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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 34,621,530
2 Meet the Parents Oct 6, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $161,325,490 29,930,517
3 Scary Movie Jul 7, 2000 Comedy R $157,019,771 29,131,682
4 What Lies Beneath Jul 21, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $155,464,351 28,843,107
5 Dinosaur May 19, 2000 Adventure PG $137,748,063 25,556,226
6 Big Momma's House Jun 2, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $117,559,438 21,810,656
7 What Women Want Jan 8, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $115,761,883 21,477,158
8 The Patriot Jun 28, 2000 Drama R $113,330,342 21,026,037
9 Cast Away Dec 22, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $109,689,440 20,350,545
10 Chicken Run Jun 21, 2000 Adventure G $106,793,915 19,813,342
11 Me, Myself & Irene Jun 23, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $90,570,999 16,803,524
12 Space Cowboys Aug 4, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $90,179,885 16,730,961
13 Unbreakable Nov 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $90,033,796 16,703,858
14 Scream 3 Feb 4, 2000 Horror R $89,138,076 16,537,676
15 U-571 Apr 21, 2000 Action PG-13 $77,086,030 14,301,675
16 Hollow Man Aug 4, 2000 Horror R $73,209,340 13,582,437
17 The Kid Jul 7, 2000 Comedy PG $69,688,384 12,929,199
18 Road Trip May 19, 2000 Comedy R $68,525,609 12,713,471
19 Bring it On Aug 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $68,353,550 12,681,549
20 The Cell Aug 18, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $61,280,963 11,369,380
21 Mission to Mars Mar 10, 2000 Adventure PG $60,874,615 11,293,991
22 Snow Day Feb 11, 2000 Comedy PG $60,008,303 11,133,265
23 American Beauty Sep 15, 1999 Drama R $59,040,232 10,953,660
24 The Whole Nine Yards Feb 18, 2000 Comedy R $57,262,492 10,623,838
25 Next Friday Jan 12, 2000 Comedy R $57,176,582 10,607,900
26 Shanghai Noon May 26, 2000 Western PG-13 $56,932,305 10,562,579
27 Romeo Must Die Mar 22, 2000 Action R $55,973,336 10,384,663
28 Final Destination Mar 17, 2000 Horror R $53,302,314 9,889,112
29 Vertical Limit Dec 8, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $51,880,114 9,625,253
30 The Emperor's New Groove Dec 15, 2000 Adventure G $50,812,284 9,427,139
31 The Road to El Dorado Mar 31, 2000 Adventure PG $50,802,661 9,425,354
32 Miss Congeniality Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $46,382,671 8,605,319
33 Frequency Apr 28, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $44,983,704 8,345,770
34 The Replacements Aug 11, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $44,737,059 8,300,010
35 Galaxy Quest Dec 24, 1999 Comedy PG $44,111,808 8,184,008
36 The Family Man Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $43,144,380 8,004,523
37 Pitch Black Feb 18, 2000 Horror R $39,235,088 7,279,237
38 Little Nicky Nov 10, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $38,848,624 7,207,536
39 Autumn in New York Aug 11, 2000 Drama PG-13 $37,752,931 7,004,254
40 Keeping the Faith Apr 14, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $37,036,404 6,871,317
41 28 Days Apr 14, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $37,035,515 6,871,153
42 Toy Story 2 Nov 19, 1999 Adventure G $36,972,140 6,859,395
43 Bounce Nov 17, 2000 Drama PG-13 $36,675,505 6,804,360
44 Hanging Up Feb 18, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $36,037,909 6,686,068
45 Dude, Where's My Car? Dec 15, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $35,631,910 6,610,743
46 The Skulls Mar 31, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $35,007,180 6,494,838
47 The 6th Day Nov 17, 2000 Action PG-13 $34,317,634 6,366,907
