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Welcome to Marquee History, the weekly column that takes you back to a time when you - or your parents - were younger. Prepare to become nostalgic (and shocked) at how much time has passed when you recall what was new in theaters 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago.

This week’s slate of films are mostly duds, so let’s celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tom Cruise cavorting with forest creatures in Legend.

Here are the movies that premiered on theater marquees this week...

10 years ago - April 21, 2006

Silent Hill
This horror film was adapted from the Konami video game series that began in 1999. Radha Mitchell plays Rose, the mother of adopted daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland). Sharon is strangely drawn to the foggy town of Silent Hill and disappears there, leaving Rose to uncover the town’s secrets and its witch-burning cult. The movie drew heavily on the four existing games, including using the musical soundtrack. Thanks to Brotherhood of the Wolf director Christophe Gans and cinematographer Dan Laustsen, the result was an impressive, moody atmosphere that drew in audiences. Silent Hill opened at #1, taking down Scary Movie 4 despite 20% fewer screens, with $20 million from 2,926 theaters. It went on to earn $46.9 million. Its sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation, opened in 2012 to weaker numbers.

The Sentinel
Michael Douglas stars in this thriller as a Secret Service agent who is both protecting and romancing the Vice President, played by Kim Basinger, while an assassination plot unfolds. Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, and Martin Donovan co-star. The Sentinel opened at #3 to moderate reviews with $14.3 million and went on to gross $36.2 million.

American Dreamz
This satire stars Dennis Quaid as a thinly veiled version of President George W. Bush American, who becomes a judge on a musical talent show called American Dreamz (real life television show American Idol was in its fifth year), simultaneously becoming the target of a terrorist attack. Mandy Moore plays a version of Kelly Clarkson, and Hugh Grant fills the Ryan Seacrest role. American Dreamz opened at #9 with $3.6 million and went on to gross $7.1 million.

Also opening in limited release this weekend: the coming of age drama Somersault, which earned multiple award wins from the Australian Film Institute and earned critical acclaim for actress Abbie Cornish.

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