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. Gaumont Film Company celebrates its centennary in 1995.
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 scores the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million.
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 injures his spinal cord after falling off his horse in an equestrian competition. The injury paralyzed him from the shoulders down, and he depended on a ventilator to breathe. June 10 – Pocahontas has the largest premiere ever for a movie, 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.
Awards
1995 wide-release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 1995
United States unless stated
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12 Monkeys, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt 301, 302, directed by Park Chul-soo – (South Korea)
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Above Suspicion, starring Christopher Reeve, Joe Mantegna, Kim Cattrall
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, directed by Steve Oedekerk, starring Jim Carrey
The Addiction, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Lili Taylor and Christopher Walken After Five in the Forest Primeval (Nach Fünf im Urwald), starring Franka Potente – (Germany) All Things Fair (Lust och fägring stor), directed by Bo Widerberg – (Sweden) The Amazing Panda Adventure The American President, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael J. Fox Angel Baby, starring John Lynch – (Australia) Angels & Insects, starring Mark Rylance and Kristin Scott Thomas – (UK/US) Angus, starring Charlie Talbert, James Van Der Beek, Kathy Bates and George C. Scott Antonia's Line (Antonia) – (Netherlands) – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film L'Appât (Fresh Bait or The Bait), directed by Bertrand Tavernier – (France) – Golden Bear award Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris The Arsonist (Kaki bakar) – (Malaysia) Assassins, directed by Richard Donner, starring Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore An Awfully Big Adventure, directed by Mike Newell, starring Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant – (U.K.)