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Domestic Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 2000

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2000 GrossTickets Sold
1 Gladiator May 5, 2000 Action R $186,610,052 34,621,531
2 Meet the Parents Oct 6, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $161,325,490 29,930,518
3 Scary Movie Jul 7, 2000 Comedy R $157,019,771 29,131,683
4 What Lies Beneath Jul 21, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $155,370,362 28,825,670
5 Dinosaur May 19, 2000 Adventure PG $137,748,063 25,556,227
6 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Jul 28, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $123,307,945 22,877,170
7 Big Momma’s House Jun 2, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $117,559,438 21,810,656
8 The Patriot Jun 28, 2000 Drama R $113,330,342 21,026,037
9 What Women Want Jan 8, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $110,187,561 20,442,961
10 Chicken Run Jun 21, 2000 Adventure G $106,793,915 19,813,342
11 Gone in 60 Seconds Jun 9, 2000 Action PG-13 $101,643,008 18,857,701
12 Cast Away Dec 22, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $100,628,594 18,669,498
13 Me, Myself & Irene Jun 23, 2000 Comedy R $90,570,999 16,803,525
14 Space Cowboys Aug 4, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $90,179,885 16,730,962
15 Unbreakable Nov 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $90,033,796 16,703,858
16 Scream 3 Feb 4, 2000 Horror R $89,138,076 16,537,676
17 U-571 Apr 21, 2000 Action PG-13 $77,086,030 14,301,675
18 Hollow Man Aug 4, 2000 Horror R $73,209,340 13,582,438
19 The Kid Jul 7, 2000 Comedy PG $69,688,384 12,929,199
20 Road Trip May 19, 2000 Comedy R $68,525,609 12,713,471
21 Bring it On Aug 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $68,353,550 12,681,549
22 The Cell Aug 18, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $61,280,963 11,369,381
23 Mission to Mars Mar 10, 2000 Adventure PG $60,874,615 11,293,992
24 Snow Day Feb 11, 2000 Comedy PG $60,008,303 11,133,266
25 American Beauty Sep 15, 1999 Drama R $59,040,232 10,953,661
26 The Whole Nine Yards Feb 18, 2000 Comedy R $57,262,492 10,623,839
27 Next Friday Jan 12, 2000 Comedy R $57,176,582 10,607,900
28 Shanghai Noon May 26, 2000 Western PG-13 $56,932,305 10,562,580
29 Romeo Must Die Mar 22, 2000 Action R $55,973,336 10,384,663
30 Final Destination Mar 17, 2000 Horror R $53,302,314 9,889,112
31 Galaxy Quest Dec 24, 1999 Comedy PG $51,512,726 9,557,092
32 The Road to El Dorado Mar 31, 2000 Adventure PG $50,802,661 9,425,355
33 Vertical Limit Dec 8, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $49,835,304 9,245,882
34 The Emperor’s New Groove Dec 15, 2000 Adventure G $47,465,336 8,806,185
35 Toy Story 2 Nov 19, 1999 Adventure G $45,947,397 8,524,563
36 Frequency Apr 28, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $44,983,704 8,345,771
37 The Replacements Aug 11, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $44,737,059 8,300,011
38 Miss Congeniality Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $40,784,573 7,566,711
39 Pitch Black Feb 18, 2000 Horror R $39,235,088 7,279,237
40 Any Given Sunday Dec 22, 1999 Drama R $39,229,832 7,278,262
41 The Family Man Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $39,170,330 7,267,223
42 Little Nicky Nov 10, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $38,848,624 7,207,537
43 Autumn in New York Aug 11, 2000 Drama PG-13 $37,752,931 7,004,254
44 Bedazzled Oct 20, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $37,519,291 6,960,907
45 Keeping the Faith Apr 14, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $37,036,404 6,871,318
46 28 Days Apr 14, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $37,035,515 6,871,153
47 Bounce Nov 17, 2000 Drama PG-13 $36,675,505 6,804,361
48 Hanging Up Feb 18, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $36,037,909 6,686,068
49 The Skulls Mar 31, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $35,007,180 6,494,839
