The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which was just marginally ahead of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. It was also the last year to never have a film gross $1 billion until 2020.
Evaluation of the year In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of Den of Geek said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century so far. Like 1939, 1976, or 1994, it was one of those years in which a succession of veritable classics came into being. So many, in fact, that some of the best examples were cruelly overlooked by the hype machine of the day." He also emphasized, "If 2007 proves anything, it's that classic films aren't just a relic of ages past; they're being made all around us. I can't wait to see what we're watching in another ten years' time."
Critic Craig Johnson from the film review and movie list website Taste of Cinema said in an article from December 16, 2014, "For one glorious year, it (2007) was like the 1970s all over again. Smart characters were using their brains as weapons. Movie stars were challenging themselves with tough roles. Punches were not pulled. Happy endings were not guaranteed. There was a parade of intelligent movies, seemingly made for adults to watch while the kids were watching Transformers".
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2007 by worldwide gross are as follows:
+ Highest-grossing films of 2007 Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Disney $960,996,492 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. $941,676,843 3 Spider-Man 3 Sony $895,871,626 4 Shrek the ThirdParamount $813,367,380 5 Transformers $709,709,780 6 Ratatouille Disney $623,726,085 7 I Am Legend Warner Bros. $585,410,052 8 The Simpsons Movie 20th Century Fox $536,414,270 9 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Disney $459,242,249 10 300 Warner Bros. $456,068,181
Events Month Day Event January 9 33rd People's Choice Awards: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest wins Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Drama, and Favorite On Screen Matchup for Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley. Depp also wins Favorite Male Action Star and Favorite Male Movie Star. 13 64th Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include Dreamgirls and Babel. 17 Illumination is founded by Chris Meledandri. 20 Little Miss Sunshine is chosen as best picture by the Producers Guild of America. 22 The Golden Raspberry Awards announces picks for worst film achievement in 2007, with both Little Man and Basic Instinct 2 leading with seven nominations. Other nominees included Lady in the Water, RV, The Shaggy Dog, and Date Movie. 23 79th Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are: 8: Dreamgirls 7: Babel 6: Pan's Labyrinth 6: The Queen 5: The Departed 28 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Helen Mirren, for Best Female Actor, Forest Whitaker, for Best Male Actor, Eddie Murphy, for Best Male Supporting Actor, Jennifer Hudson, for Best Female Supporting Actor. February 15 BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Helen Mirren, Best Actress and Forest Whitaker, Best Actor 24 Basic Instinct 2 dominates the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Actress (Sharon Stone). M. Night Shyamalan wins Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor for Lady in the Water. Other awards include Shawn and Marlon Wayans for Little Man and Carmen Electra for Scary Movie 4 and Date Movie. 25 79th Academy Awards: The Departed wins picture and director (Martin Scorsese) and two other awards. Helen Mirren (The Queen) and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) win top acting awards for leading roles, while Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) win top acting awards for supporting roles. March 27 12th Empire Awards: Casino Royale wins the most awards with three including Best Film and Best Actor for Daniel Craig. April 25 The 2007 Tribeca Film Festival opens with notable films such as Spider-Man 3 and Surf's Up. May 6 Spider-Man 3 finishes weekend with a total weekend gross of $151,116,516, breaking the previous record set by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. 27 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a Romanian film by Cristian Mungiu wins the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival. Paranoid Park, a film by Gus Van Sant wins the 60th Anniversary Prize. June 20 The American Film Institute holds a revised edition of 100 Years...100 Movies. Citizen Kane retains its place as the greatest movie of the past century. September 12 Producer Gil Cates elects Jon Stewart as MC for the 80th Academy Awards. November 5 12,000 writers of the Writers Guild of America go on strike affecting both motion picture and television production, including the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards in 2008. December 13 Nomination for the 65th Golden Globe Awards are announced. Atonement earns the most entries with seven. Charlie Wilson's War follows with five.
