The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 2000s.
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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February 11, 2000 | Snow Day | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies |
February 23, 2000 | Wonder Boys | North American distribution only; co-production with Mutual Film Company, Scott Rudin Productions and Curtis Hanson Productions |
March 3, 2000 | The Next Best Thing | North American distribution only; co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment |
April 7, 2000 | Rules of Engagement | North American, Argentinian, U.K., French and French-speaking Switzerland distribution only; [1] [2] [3] co-production with Seven Arts Pictures, The Zanuck Company and Scott Rudin Productions |
May 24, 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | co-production with Cruise/Wagner Productions |
June 16, 2000 | Shaft | distribution outside Italy and Spain only; [4] [5] co-production with Scott Rudin Productions and New Deal |
August 11, 2000 | Bless the Child | North American distribution only; co-production with Icon Productions and Mace Neufeld Productions |
August 18, 2000 | The Original Kings of Comedy | distribution only; produced by MTV Films, Latham Entertainment Group and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
October 13, 2000 | The Ladies Man | co-production with SNL Studios and Broadway Video |
October 27, 2000 | Lucky Numbers | distribution outside Europe and Africa only; [6] co-production with StudioCanal, Mad Chance Productions and Alphaville |
November 17, 2000 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo |
December 15, 2000 | What Women Want | North American distribution only; co-production with Icon Productions and Wind Dancer Films |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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January 12, 2001 | Save the Last Dance | distribution outside Italy only; [7] co-production with MTV Films and Cort/Madden Productions |
February 16, 2001 | Down to Earth | distribution outside Australia, New Zealand, Greece and Singapore theatrical only; co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Alphaville Films and 3 Arts Entertainment |
March 16, 2001 | Enemy at the Gates [N 1] | North American and select international distribution only; co-production with Mandalay Pictures and Repérage Films |
April 6, 2001 | Along Came a Spider | distribution outside Italy only; [8] co-production with David Brown Productions, Phase 1 Productions and Revelations Entertainment |
April 20, 2001 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | North American distribution only; co-production with Silver Lion Pictures and Guy Hands |
June 15, 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | distribution outside German-speaking Europe, Italy, Japan and South Korea only; [9] co-production with Mutual Film Company, BBC Films, Tele-Munchen Gruppe, Toho-Towa, Lawrence Gordon Productions and Eidos Interactive |
June 29, 2001 | Pootie Tang | co-production with MTV Films, Chris Rock Productions, Alphaville Films, 3 Arts Entertainment and HBO Downtown Productions |
July 13, 2001 | The Score [N 1] | North American and select international distribution only; co-production with Mandalay Pictures, Horseshoe Bay Productions and Lee Rich Productions |
August 17, 2001 | Rat Race | North American, Australian and New Zealand distribution only; [10] co-production with Fireworks Pictures, Alphaville Films and Zucker Productions |
September 14, 2001 | Hardball | distribution in English-speaking territories, Germany, Austria, France and the Benelux only; [11] [12] [13] co-production with Fireworks Pictures, Nides/McCormick Productions and Tollin/Robbins Productions |
September 28, 2001 | Zoolander | distribution outside Australia, New Zealand, Greece and Singapore theatrical only; co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, VH1 Films, NPV Entertainment, Scott Rudin Productions and Red Hour Productions |
November 2, 2001 | Domestic Disturbance | distribution in English-speaking territories, France, German-speaking Europe and Japan only; [14] [15] [16] co-production with De Line Pictures |
December 14, 2001 | Vanilla Sky | co-production with Cruise/Wagner Productions, Vinyl Films, Summit Entertainment and Artisan Entertainment |
December 21, 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and O Entertainment Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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January 11, 2002 | Orange County | co-production with MTV Films and Scott Rudin Productions |
February 15, 2002 | Crossroads [N 2] | North American distribution only; co-production with MTV Films and Zomba Films |
March 1, 2002 | We Were Soldiers | North American distribution only; co-production with Icon Productions and Wheelhouse Entertainment |
March 29, 2002 | Clockstoppers | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and Valhalla Motion Pictures |
April 5, 2002 | Lucky Break | North American distribution only; co-acquisition with Miramax Films; [17] produced by FilmFour Productions, Senator Film and Fragile Films |