50 The 6th Day Nov 17, 2000 Action PG-13 $34,317,634 6,366,908
51 Dude, Where’s My Car? Dec 15, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $34,135,927 6,333,196
52 My Dog Skip Jan 12, 2000 Drama PG $34,099,640 6,326,464
53 Return to Me Apr 7, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG $32,662,299 6,059,796
54 Almost Famous Sep 15, 2000 Comedy R $31,939,009 5,925,605
55 The Art of War Aug 25, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $30,199,105 5,602,802
56 The Watcher Sep 8, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $28,946,615 5,370,429
57 Love & Basketball Apr 21, 2000 Drama PG-13 $27,441,122 5,091,117
58 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Oct 27, 2000 Horror R $26,421,314 4,901,914
59 Nurse Betty Sep 8, 2000 Black Comedy R $25,170,054 4,669,769
60 Reindeer Games Feb 25, 2000 Action R $23,360,779 4,334,096
61 Titan A.E. Jun 16, 2000 Adventure PG $22,751,979 4,221,146
62 Magnolia Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $21,686,030 4,023,382
63 Urban Legends: Final Cut Sep 22, 2000 Horror R $21,468,807 3,983,081
64 Boys and Girls Jun 16, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,773,721 3,854,123
65 Down to You Jan 21, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,035,310 3,717,126
66 Dracula 2000 Dec 22, 2000 Horror R $19,593,350 3,635,130
67 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Dec 10, 1999 Comedy R $19,181,507 3,558,721
68 The Ninth Gate Mar 10, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $18,653,746 3,460,806
69 The Contender Oct 13, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $17,804,273 3,303,205
70 Red Planet Nov 10, 2000 Action PG-13 $17,265,409 3,203,230
71 Center Stage May 12, 2000 Drama PG-13 $17,200,925 3,191,266
72 Best in Show Sep 27, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $17,179,643 3,187,318
73 The Sixth Sense Aug 6, 1999 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $17,119,797 3,176,215
74 Billy Elliot Oct 13, 2000 Drama R $17,095,205 3,171,652
75 Small Time Crooks May 19, 2000 Comedy PG $17,071,230 3,167,204
76 Boiler Room Feb 18, 2000 Drama R $16,963,963 3,147,303
77 Lost Souls Oct 13, 2000 Horror R $16,779,636 3,113,105
78 Eye of the Beholder Jan 28, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $16,500,786 3,061,370
79 Loser Jul 21, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $15,464,026 2,869,022
80 Drowning Mona Mar 3, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $15,427,192 2,862,188
81 Bait Sep 15, 2000 Action R $15,325,127 2,843,252
82 The Next Best Thing Mar 3, 2000 Drama PG-13 $14,983,572 2,779,883
83 Supernova Jan 14, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,218,868 2,638,009
84 Dr. T and the Women Oct 13, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $13,065,561 2,424,037
85 The Crew Aug 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $13,019,253 2,415,446
86 Highlander: Endgame Sep 1, 2000 Action R $12,801,190 2,374,989
87 Ready to Rumble Apr 7, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $12,372,410 2,295,438
88 Saving Grace Aug 4, 2000 Comedy R $12,178,602 2,259,481
89 The Legend of Drunken Master Oct 20, 2000 Action R $11,546,543 2,142,216
90 Here on Earth Mar 24, 2000 Drama PG-13 $10,494,147 1,946,966
91 Godzilla 2000 Aug 18, 2000 Action PG $10,037,390 1,862,224
92 Lucky Numbers Oct 27, 2000 Black Comedy R $10,014,234 1,857,928
93 3 Strikes Mar 1, 2000 Comedy R $9,821,335 1,822,140
94 Cirque du Soleil - Journey … May 5, 2000 Musical G $8,533,892 1,583,282
95 Play it to the Bone Dec 24, 1999 Comedy R $8,423,838 1,562,864
96 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $8,214,699 1,524,063
97 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $7,763,963 1,440,438
98 Screwed May 12, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $6,982,680 1,295,488
99 What Planet Are You From? Mar 3, 2000 Comedy R $6,291,602 1,167,273
100 Croupier Apr 21, 2000 Drama Not Rated $6,201,143 1,150,490
101 Todo sobre mi madre Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $6,131,119 1,137,499
