2001 in film
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- For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Events
- August 8 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman get divorced.
- November 2 - Monsters, Inc. debuts with the best ticket sales ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.
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Academy Awards presentations
- The annual Academy Awards served out gongs for Best Actor in Gladiator to Russell Crowe.
- Ridley Scott's Gladiator took the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- Best Supporting Actress and Actor were won by Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock and Benicio del Toro for their roles in Traffic which also won its director, Steven Soderbergh the Directing statue.
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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 2001; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 2001 as of January 26, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 26, 2006 (UK) and January 26, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:
| 2001 Rank | Title | Studio | Total Int'l Box Office Gross | U.S. & Canada Box Office Gross | United Kingdom Box Office Gross | Australia Box Office Gross |
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| 1. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Warner Bros. | $976,475,550 | $317,575,550 | £63,957,673 | $41,610,399 |
| 2. | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line Cinema | $871,368,364 | $314,776,170 | £65,299,000 | $46,192,563 |
| 3. | Monsters, Inc. | Buena Vista | $525,366,597 | £255,873,250 | £37,264,502 | $25,345,632 |
| 4. | Shrek | DreamWorks | $484,409,218 | $267,665,011 | £28,856,683 | $31,291,922 |
| 5. | Ocean's Eleven | Warner Bros. | $450,717,150 | $183,417,150 | £24,877,642 | $22,234,443 |
| 6. | Pearl Harbor | Buena Vista | $449,220,945 | $198,542,554 | £14,225,440 | $18,773,788 |
| 7. | The Mummy Returns | Universal Pictures | $433,019,785 | $202,019,785 | £20,323,326 | $18,204,297 |
| 8. | Jurassic Park III | Universal Pictures | $368,780,809 | $181,171,875 | £18,108,325 | $10,654,035 |
| 9. | Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox | $362,211,740 | $180,011,740 | £16,850,987 | $11,645,152 |
| 10. | Hannibal | MGM | $351,692,268 | $165,092,268 | £21,422,605 | $11,282,930 |
In total, seven films released in 2001 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 2001's top-grossing films, follow these links:
- Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm
- U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
- Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/
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Awards
- Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind (Imagine Entertainment)
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington - Training Day
- Best Actress: Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
- Drama:
- Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom
- <u>Musical or Comedy:
- Best Picture: Moulin Rouge!
- Best Actor: Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
- Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge!
- Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actress: Judi Dench - Iris
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Births
1st May - Luke Tucker, child.
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Deaths
- January 29 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, actor
- February 7 - Dale Evans, actress
- February 12 - Kristina Söderbaum, German actress and photographer
- February 19 - Stanley Kramer, 87, American movie director
- March 15 - Ann Sothern, actress
- April 2 - Jennifer Syme, entertainment industry employee
- April 15 - Joey Ramone, 49, singer/guitarist/songwriter
- June 21 - Carroll O'Connor, 76, actor
- June 28 - Jack Lemmon, 76, actor
- June 28 - Joan Sims, 71, actress
- August 25 - Aaliyah, 22, singer and actress
- September 3 - Pauline Kael, 82, movie critic
- October 28 - Grigori Chukhrai, Ukrainian film director
- December 10 - Ashok Kumar, 90, actor, India
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Wide-release movies
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Other movies released
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0-9
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A-B
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Ali, starring Will Smith
- A Knight's Tale
- All Over the Guy
- Along Came a Spider
- Amélie from Montmartre
- The American Astronaut
- American Outlaws
- American Pie 2
- America's Sweethearts
- Angel Eyes
- The Animal
- Antitrust
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Baby Boy
- Bandits
- Behind Enemy Lines
- Black Knight
- Blow
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- The Brothers
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C-F
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Cats & Dogs
- Chaos (French)
- Charlotte Gray
- Corky Romano
- Crazy/Beautiful
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
- Domestic Disturbance
- Don't Say a Word
- Donnie Darko
- Double Take
- Down to Earth, a remake of Heaven Can Wait
- Dr. Dolittle 2, starring Eddie Murphy
- Driven
- Elvira's Haunted Hills
- Enemy at the Gates
- Evolution
- Exit Wounds
- The Fast and the Furious
- 15 Minutes
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Freddy Got Fingered
- From Hell
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G-J
- Get Over It
- The Glass House
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
- Gosford Park
- Hannibal
- Hardball
- Head Over Heals
- Heartbreakers
- Hearts in Atlantis
- Heist
- How High
- Green Day: International Supervideos (DVD Release)
- Iron Monkey
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Jeepers Creepers
- Jimmy Neutron
- Joe Dirt
- Joe Somebody, starring Tim Allen
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Joy Ride
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K-O
- Kate & Leopold, starring Meg Ryan
- Kiss of the Dragon
- Kingdom Come
- K-PAX, starring Kevin Spacey
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Last Castle
- Legally Blonde
- Life as a House
- The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
- Lovely & Amazing
- The Majestic, starring Jim Carrey
- Max Keeble's Big Move
- Memento
- The Mexican, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts
- Moulin Rouge!, starring Nicole Kidman
- The Musketeer
- Not Another Teen Movie
- Novocaine
- Nowhere in Africa, German language title: Nirgendwo in Afrika
- O
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off The Map (DVD Release)
- The One, starring Jennifer Aniston
- Original Sin
- Osmosis Jones
- Out Cold, starring Jason London & Lee Majors
- The Others, starring Nicole Kidman
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P-R
- The Pledge
- Pokemon 3
- The Princess Diaries, starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway
- Rat Race
- Recess: School's Out
- Riding in Cars with Boys
- Rock Star
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S-T
- Save the Last Dance
- Saving Silverman
- Scary Movie 2
- Staind: MTV Unplugged (DVD Release)
- The Score
- See Spot Run
- Serendipity
- Shallow Hal
- The Shipping News
- Someone Like You
- Southern Comfort
- Spirited Away (July 20 - Japan)
- Spy Game
- Spy Kids
- Sugar and Spice
- Summer Catch
- Sweet November
- Swordfish
- The Tailor of Panama
- Thir13en Ghosts
- Tomcats
- Training Day
- Two Can Play that Game
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U-Z
- Uprising
- Valentine
- Vanilla Sky, starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Penélope Cruz
- Waking Life
- The Wash
- The Wedding Planner, starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey
- What's the Worst That Could Happen?
- Y tu mamá también
- Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (My Sassy Girl)
- Zoolander, starring Ben Stillerde:Filmjahr 2001
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