April 12, 2002 | Changing Lanes | distribution outside Italy and Spain only; [18] [19] co-production with Scott Rudin Productions |
May 31, 2002 | The Sum of All Fears | co-production with Mace Neufeld Productions |
June 28, 2002 | Hey Arnold!: The Movie | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and Snee-Oosh, Inc. |
July 19, 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker [N 3] | distribution in English-speaking territories, Latin America, France, the Benelux and Southeast Asia only; [20] [21] [22] produced by Intermedia Films, National Geographic Society, Palomar Pictures, First Light Productions and IMF |
August 2, 2002 | Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | distribution only; produced by MTV Films and Runteldat Entertainment |
August 23, 2002 | Serving Sara [N 4] | North American distribution only; produced by Mandalay Pictures, Illusion Entertainment and Halsted Pictures |
September 20, 2002 | The Four Feathers [N 5] | North American distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films and Jaffilms |
October 18, 2002 | Abandon | North American distribution only; co-production with Spyglass Entertainment and Lynda Obst Productions |
October 25, 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | co-production with MTV Films, Dickhouse Productions and Lynch Siderow Productions |
November 27, 2002 | Extreme Ops | distribution in North America, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Austria only; [23] produced by MDP Worldwide, Diamant/Cohen Productions, Apollomedia, Extreme Productions and The Carousell Picture Company |
December 13, 2002 | Star Trek: Nemesis | |
December 20, 2002 | Narc | distribution in English-speaking territories and Japan only; [24] co-production with Lions Gate Films, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Splendid Pictures, Emmet/Furla Films and Tiara Blu Films |
The Wild Thornberrys Movie | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo | |
December 27, 2002 | The Hours [N 5] | North American distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Robert Fox Productions Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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February 7, 2003 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | co-production with Evans/Peters/Obst Productions |
March 14, 2003 | The Hunted | North American distribution only; co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment and Alphaville Films |
March 28, 2003 | The Core | distribution outside Italy and Japan only; [25] [26] co-production with Foster/Layne/Bailey Productions |
April 11, 2003 | Better Luck Tomorrow | distribution only; co-acquisition with MTV Films; produced by Hudson River Entertainment, Cherry Sky Films, Day O Productions and Trailing Johnson Productions |
May 30, 2003 | The Italian Job | distribution outside Germany, Austria and Japan only; [27] [28] co-production with De Line Pictures |
June 13, 2003 | Rugrats Go Wild | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo |
July 25, 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life | distribution outside German-speaking Europe, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Turkey only; [9] [29] co-production with Mutual Film Company, BBC Films, Tele-Munchen Gruppe, Toho-Towa, Lawrence Gordon Productions and Eidos Interactive |
August 22, 2003 | Marci X | co-production with Scott Rudin Productions |
September 5, 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | co-production with Happy Madison Productions |
September 19, 2003 | The Fighting Temptations | co-production with MTV Films and Handprint Films |
October 3, 2003 | School of Rock | co-production with Scott Rudin Productions and Black & White Productions |
October 24, 2003 | Beyond Borders [N 1] | North American and select international distribution only; co-production with Mandalay Pictures and Camelot Pictures |
November 14, 2003 | Tupac: Resurrection | co-production with MTV Films and Amaru Entertainment |
November 26, 2003 | Timeline | distribution outside the U.K., Ireland, German-speaking Europe, Italy, Japan, Spain and Turkey only; [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] co-production with Mutual Film Company, Cobalt Media Group, The Donners' Company and Artists Production Group |
December 25, 2003 | Paycheck [N 6] | North American distribution only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Lion Rock Productions and Solomon/Hackett Productions |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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January 30, 2004 | The Perfect Score | co-production with MTV Films, Spyglass Entertainment (uncredited) and Tollin/Robbins Productions |
February 20, 2004 | Against the Ropes | co-production with Cort/Madden Productions |
February 27, 2004 | Twisted [N 7] | distribution in North and Latin America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Austria only; [35] [36] [37] [38] co-production with Intertainment AG and Kopelson Entertainment |
April 2, 2004 | The Prince & Me | North American and French distribution only; [39] co-production with Lions Gate Films and Sobini Films |
