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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 & 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.

Disney's animated Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.

Coyote Ugly opened at #4 in North American box office making $17.3 million in its opening weekend behind Space Cowboys, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Hollow Man.

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Top-grossing films

See also: List of 2000 box office number-one films in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia

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 Actors Director(s) Worldwide Gross U.S./Canada Gross U.K. Gross Australia Gross
1 Mission: Impossible II Paramount Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Brendan Gleeson and Richard Roxburgh John Woo $546,388,105 $215,409,889 $26,373,540 $13,164,272
2 Gladiator DreamWorks/Universal Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou and Oliver Reed Ridley Scott $457,640,427 $187,705,427 $47,775,542 $18,466,914
3 Cast Away Fox/DreamWorks Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt and Chris Noth Robert Zemeckis $429,632,142 $233,632,142 $22,166,719 $11,594,722
4 What Women Want Paramount Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei Nancy Meyers $374,111,707 $182,811,707 $24,660,636 $11,689,023
5 Dinosaur Disney voices of D. B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies and Alfre Woodard Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton $349,822,765 $137,748,063 — —
6 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor and Christine Baranski Ron Howard $345,141,403 $260,044,825 $21,925,287 $4,376,924
7 Meet the Parents Universal/DreamWorks Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson Jay Roach $330,444,045 $166,244,045 $21,360,088 $11,549,612
8 The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly Wolfgang Petersen $328,718,434 $182,618,434 — —
9 X-Men Fox Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Bruce Davison and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos Bryan Singer $296,339,527 $157,299,717 $22,186,479 $6,481,541
10 What Lies Beneath DreamWorks/Fox Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer Robert Zemeckis $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.

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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
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
March 25 The 20th Golden Raspberry Awards was held. Major winners include:
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 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
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
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

Awards

Category/Organization 58th Golden Globe Awards
January 16, 2001		 54th BAFTA Awards
February 19, 2001		 73rd Academy Awards
March 25, 2001
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

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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

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Y		 14 Next Friday New Line Cinema Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Tamala Jones, Tom Lister Jr.
Supernova Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robin Tunney
My Dog Skip ‡ Warner Bros. Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Cody Linley; Jay Russell (director)
21 Down to You Miramax Films Freddie Prinze, Jr., Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, Shawn Hatosy, Ashton Kutcher
28 Eye of the Beholder Destination Films Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, k.d. lang, Geneviève Bujold
Isn't She Great Universal Studios Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce, Amanda Peet, John Cleese
The Big Tease Warner Bros. Craig Ferguson, Frances Fisher, Mary McCormack, David Rasche
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Y		 4 Scream 3 Dimension Films Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Patrick Dempsey, Wes Craven (director)
11 Snow Day Paramount Pictures Chris Elliott, Mark Webber, Jean Smart, Chevy Chase
The Beach 20th Century Fox Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Robert Carlyle, Tilda Swinton, Danny Boyle director
The Tigger Movie Walt Disney Pictures Jim Cummings, Nikita Hopkins, Ken Sansom, John Fiedler, Peter Cullen, John Hurt
18 Boiler Room New Line Cinema Jon Abrahams, Kirk Acevedo, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nicky Katt, Nia Long, Scott Caan
Hanging Up Columbia Pictures Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau, Adam Arkin
Pitch Black USA Films Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David
The Whole Nine Yards Warner Bros. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amanda Peet
Beautiful People Trimark Pictures Charlotte Coleman, Charles Kay
23 Wonder Boys Paramount Pictures Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Robert Downey Jr.
25 Reindeer Games Dimension Films Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Dennis Farina, James Frain, Donal Logue
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Drowning Mona Destination Films Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Affleck, William Fichtner
The Next Best Thing Paramount Pictures Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Vartan, Lynn Redgrave
What Planet Are You From? Columbia Pictures Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, John Goodman
10 Mission to Mars Touchstone Pictures Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney; Brian De Palma (director)
The Ninth Gate Artisan Entertainment Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella, James Russo, Emmanuelle Seigner
17 Erin Brockovich Universal Studios Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Steven Soderbergh director
Final Destination New Line Cinema Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Tony Todd; James Wong (director)
22 Romeo Must Die Warner Bros. Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, Delroy Lindo
24 Here on Earth 20th Century Fox Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, Josh Hartnett, Bruce Greenwood, Annette O'Toole
Whatever It Takes Columbia Pictures Marla Sokoloff, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Shane West, James Franco, Julia Sweeney
31 High Fidelity Touchstone Pictures John Cusack, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Joelle Carter, Joan Cusack, Sara Gilbert
Price of Glory New Line Cinema Jimmy Smits, Jon Seda, Clifton Collins Jr., Paul Rodriguez, Ron Perlman
The Road to El Dorado DreamWorks Animation Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Edward James Olmos
The Skulls Universal Studios Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper, Leslie Bibb, Christopher McDonald