102 The Way of the Gun Sep 8, 2000 Action R $6,047,856 1,122,051
103 Where the Money Is Apr 14, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $5,658,940 1,049,896
104 Finding Forrester Dec 19, 2000 Drama PG-13 $5,301,731 983,624
105 Black and White Apr 5, 2000 Drama R $5,241,315 972,415
106 The In Crowd Jul 19, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,217,498 967,996
107 Gossip Apr 21, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $5,108,820 947,833
108 Woman on Top Sep 22, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $5,018,450 931,067
109 Sunshine Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $4,969,834 922,047
110 Duets Sep 15, 2000 Drama R $4,734,235 878,337
111 Held Up May 12, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $4,714,090 874,599
112 Being John Malkovich Oct 29, 1999 Black Comedy R $4,614,957 856,207
113 The Tao of Steve Aug 4, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $4,342,203 805,604
114 Dancer in the Dark Sep 22, 2000 Musical R $4,157,491 771,334
115 Whipped Sep 1, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $4,142,507 768,554
116 You Can Count on Me Nov 10, 2000 Drama R $3,815,524 707,889
117 End of Days Nov 24, 1999 Action R $3,704,043 687,206
118 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 Adventure Not Rated $3,640,193 675,360
119 Price of Glory Mar 31, 2000 Drama PG-13 $3,434,515 637,201
120 Ghost Dog: The Way of the S… Mar 3, 2000 Drama R $3,330,230 617,853
121 Sweet and Lowdown Dec 3, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,329,098 617,643
122 Alien Adventure Apr 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $3,272,750 607,189
123 Beautiful Sep 29, 2000 Drama PG-13 $3,134,509 581,542
124 Double Jeopardy Sep 24, 1999 Action R $2,703,114 501,505
125 God's Army Mar 10, 2000 Drama PG $2,628,829 487,723
126 East-West Apr 7, 2000 Drama PG-13 $2,319,726 430,376
127 But I’m a Cheerleader Jul 7, 2000 Comedy R $2,205,627 409,207
128 Bamboozled Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $2,185,266 405,430
129 Cradle Will Rock Dec 8, 1999 Drama R $2,128,918 394,976
130 La lengua de las mariposas Jun 16, 2000 Drama R $2,086,098 387,031
131 The Color of Paradise Mar 31, 2000 Drama PG $1,810,145 335,834
132 La Vie Après L'Amour Jul 7, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $1,795,758 333,165
133 The Broken Hearts Club: A R… Sep 29, 2000 Comedy R $1,719,458 319,009
134 Girl on the Bridge Jul 28, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $1,707,941 316,872
135 Holy Smoke Dec 3, 1999 Drama R $1,693,452 314,184
136 Blood Simple Jan 18, 1985 Thriller/Suspense R $1,690,913 313,713
137 Dogma Nov 12, 1999 Comedy R $1,668,162 309,492
138 Gun Shy Feb 4, 2000 Comedy R $1,638,202 303,934
139 State and Main Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $1,542,365 286,153
140 Girlfight Sep 29, 2000 Drama R $1,523,941 282,735
141 Liberty Heights Nov 17, 1999 Drama R $1,445,744 268,227
142 Three Kings Oct 1, 1999 Black Comedy R $1,428,932 265,108
143 Cecil B. Demented Aug 11, 2000 Black Comedy R $1,276,984 236,917
144 MVP: Most Valuable Primate Aug 11, 2000 Adventure PG $1,248,746 231,678
145 Turn It Up Sep 6, 2000 Drama R $1,244,676 230,923
146 Trois Feb 11, 2000 Thriller/Suspense NC-17 $1,160,268 215,263
147 Shower Jul 7, 2000 Drama PG-13 $1,157,764 214,799
148 Groove Jun 9, 2000 Comedy R $1,115,313 206,923
149 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Jun 9, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $1,107,583 205,488
150 Mohabbatein Oct 27, 2000 Musical Not Rated $1,070,000 198,516
151 Chuck&Buck Jul 14, 2000 Drama R $1,055,671 195,857
152 What’s Cooking? Nov 17, 2000 Drama PG-13 $1,045,899 194,044
153 Two Family House Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $1,015,122 188,334
154 Time Code Apr 28, 2000 Drama R $945,041 175,332
155 La otra conquista May 4, 2007 Drama R $886,410 164,455
156 The Yards Oct 20, 2000 Drama R $882,710 163,768
157 The Best Man Oct 22, 1999 Romantic Comedy R $809,260 150,141
