"to shortages during the holiday season and price reductions from all systems. The dominant handheld systems in 2004 were: Additionally, Nokia released an updated version of their original N-Gage, called the N-Gage QD. Nintendo released the Nintendo DS on November 21 in the United States. In Japan Sony released the PlayStation Portable on December 12. Based on figures from the NPD Group. 2004 in video gaming 2004 saw many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties included ""Fable"", ""Far Cry"", ""FlatOut"", ""Killzone"", ""Katamari Damacy"", ""Monster Hunter"", ""Ninja Gaiden"", ""N"", ""Red Dead Revolver"", ""Sacred"", ""The Sims 2"" and ""World"
"Also, the ""Star Wars"" prequel trilogy began with the release of """", which eventually grossed over one billion dollars. As the decade progressed, computers played an increasingly important role in both the addition of special effects (thanks to """" and ""Jurassic Park"") and the production of films. As software developed in sophistication it was used to produce more complicated effects. It also enabled filmmakers to enhance the visual quality of animation, resulting in films such as ""Ghost in the Shell"" (1995) from Japan, and ""The Iron Giant"" (1999) from the United States. During the first decade of the 2000s, superhero"
"2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the ""Harry Potter"" series, the first of ""The Fast and the Furious"" franchise, the first of ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy, the first of the ""Ocean's Trilogy"", and the first of the ""Shrek"" franchise. Significant non-English language films released included ""Monsoon Wedding"" and ""Amélie"". ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" has grossed $974.7 million; it was the highest-grossing film in the ""Harry Potter"" film franchise until ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" surpassed it in 2011. ""Harry Potter and the"
"on the sequel's DVD release. Racing Champions released diecast metal replicas of the film's cars in different scales from 1/18 to 1/64. RadioShack sold ZipZaps micro RC versions of the cars in 2002. 1/24 scale plastic model kits of the hero cars were manufactured by AMT Ertl. The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz, and written by Gary Scott Thompson and David Ayer. It is the first installment in ""The Fast and the Furious"" franchise. The film follows Brian O'Conner (Paul"
"2001, before being widely released in January 2002 by USA Films. It was released in February 2002 in the United Kingdom. The film was successful at the box office, grossing over $87 million in cinemas worldwide, making it Altman's second most successful film after ""MASH"". Widely acclaimed by critics, it received multiple awards and nominations, including seven Academy Award nominations and nine British Academy Film Awards nominations. The TV series ""Downton Abbey"" – written and created by Fellowes – was originally planned as a spin-off of ""Gosford Park"", but instead was developed as a stand-alone property inspired by the film,"
"a script based on several ideas supplied by Williamson. Set in 2001, the film focuses on Sidney Prescott who faces a new Ghostface killer and the truth about her mother that led to the start of the Ghostface killings. The film, like its predecessors, featured characters who were self-aware of horror conventions, in this case the rules and structure of the final entry in a movie trilogy. ""Scream 3"" was considerably less successful than the previous two installments, suffering both financially and critically, commentators noting that the film had become akin to the horror films it originally parodied in ""Scream"""
"punishment. ""From Coast to Coast"" (2001) Traveling murderers roam the country or the world in search of victims. ""Gangland Murders"" (2001) Prohibition-era gangsters fight for supremacy; bank robber John Dillinger becomes public enemy number one. ""Hollywood Murders"" (2001) A suicide note accompanies the death of a movie producer; in 1935 a screen idol becomes an apparent suicide; in 1958 a teenage daughter is charged with the murder of an actress's boyfriend. ""Horror on the Highways"" (2001) The anonymity of the highway and the speed of its traffic make it an ideal dumping ground for murderers. ""Inheritance Killers"" (2001) Money can"
"2001 in 1,974 venues. It ranked number 10 at the North American box office, earning $2,861,903 in its opening weekend. At the end of its run, the film grossed $5,520,393 in the United States and $6,800,000 overseas for a worldwide total of $12,320,393. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 9% based on 105 reviews. The website's consensus states: ""Those that haven't tired of Farrelly brothers' brand of comedy may still find some laughs here. Otherwise, the slow pacing and unimaginative shock gags will start to wear on the viewer."""
