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2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the "year of the threequels", a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean's Thirteen, Resident Evil: Extinction, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and The Bourne Ultimatum, and in a larger sense to the large number of third installment films released this summer, such as: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Rush Hour 3.[1][2]
Box Office
Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2007. The top ten as of September 25, 2007 (Worldwide, U.S. & Canada and International);(UK) and (Australia) are as follows:
# | Title | Studio | Box Office Gross | ||||
Worldwide | US/Canada[3] | Total Int'l[4] | U.K. [5] | Australia[6] | |||
1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Disney | $960,984,336 | $309,420,425 | $651,563,911 | £81,415,664 | $29,085,288 |
2 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner | $935,453,534 | $290,753,534 | $644,700,000 | £100,744,077 | $29,118,668 |
3 | Spider-Man 3 | Sony | $890,500,325 | $336,530,303 | $553,970,022 | £67,049,819 | $19,667,403 |
4 | Shrek the Third | Paramount | $790,606,278 | $321,012,359 | $469,593,919 | £78,313,348 | $28,500,981 |
5 | Transformers | Paramount | $699,924,572 | $316,848,897 | $383,075,675 | £46,564,249 | $23,825,494 |
6 | The Simpsons Movie | Fox | $521,703,679 | $182,330,477 | $339,373,202 | £77,721,952 | $26,498,585 |
7 | 300 | Warner | $456,068,181 | $210,614,939 | $245,453,242 | £27,994,700 | $12,304,031 |
8 | Ratatouille | Disney/Pixar | $449,681,456 | $203,855,456 | $245,826,000 | not released | $11,132,059 |
9 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Universal | $397,443,841 | $224,929,860 | $172,513,981 | £46,426,513 | $16,928,243 |
10 | Live Free or Die Hard | Fox | $372,468,429 | $134,473,395 | $237,995,034 | £28,057,956 | $9,502,705 |
In total, twenty-eight films released in 2007 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status, and eight films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
For a complete list of 2007's top-grossing films, follow these links:
- Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2007&p=.htm
- U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2007&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/
- Australia: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/australia/
Events
Awards
- Golden Bear
- Best Picture: Tu ya de hun shi (Tuya's Marriage)
- Silver Bear
- The Jury Grand Prix: El otro (The Other)
- Best Director: Joseph Cedar - Beaufort
- Best Actor: Julio Chavez - El otro
- Best Actress: Nina Hoss - Yella
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution: The Good Shepherd
- Best Film Music: David Mackenzie - Hallam Foe
- Other
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Sai bo gu ji man gwen chan a (I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK)
- Golden Astor
- Best Full-length Film: Ficcio
- Silver Astor
- Best Director: Marina Spada - Come l´ombra and Hong Sang-soo - Woman on the Beach
- Best Actress: Sandra Huller - Madonnas
- Best Actor: Carlos Resta - La Peli
- Best Script: Zaza Rusadze/Dito Tsintsadze - The Man from the Embassy
- Other
- Jury Special Mention: Jardins en Automne
- Special Mention: O Maior Amor Do Mundo
- Golden Seashell
- Best Picture: A thousand years of good prayers - Wayne Wang
- Silver Shell
- Best Director: Nick Broomfield - Battle for Haditha
- Best Actor: Henry O. - A thousand years of good prayers
- Best Actress: Blanca Portillo - Siete mesas de billar francés
- Best Photography: Charlie Lam, Ceot oi kap gei/Exodus
- Best Script: Gracia Querejeta and Daniel Planell - Siete mesas de billar francés and John Sayles - Honeydripper
- Other
- Jury Special Mention: Buda az sharm foru rikht/Buda came out of shame - Hana Makhmalbaf
January - March
There were a total of 43 films released between January and March 2007 and of these the top grossing film of the quarter was 300 which made a total of $209,313,972.
April - June
In the American motion picture industry a Wide release movie is shown nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada.
In the British motion picture industry a Nationwide release film is shown nationally in the United Kingdom.
The following films meet these criteria and indicate first major release date:
July - September
In the American motion picture industry a Wide release movie is shown nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada.
In the British motion picture industry a Nationwide release film is shown nationally in the United Kingdom.
The following films meet these criteria and indicate first major release date:
October - December
October - December
Unscheduled 2007 releases
Undetermined
- The Accidental Husband - Yari Film Group
- The Amateurs - Bauer Martinez Distribution
- Bonded Parallels - Parallels Film Production
- Bordertown - THINKFilm
- Cosmic Radio
- Day of the Dead - Warner Bros.
- Destricted - IFC Films
- The Flock - Bauer Martinez Distribution
- Forever Strong
- Fragile - Bauer Martinez Distribution
- Gallowwalker
- The Girl In The Park
- Goose on the Loose! - Freestyle Releasing
- Highlander: The Source - Lions Gate Films
- How I Met My Boyfriend's Dead Fiancé - Universal Pictures
- In My Father's Den - Tartan Films
- Left Behind IV - Cloud Ten Pictures
- Mary - IFC Films
- Mongol - Picturehouse
- My Name is Bruce
- Police Academy 8 - Warner Bros.
