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
1January 9, 2000Stuart Little$11,214,503[2]
2January 16, 2000Next Friday$14,465,156[3]
3January 23, 2000$8,009,943[4]
4January 30, 2000Eye of the Beholder$5,959,447[5]
5February 6, 2000Scream 3$34,713,342Scream 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 slasher film. It also broke Wild Wild West's record for the widest release ever at 3,467 theaters.[6]
6February 13, 2000$16,318,053[7]
7February 20, 2000The Whole Nine Yards$13,731,070[8]
8February 27, 2000$9,563,311[9]
9March 5, 2000$7,174,183[10]
10March 12, 2000Mission to Mars$22,855,247[11]
11March 19, 2000Erin Brockovich$28,138,465Erin Brockovich broke Waterworld's record ($21.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for an environmentalist film.[12]
12March 26, 2000$18,545,755[13]
13April 2, 2000$13,798,460[14]
14April 9, 2000Rules of Engagement$15,011,181[15]
15April 16, 2000$10,933,627[16]
16April 23, 2000U-571$19,553,310U-571 broke Crimson Tide's record ($18.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a submarine film.[17]
17April 30, 2000$12,203,655[18]
18May 7, 2000Gladiator$34,819,017[19]
19May 14, 2000$24,645,129[20]
20May 21, 2000Dinosaur$38,854,851Dinosaur broke Tarzan's record for the widest release for a Disney film.[21]
21May 28, 2000Mission: Impossible 2$57,845,297Mission: 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.[22]
22June 4, 2000$27,016,029[23]
23June 11, 2000Gone in 60 Seconds$25,336,048[24]
24June 18, 2000Shaft$21,714,757[25]
25June 25, 2000Me, Myself & Irene$24,209,385In 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.[26]
26July 2, 2000The Perfect Storm$41,325,042[27]
27July 9, 2000Scary Movie$42,346,669Scary Movie broke Air Force One's record ($37.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and Runaway Bride's record ($35 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.[28]
28July 16, 2000X-Men$54,471,475X-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.[29]
29July 23, 2000What Lies Beneath$29,702,959[30]
30July 30, 2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps$42,518,830[31]
31August 6, 2000Hollow Man$26,414,386[32]
32August 13, 2000$13,048,132[33]
33August 20, 2000The Cell$17,515,050[34]
34August 27, 2000Bring It On$17,362,105[35]
35September 3, 2000$11,447,495[36]
36September 10, 2000The Watcher$9,062,295[37]
37September 17, 2000$5,805,680[38]
38September 24, 2000Urban Legends: Final Cut$8,505,513[39]
39October 1, 2000Remember the Titans$20,905,831[40]
40October 8, 2000Meet the Parents$28,623,300Meet the Parents broke Antz's record ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in October.[41]
41October 15, 2000$21,168,385[42]
42October 22, 2000$16,015,185[43]
43October 29, 2000$15,048,475Meet the Parents became the first film since The Sixth Sense to top the box office for four consecutive weekends.[44]
44November 5, 2000Charlie's Angels$40,128,550[45]
45November 12, 2000$24,606,860[46]
46November 19, 2000How the Grinch Stole Christmas$55,082,330How 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.[47]
47November 26, 2000$52,118,445How 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.[48]
48December 3, 2000$27,096,630[49]
49December 10, 2000$18,646,520How the Grinch Stole Christmas became the first film since Meet the Parents to top the box office for four consecutive weekends.[50]
50December 17, 2000What Women Want$33,614,543What Women Want broke Scream 2's record ($32.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in December.[51]
51December 24, 2000Cast Away$28,883,406[52]
52December 31, 2000$30,977,869[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2000 by Calendar Gross[54]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Pictures Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen and Molly Shannon Ron Howard $251,628,705
2. Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie 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 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[55]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.How the Grinch Stole ChristmasUniversal$260,044,825
2.Cast Away20th Century Fox$233,632,142
3.Mission: Impossible 2Paramount$215,409,889
4.GladiatorDreamWorks$187,705,427
5.What Women WantParamount$182,811,707
6.The Perfect StormWarner Bros.$182,618,434
7.Meet the ParentsUniversal$166,244,045
8.X-MenFox$157,299,718
9.Scary MovieDimension$157,019,771
10.What Lies BeneathDreamWorks$155,464,351


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2000[56]
GChicken Run
PGHow the Grinch Stole Christmas
PG-13Cast Away
RGladiator

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See also
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