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1 Events

• February 9 — The Million Dollar Hotel , a film co-written by U2 lead singer Bono, premieres at the 50th Berlinale ( Berlin Film Festival). The film stars Mel Gibson and Milla Jovovich, and is directed by Wim Wenders.
• November 18 — Michael Douglas marries Catherine Zeta-Jones.
• The latest Joel and Ethan Coen film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released to much criticial acclaim. The T-Bone BurnettJoseph Henry Burnett aka T-Bone Burnett (born January 14, 1948), in St. Louis, Missouri is an American songwriter, record producer, musician and singer. In addition to being one of the most well respected record producers in the music business and a solo produced soundtrack ignited an increased interest in traditional AmericanThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in folk and country music.
• Martial arts extravaganza Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Woh Canglong) is a Taiwanese wuxia (" martial arts and chivalry") film released in 2000. It was directed by Ang Lee and starred Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, and Zhang Zi marks the first major American crossover success of an AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and En action film, and becomes the highest-grossing subtitled film ever.
• Former child star Gary ColemanGary Coleman (born February 8, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Zion, Illinois, Coleman is most famous for the role of Arnold Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes in 1978, where he uttered the famous catch phrase "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?". The show las is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.

2 Top grossing films

Ten of the 22 movies which grossed over $100 million in 2000:

1. The GrinchHow the Grinch Stole Christmas is one of the best known of Dr. Seuss's children's books. It is written in rhymed verse, with illustrations by the author. The book has been adapted to other media, also discussed below. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr., starring Jim Carrey: $260,044,825
2. Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks: $233,632,142
3. , starring Tom Cruise, directed by John Woo: $215,409,889
4. Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott: $187,683,805
5. What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson: $182,811,707
6. The Perfect Storm: $182,618,434
7. Meet the Parents, starring Ben Stiller: $166,244,045
8. X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer: $157,299,717
9. Scary Movie: $157,019,771
10. What Lies Beneath, starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer: $155,464,351