April - June

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L		 7 Black and White Columbia Pictures Ben Stiller, Elijah Wood
Ready to Rumble Warner Bros. [Me] David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan, Bill Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Diamond Dallas Page
Return to Me Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Bonnie Hunt
Rules of Engagement Paramount Pictures Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce
14 28 Days Columbia Pictures Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Bullock
American Psycho Lions Gate Entertainment Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon
Keeping the Faith Touchstone Pictures Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Anne Bancroft
Kevin and Perry Go Large Vertigo Films Harry Enfield, James Fleet, Steve McFadden, Paul Whitehouse, Rhys Ifans
21 Gossip Warner Bros. James Marsden, Kate Hudson
Love & Basketball New Line Cinema Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan
U-571 Universal Studios Matthew McConaughey
28 Viva Rock Vegas Universal Studios Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston, Harvey Korman; Brian Levant (director)
Frequency New Line Cinema James Caviezel, Dennis Quaid
Where the Heart Is 20th Century Fox Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd
Timecode Screen Gems Salma Hayek, Kyle MacLachlan, Holly Hunter, Julian Sands, Jeanne Tripplehorn; Mike Figgis (director)
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Y		 5 Gladiator DreamWorks Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Oliver Reed; Ridley Scott (director)
I Dreamed of Africa Columbia Pictures Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint
12 Battlefield Earth Warner Bros. John Travolta; Roger Christian (director)
Center Stage Columbia Pictures Zoe Saldana
Held Up Trimark Pictures Jamie Foxx, Nia Long
Screwed Universal Studios Danny DeVito, Norm McDonald, Dave Chappelle
19 Dinosaur Walt Disney Pictures D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere, Samuel E. Wright
Road Trip DreamWorks Breckin Meyer; Todd Phillips (director)
Small Time Crooks DreamWorks Hugh Grant
24 Mission: Impossible II Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton; John Woo (director)
26 Shanghai Noon Touchstone Pictures Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu; Tom Dey (director)
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E		 2 Big Momma's House 20th Century Fox Martin Lawrence, Nia Long; Raja Gosnell (director)
9 Gone in 60 Seconds Touchstone Pictures Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie
16 Boys and Girls Dimension Films Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Fantasia 2000 Walt Disney Pictures
Shaft Paramount Pictures Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright
Titan A.E. 20th Century Fox Don Bluth, Gary Goldman (directors)
23 Chicken Run DreamWorks Animation Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Phil Daniels, Timothy Spall, Tony Haygarth; Peter Lord & Nick Park [directors]
Me, Myself and Irene 20th Century Fox Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger; The Farrelly brothers directors
29 The Patriot Columbia Pictures Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger; Roland Emmerich (director)
30 Rocky & Bullwinkle Universal Studios Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, Piper Perabo; Des McAnuff (director)
The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane

