:Sex and the City (film)

A few years after the events of the television series, Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big are in a committed relationship and preparing to move in together. They find an expensive penthouse in New York City, which Big agrees to purchase. Concerned about her lack of legal rights if they separate, Carrie considers selling her apartment to contribute financially. Big proposes marriage, and Carrie accepts.

Carrie is invited by Vogue editor Enid to be featured in the magazine’s bridal couture "Age Issue." She models several designer gowns and is especially drawn to a Vivienne Westwood dress, which is later gifted to her. The attention surrounding the dress leads Carrie to plan a large, elaborate wedding. The scale of the event begins to cause anxiety for Big, who has been divorced twice.

Miranda Hobbes is struggling in her marriage to Steve. Their intimacy has declined due to work and parenting responsibilities. Steve admits to having an affair, and Miranda decides to leave him. At Carrie and Big’s rehearsal dinner, Steve attempts to reconcile, but Miranda remains upset and tells Big that marriage ruins everything. On the day of the wedding, Big experiences doubts and calls Carrie to cancel. Carrie, heartbroken, leaves the venue. When Big tries to speak to her outside, she hits him with her bouquet.

Carrie travels to Mexico with Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha on what was meant to be her honeymoon. After returning to New York, she hires an assistant, Louise, to help her reorganize her life. Louise eventually reconciles with her ex-boyfriend and moves back to St. Louis to marry him.

Charlotte York, who previously faced fertility challenges, learns that she is pregnant. Miranda confesses to Carrie that she made a discouraging remark about marriage to Big the night before the wedding. Carrie is angered and blames her for influencing Big’s decision. Miranda later apologizes, and Carrie forgives her. Carrie encourages her to consider forgiving Steve, and the couple attends counseling and reconciles.

Samantha is living in Los Angeles with Smith, whose acting career is thriving. She becomes increasingly dissatisfied in the relationship, especially as she finds herself attracted to her neighbor, Dante. Recognizing her unhappiness, she ends the relationship and returns to New York.

Charlotte runs into Big at a restaurant, and the encounter causes her water to break. Big takes her to the hospital and waits nearby in hopes of speaking with Carrie. Harry informs Carrie that Big had sent her numerous emails, which she discovers were stored by Louise. The messages include famous love letters and an original note apologizing and expressing his love.

Carrie goes to the penthouse to retrieve a pair of shoes and finds Big there. They reconcile and get married at New York City Hall. Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha arrive to celebrate, having been invited by Big. The four friends raise a toast to Samantha’s 50th birthday and the years ahead.

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• Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw
• Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones
• Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt
• Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes
• Chris Noth as John James "Mr. Big" Preston
• Candice Bergen as Enid Frick
• Jennifer Hudson as Louise, Carrie's Assistant
• David Eigenberg as Steve Brady
• Evan Handler as Harry Goldenblatt
• Jason Lewis as Jerry "Smith" Jerrod
• Mario Cantone as Anthony Marentino
• Lynn Cohen as Magda
• Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch
• Joseph Pupo as Brady Hobbes, Miranda and Steve's Son
• Alexandra and Parker Fong as Lily Goldenblatt, Charlotte and Harry's Daughter
• Ching Valdes-Aran as Real Estate Agent
• Daphne Rubin-Vega as Baby-Voiced Girl
• André Leon Talley (cameo) as Vogue Magazine Executive
• Gilles Marini as Dante
• Monica Mayhem as Dante's Lover #1
• Veanne Cox as Halloween Woman #1
• Annaleigh Ashford as Spoiled Label Queen
• Bridget Everett as Drunk Party Girl
• Joshua Henry as Will
• Kim Shaw as Valentines Day Waitress
• Philipp Christopher as Married Man (uncredited){{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=Trust but Verify! Don't just rely on IMDb alone.}}
• Julie Halston as Bitsy Von Muffling (uncredited){{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=Trust but Verify! Don't just rely on IMDb alone.}}
• Ben Rindner as The Waiter (uncredited){{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=Trust but Verify! Don't just rely on IMDb alone.}}