48 My Dog Skip Jan 12, 2000 Drama PG $34,099,640 6,326,463
49 Return to Me Apr 7, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG $32,662,299 6,059,795
50 Almost Famous Sep 15, 2000 Comedy R $31,939,009 5,925,604
51 The Art of War Aug 25, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $30,199,105 5,602,802
52 Any Given Sunday Dec 22, 1999 Drama R $29,778,713 5,524,807
53 The Watcher Sep 8, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $28,946,615 5,370,429
54 Love & Basketball Apr 21, 2000 Drama PG-13 $27,441,122 5,091,117
55 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Oct 27, 2000 Horror R $26,421,314 4,901,913
56 Nurse Betty Sep 8, 2000 Black Comedy R $25,170,054 4,669,768
57 Reindeer Games Feb 25, 2000 Action R $23,360,779 4,334,096
58 Titan A.E. Jun 16, 2000 Adventure PG $22,751,979 4,221,146
59 Boys and Girls Jun 16, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $21,799,652 4,044,462
60 Magnolia Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $21,686,030 4,023,382
61 Dracula 2000 Dec 22, 2000 Horror R $21,569,567 4,001,774
62 Urban Legends: Final Cut Sep 22, 2000 Horror R $21,468,807 3,983,081
63 Down to You Jan 21, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,035,310 3,717,126
64 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Dec 10, 1999 Comedy R $19,181,507 3,558,721
65 The Ninth Gate Mar 10, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $18,653,746 3,460,806
66 The Contender Oct 13, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $17,804,273 3,303,204
67 Small Time Crooks May 19, 2000 Comedy PG $17,266,359 3,203,406
68 Red Planet Nov 10, 2000 Action PG-13 $17,265,409 3,203,229
69 Center Stage May 12, 2000 Drama PG-13 $17,200,925 3,191,266
70 Best in Show Sep 27, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $17,179,643 3,187,317
71 The Sixth Sense Aug 6, 1999 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $17,119,797 3,176,214
72 Billy Elliot Oct 13, 2000 Drama R $17,095,205 3,171,652
73 Boiler Room Feb 18, 2000 Drama R $16,963,963 3,147,302
74 Lost Souls Oct 13, 2000 Horror R $16,779,636 3,113,105
75 Eye of the Beholder Jan 28, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $16,500,786 3,061,370
76 Loser Jul 21, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $15,464,026 2,869,021
77 Drowning Mona Mar 3, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $15,427,192 2,862,187
78 Bait Sep 15, 2000 Action R $15,325,127 2,843,251
79 The Next Best Thing Mar 3, 2000 Drama PG-13 $14,983,572 2,779,883
80 Supernova Jan 14, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,218,868 2,638,008
81 Dr. T and the Women Oct 13, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $13,065,561 2,424,037
82 The Crew Aug 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $13,019,253 2,415,445
83 Highlander: Endgame Sep 1, 2000 Action R $12,801,190 2,374,988
84 Ready to Rumble Apr 7, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $12,372,410 2,295,437
85 Saving Grace Aug 4, 2000 Comedy R $12,178,602 2,259,480
86 The Legend of Drunken Master Oct 20, 2000 Action R $11,546,543 2,142,215
87 Here on Earth Mar 24, 2000 Drama PG-13 $10,494,147 1,946,966
88 Lucky Numbers Oct 27, 2000 Black Comedy R $10,014,234 1,857,928
89 3 Strikes Mar 1, 2000 Comedy R $9,821,335 1,822,140
90 Cirque du Soleil - Journey … May 5, 2000 Musical G $8,533,892 1,583,282
91 Play it to the Bone Dec 24, 1999 Comedy R $8,423,838 1,562,864
92 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $8,214,699 1,524,062
93 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $7,763,963 1,440,438
94 Screwed May 12, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $6,982,680 1,295,487
95 What Planet Are You From? Mar 3, 2000 Comedy R $6,291,602 1,167,273
96 Croupier Apr 21, 2000 Drama Not Rated $6,201,143 1,150,490
