1995 in film

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1995 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Box office records

• The Batman franchise became the fifth film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of Batman Forever.
  • Batman Forever is released in theaters and surpasses Jurassic Park for scoring the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million.

Film records

• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, released this year, has been running in theatres in India for 30 years, making the longest running film in cinema history

Context

The theatrical box office of 1994 achieved record grosses, with nine films earning more than $100million and the highest attendance (1.29billion) since 1960 (1.3billion). By 1995, however, the average cost of making and marketing a film had doubled since 1990, reaching $50.4million, making turning a profit more difficult. The rising salary cost of actors was a contributing factor; studios vied to secure popular actors such as Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, and Arnold Schwarzenegger who could generally guarantee a minimum level of box-office success and held broad appeal outside of the United States and Canada. If notable stars were unavailable, studios were forced to pay exorbitant salaries for less-well-known stars and pay other cast lower salaries to offset costs. In 1995, theatrical box-office revenue was falling; the first quarter was about $90million lower than the same period in 1994. Markets outside of the U.S. and Canada were growing, accounting for 41% of a film's total revenue—including theatrical and home media profits—and outperformed the U.S. and Canadian box offices for the first time in 1994. Anticipated films such as Batman Forever, Crimson Tide, and Pocahontas were scheduled for release alongside Waterworld, the most-expensive film of its time.

Events

• March 13 – The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.
• April 10 – Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. sells 80% of MCA Inc., owner of Universal Pictures, to Seagram Company for $7 billion.
• May 12 – Crimson Tide is released, kicking off the Summer box office season with critical and commercial success.
• May 19 – Die Hard with a Vengeance is released in theaters and becomes the year's highest-grossing film (Toy Story overtook it in re-releases in 2014).
• May 24 – Braveheart is released to critical and commercial success. Directed by and starring Mel Gibson, it will go on to win 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
• May 27 – Actor Christopher Reeve (1952–2004) injured his spinal cord after falling off his horse in an equestrian competition. The injury paralysed him from the shoulders down, and he depended on a ventilator to breathe.
• June 10 – Pocahontas has the largest premiere ever for a film, premiering in Central Park, New York City, with an audience of 100,000 and free admission. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success at the worldwide box office.
• June 16 – Batman Forever is released in theaters and scores the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million.
• November – Carolco Pictures files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
• November 17 – After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
• November 22 – Toy Story is released, marking the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery. Toy Story was both a commercial and critical success, and is considered by film historians as a significant turning point in film history.
• unknown date – Trash Video, a Finnish independent film production company is established.

Awards

1995 films

By country/region

• List of American films of 1995
• List of Argentine films of 1995
• List of Australian films of 1995
• List of Bangladeshi films of 1995
• List of British films of 1995
• List of Canadian films of 1995
• List of French films of 1995
• List of Hong Kong films of 1995
• List of Indian films of 1995
  • List of Hindi films of 1995
  • List of Kannada films of 1995
  • List of Malayalam films of 1995
  • List of Marathi films of 1995
  • List of Tamil films of 1995
  • List of Telugu films of 1995
• List of Japanese films of 1995
• List of Mexican films of 1995
• List of Pakistani films of 1995
• List of Russian films of 1995
• List of South Korean films of 1995
• List of Spanish films of 1995

By genre/medium

• List of action films of 1995
• List of animated feature films of 1995
• List of avant-garde films of 1995
• List of crime films of 1995
• List of comedy films of 1995
• List of drama films of 1995
• List of horror films of 1995
• List of science fiction films of 1995
• List of thriller films of 1995
• List of western films of 1995

