Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2000

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2000 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Perfect Storm	Drama	PG-13	$182,618,434	33,880,971	$243,265,372
2	Erin Brockovich	Drama	R	$125,548,685	23,292,891	$167,242,957
3	The Hurricane	Drama	R	$50,216,906	9,316,680	$66,893,762
4	Men of Honor	Drama	R	$47,512,458	8,814,927	$63,291,176
5	Almost Famous	Comedy	R	$31,932,799	5,924,453	$42,537,573
6	Girl, Interrupted	Drama	R	$28,436,380	5,275,766	$37,880,000
7	Anna and the King	Drama	PG-13	$14,518,346	2,693,571	$19,339,840
8	Man on the Moon	Drama	R	$9,988,635	1,853,179	$13,305,825
9	Boys Don't Cry	Drama	R	$8,836,877	1,639,495	$11,771,574
10	Topsy Turvy	Musical	R	$6,043,061	1,121,162	$8,049,943
11	The Insider	Drama	R	$2,850,307	528,814	$3,796,885
12	Cradle Will Rock	Drama	R	$2,128,918	394,976	$2,835,928
13	The Straight Story	Drama	G	$1,821,922	338,019	$2,426,976
14	The Emperor and the Assassin	Drama	R	$1,155,357	214,352	$1,539,047
15	The Cup	Comedy	G	$1,067,773	198,103	$1,422,380
16	Aimee & Jaguar	Drama	Not Rated	$881,306	163,508	$1,173,987
17	Goya in Bordeaux	Drama	R	$692,786	128,532	$922,860
18	Joe Gould's Secret	Drama	R	$641,117	118,946	$854,032
19	Thirteen Days	Drama	PG-13	$336,772	62,481	$448,614
20	Tumbleweeds	Drama	PG-13	$249,475	46,285	$332,326
21	Before Night Falls	Drama	R	$235,232	43,642	$313,350
22	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc	Drama	R	$139,999	25,974	$186,493
23	Pollock	Drama	R	$44,244	8,209	$58,941
Total Gross of All Movies				$517,897,789
Total Tickets Sold					96,084,936
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$689,889,840

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.