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Following the conclusion of Sex and the City in 2004, discussions began about a potential film continuation. HBO confirmed that Michael Patrick King was developing a script and was slated to direct the project.{{cite news |date=2004-02-19 |title='Sex and the City' May Get Big-Screen Treatment |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52620-2004Feb18.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194315/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52620-2004Feb18.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |access-date=2008-05-27 |newspaper=Washington Post}} However, later that year, Kim Cattrall declined to participate, citing delays in the script development and an uncertain production schedule, leading her to pursue other opportunities.{{cite news |date=2004-05-26 |title=Cattrall declines 'Sex and the City' film |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-26-satc-movie_x.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518075702/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-26-satc-movie_x.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2008 |access-date=2008-05-27 |work=USA Today}} As a result, early plans for a feature film were shelved.

In mid-2007, development resumed after Cattrall agreed to return, reportedly under the condition of additional contractual terms, including prospects for a future HBO project.{{cite news |date=2007-07-05 |title="Sex and the City" headed to movie theaters |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/05/AR2007070501554_pf.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518082519/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/05/AR2007070501554_pf.html |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |access-date=2008-05-27 |newspaper=Washington Post}} In May 2007, the project was temporarily halted again when HBO indicated it could no longer finance the film independently. The proposal was circulated within Time Warner subsidiaries and was ultimately taken up by New Line Cinema.

Principal photography took place in New York City between September and December 2007.{{cite news |last=Huguenin |first=Patrick |date=2007-09-20 |title=Filming begins on 'Sex and the City' movie |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2007/09/20/2007-09-20_filming_begins_on_sex_and_the_city_movie.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234300/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2007/09/20/2007-09-20_filming_begins_on_sex_and_the_city_movie.html |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |access-date=2008-05-27 |work=NY Daily News}}{{cite news |date=2007-12-06 |title=Sex and The City movie ends filming |url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/1206/sexandthecity.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929065924/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2007/1206/sexandthecity.html |archive-date=September 29, 2012 |access-date=2008-05-27 |publisher=RTÉ}} Filming occurred at various locations across Manhattan, with additional scenes shot at Steiner Studios and Silvercup Studios. Production frequently faced disruptions from paparazzi and onlookers, necessitating the presence of police and private security to manage crowds.{{cite web |author=Plum Sykes |title=Rebel Romance |url=http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/051308/page2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607040742/http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/051308/page2.html |archive-date=June 7, 2008 |access-date=2008-06-01 |work=Vogue |via=Style.com}}

To preserve secrecy around the storyline, the filmmakers employed several strategies, including shooting multiple alternate endings.{{cite news |author=Will Lawrence |date=2008-05-19 |title=Sex and the City - The Movie: exclusive on-set report |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/05/18/st_sexandthecity.xml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517121912/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/05/18/st_sexandthecity.xml |archive-date=2008-05-17 |access-date=2008-06-01 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}} Scenes filmed in public or with large numbers of extras were described by Ryan Jonathan Healy and members of the main cast as “dream sequences” to mislead onlookers and prevent spoilers.{{cite magazine |author=Missy Schwartz |date=2008-05-15 |title='Sex and the City': Secrets from the Movie Set |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/05/15/sex-and-city-secrets-movie-set/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010201200/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20200120,00.html |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |access-date=2008-06-01 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} The film also featured cameo appearances from Broadway performers, including Daphne Rubin-Vega, Joanna Gleason, and Annaleigh Ashford.{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |title=SEX & THE CITY Stars Who Have Bowed on Broadway |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SEX-THE-CITY-Stars-Who-Have-Bowed-on-Broadway-20211212 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}

