2000s in film

This article is about 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).
List of worldwide highest-grossing films
Rank	Title 	Studios 	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
1 	Avatar 	20th Century Fox 	$2,713,395,000 	2009	
2 	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 	New Line Cinema 	$1,119,110,941 	2003	
3 	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 	Walt Disney Pictures 	$1,066,179,725 	2006	
4 	The Dark Knight 	Warner Bros. 	$1,001,921,825 	2008	
5 	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 	Warner Bros. 	$974,733,550 	2001	
6 	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 	Walt Disney Pictures 	$960,996,492 	2007	
7 	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 	Warner Bros. 	$938,212,738 	2007	
8 	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 	Warner Bros. 	$929,359,401 	2009	
9 	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 	New Line Cinema 	$925,282,504 	2002	
10 	Shrek 2 	DreamWorks Animation 	$919,838,758 	2004	
11 	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 	Warner Bros. 	$895,921,036 	2005	
12 	Spider-Man 3 	Sony Pictures/Columbia 	$890,871,626 	2007	
13 	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 	20th Century Fox/Blue Sky 	$887,566,024 	2009	
14 	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 	Warner Bros. 	$878,643,482 	2002	
15 	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 	New Line Cinema 	$870,761,744 	2001	
16 	Finding Nemo 	Disney/Pixar 	$864,625,978 	2003	
17 	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 	20th Century Fox 	$848,754,768 	2005	
18 	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 	DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures	$834,969,807 	2009	
19 	Spider-Man 	Columbia Pictures 	$821,708,551 	2002	
20 	Shrek the Third 	DreamWorks Animation 	$798,958,162 	2007	
21 	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 	Warner Bros. 	$795,634,069 	2004	
22 	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 	Paramount Pictures 	$786,636,033 	2008	
23 	Spider-Man 2 	Sony Pictures 	$783,766,341 	2004	
24 	The Da Vinci Code 	Columbia 	$758,239,851 	2006	
25 	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Walden Media/Disney 	$745,011,272 	2005	
26 	The Matrix Reloaded 	Warner Bros. 	$742,128,461 	2003	
27 	2012 	Sony Pictures/Columbia 	$736,257,842 	2009	
28 	Transformers 	DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures	$709,709,780 	2007	
29 	Up 	Disney/Pixar 	$683,004,164 	2009	
30 	The Twilight Saga: New Moon 	Summit Entertainment 	$669,259,961 	2009	
31 	Ice Age: The Meltdown 	20th Century Fox/Blue Sky 	$655,388,158 	2006	
32 	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 	Walt Disney Pictures 	$654,264,015 	2003	
33 	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 	20th Century Fox 	$649,398,328 	2002	
34 	Kung Fu Panda 	DreamWorks Animation 	$631,744,560 	2008	
35 	The Incredibles 	Disney/Pixar 	$631,442,092 	2004	
36 	Hancock 	Columbia Pictures 	$624,386,746 	2008	
37 	Ratatouille 	Disney/Pixar 	$623,707,397 	2007	
38 	The Passion of the Christ 	Icon Productions 	$611,899,420 	2004	
39 	Mamma Mia! 	Universal Pictures 	$609,841,637 	2008	
40 	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 	DreamWorks Animation 	$603,900,344 	2008	
41 	Casino Royale 	Sony/MGM/Columbia 	$594,239,066 	2006	
42 	War of the Worlds 	DreamWorks / Paramount 	$591,745,540 	2005	
43 	Quantum of Solace 	MGM / Columbia 	$586,090,727 	2008	
44 	I Am Legend 	Warner Bros. 	$585,349,010 	2007	
45 	Iron Man 	Paramount 	$585,133,287 	2008	
46 	Night at the Museum 	20th Century Fox 	$574,480,450 	2006	
47 	King Kong 	Universal 	$550,517,357 	2005	
48 	Mission: Impossible II 	Paramount 	$546,388,105 	2000	
49 	The Day After Tomorrow 	20th Century Fox 	$544,272,402 	2004	
50 	Madagascar 	DreamWorks SKG 	$532,680,671 	2005	
===Highest-grossing film per year===
Year	Title 	Studio(s) 	Worldwide Gross	Ref.
2000	Mission: Impossible II 	Paramount 	$546,388,105 	
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
==List of films==
See below
==References==
;Highest-grossing films
== See also ==
* List of 'years in film' in the 2000s
** 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
* Film, History of film, List of lists of films
Category:Films by decade
Category:2000s in film