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See also: 1999 in film, other events of 2000, 2001 in film and the list of 'years in film'.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards 6 Other Movies Released

Events

• February 9 - The Million Dollar Hotel[?], a film co-written by U2 lead singer Bono, premieres at the 50th Berlinale (Berlin Film Festival). The film stars Mel Gibson and Milla Jovavich[?]
• November 18 - Michael Douglas marries Catherine Zeta-Jones
• The latest Joel and Ethan Coen film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released to much criticial acclaim. The T-Bone Burnett produced soundtrack ignited an increased interest in traditional American folk and country music.
• Martial arts extravaganza, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon leaped and flew itself onto the publics imagination.
• And to spite all the critics, the fairy tale adventure based on the works of Dr. Seuss, The Grinch grossed $260 million at the box office.
• Celebrity News - Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver in a California shopping mall

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. The Grinch, starring Jim Carrey
2. Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks
3. Mission: Impossible 2[?], starring Tom Cruise
4. Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe
5. What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson
6. The Perfect Storm[?]
7. Meet the Parents[?], starring Ben Stiller
8. X-Men
9. Scary Movie[?]
10. What Lies Beneath[?], starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer

Births

Deaths

• February 11 - Roger Vadim, 72, French movie director
• March 20 - Gene "Eugene" Andrusco, actor, singer
• May 21 - Sir John Gielgud, 96, British actor
• June 29 - Vittorio Gassmann, 78, Italian actor
• July 1 - Walter Matthau, 79, American actor
• August 5 - Sir Alec Guinness, 86, British actor
• Loretta Young, actress

Awards

Other Movies Released

• For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, starring Arturo Sandoval
• Hannibal[?]