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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 Corts 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. Contents 1 Top-grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Films released in 2000 5 Wide-release films 5.1 January - March 5.2 April - June 5.3 July - September 5.4 October - December 6 Notable deaths 7 Film debuts

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 Worldwide Gross U.S./Canada Gross U.K. Gross Australia Gross 1 Mission: Impossible II Paramount $546388105 $215409889 $26373540 $13164272 2 Gladiator DreamWorks $457640427 $187705427 $47775542 $18466914 3 Cast Away Fox $429632142 $233632142 $22166719 $11594722 4 What Women Want Paramount $374111707 $182811707 $24660636 $11689023 5 Dinosaur Disney $349822765 $137748063 6 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal $345141403 $260044825 $21925287 $4376924 7 Meet the Parents Universal $330444045 $166244045 $21360088 $11549612 8 The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. $328718434 $182618434 9 X-Men Fox $296339527 $157299717 $22186479 $6481541 10 What Lies Beneath DreamWorks/Fox $291420351 $155464351 $19911075 $4651385 $ 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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Major winners included: Drama Best Picture: American Beauty Best Actor: Denzel Washington - The Hurricane Best Actress: Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry Musical or Comedy Best Picture: Toy Story 2 Best Actor: Jim Carrey - Man on the Moon Best Actress: Janet McTeer - Tumbleweeds 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 gra 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: Worst Picture: Wild Wild West Worst Director: Barry Sonnenfeld - Wild Wild West Worst Actor: Adam Sandler - Little Nicky Worst Actress: Heather Donahue - The Blair Witch Project Worst Supporting Actor: Jar Jar Binks (voiced by Ahmed Best) - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Worst Supporting Actress: Denise Richards - The World Is Not Enough 26 The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles. Major winners include: Best Picture: American Beauty Best Director: Sam Mendes - American Beauty Best Actor: Kevin Spacey - American Beauty Best Actress: Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine - The Cider House Rules Best Supporting Actress: Angelina Jolie - Girl Interrupted 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: Best Film: American Beauty Best Director: Pedro Almodvar Best Actor: Kevin Spacey Best Actress: Annette Bening Best Supporting Actor: Jude Law Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith Best British Film: East Is East 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 Agns Jaoui's The Taste of Others. The Grand Prix des Amriques 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 Sebastin 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 Hseyin'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 Rene 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 # 28 Days 101 Reykjavk 102 Dalmatians The 6th Day A A Better Way to Die Across the Line Adventures in Wild California The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets All the Pretty Horses 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 Autumn in New York B Baise-moi Bait Baller Blockin Bang Rajan - the highest grossing film in Thai film history Battlefield Earth - winner of 9 Razzie Awards including worst film of the decade (awarded in 2010) Battle Royale Beautiful Bedazzled Believe Best in Show Big Momma's House Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters Boiler Room Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 directed by Joe Berlinger Bootmen A Boy Named Sue Bounce Boys and Girls Bring it On The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy Brother C Cast Away directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks Cecil B. Demented The Cell Center Stage Charlie's Angels Chicken Run Chocolat directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Juliette Binoche The Circle Code Unknown Coming Out The Contender 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 The Day I Became a Woman 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 Down to You Dr. T & the Women Dude Where's My Car Duets Dungeons & Dragons Dracula 2000 E 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 F Faat Kin The Family Man Final Destination Finding Forrester For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Forbidden Fruit Frequency G Gangster No. 1 Get Carter 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 Happy Times Here on Earth High Fidelity Highlander: Endgame Hollow Man How the Grinch Stole Christmas directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog I In the Mood for Love The Irrefutable Truth about Demons The Isle Italian for Beginners Ivans XTC K Keeping the Faith The Kid starring Bruce Willis Lily Tomlin and Spencer Breslin Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) L The Last Producer The Legend of Bagger Vance starring Will Smith Matt Damon and Charlize Theron Little Nicky The Little Vampire Longshot Loser Love's Labour's Lost 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 Men of Honour Mercy Streets The Million Dollar Hotel Miss Congeniality starring Sandra Bullock Mission: Impossible II Mission to Mars Mr. Accident My Dog Skip N The New Country The Next Best Thing Next Friday Nothin' 2 Lose Nurse Betty O O Brother Where Art Thou directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring George Clooney and John Turturro The Original Kings of Comedy Our Song P Panic The Patriot Pques Man Pay it Forward Peppermint Candy The Perfect Storm Pitch Black directed by David Twohy and starring Vin Diesel Pokmon: The Movie 2000 Pollock The Price of Milk Prince of Central Park Princes et princesses Proof of Life Psycho Beach Party Purely Belter Q Quills R Ready to Rumble Red Planet Relative Values Remember the Titans Requiem for a Dream Return to Me 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 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 The Skulls Small Time Crooks Snatch Some Voices Songcatcher Souls Protest Space Cowboys 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 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 U-571 Unbreakable starring Bruce Willis Samuel L. Jackson and Robin Wright Penn Up at the Villa Urban Legends: Final Cut V Vatel Vertical Limit The Visit W The Watcher The Way of the Gun Whipped Wonder Boys waydowntown What Lies Beneath What Women Want What Planet Are You From The Whole Nine Yards (film) directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry X X-Men starring Hugh Jackman Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Y 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 Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R 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 Genevive 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 F E B R U A R 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 M A R C H 3 3 Strikes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Brian Hooks N'Bushe Wright Faizon Love David Alan Grier 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 Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 7 Black and White Columbia Pictures Ben Stiller Elijah Wood Ready to Rumble Warner Bros. 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) M A 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) J U N 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 Vanessa L. Williams Jeffrey Wright Titan A.E. 20th Century Fox Don Bluth Gary Goldman (directors) 23 Chicken Run Path 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 Rene 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 Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 7 Disney's The Kid Walt Disney Pictures Bruce Willis Lily Tomlin and Spencer Breslin Scary Movie Miramax 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 Pokmon: The Movie 2000 Warner Bros. Ikue tani 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) A U G U S T 4 Coyote Ugly Touchstone Pictures Piper Perabo Adam Garcia John Goodman Maria Bello 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 S E P T E M B E R 1 Highlander: Endgame Miramax Films Adrian Paul Christopher Lambert Bruce Payne Whipped Destination Films Amanda Peet Brian Van Holt 8 Nurse Betty USA Films Morgan Freeman Rene 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 Warner Bros. 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 Penlope Cruz Murilo Bencio 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 Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 6 Digimon: The Movie 20th Century Fox Lara Jill Miller Joshua Seth Bob Glouberman Brian Donovan 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 N O V E M B E R 3 Charlie's Angels Columbia Pictures Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore Lucy Liu Joseph McGinty Nichol 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 D E C E M B E R 8 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Sony Pictures Classics Chow Yun-fat Michelle Yeoh Zhang Ziyi; Ang Lee (director) 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 Sean 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 Miramax 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 Pictures Cate Blanchett Giovanni Ribisi Keanu Reeves Thirteen Days New Line Cinema Kevin Costner 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 Lion's Gate 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 1 George Carl 83 Actor Comedian Funny Bones 7 Klaus Wennemann 59 Actor Das Boot Neuner Abwrts 10 Arthur Batanides 83 Actor Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Brannigan The Maltese Bippy 11 Helena Carter 79 Actress Invaders from Mars River Lady Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye The Pathfinder The Fighting O'Flynn 15 Fran Ryan 83 Actress Pale Rider Stripes Rocky II The Apple Dumpling Gang Take This Job and Shove It 18 Jester Hairston 98 Actor In the Heat of the Night The Alamo 19 Hedy Lamarr 85 Actress Samson and Delilah Experiment Perilous Algiers The Story of Mankind My Favorite Spy White Cargo 24 Jeffrey Boam 53 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 Set Designer Terms of Endearment Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Armed and Dangerous Brainstorm 28 Kenneth Waller 72 Actor Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Carry on Behind Scrooge February 1 James N. Harrell 81 Actor Paper Moon JFK Urban Cowboy Varsity Blues The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 The Sugarland Express Hope Floats 5 Todd Karns 79 Actor It's a Wonderful Life My Foolish Heart The Caine Mutiny 10 Jim Varney 50 Actor Ernest Saves Christmas Toy Story Atlantis: The Lost Empire Ernest Scared Stupid The Beverly Hillbillies 12 John London 58 Key Grip The Karate Kid 48 Hrs. Hudson Hawk Cobra The Great Outdoors 17 Miles White 85 Costume Designer Around the World in Eighty Days The Wiz The Greatest Show on Earth 19 Sheldon Turcott 83 Actor Murder at 1600 The Fireman 23 Ofra Haza 42 Singer Actress The Prince of Egypt The Governess The Hit 23 Joseph V. Perry 69 Actor Hot Shots! Part Deux Vibes The Domino Principle March 7 Charles Gray 71 Actor Diamonds are Forever The Rocky Horror Picture Show Seven Nights in Japan You Only Live Twice 10 Judith Barrett 91 Actress Road to Singapore Cimarron Yellowstone 11 Richard Collier 80 Actor Blazing Saddles Christine The Cheyenne Social Club Hello Dolly! Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 13 Rex Everhart 79 Actor Beauty and the Beast Superman Friday the 13th Family Business Matilda 15 Wally Rose 88 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 Actor Heathers The Cable Guy 25 Jim Cash 59 Screenwriter Top Gun Dick Tracy Legal Eagles Anaconda 25 Helen Martin 90 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 Actress Stagecoach The High and the Mighty Key Largo The Cape Town Affair Stop You're Killing Me 10 Arnold Johnson 78 Actor Rocky Shaft The Seventh Sign Menace II Society A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich 11 Douglas Green 79 Second Unit Director Cabaret Lenny Topaz 12 Christopher Pettiet 24 Actor Point Break Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Carried Away Boys 13 Peter Archer 56 Actor Enter the Dragon 25 David Merrick 88 Producer The Great Gatsby Becket Cactus Flower May 3 Lewis Allen 94 Director Suddenly The Uninvited Desert Fury 7 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 90 Actor Little Caesar The Exile Gunga Din Morning Glory The Prisoner of Zenda The Life of Jimmy Dolan 10 Bart the Bear 23 Acting Bear Legends of the Fall The Edge Meet the Deedles The Great Outdoors On Deadly Ground 11 David Bretherton 76 Film Editor Cabaret Clue City Hall Westworld Lionheart On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Sea of Love 13 Paul Bartel 61 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 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 Actor Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Ever After Jane Eyre Now and Then June 10 Terry Forrestal 52 Stuntman Titanic Braveheart The Fifth Element Trainspotting Brazil Death Wish 3 24 David Tomlinson 83 Actor Mary Poppins Tom Jones The Love Bug Bedknobs and Broomsticks 25 David Neal 68 Actor Flash Gordon Superman Julius Caesar 29 John Abineri 72 Actor The Godfather: Part III The McKenzie Break Diamonds Are Forever Dead Man's Chest July 1 Walter Matthau 79 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 10 Justin Pierce 25 Actor Kids Next Friday 18 Roberto Contreras 71 Actor Scarface Topaz Blood In Blood Out 22 Eric Christmas 84 Actor Harold and Maude Air Bud Bugsy Porky's The Philadelphia Experiment MouseHunt 30 Max Showalter 83 Actor Sixteen Candles 10 Hellcats of the Navy Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band August 5 Alec Guinness 86 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 Stuntman Alien Batman Buster Willow Top Secret! 12 Loretta Young 87 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 Film Editor Roman Holiday The Diary of Anne Frank Papillon The Boys from Brazil How to Steal a Million 22 Toru Tanaka 70 Actor Last Action Hero Darkman Pee-wee's Big Adventure The Running Man 24 Patricia Owens 75 Actress Sayonara The Fly The Happiest Days of Your Life 25 Jack Nitzche 63 Composer One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Starman An Officer and a Gentleman Next of Kin The Jewel of the Nile Mermaids The Seventh Sign The Indian Runner September 2 Ishaq Bux 83 Actor Raiders of the Lost Ark The Rocky Horror Picture Show 2 Jean Speegle Howard 73 Actress Apollo 13 Scrooged Cocoon Matilda Black Sheep The Paper 14 Beah Richards 80 Actress In the Heat of the Night Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Drugstore Cowboy Beloved 19 Ann Doran 89 Actress Rebel Without a Cause Wildcats The Strange Love of Martha Ivers First Monday in October 26 Richard Mulligan 67 Actor Little Big Man Oliver & Company Trail of the Pink Panther Meatballs Part II October 2 Richard Liberty 68 Actor Day of the Dead The Crazies Flight of the Navigator Just Cause The Final Countdown 6 Richard Farnsworth 80 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 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 Actress Cocoon: The Return Marvin's Room Damn Yankees 24 Pasquale Cajano 79 Actor Casino Analyze This Sleepers 28 Anthony Lee 39 Actor Liar Liar 30 Steve Allen 78 Actor College Confidential The Benny Goodman Story Where Were You When the Lights Went Out 30 Elizabeth Bradley 83 Actress An American Werewolf in London Davy Jones' Locker 31 Ring Lardner Jr. 85 Screenwriter MASH The Cincinnati Kid The Greatest Woman of the Year November 16 Joe C. 26 Actor Osmosis Jones 22 Christian Marquand 73 Actor Apocalypse Now The Longest Day The Flight of the Phoenix Lord Jim 13 George Wells 91 Screenwriter Angels in the Outfield Till the Clouds Roll By Where the Boys Are '84 December 6 Werner Klemperer 80 Actor Judgment at Nuremberg Houseboat Ship of Fools Youngblood Hawke Escape from East Berlin 20 Richard Hazard 79 Orchestrator Terms of Endearment Airplane! The Color Purple The Wiz Arthur Nickelodeon 22 Stuart Lancaster 80 Actor Edward Scissorhands Batman Returns 23' Billy Barty 76 Actor Willow Masters of the Universe UHF Legend 26 Jason Robards 77 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 Screenwriter Casablanca Arsenic and Old Lace Cross of Iron Film debuts Derek Richardson