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Top grossing films (so far)

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 2007. The top ten of 2007 as of February 05, 2007 (Worldwide, U.S. & Canada and International);(UK) and (Australia) are as follows:

U.S. and Canada and International box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars
2007
Rank 		Title Studio Box Office Gross
Worldwide Canada/U.S International U.K. Australia
1. Stomp the Yard Sony $56,001,000 $56,001,000 $0 $0 $0
2. Smokin' Aces Universal $34,255,000 $24,955,000 $9,300,000 $5,323,302 $0
3. Freedom Writers Paramount $34,197,000 $34,197,000 $0 $0 $0
4. Epic Movie Fox $31,898,801 $29,369,000 $2,529,801 $0 $2,153,651
5. Alpha Dog Universal $17,189,288 $14,833,000 $2,356,288 $0 $0
6. The Hitcher Universal $15,594,000 $15,594,000 $0 $0 $0
7. Happily N'Ever After Lions Gate $15,177,000 $15,177,000 $0 $0 $0
8. The Messengers Sony $14,500,000 $14,500,000 $0 $0 $0
9. Because I Said So Universal $13,022,000 $13,022,000 $0 $0 $0
10. Catch and Release Sony $12,011,000 $12,011,000 $0 $0 $0

For a complete list of 2007's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Events

Awards

Date Event
January 9 33rd People's Choice Awards
January 15 64th Golden Globe Awards
January 20. Broadcast Film Critics' Critics Choice Awards
January 28. 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards
February 11. 60th British Academy Film Awards
February 24. 23rd Independent Spirit Awards
February 24 27th Golden Raspberry Awards
February 25 79th Academy Awards

Wide-release films

In the film industry, a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 600 theatres in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:


January-March

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
Month Day Title Studio Notable Cast/Crew
January 5 Code Name:The Cleaner New Line Cinema Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan
Freedom Writers Paramount Pictures Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Hunter Parrish, Jason Finn
Happily N'Ever After Lions Gate Films Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Andy Dick, Patrick Warburton, Wallace Shawn, George Carlin
12 Alpha Dog Universal Pictures Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Ben Foster,Shawn Hatosy, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Christopher Marquette
Primeval Buena Vista (Hollywood Pictures) Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Jurgen Prochnow
Stomp the Yard Sony (Screen Gems) Columbus Short, Meagan Good, NE-YO, Chris Brown, Darrin Henson, Brian White, Laz Alonzo, Valarie Pettiford, Harry J. Lennix, Jermaine Williams
19 The Hitcher Universal (Rogue Pictures) Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough
26 Blood & Chocolate MGM Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Bryan Dick, Katja Riemann
Catch and Release Sony (Columbia Pictures) Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith, Fiona Shaw, Juliette Lewis
Epic Movie 20th Century Fox Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Jayma Mays, Faune A. Chambers
Smokin' Aces Universal Pictures Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Berg, Taraji Henson, Chris Pine, Martin Henderson, Jason Bateman, Common, Nestor Carbonnel
February 2 Because I Said So Universal Pictures Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Stephen Collins
The Messengers Sony (Screen Gems) Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, John Corbett

Scheduled 2007 releases

January-March

Release dates:

  • LR: Limited release in select cities
  • WR: Wide-release to theaters
  • IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
Hannibal Rising February 9 WR MGM (Weinstein) Gaspard Ulliel
Norbit February 9 WR Paramount (Dreamworks) Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton
The Lives of Others February 9 LR Sony (Pictures Classics)
Daddy's Little Girls February 14 WR Lions Gate Films Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba
Music and Lyrics February 14 WR Warner Bros. Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore
Avenue Montaigne February 16 LR ThinkFilm Cecile de France, Sydney Pollack
Breach February 16 WR Universal Pictures Ryan Phillippe, Chris Cooper, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert
Bridge to Terabithia February 16 WR Buena Vista Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb
Close to Home February 16 LR IFC Films
Ghost Rider February 16 WR Sony (Columbia Pictures) Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes
The Last Sin Eater February 16 LR 20th Century Fox (Fox Faith) Louise Fletcher, Henry Thomas
Amazing Grace February 23 LR Walden Media Ioan Gruffudd, Rufus Sewell, Albert Finney
Black Snake Moan February 23 WR Paramount Vantage Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake
Glastonbury February 23 LR ThinkFilm
Gray Matters February 23 LR Yari Film Group Heather Graham, Thomas Cavanagh, Bridget Moynahan
Reno 911!: Miami February 23 WR 20th Century Fox
Starter for 10 February 23 LR Picturehouse
The Abandoned February 23 WR Lions Gate Films
The Astronaut Farmer February 23 WR Warner Bros. Billy Bob Thornton
The Number 23 February 23 WR New Line Cinema Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston
Wild Hogs March 2 WR Buena Vista John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy
Zodiac March 2 WR Paramount Pictures Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo
300 March 9 WR, IMAX Warner Bros. Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham
The Namesake March 9 LR Fox Searchlight Kal Penn, Jacinda Barrett
Nomad (The Warrior) March 9 LR The Weinstein Company Jay Hernandez, Mark Dacascos, Jason Scott Lee
The Ultimate Gift March 9 LR Film Foundry/Fox James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Drew Fuller
Captivity March 16 WR Lionsgate Elisha Cuthbert
Dead Silence March 16 WR Universal Pictures James Wan (director)
I Think I Love My Wife March 16 WR Fox Searchlight Pictures Chris Rock, Kerry Washington
Premonition March 16 WR Sony Sandra Bullock, Nia Long
Shooter March 16 WR Paramount Pictures Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover
Sunshine March 16 WR Fox Searchlight Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cillian Murphy
Somebody Help Me March 16 WR Paramount Marques Houston, Omarion
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters March 23 WR First Look Pictures C. Martin Croker, Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Dana Snyder
The Hills Have Eyes 2 March 23 WR 20th Century Fox
The Last Mimzy March 23 WR New Line Cinema Rainn Wilson
The Lookout March 23 WR Miramax Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Pride March 23 WR Lions Gate Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac
Reign Over Me March 23 WR Sony Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle
TMNT March 23 WR Warner Bros. Kevin Munroe (director), Mako Iwamatsu, James Arnold Taylor, Mikey Kelley, Mitchell Whitfield, Nolan North, Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Stewart, Zhang Ziyi, Lawrence Fishburne, Kevin Smith(cameo)
Blades of Glory March 30 WR Paramount Pictures Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Luciana Carro
Meet the Robinsons March 30 WR Buena Vista
The Reaping March 30 WR Warner Bros. Hilary Swank, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb
Rescue Dawn March 30 WR MGM Christian Bale

April-June

Release dates:

  • LR: Limited release in select cities
  • WR: Wide-release to theaters
  • IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
Are We Done Yet? April 6 WR Revolution Studios Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley
Grind House April 6 WR The Weinstein Co. Quentin Tarantino (director), Robert Rodriguez (director)
Hot Fuzz April 13 WR Rogue Pictures Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Perfect Stranger April 13 WR Sony Halle Berry, Bruce Willis
Spring Breakdown April 13 WR Warner Bros. Amber Tamblyn, Parker Posey
The Kingdom April 20 WR Universal Pictures Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper
Pathfinder April 20 WR 20th Century Fox Karl Urban, Ryan Merriman
Vacancy April 20 WR Screen Gems Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson
Next April 27 WR Sony Nicolas Cage
Fracture April 27 WR New Line Cinema Ryan Gosling, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Newman, Mia Farrow, Kevin Spacey, Rob Lowe, David Strathairn, Michael Rooker, Monica Rial, Jeremy Irons, Cate Blanchett, Wentworth Miller, Tea Leoni, Stephen Baldwin, Elden Henson, George Clooney (director/cameo)
The Condemned April 27 WR WWE Films Steve Austin
No Reservations May 4 WR Warner Bros. Charlie Hunnam, Dana Delaney, Gary Cole
Spider-Man 3 May 4 WR Columbia Pictures Sam Raimi (director), Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard
Lucky You May 4 WR Warner Bros. Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Jean Smart, Debra Messing, Robert Downey Jr.
28 Weeks Later May 11 WR 20th Century Fox Jeremy Renner
Delta Farce May 11 Lions Gate Entertainment Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy, DJ Qualls
Mr. Woodcock May 11 WR New Line Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon
Shrek the Third May 18 WR DreamWorks animated, voices of: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Regis Philbin (America) Jonathan Ross (UK), Justin Timberlake
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End May 25 WR Buena Vista Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Hot Rod June 1 WR Paramount Pictures Andy Samberg, Ian McShane, Isla Fisher, Sissy Spacek
Knocked Up June 1 WR Universal Pictures Seth Rogen, Katherine Hiegl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jonah Hill
Mr. Brooks June 1 WR MGM Kevin Costner, William Hurt
Ocean's Thirteen June 8 WR Warner Bros. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia
Hostel: Part 2 June 8 WR Lions Gate Jay Hernandez
Surf's Up June 8 WR Columbia Pictures animated, voices of: Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, Jeff Bridges
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer June 15 WR 20th Century Fox Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Julian McMahon
Nancy Drew June 15 WR Warner Bros. Emma Roberts, Amy Bruckner & Kay Pananbaker
Evan Almighty June 22 WR Universal Pictures Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, Wanda Sykes
Ratatouille June 29 WR Walt Disney Pictures

