The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. (For more about non-English films, check sources in those languages.)
Events
Top grossing films
| Rank 2001 |
Title |
Studio |
Worldwide Gross |
U.S. Gross |
| 1. |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Sorcerer's Stone |
Warner Bros. |
$976,556,263 |
$317,575,550 |
| 2. |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
New Line |
$871,368,364 |
$313,364,114 |
| 3. |
Monsters, Inc. |
Disney/Pixar |
$525,451,265 |
$255,873,250 |
| 4. |
Shrek |
DreamWorks |
$484,494,264 |
$267,665,011 |
| 5. |
Ocean's Eleven |
Warner Bros. |
$450,789,147 |
$183,417,150 |
| 6. |
Pearl Harbor |
Touchstone |
$449,215,158 |
$198,542,554 |
| 7. |
The Mummy Returns |
Universal |
$433,015,123 |
$202,019,785 |
| 8. |
Jurassic Park III |
Universal |
$368,815,809 |
$181,171,875 |
| 9. |
Planet of the Apes |
20th Century Fox |
$362,215,315 |
$180,011,740 |
| 10. |
Hannibal |
MGM/Universal |
$351,748,015 |
$165,092,268 |
In total, twenty films released in 2001 grossed more than $100 million in the U.S., reaching blockbuster motion picture status. Seven films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status. One film (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) grossed more than $900 million, making it the 5th highest grossing film of all time and the highest in the Harry Potter film franchise.
For a complete list of 2001's top-grossing films, follow these links:
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind (Imagine Entertainment)
- Best Director: Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington - Training Day
- Best Actress: Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
- Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent - Iris
- Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Foreign Language Film: No Man's Land, directed by Danis Tanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / U.K. / Belgium
- Best Animated Feature: Shrek, directed by Andrew Adamson, United States/New Zealand
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Moulin Rouge!
- Best Actor: Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
- Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge!
- Other
- Best Director: Robert Altman - Gosford Park
- Best Foreign Language Film: No Man's Land, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / U.K. / Belgium
BAFTA Awards:
- Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Best Actress: Judi Dench - Iris
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Son's Room (La stanza del figlio), directed by Nanni Moretti, Italy / France
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Monsoon Wedding, directed by Mira Nair, India / U.S.A. / France / Italy / Germany
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Intimacy (Intimité), directed by Patrice Chéreau, France / U.K. / Germany / Spain
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Deaths
- January 29 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, 90, French actor
- February 7 - Dale Evans, 88, 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 3 - Anthony Quinn, 86, actor
- June 21 - Carroll O'Connor, 76, actor
- June 28 - Jack Lemmon, 76, actor
- June 28 - Joan Sims, 71, actress
- August 4 - Lorenzo Music, 64, actor, writer
- August 25 - Aaliyah, 22, singer and actress
- September 3 - Pauline Kael, 82, movie critic
- October 28 - Grigori Chukhrai, Ukrainian film director
- November 29 - George Harrison, 58, actor, musician, composer
- December 10 - Ashok Kumar, 90, actor, India
Wide-release movies
January-March
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
| Month |
Day |
Title |
Studio |
Notes |
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| 12 |
Antitrust |
MGM |
Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins |
| Double Take |
Touchstone/Buena Vista |
Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones |
| Save the Last Dance |
Paramount |
Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas |
| 19 |
The Pledge |
Warner Bros. |
Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Aaron Eckhart |
| 26 |
Sugar & Spice |
New Line |
James Marsden, Mena Suvari |
| The Wedding Planner |
Columbia/Sony |
Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey |
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Head Over Heels |
Universal |
Freddie Prinze, Jr., Monica Potter |
| Left Behind |
Cloud Ten |
Kirk Cameron, first released directly to video in 2000 |
| Valentine |
Warner Bros. |
David Boreanaz, Denise Richards |
| 9 |
Hannibal |
MGM |
Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman |
| Saving Silverman |
Columbia/Sony |
Jack Black |
| 16 |
Down to Earth |
Paramount |
Chris Rock, remake of 1941 film and 1978 film |
| Recess: School's Out |
Walt Disney/Buena Vista |
spinoff of Recess |
| Sweet November |
Warner Bros. |
Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, remake of 1968 film |
| 23 |
3000 Miles to Graceland |
Warner Bros. |
Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner |
| Monkeybone |
20th Century Fox |
Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda |
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The Mexican |
DreamWorks |
Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini |
| See Spot Run |
Warner Bros. |
David Arquette |
| 9 |
15 Minutes |
New Line |
Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer |
| Get Over It |
Miramax |
Kirsten Dunst |
| 16 |
Enemy at the Gates |
Paramount |
Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law , Ed Harris |
| Exit Wounds |
Warner Bros. |
Steven Seagal, DMX |
| 23 |
The Brothers |
Screen Gems/Sony |
D. L. Hughley |
| Heartbreakers |
MGM |
Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt |
| Say It Isn't So |
20th Century Fox |
Chris Klein, Heather Graham |
| 30 |
Someone Like You |
20th Century Fox |
Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman |
| Spy Kids |
Dimension/Miramax |
Antonio Banderas, Alexa Vega |
| Tomcats |
Columbia/Sony |
Jerry O'Connell |
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