April 30, 2004 | Mean Girls | co-production with Broadway Video |
June 11, 2004 | The Stepford Wives [N 6] | North American distribution only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions and De Line Pictures |
July 30, 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | co-production with Scott Rudin Productions and Clinica Estetico |
August 6, 2004 | Collateral [N 6] | international distribution only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Parkes/MacDonald Productions, Edge City and Forward Pass |
August 20, 2004 | Without a Paddle | co-production with De Line Pictures |
August 27, 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | international distribution with MTV Films outside Latin America, Italy, Japan and Turkey only; [40] [41] [42] [43] produced by Napoleon Pictures; distributed in North and Latin America, Italy, Japan and Turkey by Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Suspect Zero | North American distribution only; co-production with Intermedia Films, Lakeshore Entertainment and Cruise/Wagner Productions | |
September 17, 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | distribution in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and Austria only; produced by Brooklyn Films II, Riff Raff Blue Flower and Filmauro |
October 15, 2004 | Team America: World Police | co-production with Scott Rudin Productions |
November 5, 2004 | Alfie | co-production with Shyer/Pope Films |
November 19, 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures |
December 17, 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events [N 6] | North American distribution only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Parkes/MacDonald Productions |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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January 14, 2005 | Coach Carter | co-production with MTV Films and Tollin/Robbins Productions |
April 8, 2005 | Sahara | North American, U.K., Irish, Australian, New Zealand, Italian and Spanish distribution only; produced by Bristol Bay Productions, Baldwin Entertainment Group and Kanzaman Productions [44] |
May 27, 2005 | The Longest Yard | North American distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures, MTV Films, Happy Madison Productions and Callahan Filmworks |
June 10, 2005 | The Honeymooners | co-production with Deep River Productions |
June 29, 2005 | War of the Worlds [N 6] | worldwide theatrical and International home media distribution only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Cruise/Wagner Productions |
July 8, 2005 | Murderball | studio credit only; produced by MTV Films, A&E IndieFilms, Eat Film Productions and Participant Productions; distributed by TH!NKFilm |
July 22, 2005 | Bad News Bears | co-production with Media Talent Group and Detour Filmproduction |
August 12, 2005 | Four Brothers | co-production with Di Bonaventura Pictures |
October 14, 2005 | Elizabethtown | co-production with Cruise/Wagner Productions and Vinyl Films |
October 28, 2005 | The Weather Man | distribution outside the U.K., Ireland, Scandinavia and Italy only; [45] [46] [47] co-production with Escape Artists |
November 9, 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | co-production with Interscope/Shady/Aftermath Films and MTV Films |
November 23, 2005 | Yours, Mine & Ours | North American distribution only; co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Nickelodeon Movies, Columbia Pictures and Robert Simonds Productions |
December 2, 2005 | Aeon Flux | distribution outside Italy, Spain, Japan and Russia only; [48] [49] [50] co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment, Valhalla Motion Pictures and MTV Films |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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January 13, 2006 | Last Holiday | co-production with ImageMovers and Laurence Mark Productions |
March 10, 2006 | Failure to Launch | co-production with Scott Rudin Productions and Aversano Films |
March 17, 2006 | She's the Man | North American distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment and The Donners' Company |
May 5, 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | co-production with Cruise/Wagner Productions |
May 19, 2006 | Over the Hedge [N 8] | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation; First DreamWorks film to be distributed by Paramount Pictures |
June 16, 2006 | Nacho Libre | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies, Black & White Productions and HH Films |
August 4, 2006 | Barnyard | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies and O Entertainment |
August 9, 2006 | World Trade Center | co-production with Double Feature Films |
September 15, 2006 | The Last Kiss [N 9] | North American and German distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment |
September 22, 2006 | Jackass Number Two | co-production with MTV Films, Dickhouse Productions and Lynch Siderow Productions |
October 20, 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | North American distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions and Amblin Entertainment |
