2006 in film

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Event timeline

Notable events concerning the film industry in 2006.

Month Day Event
January 1 N/A.

Timeline of future events

Notable events concerning film industryscheduled to happen in 2006.

Month Day Event
January 9 The Broadcasting Film Critics Association will present their Critics' Choice Awards for the best films of 2005. It will be broadcast live on The WB network in the United States.

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 January 1, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 1, 2006 (UK) and January 1, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:


International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, British results in pounds sterling and Australian results in Australian dollars.
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So far worldwide, no films released in 2006 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

For a complete list of 2006's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Films scheduled to be released in 2006

The following are two lists:

  • The first is a list of movies sorted by their release date
  • The second is a list of movies with no entered release date
  • This list is based on U.S. and Canadian release dates. If you are seeking release date information for a different country, check the appropriate page in that film's IMDB entry.

By release date

January

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
BloodRayne January 6 WR Brightlight Pictures Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez
Grandma's Boy January 6 WR 20th Century Fox Allen Covert, Doris Roberts
Hostel January 6 WR Lions Gate Films Jay Hernandez
Glory Road January 13 WR Buena Vista Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight
Last Holiday January 13 WR Paramount Pictures Queen Latifah, Gérard Depardieu, LL Cool J
Tristan and Isolde January 13 WR 20th Century Fox James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell
Underworld: Evolution January 20 WR Screen Gems Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman
Why We Fight January 20 LR Sony Pictures Classics
Annapolis January 27 WR Buena Vista James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster
Big Momma's House 2 January 27 WR 20th Century Fox Martin Lawrence, Nia Long
Nanny McPhee January 27 WR Universal Pictures Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story January 27 LR Picturehouse Steve Coogan

February

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
A Good Woman February 3 LR Lions Gate Films Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson
Bandidas February 3 WR 20th Century Fox Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn
Manderlay February 3 LR IFC Films Bryce Dallas Howard, Willem Defoe, Danny Glover
Something New February 3 WR Focus Features Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps
When a Stranger Calls February 3 WR Sony Pictures Camilla Belle, Katie Cassidy
Curious George February 10 WR Universal Pictures Will Ferrell (voice)
Failure to Launch February 10 WR Paramount Pictures Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates
Final Destination 3 February 10 WR New Line Cinema Ryan Merriman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Firewall February 10 WR Warner Bros. Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen
The Pink Panther February 10 WR Sony Pictures Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyoncé Knowles
Date Movie February 17 WR 20th Century Fox Alyson Hannigan, Jennifer Coolidge
Eight Below February 17 WR Buena Vista Paul Walker, Jason Biggs
Freedomland February 17 WR Revolution Studios Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore
Night Watch February 17 LR Fox Searchlight Pictures Konstantin Khabensky
Alpha Dog February 24 WR New Line Cinema Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake
Doogal February 24 WR The Weinstein Co. Jim Broadbent, Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy
Madea's Family Reunion February 24 WR Lions Gate Films Tyler Perry
Running Scared February 24 WR New Line Cinema Paul Walker
Ultraviolet February 24 WR Screen Gems Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund

