Conversation so far:
Was the movie originally in limited release?
debuted with three special ten-day roadshow engagements beginning on December 15, 2006.
In what markets were those engagements?
at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, and the AMC Metreon 15 in San Francisco.

Question: When did the movie go into wide release?
Self-contained rewrite: When did the movie Dreamgirls go into wide release?