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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:



As of ''.


For a complete list of 2006's top-grossing films, follow these links:
  • Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm

  • U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm

  • United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/ & http://www.imdb.com/

  • Australia: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/australia/ & http://www.mpdaa.org.au/home.nsf/web_insider?openform&login&action=home



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



April-June



July-September



October-December



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.


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