IMDB ranked the 50 best movies of the decade (2000-2009) based on the ratings given by its thousands of users.

TOP 50 MOVIES OF THE DECADE
(2000-2009)

1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
3. Cidade de Deus (2002)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
5. Avatar (2009)
6. Memento (2000)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
8. WALL·E (2008)
9. Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001)
10. Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
11. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
12. The Pianist (2002)
13. The Departed (2006)
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
15. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
16. Up (2009)
17. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
18. El laberinto del fauno (2006)
19. Der Untergang (2004)
20. The Prestige (2006)
21. Gran Torino (2008)
22. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
23. Sin City (2005)
24. District 9 (2009)
25. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
26. Oldboy (2003)
27. Batman Begins (2005)
28. Gladiator (2000)
29. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
30. No Country for Old Men (2007)
31. Nefes: Vatan sagolsun (2009)
32. Up in the Air (2009)
33. The Wrestler (2008)
34. There Will Be Blood (2007)
35. Donnie Darko (2001)
36. Into the Wild (2007)
37. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
38. Snatch (2000)
39. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
40. Star Trek (2009)
41. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
42. Amores perros (2000)
43. Okuribito (2008)
44. Finding Nemo (2003)
45. Ratatouille (2007)
46. V for Vendetta (2005)
47. Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)
48. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
49. Tasogare Seibei (2002)
50. The Incredibles (2004)

Best Movies of the Decade originally appeared on Starmometer on January 7, 2010.

The critically-acclaimed Batman movie won in all 5 categories it was nominated for.

“Here’s to Heath,” Christian Bale said after accepting the favorite on screen match-up award, referring to his co-star Ledger, who died in January 2008.

The Dark Knight also won Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Favorite Superhero, Favorite Cast and much-coveted Favorite Movie of the Year.

The 35th People’s Choice Awards was hosted by Queen Latifah for the third consecutive year.

Here’s the complete list of winners in the 2009 People’s Choice Awards:

Favorite MOVIE
The Dark Knight

Favorite COMEDY MOVIE
27 Dresses

Favorite MOVIE DRAMA
The Secret Life of Bees

Favorite FAMILY MOVIE
Wall-E

Favorite INDEPENDENT MOVIE
The Secret Life of Bees

Favorite ACTION MOVIE
The Dark Knight

Favorite CAST
The Dark Knight

Favorite ON SCREEN MATCH UP
Christian Bale & Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Favorite MALE MOVIE STAR
Will Smith

Favorite FEMALE MOVIE STAR
Reese Witherspoon

Favorite MALE ACTION STAR
Will Smith

Favorite FEMALE ACTION STAR
Angelina Jolie

Favorite LEADING MAN
Brad Pitt

Favorite LEADING LADY
Kate Hudson

Favorite SUPERHERO
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman

Favorite TV DRAMA
House

Favorite TV COMEDY
Two and a Half Men

Favorite NEW TV DRAMA
The Mentalist

Favorite NEW TV COMEDY
Gary Unmarried

Favorite ANIMATED COMEDY
The Simpsons

Favorite SCI FI/FANTASY SHOW
Heroes

Favorite COMPETITION/REALITY SHOW
Dancing with the Stars

Favorite GAME SHOW
Deal or No Deal

Favorite MALE TV STAR
Hugh Laurie

Favorite FEMALE TV STAR
Christina Applegate

Favorite TALK SHOW HOST
Ellen DeGeneres

Favorite SCENE STEALING GUEST STAR
Robin Williams on Law & Order: SVU

Favorite TV DRAMA DIVA
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Favorite MALE SINGER
Chris Brown

Favorite FEMALE SINGER
Carrie Underwood

Favorite GROUP
Rascal Flatts

Favorite COMBINED FORCES
“No Air” by Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown

Favorite HIP-HOP SONG
“Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

Favorite ROCK SONG
“All Summer Long” by Kid Rock

Favorite COUNTRY SONG
“Last Name” by Carrie Underwood

Favorite R & B SONG
“No One” by Alicia Keys

Favorite POP SONG
“I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry

Favorite SONG FROM A SOUNDTRACK
“Mamma Mia” by Meryl Streep from Mamma Mia!

