List of years in film       (table) … 1996 .  1997 .  1998 .  1999  . 2000  . 2001  . 2002 … 2003 2004 2005 -2006- 2007 2008 2009 … 2010 .  2011 .  2012 .  2013  . 2014  . 2015  . 2016 … In home video: 2003 2004 2005 -2006- 2007 2008 2009          In television: 2003 2004 2005 -2006- 2007 2008 2009      Related time period  or  subjects … 2003 . 2004 . 2005 - 2006 - 2007 . 2008 . 2009 … … 1970s . 1980s . 1990s -2000s- 2010s . 2020s . 2030s … 20th century . 21st century . 22nd century … Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... This is a list of major films of 2006. The highest grossing film of the year was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, second highest went to The Da Vinci Code. Contents 1 Highest-grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Wide-release films 4.1 January - March 4.2 April - June 4.3 July - September 4.4 October - December 5 Films released in 2006 6 Notable deaths 7 Notes 8 References // Highest-grossing films See also: List of 2006 box office number-one films in Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States 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 in 2006. The top ten films of 2006, by worldwide gross in United States dollars, as well as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia grosses, are as follows: Highest-grossing films of 20061 Rank Title Studio Worldwide United States and Canada United Kingdom Australia 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Walt Disney Pictures $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 $655,388,158 $195,330,621 $52,328,847 $17,960,331 4 Casino Royale MGM $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 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 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest grossed more than $1.06 billion, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film in history. Two other films, The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age: The Meltdown are also in the list of the fifty highest-grossing films. 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The Writers Guild of America (WGA) nominate Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck., I Tried, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Squid and the Whale for best original screenplay. The WGA nominees for best adapted screenplay are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence and Syriana. 5 Jon Stewart is named host of the 78th Academy Awards. 6 Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller pulls Brokeback Mountain from one of his Utah movie theaters at the last minute, after learning it features a homosexual love story. 9 The Broadcast Film Critics Association present their Critics' Choice Awards for the best films of 2005 live on The WB network in the United States. Brokeback Mountain is named best picture, best director for Ang Lee and ties for best supporting actress for Michelle Williams. Philip Seymour Hoffman is named best actor for Capote and Reese Witherspoon is awarded best actress for Walk the Line. 16 The winners of the 63rd Golden Globe Awards include Brokeback Mountain for best dramatic picture and best director. 19 The 2006 Sundance Film Festival starts in Park City, Utah. 24 Disney announces plans to acquire Pixar 28 The Directors Guild of America names Ang Lee best film director of 2005 for Brokeback Mountain, best documentary goes to Werner Herzog for Grizzly Man and its Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Clint Eastwood. 29 The Screen Actors Guild names Philip Seymour Hoffman outstanding male movie actor for Capote, Reese Witherspoon as outstanding female lead movie actor for Walk the Line, Rachel Weisz as outstanding female actor in a supporting role for The Constant Gardener, Paul Giamatti as outstanding male actor in a supporting role for Cinderella Man the cast of Crash as outstanding ensemble in a theatrical motion picture, and Shirley Temple Black is given a life achievement award. 30 The 26th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards nominees include Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Dirty Love, The Dukes of Hazzard, House of Wax and Son of the Mask for worst film; Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell, Jamie Kennedy, The Rock and Rob Schneider for worst actor; and, Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Jennifer Lopez, Jenny McCarthy and Tara Reid for worst actress. 