158 New Waterford Girl Jun 2, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $774,469 143,686
159 Alice et Martin Jul 21, 2000 Drama R $743,115 137,869
160 Place Vendome Aug 18, 2000 Drama Not Rated $742,632 137,780
161 Kadosh Feb 16, 2000 Drama Not Rated $736,812 136,700
162 Lola rennt Jun 18, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $725,115 134,530
163 I'm the One That I Want Aug 4, 2000 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $679,695 126,103
164 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… May 19, 1999 Adventure PG $644,945 119,656
165 Fiza Sep 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $623,791 115,731
166 A Hard Day’s Night Aug 11, 1964 Comedy G $593,645 110,138
167 Refugee Jul 14, 2000 Drama Not Rated $590,000 109,462
168 Yi Ge Dou Bu Neng Shao Feb 18, 2000 Drama Not Rated $589,114 109,298
169 Phir Bhi Dil Hain Hindustani Jan 21, 2000 Musical Not Rated $588,606 109,203
170 Mifune Feb 25, 2000 Drama R $585,016 108,537
171 The Opportunists Aug 11, 2000 Drama R $581,142 107,819
172 The Basket May 5, 2000 Drama PG $576,062 106,876
173 Me, Myself & I Apr 7, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $565,193 104,860
174 A Time for Drunken Horses Oct 27, 2000 Drama Not Rated $557,926 103,511
175 Love and Sex Aug 25, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $536,287 99,497
176 Malena Dec 22, 2000 Drama R $472,626 87,686
177 Blue Streak Sep 17, 1999 Action PG-13 $447,449 83,015
178 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $424,122 78,687
179 Du rififi chez les hommes Sep 2, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $418,016 77,554
180 8 ½ Women May 26, 2000 Drama R $417,517 77,461
181 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct 13, 1993 Musical PG $376,773 69,902
182 Solas Sep 8, 2000 Drama R $367,939 68,263
183 House on Haunted Hill Oct 29, 1999 Horror R $356,258 66,096
184 Une Liaison pornographique Aug 4, 2000 Drama R $347,808 64,528
185 Under Suspicion Sep 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $332,235 61,639
186 Beautiful People Feb 18, 2000 Comedy R $261,360 48,490
187 The Wind Will Carry Us Jul 28, 2000 Drama Not Rated $245,103 45,474
188 The Closer You Get Feb 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $221,898 41,168
189 Bulandi Jan 7, 2000 Drama Not Rated $203,548 37,764
190 Chal Mere Bhai May 5, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $199,227 36,962
191 Yi Yi Oct 6, 2000 Drama Not Rated $199,177 36,953
192 The Discreet Charm of the B… May 12, 2000 Comedy PG $198,809 36,885
193 Kikujiro May 26, 2000 Drama PG-13 $198,238 36,779
194 This is Spinal Tap Mar 2, 1984 Comedy R $188,751 35,019
195 The Big Tease Jan 28, 2000 Comedy R $185,577 34,430
196 Cleopatra's Second Husband Sep 29, 2000 Drama Not Rated $174,098 32,300
197 The Limey Oct 8, 1999 Drama R $172,273 31,962
198 La Bûche Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $172,205 31,949
199 Uninvited Guest Sep 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $170,832 31,694
200 The Silence Nov 10, 1999 Drama Not Rated $163,592 30,351
201 Shadow of the Vampire Dec 29, 2000 Horror R $150,171 27,861
202 Tigerland Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $139,500 25,881
203 With a Friend Like Harry Oct 13, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $137,515 25,513
204 Human Resources Sep 13, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $124,471 23,093
205 West Beirut Sep 3, 1999 Drama Not Rated $124,062 23,017
206 Bedrooms and Hallways Sep 3, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $119,590 22,187
207 La ciudad Oct 22, 1999 Drama Not Rated $113,778 21,109
208 Human Traffic May 5, 2000 Comedy R $104,257 19,343
209 Boricua's Bond Jun 23, 2000 Drama R $103,163 19,140
210 Runaway Bride Jul 30, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG $95,162 17,655
211 The King of Masks Apr 30, 1999 Drama Not Rated $92,040 17,076
212 Flawless Nov 24, 1999 Drama R $90,767 16,840
213 Adorenarin doraibu May 5, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $77,313 14,344
214 Pariah Feb 19, 1999 Action R $74,279 13,781