July - September

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Y		 7 Disney's The Kid Walt Disney Pictures Bruce Willis, Lily Tomlin and Spencer Breslin
Scary Movie Dimension Films Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Anna Faris; Keenan Ivory Wayans (director)
14 X-Men 20th Century Fox Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin; Bryan Singer (director)
21 Loser Columbia Pictures Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Warner Bros. Ikue Ōtani, Addie Blaustein, Stuart Zagnit
The In Crowd Warner Bros. Susan Ward, Lori Heuring, Matthew Settle
What Lies Beneath DreamWorks Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer
26 Thomas and the Magic Railroad Destination Films Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson, Thomas the Tank Engine
28 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Universal Studios Eddie Murphy; Peter Segal (director)
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Hollow Man Columbia Pictures Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin
Saving Grace ‡ 20th Century Fox Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson
Space Cowboys Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland; Clint Eastwood (director)
11 Autumn in New York Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Richard Gere, Winona Ryder
Bless the Child Paramount Pictures Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell
The Replacements Warner Bros. Keanu Reeves, Rhys Ifans
18 Godzilla 2000 Columbia Pictures Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida
The Cell New Line Cinema Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn
The Original Kings of Comedy Paramount Pictures Steve Harvey, D. L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
25 Bring It On Universal Studios Kirsten Dunst; Peyton Reed (director)
The Art of War Warner Bros. Wesley Snipes
The Crew Touchstone Pictures Carrie-Anne Moss
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Whipped Destination Films Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt
8 Nurse Betty USA Films Morgan Freeman, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock
The Watcher Universal Studios Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei
The Way of the Gun Artisan Entertainment Benicio del Toro, Ryan Phillippe, James Caan, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, Geoffrey Lewis
Turn It Up New Line Cinema Jason Statham
15 Almost Famous ‡ DreamWorks Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson; Cameron Crowe (director)
Bait Warner Bros. Jamie Foxx
22 Billy Elliot Universal Focus Stephen Daldry (dir); Jamie Bell, Julie Walters
Urban Legends: Final Cut Columbia Pictures Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Loretta Devine, Eva Mendes, Rebecca Gayheart
Woman on Top Fox Searchlight Pictures Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau Jr., Mark Feuerstein
29 Beautiful Destination Films Minnie Driver, Joey Lauren Adams, Kathleen Turner; Sally Field (director)
Remember the Titans Walt Disney Pictures Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison; Boaz Yakin

October - December

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Get Carter Warner Bros. Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Mickey Rourke
Meet the Parents Universal Studios Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson; Jay Roach (director)
13 Dr. T and the Women Artisan Entertainment Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Kate Hudson
Lost Souls New Line Cinema Winona Ryder
The Contender DreamWorks Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges
The Ladies Man Paramount Pictures Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows
20 Bedazzled 20th Century Fox Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Harold Ramis
Pay It Forward Warner Bros. Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment
The Legend of Drunken Master Miramax Films Jackie Chan
27 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Artisan Entertainment Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen, Tristine Skyler, Stephen Barker Turner
Lucky Numbers Paramount Pictures John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow
The Little Vampire New Line Cinema Rollo Weeks, Dean Cook, Anna Popplewell, Jonathan Lipnicki, Richard E. Grant, Alice Krige
31 Mercy Streets Signal Hill Production Eric Roberts, David A.R. White, Cynthia Watros, Stacy Keach
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The Legend of Bagger Vance DreamWorks Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron
10 Little Nicky New Line Cinema Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Steven Brill
Men of Honor 20th Century Fox Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Charlize Theron
Red Planet Warner Bros. Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt
17 Bounce Miramax Films Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Studios Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Molly Shannon
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Paramount Pictures Elizabeth Daily, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Christine Cavanaugh, Cree Summer, Kath Soucie
The 6th Day Columbia Pictures Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn
22 102 Dalmatians Walt Disney Pictures Glenn Close, Kevin Lima
Unbreakable Touchstone Pictures Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
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Dungeons & Dragons New Line Cinema Marlon Wayans
Proof of Life Warner Bros. Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan
Snatch Screen Gems Jason Statham, Brad Pitt
Vertical Limit Columbia Pictures Chris O'Donnell
15 Chocolat Miramax Films Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin; Lasse Hallstrom (director)
Dude, Where's My Car? 20th Century Fox Seann William Scott, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Danny Leiner
The Emperor's New Groove Walt Disney Pictures David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, Mark Dindal
What Women Want Paramount Pictures Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei
22 Cast Away 20th Century Fox Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt; Robert Zemeckis (director)
Dracula 2000 Dimension Films Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller
Finding Forrester Columbia Pictures Sean Connery, Anna Paquin
Miss Congeniality Warner Bros. Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Donald Petrie
O Brother, Where Art Thou Touchstone Pictures George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter; Joel and Ethan Coen (directors)
The Family Man Universal Studios Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle
The Gift Paramount Classics Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves
Thirteen Days New Line Cinema Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker
25 All the Pretty Horses Miramax Films Matt Damon, Lucas Black
27 Traffic USA Films Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Luiz Guzman; Steven Soderbergh (director)
29 Shadow of the Vampire Lions Gate Entertainment John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard; E. Elias Merhige (director)

Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 7 Klaus Wennemann 59 Germany Actor Das Boot • Neuner • Abwärts
10 Arthur Batanides 83 USA Actor Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment • Brannigan • The Maltese Bippy
11 Helena Carter 79 USA Actress Invaders from Mars • River Lady • Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye • The Pathfinder • The Fighting O'Flynn
15 Fran Ryan 83 USA Actress Pale Rider • Stripes • Rocky II • The Apple Dumpling Gang • Take This Job and Shove It
18 Jester Hairston 98 USA Actor In the Heat of the Night • The Alamo
19 Hedy Lamarr 85 Austria Actress Samson and Delilah • Experiment Perilous • Algiers • The Story of Mankind • My Favorite Spy • White Cargo
19 Alan North 79 USA Actor Glory • Highlander • The Long Kiss Goodnight
24 Jeffrey Boam 53 USA Screenwriter, Producer Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade • Lethal Weapon 2 • The Lost Boys • The Phantom • Innerspace • The Dead Zone • Funny Farm
25 Tom Pedigo 53 USA Set Designer Terms of Endearment • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock • Armed and Dangerous • Brainstorm
28 Kenneth Waller 72 UK Actor Chitty Chitty Bang Bang • Carry on Behind • Scrooge
February 1 James N. Harrell 81 USA Actor Paper Moon • JFK • Urban Cowboy • Varsity Blues • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 •The Sugarland Express • Hope Floats
5 Todd Karns 79 USA Actor It's a Wonderful Life • My Foolish Heart • The Caine Mutiny
10 Jim Varney 50 USA Actor Ernest Saves Christmas • Toy Story • Atlantis: The Lost Empire • Ernest Scared Stupid • The Beverly Hillbillies
12 John London 58 USA Key Grip The Karate Kid • 48 Hrs. • Hudson Hawk • Cobra • The Great Outdoors
17 Miles White 85 USA Costume Designer Around the World in Eighty Days • The Wiz • The Greatest Show on Earth
19 Sheldon Turcott 83 Canada Actor Murder at 1600 • The Fireman
23 Ofra Haza 42 Israel Singer, Actress The Prince of Egypt • The Governess • The Hit
23 Joseph V. Perry 69 USA Actor Hot Shots! Part Deux • Vibes • The Domino Principle
March 7 Charles Gray 71 UK Actor Diamonds are Forever • The Rocky Horror Picture Show • Seven Nights in Japan • You Only Live Twice
10 Judith Barrett 91 USA Actress Road to Singapore • Cimarron • Yellowstone
11 Richard Collier 80 USA Actor Blazing Saddles • Christine • The Cheyenne Social Club • Hello, Dolly! • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
13 Rex Everhart 79 USA Actor Beauty and the Beast • Superman • Friday the 13th • Family Business • Matilda
15 Wally Rose 88 USA Actor, Stuntman The Blues Brothers • Sidekicks • Wild at Heart • The Towering Inferno • Spy Hard • The 'Burbs • Harry and the Hendersons • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
23 Jeremy Applegate 34 USA Actor Heathers • The Cable Guy
25 Jim Cash 59 USA Screenwriter Top Gun • Dick Tracy • Legal Eagles • Anaconda
25 Helen Martin 90 USA Actress Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood • Bulworth • Kiss the Girls • Beverly Hills Cop III • Doc Hollywood • Repo Man
April 8 Claire Trevor 90 USA Actress Stagecoach • The High and the Mighty • Key Largo • The Cape Town Affair • Stop, You're Killing Me