31 The Academy Awards for best film achievement in 2005 had nominated primarily independent films. Brokeback Mountain led the nominations with 8, followed by Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck. and Memoirs of a Geisha all earning six. February 5 The 33rd annual Annie Award - Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit won the best animated feature, as well as all nine categories which it was nominated. Family Guy won the best voice acting and directing, Star Wars:Clone Wars II Chapters 21-25 won the best animated TV production, Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch won the best home entertainment award, and Ultimate Spider-Man won the new "best video game award". March 4 Dirty Love dominates the 26th Golden Raspberry Awards with 4 awards including Worst Picture and Worst Actress for Jenny McCarthy. Rob Schneider took home for Worst Actor for his performance in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Other awards went to Hayden Christensen as Worst Supporting Actor for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Paris Hilton as Worst Supporting Actress for House of Wax 5 78th Academy Awards: Crash earns a win for Best Picture upsetting favorite Brokeback Mountain. No film, for the first time in 58 years, won a clear majority. Both films as well as Memoirs of a Geisha and King Kong win three Oscars each. Favorite March of the Penguins wins Oscar for Documentary Feature. South Africa wins its first motion picture Oscar with the Best Foreign Film award for Tsotsi. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit wins Oscar for Animated feature film.

Major awards as follows: Director: Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote Actress: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line Supporting Actor: George Clooney for Syriana Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener April 18 Tom Cruise and fiance Katie Holmes welcomed their newborn baby Suri. 25 The 5th annual Tribeca Film Festival opens with notable films such as United 93 and Mission Impossible III. 28 TV double act Ant & Dec make their big screen debut with Alien Autopsy (film). May 17 The 2006 Cannes Film Festival began in Cannes, France. It continued until May 28. It was hosted by Vincent Cassel. Films in competition included Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Fast Food Nation by Richard Linklater, Iklimler by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, El Laberinto del Fauno by Guillermo del Toro, Marie-Antoinette by Sofia Coppola, Southland Tales by Richard Kelly, Volver by Pedro Almodóvar, and The Wind That Shakes the Barley by Ken Loach 27 Brad Pitt and Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie give birth to daughter Shiloh in the African nation of Namibia. June 14 The American Film Institute releases its ninth list of its AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers recognizing 100 films as the most "inspirational" in cinema history. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life is named the most "insprational" film of all time. July 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest opens later grossing $55.8 million on its opening day, setting records for the largest opening day, the largest single day gross, and the largest Friday gross of all time (the previous record was held by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith with $50,013,859, the previous year). It also surpassed the opening weekend gross (at $135,634,554 between July 7–9) previously set by Spider-Man in 2002 with $114,844,116 between May 3–5. 28 Actor and Oscar-winning director producer Mel Gibson is arrested after speeding on Pacific Coast Highway due to a DUI. Police reports later reveal stinging anti-Semitic comments made to the officer (a Jew). Gibson checked into rehab and issued several statements apologizing for his rude comments. See Mel Gibson DUI incident for more details. September 7 Ellen DeGeneres is named host of the 79th Academy Awards. 7-16 The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival takes place. December 7 64th Golden Globe Awards nominees are announced. Babel leads nominations with seven. Awards Category/Organization 64th Golden Globe Awards January 15, 2007 60th BAFTA Awards February 11, 2007 79th Academy Awards February 25, 2007 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Babel Dreamgirls The Queen The Departed Best Director Martin Scorsese The Departed Paul Greengrass United 93 Martin Scorsese The Departed Best Actor Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Best Actress Helen Mirren The Queen Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada Helen Mirren The Queen Helen Mirren The Queen Best Supporting Actor Eddie Murphy Dreamgirls Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls Best Screenplay, Adapted The Queen Peter Morgan The Last King of Scotland Jeremy Brock and Peter Morgan The Departed William Monahan Best Screenplay, Original Little Miss Sunshine Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine Michael Arndt Best Score The Painted Veil Alexandre Desplat Babel Gustavo Santaolalla Babel Gustavo Santaolalla Best Foreign Language Film Letters