2001 in film
For the 1968 science-fiction film, novel and related items, see 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. (For more about non-English films, check sources in those languages.)
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- August 8 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman get divorced.
- November 2 - Monsters, Inc. debuts with the best ticket sales ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.
- November 4 and December 19 - The beginning of two film series based on best-sellers: Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, respectively.
| Rank 2001 | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S. Gross |
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| 1. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Sorcerer's Stone | Warner Bros. | $976,556,263 | $317,575,550 |
| 2. | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line | $871,368,364 | $313,364,114 |
| 3. | Monsters, Inc. | Disney/Pixar | $525,451,265 | $255,873,250 |
| 4. | Shrek | DreamWorks | $484,494,264 | $267,665,011 |
| 5. | Ocean's Eleven | Warner Bros. | $450,789,147 | $183,417,150 |
| 6. | Pearl Harbor | Touchstone | $449,215,158 | $198,542,554 |
| 7. | The Mummy Returns | Universal | $433,015,123 | $202,019,785 |
| 8. | Jurassic Park III | Universal | $368,815,809 | $181,171,875 |
| 9. | Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox | $362,215,315 | $180,011,740 |
| 10. | Hannibal | MGM/Universal | $351,748,015 | $165,092,268 |
As of December 9, 2008, forty-one films released in 2001 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Seven films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster motion picture " status. One film (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) has grossed more than $970 million, making it the 5th highest grossing film in history and the highest in the Harry Potter film franchise.
For a complete list of 2001's top-grossing films, follow these links:
- U.S. : http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2001&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&sort=gross&order=DESC&&p=.htm
- Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2001&p=.htm
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- Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind (Imagine Entertainment)
- Best Director: Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington - Training Day
- Best Actress: Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
- Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent - Iris
- Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Foreign Language Film: No Man's Land, directed by Danis Tanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / U.K. / Belgium
- Best Animated Feature: Shrek, directed by Andrew Adamson, United States/New Zealand
- Drama:
- Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Moulin Rouge!
- Best Actor: Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
- Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge!
- Other
- Best Director: Robert Altman - Gosford Park
- Best Foreign Language Film: No Man's Land, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / U.K. / Belgium
- Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actress: Judi Dench - Iris
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Son's Room (La stanza del figlio), directed by Nanni Moretti, Italy / France
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Monsoon Wedding, directed by Mira Nair, India / U.S.A. / France / Italy / Germany
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Intimacy (Intimité), directed by Patrice Chéreau, France / U.K. / Germany / Spain
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A
- The Affair of the Necklace
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- Ali
- All About The Benjamins
- All Over the Guy
- Along Came a Spider
- Amélie (from Montmartre)
- The American Astronaut
- American Outlaws
- American Pie 2
- America's Sweethearts
- Angel Eyes
- The Animal
- Another Life
- Antitrust
- The Art of Woo
- Atanarjuat
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Avalanche Alley
B
- Baby Boy
- Bandits
- A Beautiful Mind
- Behind Enemy Lines
- The Believer
- Bintou
- Black Hawk Down
- Black Knight
- Blow
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- The Brothers
- Bubble Boy
- The Bunker
C
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Carving Out Our Name
- The Cat's Meow
- Cats & Dogs
- Chaos (French)
- Charlotte Gray
- Corky Romano
- CQ
- Crazy/Beautiful
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
- Crush
D
- The Day the World Ended
- Delivering Milo
- The Devil's Backbone
- Dogtown and Z-Boys
