Most Popular Movies 2000

This chart shows the 2000 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2000 releases.

See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2000 - Top 2000 Worldwide

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  1
Gladiator poster
Gladiator
Director: Ridley Scott
Lead Roles: Russell Crowe as Maximus
Initial Theatrical Release: May 4, 2000 (Wide) (Australia)
Keywords: Revenge, Posthumous Release, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 2001 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$187,683,805
International BO:
$263,999,794

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  2
What Women Want
Director: Nancy Meyers
Lead Roles: Mel Gibson as Nick Marshall, Helen Hunt as Darcy Maguire
Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Keywords: Romance, Psychics, Battle of the Sexes, Set in Illinois, Suicide Attempt, Romantic Comedy
Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$182,805,123
International BO:
$191,300,000

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  3
Traffic
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Lead Roles: Michael Douglas as Robert Wakefield
Initial Theatrical Release: December 27, 2000 (Wide) by USA Films
Keywords: Crime Drama, Drug Trafficking, 2001 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Classification: Based on TV, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$124,107,476
International BO:
$84,192,524

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  4
Snatch
Snatch
Director: Guy Ritchie
Lead Roles: Benicio del Toro as Franky Four Fingers, Dennis Farina as Cousin Avi, Vinnie Jones as Bullet Tooth Tony, Brad Pitt as Mickey O'Neil, Rade Sherbedgia as Boris the Blade, Jason Statham as Turkish
Initial Theatrical Release: September 1, 2000 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Keywords: Organized Crime, Boxing, Voiceover/Narration, Film Noir, Bare Knuckle Fighting, Underground / Illegal Fighting, Throwing a Fight / Match, Crime Caper
Classification: Original Screenplay, Black Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$30,093,107
International BO:
$53,500,000

Synopsis

Illegal boxing promoter Turkish convinces gangster Brick Top to offer bets on bare-knuckle boxer Mickey at his bookie business. When Mickey does not throw his first fight as agreed, an infuriated Brick Top demands another match. Meanwhile, gangster Frankie Four Fingers comes to place a bet for a friend with Brick Top’s bookies, as multiple criminals converge on a stolen diamond that Frankie has come to London to sell.

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  5
Bedazzled
Director: Harold Ramis
Lead Roles: Brendan Fraser as Elliot, Elizabeth Hurley as The Devil
Initial Theatrical Release: October 20, 2000 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Wish Granters, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Unrequited Love
Classification: Remake, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$37,879,996
International BO:
$52,496,228

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  6
Creature
Director: Parris Patton
Initial Theatrical Release: January 14, 2000 (Limited) by Seventh Art Releasing
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual
Domestic BO:
$1,108

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  7
Meet the Parents
Director: Jay Roach
Lead Roles: Robert De Niro as Jack Byrnes, Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, Blythe Danner as Dina Byrnes, Teri Polo as Pam Byrnes
Initial Theatrical Release: October 6, 2000 (Wide) by Universal
Keywords: In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Frat Pack
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$166,225,040
International BO:
$164,200,000

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  8
Gone in 60 Seconds
Director: Dominic Sena
Lead Roles: Nicolas Cage as Randall "Memphis" Raines, Angelina Jolie as Sara "Sway" Wayland
Initial Theatrical Release: June 9, 2000 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Keywords: Visual Effects, Heist, Car Chase
Classification: Remake, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$101,643,008
International BO:
$131,000,000

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Domestic BO:
$3,429,045

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10
Cast Away poster
Cast Away
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Lead Roles: Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland
Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 2000 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Keywords: Marooned, Extreme Weather, 2000s, Lone Survivor, Survival Adventure
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$233,632,142
International BO:
$193,598,374

Synopsis

Chuck Noland is a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment’s notice, to far-flung locales—and away from his girlfriend Kelly. Chuck’s manic existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island—cast away into the most desolate environment imaginable. Stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival including water, food and shelter. Chuck, the consummate problem solver, eventually figures out how to sustain himself physically. Chuck begins his true journey, however, as he faces the emotional ordeal of isolation. After four years, Chuck returns to civilization as a profoundly changed man. He realizes that losing everything he ever had and thought important was the best thing that could ever have happened to him.