from Iwo Jima Pan's Labyrinth The Lives of Others Best Animated Film Cars Happy Feet Happy Feet 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 Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R Y 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 Entertainment Jay Hernandez 13 Glory Road Walt Disney Pictures Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight Hoodwinked! ‡ The Weinstein Company Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, James Belushi, Xzibit, Andy Dick, Patrick Warburton 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 Every Tribe Entertainment 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 Studios Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury F E B R U A R Y 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 Studios 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 Columbia Pictures Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyoncé Knowles, Kristin Chenoweth 17 Date Movie 20th Century Fox Alyson Hannigan, Jennifer Coolidge, Carmen Electra Eight Below Walt Disney Pictures Paul Walker, Jason Biggs Freedomland Revolution Studios Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard 24 Doogal The Weinstein Company Daniel Tay, Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, William H. Macy, Chevy Chase, Kevin Smith, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Kylie Minogue, Bill Hader Madea's Family Reunion Lions Gate Entertainment Tyler Perry Running Scared New Line Cinema Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga M A R C H 3 16 Blocks Warner Bros. Bruce Willis, Mos Def Aquamarine 20th Century Fox Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts, JoJo Dave Chappelle's Block Party Rogue Pictures Dave Chappelle, Kanye West, Mos Def Ultraviolet Screen Gems Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund 4 Dieter: Der Film Universum Film Dieter Bohlen, Bertram Hiese, Antonia von Romatowski 10 Failure to Launch Paramount Pictures Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates The Hills Have Eyes Fox Searchlight Pictures Vinessa Shaw, Kathleen Quinlan, Aaron Stanford, Emilie de Ravin The Shaggy Dog Walt Disney Pictures Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Robert Downey, Jr., Spencer Breslin 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 Bros. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving 24 Inside Man Universal Studios Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Lions Gate Entertainment Larry The Cable Guy Stay Alive Hollywood Pictures Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz Unidentified Five & Two Pictures Jonathan Aube, Josh Adamson, Michael Blain-Rozgay, Rebecca St. James 31 ATL Warner Bros. T.I., Lauren London, Evan Ross Basic Instinct 2 Columbia Pictures Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Jay Leno Slither Universal Studios Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker April - June ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 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 Company 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 Dimension Films Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Bill Pullman, Carmen Electra The Wild Walt Disney Pictures Kiefer Sutherland, William Shatner, Greg Cipes, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind 21 American Dreamz Universal Studios Hugh Grant, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid The Sentinel 20th Century Fox Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Eva Longoria Silent Hill Columbia Pictures Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Debora Kara Unger, Laurie Holden, Jodelle Ferland, Alice Krige 28 Akeelah and the Bee Lions Gate Entertainment Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett Alien Autopsy Warner Bros. Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly (Ant & Dec), Bill Pullman, Jimmy Carr Stick It Touchstone Pictures Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges, Vanessa Lengies United 93 Universal Studios David Rasche, Rebecca Schull, Denny Dillon M A Y 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, Keri Russell, Maggie Q 12 Goal! Touchstone Pictures Kuno Becker, Marcel Iureş, Anna Friel Just My Luck 20th Century Fox Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, Faizon Love, Samaire Armstrong Poseidon Warner Bros. Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Mia Maestro, Kevin Dillon, Freddy Rodriguez 19 The Da Vinci Code Columbia Pictures Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen, Audrey Tautou, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina Over the Hedge Paramount Pictures Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Avril Lavigne, Wanda Sykes See No Evil Lions Gate Entertainment Glenn Jacobs, Rachael Taylor 26 X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin J U N E 2 The Break-Up Universal Studios Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn 6 The Omen 20th Century Fox Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis 9 Cars Pixar Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, John Ratzenberger, Jeremy Clarkson A Prairie Home Companion Pictureshouse Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones 16 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Universal Studios Lucas Black, Bow Wow, Zachery Ty Bryan Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 20th Century Fox Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt 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, Parker Posey, James Marsden, Frank Langella 30 The Devil Wears Prada 20th Century Fox Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Simon Baker July - September ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Walt Disney Pictures Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Stellan Skarsgård, Bill Nighy, Naomie Harris Kevin McNally, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook 14 Little Man Revolution Studios Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Kerry Washington You, Me and Dupree Universal Studios Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas 21 Clerks II The Weinstein Company 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 Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke My Super Ex-Girlfriend 20th Century Fox Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris 26 Little Miss Sunshine ‡ Fox Searchlight Pictures Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano 28 The Ant Bully Warner Bros. Zach Tyler Eisen, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Regina King, Bruce Campbell, Lily Tomlin, Cheri Oteri, Larry Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Allison Mack John Tucker Must Die 20th Century Fox Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Arielle Kebbel, Jenny McCarthy Miami Vice Universal Studios Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li, Justin Theroux, Naomie Harris, Ciarán Hinds A U G U S T 4 Barnyard Paramount Pictures Kevin James, Courteney Cox The Descent Lions Gate Entertainment 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, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen 9 World Trade Center Paramount Pictures Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Stephen Dorff, Oliver Stone (director) 11 Pulse Dimension Films Christina Milian, Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder Step Up Touchstone Pictures Channing Tatum Zoom Revolution Studios Tim Allen, Chevy Chase, Courteney Cox, Rip Torn, Spencer Breslin, Kevin Zegers, Michael Cassidy, Kate Mara, Ryan Newman 18 Accepted Universal Studios Justin Long, Blake Lively The Illusionist ‡ Yari Film Group Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti Material Girls Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Brent Spiner, Lukas Haas Snakes on a Plane New Line Cinema Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Phillips, Julianna Margulies, Rachel Blanchard 25 Beerfest Warner Bros. Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske How to Eat Fried Worms New Line Cinema Luke Benward, Adam Hicks Idlewild Universal Studios Macy Gray, Terrence Howard, Patti LaBelle, Ving Rhames, Cicely Tyson, Ben Vereen Invincible Walt Disney Pictures Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rispoli S E P T E M B E R 1 Crank Lions Gate Entertainment Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam Crossover Columbia Pictures Anthony Mackie The Wicker Man Warner Bros. Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski 8 The Covenant Screen Gems Toby Hemingway, Chace Crawford, Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch Hollywoodland Focus Features Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins, Robin Tunney Tom-Yum-Goong The Weinstein Company Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones 15 The Black Dahlia Universal Studios Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Fiona Shaw Everyone's Hero 20th Century Fox Jake T. Austin, William H. Macy, Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Raven-Symoné, Brian Dennehy, Mandy Patinkin, Robert Wagner, Forest Whitaker, Robin Williams, Dana Reeve, Richard Kind, Joe Torre, Ed Helms Gridiron Gang Columbia Pictures The Rock, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell The Last Kiss DreamWorks Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson 16 Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers Shochiku Shunji Igarashi, Masaki Nishina, Minoru Tanaka, Ai Saikawa, Daisuke Watanabe, Kenta Uchino, Misato Hirata 22 All the King's Men Columbia Pictures Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, James Gandolfini 