Awards
Category/Organization 13th Critics' Choice Awards January 7, 2008 65th Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 14, 2008 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 61st BAFTA AwardsFebruary 10, 2008 80th Academy AwardsFebruary 24, 2008 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film No Country for Old Men Atonement Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street No Country for Old Men Atonement No Country for Old Men Best Director Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old Men Julian SchnabelThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old Men Best Actor Daniel Day-LewisThere Will Be Blood Johnny DeppSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Daniel Day-LewisThere Will Be Blood Best Actress Julie ChristieAway From Her Marion CotillardLa Vie en Rose Julie ChristieAway From Her Marion CotillardLa Vie en Rose Best Supporting Actor Javier BardemNo Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actress Amy RyanGone Baby Gone Cate BlanchettI'm Not There Ruby DeeAmerican Gangster Tilda SwintonMichael Clayton Best Screenplay, Adapted Diablo CodyJuno Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old Men Ronald HarwoodThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old Men Best Screenplay, Original Diablo CodyJuno Best Animated Film Ratatouille Best Original Score There Will Be BloodJonny Greenwood AtonementDario Marianelli rowspan=3 La Vie en RoseChristopher Gunning AtonementDario Marianelli Best Original Song "Falling Slowly"Once "Guaranteed"Into the Wild "Falling Slowly"Once Best Foreign Language Film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Lives of Others The Counterfeiters Best Documentary Sicko Sicko Taxi to the Dark Side
Palme d'Or (60th Cannes Film Festival): 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile), directed by Cristian Mungiu, Romania
Golden Lion (64th Venice International Film Festival): Lust, Caution (色，戒), directed by Ang Lee, Taiwan
Golden Bear (57th Berlin International Film Festival): Tuya's Marriage (圖雅的婚事), directed by Wang Quan'an, China
2007 films By country/region List of American films of 2007 List of Argentine films of 2007 List of Australian films of 2007 List of Bangladeshi films of 2007 List of Bengali films of 2007 List of Bollywood films of 2007 List of Brazilian films of 2007 List of British films of 2007 List of Canadian films of 2007 List of Chinese films of 2007 List of French films of 2007 List of Hong Kong films of 2007 List of Italian films of 2007 List of Japanese films of 2007 List of Marathi films of 2007 List of Mexican films of the 2000s List of Pakistani films of 2007 List of Russian films of 2007 List of South Korean films of 2007 List of Spanish films of 2007 List of Kannada films of 2007 List of Malayalam films of 2007 List of Tamil films of 2007 List of Telugu films of 2007
By genre/medium List of action films of 2007 List of animated feature films of 2007 List of avant-garde films of 2007 List of crime films of 2007 List of comedy films of 2007 List of drama films of 2007 List of horror films of 2007 List of science fiction films of 2007 List of thriller films of 2007 List of western films of 2007
Births January 18 – Tyler Crumley, American actor January 28 – Alaya High, American actress and singer January 30 – Braxton Alexander, American actor February 2 – Florence Hunt, English actress February 16 – Choi Ro-woon, South Korean actor February 27 – Demi Singleton, American actress, singer, and dancer March 1 – Miguel Cazarez Mora, American actor March 4 – Miya Cech, American actress March 5 – Roman Griffin Davis, British actor March 10 – Malachi Barton, American actor March 25 – Cailey Fleming, American actress May 11 – Samantha Lorraine, American actress June 2 – Jacob Moran, American actor June 6 – Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, American actress June 12 – Jack Veal, English actor June 14 – Lyon Daniels, American actor June 16 - Billy Barratt, English actor July 10 – Mason Thames, American actor July 14 – Darby Camp, American actress July 17 – Charlie Shotwell, American actor July 18 – JD McCrary, American singer, dancer and actor July 27 - Alyvia Alyn Lind, American actress August 24 – Noah Cottrell, American actor August 27 – Ariana Greenblatt, American actress August 28 – August Maturo, American actor September 14 – Heo Jung-eun, South Korean actress October 11 – Raffiella Chapman, British actress October 22 – Izaac Wang, American actor November 3 – Ever Anderson, American actress and model November 23 – Lonnie Chavis, American actor and activist December 4 – Scarlett Estevez, American actress December 27 – Faithe Herman, American actress
Deaths