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The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.
The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe).
There were also several popular action films, including X-Men and Shanghai Noon. In the comedy realm, there was Me, Myself, and Irene and Meet the Parents.
Although a box office disappointment when originally released, DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado, based on the Hugh Thomas novel, Conquest, Montezuma, Cortés and the Fall of Old Mexico, earned second place behind Erin Brockovich.
Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.
Coyote Ugly opened at #4 in North American box offices making $17.3 million in its opening weekend behind Space Cowboys, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Hollow Man.
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. The top ten films of 2000, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
| 2000 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S./Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible II | Paramount | $546,388,105 | $215,409,889 | $26,373,540 | $13,164,272 |
| 2 | Gladiator | DreamWorks | $457,640,427 | $187,705,427 | $47,775,542 | $18,466,914 |
| 3 | Cast Away | Fox | $429,632,142 | $233,632,142 | $22,166,719 | $11,594,722 |
| 4 | What Women Want | Paramount | $374,111,707 | $182,811,707 | $24,660,636 | $11,689,023 |
| 5 | Dinosaur | Disney | $349,822,765 | $137,748,063 | — | — |
| 6 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal | $345,141,403 | $260,044,825 | $21,925,287 | $4,376,924 |
| 7 | Meet the Parents | Universal | $330,444,045 | $166,244,045 | $21,360,088 | $11,549,612 |
| 8 | The Perfect Storm | Warner Bros. | $328,718,434 | $182,618,434 | — | — |
| 9 | X-Men | Fox | $296,339,527 | $157,299,717 | $22,186,479 | $6,481,541 |
| 10 | What Lies Beneath | DreamWorks/Fox | $291,420,351 | $155,464,351 | $19,911,075 | $4,651,385 |
$ 567.123.4567 These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo, including their 2000 Yearly Box Office Results.
2000 produced forty-six films that have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. Three films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching "international blockbuster" status.
Events
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| <font-size=100%> 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 | |
| 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 | |
| <font-size=100%> 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 | |
| <font-size=100%> March | 25 | The 20th Golden Raspberry Awards was held. Major winners include:
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| 26 | The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. Major winners include:
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| <font-size=100%> 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: |
| <font-size=100%> 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 | |
| <font-size=100%> 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. |
| <font-size=100%> 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 Father. 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 more than 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 | |
| <font-size=100%> 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 Neighbor'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 | |
| <font-size=100%> 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 | |
| <font-size=100%> November | ? - ? | 24th Cairo International Film Festival |
Awards
| Category/Organization | 58th Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2001 |
54th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2001 |
73rd Academy Awards March 25, 2001 | |
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| Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||
| Best Film | Gladiator | Almost Famous | Gladiator | Gladiator |
| Best Director | Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Steven Soderbergh Traffic | |
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks Cast Away |
George Clooney O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
Jamie Bell Billy Elliot |
Russell Crowe Gladiator |
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich |
Renée Zellweger Nurse Betty |
Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich |
Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro Traffic |
Benicio del Toro Traffic |
Benicio del Toro Traffic | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kate Hudson Almost Famous |
Julie Walters Billy Elliot |
Marcia Gay Harden Pollock | |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Traffic Stephen Gaghan |
Traffic Stephen Gaghan |
Traffic Stephen Gaghan | |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Almost Famous Cameron Crowe |
Almost Famous Cameron Crowe | ||
| Best Score | Gladiator Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun | |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | |
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
Films released in 2000
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A
- A Better Way to Die
- Across the Line
- Adventures in Wild California
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, starring Rene Russo and Robert DeNiro
- Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
- All the Pretty Horses, starring Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz
- Almost Famous, directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson
- American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale
- Amores perros (Love's a Bitch)
- Adanggaman
- Animal Factory
- The Art of War, starring Wesley Snipes
- Autumn in New York, starring Richard Gere
B
- Baise-moi
- Bait
- Baller Blockin
- Bang Rajan - the highest grossing film in Thai film history
- Battlefield Earth, starring John Travolta -- winner of 9 Razzie Awards including worst film of the decade (awarded in 2010)
- Battle Royale
- Beautiful, directed by Sally Field, starring Minnie Driver
- Bedazzled, starring Brendan Fraser
- Before Night Falls, starring Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp and Sean Bean
- Believe
- Best in Show, directed by Christopher Guest, starring Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard and Jane Lynch
- Big Momma's House, starring Martin Lawrence
- Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters
- Blue's Big Musical Movie
- Boiler Room, starring Vin Diesel and Giovanni Ribisi
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, directed by Joe Berlinger
- Bootmen
- A Boy Named Sue
- Bounce, starring Ben Affleck
- Boys and Girls
- Bring it On, starring Kirsten Dunst
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
- Brother, directed by Takeshi Kitano
C
- La Captive, directed by Chantal Akerman
- Cast Away, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks
- Cecil B. Demented
- The Cell, starring Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn
- Center Stage
- Charlie's Angels, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu
- Chicken Run
- Chocolat directed by Lasse Hallstrom, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp
- The Circle (دایره), directed by Jafar Panahi
- The Claim, starring Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich and Nastassia Kinski
- Code Unknown
- Coming Out
- La comunidad, starring Carmen Maura
- The Contender, starring Jeff Bridges and Joan Allen
- Coyote Ugly
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee and starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi
- Cruel Intentions 2
D
- Dancer in the Dark, starring Bjork
- The Day I Became a Woman
- Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子來了), directed by Jiang Wen
- Digimon: The Movie
- Dinosaur, directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton with the voices of D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis and Samuel E. Wright
- Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat)
- Djomeh
- Down to You
- Dr. T & the Women, starring Richard Gere
- Dude, Where's My Car?