"The Fast and the Furious The Fast and the Furious (colloquial: Fast & Furious) is an American media franchise based on a series of action films that is largely concerned with illegal street racing, heists and espionage, and includes material in various other media that depicts characters and situations from the films. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the series was established with the 2001 film titled ""The Fast and the Furious""; this was followed by seven sequels, two short films that tie into the series, and as of May 2017, it has become Universal's biggest franchise of all time, currently the"
"Returns"" also spawned a prequel spin-off of that sequel, ""The Scorpion King"" (2002), which in turn spawned a prequel, """" (2008), and three sequels, """" (2012), """" (2015) and """" (2018). Another sequel to the film series, titled """", was released in 2008. Also, a short-lived animated series simply titled ""The Mummy"" ran from 2001 to 2003. In 2012, Universal announced a forthcoming reboot of the film, more in-line with the horror films, from the Universal Monsters film franchise. The new film is to be directed by Alex Kurtzman. ""The Mummy"" is planned as the first film in a series"
"In addition to the wide-release films in the above list, the following films received a limited or regional release. A B C D E F G H I–J K L M N O P–Q R S T U–V W XYZ 2002 in film The year 2002 in film saw the release of significant sequels take place between """", ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"", """", ""Men in Black II"", ""Analyze That"", """", ""Stuart Little 2"" and ""Blade II"". The year also saw the 3rd installment ""Austin Powers in Goldmember"" and the 10th installment """". Paramount Pictures celebrated its 90th"
"Philosopher's Stone"" and """" both grossed more than $800 million, marking the first time that two films released in the same year grossed more than $800 million at the box office. USA unless stated A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P–Q R S T U V W XYZ 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the ""Harry Potter"" series, the first of ""The Fast and the Furious"" franchise, the first of ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy, the first of the ""Ocean's"
"was praised by critics and proved to be a major box office success from its release on November 2, 2001, generating over $577 million worldwide and becoming the third highest-grossing film of 2001. ""Monsters, Inc."" saw a 3D re-release in theaters on December 19, 2012. A prequel, ""Monsters University"", directed by Dan Scanlon, was released on June 21, 2013, 12 years after the film's original release. The city of Monstropolis in the monster world is powered by energy from the screams of human children. At the Monsters, Inc. factory, skilled monsters employed as ""scarers"" venture into the human world to"
"It Up (2000) Gang Tapes (2001) Training Day (2001) Baby Boy (2001) Paid In Full (2002) 8 Mile (2002) City Of God (2002) State Property (2002) Paper Soldiers (2002) Ride Or Die (2004) Bullet Boy (2004) Back In The Day (2004) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2005) Hustle & Flow (2005) State Property 2 (2005) Harsh Times (2005) Tsots (2005) Waist Deep (2006) Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz...(2006) Kidulthood (2006) Hood Of Horror (2006) I Tried (2007) The American Dream (2007) City Of Men (2007) Adulthood (2008) A Day In The Life (2009) Before I Self Destruct (2009) Notorious (2009) Straight"
"2001 Maniacs 2001 Maniacs is a 2005 American Comedy horror film directed by Tim Sullivan and starring Robert Englund, Jay Gillespie, Dylan Edrington, and Matthew Carey. It is a remake of the 1964 film ""Two Thousand Maniacs!"" written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The film is distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. It was filmed in Westville, Georgia. Six prep college students and a biker couple travel south towards Daytona Beach for Spring Break, but a detour leads them into the seemingly idyllic Georgia town of Pleasant Valley, which is holding its annual ""Guts and Glory Jubilee"" in honor of"
"2002 in film The year 2002 in film saw the release of significant sequels take place between """", ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"", """", ""Men in Black II"", ""Analyze That"", """", ""Stuart Little 2"" and ""Blade II"". The year also saw the 3rd installment ""Austin Powers in Goldmember"" and the 10th installment """". Paramount Pictures celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2002 2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):"
"1931. The film up to this point was released in 1999, with plans to produce a sixth episode covering the remaining years. However, this plan, too, was abandoned in favor of two additional episodes, Episode Six (running 120 minutes) and Episode Seven (running 140 minutes). Both were released in September 2001, just weeks after the September 11th attacks. Following the events of September 11, Burns, Sanders, and their team were inspired to produce an eighth episode of the film, focusing on the World Trade Center and its role in New York City's history. Burns, Sanders, and Steeplechase Films are producing"
"Ltd. ""Angels of Death"" (2001) Nurses sometimes kill. ""Bizarre Murders"" (2001) Young Ronald DeFeo shoots his family; mountain-gorilla researcher Dian Fossey is hacked to death; Italian banker is found hanging from a bridge. ""The Cannibals"" (2001) Several killers, both real and fictional, consume their victims. ""Celebrity Murder"" (2001) The heir to a railway fortune shoots his wife's lover; Sharon Tate; Gianni Versace; playwright murder. ""Crimes of Prejudice"" (2001) Deaths of civil-rights workers; political and ethnic killings; murders of gay men. ""Cult Killings"" (2001) Cult leaders exert huge power over members, sometimes causing them to kill or to commit suicide. ""Deadly"
"The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom and United States on 16 November 2001. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $974.8 million at the box office worldwide. The highest-grossing film of 2001, it is the 37th highest-grossing of all-time (2nd at the time of its release) and the second most successful instalment of the ""Harry Potter"" series behind ""Deathly Hallows – Part 2"". The film was nominated for many awards, including Academy Awards for Best Original Score, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. It was followed by seven sequels, beginning with ""Harry Potter and"
"become a spirit. 01. Goddess of the Night (2000) <br> 02. Into the Cold Fire (2000) <br> 03. Night Shade (2001) <br> 04. The Secret Scroll (2001) <br> 05. The Sacrifice (2001)<br> 06. The Lost One (2001)<br> 07. Moon Demon (2002)<br> 08. Possession (2002)<br> 09. The Choice (2003)<br> 10. The Talisman (2003)<br> 11. The Prophecy (2004)<br> 01. Barbarian (2004)<br> 02. Escape (2004)<br> 12. The Becoming (2004)<br> 03. Outcast (2005)<br> 04. Night Sun (2005)<br> 13. The Final Eclipse (2007)<br> Daughters of the Moon 1 - 3 (omnibus) (2010)<br> Daughters of the Moon: Volume Two 4 - 6 (omnibus) (2011) Daughters of"
"and financially, stunting the growth of superhero films for a time. Hit films such as ""Blade"" (1998), ""X-Men"" (2000), ""Unbreakable"" (2000) and ""Spider-Man"" (2002) have led to sequel installments as well as encouraging the development of numerous superhero film franchises in the 21st century, both successful (such as the 2005 reboot of the Batman film franchise) and unsuccessful (such as 2004's ""Catwoman""). Although the genre's commercial appeal has been relatively uneven, the subgenre have become a major element of mainstream film production with outstanding successes like ""The Dark Knight"" in 2008, ""The Avengers"" and ""The Dark Knight Rises"" in 2012,"
"and convicted for crimes imitative of this film's plot. In its opening weekend, the film opened at #2, earning $13 million. The film grossed $67.6 million worldwide, against a budget of $75 million. Bandits (2001 film) Bandits is a 2001 American criminal comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. Filming began in October 2000 and ended in February 2001. It helped Thornton earn a National Board of Review Best Actor Award for 2001. Thornton and Blanchett's performances earned praise, as each was nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress Golden Globe"
"designed to look like Middle-earth. """" was released 19 December 2001. It grossed $47 million in its U.S. opening weekend and made around $871 million worldwide. A preview of """" was inserted just before the end credits near the end of the film's theatrical run. A promotional trailer was later released, containing music re-scored from the film ""Requiem for a Dream"". ""The Two Towers"" was released 18 December 2002. It grossed $62 million in its first U.S. weekend and out-grossed its predecessor with $926 million worldwide. The promotional trailer for """" was debuted exclusively before the New Line Cinema film"
"2002 by Columbia Pictures, and grossed $170 million against a $120 million budget. It was followed by a third film, a direct-to-video sequel entitled """" in 2005. However, unlike the previous two films, which were hybrids of live action and animation, the third one was entirely animated. Three years after the first film, Stuart Little questions his abilities following a disastrous soccer match alongside his brother George, who accidentally kicked him with a soccer ball despite said kick scoring the winning goal for their team. Stuart's relationship with George is strained further after he accidentally crashes a model airplane they"
"sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere. In the end it acquired a total of $1,066,179,725 at the worldwide box office, becoming the third and fastest film to reach this amount. The third film in the series, """", was released worldwide on May 25, 2007. Altogether, the film franchise has grossed over $2.79 billion worldwide. Two more films, """" and """", were released, in 2011 and 2017, respectively. The editors of ""Entertainment Weekly"" named Bruckheimer the No. 1 most-powerful person in Hollywood in 2003. He was ranked No. 10 on ""Premieres 2006 ""Power"