July-September

Release dates:

  • LR: Limited release in select cities
  • WR: Wide-release to theaters
  • IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
License to Wed July 4 WR Warner Bros. Mandy Moore, Robin Williams
Live Free or Die Hard July 4 WR 20th Century Fox Len Wiseman (director), Bruce Willis
The Transformers July 4 WR DreamWorks Michael Bay (director), Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Jon Voight, Megan Fox, Bernie Mac, Tyrese Gibson
1408 July 13 WR Dimension Films John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix July 13 WR, IMAX Warner Bros. David Yates (director), Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Bonnie Wright
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry July 20 WR Universal Pictures Adam Sandler, Kevin James
Hairspray July 20 WR New Line John Travolta, Amanda Bynes, Christopher Walken, Nicole Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Queen Latifah, Zac Efron, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley
The Simpsons Movie July 27 WR 20th Century Fox David Silverman (director), animated, voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor and Kelsey Grammer
The Bourne Ultimatum August 3 WR Universal Pictures Matt Damon
Underdog August 3 WR Buena Vista voice of Jason Lee, Alex Neuberger
Rush Hour 3 August 10 WR New Line Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
Stardust August 10 WR Paramount Pictures Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert de Niro
Disturbia August 17 WR Paramount Pictures Carrie-Anne Moss, Shia Labeouf, David Morse
High School Musical 2: Sing It All or Nothing August 17 WR Buena Vista Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman
Super Bad August 17 WR Sony Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen
Virgin Territory August 17 WR MGM Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Christopher Egan
The Comebacks August 24 WR Fox Atomic David Koechner
One Missed Call August 24 WR Warner Bros. Ed Burns, Shannyn Sossamon
The Brothers Solomon August 31 WR Sony Will Arnett, Will Forte
Halloween August 31 WR Dimension Films Malcolm McDowell, Daeg Faerch, Tyler Mane, Danielle Harris, Sheri Moon Zombie, Hanna R. Hall
Untraceable September 7 WR Sony
Godzilla 3D to the MAX September 12 IMAX Toho TBA
The Freedom Life September 17 WR 20th Century Fox Ashton Kutcher, Owen Wilson, Michael Wallis
Resident Evil: Extinction September 21 WR Screen Gems Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Ali Larter
Mr. Bean's Holiday September 28 WR Universal Pictures Rowan Atkinson

October-December

Release dates:

