Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 2000
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2000 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$253,367,455 |
47,006,949 |
$323,407,809 |
| 2 |
Meet the Parents
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$161,325,490 |
29,930,518 |
$205,921,964 |
| 3 |
Scary Movie
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$157,019,771 |
29,131,683 |
$200,425,979 |
| 4 |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$123,307,945 |
22,877,170 |
$157,394,930 |
| 5 |
Big Momma's House
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$117,559,438 |
21,810,656 |
$150,057,313 |
| 6 |
The Kid
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$69,688,384 |
12,929,199 |
$88,952,889 |
| 7 |
Road Trip
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$68,525,609 |
12,713,471 |
$87,468,680 |
| 8 |
Bring it On
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$68,353,550 |
12,681,549 |
$87,249,057 |
| 9 |
Stuart Little
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$60,612,097 |
11,245,287 |
$77,367,575 |
| 10 |
Snow Day
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$60,008,303 |
11,133,266 |
$76,596,870 |
| 11 |
102 Dalmatians
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$58,335,959 |
10,822,998 |
$74,462,226 |
| 12 |
The Whole Nine Yards
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$57,262,492 |
10,623,839 |
$73,092,012 |
| 13 |
Next Friday
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$57,176,582 |
10,607,900 |
$72,982,352 |
| 14 |
Miss Congeniality
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$46,382,671 |
8,605,319 |
$59,204,595 |
| 15 |
The Replacements
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$44,737,059 |
8,300,011 |
$57,104,076 |
| 16 |
Galaxy Quest
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$44,111,808 |
8,184,009 |
$56,305,982 |
| 17 |
The Family Man
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$43,144,380 |
8,004,523 |
$55,071,118 |
| 18 |
Little Nicky
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$38,848,624 |
7,207,537 |
$49,587,855 |
| 19 |
Bedazzled
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$37,519,291 |
6,960,907 |
$47,891,040 |
| 20 |
28 Days
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$37,035,515 |
6,871,153 |
$47,273,533 |
| 21 |
Hanging Up
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$36,037,909 |
6,686,068 |
$46,000,148 |
| 22 |
Dude, Where's My Car?
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$35,631,910 |
6,610,744 |
$45,481,919 |
| 23 |
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$35,231,365 |
6,536,431 |
$44,970,645 |
| 24 |
Almost Famous
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$31,932,799 |
5,924,453 |
$40,760,237 |
| 25 |
High Fidelity
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$27,277,055 |
5,060,678 |
$34,817,465 |
| 26 |
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$26,000,610 |
4,823,861 |
$33,188,164 |
| 27 |
Wonder Boys
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$19,284,952 |
3,577,913 |
$24,616,041 |
| 28 |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$19,181,507 |
3,558,721 |
$24,484,000 |
| 29 |
Small Time Crooks
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$17,266,359 |
3,203,406 |
$22,039,433 |
| 30 |
Best in Show
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$17,179,643 |
3,187,318 |
$21,928,748 |
| 31 |
Drowning Mona
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$15,427,192 |
2,862,188 |
$19,691,853 |
| 32 |
The Ladies Man
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$13,592,872 |
2,521,869 |
$17,350,459 |
| 33 |
The Little Vampire
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$13,555,988 |
2,515,026 |
$17,303,379 |
| 34 |
The Crew
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$13,019,253 |
2,415,446 |
$16,618,268 |
| 35 |
Ready to Rumble
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$12,372,410 |
2,295,438 |
$15,792,613 |
| 36 |
Saving Grace
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$12,178,602 |
2,259,481 |
$15,545,229 |
| 37 |
Lucky Numbers
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$10,014,234 |
1,857,928 |
$12,782,545 |
| 38 |
3 Strikes
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$9,821,335 |
1,822,140 |
$12,536,323 |
| 39 |
Play it to the Bone
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$8,423,838 |
1,562,864 |
$10,752,504 |
| 40 |
Screwed
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$6,982,680 |
1,295,488 |
$8,912,957 |
| 41 |
What Planet Are You From?
