the Game
June 9
Miramax Films
Holla
December
Rockstone Pictures
Shelli Boone, Charles Porter
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
September 2
Kidtoon Films
animated, double feature
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party
September 2
Kidtoon Films
animated, double feature
Hollywood Dreams
April 8
Karen Black, Justin Kirk, Melissa Leo
The House of Sand
August 11
Sony Pictures Classics
Idiocracy
September 1
20th Century Fox
Luke Wilson
I'm Reed Fish
June 1
Squared Foot Productions
Jay Baruchel, Alexis Bledel, Schuyler Fisk
It's a Boy/Girl Thing
December 26
Icon Film Distribution
Kevin Zegers, Samaire Armstrong, Sherry Miller, Robert Joy, Sharon Osbourne, Maury Chaykin, Brooke D'Orsay, Emily Hampshire, Genelle Williams, Mpho Koaho
An Inconvenient Truth
May 24
Paramount Classics
Al Gore
Jesus Camp
September 15
Magnolia Pictures
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
August 11
Dharma Productions
Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee
Keeping Mum
September 15
ThinkFilm
Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith
Kinky Boots
April 14
Miramax Films
Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Krrish
June 28
Yash Raj Films
Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah
Land of the Blind
June 16
Bauer Martinez Entertainment
Donald Sutherland, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Hollander
Lassie
September 1
Roadside Attractions
The Last King of Scotland
September 27
Fox Searchlight
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Gillian Anderson
The Legend Trip
June 6
Jamie Bilke, Jason Paul Collum, Mark Metcalf
Looking for Comedyin the Muslim World
January 20
Warner Independent Pictures
Albert Brooks
The Lost City
April 28
Magnolia Pictures
Andy García
Love Phobia
April 27 (South Korea)
Cinema Service
Kang Hye-jeong
Loverboy
June 16
THINKFilm
Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon
Manderlay
January 27
IFC Films
Bryce Dallas Howard, Willem Dafoe, Danny Glover
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
March 31
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen
Me and Her
August 22 (Edinburgh Film Festival)
UK Film Council
Karl Davies
Mini's First Time
July 14
First Independent Pictures
Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Luke Wilson
Miss Potter
December 29
Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson
La mujer de mi hermano
April 14
Lions Gate Films
Bárbara Mori, Manolo Cardona, Bruno Bichir
My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
January 1
Hasbro/Kidtoon Films
animated
My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow
August 5
Hasbro/Kidtoon Films
animated
Night Watch
February 17
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Konstantin Khabensky
Night of the Living Dead 3D
November 10
Lux Digital Pictures
Sid Haig, Greg Travis
The Nightmare Before Christmas
October 20
Walt Disney Pictures
animated, remastered 3-D re-release, voices of Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara
Nody Saves Christmas
December 2
Kidtoon Films
animated, double feature
The Notorious Bettie Page
April 14
Gretchen Mol, Christian Bauer, Jared Harris
The OH in Ohio
July 14
Cyan Pictures
Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Danny DeVito
Omkara
July 28
Big Screen Entertainer
Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Vivek Oberoi
Our Daily Bread
November 24
First Run Icarus Films
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Once in a Lifetime
July 7
Miramax Films
Matt Dillon
The Painted Veil
December 15
Warner Independent Pictures
Edward Norton, Naomi Watts
Peaceful Warrior
June 2
Lionsgate
Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
December 27
Paramount Pictures
Won several awards at the German Film Awards
Pinocchio 3000
April 1
Lionsgate/Kidtoon Films
animated, voices of Howie Mandel, Malcolm McDowell, Whoopi Goldberg
Played
November 2
Film and Music Entertainment Inc.
