Walt Disney Pictures delivered some of the year's
most satisfying and innovative family films in 2005, while the Touchstone Pictures banner offered a slate of prestigious motion pictures for a wide variety of moviegoing tastes.

The Pacifier and Chicken Little both passed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office while The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was on track to become a strong performer in fiscal 2006.

As the year came to a close, production continued on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the much anticipated sequel to the Studio's 2003 blockbuster swashbuckler Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is also in production, with release scheduled for summer 2007.

 

In 2005, The Pacifier cast popular action star Vin Diesel in a whole new light and scored a major success with audiences of all ages. Two more of the Studio's top performers from earlier in fiscal 2005 – National Treasure from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles – went on to gross more than $345 million and $630 million worldwide, respectively.

In December, Disney, in partnership with Walden Media, took moviegoers to an incredible world of fantasy and adventure with the holiday release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Directed by Andrew Adamson, the film brought the beloved stories of C.S. Lewis to the big screen with its tremendously talented cast and spectacular digital effects. With six other Narnia books to draw upon, the wardrobe is wide open for further adventures in this magical realm.

At the centerpiece of Walt Disney Pictures' 2006 live-action slate is perhaps the most anticipated movie event of the year – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The original cast of Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley reunite in an epic tale, chronicling the further misadventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. In the film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski, Captain Jack sets sail on an all new adventure – filled with more intrigue, more spectacular special effects and more comedy. The film will be released in theaters this July.

Tim Allen does double duty in 2006 as the star of two Disney films. In March, he takes a bite out of crime as a workaholic assistant district attorney who is mysteriously transformed into The Shaggy Dog in this fresh twist on the Disney classic. Kristen Davis, Robert Downey, Jr. and Danny Glover also star. In November, Tim brings joy to the world in Santa Clause 3, which finds Santa (alias Scott Calvin) stressed out by his annual overload, the arrival of a new baby, and the obnoxious efforts of Jack Frost to interfere with the holiday.