As with the original television series, fashion played a central role in the production and storytelling of the film. Over 300 individual outfits were used throughout the film.{{cite news |author=Wendy Donahue |date=2008-05-18 |title='Sex and the City' fashions take a starring role in the movie |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/features/custom/fashion/chi-0518-sex-and-the-citymay18,0,702780.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609005121/http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/custom/fashion/chi-0518-sex-and-the-citymay18%2C0%2C702780.story |archive-date=June 9, 2008 |access-date=2008-06-11 |work=Chicago Tribune}}

Costume designer Patricia Field, who was responsible for the styling of the series, returned to oversee costume design for the film.{{cite news |author=Andrea Vaucher |date=2007-10-05 |title='Sex and the City' returns, with fashion to spare |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/05/news/rsex.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009171905/http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/05/news/rsex.php |archive-date=October 9, 2007 |access-date=2008-06-11 |work=International Herald Tribune}} Field initially expressed hesitation in joining the project due to both creative and financial concerns.{{cite news |author=Robin Givhan |date=2008-05-25 |title=Sex, the City & Patricia Field |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052300784_3.html?sid=ST2008052302819 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025107/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052300784_3.html?sid=ST2008052302819 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=2008-06-11 |newspaper=Washington Post}}

For the film, Field opted not to follow current fashion trends, instead choosing to reflect the individual growth and personality evolution of each character since the end of the series. Samantha's wardrobe was influenced by the glamorous aesthetics of American television series Dynasty, while Charlotte's style drew inspiration from Jackie Kennedy. Miranda's fashion transformation was considered the most significant, which Field attributed in part to the personal evolution of actress Cynthia Nixon.

Carrie's wedding dress was designed by Vivienne Westwood.{{cite web |date=June 20, 2008 |title=Vivienne Westwood Couldn't Sit Through 'Sex and the City' |url=https://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/06/vivienne_westwood_couldnt_sit_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406111600/http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/06/vivienne_westwood_couldnt_sit_1.html |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=20 July 2015 |work=The Cut}} The tutu that Carrie models for the other characters in one scene is the same as the iconic outfit worn in the opening credits of the television series. Carrie's assistant, Louise, is shown renting designer handbags from Bag Borrow or Steal.{{Cite web |title=Rent Designer Handbags |url=http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/specialty-shops/sex-and-the-city/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827161646/http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/specialty-shops/sex-and-the-city |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |access-date=July 29, 2011}} Hats featured in Vivienne Westwood ensembles were created by Prudence Millinery. Jewelry for the film was provided by H. Stern, which lent over 300 pieces. Additional costume selections were drawn from collections by haute couture designer Gilles Montezin.{{cite news |last=Nelson |first=Shannon |date=July 29, 2008 |title=Interview with Couture Designer Gilles Montezin |url=http://www.piercemattiepublicrelations.com/2008/07/fashion_pr_interview_with_cout.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816075412/http://www.piercemattiepublicrelations.com/2008/07/fashion_pr_interview_with_cout.html |archive-date=August 16, 2008 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |publisher=Pierce Mattie Public Relations, New York}}

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The official soundtrack for Sex and the City was released by New Line Records on May 27, 2008. It features a selection of pop, R&B, and contemporary tracks, including new recordings by Fergie and Jennifer Hudson, the latter of whom appears in the film as Carrie's assistant.

The soundtrack debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, marking the highest debut for a multi-artist theatrical film soundtrack since Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005).Hasty, Katie (2008-06-04). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045201/usher-scores-second-best-sales-debut-of-08 "Usher Scores Second Best Sales Debut of '08"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623062203/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045201/usher-scores-second-best-sales-debut-of-08|date=June 23, 2013}}. Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-14. In the United Kingdom, it entered the UK Albums Chart at number six and has sold over 55,000 copies to date.

A second compilation, Sex and the City: Volume 2, was released on September 23, 2008, to coincide with the film's DVD release. It includes tracks by British artists such as Estelle, Craig David, Mutya Buena, and Amy Winehouse, as well as American performers including Janet Jackson, Ciara, and Elijah Kelley.

