The Top Movies of Friday, December 22, 2000

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Cast Away	20th Century Fox	Drama	$11,755,000		2,769	$4,245	$11,755,000	1
2	(new)	What Women Want	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$6,120,000		3,044	$2,011	$50,538,000	8
3	(new)	Miss Congeniality	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$4,162,000		2,669	$1,559	$4,162,000	1
4	(new)	The Family Man	Universal	Comedy	$3,890,000		2,388	$1,629	$3,890,000	1
5	(re-entry)	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Universal	Comedy	$3,850,000		3,150	$1,222	$222,027,000	36
6	(new)	Dracula 2000	Miramax	Horror	$2,721,000		2,204	$1,235	$2,721,000	1
7	(1)	The Emperor's New Groove	Buena Vista	Adventure	$2,540,000	+217.41%	2,887	$880	$16,398,000	8
8	(new)	Dude, Where's My Car?	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,932,000		2,100	$920	$19,539,000	8
9	(re-entry)	Vertical Limit	Sony Pictures	Action	$1,421,000		2,405	$591	$33,033,000	15
10	(re-entry)	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$748,000		139	$5,381	$3,412,000	15