2000 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 2000. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2000.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 2000 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 2000” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2000 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Nov 17, 2000	Universal	Adventure	$265,489,295	48,567,621
2	Cast Away	Dec 22, 2000	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$233,632,142	42,168,358
3	Mission: Impossible 2	May 24, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Action	$215,409,889	39,964,729
4	Gladiator	May 5, 2000	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$187,683,805	34,811,240
5	What Women Want	Dec 15, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$182,805,123	33,272,919
6	The Perfect Storm	Jun 30, 2000	Warner Bros.	Drama	$182,618,434	33,880,971
7	Meet the Parents	Oct 6, 2000	Universal	Comedy	$166,225,040	30,796,163
8	X-Men	Jul 14, 2000	20th Century Fox	Action	$157,299,717	29,183,621
9	Scary Movie	Jul 7, 2000	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$157,019,771	29,131,683
10	What Lies Beneath	Jul 21, 2000	Dreamworks SKG	Thriller/Suspense	$155,464,351	28,825,670
11	Dinosaur	May 19, 2000	Walt Disney	Adventure	$137,748,063	25,556,227
12	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Dec 8, 2000	Sony Pictures Cla…	Action	$128,519,357	22,787,140
13	Erin Brockovich	Mar 17, 2000	Universal	Drama	$125,548,685	23,292,891
14	Charlie’s Angels	Nov 3, 2000	Sony Pictures	Action	$125,305,545	23,225,632
15	Traffic	Dec 27, 2000	USA Films	Drama	$124,107,476	21,930,405
16	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Jul 28, 2000	Universal	Comedy	$123,307,945	22,877,170
17	Big Momma’s House	Jun 2, 2000	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$117,559,438	21,810,656
18	Remember the Titans	Sep 29, 2000	Walt Disney	Drama	$115,719,751	21,446,780
19	The Patriot	Jun 28, 2000	Sony Pictures	Drama	$113,330,342	21,026,037
20	Chicken Run	Jun 21, 2000	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$107,031,060	19,833,170
21	Miss Congeniality	Dec 22, 2000	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$106,807,667	19,231,569
22	Gone in 60 Seconds	Jun 9, 2000	Walt Disney	Action	$101,643,008	18,857,701
23	Unbreakable	Nov 22, 2000	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$94,999,143	17,581,128
24	Me, Myself & Irene	Jun 23, 2000	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$90,570,999	16,803,525
25	Space Cowboys	Aug 4, 2000	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$90,454,043	16,779,400
26	The Emperor’s New Groove	Dec 15, 2000	Walt Disney	Adventure	$89,630,573	16,229,705
27	Scream 3	Feb 4, 2000	Miramax	Horror	$89,138,076	16,537,676
28	U-571	Apr 21, 2000	Universal	Action	$77,086,030	14,301,675
29	Rugrats in Paris	Nov 17, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$76,501,438	14,146,348
30	The Family Man	Dec 22, 2000	Universal	Comedy	$75,764,085	13,732,551
31	Hollow Man	Aug 4, 2000	Sony Pictures	Horror	$73,209,340	13,582,438
32	Chocolat	Dec 15, 2000	Miramax	Drama	$71,309,760	12,636,503
33	Shaft	Jun 16, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Action	$70,327,868	13,047,842
34	The Kid	Jul 7, 2000	Walt Disney	Comedy	$69,688,384	12,929,199
35	Road Trip	May 19, 2000	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$68,525,609	12,713,471
36	Vertical Limit	Dec 8, 2000	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$68,473,360	12,538,825
37	Bring it On	Aug 25, 2000	Universal	Comedy	$68,353,550	12,681,549
38	102 Dalmatians	Nov 22, 2000	Walt Disney	Adventure	$66,941,559	12,343,422
39	Rules of Engagement	Apr 7, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$61,322,858	11,377,154
40	The Cell	Aug 18, 2000	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$61,280,963	11,369,381
41	Mission to Mars	Mar 10, 2000	Walt Disney	Adventure	$60,874,615	11,293,992
42	Coyote Ugly	Aug 4, 2000	Walt Disney	Drama	$60,786,269	11,277,601
43	Snow Day	Feb 11, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$60,008,303	11,133,266
44	The Whole Nine Yards	Feb 18, 2000	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$57,262,492	10,623,839
45	Next Friday	Jan 12, 2000	New Line	Comedy	$57,176,582	10,607,900
46	Shanghai Noon	May 26, 2000	Walt Disney	Western	$56,932,305	10,562,580
47	Romeo Must Die	Mar 22, 2000	Warner Bros.	Action	$55,973,336	10,384,663
48	Dolphins	Oct 20, 2000	MacGillivray Free…	Documentary	$54,000,000	10,018,552
49	Final Destination	Mar 17, 2000	New Line	Horror	$53,302,314	9,889,112