- Domestic Disturbance
- Don't Say a Word
- Donnie Darko
- Double Take
- Down to Earth
- Dr. Dolittle 2
- Driven
- Dumb Luck
E
- Earth vs. the Spider
- Elling
- Elvira's Haunted Hills
- L'Emploi du Temps
- Enemy at the Gates
- Enigma
- Escape from Hell
- Evolution
- Exit Wounds
F
- The Fast and the Furious
- Festival in Cannes
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Finder's Fee
- The Fourth Angel
- Frailty
- Freddy Got Fingered
- From Hell
G
- Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- Gasoline
- Get Over It
- Ghosts of Mars
- Ghost World
- The Glass House
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- Gosford Park
H
- Hannibal
- Hardball
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harvard Man
- Head Over Heels
- Heartbreakers
- Hearts in Atlantis
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Heist
- Him gok (Tricky On)
- How High
- How to Make a Monster
- Human Nature
I
- In the Bedroom
- Green Day: International Supervideos (DVD release: MTV collection)
- Intimacy - Golden Bear award
- Iris
- Iron Monkey
J
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Jeepers Creepers
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- The Jimmy Show
- Joe Dirt
- Joe Somebody
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Joy Ride
- Jurassic Park III
- Just Visiting
K
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- Kate & Leopold
- Kiss of the Dragon
- Kissing Jessica Stein
- Kingdom Come
- A Knight's Tale
- Knockaround Guys
- K-PAX
L
- Lagaan
- Lan Yu
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- The Last Castle
- Late Marriage
- Left Behind: The Movie
- Legally Blonde
- Life as a House
- Lloyd
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
- Lovely & Amazing
- Lucía y el sexo
M
- Maangamizi: The Ancient One
- The Majestic
- Max Keeble's Big Move
- Me Without You
- Mean Machine
- Metropolis
- The Mexican
- Mike Bassett: England Manager
- Millennium Actress
- Mockingbird Don't Sing
- Monkeybone
- The Many Adventures of Popeye Marsh
- Monsoon Wedding
- Monster's Ball
- Monsters, Inc.
- Moulin Rouge!
- Mulholland Drive
- The Mummy Returns
- The Musketeer
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O
- O
- Ocean's Eleven starring George Clooney
- On the Green Carpet
- The One
- Original Sin
- Osmosis Jones
- Out Cold
- The Others
P
- Pearl Harbor
- Winged Migration
- The Piano Teacher
- Planet of the Apes
- The Pledge
- Pokémon 3: The Movie
- Princesa
- The Princess Diaries
R
- Rain
- Rat Race
- Recess: School's Out
- Revolution OS
- Riding in Cars with Boys
- Rock Star
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Rush Hour 2
S
- Save the Last Dance
- Saving Silverman
- Say It Isn't So
- Say Yes
- Scary Movie 2
- Scratch
- The Score
- Scotland, Pa.
- See Jane Run
- See Spot Run
- Serendipity
- Shallow Hal
- Shaolin Soccer
- She Creature
- The Shipment
- The Shipping News
- Shrek
- The Shrink Is In
- Sidewalks of New York
- Someone Like You
- The Son's Room
- Sorum
- Soul Survivors
- Southern Comfort
- Spirited Away
- Spy Game
- Spy Kids
- Stranger Inside
- Stuck
- Summer Catch
- Super Troopers
- Sur mes lèvres
- Sweet November
- Swordfish
T
- The Tailor of Panama
- Thir13en Ghosts
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
- Tomcats
- Tortilla Soup
- Training Day
- Two Can Play That Game
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V
W
- Waking Life
- War Photographer
- The Wash
- The Wedding Planner
- Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park
- Wet Hot American Summer
- What's the Worst That Could Happen?
- What Time Is It There?
- When Strangers Appear
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Z
- January 29 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, 90, French actor
- February 7 - Dale Evans, 88, actress
- February 12 - Kristina Söderbaum, German actress and photographer
- February 19 - Stanley Kramer, 87, American movie director
- March 15 - Ann Sothern, actress
- April 2 - Jennifer Syme, entertainment industry employee
- April 15 - Joey Ramone, 49, singer/guitarist/songwriter
- June 3 - Anthony Quinn, 86, actor
- June 21 - Carroll O'Connor, 76, actor
- June 28 - Jack Lemmon, 76, actor
- June 28 - Joan Sims, 71, actress
- August 4 - Lorenzo Music, 64, actor, writer
- August 25 - Aaliyah, 22, singer and actress
- September 3 - Pauline Kael, 82, movie critic
- October 28 - Grigori Chukhrai, Ukrainian film director
- November 29 - George Harrison, 58, actor, musician, composer
- December 10 - Ashok Kumar, 90, actor, India
- April 2001
- April 6
- April 13
- April 20
- April 27
- May 2001
- May 4
- May 11
- May 18
- May 25
- June 2001
- June 1
- June 8
- June 15
- June 22
- June 29
