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The year '2000 in film' involved some significant events.
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| Contents |
| Box Office |
| Events |
| Awards |
| Films released in 2000 |
| Wide-release films |
| January - March |
| April - June |
| July - September |
| October - December |
| Deaths |
Box Office
Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2000.
The top ten films of 2000 are as follows:
| 'Rank' | ' ' | 'Title' | 'Studio' | 'Box Office Gross' | ||||
| 'Worldwide' | 'U.S/Canada' | 'International' | 'U.K.' | 'Australia' | ||||
| | '' | Paramount | $546,388,105 | $215,409,889 | $330,978,216 | $26,373,540 | $13,164,272 | |
| | 'Gladiator' | DreamWorks | $457,640,427 | $187,705,427 | $269,935,000 | $47,775,542 | $18,466,914 | |
| | 'Cast Away' | Fox | $429,632,142 | $233,632,142 | $196,000,000 | $2,166,719 | $11,594,722 | |
| | 'What Women Want' | Paramount | $374,111,707 | $182,811,707 | $191,300,000 | $24,660,636 | $11,689,023 | |
| | 'Dinosaur' | Buena Vista | $349,822,765 | $137,748,063 | $212,074,702 | $0 | $0 | |
| | 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' | Universal | $345,141,403 | $260,044,825 | $85,096,578 | $21,925,287 | $4,376,924 | |
| | 'Meet the Parents' | Universal | $330,444,045 | $166,244,045 | $164,200,000 | $21,360,088 | $11,549,612 | |
| | 'The Perfect Storm' | Warner Bros. | $328,718,434 | $182,618,434 | $146,100,000 | $0 | $0 | |
| | 'X-Men' | Fox | $296,250,053 | $157,299,717 | $138,950,336 | $22,186,480 | $6,481,538 | |
| | 'What Lies Beneath' | DreamWorks | $291,420,351 | $155,464,351 | $135,956,000 | $19,911,075 | $4,651,385 | |
In total, 'three' films released in '2000' grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 2000's top-grossing films, follow these links:
★ Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2000&p=.htm
★
★ U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2000&p=.htm
★
★ United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
Events
Awards
'Academy Awards'
:Best Picture: '''Gladiator'''
:Award for Directing: 'Steven Soderbergh' - ''Traffic''
:Best Actor: 'Russell Crowe' - ''Gladiator''
:Best Actress: 'Julia Roberts' - ''Erin Brockovich''
:Best Supporting Actor: 'Benicio del Toro' - ''Traffic''
:Best Supporting Actress: 'Marcia Gay Harden' - ''Pollock''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''' (''Wo hu cang long''), directed by Ang Lee, Taiwan / Hong Kong / U.S.A. / China
'Golden Globe Awards'
:'Drama'
:Best Picture: '''Gladiator'''
:Best Actor: 'Tom Hanks' - ''Cast Away''
:Best Actress: 'Julia Roberts' - ''Erin Brockovich''
:'Musical or comedy'
:Best Picture: '''Almost Famous'''
:Best Actor: 'George Clooney' - ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?''
:Best Actress: 'Renée Zellweger' - ''Nurse Betty''
:'Other'
:Best Director: 'Ang Lee' - ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''', Taiwan / Hong Kong / U.S.A. / China
'BAFTA Awards'
:Best Picture: '''Gladiator'''
:Best Actor: 'Jamie Bell'
:Best Actress: 'Julia Roberts'
'Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):'
:'''Dancer in the Dark''', directed by Lars von Trier, Denmark / Germany / Netherlands / U.S.A. / U.K. / France / Sweden / Finland / Iceland / Norway
'Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):'
:'''The Circle''' (''Dayereh''), directed by Jafar Panahi, Iran / Switzerland / Italy
'Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):'
:'''Magnolia''', directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, United States
Films released in 2000
'#'
★ ''101 Reykjavík''
★ ''The 4th Floor''
'A'
★ ''Adventures in Wild California''
★ ''The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle''
★ ''
★ ''Almost Famous'' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
★ ''American Psycho''
★ ''Amores perros''
★ ''Andanggaman''
'B'
★ ''Battlefield Earth''
★ ''Bedazzled''
★ ''Billy Elliot''
★ ''Bootmen'', starring Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington (U.S., Australia)
'C'
★ ''Cast Away''
★ ''Center Stage''
★ ''Charlie's Angels''
★ ''Chicken Run''
★ ''Chocolat''
★ ''The Circle'' - Golden Lion award
★ ''Coyote Ugly''
★ ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
'D'
★ ''Dancer in the Dark'' - Palm d'Or award
★ ''The Day I Became a Woman''
★ ''
★ ''Dinosaur'' (Walt Disney)
★ ''Dungeons & Dragons''
'E'
★ ''The Emperor's New Groove
★ ''Erin Brockovich''
★ ''Escaflowne: The Movie''
'F'
★ ''Faat Kiné''
★ ''Final Destination''
★ '', starring Arturo Sandoval
'G'
★ ''Gangster No. 1''
★ ''Ginger Snaps''
★ ''The Girl''
★ ''Girlfight''
★ ''Gladiator'' - Academy, Golden Globe (drama) and BAFTA Awards for Best Picture
★ ''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus''
★ ''Gone in 60 Seconds''
'H'
★ ''Hanging Up''
★ ''Happy Times''
★ ''High Fidelity''
★ ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''
★ ''How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog''
★ ''In the Mood for Love''
'I'
★ ''The Isle''
★ ''Italian for Beginners''
'L'
★ ''The Legend of Bagger Vance''
'M'
★ ''Maryam''
★ ''Me, Myself, and Irene''
★ ''Meet the Parents''
★ ''Memento''
★ ''The Million Dollar Hotel''
★ ''Miss Congeniality''
★ ''
'N'
★ ''The New Country''
★ ''The Next Best Thing''
★ ''Nurse Betty''
'O'
★ ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?''
