2001 in film
See also: 2000 in film, other events of 2001, 2002 in film and the list of 'years in film'.
Events
- November 2 - Monsters, Inc debuts with the best ticket sales ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Philosopher's Stone in the UK): $317,575,550
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson: $313,364,114
- Shrek: $267,665,011
- Monsters Inc: $255,873,250
- Rush Hour 2: $226,164,286
- The Mummy Returns: $202,019,785
- Pearl Harbor: $198,542,554
- Ocean's Eleven: $183,417,150
- Jurassic Park III: $181,171,875
- Planet of the Apes: $180,011,740
Births
Deaths
- February 7 - Dale Evans, actress
- February 19 - Stanley Kramer, 87, American movie director
- March 15 - Ann Sothern, actress
- April 15 - Joey Ramone, 49, singer/guitarist/songwriter
- June 21 - Carroll O'Connor, 76, actor
- June 28 - Jack Lemmon, 76, actor
- June 28 - Joan Sims, 71, actress
- August 25 - Aaliyah, 22, singer and actress
- September 3 - Pauline Kael, 82, movie critic
Awards
- The annual Academy Awards served out gongs for Best Actor in Gladiator to Russell Crowe.
- Ridley Scott's Gladiator took the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- Best Supporting Actress and Actor were won by Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock and Benicio del Toro for their roles in Traffic which also won its director, Steven Soderbergh the Directing statue.
Other Movies Released
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- Ali, starring Will Smith
- A Knight's Tale
- All Over the Guy
- Along Came a Spider
- Amélie from Montmartre
- American Outlaws
- American Pie 2
- America's Sweethearts
- Angel Eyes
- The Animal
- AntiTrust
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Baby Boy
- Bandits
- Behind Enemy Lines
- Black Knight (movie)
- Blow
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- The Brothers
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Cats & Dogs
- Charlotte Gray
- Corky Romano
- Crazy/Beautiful
- Crocodile Dundee in L.A
- Domestic Disturbance
- Don't Say a Word
- Double Take
- Down to Earth, a remake of Heaven Can Wait
- Dr. Dolittle 2, starring Eddie Murphy
- Driven
- Enemy at the Gates
- Evolution
- Exit Wounds
- The Fast and the Furious
- 15 Minutes
- Final Fantasy
- Freddy Got Fingered
- From Hell
- Get Over It
- The Glass House
- Gosford Park
- Hannibal
- Hardball
- Head Over Heals
- Heartbreakers
- Hearts in Atlantis
- Heist
- How High
- Green Day: International Supervideos (DVD Release)
- Iron Monkey
- Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
- Jeepers Creepers
- Jimmy Neutron
- Joe Dirt
- Joe Somebody, starring Tim Allen
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Joy Ride
- Kate & Leopold, starring Meg Ryan
- Kiss of the Dragon
- Kingdom Come
- K-Pax, starring Kevin Spacey
- Last Castle
- Legally Blonde
- Life as a House
- The Majestic, starring Jim Carrey
- Max Keeble's Big Move
- Memento
- The Mexican, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts
- Moulin Rouge, starring Nichole Kidman
- The Musketeer
- Not Another Teen Movie
- O
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off The Map (DVD Release)
- The One, starring Jennifer Aniston
- Original Sin
- Osmosis Jones
- Out Cold
- The Others, starring Nicole Kidman
- The Pledge
- Pokemon 3
- The Princess Diaries, starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway
- Rat Race
- Recess: School's Out
- Riding in Cars with Boys
- Rock Star
- Save the Last Dance
- Saving Silverman
- Scary Movie 2
- Staind: MTV Unplugged (DVD Release)
- The Score
- See Spot Run
- Serendipity
- Shallow Hal
- The Shipping News
- Someone Like You
- Spy Game
- Spy Kids
- Sugar and Spice
- Summer Catch
- Sweet November
- Swordfish
- The Tailor of Panama
- 13 Ghosts
- 3000 Miles to Graceland
- Tomb Raider
- Tomcats
- Training Day
- Two Can Play that Game
- Uprising
- Valentine
- Vanilla Sky, starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz
- The Wash
- The Wedding Planner, starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey
- What's the Worst that Could Happen
- Y tu mamá también
- Zoolander, starring Ben Stiller