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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, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, High School Musical 2, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Live Free or Die Hard, Hannibal Rising, Saw IV and The Bourne Ultimatum, and in a larger sense to the large number of third installment films released that summer, such as: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\'s End and Rush Hour 3.5/25-28 Memorial Day Weekend Box Office. Google Groups (2007-05-25).http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/05/attack_of_the_threequel.html
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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 February 21, 2008 (Worldwide, U.S. & Canada and International);(UK) and (Australia) are as follows:
| # | Title | Studio | Box Office Gross | ||||
| Worldwide | US/Canada
"2007 Domestic Grosses" (top 100), webpage: [U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2007&p=.htm]. | U.K.
"2007 UK Domestic Grosses" (top 100), webpage: [1]. | Australia
"Australia: Movie Marshal Total 2007" (top 100), webpage: [2]. | ||||
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\'s End | Disney | $961,002,663 | $309,420,425 | £81,415,664 | $29,085,288 | |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner | $938,467,860 | $292,004,738 | £101,360,911 | $29,409,933 | |
| 3 | Spider-Man 3 | Sony | $890,871,626 | $336,530,303 | £67,049,819 | $19,667,403 | |
| 4 | Shrek the Third | DreamWorks | $797,750,521 | $321,012,359 | £78,790,741 | $28,500,981 | |
| 5 | Transformers | Paramount | $706,471,251 | $319,246,193 | £48,603,202 | $23,885,803 | |
| 6 | Ratatouille | Disney/Pixar | $620,551,046 | $206,445,654 | £48,619,933 | $13,240,587 | |
| 7 | I Am Legend | Warner | $581,968,029 | $255,268,029 | £50,309,023 | $20,906,856 | |
| 8 | The Simpsons Movie | Fox | $526,561,901 | $183,135,014 | £78,275,847 | $26,654,369 | |
| 9 | 300 | Warner | $456,068,181 | $210,614,939 | £27,994,700 | $12,304,031 | |
| 10 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Universal | $442,894,042 | $227,471,070 | £47,043,891 | $18,438,741 | |
In total, fifty films released in 2007 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status, and eleven films have grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status. This breaks 2003\'s record of nine films grossing more than $400 million.
For a complete list of 2007\'s top-grossing films, follow these links:
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| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 9 | 33rd People\'s Choice Awards: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man\'s Chest wins Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Drama, and Favorite On Screen Matchup for Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley. Depp also wins Favorite Male Action Star and Favorite Male Movie Star. |
| January | 13 | 64th Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include Dreamgirls and Babel. |
| 20 | Little Miss Sunshine is chosen as best picture by the Producers Guild of America. | |
| 22 | The Golden Raspberry Awards picks for worst film achievement in 2007 had Little Man and Basic Instinct 2 leading with seven nominations. Other nominees included Lady in the Water, RV, The Shaggy Dog, and Date Movie. | |
| 23 | 79th Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are:
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| 28 | Screen Actors Guild Awards: Helen Mirren, for Best Female Actor, Forest Whitaker, for Best Male Actor, Eddie Murphy, for Best Male Supporting Actor, Jennifer Hudson, for Best Female Supporting Actor. | |
| February | 15 | BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Helen Mirren, Best Actress and Forest Whitaker, Best Actor |
| 24 | Basic Instinct 2 dominates the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Actress (Sharon Stone). M. Night Shyamalan wins Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor for Lady in the Water. Other awards include Shawn and Marlon Wayans for Little Man and Carmen Electra for Scary Movie 4 and Date Movie | |
| 25 | 79th Academy Awards: The Departed wins picture and director (Martin Scorsese) and two other awards. Helen Mirren (The Queen) and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) win top acting awards for leading roles, while Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) win top acting awards for supporting roles. | |
| April | 25 | The 2007 Tribeca Film Festival opens with notable films such as Spider-Man 3 and Surf\'s Up. |
| May | 6 | Spider-Man 3 finishes weekend with a total weekend gross of $151,116,516, breaking the previous record set by Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man\'s Chest. |
| 27 | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a Romanian film by Cristian Mungiu wins the top prize, the Palme d\'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival. | |
| June | 20 | The American Film Institute holds a revised edition of 100 Years..100 Movies. Citizen Kane retains its place as the greatest movie of the past century. |
| September | 12 | Producer Gil Cates elects Jon Stewart as emcee for the 80th Academy Awards. |
| November | 5 | 12,000 writers of the Writers Guild of America go on strike affecting both motion picture and television production, including the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards in 2008. |
| December | 13 | Nomination for the 65th Golden Globe Awards are announced. Atonement earns the most entries with seven. Charlie Wilson\'s War follows with five. |
Palme d\'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Grand Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Golden Seashell (San Sebastián Film Festival):
Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary Film Festival):
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.
Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:
Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:
Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria:
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