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, Wee Man 29 Facing the Giants Samuel Goldwyn Films Alex Kendrick, Shannen Fields, James Blackwell, Jim McBride, Jason McLeod, Erin Bethea The Guardian Touchstone Pictures Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller Open Season Columbia Pictures Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Gary Sinise, Debra Messing, Billy Connolly, Jon Favreau, Georgia Engel, Jane Krakowski, Patrick Warburton School for Scoundrels The Weinstein Company Jacinda Barrett, Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton 30 The Queen Miramax Films Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Michael Sheen, Helen McCrory Stephen Frears (director) October - December ‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 6 The Departed Warner Bros. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin Martin Scorsese (director) Employee of the Month Lions Gate Entertainment Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning New Line Cinema Andrew Bryniarski, Jordana Brewster, Matthew Bomer, Diora Baird, Taylor Handley, R. Lee Ermey Trailer Park Boys: The Movie Alliance Atlantis John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, John Dunsworth, Jonathan Torrens 13 The Grudge 2 Columbia Pictures Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Roemer, Teresa Palmer Man of the Year Universal Studios 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, Neal McDonough, Jesse Bradford, Clint Eastwood (director) Flicka 20th Century Fox Alison Lohman, Maria Bello, Tim McGraw Marie Antoinette Columbia Pictures Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan The Prestige Touchstone Pictures Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Nolan (director) 27 Babel ‡ Paramount Vantage Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Rinko Kikuchi, Adriana Barraza Catch a Fire Focus Features Tim Robbins, Derek Luke Saw III Lions Gate Entertainment Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith, Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell, Dina Meyer, Bahar Soomekh, J. Larose N O V E M B E R 3 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 20th Century Fox Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Pamela Anderson, Pat Haggertydisambiguation needed, Bob Barr, Larry Charles (director) Flushed Away DreamWorks Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Jean Reno The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Walt Disney Pictures Tim Allen, Martin Short, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ann-Margret, Alan Arkin, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Spencer Breslin, Liliana Mumy, Aisha Tyler, Peter Boyle, Kevin Pollak, Art LaFleur, Michael Dorn Michael Lembeck (director) Volver ‡ Sony Pictures Classics Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Pedro Almodóvar (director) 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, Emma Thompson 17 Bobby ‡ The Weinstein Company Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood, Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Brian Geraghty, Heather Graham, Joshua Jackson, David Krumholtz, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LeBeouf, Freddy Rodriguez, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Jacob Vargas, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Casino Royale Columbia Pictures Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench For Your Consideration ‡ Warner Independent Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard Happy Feet Warner Bros. Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving Let's Go to Prison Universal Studios Dax Shepard, Will Arnett 22 Deck the Halls 20th Century Fox Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, Kristin Chenoweth Déjà Vu Touchstone Pictures Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, James Caviezel The Fountain Warner Bros. Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny New Line Cinema Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Jason Reed D E C E M B E R 1 The Nativity Story New Line Cinema Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo Turistas Fox Atomic Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde Van Wilder 2: Rise of the Taj Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Kal Penn 8 Apocalypto Touchstone Pictures Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mel Gibson (director) Blood Diamond Warner Bros. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou The Holiday Columbia Pictures Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black Unaccompanied Minors Warner Bros. Wilmer Valderrama, Lewis Black 15 Charlotte's Web Paramount Pictures Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church, André Benjamin, Beau Bridges, Kevin Anderson, Essie Davis, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Gary Basaraba Dreamgirls ‡ DreamWorks Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose Eragon 20th Century Fox Edward Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, Rachel Weisz The Pursuit of Happyness Columbia Pictures Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton 20 Letters from Iwo Jima ‡ Warner Brothers Ken Watanabe, Clint Eastwood (director) Rocky Balboa Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sylvester Stallone, Milo Ventimiglia 21 Curse of the Golden Flower ‡ Sony Pictures Classics Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Zhang Yimou (director) 22 The Good Shepherd Universal Studios Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon Night at the Museum 20th Century Fox Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Jake Cherry, Kim Raver, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Pierfrancesco Favino, Charles Q. Murphy, Paul Rudd We Are Marshall Warner Bros. Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Kate Mara, Anthony Mackie 25 Black Christmas The Weinstein Company Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Crystal Lowe, Andrea Martin Children of Men ‡ Universal Studios Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine Notes on a Scandal ‡ Fox Searchlight Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett 29 Arthur and the Invisibles ‡ The Weinstein Company Freddie Highmore, Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, David Bowie, Mia Farrow, Snoop Dogg, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro Pan's Labyrinth ‡ Picturehouse Guillermo del Toro (director) Films released in 2006 For complete lists, see 2006 films and 2006 television films American films Argentine films Australian films Bengali films Bollywood films Brazilian films British films French films Hong Kong films Italian films Japanese films Mexican films Pakistani films Russian films South Korean films Spanish films Tamil films Telugu films Notable deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 6 Jim Zulevic 40 Actor Let's Go to Prison • Matchstick Men 12 Stu Linder 74 Film Editor Rain Man • Good Morning, Vietnam • Bugsy •Quiz Show • Envy •Sphere 14 Shelley Winters 85 Actress Lolita • The Poseidon Adventure • The Diary of Anne Frank • Cleopatra Jones • Alfie • A Place in the Sun 19 Anthony Franciosa 77 Actor The Long, Hot Summer • City Hall • Tenebre • Death Wish II 24 Chris Penn 40 Actor Reservoir Dogs • Footloose • Rush Hour • Starsky & Hutch • Pale Rider • Corky Romano • True Romance February 1 Roy Alon 63 Stuntman Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom • Children of Men • Troy • Die Another Day • Entrapment • Buffalo Soldiers • An American Werewolf in London • The Three Musketeers 3 Al Lewis 82 Actor They Shoot Horses, Don't They? • Car 54, Where Are You? 9 Phil Brown 89 Actor Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope • Superman • Chaplin • The Camp on Blood Island • The Pink Panther Strikes Again 13 Andreas Katsulas 59 Actor The Fugitive • Executive Decision • Next of Kin • Hot Shots! Part Deux 17 Harold Hunter 31 Actor Kids • Kung Faux 18 Richard Bright 64 Actor The Godfather • Once Upon a Time in America • Red Heat 24 Don Knotts 81 Actor Cats Don't Dance • The Apple Dumpling Gang • The Shakiest Gun in the West • Pleasantville • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • Chicken Little • Cannonball Run II 24 Dennis Weaver 81 Actor Duel • War Arrow • A Man Called Sledge • The Gallant Hours • Navy Wife • Touch of Evil 25 Darren McGavin 83 Actor The Omen • A Christmas Story • Airport '77 • The Natural • Billy Madison • Captain America • Raw Deal March 2 Jack Wild 53 Actor Oliver! • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves • Melody • Pufnstuf • Alice 7 Gordon Parks 93 Director Shaft • The Learning Tree • The Super Cops • Leadbelly 12 Joseph Bova 81 Actor Serpico • Pretty Poison • Once Upon a Mattress 13 Maureen Stapleton 80 Actress Reds • Airport • Lonelyhearts • Cocoon • Bye Bye Birdie • Nuts 17 Bob Papenbrook 50 Voice Actor Stranger than Fiction • Jeepers Creepers 2 • Digimon: The Movie 25 Richard Fleischer 89 Director Tora! 