Births

• January 5 – Whindersson Nunes, Brazilian YouTuber and actor
• January 7
  • Jessica Darrow, American actress and singer
  • Leslie Grace, American singer, songwriter and actress
• January 9 – Nicola Peltz, American actress
• January 13
  • Natalia Dyer, American actress
  • Eros Vlahos, English-Greek actor and comedian
• January 17 – Indya Moore, American actor
• January 24
  • Dylan Everett, Canadian actor
  • Callan McAuliffe, Australian actor
• January 30 – Danielle Campbell, American actress
• February 2 – Tom Blyth, English actor
• February 7 – Tom Glynn-Carney, English actor and singer
• February 10 – Archie Madekwe, English actor
• February 28 – Madisen Beaty, American actress
• March 4 – Bill Milner, English actor
• March 7 – Haley Lu Richardson, American actress
• March 20 – Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress (died 2023)
• March 21 – RJ Cyler, American actor
• March 22 – Nick Robinson, American actor
• March 23 – Victoria Pedretti, American actress
• March 30 – Simone Ashley, English actress
• April 1 – Logan Paul, American pro wrestler, actor, and YouTuber
• April 17 – Phoebe Dynevor, English actress
• April 18 – Virginia Gardner, American actress
• April 19 – Patrick Gibson, Irish actor
• April 24 – Ludmilla, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress
• May 3
  • Katie Chang, American actress
  • Emma Seligman, Canadian film director and screenwriter
• May 4
  • Alex Lawther, English actor
  • Shameik Moore, American actor, singer and rapper
• May 5 - Devon Gearhart, American actor
• May 11 - Shira Haas, Israeli actress
• May 12 – Sawyer Sweeten, American child actor (died 2015)
• May 13 – Taylor John Smith, American actor
• May 25 - Brandon Perea, American actor
• May 28 – Jacob Kogan, American actor
• June 4 - Gustav Lindh, Swedish actor
• June 5 – Troye Sivan, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
• June 6 – Jack Kilmer, American actor
• June 8 – Harumi Sato, Japanese actress and dancer
• June 19 – Blake Woodruff, American actor
• June 20 – Geraldine Viswanathan, Australian actress
• June 22 – Micheál Richardson, Irish-American actor
• July 4 – Post Malone, American rapper
• July 9 – Georgie Henley, English actress
• July 11 – Blu Hunt, American actress
• July 12 – Mason Alexander Park, American actor
• August 4 – Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress
• August 6 – Amy Forsyth, Canadian actress
• August 7 – Sasha Calle, American actress
• August 9 – Justice Smith, American actor
• August 18 - Alexa Davies, Welsh actress
• August 20 – Liana Liberato, American actress
• August 22 – Dua Lipa, English singer and actress
• August 26 – Gracie Dzienny, American actress
• September 4 - Lola Tash, Canadian former actress
• September 12 – Ryan Potter, American actor
• September 19 – Rachel Sennott, American actress
• September 20 - Sammi Hanratty, American actress
• September 22 – Juliette Goglia, American actress
• September 29 – Sasha Lane, American actress
• October 3
  • Ayo Edebiri, American comedian, writer, producer and actress
  • Hailey McCann, former American child actress
• October 13 – Park Ji-min, Korean singer, songwriter and dancer
• October 24 – Ashton Sanders, American actor and model
• November 2 – Brandon Soo Hoo, American actor and martial artist
• November 3 – Alice Wegmann, Brazilian actress
• November 6 – John Owen Lowe, American writer, producer and actor
• November 7 – Sophia Ali, American actress
• November 9 – Finn Cole, English actor
• November 15 - Amy James-Kelly, British Actress
• November 17 – Zach Barack, American actor, singer and comedian
• November 22 – Katherine McNamara, American actress
• November 23 – Austin Majors, American actor (died 2023)
• November 27
  • Ricardo Hoyos, Canadian actor
  • Jamila Velazquez, American singer and actress
• November 29
  • Liv Hewson, Australian actor
  • Laura Marano, American actress, singer
• December 5 - Hadley Robinson, American actress
• December 13 – Emma Corrin, British actor
• December 25 - Charlee Fraser, Australian actress
• December 26 - Lola Petticrew, Northern Irish actor
• December 27
  • Laurence Belcher, English actor
  • Timothée Chalamet, American and French actor
• December 29 – Ross Lynch, American actor, singer, dancer
• December 30 – Kim Tae-hyung, Korean singer, songwriter and dancer

Deaths

Film debuts

• Jon Abrahams – Kids
• Casey Affleck – To Die For
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – Congo
• Michael Bay (director) – Bad Boys
• Drake Bell – Drifting School
• Camilla Belle – A Little Princess
• Connie Britton – The Brothers McMullen
• Edward Burns – The Brothers McMullen
• Scott Caan – A Boy Called Hate
• Fulvio Cecere – Assassins
• Emmanuelle Chriqui – The Donor
• Enrico Colantoni – Money Train
• Rachael Leigh Cook – The Baby-Sitters Club
• Jennifer Coolidge – Love and Happiness
• David Cross – Destiny Turns on the Radio
• Rosario Dawson – Kids
• Peter Dinklage – Living in Oblivion
• John Doman – Die Hard with a Vengeance
• Colman Domingo – Timepiece
• Jeffrey Donovan – Throwing Down
• Minnie Driver – Circle of Friends
• Michael Clarke Duncan – Friday
• Peter Facinelli – Angela
• John Farley – Tommy Boy
• Kevin Farley – Tommy Boy
• Colin Farrell – Frankie Starlight
• Will Ferrell – Criminal Hearts
• Leo Fitzpatrick – Kids
• Tommy Flanagan – Braveheart
• Shawn Hatosy – Home for the Holidays
• Jessica Hecht – Joe's Rotten World
• Natasha Henstridge – Species
• Aldis Hodge – Die Hard with a Vengeance
• Hassan Johnson – Clockers
• Tamala Jones – How to Make an American Quilt
• Keira Knightley – Innocent Lies
• Johnny Knoxville – Desert Blues
• David Koechner – It's Now... or NEVER!
• Jared Leto – How to Make an American Quilt
• Ken Leung – Pictures of Baby Jane Doe
• Chad Lindberg – Born to be Wild
• Eric Mabius – Welcome to the Dollhouse
• Norm Macdonald – Billy Madison
• Heather Matarazzo – Welcome to the Dollhouse
• James McAvoy – The Near Room
• Debra Messing – A Walk in the Clouds
• Dina Meyer – Johnny Mnemonic
• Ivana Miličević – Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
• Jay Mohr – For Better or Worse
• Nicole Ari Parker – The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
• Paula Jai Parker – Friday
• Amanda Peet – Animal Room
• Mekhi Phifer – Clockers
• Ryan Phillippe – Crimson Tide
• Geoff Pierson – Two Bits
• Franka Potente – After Five in the Forest Primeval
• James Purefoy – Feast of July
• Jeremy Renner – National Lampoon's Senior Trip
• Giovanni Ribisi – Mind Ripper
• Emilio Rivera – My Family
• Paul Rudd – Clueless
• Peter Sarsgaard – Dead Man Walking
• Steve Schirripa – Casino
• Élie Semoun – The Three Brothers
• Chloë Sevigny – Kids
• Brendan Sexton III – Welcome to the Dollhouse
• Michael Sheen – Othello
• Ethan Suplee – Mallrats
• Saïd Taghmaoui – La Haine
• Charlize Theron – Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
• James Van Der Beek – Angus
• Dominic West – Richard III
• Johnny Whitworth – Bye Bye Love

References

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