November 3, 2006 | Flushed Away [N 8] | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features |
December 15, 2006 | Charlotte's Web | co-production with Walden Media, The Kerner Entertainment Company and Nickelodeon Movies |
Dreamgirls | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Laurence Mark Productions | |
December 27, 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | North American distribution with DreamWorks Pictures only; produced by Constantin Film, Bernd Eichinger Productions, NEF Productions and Castelao Productions |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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January 5, 2007 | Freedom Writers | co-production with MTV Films, Jersey Films and Double Features Films |
February 9, 2007 | Norbit | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Davis Entertainment |
February 23, 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | international distribution only; co-production with 20th Century Fox, Comedy Central Films, High Sierra Carpeting, Jersey Films, Double Feature Films and Principato-Young Entertainment |
March 2, 2007 | Zodiac | North American distribution only; co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures and Phoenix Pictures |
March 23, 2007 | Shooter | co-production with Di Bonaventura Pictures |
March 30, 2007 | Blades of Glory | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, MTV Films, Red Hour Productions and Smart Entertainment |
April 13, 2007 | Disturbia [N 10] | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Cold Spring Pictures and The Montecito Picture Company |
April 27, 2007 | Next | North and Latin American and Australian distribution only; produced by Revolution Studios, Initial Entertainment Group, Virtual Studios, Saturn Films and Broken Road Productions |
May 18, 2007 | Shrek the Third [N 8] | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks |
July 3, 2007 | Transformers | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro Films and Di Bonaventura Pictures |
August 3, 2007 | Hot Rod | co-production with Michaels/Goldwyn |
August 10, 2007 | Stardust | co-production with Marv Films, Ingenious Film Partners and Di Bonaventura Pictures |
October 5, 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Radar Pictures, Davis Entertainment and Conundrum Entertainment |
October 19, 2007 | Things We Lost in the Fire | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Neal Street Productions |
November 2, 2007 | Bee Movie [N 8] | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation and Columbus 81 Productions |
November 16, 2007 | Beowulf | North American distribution only; co-production with Shangri-La Entertainment and ImageMovers; international distribution handled by Warner Bros. Pictures |
December 21, 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | North American distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Parkes+MacDonald Productions and The Zanuck Company |
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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January 18, 2008 | Cloverfield | co-production with Bad Robot |
February 1, 2008 | Strange Wilderness | distribution only; produced by Level 1 Entertainment and Happy Madison Productions [51] |
February 14, 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Atmosphere Pictures |
March 21, 2008 | Drillbit Taylor | co-production with Apatow Productions and Roth-Arnold Productions |
March 28, 2008 | Stop-Loss | co-production with MTV Films and Scott Rudin Productions |
April 4, 2008 | The Ruins | distribution outside Poland, Portugal and Greece only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Red Hour Productions |
May 2, 2008 | Iron Man [N 11] | distribution outside France, Germany, Austria, Japan and Spain only; [52] produced by Marvel Studios and Fairview Entertainment Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2022 |
May 22, 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | distribution only; produced by Lucasfilm |
June 6, 2008 | Kung Fu Panda [N 8] | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature |
June 20, 2008 | The Love Guru | distribution outside German-speaking Europe, Scandinavia and Israel only; co-production with Spyglass Entertainment, No Money Fun Films and Michael De Luca Productions |
July 25, 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | co-production with Nickelodeon Movies |
August 13, 2008 | Tropic Thunder | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Red Hour Productions |
September 19, 2008 | Ghost Town | distribution outside German-speaking Europe, Scandinavia and Israel only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Pariah |
September 26, 2008 | Eagle Eye | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures and K/O Paper Products |
November 7, 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa [N 8] | distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks |
December 25, 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | North American distribution only; co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture |
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