★ ''Our Song''
'P'
★ ''The Patriot''
★ ''Peppermint Candy''
★ ''The Perfect Storm''
★ ''Pitch Black''
★ '' (Japan. orig. release year)
★ ''Pollock''
★ ''The Price of Milk''
'Q'
★ ''Quills''
'R'
★ ''Relative Values''
★ ''Remember the Titans''
★ ''Requiem for a Dream''
'S'
★ ''Sade''
★ ''Scary Movie''
★ ''Scream 3''
★ ''Shadow of the Vampire''
★ ''Shanghai Noon''
★ ''Snatch''
★ ''Songcatcher'', starring Emmy Rossum, with Rhoda Griffis
'T'
★ ''The Road to El Dorado''
★ ''The Tao of Steve''
★ ''Thirteen Days''
★ ''Time of Favor''
★ ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''
★ ''The Tigger Movie''
★ ''Titan A.E.''
★ ''Traffic''
'U'
★ ''U-571''
★ ''Unbreakable''
★ ''Up at the Villa''
'W'
★ ''What Lies Beneath''
★ ''What Women Want''
★ ''What Planet are you from?''
'X'
★ ''X-Men''
Wide-release films
Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:
January - March
April - June
July - September
| 'Month' | 'Day' | 'Title' | 'Studio' | 'Notable Cast' |
| U L Y' | '7' | ''Disney's The Kid'' | Buena Vista Pictures | Bruce Willis, Lily Tomlin |
| ''Scary Movie | Buena Vista (Miramax Films) | Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Anna Faris | ||
| '14' | ''X-Men'' | 20th Century Fox | Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen | |
| '21' | ''Loser'' | Sony (Columbia Pictures) | Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear | |
| '' | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||
| ''The In Crowd'' | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||
| ''What Lies Beneath'' | DreamWorks | Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer | ||
| '26' | ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' | Sony (Destination Films) | Alec Baldwin | |
| '28' | '' | Universal Pictures | Eddie Murphy | |
| U G U S T' | '4' | ''Coyote Ugly'' | Buena Vista Pictures | Piper Perabo, John Goodman, Maria Bello |
| ''Hollow Man'' | Sony (Columbia Pictures) | Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin | ||
| ''Saving Grace ‡'' | Fine Line Features | |||
| ''Space Cowboys '' | Warner Bros. Pictures | Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland | ||
| '11' | ''Autumn in New York'' | MGM | Richard Gere, Winona Ryder | |
| ''Bless the Child'' | Paramount Pictures | Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell | ||
| ''The Replacements'' | Warner Bros. Pictures | Keanu Reeves, Rhys Ifans | ||
| '18' | ''Godzilla 2000'' | Sony (Columbia Pictures) | ||
| ''The Cell'' | New Line Cinema | Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn | ||
| ''The Original Kings of Comedy'' | Paramount Pictures | |||
| '25' | ''Bring It On'' | Universal Pictures | Kirsten Dunst | |
| ''The Art of War'' | Warner Bros. Pictures | Wesley Snipes | ||
| ''The Crew'' | Buena Vista Pictures | Carrie-Anne Moss | ||
| E P T E M B E R' | '1' | '' | Buena Vista (Miramax Films) | |
| ''Whipped'' | Destination Films | |||
| '8' | ''Nurse Betty'' | USA Films | Morgan Freeman, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock | |
| ''The Watcher'' | Universal Pictures | Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei | ||
| ''The Way of the Gun'' | Artisan | |||
| ''Turn It Up'' | New Line Cinema | Jason Statham | ||
| '15' | ''Almost Famous ‡'' | DreamWorks | Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson | |
| ''Bait'' | Warner Bros. Pictures | Jamie Foxx | ||
| '22' | ''The Exorcist Director's Cut'' | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
| '' | Sony (Columbia Pictures) | |||
| ''Woman on Top'' | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |||
| '29' | ''Beautiful'' | Destination Films | ||
| ''Remember the Titans'' | Buena Vista Pictures | Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison |
October - December
Deaths
| 'Date' | 'Name' | 'Age' | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 10 | Sam Jaffe | 98 | producer, studio executive, talent agent |
| January 19 | Hedy Lamarr | 86 | actress |
| February 11 | Roger Vadim | 72 | French movie director |
| February 16 | Marceline Day | 81 | American actress |
| March 6 | John Colicos | 71 | Canadian actor |
| March 20 | Gene "Eugene" Andrusco | 38 | actor, singer |
| March 27 | Ian Dury | 57 | English musician and actor |
| May 7 | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 90 | actor |
| May 21 | Sir John Gielgud | 96 | British actor |
| May 25 | Nicholas Clay | 53 | British actor |
| June 29 | Vittorio Gassmann | 78 | Italian actor |
| July 1 | Walter Matthau | 79 | American actor |
| August 5 | Sir Alec Guinness | 86 | British actor |
| August 12 | Loretta Young | 87 | actress |
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