2000s in film

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In home video: 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003

In television: 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003

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This article is about the 2000s decade in film.

Events

Thousands of full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 21st Century. Building on developments in the 1990s, computers are used to create effects that would have previously been more expensive, from the subtle erasing of surrounding islands in Cast Away (leaving Tom Hanks' character stranded with no other land in sight) to the vast battle scenes such as those in Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix and 300.

In addition, film genres not known for their popular appeal in North America became increasingly attractive to filmgoers: films in foreign languages like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Passion of the Christ and Letters from Iwo Jima; and documentary films like An Inconvenient Truth, March of the Penguins, Super Size Me, and Fahrenheit 9/11, became very successful.

Also gaining popularity was the use of Computer-generated imagery (CGI) to produce films. These types of films were originally seen in the 1990s with the likes of Toy Story and its sequel Toy Story 2, but CGI films became more popular in 2001 with the release of Shrek. Other popular CGI films include Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc. and Ratatouille. In addition, Up became the second animated feature ever to receive an Oscar nomination for The Best Picture.

The 2000s also saw a resurgence of several genres. For example, Gladiator, Moulin Rouge!, and X-Men increased the popularity of the Epic, Musical, and comic book genres, respectively.

Highest-grossing films

The list has more 2008 and 2007 films in the top 50 than any other year, each with eight. They are followed by 2009, 2005 and 2004, each with six. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD).

List of worldwide highest-grossing films
Rank	Title	Studios	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
1	Avatar	20th Century Fox	$2,713,395,000	2009	^{[# 1]}
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line Cinema	$1,119,110,941	2003	^{[# 2]}
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Walt Disney Pictures	$1,066,179,725	2006	^{[# 3]}
4	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	$1,001,921,825	2008	^{[# 4]}
5	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Warner Bros.	$974,733,550	2001	^{[# 5]}
6	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Walt Disney Pictures	$960,996,492	2007	^{[# 6]}
7	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Warner Bros.	$938,212,738	2007	^{[# 7]}
8	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	$929,359,401	2009	^{[# 8]}
9	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	New Line Cinema	$925,282,504	2002	^{[# 9]}
10	Shrek 2	DreamWorks Animation	$919,838,758	2004	^{[# 10]}
11	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Warner Bros.	$895,921,036	2005	^{[# 11]}
12	Spider-Man 3	Sony Pictures/Columbia	$890,871,626	2007	^{[# 12]}
13	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox/Blue Sky	$887,566,024	2009	^{[# 13]}
14	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Warner Bros.	$878,643,482	2002	^{[# 14]}
15	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	New Line Cinema	$870,761,744	2001	^{[# 15]}
16	Finding Nemo	Disney/Pixar	$864,625,978	2003	^{[# 16]}
17	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	20th Century Fox	$848,754,768	2005	^{[# 17]}
18	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures	$834,969,807	2009	^{[# 18]}
19	Spider-Man	Columbia Pictures	$821,708,551	2002	^{[# 19]}
20	Shrek the Third	DreamWorks Animation	$798,958,162	2007	^{[# 20]}
21	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Warner Bros.	$795,634,069	2004	^{[# 21]}
22	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Paramount Pictures	$786,636,033	2008	^{[# 22]}
23	Spider-Man 2	Sony Pictures	$783,766,341	2004	^{[# 23]}
24	The Da Vinci Code	Columbia	$758,239,851	2006	^{[# 24]}
25	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Walden Media/Disney	$745,011,272	2005	^{[# 25]}
26	The Matrix Reloaded	Warner Bros.	$742,128,461	2003	^{[# 26]}
27	2012	Sony Pictures/Columbia	$736,257,842	2009	^{[# 27]}
28	Transformers	DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures	$709,709,780	2007	^{[# 28]}
29	Up	Disney/Pixar	$683,004,164	2009	^{[# 29]}
30	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Summit Entertainment	$669,259,961	2009	^{[# 30]}
31	Ice Age: The Meltdown	20th Century Fox/Blue Sky	$655,388,158	2006	^{[# 31]}
32	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Walt Disney Pictures	$654,264,015	2003	^{[# 32]}
33	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones	20th Century Fox	$649,398,328	2002	^{[# 33]}
34	Kung Fu Panda	DreamWorks Animation	$631,744,560	2008	^{[# 34]}
35	The Incredibles	Disney/Pixar	$631,442,092	2004	^{[# 35]}
36	Hancock	Columbia Pictures	$624,386,746	2008	^{[# 36]}
37	Ratatouille	Disney/Pixar	$623,707,397	2007	^{[# 37]}
38	The Passion of the Christ	Icon Productions	$611,899,420	2004	^{[# 38]}
39	Mamma Mia!	Universal Pictures	$609,841,637	2008	^{[# 39]}
40	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	DreamWorks Animation	$603,900,344	2008	^{[# 40]}
41	Casino Royale	Sony/MGM/Columbia	$594,239,066	2006	^{[# 41]}
42	War of the Worlds	DreamWorks / Paramount	$591,745,540	2005	^{[# 42]}
43	Quantum of Solace	MGM / Columbia	$586,090,727	2008	^{[# 43]}
44	I Am Legend	Warner Bros.	$585,349,010	2007	^{[# 44]}
45	Iron Man	Paramount	$585,133,287	2008	^{[# 45]}
46	Night at the Museum	20th Century Fox	$574,480,450	2006	^{[# 46]}
47	King Kong	Universal	$550,517,357	2005	^{[# 47]}
48	Mission: Impossible II	Paramount	$546,388,105	2000	^{[# 48]}
49	The Day After Tomorrow	20th Century Fox	$544,272,402	2004	^{[# 49]}
50	Madagascar	DreamWorks SKG	$532,680,671	2005	^{[# 50]}