215 Blue Moon Nov 3, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $71,548 13,274
216 Panic Dec 1, 2000 Drama R $70,265 13,036
217 Loving Jezebel Oct 27, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $69,470 12,889
218 Diamonds Dec 10, 1999 Comedy PG-13 $69,002 12,802
219 Show Me Love Oct 15, 1999 Drama Not Rated $68,076 12,630
220 Rosetta Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $64,679 12,000
221 Dekalog Jun 9, 2000 Drama Not Rated $64,034 11,880
222 Suzhou River Nov 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $64,034 11,880
223 Beefcake Oct 13, 1999 Drama Not Rated $62,830 11,657
224 Titanic Town Sep 1, 2000 Drama Not Rated $60,523 11,229
225 Snatch Dec 8, 2000 Black Comedy R $60,051 11,141
226 An Everlasting Piece Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $52,773 9,791
227 à bout de souffle Apr 21, 2000 Drama Not Rated $51,753 9,602
228 Light It Up Nov 10, 1999 Drama R $50,059 9,287
229 La Bouteille Oct 20, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $43,993 8,162
230 The Gift Dec 19, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $43,475 8,066
231 Burlesk King Jun 30, 2000 Drama Not Rated $35,792 6,640
232 Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $32,789 6,083
233 Last Night Oct 23, 1998 Drama R $32,360 6,004
234 The Boondock Saints Jan 21, 2000 Action R $30,471 5,653
235 La Grande Illusion Jun 4, 1937 Drama Not Rated $26,929 4,996
236 Stigmata Sep 10, 1999 Horror R $26,867 4,985
237 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $24,346 4,517
238 The Thomas Crown Affair Aug 6, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $21,895 4,062
239 The Wisdom of Crocodiles Jul 14, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $21,404 3,971
240 Bootmen Oct 6, 2000 Comedy R $21,172 3,928
241 Wandafuru raifu May 12, 1999 Drama Not Rated $18,883 3,503
242 Chunhyang Dec 29, 2000 Drama R $16,187 3,003
243 2 Männer, 2 Frauen - 4 Prob… Nov 3, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $14,940 2,772
244 30 Days Sep 15, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $13,753 2,552
245 The Autumn Heart Sep 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $13,354 2,478
246 The Specials Sep 22, 2000 Action R $12,996 2,411
247 Buddy Boy Mar 24, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $10,281 1,907
248 Anatomie Sep 8, 2000 Horror Not Rated $9,598 1,781
249 Claire Dolan Feb 25, 2000 Drama Not Rated $9,480 1,759
250 Harem Suare Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $8,954 1,661
251 Circus Sep 15, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $8,406 1,560
252 Aïe Dec 1, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $8,289 1,538
253 Mookie Jul 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $7,284 1,351
254 Pink Narcissus Dec 24, 1999 Drama Not Rated $6,507 1,207
255 Inséparables Jul 28, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $5,757 1,068
256 Les convoyeurs attendent Mar 15, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $5,518 1,024
257 100% Arabica Mar 24, 2000 Musical Not Rated $5,428 1,007
258 Babymother Mar 17, 2000 Drama R $5,115 949
259 Pups Mar 31, 2000 Action Not Rated $4,427 821
260 Blood, Friends and Money Sep 22, 2000 Horror Not Rated $3,631 674
261 Edge of Seventeen Apr 30, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $2,403 446
262 Chutney Popcorn Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $2,274 422
263 Steam: The Turkish Bath Nov 25, 1998 Drama Not Rated $2,218 412
264 South of Heaven, West of Hell Dec 15, 2000 Western R $2,042 379
265 Le Chal Apne Sang Mar 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $1,030 191
266 Eastside Jun 16, 2000 Drama R $1,003 186
267 Ground Zero May 26, 2000 Action Not Rated $150 28
Total Gross of All Movies$4,683,120,311
Total Tickets Sold868,853,486

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2000. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2000. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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