2046 (MMXLVI) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Predictions World coal supply presumed to peak. Fictional events Contrary to some pre-release speculations, the 2004 film 2046 doesn't entirely take place in this year. Rather, a science fiction subplot set in that year does form part of the narrative. The date is a reference to the end of the fifty year period of One country, two systems that allows Hong Kong to remain a separate… (More on 2046)