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
#
Weekend end date
Film
Gross
Notes
Ref
1
January 9, 2000
Stuart Little
$11,214,503
[ 2]
2
January 16, 2000
Next Friday
$14,465,156
[ 3] [ 4]
3
January 23, 2000
$8,009,943
[ 5]
4
January 30, 2000
Eye of the Beholder
$5,959,447
[ 6]
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.
[ 7] [ 8]
6
February 13, 2000
$16,318,053
[ 9]
7
February 20, 2000
The Whole Nine Yards
$13,731,070
[ 10] [ 11]
8
February 27, 2000
$9,563,311
[ 12]
9
March 5, 2000
$7,174,183
[ 13]
10
March 12, 2000
Mission to Mars
$22,855,247
[ 14]
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.
[ 15]
12
March 26, 2000
$18,545,755
[ 16]
13
April 2, 2000
$13,798,460
[ 17]
14
April 9, 2000
Rules of Engagement
$15,011,181
[ 18]
15
April 16, 2000
$10,933,627
[ 19]
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.
[ 20] [ 21]
17
April 30, 2000
$12,203,655
[ 22]
18
May 7, 2000
Gladiator
$34,819,017
[ 23]
19
May 14, 2000
$24,645,129
[ 24]
20
May 21, 2000
Dinosaur
$38,854,851
Dinosaur broke Tarzan ' s record for the widest release for a Disney film.
[ 25]
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.
[ 26] [ 27]
22
June 4, 2000
$27,016,029
[ 28]
23
June 11, 2000
Gone in 60 Seconds
$25,336,048
[ 29]
24
June 18, 2000
Shaft
$21,714,757
[ 30]
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.
[ 31]
26
July 2, 2000
The Perfect Storm
$41,325,042
[ 32] [ 33]
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.
[ 34]
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.
[ 35] [ 36]
29
July 23, 2000
What Lies Beneath
$29,702,959
[ 37]
30
July 30, 2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
$42,518,830
[ 38]
31
August 6, 2000
Hollow Man
$26,414,386
[ 39]
32
August 13, 2000
$13,048,132
[ 40]
33
August 20, 2000
The Cell
$17,515,050
[ 41]
34
August 27, 2000
Bring It On
$17,362,105
[ 42]
35
September 3, 2000
$11,447,495
[ 43] [ 44]
36
September 10, 2000
The Watcher
$9,062,295
[ 45]
37
September 17, 2000
$5,805,680
[ 46]
38
September 24, 2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut
$8,505,513
[ 47]
39
October 1, 2000
Remember the Titans
$20,905,831
[ 48]
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.
[ 49] [ 50]
41
October 15, 2000
$21,168,385
[ 51]
42
October 22, 2000
$16,015,185
[ 52]
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.
[ 53]
44
November 5, 2000
Charlie's Angels
$40,128,550
[ 54]
45
November 12, 2000
$24,606,860
[ 55]
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.
[ 56]
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.
[ 57]
48
December 3, 2000
$27,096,630
[ 58]
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.
[ 59]
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.
[ 60]
51
December 24, 2000
Cast Away
$28,883,406
[ 61]
52
December 31, 2000
$30,977,869
[ 62]
Highest-grossing films
Calendar Gross
Highest-grossing films of 2000 by Calendar Gross[ 63]
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
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