The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible 2. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe). Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.
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Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2000 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross 1 Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount $546,388,108 2 Gladiator DreamWorks / Universal $465,516,248 3 Cast Away 20th Century Fox / DreamWorks $429,632,142 4 What Women Want Paramount $374,111,707 5 Dinosaur Walt Disney Pictures $349,822,765 6 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal $346,524,444 7 Meet the Parents Universal / DreamWorks $330,444,045 8 The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. $328,711,434 9 X-Men 20th Century Fox $296,339,528 10 What Lies Beneath DreamWorks / 20th Century Fox $291,420,351
2000 box office records Chicken Run became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmass $55.1 million opening weekend became the highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. It had the highest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film and a Ron Howard film, surpassing both Batman Forever and Ransom simultaneously.
Events
Award ceremonies Date Event Host Location Source January 22 6th Critics' Choice Awards Critics Choice Association West Hollywood, California, U.S. January 23 57th Golden Globe Awards Hollywood Foreign Press Association Beverly Hills, California, U.S. January 29 5th Lumière Awards Académie des Lumières Paris, France January 29 14th Goya Awards Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España Madrid, Spain February 13 45th Filmfare Awards The Times Group Mumbai, India February 1925th César Awards French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques Paris, France March 2 Producers Guild of America Awards 1999 Producers Guild of America Beverly Hills, California, U.S. March 12 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 11 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards Directors Guild of America Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 5 Writers Guild of America Awards 1999 Writers Guild of America, East & Writers Guild of America, West Manhattan, New York, U.S. & Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 25 15th Independent Spirit Awards Independent Spirit Awards Santa Monica, California, U.S. March 25 20th Golden Raspberry Awards Golden Raspberry Awards Hollywood, California, U.S. March 26 72nd Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Hollywood, California, U.S. April 9 53rd British Academy Film Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts London, England, U.K. April 15 13th Kids' Choice Awards Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, U.S. April 19 45th David di Donatello Accademia del Cinema Italiano Rome, Italy June 3 2000 MTV Movie Awards Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California, U.S. June 6 26th Saturn Awards Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Burbank, California, U.S. November 11 28th Annie Awards ASIFA-Hollywood Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Awards Category/Organization 58th Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 16, 2001 6th Critics' Choice AwardsJanuary 22, 2001 54th BAFTA AwardsFebruary 19, 2001 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 73rd Academy AwardsMarch 25, 2001 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Gladiator Almost Famous Gladiator Best Director Ang LeeCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Steven SoderberghErin Brockovich and TrafficAng LeeCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Steven SoderberghTraffic Best Actor Tom HanksCast Away George ClooneyO Brother, Where Art Thou? Russell CroweGladiator Jamie BellBilly Elliot Benicio del ToroTraffic Russell CroweGladiator Best Actress Julia RobertsErin Brockovich Renée ZellwegerNurse Betty Julia RobertsErin Brockovich Best Supporting Actor Benicio del ToroTraffic Joaquin PhoenixGladiator and Quills Benicio del ToroTraffic Albert FinneyErin Brockovich Benicio del ToroTraffic Best Supporting Actress Kate HudsonAlmost Famous Frances McDormandAlmost Famous and Wonder Boys Julie WaltersBilly Elliot Judi DenchChocolat Marcia Gay HardenPollock Best Screenplay, Adapted Stephen GaghanTraffic Stephen GaghanTraffic Best Screenplay, Original Cameron CroweAlmost Famous Kenneth LonerganYou Can Count on Me Cameron CroweAlmost Famous Best Animated Film Chicken Run Best Original Score GladiatorHans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard GladiatorThe Road to El DoradoHans Zimmer Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonTan Dun N/A Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonTan Dun Best Original Song "Things Have Changed"Wonder Boys "My Funny Friend and Me"The Emperor's New Groove N/AN/A "Things Have Changed"Wonder Boys Best Foreign Language Film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon N/A Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Palme d'Or (53rd Cannes Film Festival): Dancer in the Dark, directed by Lars von Trier, Denmark
Golden Lion (57th Venice International Film Festival): The Circle (دایره), directed by Jafar Panahi, Iran
Golden Bear (50th Berlin International Film Festival): Magnolia, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, United States
2000 films By country/region List of American films of 2000 List of Argentine films of 2000 List of Australian films of 2000 List of Bangladeshi films of 2000 List of British films of 2000 List of Canadian films of 2000 List of Chinese films of 2000 List of French films of 2000 List of Hong Kong films of 2000 List of Indian films of 2000 List of Assamese films of the 2000s List of Bengali films of 2000 List of Hindi films of 2000 List of Kannada films of 2000 List of Malayalam films of 2000 List of Marathi films of 2000 List of Punjabi films of 2000 List of Tamil films of 2000 List of Telugu films of 2000 List of Japanese films of 2000 List of Mexican films of 2000 List of Pakistani films of 2000 List of Russian films of 2000 List of South Korean films of 2000 List of Spanish films of 2000
By genre/medium List of action films of 2000 List of animated feature films of 2000 List of avant-garde films of 2000 List of crime films of 2000 List of comedy films of 2000 List of drama films of 2000 List of horror films of 2000 List of science fiction films of 2000 List of thriller films of 2000 List of western films of 2000
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