Little Miss Sunshine
“A family on the verge of a breakdown.”
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
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Cast
43 people
Greg Kinnear
Richard Hoover
Known for
Black Bird
Stuck in Love
Toni Collette
Sheryl Hoover
Known for
Hereditary
The Sixth Sense
Steve Carell
Frank Ginsberg
Known for
Despicable Me
The Office
Paul Dano
Dwayne Hoover
Known for
Swiss Army Man
There Will Be Blood
Abigail Breslin
Olive Hoover
Known for
Scream Queens
Zombieland
Alan Arkin
Edwin Hoover
Known for
Argo
Gattaca
Bryan Cranston
Stan Grossman
Known for
Breaking Bad
Malcolm in the Middle
Beth Grant
Nancy Jenkins
Known for
Donnie Darko
No Country for Old Men
Wallace Langham
Kirby
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Perry Mason
Matt Winston
Pageant MC
Known for
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Starstruck
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Mechanic
Known for
The Legend of Zorro
Bad Boys
Marc Turtletaub
Doctor #1
Known for
Laws of Attraction
Jonathan Dayton Director · Valerie Faris Director Michael Arndt Writer
Worldwide gross $101M · Budget $8M · United States release July 26, 2006
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$100,523,351
Gross vs. budget
12.6×
Production
Big Beach
Production
Bona Fide Productions
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2006
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 26, 2006
Limited theatrical
United States
July 2, 2006 · Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
August 18, 2006 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 12, 2006 · Theatrical
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
October 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Austria
January 3, 2010 · TV · ORF 1
Belgium
November 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Canada
December 19, 2006 · Physical · DVD
China
April 16, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
February 24, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 2, 2006 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 17, 2006 · Theatrical
Ecuador
November 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
September 17, 2006 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
November 24, 2006 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 2006 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
September 6, 2006 · Theatrical
December 26, 2007 · TV · Canal + (Séance coup de coeur)
August 31, 2010 · TV · France 2
January 1, 2013 · TV · Arte
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
November 7, 2006 · Premiere · Filmfest Braunschweig
November 30, 2006 · Theatrical
March 21, 2008 · TV · Premiere 1
July 9, 2009 · TV · Das Erste
Greece
January 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 5, 2007 · Theatrical
India
September 6, 2013 · Digital
Indonesia
December 10, 2006 · Premiere · Jakarta International Film Festival
Ireland
September 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Israel
October 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
September 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
October 28, 2006 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
December 23, 2006 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 15, 2006 · Premiere · Morelia Film Festival
November 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 17, 2006 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
October 26, 2006 · Theatrical
March 14, 2007 · Physical · DVD
February 18, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 8, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
Panama
January 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 13, 2006 · Premiere · Manila
Poland
October 6, 2006 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Romania
January 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
December 14, 2006 · Limited theatrical
Serbia
February 27, 2007 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
September 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 1, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
September 27, 2006 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
October 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 24, 2006 · Theatrical
April 18, 2007 · Physical · DVD
February 25, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
August 12, 2006 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
February 5, 2009 · TV · SF zwei
Taiwan
November 10, 2006 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
January 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 28, 2017 · TV
United Kingdom
September 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Venezuela
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Vietnam
December 14, 2018 · Premiere · Family Movie Month
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