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The year 2006 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with Saw III, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Casino Royale, Clerks II, X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Final Destination 3 and Scary Movie 4.

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[edit] Top grossing films

See also: List of 2006 box office number-one films in 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 and Canada in 2006. The top ten films of 2006, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:

2006 Rank Title Studio Worldwide Gross U.S./Canada Gross U.K. Gross Australia Gross
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Disney $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 $651,789,550 $195,330,621 $52,328,847 $17,960,331
4 Casino Royale MGM / Columbia $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 Disney / 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


These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo, including their 2006 Yearly Box Office Results.

As of January 29, 2007, fifty-nine films released in 2006 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Seven films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status and 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 $1,066,179,725 behind Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

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January 4 The Producers Guild of America nominates Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck., Crash and Walk the Line as contenders for their best-produced film award. 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 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:
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.
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.

[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
Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew
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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, Jim 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
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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
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, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard
24 The Magic Roundabout The Weinstein Company Jim Broadbent, Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy
Madea's Family Reunion Lions Gate Entertainment Tyler Perry
Running Scared New Line Cinema Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga
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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
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
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 Studios Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Lions Gate Entertainment Larry The Cable Guy
Stay Alive Spyglass Entertainment Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz
31 ATL Warner Bros. T.I., Lauren London, Evan Ross
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction Columbia Pictures Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling
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

[edit] April - June

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew
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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
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
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 Studios David Rasche, Rebecca Schull, Denny Dillon
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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
19 The Da Vinci Code Columbia Pictures Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen, Audrey Tautou, Paul Bettany
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
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E		 2 The Break-Up Universal Studios Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn
6 The Omen 20th Century Fox Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow
9 Cars Pixar Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, George Carlin
A Prairie Home Companion Pictureshouse Lindsay Lohan, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones
16 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Universal Studios Lucas Black, Bow Wow
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
30 The Devil Wears Prada 20th Century Fox Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Simon Baker

[edit] July - September

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew
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Y		 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Walt Disney Pictures Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Stellan Skarsgard, Naomie Harris
14 Little Man Revolution Studios Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Kerry Washington
You, Me and Dupree Universal Studios Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon
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 Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Toni Collette, Steve Carell
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 Studios Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li, Justin Theroux, Naomie Harris, Ciarán Hinds
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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
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, Courteney Cox, Kevin Zegers
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
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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
8 The Covenant Screen Gems Toby Hemingway
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, Brian Dennehy, Whoopi Goldberg
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
29 The Guardian Touchstone Pictures Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller
Open Season Columbia Pictures Martin Lawrence Ashton Kutcher
School for Scoundrels The Weinstein Company Jacinda Barrett, Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton
30 The Queen ‡ Miramax Films Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Michael Sheen

[edit] October - December

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
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R		 6 The Departed Warner Bros. Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, 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
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, Daniel Pino, Dallas Roberts
Marie-Antoinette Columbia Pictures Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan
The Prestige Touchstone Pictures Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson
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 Entertainment Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith, Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell, Dina Meyer, Bahar Soomekh, J. Larose
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R		 3 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 20th Century Fox Sacha Baron Cohen, Pamela Anderson
Flushed Away DreamWorks 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 ‡ The Weinstein Company Anthony Hopkins, Elijah Wood, Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Shia LaBeouf
Casino Royale Columbia Pictures 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
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
Deja 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
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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 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, Julia Roberts
Dreamgirls ‡ DreamWorks Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover
Eragon 20th Century Fox Edward Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, 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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sylvester Stallone, Milo Ventimiglia
21 Curse of the Golden Flower ‡ Sony Pictures Classics Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li
22 The Good Shepherd Universal Studios Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon
Night at the Museum 20th Century Fox Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams
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
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Arthur and the Invisibles ‡ The Weinstein Company 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 Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, 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 Lions Gate/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 F***in' 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
Barakat! February 16 (Berlin Film Festival) Rachida Brakni
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
Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse April 25 The Asylum Leigh Scott (director), Thomas Downey, Rhett Giles, Christina Rosenburg, Eliza Swenson
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, Lindsey Haun
Bubble January 27 Magnolia Pictures Steven Soderbergh (director)
Candy May 25 Renaissance Films Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush
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 Entertainment 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
Jimmy and Judy February 5 Hairy Productions (II) Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella, Chaney Kley, William Sadler
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna August 11 Dharma Productions Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan
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 Comedy
in 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 Entertainment 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
Noddy 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 Lions Gate 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 Lions Gate/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
La Rage de l'ange March 31 Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
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 of
Dr. 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 Lions Gate Jang Dong-gun
The U.S. Versus John Lennon September 15 Lions Gate
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)

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Date Name Age Cinematic Notability
January 1 Mapita Cortés 75 Actress
2 Osa Massen 91 Actress
9 Mikk Mikiver 68 Actor
14 Henri Colpi 84 Film editor
Shelley Winters 85 Actress
19 Anthony Franciosa 77 Actor
24 Fayard Nicholas 91 Tap dancer
Chris Penn 40 Actor
31 Moira Shearer 80 Actress
February 9 Phil Brown 89 Actor
18 Richard Bright 68 Actor
24 Don Knotts 81 Actor
Dennis Weaver 81 Actor
25 Darren McGavin 83 Actor
March 2 Jack Wild 53 Actor
13 Maureen Stapleton 80 Actress
25 Richard Fleischer 89 Director
April 11 Shin Sang-ok 79 Director and Producer
22 Alida Valli 84 Actress
May 5 Naushad 85 Film score composer
10 Val Guest 94 Director
24 Henry Bumstead 91 Art director
27 Paul Gleason 62 Actor
30 Shohei Imamura 79 Director
June 17 Arthur Franz 86 Actor
18 Vincent Sherman 99 Director
21 Mako 72 Actor
23 Aaron Spelling 83 Producer
25 Kenneth Griffith 84 Actor and documentary film-maker
July 8 June Allyson 88 Actress
12 Kurt Kreuger 89 Actor
13 Red Buttons 87 Actor and Comedian
19 Jack Warden 85 Actor
August 13 Tony Jay 73 Voice Actor and Actor
14 Bruno Kirby 57 Actor
25 Joseph Stefano 84 Screenwriter
27 Hrishikesh Mukherjee 83 Director
30 Glenn Ford 90 Actor
September 4 Steve Irwin 44 Documentary film-maker
9 Gérard Brach 79 Director and screenwriter
20 Sven Nykvist 83 Cinematographer
November 01 Adrienne Shelly 40 Actress
10 Jack Palance 87 Actor
20 Robert Altman 81 Director
23 Philippe Noiret 76 Actor
December 12 Peter Boyle 71 Actor
14 Mike Evans 57 Actor
18 Joseph Barbera 95 animator
25 James Brown 73 singer

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