The year 2006 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Several hundred full-length films were released in 2006.
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:
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:
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 |
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 |
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, |