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11
Held Up
Director: Steve Rash
Initial Theatrical Release: May 12, 2000 (Wide) by Trimark
Keywords: Hostage, Crime Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Confidence Men, Vigilante
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$4,714,090

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12
Suzhou River
Suzhou River
Director: Ye Lou
Initial Theatrical Release: November 8, 2000 (Wide) by Strand Releasing
Keywords: Romance
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$96,778
International BO:
$233,690

Synopsis

Along the banks of the Suzhou River, which winds precariously through Shanghai, Marda falls in love with a dramatically beautiful young woman named Moudan. When he tries to kidnap her in order to demand ransom money from her rich father, she escapes him, jumping in to the river and disappearing forever. Marda serves a three-year jail sentence for his attempted crime. Upon his release, he meets a woman that looks exactly like Moudan, named MeiMei.

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13
The Trench
Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 2000 (Wide)

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14
Khiladi 420
Initial Theatrical Release: December 29, 2000 (Wide)
Domestic BO:
$26,731

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15
Scary Movie
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Lead Roles: Shawn Wayans as Ray, Marlon Wayans as Shorty, Cheri Oteri as Gale Hailstorm, Shannon Elizabeth as Buffy Gilmore, Anna Faris as Cindy Campbell
Initial Theatrical Release: July 7, 2000 (Wide) by Miramax/Dimension
Keywords: Spoof, Horror Comedy
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$157,019,771
International BO:
$120,180,229

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16
Southpaw
Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 2000 (Wide)
Domestic BO:
$26,822

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17
The Road to El Dorado poster
The Road to El Dorado
Director: Eric Bergeron, Don Paul
Lead Roles: Kevin Kline as Tulio (voice), Kenneth Branagh as Miguel (voice)
Initial Theatrical Release: March 31, 2000 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
Keywords: Chase Adventure, Road Trip, Gambling, Supernatural, Confidence Men, Set in South America, Human Sacrifice, 1500s
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction
Domestic BO:
$50,802,661
International BO:
$14,897,339

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18
Remember the Titans
Domestic BO:
$115,719,751
International BO:
$21,051,932

Synopsis

In Virginia, high school football is a way of life, an institution revered, each game celebrated more lavishly than Christmas, each playoff distinguished more grandly than any national holiday. And with such recognition, comes powerful emotions. In 1971 high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the local school board was forced to integrate an all black school with an all white school, the very foundation of football’s great tradition was put to the test.

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19
The Waiting Game
Initial Theatrical Release: February 24, 2000 (Wide) by Seventh Art Releasing
Domestic BO:
$19,381

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20
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Director: Ron Howard
Lead Roles: Jim Carrey as The Grinch
Initial Theatrical Release: November 17, 2000 (Wide) by Universal
Keywords: Visual Effects, Christmas, Live Action Cartoon, Family Adventure
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Kids Fiction
Domestic BO:
$261,939,550
International BO:
$85,096,578

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21
Passion of Mind
Lead Roles: Demi Moore as Marie/Marty
Initial Theatrical Release: May 26, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Vantage
Classification: Drama, Live Action
Domestic BO:
$769,009

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22
The Watcher
Director: Joe Charbanic
Lead Roles: Keanu Reeves as Griffin
Initial Theatrical Release: September 8, 2000 (Wide) by Universal
Keywords: Serial Killer, Crime Thriller, FBI, Retirement, Out of Retirement, Kidnap, Rescue
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$28,946,615
International BO:
$18,321,214

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23
Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars
Director: Brian De Palma
Lead Roles: Don Cheadle as Luc Goddard, Gary Sinise as Jim McConnell, Tim Robbins as Woody Blake, Connie Nielsen as Terri Fisher, Jerry O'Connell as Phil Ohlmyer
Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 2000 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Keywords: Action Adventure, Set on Mars, Space Program, 2020s, Yesterday's Tomorrow
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction
Domestic BO:
$60,874,615
International BO:
$45,125,385

Synopsis

The first manned mission to Mars in 2020 ends in disaster when three of the crew are seemingly killed and the fourth, Luke Graham, is stranded with no way to contact Earth. Jim McConnell, Woody Blake, Phil Ohlmyer and Terri Fisher are sent on a rescue mission to rescue any survivors and find out what happened. The team uncovers startling evidence that Mars may not be a dead planet after all.

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24
Big Momma's House
Director: Raja Gosnell
Lead Roles: Martin Lawrence as Malcolm
Initial Theatrical Release: June 2, 2000 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Keywords: Cross-Dressing, Undercover, Fat Suit, African Americans, Action Comedy, FBI
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$117,559,438
International BO:
$56,000,000

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25
A Room for Romeo Brass
Director: Shane Meadows
Initial Theatrical Release: October 27, 2000 (Limited)
Domestic BO:
$20,097

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