97 Todo sobre mi madre Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $6,131,119 1,137,498
98 The Way of the Gun Sep 8, 2000 Action R $6,047,856 1,122,051
99 Where the Money Is Apr 14, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $5,658,940 1,049,896
100 Finding Forrester Dec 19, 2000 Drama PG-13 $5,301,731 983,623
101 Black and White Apr 5, 2000 Drama R $5,241,315 972,414
102 The In Crowd Jul 19, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,217,498 967,995
103 Gossip Apr 21, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $5,108,820 947,833
104 Woman on Top Sep 22, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $5,018,450 931,066
105 Sunshine Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $4,969,834 922,047
106 Duets Sep 15, 2000 Drama R $4,734,235 878,336
107 Held Up May 12, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $4,714,090 874,599
108 Being John Malkovich Oct 29, 1999 Black Comedy R $4,614,957 856,207
109 The Tao of Steve Aug 4, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $4,342,203 805,603
110 Dancer in the Dark Sep 22, 2000 Musical R $4,157,491 771,334
111 Whipped Sep 1, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $4,142,507 768,554
112 You Can Count on Me Nov 10, 2000 Drama R $3,815,524 707,889
113 End of Days Nov 24, 1999 Action R $3,704,043 687,206
114 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 Adventure Not Rated $3,640,193 675,360
115 Price of Glory Mar 31, 2000 Drama PG-13 $3,434,515 637,201
116 Ghost Dog: The Way of the S… Mar 3, 2000 Drama R $3,330,230 617,853
117 Sweet and Lowdown Dec 3, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,329,098 617,643
118 Alien Adventure Apr 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $3,272,750 607,189
119 Beautiful Sep 29, 2000 Drama PG-13 $3,134,509 581,541
120 Double Jeopardy Sep 24, 1999 Action R $2,703,114 501,505
121 God's Army Mar 10, 2000 Drama PG $2,637,726 489,374
122 East-West Apr 7, 2000 Drama PG-13 $2,319,726 430,375
123 But I'm a Cheerleader Jul 7, 2000 Comedy R $2,205,627 409,207
124 Bamboozled Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $2,185,266 405,429
125 Cradle Will Rock Dec 8, 1999 Drama R $2,128,918 394,975
126 La lengua de las mariposas Jun 16, 2000 Drama R $2,086,098 387,031
127 The Color of Paradise Mar 31, 2000 Drama PG $1,810,145 335,833
128 La Vie Après L'Amour Jul 7, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $1,795,758 333,164
129 The Broken Hearts Club: A R… Sep 29, 2000 Comedy R $1,719,458 319,008
130 Girl on the Bridge Jul 28, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $1,713,995 317,995
131 Holy Smoke Dec 3, 1999 Drama R $1,693,452 314,184
132 Blood Simple Jan 18, 1985 Thriller/Suspense R $1,690,913 313,712
133 Dogma Nov 12, 1999 Comedy R $1,668,162 309,492
134 Gun Shy Feb 4, 2000 Comedy R $1,638,202 303,933
135 State and Main Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $1,542,365 286,153
136 Girlfight Sep 29, 2000 Drama R $1,523,941 282,734
137 Liberty Heights Nov 17, 1999 Drama R $1,445,744 268,227
138 Three Kings Oct 1, 1999 Black Comedy R $1,428,932 265,107
139 Cecil B. Demented Aug 11, 2000 Black Comedy R $1,276,984 236,917
140 MVP: Most Valuable Primate Aug 11, 2000 Adventure PG $1,248,746 231,678
141 Turn It Up Sep 6, 2000 Drama R $1,244,676 230,923
142 Trois Feb 11, 2000 Thriller/Suspense NC-17 $1,161,843 215,555
143 Shower Jul 7, 2000 Drama PG-13 $1,157,764 214,798
144 Groove Jun 9, 2000 Comedy R $1,115,313 206,922
145 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Jun 9, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $1,107,583 205,488
146 Mohabbatein Oct 27, 2000 Musical Not Rated $1,070,000 198,515
147 Time Code Apr 28, 2000 Drama R $1,057,750 196,243