In December 2008, an orchestral score album titled Sex and the City – The Score was released, featuring 18 tracks composed, co-orchestrated, and conducted by Aaron Zigman. While the track order on the album does not match the sequence in which the music appears in the film, the release includes nearly the entire score used throughout the film.

The international premiere of Sex and the City took place on May 12, 2008, at the Odeon Luxe West End in London's Leicester Square, attended by an audience of approximately 1,700 people.{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=2008-05-12 |title=Sex And The City stars want London audience to keep plot secret |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/1947091/Sex-And-The-City-stars-want-London-audience-to-keep-plot-secret.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514133347/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/1947091/Sex-And-The-City-stars-want-London-audience-to-keep-plot-secret.html |archive-date=2008-05-14 |access-date=2008-05-30 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}

The film then premiered in Berlin at the Sony Center in Potsdamer Platz on May 15, 2008.{{cite web |date=2008-05-16 |title=SEX AND THE CITY - Germany Premiere in Berlin |url=http://www.berlinista.com/en/article/sex-and-the-city-germany-premiere-in-berlin/5970 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704060200/http://www.berlinista.com/en/article/sex-and-the-city-germany-premiere-in-berlin/5970 |archive-date=July 4, 2008 |access-date=2008-05-30 |df=mdy-all}}

The New York City premiere was held at Radio City Music Hall on May 27, 2008.{{cite news |date=2008-05-28 |title=Photo Gallery: 'Sex and the City: The Movie' New York Premiere |url=http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2262473.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521153541/http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2262473.php |archive-date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=2008-05-28 |publisher=WCBS Newsradio 880}}

Sex and the City emerged as a commercial success. Opening in 3,285 theaters in the United States and Canada, the film earned $26.9 million on its first day. It went on to gross $57 million in its opening weekend, averaging $17,363 per theater.{{cite web |title=Sex and the City (2008) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sexandthecity.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501224250/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sexandthecity.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=2008-07-27 |work=Box Office Mojo}} The film set records for the biggest opening weekend for both an R-rated comedy and a romantic comedy, surpassing American Pie 2 and Hitch, as well as for a film featuring an all-female leading cast.{{cite news |last=Friedman |first=Josh |date=2008-06-02 |title='Sex and the City' is No. 1 at box office |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-boxoffice2-2008jun02,0,6936475.story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701231306/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-boxoffice2-2008jun02,0,6936475.story |archive-date=July 1, 2008 |access-date=2008-06-28 |work=Los Angeles Times}} It also recorded the fifth-highest opening weekend for an R-rated film at the time, following The Matrix Reloaded, The Passion of the Christ, 300, and Hannibal.{{cite news |date=June 3, 2008 |title='Sex' sells: Film version of TV show debuts at No. 1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112065959/sex-sells-film-version-of-tv-show/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229212932/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112065959/sex-sells-film-version-of-tv-show/ |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |publisher=The Daily Journal |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

As of March 2010, the film had grossed $152.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $262.6 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $415.2 million. It was the highest-grossing romantic comedy of 2008.

Sex and the City received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 50%, based on 181 reviews, with an average score of 5.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sex and the City loses steam in the transition to the big screen, but will still thrill fans of the show."{{cite web

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Brian Lowry of Variety said the film "...feels a trifle half-hearted",{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/VE1117937145.html |title=Sex and the City Review |first=Brian |last=Lowry |work=Variety |date=2008-05-15 |access-date=2008-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524183825/http://www.variety.com/VE1117937145.html |archive-date=May 24, 2008 }} while Carina Chocano of the Los Angeles Times stated "the film tackles weighty issues with grace but is still very funny". She praised Michael Patrick King's work saying very few films "are willing to go to such dark places while remaining a comedy in the Shakespearean sense".{{cite news

