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2006An Inconvenient Truth releasedAl Gore's climate change documentaryThe documentary, built around Al Gore's slideshow presentation on global warming, was released in US theaters. It became a surprise box-office success and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film helped push climate change into mainstream public debate.
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest#1 film of 2006 — $1.07bn worldwideDirected by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp. Captain Jack Sparrow races to find the heart of Davy Jones to avoid becoming his slave.