Val Kilmer, Vinnie Jones
Pokiri
April 28
Vaishno Academy
Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj
Premium
January 20
Palm-Star Entertainment
Zoë Saldaña, Hill Harper, Eva Pigford
Princesas
August 23
IFC Films
Candela Peña
The Promise
May 5
Warner Independent Pictures
Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse
The Proposition
May 5
First Look Pictures
Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson
The Quiet
August 25
Sony Pictures Classics
Camilla Belle, Elisha Cuthbert
Quinceañera
August 4
Sony Pictures Classics
R-Point
January 13
Tartan Films
Rang De Basanti
January 27
Sony Pictures
Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, R. Madhavan
Renaissance
September 22
Miramax Films
Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Jonathan Pryce, Ian Holm
Revolver
January 26
Redbus
Guy Ritchie (director), Jason Statham, Ray Liotta
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
September 1
Sony Pictures Classics
Zhang Yimou (director), Ken Takakura
Right At Your Door
September 8
Thousand Words
Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane, Tony Perez
The Roach Approach: The Mane Event
February 4
20th Century Fox/Kidtoon Films
animated, double feature, voices of David A. Waterman, Toby McKeehan, Kirk Whalum
The Roach Approach: Slingshot Slugger!
February 4
20th Century Fox/Kidtoon Films
animated, double feature
The Road to Guantanamo
June 23
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
August 25(New York Korean Film Festival)
Harmony Gold USA
animated, Tommy Yune & Dong-Wook Lee (directors), Mark Hamill (voice)
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss
October 27
Indican Pictures
animated, Phil Nibbelink (director)
Roving Mars
January 27
Walt Disney Pictures
Won a Visual Effects Society award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project in 2007.
Russian Dolls
May 10
IFC Films
A Scanner Darkly
July 7
Warner Independent Pictures
Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder
The Science of Sleep
September 22
Warner Independent Pictures
Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michel Gondry (director)
The Secret of the Sword
May 6
Filmation Associates/Kidtoon Films
animated, re-release, voices of John Erwin, Melendy Britt, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary, George DiCenzo, Erika Scheimer, Lou Scheimer
Scoop
July 28
Focus Features
Woody Allen (director), Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson
Shadowboxer
July 21
Freestyle Releasing
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Helen Mirren, Stephen Dorff
Sherrybaby
September 8
IFC Films
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Shining
June 30 (Landmark Theatres in Detroit)
Warner Bros.
re-release, Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers
The Strange Case ofDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
February 1
Fantastical Cinema
Tony Todd, Tracy Scoggins
Strangers With Candy
June 28
THINKFilm
Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Matthew Broderick, Dan Hedaya, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ian Holm, Todd Oldham, Sarah Jessica Parker
Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie
October 6
20th Century Fox/Kidtoon Films
animated
Swimmers
March 31
Skouras Pictures
Tara Devon Gallagher, Sarah Paulson, Robert Knott
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
April 28
Tartan Films
Park Chan-wook (director)
Temporada de patos
Warner Independent Pictures
Le Temps qui reste
July 21
Strand Releasing
Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
September 1
IFC Films
Kirby Dick (director)
Tlatelolco: Mexico 68
February 10
Green Dog Films
John Leguizamo, Ryan Phillippe
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
June 3
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment/Kidtoon Films
animated, voices of Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, Tom Kenny, Tress MacNeille
Tonka Tough Truck Adventures: The Biggest Show on Wheels
March 4
Hasbro/Kidtoon Films
animated
Trust the Man
August 18
Fox Searchlight Pictures
David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup
12 and Holding
May 19
IFC Films
Typhoon
June 2
Lionsgate
Jang Dong-gun
The U.S. Versus John Lennon
September 15
Lionsgate
Wah-Wah
May 12
Roadside Attractions
Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Richard E. Grant (director)
Wassup Rockers
June 23
First Look Pictures
directed by Larry Clark
Water
April 28
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas. US release date.
Wicked Little Things
17 November
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Lori Heuring, Scout Taylor-Compton, Chloe Moretz, Geoffrey Lewis
Who Killed the Electric Car?
June 28
Sony Pictures Classics
Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Martin Sheen
Why We Fight
January 20
Sony Pictures Classics
Zen Noir
September 15
Magic Lamp
Kim Chan
Zinda
January 13
Eros Pictures
Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham
Zodiac, The Race Begins
January 26
Cubix Pictures (Asia)
Fann Wong, Dennis Chew (voice)

[edit] Notes
^ "2006 Domestic Grosses" (top 100), webpage: BOM-2006.
^ "2006 International Grosses" (top 100), webpage: BOM-World-2006.
^ "2006 UK Film Council" (top 100), webpage: UKFC-2006.
^ "Australia: Movie Marshal Total 2006" (top 100), webpage: MMBO-2006.

[edit] References
Box Office Mojo film release schedule.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_in_film"