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Colin Bertram of the New York Daily News dubbed the film a "great reunion", and was happy with the return of "The 'Oh, my God, they did not just do that!' moments, the nudity, the swearing, the unabashed love of human frailty and downright wackiness".{{cite news

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Manohla Dargis of The New York Times found the film "a vulgar, shrill, deeply shallow—and, at 2 hours and 22 turgid minutes, overlong—addendum to a show",{{cite news

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}} while The Daily Telegraph's Sukhdev Sandhu panned the film saying "the ladies have become frozen, Spice Girls-style types–angsty, neurotic, predatory, princess–rather than individuals who might evolve or surprise us".{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/05/28/basexandcityreview128.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531001810/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/05/28/basexandcityreview128.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-05-31 |title=Sex and the City review: too many plugs and too few sparks |author= Sukhdev Sandhu |work= The Daily Telegraph |date= 2008-05-28 |access-date= 2008-05-30 | location=London}} Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail slammed the film commenting on lack of script and adding that the characters "don't perform so much as parade, fixed in their roles as semi-animated clothes hangers on a cinematic runway". He gave the film zero stars out of four.{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080529.wsex30/BNStory/Entertainment/home |title=In this case, ladies, bigger is far from better |author=Rick Groen |work=Globe and Mail |date=2008-05-29 |access-date=2008-05-31 |location=Toronto |archive-date=February 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221143324/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080529.wsex30/BNStory/Entertainment/home |url-status=live }} Anthony Lane, a film critic for The New Yorker, called the film a "superannuated fantasy posing as a slice of modern life"; he noted that "almost sixty years after All About Eve, which also featured four major female roles, there is a deep sadness in the sight of Carrie and friends defining themselves not as Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, and Thelma Ritter did—by their talents, their hats, and the swordplay of their wits—but purely by their ability to snare and keep a man....All the film lacks is a subtitle: "The Lying, the Bitch, and the Wardrobe."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2008/06/09/080609crci_cinema_lane?currentPage=all |title=Carrie: "Sex and the City" |author=Anthony Lane |magazine=The New Yorker |date=2008-05-29 |access-date=2008-07-05 |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604031822/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2008/06/09/080609crci_cinema_lane?currentPage=all |url-status=live }}

Ramin Setoodeh of Newsweek speculated that some of the criticism for the film is derived possibly from sexism: "when you listen to men talk about it (and this is coming from the perspective of a male writer), a strange thing happens. The talk turns hateful. Angry. Vengeful. Annoyed...Is this just poor sportsmanship? I can't help but wonder—cue the Carrie Bradshaw voiceover here—if it's not a case of 'Sexism in the City.' Men hated the movie before it even opened...Movie critics, an overwhelmingly male demographic, gave it such a nasty tongue lashing you would have thought they were talking about an ex-girlfriend...The movie might not be Citizen Kane—which, for the record, is a dude flick—but it's incredibly sweet and touching."{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/139889 |title=Criticism of 'Sex and the City' Is Mostly Sexist |author=Ramin Setoodeh |work=Newsweek |date=2008-05-29 |access-date=2008-07-12 |archive-date=April 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413072721/http://www.newsweek.com/id/139889 |url-status=live }}

The film featured on worst of 2008 lists including that of The Times,{{cite news |title=The 100 Worst Movies of 2008 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5245052.ece |work=The Times |date=2007-10-23 |access-date=2008-12-26 |location=London |first1=Anushka |last1=Asthana |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616151644/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5245052.ece |url-status=dead }} Mark Kermode, The New York Observer,{{cite news |first=Rex |last=Reed |author-link=Rex Reed |title=The 10 Worst Films of 2008 |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/o2/10-worst-films-2008 |work=The New York Observer |date=2007-12-19 |access-date=2008-12-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220141937/http://www.observer.com/2008/o2/10-worst-films-2008 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |df=mdy-all }} the NME,{{Cite web |last=Nicholls |first=Owen |date=2009-01-06 |title=The Worst Films of 2008 |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/the-movies-blog/the-worst-films-of-2008-49522 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925221008/https://www.nme.com/blogs/the-movies-blog/the-worst-films-of-2008-49522 |url-status=live }} and The Daily Telegraph.{{cite news|title=Worst films of the year 2008 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3814586/Worst-films-of-the-year-2008.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3814586/Worst-films-of-the-year-2008.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2007-12-18 |access-date=2008-12-26 | location=London | first1=Sukhdev | last1=Sandhu | first2=Tim | last2=Robey}}{{cbignore}}