"Ocean's (film series) The Ocean's series is a collection of American heist films anchored by a trilogy edited, directed or produced by Steven Soderbergh. The original three films were written by George C. Johnson, George Nolfi, along with Brian Koppelman and David Levien, for each respective film. Released from 2001 to 2007, the trilogy is often cited as defining its genre and leading to a proliferation and commercialization of heist films throughout the world. Based on the 1960 Rat Pack film, ""Ocean's 11"", the series has seen mixed to favorable critical reception and substantial commercial success. Collectively grossing US$1.17 billion"
"initial budget of $55 million in only eleven days. It went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of 2000, earning over $160 million in North America and over $330 million worldwide. ""Meet the Parents"" was well received by film critics and viewers alike, winning several awards and earning additional nominations. Ben Stiller won two comedy awards for his performance and the film was chosen as the Favorite Comedy Motion Picture at the 2001 People's Choice Awards. The success of ""Meet the Parents"" inspired two film sequels, namely ""Meet the Fockers"" and ""Little Fockers"" released in 2004 and 2010"
"more direct-to-video sequels: """" (1998), ""The Swan Princess Christmas"" (2012), """" (2014), """" (2016), """" (2017) and """" (2018). It is the last film in the series to be released by Warner Bros. and six of them were released by Sony Home Entertainment. One year since the events of the first film, Derek and Odette's anniversary is interrupted by the dangerous vandalism of Knuckles, minion of the evil sorcerer Clavius. It is revealed that Clavius was the former partner in crime of the villain Rothbart; they conquered the Forbidden Arts together until Rothbart drove Clavius underground after betraying their partnership."
"2001, and the film's producer and writer, Dean Devlin, once stated that the world's reaction to the September 11 attacks influenced him to strongly consider making a sequel to the film. Devlin began writing an outline for a script with Emmerich, but in May 2004, Emmerich said he and Devlin had attempted to ""figure out a way how to continue the story"", but that this ultimately did not work, and the pair abandoned the idea. In October 2009, Emmerich said he once again had plans for a sequel, and had since considered the idea of making two sequels to form"
"2001 film. The game was heavily based on the original ""Cruis'n"" games, with players choosing from seven different cars and cruising through twelve different courses. The race starts in New York's Times Square, and ends in Los Angeles's Mulholland Drive. The game features a nitrous system, which gives cars a brief boost of speed. The game also has a money system by which players earn cash to unlock new upgrades. It was later ported to the Wii by Just Games Interactive and released by Midway in 2007 as ""Cruis'n"", which featured none of the original game's ""The Fast and the"
"2001. The character of Henry shares many biographical concurrences with Lucas himself. However, as the opening statement makes clear, the film is based more on Lucas' violent fantasies and confessions rather than the crimes for which he was convicted. Similarities between real life and the film include: In the UK, the film was first released in its uncut form in 2003 by Optimum Releasing. The DVD contained a commentary from director John McNaughton (recorded in 1999), a censorship timeline, comparisons of the scenes edited by the BBFC with their original uncut status, two interviews with McNaughton (one from 1999, one"
"on February 2, 2001, the film opened at #7 in 2,338 theaters and grossed $4,804,595 in the opening weekend at the North American box office. The final domestic grossing was $10.4 million while the foreign market grossed $2.7 million for a worldwide total of $13,127,022. Against its $14 million budget, the film was a flop. Head over Heels (2001 film) Head over Heels is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters about a woman, Amanda Pierce (Monica Potter) living in New York City who works at Metropolitan Museum of Art restoring paintings. Early in the film, she"
"""X-Men"" (2000) became a film franchise by its surprise hit, and M. Night Shyamalan's ""Unbreakable"" (2000) also succeeded and added an element of more urban realism to the genre. Later, one of the largest blockbusters of all time was released with Sam Raimi's ""Spider-Man"" (2002). With high ticket and DVD sales, several new superhero films were released every year in the 2000s, including ""Daredevil"" (2003), ""The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"" (2003), ""Hulk"" (2003), ""Catwoman"" (2004), ""Hellboy"" (2004), ""The Punisher"" (2004), the semi-animated ""Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"" (2004), ""Batman Begins"" (2005), ""Fantastic Four"" (2005), ""Ghost Rider"" (2007), ""Transformers"""