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Tora! • Doctor Dolittle • Fantastic Voyage • Conan the Destroyer • 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea 29 Gretchen Rau 66 Set/Art Director "Crocodile" Dundee • Unbreakable • A River Runs Through It • The Shipping News • The Good Shepherd April 4 Gary Gray 69 Actor Meet Me in St. Louis • Gaslight • Heaven Can Wait 17 Henderson Forsythe 88 Actor Silkwood • Species II • Chances Are 22 Alida Valli 84 Actress The Third Man • Inferno • The Long Absence • A Month by the Lake May 8 George Lutz 59 Author, Screenwriter The Amityville Horror 10 Val Guest 94 Director, Screenwriter Casino Royale • The Abominable Snowman • 80,000 Suspects • Miss Pilgrim's Progress 14 Paul Marco 78 Actor Plan 9 from Outer Space • Hiawatha 24 Henry Bumstead 91 Art Director To Kill a Mockingbird • Vertigo • The Sting • Blood Work • Home Alone 3 27 Paul Gleason 67 Actor The Breakfast Club • Die Hard • Van Wilder June 8 Robert Donner 75 Actor Cool Hand Luke • El Dorado • High Plains Drifter • Hoot 16 Arthur Franz 86 Actor Invaders from Mars • Sands of Iwo Jima • The Caine Mutiny 18 Vincent Sherman 99 Director The Young Philadelphians • Mr. Skeffington • Harriet Craig • Nora Prentiss 21 Mako 72 Actor The Sand Pebbles • Seven Years in Tibet • Conan the Barbarian • Pearl Harbour • Bulletproof Monk • Sidekicks 23 Aaron Spelling 83 Producer, Actor Mr. Mom • The Spirit of St. Louis • The Mod Squad 25 Kenneth Griffith 84 Actor Four Weddings and a Funeral • Sky Riders • The Assassination Bureau • A Night to Remember July 1 Benjamin Hendrickson 55 Actor Manhunter 9 Amzie Strickland 87 Actress Pretty Woman • Shiloh • Doc Hollywood • Tower of Terror 12 Kurt Kreuger 89 Actor Sahara • The Enemy Below 13 Red Buttons 87 Actor Sayonara • Pete's Dragon • Stagecoach • The Longest Day 19 Jack Warden 85 Actor Heaven Can Wait • Shampoo • All the President's Men • 12 Angry Men • Bullets Over Broadway • The White Buffalo 20 Robert O. Cornthwaite 89 Actor The War of the Worlds • Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 27 Johnny Weissmuller Jr. 65 Actor THX 1138 • American Graffiti 28 Patrick Allen 79 Actor Dial M for Murder • Jet Storm • Dunkirk • Never Take Sweets from a Stranger • High Tide at Noon August 7 Lois January 92 Actress The Wizard of Oz • The Pace That Kills 13 Tony Jay 73 Voice Actor, Actor The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Twins • Beauty and the Beast • Treasure Planet • Time Bandits 14 Bruno Kirby 57 Actor The Godfather Part II • City Slickers • When Harry Met Sally... • The Basketball Diaries • This is Spinal Tap • Stuart Little • Hoffa 16 Alan Vint 61 Actor Badlands • The Panic in Needle Park • Earthquake • Macon County Line 25 Joseph Stefano 84 Screenwriter Psycho • Two Bits 30 Glenn Ford 90 Actor Cimarron • 3:10 to Yuma • Gilda • Blackboard Jungle • Superman • Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse • The Courtship of Eddie's Father September 4 Steve Irwin 44 Wildlife Expert, Actor Happy Feet • The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course 5 Hilary Mason 89 Actress Don't Look Now • Robot Jox • Haunted • Dolls 8 Frank Middlemass 87 Actor Barry Lyndon • Dreamchild 11 Pat Corley 76 Actor Coming Home • The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training • Mr. Destiny • The Black Marble • The Onion Field 19 Elizabeth Allen 77 Actor Donovan's Reef • Star Spangled Girl • Cheyenne Autumn • Born for Trouble • The Carey Treatment 23 Malcolm Arnold 84 Composer The Bridge on the River Kwai • The Belles of St Trinian's • The Inn of the Sixth Happiness October 4 Tom Bell 40 Director Wish You Were Here • Feast of July 15 Derek Bond 86 Actor Uncle Silas • When Eight Bells Tol • Tony Draws a Horse • Christopher Colmbus 19 Phyllis Kirk 79 Actress House of Wax • Back from Eternity • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone 20 Jane Wyatt 96 Actress Boomerang • Gentleman's Agreement • None but the Lonely Heart 21 Milton Selzer 87 Actor Sid and Nancy • The Cincinnati Kid • Capricorn One • Tapeheads November 1 Adrienne Shelly 40 Actress, Director Waitress • The Unbelievable Truth 2 Leonard Schrader 62 Screenwriter Kiss of the Spider Woman • Blue Collar • Naked Tango 8 Basil Poledouris 61 Composer Red Dawn • Robocop • Iron Eagle • Conan the Barbarian • The Hunt for Red October • Free Willy • Mickey Blue Eyes 10 Jack Palance 87 Actor Shane • City Slickers • Batman • Young Guns • Sudden Fear • Tango & Cash 19 Jeremy Slate 80 Actor True Grit • The Born Losers • I'll Take Sweden • The Dead Pit • The Lawnmower Man 20 Robert Altman 81 Director MASH • Nashville • The Player • Gosford Park • Dr. T & the Women • Short Cuts • Popeye 30 Shirley Walker 61 Composer Final Destination • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm • Willard December 1 Sid Raymond 97 Actor, Voice Actor of Baby Huey Two Much 5 Michael Gilden 44 Actor Return of the Jedi • Pulp Fiction • Under the Rainbow 12 Peter Boyle 71 Actor Young Frankenstein • Taxi Driver • Malcolm X • Red Heat • The Santa Clause • Monster's Ball • Honeymoon in Vegas • Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed • Where the Buffalo Roam • Dr. Dolittle 18 Joseph Barbara 95 Director, Producer, Actor The Flintstones • Jetsons: The Movie 25 James Brown 73 Singer, Actor Rocky IV • The Blues Brothers • The Tuxedo • Doctor Detroit • Undercover Brother Notes ^ "2005 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm. Retrieved June 14, 2010.  References Box Office Mojo film release schedule.