Highest-grossing film per year

Year	Title	Studio(s)	Worldwide Gross	Ref.
2000	Mission: Impossible II	Paramount	$546,288,105	^{[# 48]}
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Warner Bros.	$974,733,550	^{[# 5]}
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	New Line Cinema	$925,282,504	^{[# 9]}
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line Cinema	$1,119,110,941	^{[# 2]}
2004	Shrek 2	DreamWorks SKG	$919,838,758	^{[# 10]}
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Warner Bros.	$895,921,036	^{[# 11]}
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Disney	$1,066,179,725	^{[# 3]}
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Disney	$960,996,492	^{[# 6]}
2008	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	$1,001,842,429	^{[# 4]}
2009	Avatar	20th Century Fox	$2,713,395,000	^{[# 1]}

Most acclaimed films of the decade

According to They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?, a site which numerically calculates reception among critics, the most acclaimed films of the 2000s are:

According to Metacritic, which analysed many of the notable 'best films of the decade' lists to compile the results, the top twenty films most often and most notably included in these lists are

As well as this, the ten films released in the 2000s which got the highest average critic scores according to Metacritic are

Pan's Labyrinth
4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days
Ratatouille
Spirited Away
The Hurt Locker
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sideways
Wall-E
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
35 Shots of Rum

List of films

Contents

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V

V for Vendetta (2006)
Va savoir (2001)
Vacancy (2007)
Vampire Cop Ricky (2006)
Vampire Killers (2009)
Van Helsing (2004)
Van Wilder (2002)
Van Wilder 2: Rise of the Taj (2006)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Vanishing Twin (2000)
Vantage Point (2008)
Venus and Mars (2007)
Vera Drake (2004)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Vertical Limit (2000)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
La Vie En Rose (La Môme) (2007)
The Village (2004)
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000)
Viva Las Latinas (2005)
Volver (2006)

W

W. (2008)
Wah-Wah (2005)
Waiting... (2005)
Waitress (2007)
Waking Life (2001)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Walk the Line (2005)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
The Walker (2007)
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
WALL-E (2008)
Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Wanted (2008)
War (2007)
War Of the Worlds (2005)
The Wash (2001)
Watchmen (2009)
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
Water Lilies (Naissance des Pieuvres) (2007)
We All Fall Down (2000)
We Are Marshall (2006)
We Own the Night (2007)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
The Weather Man (2005)
The Wedding (2004)
Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park (2001)
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
West 32nd (2007)
The Whale Rider (2002)
What a Girl Wants (2003)
What Is It? (2005)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
What Women Want (2000)
When in Rome (2002)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
White Chicks (2004)
White Noise (2005)
White Oleander (2002)
Who the Fuck Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Wide Awake (2007)
The Widow of Saint-Pierre (La veuve de Saint-Pierre) (2000)
The Wild (2006)
Wild Hogs (2007)
Wild Things 2 (2004)
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
Willard (2003)
Wimbledon (2004)
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Wind Chill (2007)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
Winning London (2001)
Without a Paddle (2004)
Wolf Creek (2005)
Woman Wanted (2000)
Wonder Boys (2000)
Wonderland (2003)
The Woodsman (2004)
World Trade Center (2006)
The Wrestler (2008)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Wrong Turn (2003)
Wrong Turn 2 (2006)
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)

X

X2 (2003)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
X-Men (2000)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
xXx (2002)
XXX: State of the Union (2005)

Y

Y tu mamá también (2001)
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
The Yards (2000)
Year of the Dog (2007)
Year One (2009)
Yellow Hair 2 (2001)
Yes, But... (2001)
Yes Man (2008)
Yesterday Was a Lie (2008)
Yi Yi (2000)
Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox (2007)
Yogen (2004)
You Are My Sunshine (2005)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
You, Me, and Dupree (2006)
Young Adam (2003)
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
Youth Without Youth (2007)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004)

Z

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Zathura (2005)
Zatōichi (2003)
Zodiac (2007)
The Zodiac (2005)
Zombie Strippers (2008)
Zombieland (2009)
Zoolander (2001)
Zoom (2006)

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1 2 "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
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↑ "Mamma Mia! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
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