Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, May 17, 2000
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Gladiator | $2,276,159 | +34% | -33% | 2,943 | $773 | $80,134,303 | 13 |
| 2 | (2) | Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 | $611,633 | -20% | 3,307 | $185 | $13,776,833 | 6 | |
| 3 | (3) | U-571 | $465,325 | -11% | -23% | 2,820 | $165 | $58,280,995 | 27 |
| 4 | (4) | Frequency | $365,891 | -11% | -16% | 2,470 | $148 | $25,670,286 | 20 |
| 5 | (5) | Where the Heart Is | $321,126 | -21% | -28% | 2,411 | $133 | $22,550,753 | 20 |
| 6 | (6) | Center Stage | $253,491 | -37% | 1,506 | $168 | $5,588,577 | 6 | |
| 7 | (7) | Screwed | $219,875 | -16% | 1,759 | $125 | $4,080,020 | 6 | |
| 8 | (8) | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $203,125 | -8% | -26% | 3,125 | $65 | $25,055,825 | 20 |
| 9 | (9) | Keeping the Faith | $155,983 | -15% | -31% | 1,569 | $99 | $32,750,016 | 34 |
| 10 | (11) | Rules of Engagement | $148,446 | -7% | -30% | 1,616 | $92 | $57,134,484 | 41 |
| 11 | (10) | I Dreamed of Africa | $138,819 | -19% | -46% | 2,112 | $66 | $5,342,700 | 13 |
| 12 | (13) | Erin Brockovich | $134,215 | -5% | -27% | 1,191 | $113 | $118,904,855 | 62 |
| 13 | (14) | Love and Basketball | $130,239 | -8% | -26% | 1,047 | $124 | $22,673,712 | 27 |
| 14 | (12) | 28 Days | $115,779 | -23% | -46% | 1,755 | $66 | $34,733,056 | 34 |
| 15 | (15) | Final Destination | $106,615 | -9% | -21% | 944 | $113 | $50,099,942 | 62 |
| 16 | (16) | Held Up | $103,756 | -5% | 688 | $151 | $2,254,623 | 6 | |
| 17 | (17) | Return to Me | $102,542 | -5% | -30% | 1,203 | $85 | $29,324,261 | 41 |
| 18 | (18) | The Virgin Suicides | $63,897 | -16% | +50% | 270 | $237 | $1,907,326 | 27 |
| 19 | (20) | The Road to El Dorado | $38,236 | -5% | -48% | 1,027 | $37 | $49,269,310 | 48 |
| 20 | (19) | American Beauty | $32,544 | -23% | -39% | 425 | $77 | $129,463,318 | 246 |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $5,987,696 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladiator | $2,276,159 | 2,943 | $80,134,303 |
| 2 | Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 | $611,633 | 3,307 | $13,776,833 |
| 3 | U-571 | $465,325 | 2,820 | $58,280,995 |
| 4 | Frequency | $365,891 | 2,470 | $25,670,286 |
| 5 | Where the Heart Is | $321,126 | 2,411 | $22,550,753 |
| 6 | Center Stage | $253,491 | 1,506 | $5,588,577 |
| 7 | Screwed | $219,875 | 1,759 | $4,080,020 |
| 8 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $203,125 | 3,125 | $25,055,825 |
| 9 | Keeping the Faith | $155,983 | 1,569 | $32,750,016 |
| 10 | Rules of Engagement | $148,446 | 1,616 | $57,134,484 |
| 11 | I Dreamed of Africa | $138,819 | 2,112 | $5,342,700 |
| 12 | Erin Brockovich | $134,215 | 1,191 | $118,904,855 |
| 13 | Love and Basketball | $130,239 | 1,047 | $22,673,712 |
| 14 | 28 Days | $115,779 | 1,755 | $34,733,056 |
| 15 | Final Destination | $106,615 | 944 | $50,099,942 |
| 16 | Held Up | $103,756 | 688 | $2,254,623 |
| 17 | Return to Me | $102,542 | 1,203 | $29,324,261 |
| 18 | The Virgin Suicides | $63,897 | 270 | $1,907,326 |
| 19 | The Road to El Dorado | $38,236 | 1,027 | $49,269,310 |
| 20 | American Beauty | $32,544 | 425 | $129,463,318 |
| Reporting: 20 | $5,987,696 | total | ||