148 Chuck&Buck Jul 14, 2000 Drama R $1,055,671 195,857
149 What's Cooking Nov 17, 2000 Drama PG-13 $1,045,899 194,044
150 Two Family House Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $1,015,122 188,334
151 La otra conquista May 4, 2007 Drama R $886,410 164,454
152 The Yards Oct 20, 2000 Drama R $882,710 163,768
153 The Best Man Oct 22, 1999 Romantic Comedy R $809,260 150,141
154 New Waterford Girl Jun 2, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $774,469 143,686
155 Alice et Martin Jul 21, 2000 Drama R $743,115 137,869
156 Place Vendome Aug 18, 2000 Drama Not Rated $742,632 137,779
157 Kadosh Feb 16, 2000 Drama Not Rated $736,812 136,699
158 I'm the One That I Want Aug 4, 2000 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $679,695 126,102
159 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… May 19, 1999 Adventure PG $644,945 119,655
160 Fiza Sep 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $623,791 115,731
161 A Hard Day's Night Aug 11, 1964 Comedy G $593,645 110,138
162 Refugee Jul 14, 2000 Drama Not Rated $590,000 109,461
163 Yi Ge Dou Bu Neng Shao Feb 18, 2000 Drama Not Rated $589,114 109,297
164 Phir Bhi Dil Hain Hindustani Jan 21, 2000 Musical Not Rated $588,606 109,203
165 Mifune Feb 25, 2000 Drama R $585,016 108,537
166 The Opportunists Aug 11, 2000 Drama R $581,142 107,818
167 The Basket May 5, 2000 Drama PG $576,062 106,876
168 Me, Myself & I Apr 7, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $565,193 104,859
169 A Time for Drunken Horses Oct 27, 2000 Drama Not Rated $557,926 103,511
170 Love and Sex Aug 25, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $536,287 99,496
171 Dekalog Jun 9, 2000 Drama Not Rated $488,744 90,676
172 Malena Dec 22, 2000 Drama R $472,626 87,685
173 Blue Streak Sep 17, 1999 Action PG-13 $447,449 83,014
174 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $424,122 78,686
175 Du rififi chez les hommes Sep 2, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $418,016 77,553
176 8 ½ Women May 26, 2000 Drama R $417,517 77,461
177 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct 13, 1993 Musical PG $405,275 75,190
178 Yi Yi Oct 6, 2000 Drama Not Rated $371,457 68,915
179 House on Haunted Hill Oct 29, 1999 Horror R $356,258 66,096
180 Une Liaison pornographique Aug 4, 2000 Drama R $347,808 64,528
181 Under Suspicion Sep 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $332,235 61,639
182 Beautiful People Feb 18, 2000 Comedy R $261,360 48,489
183 The Closer You Get Feb 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $221,898 41,168
184 Bulandi Jan 7, 2000 Drama Not Rated $203,548 37,764
185 Chal Mere Bhai May 5, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $199,227 36,962
186 The Discreet Charm of the B… May 12, 2000 Comedy PG $198,809 36,884
187 Kikujiro May 26, 2000 Drama PG-13 $198,238 36,778
188 The Big Tease Jan 28, 2000 Comedy R $185,577 34,429
189 Cleopatra's Second Husband Sep 29, 2000 Drama Not Rated $174,098 32,300
190 The Limey Oct 8, 1999 Drama R $172,273 31,961
191 La Bûche Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $172,205 31,948
192 The Silence Nov 10, 1999 Drama Not Rated $163,592 30,351
193 Shadow of the Vampire Dec 29, 2000 Horror R $150,171 27,861
194 Tigerland Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $139,500 25,881
195 With a Friend Like Harry Oct 13, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $137,515 25,512
196 Human Resources Sep 13, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $124,471 23,092
197 Bedrooms and Hallways Sep 3, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $119,590 22,187
198 La ciudad Oct 22, 1999 Drama Not Rated $113,778 21,109
199 Boricua's Bond Jun 23, 2000 Drama R $103,163 19,139