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$6,291,602 |
1,167,273 |
$8,030,838 |
| 42 |
Where the Money Is
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$5,658,940 |
1,049,896 |
$7,223,284 |
| 43 |
Held Up
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,714,090 |
874,599 |
$6,017,241 |
| 44 |
East is East
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,170,647 |
773,775 |
$5,323,572 |
| 45 |
Whipped
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,142,507 |
768,554 |
$5,287,652 |
| 46 |
Isn't She Great
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,954,405 |
548,127 |
$3,771,114 |
| 47 |
But I'm a Cheerleader
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,205,627 |
409,207 |
$2,815,344 |
| 48 |
O Brother, Where Art Thou
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,936,631 |
359,301 |
$2,471,991 |
| 49 |
La Vie Après L'Amour
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$1,795,758 |
333,165 |
$2,292,175 |
| 50 |
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,719,458 |
319,009 |
$2,194,782 |
| 51 |
Dogma
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,668,162 |
309,492 |
$2,129,305 |
| 52 |
Gun Shy
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,638,202 |
303,934 |
$2,091,066 |
| 53 |
State and Main
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,542,365 |
286,153 |
$1,968,733 |
| 54 |
MVP: Most Valuable Primate
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$1,248,746 |
231,678 |
$1,593,945 |
| 55 |
Groove
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,115,313 |
206,923 |
$1,423,630 |
| 56 |
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,107,583 |
205,488 |
$1,413,757 |
| 57 |
The Cup
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$1,067,773 |
198,103 |
$1,362,949 |
| 58 |
Simpatico
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$894,910 |
166,032 |
$1,142,300 |
| 59 |
New Waterford Girl
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$774,469 |
143,686 |
$988,560 |
| 60 |
Superstar
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$478,167 |
88,714 |
$610,352 |
| 61 |
Luminarias
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$428,247 |
79,452 |
$546,630 |
| 62 |
Psycho Beach Party
|
Comedy
|
|
$265,107 |
49,185 |
$338,393 |
| 63 |
Beautiful People
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$261,360 |
48,490 |
$333,611 |
| 64 |
The Big Tease
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$185,577 |
34,430 |
$236,878 |
| 65 |
This is Spinal Tap
|
Comedy
|
|
$179,355 |
33,276 |
$228,939 |
| 66 |
Season's Beatings
|
Comedy
|
|
$172,205 |
31,949 |
$219,809 |
| 67 |
Laura Cadieux .. La Suite
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$135,853 |
25,205 |
$173,410 |
| 68 |
Agnes Browne
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$134,104 |
24,880 |
$171,174 |
| 69 |
Bedrooms and Hallways
|
Comedy
|
|
$119,590 |
22,187 |
$152,647 |
| 70 |
Adrenaline Drive
|
Comedy
|
|
$77,313 |
14,344 |
$98,687 |
| 71 |
Blue Moon
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$70,128 |
13,011 |
$89,516 |
| 72 |
The Bottle
|
Comedy
|
|
$43,993 |
8,162 |
$56,155 |
| 73 |
Drive Me Crazy
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$29,895 |
5,546 |
$38,156 |
| 74 |
Bootmen
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$21,172 |
3,928 |
$27,025 |
| 75 |
Two Women, Two Men
|
Comedy
|
|
$14,940 |
2,772 |
$19,071 |
| 76 |
30 Days
|
Comedy
|
|
$13,753 |
2,552 |
$17,558 |
| 77 |
Ouch
|
Comedy
|
|
$8,289 |
1,538 |
$10,581 |
| 78 |
The Carriers Are Waiting
|
Comedy
|
|
$5,518 |
1,024 |
$7,045 |
| 79 |
Edge of Seventeen
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$2,403 |
446 |
$3,068 |
| 80 |
Chutney Popcorn
|
Comedy
|
|
$2,274 |
422 |
$2,903 |
| 81 |
Better Living
|
Comedy
|
|
$1,432 |
266 |
$1,830 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,034,032,799 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 377,371,579 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,596,316,464 |
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 1999 will most likely earn money in 1999 and 2000.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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