March

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
16 Blocks March 3 WR Warner Bros. Bruce Willis, Mos Def
Aquamarine March 3 WR 20th Century Fox Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts
Goal! March 3 WR Buena Vista Kuno Becker, Marcel Iureş
Merry Christmas March 3 LR Sony Pictures Classics Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann
Pulse March 3 WR Dimension Films Kristen Bell, Christina Milian
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things March 10 LR Palm Pictures Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Dylan and Cole Sprouse
The Hills Have Eyes March 10 WR Fox Searchlight Pictures Vinessa Shaw, Kathleen Quinlan, Aaron Stanford
Idlewild March 10 WR Universal Pictures André 3000, Big Boi
The Shaggy Dog March 10 WR Buena Vista Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Danny Glover
Temporada de patos March 10 LR Warner Independent Pictures
Ask the Dust March 17 WR Paramount Pictures Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek
Don't Come Knocking March 17 LR Sony Pictures Classics Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Eva Marie Saint
Find Me Guilty March 17 LR Freestyle Releasing Vin Diesel
She's the Man March 17 WR DreamWorks Amanda Bynes
Thank You for Smoking March 17 LR Fox Searchlight Pictures Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Katie Holmes
V for Vendetta March 17 WR Warner Bros. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea
L'Enfant March 24 LR Sony Pictures Classics
The Inside Man March 24 WR Universal Pictures Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
R.V. March 24 WR Columbia Pictures Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth
Stay Alive March 24 WR Buena Vista Frankie Muniz, Adam Goldberg, Samaire Armstrong, Sophia Bush
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance March 24 LR Tartan Pictures Park Chan-wook (director)
ATL March 31 WR Warner Bros.
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction March 31 WR Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sharon Stone, David Morrisey, Charlotte Rampling
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown March 31 WR 20th Century Fox Ray Romano (voice), John Leguizamo (voice), Denis Leary (voice), Queen Latifah (voice), Seann William Scott (voice), Josh Peck (voice), Jay Leno (voice)
Lucky Number Slevin March 31 WR The Weinstein Co. Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Ben Kingsley
A Scanner Darkly March 31 LR Warner Independent Pictures Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson
Slither March 31 WR Universal Pictures Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker

April

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
The Benchwarmers April 7 WR Revolution Studios Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Lovitz
Lucky You April 7 WR Warner Bros. Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore
Phat Girlz April 7 WR Fox Searchlight Pictures Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
Take the Lead April 7 WR New Line Cinema Antonio Banderas
American Dreamz April 14 WR Universal Pictures Hugh Grant, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid
Kinky Boots April 14 LR Miramax Films Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor
The Notorious Bettie Page April 14 LR Picturehouse Gretchen Mol, Christian Bauer, Jared Harris
Scary Movie 4 April 14 WR The Weinstein Co. Anna Faris
The Wild April 14 WR Buena Vista Kiefer Sutherland, Janeane Garofalo, George Carlin, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard, William Shatner (voices)
Accepted April 21 WR Universal Pictures Justin Long, Blake Lively
The Cleaner April 21 WR New Line Cinema Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicolette Sheridan
Hoot April 21 WR New Line Cinema Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Luke Wilson
The Sentinel April 21 WR 20th Century Fox Michael Douglas, Kim Basinger
Silent Hill April 21 WR Sony Pictures Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean
Akeelah and the Bee April 28 WR Lions Gate Films Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
Catch and Release April 28 WR Sony Pictures Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis
Flight 93 April 28 WR Universal Pictures
Waist Deep April 28 WR Focus Features Tyrese Gibson, The Game, Larenz Tate

May

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
In the Land of Women May 5 LR Warner Independent Pictures Meg Ryan
Mission: Impossible III May 5 WR Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Michelle Monaghan
Just My Luck May 12 WR 20th Century Fox Lindsay Lohan
Poseidon May 12 WR Warner Bros. Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum
The Da Vinci Code May 19 WR Columbia Pictures Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen, Audrey Tautou
Over the Hedge May 19 WR Paramount Pictures Bruce Willis (voice), Garry Shandling (voice), Steve Carell (voice), William Shatner (voice), Avril Lavigne (voice), Wanda Sykes (voice)
See No Evil May 19 WR Lions Gate Films Glen Jacobs
Confetti May 26 LR Fox Searchlight Pictures Martin Freeman, Jessica Stevenson, Jimmy Carr
Little Man May 26 WR Revolution Studios Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
X-Men 3 May 26 WR 20th Century Fox Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer

June

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
The Break-Up June 2 WR Universal Pictures Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn
Nacho Libre June 2 WR Paramount Pictures Jack Black, Jared Hess (director)
The Omen 666 June 6 WR 20th Century Fox Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles
Cars June 9 WR Buena Vista Paul Newman (voice), Owen Wilson (voice), Larry the Cable Guy (voice)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift June 16 WR Universal Pictures Lucas Black, Bow Wow
The Lake House June 16 WR Warner Bros. Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock
Pathfinder June 16 WR 20th Century Fox Karl Urban
Click June 23 WR Sony Pictures Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken
Garfield 2 June 23 WR 20th Century Fox Breckin Meyer
The Devil Wears Prada June 30 WR 20th Century Fox Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci
Superman Returns June 30 WR Warner Bros. Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth

July

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest July 7 WR Buena Vista Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
School for Scoundrels July 14 WR The Weinstein Co. Billy Bob Thornton, Jacinda Barrett, Jon Heder
Super Ex-Girlfriend July 14 WR 20th Century Fox Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris
You, Me and Dupree July 14 WR Universal Pictures Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon
Lady in the Water July 21 WR Warner Bros. Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard
Monster House July 21 WR TriStar Pictures
Flicka July 28 WR 20th Century Fox Alison Lohman, Daniel Pino, Dallas Roberts
Miami Vice July 28 WR Universal Pictures Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li

August

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
The Ant Bully August 4 WR Warner Bros. Paul Giamatti, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage
Talladega Nights August 4 WR TriStar Pictures Will Ferrell
September August 11 WR Paramount Pictures Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Visiting August 11 WR Warner Bros. Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam
Zoom August 11 WR Columbia Pictures Tim Allen, Courteney Cox
The Messengers August 18 WR Columbia Pictures Dylan McDermott, Kristen Stewart, John Corbett
Snakes on a Plane August 18 WR New Line Cinema Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Phillips, Benjamin McKenzie
Stormbreaker August 18 WR The Weinstein Co. Alex Pettyfer, Alicia Silverstone, Ewan McGregor
DOA: Dead or Alive August 25 WR Dimension Films Devon Aoki, Jaime Pressly, Kevin Nash, Brian J. White
How to Eat Fried Worms August 25 WR New Line Cinema
Yankee Irving August 25 WR 20th Century Fox

September

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
The Return September 1 Rogue Pictures Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Sam Shepard
Goal! 2 September 1 Walt Disney Pictures Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel
The Covenant September 8 WR Screen Gems Toby Hemingway
Gridiron Gang September 15 WR Sony Pictures The Rock
For Your Consideration September 22 LR Warner Independent Pictures Christopher Guest, Ricky Gervais, Harry Shearer
Grind House September 22 WR The Weinstein Co. Quentin Tarantino (director), Robert Rodriguez (director)
Jackass 2 September 22 WR Paramount Pictures Johnny Knoxville
The Children of Men September 29 WR Universal Pictures Clive Owen
Open Season September 29 WR Columbia Pictures Martin Lawrence (voice), Ashton Kutcher (voice)

October

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
Barnyard October 6 WR Paramount Pictures Kevin James (voice), Courteney Cox (voice)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning October 6 WR New Line Cinema Andrew Bryniarski
Infamous October 13 LR Warner Independent Pictures Sandra Bullock, Toby Jones, Daniel Craig
Marie-Antoinette October 13 WR Columbia Pictures Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan
Sunshine October 13 WR 20th Century Fox Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cillian Murphy
The Grudge 2 October 20 WR Sony Pictures
Saw 3 October 27 WR Lions Gate Films
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny October 27 WR New Line Cinema Jack Black, Kyle Gass

November

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
Flushed Away November 3 WR DreamWorks Hugh Jackman (voice), Kate Winslet (voice)
The Santa Clause 3 November 3 WR Buena Vista Tim Allen, Martin Short
Stranger Than Fiction November 10 WR Sony Pictures Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman
Casino Royale November 17 WR Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
Foodfight! November 17 WR Lions Gate Films Hilary Duff, Charlie Sheen, Greg Ellis
Happy Feet November 17 WR Warner Bros. Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Robin Williams
The Painted Veil November 17 LR Warner Independent Pictures Edward Norton, Naomi Watts

December

Release dates:

  • "LR": Limited release in select cities
  • "WR": Wide-release to theaters
  • "IMAX": Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
Eragon December 15 WR 20th Century Fox Sienna Guillory, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons
Pursuit of Happyness December 15 WR Columbia Pictures Will Smith, Thandie Newton
Charlotte's Web December 20 WR Paramount Pictures Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts (voice)
The Good Shepherd December 22 WR Universal Pictures Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon
Night at the Museum December 22 WR 20th Century Fox Ben Stiller

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