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This article is about the 2000s decade in film.
Events
Thousands of full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 21st Century. Building on developments in the 1990s, computers are used to create effects that would have previously been more expensive, from the subtle erasing of surrounding islands in Cast Away (leaving Tom Hanks' character stranded with no other land in sight) to the vast battle scenes such as those in Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix and 300.
In addition, film genres not known for their popular appeal in North America became increasingly attractive to filmgoers: films in foreign languages like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Passion of the Christ and Letters from Iwo Jima; and documentary films like An Inconvenient Truth, March of the Penguins, Super Size Me, and Fahrenheit 9/11, became very successful.
Also gaining popularity was the use of Computer-generated imagery (CGI) to produce films. These types of films were originally seen in the 1990s with the likes of Toy Story and its sequel Toy Story 2, but CGI films became more popular in 2001 with the release of Shrek. Other popular CGI films include Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc. and Ratatouille. In addition, Up became the second animated feature ever to receive an Oscar nomination for The Best Picture.
The 2000s also saw a resurgence of several genres. For example, Gladiator, Moulin Rouge!, and Spider-Man increased the popularity of the Epic, Musical, and comic book genres, respectively.
Highest-grossing films
The list has more 2008 and 2007 films in the top 50 than any other year, each with eight. They are followed by 2009, 2005 and 2004, each with six. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD).
Highest-grossing film per year
| Year | Title | Studio(s) | Worldwide Gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Paramount | $546,288,105 | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) | Warner Bros. | $974,733,550 | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line Cinema | $925,282,504 | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line Cinema | $1,119,110,941 | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks SKG | $919,838,758 | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. | $895,921,036 | |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Disney | $1,066,179,725 | |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Disney | $960,996,492 | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $1,001,842,429 | |
| 2009 | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | $2,713,395,000 |
Most-acclaimed films of the decade
According to Metacritic, which analysed many of the notable 'best films of the decade' lists to compile the results, the top twenty films most often and most notably included in these lists are
- There Will Be Blood
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Mulholland Drive
- No Country For Old Men
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Spirited Away
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Dark Knight
- Amelie
- Children of Men
- Memento
- Pan's Labyrinth
- United 93
- Wall-E
- Almost Famous
- Brokeback Mountain
- Far from Heaven
- Lost in Translation
As well as this, the ten films released in the 2000s which got the highest average critic scores according to Metacritic are
- Pan's Labyrinth
- 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days
- Ratatouille
- Spirited Away
- The Hurt Locker
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Sideways
- Wall-E
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- 35 Shots of Rum
Lists of films
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See also
- Film, History of film, Lists of films
- Popular culture: 2000s in music, 2000s in sports, 2000s in television
References
- Highest-grossing films
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Spider-Man 3 (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Finding Nemo (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Shrek the Third (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Spider-Man 2 (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Da Vinci Code (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Matrix Reloaded (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2012 (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Transformers (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Up (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Peal (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kung Fu Panda (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Incredibles (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hancock (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ratatouille (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mamma Mia! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Casino Royale (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "War of the Worlds (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Quantum of Solace (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "I Am Legend (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Iron Man (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Night at the Museum (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "King Kong (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Mission: Impossible II (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Day After Tomorrow (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Madagascar (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
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