  • LR: Limited release in select cities
  • WR: Wide-release to theaters
  • IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters
Film Date Studio Other notes
Golden Age October 5 WR Universal Pictures Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush
Seven Day Itch October 5 WR Paramount Pictures Ben Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia
Vantage Point October 5 WR Columbia Pictures Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker
The Brave One October 12 WR Warner Bros. Neil Jordan (director), Jodie Foster, Naveen Andrews, Terrence Howard
30 Days of Night October 19 WR Sony David Slade (director)
Saw IV October 26 WR Lions Gate
American Gangster November 2 WR Universal Pictures Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott (director)
Bee Movie November 2 WR DreamWorks animated, voices of: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Alan Arkin, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy, Rebecca Soler, Tim Blake Nelson, Uma Thurman, Rip Torn, Patrick Warburton, Oprah Winfrey
Enchanted November 2 WR Buena Vista animated, voices of Amy Adams, James Marsden, David Hyde Pierce, Susan Sarandon, John Travolta and Russell Crowe
The Visiting November 2 WR Warner Bros. Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright
Fred Claus November 9 WR Warner Bros. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Spacey
Beowulf November 16 WR Paramount Pictures Robert Zemeckis (director), Greg Ellis, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Sebastian Roché, Ray Winstone, Robin Wright Penn
Foodfight! November 16 WR Lions Gate
I Am Legend November 21 WR Warner Bros. Francis Lawrence (director), Will Smith, Justin Morck, Salli Richardson, Gabrielle Union
This Christmas December 5 WR Columbia Pictures Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah
The Waterhorse December 7 WR Sony
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass December 7 WR New Line Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman, Eva Green
10,000 BC December 14 WR Warner Bros. Roland Emmerich (director), Camilla Belle, Steven Strait
I Muricun December 14 WR TriStar Pictures Demetri Martin, George Lopez, Natalie Nassar, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Sean Astin, Nick Stahl, Charisma Carpenter, Scott Caan, Kira Vincent-Davis
Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest December 21 WR 20th Century Fox
National Treasure: The Book of Secrets December 21 WR Walt Disney Pictures Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha

Limited-release films

This section lists films which either did not achieve wide-release status in North America, or were not released before in North America. Release dates refer to the North American release unless otherwise stated.

January-March

Month Day Title Studio Notable Cast/Crew
January 5 Comedy of Power Koch-Lorber Films Isabelle Huppert, François Berléand, Patrick Bruel, Thomas Chabrol
The Breed First Look Pictures Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively, Hill Harper
Thr3e 20th Century Fox (Fox Faith Movies) Marc Blucas, Justine Waddell, Laura Jordan, Bill Moseley, Max Ryan
6 My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place Kidtoon Films animated
12 God Grew Tired of Us Newmarket Films John Dau, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Abul Pach
Guru Adlabs Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chokraborty, R. Madhavan, Vidya Balan
Tears of the Black Tiger Magnolia Pictures Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Arawat Ruangvuth, Sombati Medhanee, Pairoj Jaisingha, Naiyana Shiwanun, Kanchit Kwanpracha, Chamloen Sridang
Verdict on Auschwitz First Run Features
17 Alone With Her IFC Films Colin Hanks, Ana Claudia Talancón, Jordana Spiro
19 China Blue Argot Pictures
The Italian Sony (Pictures Classics Kolya Spiridonov, Maria Kouznetsova, Nikolai Reutov, Yuri Itskov
25 Salaam-E-Ishq Eros Entertainment
26 Funny Money ThinkFilm Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller, Armand Assante
Il Ne Faut Jurer de Rien Alliance Atlantis Communications
Sacco and Vanzetti First Run Features
Seraphim Falls IDP Films Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Angie Harmon, Anjelica Huston
31 An Unreasonable Man IFC Films
February 2 Constellation
Fired! International Film Circuit
Puccini for Beginners
The Situation Shadow Distribution
3 Little Robots: The Big Show Kidtoon Films animated

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Notable Deaths (so far)

Date Name Age Cinematic Notability
January 1 A.I. Bezzerides 98 Screenwriter
2 Sergio Jiménez 69 Actor
4 Steve Krantz 83 Producer
Ben Gannon 54 Producer
Helen Hill 36 Film-maker
6 Charmion King 81 Actress
Pete Kleinow 72 Special Effects Artist
8 Yvonne De Carlo 84 Actress
Bong Soo Han 75 Film Fight Choreographer
Iwao Takamoto 81 Director
10 Cho Tat Wah 91 Actor
11 Solveig Dommartin 48 Actress
14 Vassilis Fotopoulos 72 Art Director
Barbara Kelly 82 Actress
16 Ron Carey 71 Actor
19 Gerhard Bronner 84 Composer
Denny Doherty 66 Actor
20 Alfredo Ripstein 90 Producer
24 Krystyna Feldman 86 Actress
27 Marcheline Bertrand 56 Actress
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Sources

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