- Rockfish
- Rogue - Dimension Films
- Starting Out in the Evening
- Stop-Loss - Paramount Pictures
- Street Poet - Indican
- Teeth - Lions Gate Films
- There Will Be Blood - Miramax Films (US), Paramount Vantage (Non-US)
- Tonight at Noon
- White Diamond
- Whisper - Universal Pictures
October
- Bhool Bhulaiya - T-Series
November
- April 23 - MGM
- Awake - MGM (Weinstein)
- The Last Full Measure - New Line Cinema
- War/Dance - THINKFilm
December
- Dallas - 20th Century Fox
Notable Deaths
Date | Name | Age | Cinematic Notability | |
January | 1 | A.I. Bezzerides | 98 | Screenwriter |
2 | Sergio Jiménez | 69 | Actor | |
4 | Steve Krantz | 83 | Producer | |
Ben Gannon | 54 | Producer | ||
Helen Hill | 36 | Film-maker | ||
6 | Charmion King | 81 | Actress | |
Pete Kleinow | 72 | Special Effects Artist | ||
8 | Yvonne De Carlo | 84 | Actress | |
Bong Soo Han | 75 | Film Fight Choreographer | ||
Iwao Takamoto | 81 | Director | ||
10 | Cho Tat Wah | 91 | Actor | |
11 | Solveig Dommartin | 48 | Actress | |
14 | Vassilis Fotopoulos | 72 | Art Director | |
Barbara Kelly | 82 | Actress | ||
16 | Ron Carey | 71 | Actor | |
19 | Gerhard Bronner | 84 | Composer | |
Denny Doherty | 66 | Actor | ||
20 | Alfredo Ripstein | 90 | Producer | |
24 | Krystyna Feldman | 86 | Actress | |
27 | Marcheline Bertrand | 56 | Actress | |
February | 2 | Vijay Arora | 62 | Actor |
4 | Barbara McNair | 72 | Actress | |
8 | Anna Nicole Smith | 39 | Actress | |
9 | Ian Richardson | 72 | Actor | |
10 | Jung Da Bin | 26 | Actress | |
11 | Yunus Parvez | 75 | Actor | |
12 | Randy Stone | 48 | Casting Director | |
13 | Johanna Sällström | 32 | Actress | |
17 | John Patrick Griffin | 91 | Actor | |
19 | Janet Blair | 85 | Actress | |
22 | Fons Rademakers | 86 | Director | |
25 | P. Bhaskarfixan | 83 | Director | |
March | 1 | Colette Brosset | 85 | Actress |
7 | Andy Sidaris | 76 | Director | |
8 | Viky Vanita | 59 | Director | |
9 | Rosy Afsari | 60 | Actress | |
13 | Nicole Stéphane | 83 | Actress | |
15 | Blanquita Amaro | 83 | Actress | |
19 | Calvert DeForest | 85 | Actor | |
26 | Mikhail Ulyanov | 79 | Actor | |
April | 1 | Ladislav Rychman | 84 | Director |
3 | Burt Topper | 78 | Director | |
4 | Bob Clark | 67 | Director | |
6 | George Jenkins | 98 | Production Designer | |
Luigi Comencini | 90 | Director | ||
7 | Barry Nelson | 89 | Actor | |
11 | Roscoe Lee Browne | 81 | Actor | |
12 | James Lyons | 46 | Editor | |
13 | Don Selwyn | 71 | Actor | |
15 | Justine Saunders | 54 | Actress | |
17 | Kitty Carlisle Hart | 96 | Actress | |
Nair Bello | 75 | Actress | ||
19 | Jean-Pierre Cassel | 74 | Actor | |
20 | Jan Kociniak | 69 | Actor | |
24 | Roy Jenson | 80 | Actor | |
26 | Conchita Montenegro | 94 | Actress | |
28 | Dabbs Greer | 90 | Actor | |
Luigi Filippo D'Amico | 83 | Director | ||
29 | Arve Opsahl | 85 | Actor | |
30 | Tom Poston | 85 | Actor | |
Gordon Scott | 79 | Actor | ||
May | 2 | Brad McGann | 43 | Director |
6 | Curtis Harrington | 80 | Director | |
11 | Bernard Gordon | 88 | Screenwriter | |
13 | Chen Xiaoxu | 41 | Actress | |
15 | Yolanda King | 51 | Actress | |
21 | Bruno Mattei | 75 | Director | |
23 | Kei Kumai | 76 | Director | |
25 | Charles Nelson Reilly | 76 | Actor | |
27 | G. Srinivasan | 48 | Producer | |
29 | Norman Kaye | 80 | Actor | |
30 | Jean-Claude Brialy | 74 | Actor | |
June | 4 | Sotiris Moustakas | 67 | Actor |
9 | Ousmane Sembène | 84 | Director | |
11 | Mala Powers | 75 | Actress | |
27 | William Hutt | 87 | Stage and film actor | |
29 | Joel Siegel | 63 | Film Critic | |
July | 30 | Ingmar Bergman | 89 | Director |
30 | Michelangelo Antonioni | 94 | Director | |
August | 28 | Miyoshi Umeki | 78 | Actress |
September | 10 | Jane Wyman | 90 | Actress |
29 | Lois Maxwell | 80 | Actress |
Notes
- ^ "5/25-28 Memorial Day Weekend Box Office". Google Groups. 2007-05-25.
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- ^ "2007 Domestic Grosses" (top 100), webpage: [U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2007&p=.htm].
- ^ "2007 International Grosses" (top 100), webpage: [1].
- ^ "2007 UK Domestic Grosses" (top 100), webpage: [2].
- ^ "Australia: Movie Marshal Total 2007" (top 100), webpage: [3].