- Duets, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Dracula 2000
- Durian Durian (榴槤飄飄), directed by Fruit Chan
E-F
- The Emperor's New Groove, directed by Mark Dindal with the voices of David Spade and John Goodman
- Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Julia Roberts
- Escaflowne: The Movie
- VeggieTales: Esther, the Girl Who Would Be Queen
- An Everlasting Piece, directed by Barry Levinson
- Faat Kiné, directed by Ousmane Sembène
- Face (顔)
- The Family Man, starring Nicolas Cage
- Final Destination
- Finding Forrester, starring Sean Connery
- For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
- Forbidden Fruit
- The Foul King (반칙왕), directed by Kim Ji-woon
- Frequency
G
- Gangster No. 1
- Get Carter, starring Sylvester Stallone
- The Gift
- Ginger Snaps
- The Girl
- Girlfight
- Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
- Golden Bowl, The
- Gone in 60 Seconds
- Gossip
- Greenfingers
- Gun Shy
H
- Hanging Up, starring Diane Keaton and Meg Ryan
- Happy Times
- Here on Earth
- High Fidelity, starring John Cusack
- Highlander: Endgame
- Hollow Man, starring Kevin Bacon
- The House of Mirth, starring Gillian Anderson, Laura Linney and Dan Aykroyd
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
I-K
- In the Mood for Love
- The Irrefutable Truth about Demons
- The Isle
- Italian for Beginners
- Ivans XTC
- Keeping the Faith, starring Ben Stiller and Edward Norton
- The Kid, starring Bruce Willis, Lily Tomlin and Spencer Breslin
- Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
- VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky
L
- The Last Producer
- The Legend of Bagger Vance, starring Will Smith, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron
- Little Nicky, starring Adam Sandler
- The Little Vampire
- Longshot
- Loser
- Love's Labour's Lost, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh
- Love & Basketball
M
- Maryam
- Me, Myself, and Irene, directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger
- Meet the Parents, directed by Jay Roach and starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller
- Memento, starring Guy Pearce
- Men of Honour
- Mercy Streets
- The Million Dollar Hotel
- Miss Congeniality, starring Sandra Bullock
- Mission: Impossible II, starring Tom Cruise
- Mission to Mars, starring Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle and Gary Sinise
- Mr. Accident
- My Dog Skip
N-O
- The New Country
- The Next Best Thing, directed by John Schlesinger, starring Madonna
- Next Friday
- Nothin' 2 Lose
- Nurse Betty, starring Renee Zellweger, Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring George Clooney, Holly Hunter and John Turturro
- The Original Kings of Comedy
- Our Song
P-Q
- Panic
- The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson
- Pâques Man
- Pay it Forward, starring Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment
- Peppermint Candy
- The Perfect Storm, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg
- Pitch Black, directed by David Twohy and starring Vin Diesel
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000
- Pollock, starring Ed Harris
- The Price of Milk
- Prince of Central Park
- Princes et princesses
- Proof of Life, starring Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan
- Psycho Beach Party
- Purely Belter
- Quills, starring Geoffrey Rush
R
- Ready to Rumble
- Red Planet, starring Val Kilmer
- Relative Values
- Remember the Titans, starring Denzel Washington
- Requiem for a Dream, starring Jennifer Connelly
- Return to Me, starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver
- The Road to El Dorado, directed by Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul with the voices of Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline
- Road Trip
- Le Roi Danse (The King is Dancing)
- Romeo Must Die
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- Rules of Engagement, starring Tommy Lee Jones
S
- Sade
- Saving Grace
- Scary Movie
- Scream 3
- Seventeen Again
- Sexy Beast, directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley
- Shadow of the Vampire
- Shaft (2000)
- Shanghai Noon, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
- The Skulls
- Small Time Crooks, directed by Woody Allen
- Snatch, directed by Guy Ritchie
- Some Voices
- Songcatcher
- Souls Protest
- Space Cowboys, starring Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones
- The Specials
- Subconscious Cruelty
- Supernova
T
- The Tao of Steve
- Terror Tract
- The Beach, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio
- The Replacements
- The Smokers
- Thirteen Days, starring Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood (as John F. Kennedy)
- Tigerland
- Time of Favor
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad, directed by Britt Allcroft and starring Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Didi Conn, Mara Wilson & Thomas the Tank Engine
- The Tigger Movie
- Timecode
- Titan A.E., directed by Don Bluth and Gary Oldman with the voices of Matt Damon and Bill Pullman
- Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle and Benicio del Toro -- winner of 4 Academy Awards & 2 Golden Globes
- Tripfall
- Turn It Up
U-V
- U-571
- Unbreakable, starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robin Wright Penn
- Up at the Villa
- Urban Legends: Final Cut
- Vatel
- Vertical Limit
- The Visit
W
- The Watcher
- The Way of the Gun
- Whipped
- Wonder Boys, starring Michael Douglas
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- What Lies Beneath, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford
- What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson
- What Planet Are You From?, starring Garry Shandling and Annette Bening
- The Whole Nine Yards (film), directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry
X-Z
- X-Men, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen
- Yi Yi
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
October - December
Notable deaths
