2001 in film

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The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first installments of the Harry Potter, Fast & Furious, Spy Kids, Monsters, Inc. and Shrek franchises, and The Lord of the Rings and Ocean's trilogies. Significant non-English language films released included Monsoon Wedding, Amélie and Spirited Away. There was one film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, that passed over $1 billion in a re-release of 2020.

The inaugural entries of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film franchises prompted a shift in both the film and literary communities by propelling fantasy into mainstream culture, popularizing young adult novels, and reforming the blockbuster to promote film franchises and cater to fandom communities.[1][2]

  1. ^ Grauso, Alisha (2020-08-05). "How The 'Harry Potter' And 'Lord Of The Rings' Movies Made Being A Bookworm Cool Again". Atom Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  2. ^ Albury, Whitley (2021-12-22). "20 years ago, Harry Potter and LOTR changed culture". Moviejawn. Retrieved 2022-12-05.