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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2000

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2000 GrossTickets Sold
1 Erin Brockovich Mar 17, 2000 Drama R $125,548,685 23,292,891
2 Remember the Titans Sep 29, 2000 Drama PG $113,746,040 21,103,161
3 Coyote Ugly Aug 4, 2000 Drama PG-13 $60,786,269 11,277,600
4 Dolphins Oct 20, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $54,000,000 10,018,552
5 The Hurricane Dec 29, 1999 Drama R $50,158,016 9,305,754
6 Men of Honor Nov 10, 2000 Drama R $47,512,458 8,814,927
7 The Original Kings of Comedy Aug 18, 2000 Concert/Perfor… R $38,168,022 7,081,265
8 Girl, Interrupted Dec 21, 1999 Drama R $28,436,380 5,275,766
9 Michael Jordan to the MAX May 5, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $14,348,353 2,662,032
10 Mysteries of Egypt Jul 16, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $13,340,620 2,475,068
11 Man on the Moon Dec 22, 1999 Drama R $9,271,100 1,720,055
12 Boys Don't Cry Oct 8, 1999 Drama R $8,843,539 1,640,730
13 Topsy Turvy Dec 17, 1999 Musical R $6,043,061 1,121,161
14 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $3,738,806 693,656
15 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $3,661,258 679,268
16 Genghis Blues Jul 9, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $3,566,568 661,700
17 Ride Oct 8, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $3,176,650 589,359
18 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of… Oct 1, 1999 Documentary PG $3,053,163 566,449
19 Wolves Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $2,509,093 465,508
20 Everest Mar 6, 1998 Documentary PG-13 $2,237,051 415,037
21 Africa's Elephant Kingdom May 8, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $2,197,561 407,710
22 Beyond the Mat Oct 22, 1999 Documentary R $2,038,038 378,114
23 The Straight Story Oct 15, 1999 Drama G $1,821,922 338,018
24 The Life and Times of Hank … Jan 12, 2000 Documentary PG $1,703,901 316,122
25 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $1,499,329 278,168
26 Backstage Sep 6, 2000 Documentary R $1,184,727 219,800
27 Jing ke ci qin wang Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $1,155,357 214,351
28 The Cup Jan 28, 2000 Comedy G $1,067,773 198,102
29 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Jul 21, 2000 Documentary PG-13 $1,029,591 191,018
30 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $884,748 164,146
31 American Movie: The Making … Nov 5, 1999 Documentary R $700,889 130,035
32 Goya in Bordeaux Sep 15, 2000 Drama R $692,786 128,531
33 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Documentary G $656,572 121,812
34 Joe Gould's Secret Apr 7, 2000 Drama R $642,018 119,112
35 The Filth and the Fury Mar 29, 2000 Documentary R $612,192 113,579
36 Wildfire: Feel The Heat Mar 12, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $527,705 97,904
37 The Girl Next Door Apr 14, 2000 Documentary R $499,878 92,741
38 Mr. Death: The Rise and Fal… Dec 29, 1999 Documentary PG-13 $461,802 85,677
39 Into the Arms of Strangers:… Sep 15, 2000 Documentary PG $382,807 71,021
40 Bittersweet Motel Aug 25, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $380,927 70,672
41 Thirteen Days Dec 22, 2000 Drama PG-13 $336,772 62,480
42 Tumbleweeds Nov 24, 1999 Drama PG-13 $249,475 46,284
43 Sex: The Annabel Chong Story Feb 11, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $233,076 43,242
44 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Aug 16, 2000 Documentary PG-13 $211,568 39,251
45 The Source Aug 25, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $194,584 36,100
46 The Messenger: The Story of… Nov 12, 1999 Drama R $121,426 22,528
47 Paragraph 175 Sep 13, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $83,134 15,423
48 Better Living Through Circu… May 26, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $80,739 14,979
49 Buena Vista Social Club Jun 4, 1999 Documentary G $79,126 14,680
50 Mein Liebster Feind Nov 5, 1999 Documentary PG-13 $64,498 11,966
51 Calle 54 Oct 20, 2000 Documentary G $61,011 11,319
52 Barenaked in America Sep 29, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $45,170 8,380
53 Benjamin Smoke Jul 21, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $36,745 6,817
54 The Children of Chabannes Jun 9, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $33,413 6,199
55 The Art of Amália Dec 8, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $14,445 2,679
56 The Times of Harvey Milk Sep 15, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $13,561 2,515
57 Black Tar Heroin: The Dark … Mar 17, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $6,851 1,271
58 Angel's Ladies Nov 10, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $1,551 287
59 Creature Jan 14, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $1,108 205
Total Gross of All Movies$614,153,908
Total Tickets Sold113,943,177

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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