Favorite FUNNY MALE STAR
Adam Sandler

Favorite FUNNY FEMALE STAR
Tina Fey

Favorite USER GENERATED VIDEO
Barack Roll

Favorite ONLINE SENSATION
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

‘The Dark Knight’ Tops 35th People’s Choice Awards originally appeared on Starmometer on January 9, 2009.

Smith is voted the Box-Office King, if you must, by generating the most box-office revenue for theaters for his two films Hancock and Seven Pounds.

On the other hand, it was Christian Bale’s “The Dark Knight” which ranked-in the most box-office money as it was hailed as the no. 1 movie in America for 2008 but Bale was only ranked third by Quigley this year. The Dark Knight earned a whopping 1 billion US dollars worldwide as of this writing.

Princess Diaries star Anne Hattaway was named a star of tomorrow, along with Chris Pine, who appeared in “Bottle Shock” and will play Captain Kirk in 2009′s “Star Trek” movie.

TOP 10 MONEY-MAKING STAR OF 2008

1. Will Smith (Hancock)
2. Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man)
3. Christian Bale (The Dark Knight)
4. Shia LaBeouf (Indiana Jones 4, Eagle Eye)
5. Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones 4)
6. Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories)
7. Reese Witherspoon (Four Christmases)
8. George Clooney (Burn After Reading)
9. Angelina Jolie (Wanted)
10. Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace)

Will Smith Voted Top Money-Making Star of 2008 originally appeared on Starmometer on January 3, 2009.

In a scale of 0 to 100%, 0 being the lowest and 100 being the highest, here are the Top 10 Summer Movies according to the ratings it received from Rotten Tomatoes:

1. WALL-E – 97%

Thumbs Up: 194
Thumbs Down: 7

2. DARK KNIGHT – 94%

Thumbs Up: 239
Thumbs Down: 14

3. IRON MAN – 93%

Thumbs Up: 199
Thumbs Down: 15

4. KUNG FU PANDA – 88%

Thumbs Up: 129
Thumbs Down: 17

5. INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL – 77%

Thumbs Up: 183
Thumbs Down: 56%

6. WANTED – 73%

Thumbs Up: 129
Thumgs Down: 48

7. THE INCREDIBLE HULK – 67%

Thumbs Up: 132
Thumbs Down: 64

8. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN – 66%

Thumbs Up: 106
Thumbs Down: 54

9. SEX AND THE CITY THE MOVIE – 51%

Thumbs Up: 84
Thumbs Down: 81

10. HANCOCK – 38%

Thumbs Up: 73
Thumbs Down: 119

Top 10 Summer Movies According to Critics originally appeared on Starmometer on September 2, 2008.

The Batman movie was able to beat Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures’ superhero sequel “Pineapple Express” by raking $26 million at the box-office last weekend.

The Christian Bale and Heath Ledger starrer has now grossed $441.5 million, surpassing the record of “Shrek 2” as the third highest domestic grosser of all time. It’s bound to beat the $461 million record of “Star Wars” next week before finally settling at No. 2, behind all-time no. 1 movie “Titanic.”

The final weekend gross for “Pineapple” was a solid $22.4 million.

The Top 10 Movies at the Box-office last Weekend:

1. The Dark Knight – $26,030,000
2. Pineapple Express – $22,400,000
3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – $16,113,000
4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 – $10,770,000
5. Step Brothers – $8,900,000
6. Mamma Mia! – $8,081,000
7. Journey to the Center of the Earth – $4,855,000
8. Hancock $3,300,000
9. Swing Vote $3,106,000
10. Wall-E – $3,106,000

The Dark Knight Tops Box-office for 4th Week originally appeared on Starmometer on August 12, 2008.

Synopsis, production photos and trailer after the jump…

Gist: With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

The Dark Knight – Movie Preview originally appeared on Starmometer on May 6, 2008.