The 2000s decade in film involved many significant films. [edit] Events Thousands of full-length films have been 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 spectacular battle scenes such as those in Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 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, 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., Shrek 2, and Ratatouille. 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. [edit] Highest-grossing films The list has more 2008 films in the top 50 than any other year with nine, followed by 2007 eight and 2004 with seven. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). | Rank | Title | Studio(s) | Worldwide Gross | Year | Ref. | | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line Cinema | $1,119,110,941 | 2003 | [# 1] | | 2 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Disney | $1,066,179,725 | 2006 | [# 2] | | 3 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $1,001,921,825 | 2008 | [# 3] | | 4 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Warner Bros. | $974,733,550 | 2001 | [# 4] | | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Disney | $960,996,492 | 2007 | [# 5] | | 6 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner Bros. | $938,212,738 | 2007 | [# 6] | | 7 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $929,022,922 | 2009 | [# 7] | | 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line Cinema | $925,282,504 | 2002 | [# 8] | | 9 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks SKG | $919,838,758 | 2004 | [# 9] | | 10 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. | $895,921,036 | 2005 | [# 10] | | 11 | Spider-Man 3 | Columbia | $890,871,626 | 2007 | [# 11] | | 12 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | $878,643,482 | 2002 | [# 12] | | 13 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 20th Century Fox | $878,615,229 | 2009 | [# 13] | | 14 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line Cinema | $870,761,744 | 2001 | [# 14] | | 15 | Finding Nemo | Disney / Pixar | $864,625,978 | 2003 | [# 15] | | 16 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | 20th Century Fox | $848,754,768 | 2005 | [# 16] | | 17 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Paramount | $833,229,011 | 2009 | [# 17] | | 18 | Spider-Man | Columbia | $821,708,551 | 2002 | [# 18] | | 19 | Shrek the Third | DreamWorks SKG | $798,958,162 | 2007 | [# 19] | | 20 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. | $795,634,069 | 2004 | [# 20] | | 21 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount | $786,636,033 | 2008 | [# 21] | | 22 | Spider-Man 2 | Columbia | $783,766,341 | 2004 | [# 22] | | 23 | The Da Vinci Code | Sony / Columbia | $758,239,851 | 2006 | [# 23] | | 24 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Disney | $745,011,272 | 2005 | [# 24] | | 25 | The Matrix Reloaded | Warner Bros. | $742,128,461 | 2003 | [# 25] | | 26 | Transformers | DreamWorks / Paramount | $709,709,780 | 2007 | [# 26] | | 27 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | 20th Century Fox | $655,388,158 | 2006 | [# 27] | | 28 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Disney | $654,264,015 | 2003 | [# 28] | | 29 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | 20th Century Fox | $649,398,328 | 2002 | [# 29] | | 30 | Kung Fu Panda | DreamWorks SKG | $631,736,484 | 2008 | [# 30] | | 31 | The Incredibles | Disney / Pixar | $631,442,092 | 2004 | [# 31] | | 32 | Hancock | Columbia | $624,386,746 | 2008 | [# 32] | | 33 | Ratatouille | Disney / Pixar | $623,707,397 | 2007 | [# 33] | | 34 | The Passion of the Christ | Newmarket | $611,899,420 | 2004 | [# 34] | | 35 | Mamma Mia! | Universal | $609,841,637 | 2008 | [# 35] | | 36 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | DreamWorks SKG | $603,900,344 | 2008 | [# 36] | | 37 | Casino Royale | MGM / Columbia | $594,239,066 | 2006 | [# 37] | | 38 | War of the Worlds | DreamWorks / Paramount | $591,745,540 | 2005 | [# 38] | | 39 | Quantum of Solace | MGM / Columbia | $586,090,727 | 2008 | [# 39] | | 40 | I Am Legend | Warner Bros. | $585,349,010 | 2007 | [# 40] | | 41 | Iron Man | Paramount | $585,133,287 | 2008 | [# 41] | | 42 | Night at the Museum | 20th Century Fox | $574,480,450 | 2006 | [# 42] | | 43 | King Kong | Universal | $550,517,357 | 2005 | [# 43] | | 44 | Mission: Impossible II | Paramount | $546,388,105 | 2000 | [# 44] | | 45 | The Day After Tomorrow | 20th Century Fox | $544,272,402 | 2004 | [# 45] | | 46 | Madagascar | DreamWorks SKG | $532,680,671 | 2005 | [# 46] | | 47 | The Simpsons Movie | 20th Century Fox | $527,071,022 | 2007 | [# 47] | | 48 | Monsters, Inc. | Disney / Pixar | $525,366,597 | 2001 | [# 48] | | 49 | WALL-E | Disney / Pixar | $521,268,237 | 2008 | [# 49] | | 50 | Meet the Fockers | Universal | $516,642,939 | 2004 | [# 50] |
[edit] Highest-grossing film per year | Year | Title | Studio(s) | Worldwide Gross | Ref. | | 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Paramount | $546,388,105 | [# 44] | | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Warner Bros. | $974,733,550 | [# 4] | | 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line Cinema | $925,282,504 | [# 8] | | 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line Cinema | $1,119,110,941 | [# 1] | | 2004 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks SKG | $919,838,758 | [# 9] | | 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. | $895,921,036 | [# 10] | | 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Disney | $1,066,179,725 | [# 2] | | 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Disney | $960,996,492 | [# 5] | | 2008 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $1,001,842,429 | [# 3] | | 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $929,022,922 | [# 7] | [edit] List of films Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [edit] References - Highest-grossing films
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