50	Finding Forrester	Dec 19, 2000	Sony Pictures	Drama	$51,768,623	9,193,322
51	The Road to El Dorado	Mar 31, 2000	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$50,802,661	9,425,355
52	Men of Honor	Nov 10, 2000	20th Century Fox	Drama	$48,814,909	9,045,042
53	Dude, Where’s My Car?	Dec 15, 2000	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$46,729,374	8,558,187
54	The Tigger Movie	Feb 11, 2000	Walt Disney	Adventure	$45,542,421	8,449,429
55	O Brother, Where Art Thou?	Dec 22, 2000	Walt Disney	Comedy	$45,506,619	8,057,179
56	Frequency	Apr 28, 2000	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$44,983,704	8,345,771
57	The Replacements	Aug 11, 2000	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$44,737,059	8,300,011
58	Pokemon 2000	Jul 21, 2000	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$43,746,923	8,116,312
59	The Beach	Feb 11, 2000	20th Century Fox	Drama	$39,778,599	7,380,074
60	Little Nicky	Nov 10, 2000	New Line	Comedy	$39,442,871	7,312,528
61	Pitch Black	Feb 18, 2000	USA Films	Horror	$39,235,088	7,279,237
62	The Original Kings of Comedy	Aug 18, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Concert/Performance	$38,168,022	7,081,266
63	Bedazzled	Oct 20, 2000	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$37,879,996	7,024,636
64	Autumn in New York	Aug 11, 2000	MGM	Drama	$37,752,931	7,004,254
65	Keeping the Faith	Apr 14, 2000	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$37,036,404	6,871,318
66	28 Days	Apr 14, 2000	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$37,035,515	6,871,153
67	Bounce	Nov 17, 2000	Miramax	Drama	$36,805,288	6,827,291
68	Hanging Up	Feb 18, 2000	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$36,037,909	6,686,068
69	The Flintstones in Viva Rock …	Apr 28, 2000	Universal	Comedy	$35,231,365	6,536,431
70	The Skulls	Mar 31, 2000	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$35,007,180	6,494,839
71	Thirteen Days	Dec 22, 2000	New Line	Drama	$34,566,746	6,110,180
72	The 6th Day	Nov 17, 2000	Sony Pictures	Action	$34,543,701	6,406,849
73	My Dog Skip	Jan 12, 2000	Warner Bros.	Drama	$34,099,640	6,326,464
74	Where the Heart Is	Apr 28, 2000	20th Century Fox	Drama	$33,771,174	6,265,524
75	Pay it Forward	Oct 20, 2000	Warner Bros.	Drama	$33,508,922	6,212,064
76	Dracula 2000	Dec 22, 2000	Miramax	Horror	$33,000,377	6,003,863
77	Return to Me	Apr 7, 2000	MGM	Romantic Comedy	$32,662,299	6,059,796
78	Proof of Life	Dec 8, 2000	Warner Bros.	Action	$32,598,931	6,016,660
79	Almost Famous	Sep 15, 2000	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$32,522,352	6,028,669
80	The Legend of Bagger Vance	Nov 3, 2000	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$30,695,227	5,694,847
81	The Art of War	Aug 25, 2000	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$30,199,105	5,602,802
82	Snatch	Dec 8, 2000	Sony Pictures	Black Comedy	$30,093,107	5,317,335
83	Bless the Child	Aug 11, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$29,374,178	5,449,755
84	The Watcher	Sep 8, 2000	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$28,946,615	5,370,429
85	Love & Basketball	Apr 21, 2000	New Line	Drama	$27,441,122	5,091,117
86	High Fidelity	Mar 31, 2000	Walt Disney	Comedy	$27,277,055	5,060,678
87	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Oct 27, 2000	Artisan	Horror	$26,421,314	4,901,914
88	The Adventures of Rocky & Bul…	Jun 30, 2000	Universal	Adventure	$26,000,610	4,823,861
89	Nurse Betty	Sep 8, 2000	USA Films	Black Comedy	$25,170,054	4,669,769
90	Reindeer Games	Feb 25, 2000	Miramax	Action	$23,360,779	4,334,096
91	Titan A.E.	Jun 16, 2000	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$22,751,979	4,221,146
92	Billy Elliot	Oct 13, 2000	Focus Features	Drama	$21,995,263	4,037,387
93	Boys and Girls	Jun 16, 2000	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$21,799,652	3,854,123
94	Battlefield Earth: A Saga of …	May 12, 2000	Warner Bros.	Action	$21,471,685	3,983,615
95	Urban Legends: Final Cut	Sep 22, 2000	Sony Pictures	Horror	$21,468,807	3,983,081
96	Down to You	Jan 21, 2000	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$20,035,310	3,717,126
97	Wonder Boys	Feb 23, 2000	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$19,389,454	3,596,376
98	The Ninth Gate	Mar 10, 2000	Artisan	Thriller/Suspense	$18,653,746	3,460,806
99	Michael Jordan to the MAX	May 5, 2000	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$18,642,318	3,420,683
100	Best in Show	Sep 27, 2000	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$18,621,249	3,442,019