2000 in film
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The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.
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[edit] Top grossing films
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.
| 2000 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S/Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross |
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| 1. | Mission: Impossible II | Paramount | $546,388,105 | $215,409,889 | £17,299,719 | $13,164,272 |
| 2. | Gladiator | Paramount | $457,640,427 | $187,705,427 | £31,201,143 | $18,466,914 |
| 3. | Cast Away | Fox | $429,632,142 | $233,632,142 | £14,417,668 | $11,594,722 |
| 4. | What Women Want | Paramount | $374,111,707 | $182,811,707 | £17,091,251 | $11,689,023 |
| 5. | Dinosaur | Buena Vista | $349,822,765 | $137,748,063 | £13,193,994 | $7,902,408 |
| 6. | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal | $345,141,403 | $260,044,825 | £15,167,543 | $4,376,924 |
| 7. | Meet the Parents | Universal | $330,444,045 | $166,244,045 | £15,107,452 | $11,549,612 |
| 8. | The Perfect Storm | Warner Bros. | $328,718,434 | $182,618,434 | £8,857,917 | $0 |
| 9. | X-Men | Fox | $296,250,053 | $157,299,717 | £14,889,766 | $6,481,538 |
| 10. | What Lies Beneath | Paramount | $291,420,351 | $155,464,351 | £13,392,428 | $4,651,385 |
In total,46 movies grossed more than $100,000,000 and 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:
[edit] Events
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| Month | Day | Event |
| January | ? | 26th People's Choice Awards |
| 23 | The 57th Golden Globe Awards were held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles. Major winners included:
Drama Musical or Comedy |
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| 20 - 30 | The 22nd Sundance Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Gurinder Chadha's What's Cooking and screens over 100 films including American Psycho. The Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Girlfight, You Can Count on Me and Two Family House respectively. The Independent Vision Award prize is given to Kevin Spacey. | |
| 26 - 9 | The 29th Rotterdam International Film Festival is opened by Michael Mann's The Insider and screens over 200 films. The Tiger Award prizes are given to Bye Bye Blue Bird, Mundo grúa and Shower, Best Film | |
| ? | Broadcast Film Critics' Critics Choice Awards | |
| ? | 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| February | 9 - 20 | The 50th Berlin International Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Wim Wenders' The Million Dollar Hotel. The Golden Bear prizes are awarded to Magnolia, Best Film and Jeanne Moreau, Lifetime Achievement. The festival is closed with the world premiere of Bruno Barreto's Bossa Nova. |
| ? | 16th Independent Spirit Awards 20th Golden Raspberry Awards |
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| March | 26 | The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. Major winners include: |
| April | 9 | The 53rd BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Odeon Leicester Square, London. Michael Caine is honoured with the Academy Fellowship. Major winners include: |
| May | 10 - 21 | The 53rd Cannes Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Roland Joffe's Vatel and screens over 100 films including Nurse Betty and O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Palme d’Or and the Grand Prize of the Jury are awarded to Dancer in the Dark and Devils on the Doorstep respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Denys Arcand's Stardom |
| 18 - 11 | The 26th Seattle International Film Festival is opened by the North America premiere of Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost and screens over 250 films. The Golden Space Needle prize is awarded to Shower. The festival closes with the premiere of Peter O'Fallon's A Rumor of Angels | |
| July | 5 - 15 | The 35th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is held in the Thermal Hotel, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Crystal Globe prize is awarded to Me You Them. |
| August | 2 - 12 | The 53rd Locarno International Film Festival is opened by the international premiere of Bryan Singer's X-Men and screens over 70 films including Hamlet and Hollow Man. The Golden Leopard prize is awarded to Baba. The Silver Leopard prize is awarded to both Manilla and Little Cheung. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Denis Rabaglia's Azzurro |
| 13 - 27 | The 54th Edinburgh International Film Festival is opened by the British premiere of Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark. The Audience Award prize is given to Stephen Daldry's Billy Elliot. The festival is closed by the British premiere of Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love | |
| 25 - 4 | The 24th Montreal World Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Agnès Jaoui's The Taste of Others. The Grand Prix des Amériques prize is awarded to both The Taste of Others and Innocence. The festival is closed by the premiere of Dein Perry's Bootmen | |
| 30 - 9 | The 57th Venice International Film Festival is opened by the international premiere of Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys and screens over 100 films including Small Time Crooks and Memento. The Golden Lion and Grand Jury prizes are awarded to The Circle and Before Night Falls respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Tony Gatlif's Vengo | |
