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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. 2001 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 2001. For other uses, see 2001 (disambiguation). Calendar year Millennium: 3rd millennium Centuries: 20th century 21st century 22nd century Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s ...
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick.The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.Its plot was inspired by several short stories optioned from Clarke, primarily "The Sentinel" (1951) and "Encounter in the Dawn" (1953). [3]
April 17 – The 2001 Mississippi flag referendum occurred, 64.39% of the population voted to formally adopt the 1894 U.S. state flag over the new 2001 proposed state flag design. April 19 – The multiple Tony Award-winning musical The Producers by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, opens on Broadway at ...
2001 was the first time that two films released in the same year grossed more than $800 million at the box office, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring surpassing the milestone.
It also broke Monsters, Inc ' s records ($62.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November, for a non-sequel, and for the holiday season (which had been set 2 weeks earlier), The Lost World: Jurassic Park ' s record ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut of all time, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ' s record ($64.8 mil) for ...
Highest-grossing films of 2001 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Warner Bros. $317,575,550 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: New Line Cinema: $313,364,114 3 Shrek: DreamWorks Distribution: $267,851,831 4 Monsters, Inc. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures: $255,873,250 5 Rush Hour 2 ...
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was developed concurrently with Stanley Kubrick 's film version and published after the release of the film.
2001: A Space Odyssey is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1968.The soundtrack is known for its use of many classical and orchestral pieces, and credited for giving many classical pieces resurgences in popularity, such as Johann Strauss II's 1866 Blue Danube Waltz, Richard Strauss' symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, and György Ligeti's Atmosphères.