10 Arnold Johnson 78 USA Actor Rocky • Shaft • The Seventh Sign • Menace II Society • A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
11 Douglas Green 79 USA Second Unit Director Cabaret • Lenny • Topaz
12 Christopher Pettiet 24 USA Actor Point Break • Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead • Carried Away • Boys
13 Peter Archer 56 Australia Actor Enter the Dragon
25 David Merrick 88 USA Producer The Great Gatsby • Becket • Cactus Flower
May 3 Lewis Allen 94 UK Director Suddenly • The Uninvited • Desert Fury
7 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 90 USA Actor Little Caesar • The Exile • Gunga Din • Morning Glory • The Prisoner of Zenda • The Life of Jimmy Dolan
10 Bart the Bear 23 USA Acting Bear Legends of the Fall • The Edge • Meet the Deedles • The Great Outdoors • On Deadly Ground
11 David Bretherton 76 USA Film Editor Cabaret • Clue • City Hall • Westworld • Lionheart • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever • Sea of Love
13 Paul Bartel 61 USA Actor The Usual Suspects • European Vacation • Escape from L.A. • Gremlins 2: The New Batch • Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird • Heartbeeps
21 John Gielgud 96 UK Actor Gandhi • Secret Agent • The Elephant Man • Julius Caesar • Chariots of Fire • Becket • Shine • Arthur • The Charge of the Light Brigade • First Knight • Elizabeth
31 Walter Sparrow 73 UK Actor Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves • Ever After • Jane Eyre • Now and Then
June 10 Terry Forrestal 52 UK Stuntman Titanic • Braveheart • The Fifth Element • Trainspotting • Brazil • Death Wish 3
24 David Tomlinson 83 UK Actor Mary Poppins • Tom Jones • The Love Bug • Bedknobs and Broomsticks
25 David Neal 68 UK Actor Flash Gordon • Superman • Julius Caesar
29 John Abineri 72 UK Actor The Godfather: Part III • The McKenzie Break • Diamonds Are Forever • Dead Man's Chest
July 1 Walter Matthau 79 USA Actor The Fortune Cookie • The Odd Couple • Grumpy Old Men • Charade • Hello, Dolly! • Dennis the Menace • JFK • Hanging Up • The Bad News Bears • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three • Hopscotch • I Ought to Be in Pictures
10 Justin Pierce 25 USA Actor Kids • Next Friday
18 Roberto Contreras 71 USA Actor Scarface • Topaz • Blood In, Blood Out
22 Eric Christmas 84 UK Actor Harold and Maude • Air Bud • Bugsy • Porky's • The Philadelphia Experiment • MouseHunt
30 Max Showalter 83 USA Actor Sixteen Candles • 10 • Hellcats of the Navy • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
August 5 Alec Guinness 86 UK Actor Lawrence of Arabia • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope • The Bridge on the River Kwai • The Lavender Hill Mob • A Passage to India • Scrooge • Doctor Zhivago • Kind Hearts and Coronets • Raise the Titanic • The Ladykillers • Hitler: The Last Ten Days
11 Eddie Powell 73 UK Stuntman Alien • Batman • Buster • Willow • Top Secret!
12 Loretta Young 87 USA Actress The Farmer's Daughter • The Stranger • The Bishop's Wife • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell • Come to the Stable • Suez
15 Robert Swink 82 USA Film Editor Roman Holiday • The Diary of Anne Frank • Papillon • The Boys from Brazil • How to Steal a Million
