This is a list of films released in 1995. The highly anticipated sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance was the year's biggest box-office hit, and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 1995 by worldwide gross are as follows:
+ Highest-grossing films of 1995 RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross 1 Die Hard with a Vengeance 20th Century Fox $366,101,666 2 Toy Story Walt Disney Pictures $361,958,736 3 Apollo 13 Universal $355,237,933 4 GoldenEye MGM $352,194,034 5 Pocahontas Walt Disney Pictures $346,079,773 6 Batman Forever Warner Bros. $336,529,144 7 Seven New Line $327,311,859 8 CasperUniversal $287,928,194 9 Waterworld $264,218,220 10 Jumanji Sony / TriStar $262,797,249
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 Category/Organization 53rd Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 21, 1996 1st Critics' Choice AwardsJanuary 22, 1996 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 68th Academy AwardsMarch 25, 1996 49th BAFTA AwardsApril 23, 1996 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Sense and Sensibility Babe Sense and Sensibility Apollo 13 Braveheart Sense and Sensibility Best Director Mel GibsonBraveheart Ron HowardApollo 13 Mel GibsonBraveheart Michael RadfordThe Postman Best Actor Nicolas CageLeaving Las Vegas John TravoltaGet Shorty Kevin BaconMurder in the First Nicolas CageLeaving Las Vegas Nigel HawthorneThe Madness of King George Best Actress Sharon StoneCasino Nicole KidmanTo Die For Susan SarandonDead Man Walking Emma ThompsonSense and Sensibility Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt12 Monkeys Kevin SpaceyThe Usual SuspectsEd HarrisApollo 13 Ed HarrisApollo 13 Kevin SpaceyThe Usual Suspects Tim RothRob Roy Best Supporting Actress Mira SorvinoMighty Aphrodite Kate WinsletSense and Sensibility Mira SorvinoMighty Aphrodite Kate WinsletSense and Sensibility Best Screenplay, Adapted Emma ThompsonSense and Sensibility Emma ThompsonSense and Sensibility John HodgeTrainspotting Best Screenplay, Original Randall WallaceBraveheart Christopher McQuarrieThe Usual Suspects Best Original Score A Walk in the CloudsMaurice Jarre N/AN/A The PostmanLuis Bacalov Best Original Song "Colors of the Wind"Pocahontas N/AN/A "Colors of the Wind"Pocahontas N/A Best Foreign Language Film Les Misérables The Postman N/A Antonia The Postman
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Underground (Podzemlje), directed by Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavia
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Cyclo (Xích lô), directed by Anh Hung Tran, Vietnam / France
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): The Bait (L'appât), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, France
People's Choice Award (Toronto International Film Festival): Antonia's Line, directed by Marleen Gorris, Netherlands
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
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