2000 in film

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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 Jovovich, and is directed by Wim Wenders.
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 marks the first major American crossover success of an Asian action film, and becomes the highest-grossing subtitled film ever.
Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.

Ten of the 22 movies which grossed over $100 million in 2000:

The Grinch, starring Jim Carrey: $260,044,825
Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks: $233,632,142
Mission: Impossible II, starring Tom Cruise, directed by John Woo: $215,409,889
Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott: $187,683,805
What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson: $182,811,707
The Perfect Storm: $182,618,434
Meet the Parents, starring Ben Stiller: $166,244,045
X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer: $157,299,717
Scary Movie: $157,019,771
What Lies Beneath, starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer: $155,464,351

August 30 - Talia Lanning , who later played one of the daughters of Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers