List of 2000 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2000.[1]

Number-one films

† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2]
# Weekend end date Film Gross Notes Ref
1 January 9, 2000 Stuart Little $11,214,503 [3]
2 January 16, 2000 Next Friday $14,465,156 [4][5]
3 January 23, 2000 $8,009,943 [6]
4 January 30, 2000 Eye of the Beholder $5,959,447 [7]
5 February 6, 2000 Scream 3 $34,713,342 Scream 3 broke The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)'s record ($22 million) for the highest weekend debut in February and Scream 2's record ($32.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a horror film and a Miramax film. It also broke Wild Wild West's record for the widest release ever at 3,467 theaters. [8][9]
6 February 13, 2000 $16,318,053 [10]
7 February 20, 2000 The Whole Nine Yards $13,731,070 [11][12]
8 February 27, 2000 $9,563,311 [13]
9 March 5, 2000 $7,174,183 [14]
10 March 12, 2000 Mission to Mars $22,855,247 [15]
11 March 19, 2000 Erin Brockovich $28,138,465 Erin Brockovich broke Waterworld's record ($21.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for an environmentalist film. [16]
12 March 26, 2000 $18,545,755 [17]
13 April 2, 2000 $13,798,460 [18]
14 April 9, 2000 Rules of Engagement $15,011,181 [19]
15 April 16, 2000 $10,933,627 [20]
16 April 23, 2000 U-571 $19,553,310 U-571 broke Crimson Tide's record ($18.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a submarine film. [21][22]
17 April 30, 2000 $12,203,655 [23]
18 May 7, 2000 Gladiator $34,819,017 [24]
19 May 14, 2000 $24,645,129 [25]
20 May 21, 2000 Dinosaur $38,854,851 Dinosaur broke Tarzan's record for the widest release for a Disney film. [26]
21 May 28, 2000 Mission: Impossible 2 $57,845,297 Mission: Impossible 2 broke Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me's record ($54.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film and Mission: Impossible's record ($45.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a TV show and a Paramount film. It had the highest weekend debut of 2000. It also broke Scream 3's record for the widest release ever at 3,653 theaters. [27][28]
22 June 4, 2000 $27,016,029 [29]
23 June 11, 2000 Gone in 60 Seconds $25,336,048 [30]
24 June 18, 2000 Shaft $21,714,757 [31]
25 June 25, 2000 Me, Myself & Irene $24,209,385 In second place, Chicken Run's $17.5 million opening weekend broke Antz's record ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a DreamWorks Animation film. It also broke James and the Giant Peach's record ($7.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a stop motion film. [32]
26 July 2, 2000 The Perfect Storm $41,325,042 [33][34]
27 July 9, 2000 Scary Movie $42,346,669 Scary Movie broke Air Force One's record ($37.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and Twister's record ($41 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [35]
28 July 16, 2000 X-Men $54,471,475 X-Men broke Men in Black's records ($51.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in July and for a non-sequel as well as Batman Forever's record ($52.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a superhero film. It was the first time that three films had opened with more than $40 million in three consecutive weekends. [36][37]
29 July 23, 2000 What Lies Beneath $29,702,959 [38]
30 July 30, 2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps $42,518,830 [39]
31 August 6, 2000 Hollow Man $26,414,386 [40]
32 August 13, 2000 $13,048,132 [41]
33 August 20, 2000 The Cell $17,515,050 [42]
34 August 27, 2000 Bring It On $17,362,105 [43]
35 September 3, 2000 $11,447,495 [44][45]
36 September 10, 2000 The Watcher $9,062,295 [46]
37 September 17, 2000 $5,805,680 [47]
38 September 24, 2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut $8,505,513 [48]
39 October 1, 2000 Remember the Titans $20,905,831 [49]
40 October 8, 2000 Meet the Parents $28,623,300 Meet the Parents broke Antz's record ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in October. [50][51]
41 October 15, 2000 $21,168,385 [52]
42 October 22, 2000 $16,015,185 [53]
43 October 29, 2000 $15,048,475 Meet the Parents became the first film since The Sixth Sense to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [54]
44 November 5, 2000 Charlie's Angels $40,128,550 [55]
45 November 12, 2000 $24,606,860 [56]
46 November 19, 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas † $55,082,330 How the Grinch Stole Christmas broke Home Alone 2: Lost in New York's record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Christmas-themed film and X-Men's record ($54.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel. [57]
47 November 26, 2000 $52,118,445 How the Grinch Stole Christmas broke Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's record ($51.4 million) for the highest second weekend gross. In second place, Unbreakable's $30.3 million opening weekend broke Sleepy Hollow's record ($30.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place. [58]
48 December 3, 2000 $27,096,630 [59]
49 December 10, 2000 $18,646,520 How the Grinch Stole Christmas became the first film since Meet the Parents to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [60]
50 December 17, 2000 What Women Want $33,614,543 What Women Want broke Scream 2's record ($32.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. [61]
51 December 24, 2000 Cast Away $28,883,406 [62]
52 December 31, 2000 $30,977,869 [63]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2000 by Calendar Gross[2]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Pictures Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen, Molly Shannon and Anthony Hopkins Ron Howard $251,628,705
2. Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Šerbedžija and Ving Rhames John Woo $215,409,889
3. Gladiator DreamWorks Pictures Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou and Richard Harris Ridley Scott $186,610,052
4. The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. Pictures George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly Wolfgang Petersen $182,618,434
5. Meet the Parents Universal Pictures Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, James Rebhorn, Jon Abrahams and Owen Wilson Jay Roach $161,146,255
6. X-Men 20th Century Fox Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Tyler Mane and Anna Paquin Bryan Singer $157,299,718
7. Scary Movie Dimension Films Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Dave Sheridan, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans $157,019,771
8. What Lies Beneath DreamWorks Pictures Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer and Diana Scarwid Robert Zemeckis $155,359,812
9. Dinosaur Walt Disney Studios voices of D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere, Samuel E. Wright, Julianna Margulies, Peter Siragusa, Joan Plowright and Della Reese Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton $137,748,063
10. Erin Brockovich Universal Pictures Julia Roberts, Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart Steven Soderbergh $125,595,205

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2000 by In-year release[64]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal $260,044,825
2. Cast Away 20th Century Fox $233,632,142
3. Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount $215,409,889
4. Gladiator DreamWorks $187,705,427
5. What Women Want Paramount $182,811,707
6. The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. $182,618,434
7. Meet the Parents Universal $166,244,045
8. X-Men 20th Century Fox $157,299,718
9. Scary Movie Dimension $157,019,771
10. What Lies Beneath DreamWorks $155,464,351


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2000[65]
G Chicken Run
PG How the Grinch Stole Christmas
PG-13 Cast Away
R Gladiator

See also

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