List of 2000 box office number-one films in the United States
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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2000.[1]
Number-one films
| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2] |
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Gross | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 9, 2000 | Stuart Little | $11,214,503 | Stuart Little became the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office for three nonconsecutive weekends. | [3] |
| 2 | January 16, 2000 | Next Friday | $14,465,156 | [4][5] | |
| 3 | January 23, 2000 | $8,009,943 | [6] | ||
| 4 | January 30, 2000 | Eye of the Beholder | $5,959,447 | [7] | |
| 5 | February 6, 2000 | Scream 3 | $34,713,342 | Scream 3 broke The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)'s record ($22 million) for the highest weekend debut in February and Scream 2's record ($32.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a horror film and a Miramax film. It also broke Wild Wild West's record for the widest release ever at 3,467 theaters. | [8][9] |
| 6 | February 13, 2000 | $16,318,053 | [10] | ||
| 7 | February 20, 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | $13,731,070 | [11][12] | |
| 8 | February 27, 2000 | $9,563,311 | [13] | ||
| 9 | March 5, 2000 | $7,174,183 | [14] | ||
| 10 | March 12, 2000 | Mission to Mars | $22,855,247 | [15] | |
| 11 | March 19, 2000 | Erin Brockovich | $28,138,465 | Erin Brockovich broke Waterworld's record ($21.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for an environmentalist film. | [16] |
| 12 | March 26, 2000 | $18,545,755 | [17] | ||
| 13 | April 2, 2000 | $13,798,460 | [18] | ||
| 14 | April 9, 2000 | Rules of Engagement | $15,011,181 | [19] | |
| 15 | April 16, 2000 | $10,933,627 | [20] | ||
| 16 | April 23, 2000 | U-571 | $19,553,310 | U-571 broke Crimson Tide's record ($18.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a submarine film. | [21][22] |
| 17 | April 30, 2000 | $12,203,655 | [23] | ||
| 18 | May 7, 2000 | Gladiator | $34,819,017 | [24] | |
| 19 | May 14, 2000 | $24,645,129 | [25] | ||
| 20 | May 21, 2000 | Dinosaur | $38,854,851 | Dinosaur broke Tarzan's record for the widest release for a Disney film. | [26] |
| 21 | May 28, 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | $57,845,297 | Mission: Impossible 2 broke Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me's record ($54.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film and Mission: Impossible's record ($45.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a TV show and a Paramount film. It had the highest weekend debut of 2000. It also broke Scream 3's record for the widest release ever at 3,653 theaters. | [27][28] |
| 22 | June 4, 2000 | $27,016,029 | [29] | ||
| 23 | June 11, 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | $25,336,048 | [30] | |
| 24 | June 18, 2000 | Shaft | $21,714,757 | [31] | |
| 25 | June 25, 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | $24,209,385 | In second place, Chicken Run's $17.5 million opening weekend broke Antz's record ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a DreamWorks Animation film. It also broke James and the Giant Peach's record ($7.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a stop motion film. | [32] |
| 26 | July 2, 2000 | The Perfect Storm | $41,325,042 | [33][34] | |
| 27 | July 9, 2000 | Scary Movie | $42,346,669 | Scary Movie broke Air Force One's record ($37.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and Twister's record ($41 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. | [35] |
| 28 | July 16, 2000 | X-Men | $54,471,475 | X-Men broke Men in Black's records ($51.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in July and for a non-sequel as well as Batman Forever's record ($52.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a superhero film. It was the first time that three films had opened with more than $40 million in three consecutive weekends. | [36][37] |
| 29 | July 23, 2000 | What Lies Beneath | $29,702,959 | [38] | |
| 30 | July 30, 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $42,518,830 | [39] | |
| 31 | August 6, 2000 | Hollow Man | $26,414,386 | [40] | |
| 32 | August 13, 2000 | $13,048,132 | [41] | ||
| 33 | August 20, 2000 | The Cell | $17,515,050 | [42] | |
| 34 | August 27, 2000 | Bring It On | $17,362,105 | [43] | |
| 35 | September 3, 2000 | $11,447,495 | [44][45] | ||
| 36 | September 10, 2000 | The Watcher | $9,062,295 | [46] | |
| 37 | September 17, 2000 | $5,805,680 | [47] | ||
| 38 | September 24, 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | $8,505,513 | [48] | |
| 39 | October 1, 2000 | Remember the Titans | $20,905,831 | [49] | |
| 40 | October 8, 2000 | Meet the Parents | $28,623,300 | Meet the Parents broke Antz's record ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in October. | [50][51] |
| 41 | October 15, 2000 | $21,168,385 | [52] | ||
| 42 | October 22, 2000 | $16,015,185 | [53] | ||
| 43 | October 29, 2000 | $15,048,475 | Meet the Parents became the first film since The Sixth Sense to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. | [54] | |
| 44 | November 5, 2000 | Charlie's Angels | $40,128,550 | [55] | |
| 45 | November 12, 2000 | $24,606,860 | [56] | ||
| 46 | November 19, 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas † | $55,082,330 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas broke Home Alone 2: Lost in New York's record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Christmas-themed film and X-Men's record ($54.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel. | [57] |
| 47 | November 26, 2000 | $52,118,445 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas broke Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's record ($51.4 million) for the highest second weekend gross. In second place, Unbreakable's $30.3 million opening weekend broke Sleepy Hollow's record ($30.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place. | [58] | |
| 48 | December 3, 2000 | $27,096,630 | [59] | ||
| 49 | December 10, 2000 | $18,646,520 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas became the first film since Meet the Parents to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. | [60] | |
| 50 | December 17, 2000 | What Women Want | $33,614,543 | What Women Want broke Scream 2's record ($32.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. | [61] |
| 51 | December 24, 2000 | Cast Away | $28,883,406 | [62] | |
| 52 | December 31, 2000 | $30,977,869 | [63] |
Highest-grossing films
Calendar Gross
Highest-grossing films of 2000 by Calendar Gross[2]
In-Year Release
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal | $260,044,825 |
| 2. | Cast Away | 20th Century Fox | $233,632,142 |
| 3. | Mission: Impossible 2 | Paramount | $215,409,889 |
| 4. | Gladiator | DreamWorks | $187,705,427 |
| 5. | What Women Want | Paramount | $182,811,707 |
| 6. | The Perfect Storm | Warner Bros. | $182,618,434 |
| 7. | Meet the Parents | Universal | $166,244,045 |
| 8. | X-Men | 20th Century Fox | $157,299,718 |
| 9. | Scary Movie | Dimension | $157,019,771 |
| 10. | What Lies Beneath | DreamWorks | $155,464,351 |
| G | Chicken Run |
| PG | How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
| PG-13 | Cast Away |
| R | Gladiator |
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films