Cinematical, CA - 17 hours ago… As the year went on, moviegoers showed more reason that critics might be useless. The Da Vinci Code was panned, but it went on to make a ton of money. …

2006 was a dark year for movies, and we liked it
Toledo Blade, OH - 6 hours ago… The year s biggest hit, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man s Chest, ends on a down note. The Da Vinci Code treated a beach read like a gospel. …

Back in business
The Age, Australia - Dec 28, 2006… Left-wing tub-thumper Syriana was a confused, cluttered mess, Mission Impossible III was $200 million of cinematic crud and The Da Vinci Code, which came …

The pirates that saved Hollywood
The State, SC - 12 hours ago… expects to break its own 2002 industry record of $1.57 billion at the domestic box office this year from the success of such hits as "The Da Vinci Code" and …