200 Runaway Bride Jul 30, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG $95,162 17,655
201 The King of Masks Apr 30, 1999 Drama Not Rated $92,040 17,076
202 Flawless Nov 24, 1999 Drama R $90,767 16,839
203 Panic Dec 1, 2000 Drama R $82,395 15,286
204 Adorenarin doraibu May 5, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $77,313 14,343
205 Blue Moon Nov 3, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $71,548 13,274
206 Lola rennt Jun 18, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $70,231 13,029
207 Diamonds Dec 10, 1999 Comedy PG-13 $69,002 12,801
208 Rosetta Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $64,679 11,999
209 Suzhou River Nov 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $64,034 11,880
210 Beefcake Oct 13, 1999 Drama Not Rated $62,830 11,656
211 Titanic Town Sep 1, 2000 Drama Not Rated $60,523 11,228
212 Snatch Dec 8, 2000 Black Comedy R $60,051 11,141
213 An Everlasting Piece Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $52,773 9,790
214 à bout de souffle Apr 21, 2000 Drama Not Rated $51,753 9,601
215 Light It Up Nov 10, 1999 Drama R $50,059 9,287
216 La Bouteille Oct 20, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $43,993 8,161
217 The Gift Dec 19, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $43,475 8,065
218 Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $38,977 7,231
219 Burlesk King Jun 30, 2000 Drama Not Rated $35,792 6,640
220 Last Night Oct 23, 1998 Drama R $32,360 6,003
221 The Boondock Saints Jan 21, 2000 Action R $30,471 5,653
222 La Grande Illusion Jun 4, 1937 Drama Not Rated $26,929 4,996
223 Stigmata Sep 10, 1999 Horror R $26,867 4,984
224 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $24,346 4,516
225 Bootmen Oct 6, 2000 Comedy R $21,172 3,928
226 Wandafuru raifu May 12, 1999 Drama Not Rated $18,883 3,503
227 Chunhyang Dec 29, 2000 Drama R $16,187 3,003
228 2 Männer, 2 Frauen - 4 Prob… Nov 3, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $14,940 2,771
229 30 Days Sep 15, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $13,753 2,551
230 The Autumn Heart Sep 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $13,354 2,477
231 The Specials Sep 22, 2000 Action R $12,996 2,411
232 Buddy Boy Mar 24, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $10,281 1,907
233 Anatomie Sep 8, 2000 Horror Not Rated $9,598 1,780
234 Claire Dolan Feb 25, 2000 Drama Not Rated $9,480 1,758
235 Harem Suare Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $8,954 1,661
236 Circus Sep 15, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $8,406 1,559
237 Aïe Dec 1, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $8,289 1,537
238 Mookie Jul 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $7,284 1,351
239 Inséparables Jul 28, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $5,757 1,068
240 Les convoyeurs attendent Mar 15, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $5,518 1,023
241 100% Arabica Mar 24, 2000 Musical Not Rated $5,428 1,007
242 Babymother Mar 17, 2000 Drama R $5,115 948
243 Pups Mar 31, 2000 Action Not Rated $4,427 821
244 Blood, Friends and Money Sep 22, 2000 Horror Not Rated $3,631 673
245 Edge of Seventeen Apr 30, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $2,403 445
246 Chutney Popcorn Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $2,274 421
247 Steam: The Turkish Bath Nov 25, 1998 Drama Not Rated $2,218 411
248 South of Heaven, West of Hell Dec 15, 2000 Western R $2,042 378
249 Le Chal Apne Sang Mar 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $1,030 191
250 Eastside Jun 16, 2000 Drama R $1,003 186
Total Gross of All Movies$4,417,827,142
Total Tickets Sold819,633,852

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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