22 Toru Tanaka 70 USA Actor Last Action Hero • Darkman • Pee-wee's Big Adventure • The Running Man
24 Patricia Owens 75 Canada Actress Sayonara • The Fly • The Happiest Days of Your Life
25 Jack Nitzche 63 USA Composer One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest • The Exorcist • Starman • An Officer and a Gentleman • Stand by Me • Next of Kin • The Jewel of the Nile • Mermaids • The Seventh Sign • The Indian Runner
September 2 Ishaq Bux 83 India Actor Raiders of the Lost Ark • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2 Jean Speegle Howard 73 USA Actress Apollo 13 • Scrooged • Cocoon • Matilda • Black Sheep • The Paper
14 Beah Richards 80 USA Actress In the Heat of the Night • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner • Drugstore Cowboy • Beloved
19 Ann Doran 89 USA Actress Rebel Without a Cause • Wildcats • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers • First Monday in October
26 Richard Mulligan 67 USA Actor Little Big Man • Oliver & Company • Trail of the Pink Panther • Meatballs Part II
October 2 Richard Liberty 68 USA Actor Day of the Dead • The Crazies • Flight of the Navigator • Just Cause • The Final Countdown
6 Richard Farnsworth 80 USA Actor Misery • The Straight Story • Comes a Horseman • Independence Day • Spartacus • Gone with the Wind • The Apple Dumpling Gang • The Outlaw Josey Wales
11 Sam O'Steen 76 USA Film Editor The Graduate • Chinatown • Rosemary's Baby • Cool Hand Luke • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? • Postcards from the Edge • Amityville II: The Possession • Robin and the 7 Hoods • Wolf
18 Gwen Verdon 75 USA Actress Cocoon: The Return • Marvin's Room • Damn Yankees
24 Pasquale Cajano 79 Italy Actor Casino • Analyze This • Sleepers
28 Anthony Lee 39 USA Actor Liar Liar
30 Steve Allen 78 USA Actor College Confidential • The Benny Goodman Story • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
30 Elizabeth Bradley 83 UK Actress An American Werewolf in London • Davy Jones' Locker
31 Ring Lardner Jr. 85 USA Screenwriter MASH • The Cincinnati Kid • The Greatest • Woman of the Year
November 16 Joe C. 26 USA Actor Osmosis Jones
22 Christian Marquand 73 France Actor Apocalypse Now • The Longest Day • The Flight of the Phoenix • Lord Jim
13 George Wells 91 Spain Screenwriter Angels in the Outfield • Till the Clouds Roll By • Where the Boys Are '84
December 6 Werner Klemperer 80 Germany Actor Judgment at Nuremberg • Houseboat • Ship of Fools • Youngblood Hawke • Escape from East Berlin
20 Richard Hazard 79 USA Orchestrator Terms of Endearment • Airplane! • The Color Purple • The Wiz • Arthur • Nickelodeon
22 Stuart Lancaster 80 USA Actor Edward Scissorhands • Batman Returns
23' Billy Barty 76 USA Actor Willow • Masters of the Universe • UHF • Legend
26 Jason Robards 77 USA Actor All the President's Men • Parenthood • Philadelphia • Julia • Once Upon a Time in the West • Magnolia • The Paper • Enemy of the State • Julius Caesar • Tora! Tora! Tora!
30 Julius J. Epstein 91 USA Screenwriter Casablanca • Arsenic and Old Lace • Cross of Iron

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