Sex and the City: The Movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray by New Line Home Entertainment (distributed by Warner Home Video) on September 23, 2008.[http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/New_Line/New_Line_Planning_September_Bow_for_Sex_and_the_City_Blu-ray/1891 "New Line Planning September Bow for 'Sex and the City' Blu-ray"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510063818/http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/New_Line/New_Line_Planning_September_Bow_for_Sex_and_the_City_Blu-ray/1891|date=May 10, 2012}}, High-Def Digest, July 9, 2008. Two versions of the film were released in the United States. The standard single-disc edition featured the theatrical cut in either fullscreen or widescreen formats, and included audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a digital copy of the film.

A two-disc special edition was released simultaneously, featuring an extended cut with six additional minutes of footage. It also included the commentary from the standard edition and a second disc containing bonus features, along with a digital copy of the theatrical version. The Blu-ray release mirrored the two-disc extended edition in both content and features.

In December 2008, a third edition titled Sex and the City: The Movie – The Wedding Collection was released. This four-disc set included the extended cut of the film, additional bonus features, a music CD featuring songs inspired by the film—including an alternate mix of Fergie’s “Labels or Love”—and a hardcover photo book with quotes. It also came packaged in a pink padded box with a numbered certificate of authenticity.

A fourth version, exclusive to Australia, included the two-disc special edition and a Sex and the City-inspired black clutch bag with a faux snakeskin design.

In the United States, the DVD sold 3.55 million copies in 2008, generating revenue of over $72.4 million. In the United Kingdom, it became the fastest-selling DVD release of 2008, reaching number one on the UK DVD Chart and selling over 920,000 copies in its first week—surpassing Ratatouille (2007) which had sold 700,000 copies and held the previous record. This record was later surpassed by Mamma Mia!.

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A sequel, Sex and the City 2, was released in theaters on May 27, 2010, in the United States and May 28, 2010, in the United Kingdom. The film was co-written, produced, and directed by Michael Patrick King. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, and Chris Noth reprised their roles from the original film and the television series. The cast also included cameo appearances by Liza Minnelli, Miley Cyrus, Tim Gunn, Ron White, Omid Djalili, and Penélope Cruz, as well as Broadway performers Norm Lewis, Kelli O'Hara, and Ryan Silverman. The DVD was released in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2010.

In December 2016, a third installment was announced, but in September 2017, Parker confirmed that the project had been cancelled.{{Cite web |title=Sarah Jessica Parker Confirms There Will be No Sex and the City 3 |url=http://people.com/movies/sarah-jessica-parker-sex-and-city-movie-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506104234/http://people.com/movies/sarah-jessica-parker-sex-and-city-movie-3/ |archive-date=May 6, 2018 |access-date=May 6, 2018 |work=Peoplemag}} The proposed third film was later reimagined as a revival series, And Just Like That..., which premiered in 2021 on HBO Max. Cattrall did not return for the series.{{cite news |last=Huntman |first=Ruth |date=August 10, 2019 |title=Kim Cattrall: 'I don't want to be in a situation for even an hour where I'm not enjoying myself' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/10/kim-cattrall-i-dont-want-to-be-in-a-situation-for-even-an-hour-where-im-not-enjoying-myself- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214041420/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/10/kim-cattrall-i-dont-want-to-be-in-a-situation-for-even-an-hour-where-im-not-enjoying-myself- |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |newspaper=The Guardian}}

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