Events
- Sheree Paolello joins NBC station WLWT as general assignment reporter
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 11 - Brotherhood of the Wolf
- January 18 - The Kid Stays in the Picture (Focus Features), Long Time Dead (Focus Features)
- March 1 - 40 Days and 40 Nights
- March 8 - The Time Machine (DreamWorks Pictures)
- March 15 - Harrison's Flowers
- March 22 - Ali G Indahouse and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Edition
- April 17 - The Scorpion King
- May 8 - About a Boy
- May 18 - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (DreamWorks Animation)
- May 31 - Undercover Brother
- June 6 - The Bourne Identity
- June 21 - Minority Report (DreamWorks Pictures International Distribution)
- July 12 - Road to Perdition (DreamWorks Pictures)
- August 2 - Blue Crush
- August 16 - Possession (Focus Features)
- September 10 - My Little Eye (Focus Features)
- September 20 - 8 Women (Focus Features)
- September 27 - The Tuxedo (DreamWorks Pictures)
- September 30 - Red Dragon
- October 11 - Ash Wednesday (Focus Features)
- October 16 - The Truth About Charlie
- October 18 - The Ring (DreamWorks Pictures)
- November 8 - Far from Heaven (Focus Features) and 8 Mile
- November 22 - The Emperor's Club
- December 3 - Empire
- December 4 - The Pianist (Focus Features)
- December 25 - Catch Me If You Can (DreamWorks Pictures)
Shorts
Television
- February 4 - Closing Bell premieres on CNBC
- June 16 - Crime & Punishment premieres on NBC
- July 12 - Monk premeres on USA Network
- September 24 - In-Laws premieres on NBC
- September 27 - Robbery Homicide Division premieres on CBS
- September 29 - Boomtown premieres on NBC
- November 29 - It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie premieres on NBC
Home video releases
VHS & DVD releases
- January 2 - The Fast and the Furious
- January 15 - American Pie 2
- January 29 - The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- February 5 - Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- February 19 - Balto (VHS re-release and DVD release)
- February 26 - The Musketeer
- March 5
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- The Last Castle (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- March 26 - K-PAX
- April 9
- May 21 - How High
- June 25 - A Beautiful Mind
- July 23 - The Time Machine (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- July 30
- Dragonfly
- Butt-Ugly Martians: Best of the Bad Guys (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
- Butt-Ugly Martians: Hoverboard Heroes (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
- Butt-Ugly Martians: Boyz to Martians (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
- September 17
- The Chipmunk Adventure: Special Edition
- Hollywood Ending (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- September 24
- October 1 - The Scorpion King
- October 22 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Edition
- November 19 - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
- November 29 - It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (NBC Home Video)
- December 10 - The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (DVD release)
- December 10 - The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (DVD release)
- December 17
- Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy
- Minority Report (DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
Direct-to-video releases
- February 19 - Balto II: Wolf Quest
- March 26 - Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
- July 30 - K-9: P.I.
- September 3 - Rock My World
- October 1 - The Mummy: Quest for the Lost Scrolls
- December 10 - The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
Video games
- September 24
- Butt-Ugly Martians: B.K.M. Battles
- November 5
- November 19
Character debuts
- May 24 - Spirit
- June 6 - Jason Bourne
- July 12 - Adrian Monk
- November 29 - Joe Snow, Yoda Muppet, Eugene the Tuba Player
- December 10 - Mo, Diplodocus Mom, Bumphead Babies
People
Births
- February 5 - Sammy Strong (actor, voice actor and singer)
Deaths
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