Movies History Timeline 2001 - Present |
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences creates as
new category for the Oscars: Best Animated Feature. Shrek wins the trophy.
Best Animated feature film
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The first installments of both the Harry Potter and Lord
of the Rings movies premiere. Both go on to gross more than $300 million
at the box office |
Lagaan released. Officers of the British Raj and Indian villagers fight each other at cricket. The Film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film |
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| 2002 |
Lucas' second Star Wars pre-quel: Attack of the Clones
was the first major Hollywood motion picture to be filmed entirely with
digital video (at 24 fps) |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding becomes the most profitable movie
of all time. It earns more than $200 million at the box office, while costing
only about $5 million to make. |
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The first film to make over $100 million in its opening
weekend was Sam Raimi's comic-book blockbuster Spider-Man. |
Devdas released. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) loves his childhood friend Paro, (Aishwariya Rai), but lets family opposition prevent their marriage.
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Finding Nemo replaces The Lion King as the highest-grossing
animated film of all time. Finding Nemo doesn't hold the honor for long.
Shrek 2 shoots to the top of the list in 2004. |
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Finding Nemo received the Academy Award for Best Animated
Feature Film (awarded in 2004).
Best Animated feature film
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Kal Ho Naa Ho released. A romantic love triangle set in New York City. Starring Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan |
Death of Katharine Hepburn (June 29). |
| 2004 |
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Shrek 2 topped Finding Nemo (2003) in two ways: it was the
biggest opening ever for an animated film, and in a little over three weeks
became the highest-grossing animated film of all-time. |
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Michael Moore's controversial, election-year Fahrenheit 9/11
won the top prize, Palme D'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival. It also broke
the record for highest opening-weekend earnings in the US for a documentary
Best Documentary feature film
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Dhoom released. A cop and a biker cooperate to catch a criminal bike gang. Directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Yashraj Films it stars Rimi Sen, Esha Deol, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and John Abraham. |
Death of Ronald Reagan (June 5).
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| 2005 |
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The last feature-length Star Wars film in the franchise, Star
Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, was released, and eventually made
approximately $380 million. Its four-day opening take was a record $158.4
million. |
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With the release of Stars Wars Episode III: The Revenge
of the Sith, George Lucas completes his six-film series. |
Bunty Aur Babli released. Stars Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan in the lead roles with a cameo from Amitabh Bachchan.
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Director Bryan Singer's and Warners' Superman Returns (2006)
became the world's first live-action Hollywood feature with selected sequences
(about 20 minutes) converted from 2D to IMAX 3D. |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) had the
largest opening weekend (of three days) ever at $132M |
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The Walt Disney Co. pays $7.4 billion for Pixar Animation
Studios, the powerhouse that created the Toy Story films, Monsters, Inc.,
Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. |
Rang De Basanti released.
The official entry of India into the Oscars is a drama directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
Sony's new James Bond star Daniel Craig, appeared in
the franchise's 21st film directed by Martin Campbell, titled Casino Royale
(2006) |
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Guru released.
A bio-pic on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani |
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