History MilestoneCelebration / Film

** The original ''Film/{{Superman|TheMovie}}'' movie was released in 1978, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Franchise/{{Superman}}'s debut in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1 (June 1938). 'Film/SupermanIII'' was released in June 1983, the 45th anniversary. ''Film/ManOfSteel'' was released in June 2013, his 75th anniversary.

** The original ''Film/{{Superman|TheMovie}}'' movie was released in 1978, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Franchise/{{Superman}}'s debut in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1 (June 1938). ''Film/ManOfSteel'' was released in June 2013, his 75th anniversary.

* ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' (2004) was released the year of the 25th anniversary of ''Film/{{Alien}}'', while the sequel ''Film/AliensVsPredatorRequiem'' was released the year of the 20th anniversary of ''Film/{{Predator}}''.

** The release of ''Film/AlienRomulus'' overlaps with the 45th Anniversary of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.

** The 2018 ''{{Film/Halloween|2018}}'' was released on October 19th, 2018, just 6 days shy from [[Film/Halloween1978 the first film's original theatrical release]].

** ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' was released the year of Star Trek's 20th anniversary.

** ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' is set to release the year of Godzilla's 70th anniversary. It also marks the 10th anniversary of the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse''. ''Film/GodzillaMinusOne'' also celebrates the 70th anniversary, but due to a contract preventing Toho from releasing their films the same year that Creator/LegendaryPictures releases their films, it instead came out earlier on November 3, 2023, the 69th anniversary of the release of the original film.

** Microsoft celebrated the occasion by including an interesting EasterEgg in its website, where typing in the words "OUTATIME" would pop up the [=DeLorean=] flux capacitor, followed by a video of clouds, wherein a flashing of lights are shown, an indication that something is coming, just like how it was portrayed in the movies. The page that is displayed afterwards shows the phrase "Great Scott! The future is precisely on schedule", a reference to one of Doc Brown's lines; the page also displays many of Microsoft's current hardware--[=HoloLens=] (VR), Lumia (smartphone), Band (fitness tracker), Surface (tablet/two-in-one laptop) and UsefulNotes/XboxOne--showcased side-by side with corresponding technologies from TheEighties (as an added bonus, the page can be viewed in 3D, if you have the appropriate glasses).

** ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' was released in 1987, the 25th anniversary, and ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' was released in 1997, the 35th anniversary.

** ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', the final Next Generation movie, was released the same year as [=TNG's=] 15th anniversary.

** ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' is set to release the year of Godzilla's 70th anniversary. It also marks the 10th anniversary of the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse''. ''Film/GodzillaMinusOne'' also celebrates the 70th anniversary, but due to a contract preventing Toho from releasing their films the same year that Legendary Entertainment releases their films, it instead came out earlier on November 3, 2023, the 69th anniversary of the release of the original film.

** Telltale Games rereleased the [[VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame video game]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, with improved textures, new dialogue and interviews with various staff involved with the game and the films, including the films' co-writer and producer. {{UsefulNotes/Steam}} also had a 75% discount on the game on October 21st, as part of one of its Daily Deals.

[[caption-width-right:350:Celebrating 100 years of wonder.[[labelnote:Characters]]Top row: [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]], and Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}. Bottom row: [[WesternAnimation/{{Coco}} Miguel]] and [[Franchise/TheLionKing Simba]]. Bottom right is WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse in his Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit from ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''.[[/labelnote]]]]

* Movie studios often get updated {{Vanity Plate}}s on their anniversaries. Movies released during the first year of the updated logos also contain messages denoting the anniversary. (eg, ''Film/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'' in 2010 begins by panning up from the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox structure to some lights spelling out, "Celebrating 75 Years"[[note]]Referring to the 1935 merger of the Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures, not the 1915 founding of the Fox Film Corporation. On that note, the updated Fox logo actually debuted one month before the anniversary year began, without the 75 years message, in front of December 2009's ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.[[/note]].)
** Creator/{{Universal}} celebrated its 75th anniversary[[note]]referring to the 1915 opening of Universal City Studios as opposed to the actual company in 1912[[/note]] by opening each movie released in 1990 with the logos that graced their works from 1927-1990, and a then-new logo (though they skipped the version that refers to them as Universal International). Fittingly, this montage first appeared at the beginning of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII''.
** Universal released a similar video for their 100th anniversary[[note]]referring to the 1912 founding of Universal Film Manufacturing Company[[/note]], preceding another new logo with the ones used from 1927-2012 (they did not exclude the Universal International ident this time), but showed this montage online instead of during movies.
* Anniversaries are generally a good excuse for LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition video releases of beloved films, dating back to the VHS era.
** They are also good excuses to re-release movies in theatres, because nothing beats watching a classic movie on a big screen for its anniversary.

** ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' is set to release the year of Godzilla's 70th anniversary. It also marks the 10th anniversary of the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse''.

** ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' was created as Creator/{{Toho}}'s 30th anniversary film, which fortunately coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of the original ''Film/{{King Kong|1933}}''; it was also both monsters' third respective film appearances. Then, for the studio's 60th anniversary, they decided to try and remake it. However, due to copyright issues, they opted for Godzilla's most iconic foe, resulting in ''Film/GodzillaVsKingGhidorah''.

** ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' was created as Creator/{{Toho}}'s 30th anniversary film, which fortunately coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of the original ''Film/{{King Kong| 1933}}''; it was also both monsters' third respective film appearances. Then, for the studio's 60th anniversary, they decided to try and remake it. However, due to copyright issues, they opted for Godzilla's most iconic foe, resulting in ''Film/GodzillaVsKingGhidorah''.

** ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' is set to release the year of Godzilla's 70th anniversary. It also marks the 10th anniversary of the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse''

** ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' is set to release the year of Godzilla's 70th anniversary.

** ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'', the 40th anniversary film, ended the Heisei series by having Godzilla fight a monster with origins related to the Oxygen Destroyer that killed him in the original film and then killing Godzilla off again; the film even ended with a brief montage of clips from the first film. The unmade American 1994 ''Script/{{Godzilla|1994}}'' was originally intended to be the anniversary film.

** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' was released on May 25, 2018, the 41st anniversary of ''A New Hope's'' 1977 release, in which Harrison Ford first appeared as Han Solo.

** The first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' film was released in 2002 for [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spidey's]] 40th anniversary, ''Film/SpiderMan3'' was released in 2007 for the 45th, and the reboot ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' was released in 2012, ten years after the original film, for the 50th. ''Another'' reboot, ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', was released in 2017, just in time for the 55th.

*** While Kirby didn't help create Franchise/SpiderMan, ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' does feature ComicBook/IronMan [[spoiler:and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, who makes a few minor [[TheCameo cameos]]]] whom Kirby did help create.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' is a celebration of Creator/{{Disney}}'s 100th anniversary, with wishes--which were prominent throughout Disney's history--as its main theme. It also utilizes [[WishUponAShootingStar wishing on a shooting star]], a prominent part of Disney's logo.

* For the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise in 2015[[note]]Most of these took place during the month of October since October 21st, 2015 was when ''Part II'' took place.[[/note]]:

** ''[[Film/Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers]]'' (1988) revived the Myers storyline after the botched attempt at a GenreAnthology series from ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'' 10 years after the [[Film/Halloween1978 first movie]].
** ''[[Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later]]'' (1998): This is bluntly lampshaded not only in the storyline, but '''twice''' in the ''friggin' title''.