| September | 7 - 16 | The 25th Toronto International Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. The People's Choice Award prize is awarded to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Michael Kalesiko's How To Kill Your Neighbour's Dog |
| 21 - 30 | The 48th San Sebastián International Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Alex de la Iglesia's Common Wealth. The Golden Shell prize is awarded to The Ruination of Men and the Silver Shell prizes are awarded to Reza Parsa, Best Director, Gianfranco Brero, Best Actor and Carmen Maura, Best Actress. The Donostia Award is given to Michael Caine and Robert De Niro. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Karl Francis’ One of the Hollywood Ten | |
| October | 13 - 26 | The 8th Raindance Film Festival is opened by the premiere of Miguel Arteta's Chuck and Buck. The festival is closed by the British premiere of Metin Hüseyin's It Was an Accident |
| ? - ? | 44th London Film Festival | |
| ? - ? | 13th Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| November | ? - ? | 24th Cairo International Film Festival |
[edit] Awards
- Best Picture: Gladiator
- Best Director: 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 Original Screenplay: Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
- Best Foreign Language Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwan
- Best Original Score: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun
- 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 Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro - Traffic
- Best Supporting Actress: Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
- Best Original Screenplay: Alan Ball - American Beauty
- Best Foreign Language Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwan
- Best Original Score: Gladiator - Hans Zimmer
- Best Picture: Gladiator
- Best Director: Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Best Actor: Jamie Bell - Billy Elliot
- Best Actress: Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
- Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro - Traffic
- Best Supporting Actress: Julie Walters - Billy Elliot
- Best Original Screenplay: Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
- Best British Film: Billy Elliot
- Best Foreign Language Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwan
- Best Original Score: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Dancer in the Dark, directed by Lars von Trier, Denmark
Grand Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival):
- Girlfight, directed by Karyn Kusama, United States
and You Can Count on Me, directed by Kenneth Lonergan, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- The Circle, directed by Jafar Panahi, Iran
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Magnolia, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, United States
[edit] Films released in 2000
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A
- Adventures in Wild California
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
- Almost Famous - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- American Psycho
- Amores perros
- Andanggaman
- Animal Factory
- The Art of War
B
- Battlefield Earth
- Bedazzled
- Billy Elliot
- Bootmen, starring Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington (U.S., Australia)
- A Boy Named Sue
- Brother
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- 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 - Palme d'Or award
- The Day I Became a Woman
- Digimon: The Movie
- Dinosaur (Walt Disney)
- Dungeons & Dragons
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F
- Faat Kiné
- The Family Man
- Final Destination
- For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, starring Arturo Sandoval
- Forbidden Fruit
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- 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
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- Hanging Up
- Happy Times
- High Fidelity
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
- In the Mood for Love
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- Maryam
- Me, Myself, and Irene
- Meet the Parents
- Memento
- The Million Dollar Hotel
- Miss Congeniality
- Mission: Impossible II
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O
P
- Panic
- The Patriot
- Peppermint Candy
- The Perfect Storm
- Pitch Black
- Pokémon 3: The Movie (Japan. orig. release year)
- Pollock
- The Price of Milk
- Psycho Beach Party
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R
- Ready to Rumble
- Relative Values
- Remember the Titans
- Requiem for a Dream
- The Road to El Dorado
- Le Roi Danse
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
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- Sade
- Scary Movie
- Scream 3
- Shadow of the Vampire
- Shaft (2000)
- Shanghai Noon
- Snatch
- Songcatcher, starring Emmy Rossum, with Rhoda Griffis
- The Specials
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- The Tao of Steve
- Terror Tract
- Thirteen Days
- Tigerland
- Time of Favor
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- The Tigger Movie
- Titan A.E.
- Traffic
- Tripfall
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[edit] 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: