Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, May 18, 2000
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Gladiator | $2,256,489 | -1% | -29% | 2,943 | $767 | $82,390,792 | 14 |
| 2 | (2) | Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 | $553,568 | -9% | 3,307 | $167 | $14,330,401 | 7 | |
| 3 | (3) | U-571 | $479,415 | +3% | -23% | 2,820 | $170 | $58,760,430 | 28 |
| 4 | (4) | Frequency | $382,254 | +4% | -12% | 2,470 | $155 | $26,052,540 | 21 |
| 5 | (5) | Where the Heart Is | $322,364 | +0% | -24% | 2,411 | $134 | $22,873,117 | 21 |
| 6 | (6) | Center Stage | $272,707 | +8% | 1,506 | $181 | $5,861,284 | 7 | |
| 7 | (8) | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $234,375 | +15% | -10% | 3,125 | $75 | $25,290,200 | 21 |
| 8 | (7) | Screwed | $211,095 | -4% | 1,759 | $120 | $4,291,115 | 7 | |
| 9 | (9) | Keeping the Faith | $156,735 | +0% | -29% | 1,569 | $100 | $32,906,751 | 35 |
| 10 | (10) | Rules of Engagement | $151,044 | +2% | -27% | 1,616 | $93 | $57,285,528 | 42 |
| 11 | (12) | Erin Brockovich | $141,550 | +5% | -23% | 1,191 | $119 | $119,046,405 | 63 |
| 12 | (11) | I Dreamed of Africa | $140,348 | +1% | -37% | 2,112 | $66 | $5,483,048 | 14 |
| 13 | (13) | Love and Basketball | $138,742 | +7% | -28% | 1,047 | $133 | $22,812,354 | 28 |
| 14 | (14) | 28 Days | $117,061 | +1% | -42% | 1,755 | $67 | $34,850,117 | 35 |
| 15 | (15) | Final Destination | $114,854 | +8% | -18% | 944 | $122 | $50,214,796 | 63 |
| 16 | (17) | Return to Me | $103,068 | +1% | -28% | 1,203 | $86 | $29,427,329 | 42 |
| 17 | (16) | Held Up | $102,848 | -1% | 688 | $149 | $2,357,471 | 7 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Virgin Suicides | $64,027 | +0% | +48% | 270 | $237 | $1,971,353 | 28 |
| 19 | (19) | The Road to El Dorado | $39,317 | +3% | -47% | 1,027 | $38 | $49,308,627 | 49 |
| 20 | (20) | American Beauty | $32,176 | -1% | -33% | 425 | $76 | $129,495,494 | 247 |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $6,014,037 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladiator | $2,256,489 | 2,943 | $82,390,792 |
| 2 | Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 | $553,568 | 3,307 | $14,330,401 |
| 3 | U-571 | $479,415 | 2,820 | $58,760,430 |
| 4 | Frequency | $382,254 | 2,470 | $26,052,540 |
| 5 | Where the Heart Is | $322,364 | 2,411 | $22,873,117 |
| 6 | Center Stage | $272,707 | 1,506 | $5,861,284 |
| 7 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $234,375 | 3,125 | $25,290,200 |
| 8 | Screwed | $211,095 | 1,759 | $4,291,115 |
| 9 | Keeping the Faith | $156,735 | 1,569 | $32,906,751 |
| 10 | Rules of Engagement | $151,044 | 1,616 | $57,285,528 |
| 11 | Erin Brockovich | $141,550 | 1,191 | $119,046,405 |
| 12 | I Dreamed of Africa | $140,348 | 2,112 | $5,483,048 |
| 13 | Love and Basketball | $138,742 | 1,047 | $22,812,354 |
| 14 | 28 Days | $117,061 | 1,755 | $34,850,117 |
| 15 | Final Destination | $114,854 | 944 | $50,214,796 |
| 16 | Return to Me | $103,068 | 1,203 | $29,427,329 |
| 17 | Held Up | $102,848 | 688 | $2,357,471 |
| 18 | The Virgin Suicides | $64,027 | 270 | $1,971,353 |
| 19 | The Road to El Dorado | $39,317 | 1,027 | $49,308,627 |
| 20 | American Beauty | $32,176 | 425 | $129,495,494 |
| Reporting: 20 | $6,014,037 | total | ||