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Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 2000

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2000 GrossTickets Sold
1 Gladiator May 5, 2000 Action R $186,610,052 34,621,530
2 Scary Movie Jul 7, 2000 Comedy R $157,019,771 29,131,682
3 What Lies Beneath Jul 21, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $155,464,351 28,843,107
4 Dinosaur May 19, 2000 Adventure PG $137,748,063 25,556,226
5 Big Momma's House Jun 2, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $117,559,438 21,810,656
6 What Women Want Jan 8, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $115,761,883 21,477,158
7 The Patriot Jun 28, 2000 Drama R $113,330,342 21,026,037
8 Cast Away Dec 22, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $109,689,440 20,350,545
9 Chicken Run Jun 21, 2000 Adventure G $106,793,915 19,813,342
10 Me, Myself & Irene Jun 23, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $90,570,999 16,803,524
11 Space Cowboys Aug 4, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $90,179,885 16,730,961
12 Unbreakable Nov 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $90,033,796 16,703,858
13 Scream 3 Feb 4, 2000 Horror R $89,138,076 16,537,676
14 U-571 Apr 21, 2000 Action PG-13 $77,086,030 14,301,675
15 Hollow Man Aug 4, 2000 Horror R $73,209,340 13,582,437
16 The Kid Jul 7, 2000 Comedy PG $69,688,384 12,929,199
17 Road Trip May 19, 2000 Comedy R $68,525,609 12,713,471
18 Bring it On Aug 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $68,353,550 12,681,549
19 The Cell Aug 18, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $61,280,963 11,369,380
20 Mission to Mars Mar 10, 2000 Adventure PG $60,874,615 11,293,991
21 Snow Day Feb 11, 2000 Comedy PG $60,008,303 11,133,265
22 American Beauty Sep 15, 1999 Drama R $59,040,232 10,953,660
23 The Whole Nine Yards Feb 18, 2000 Comedy R $57,262,492 10,623,838
24 Next Friday Jan 12, 2000 Comedy R $57,176,582 10,607,900
25 Shanghai Noon May 26, 2000 Western PG-13 $56,932,305 10,562,579
26 Romeo Must Die Mar 22, 2000 Action R $55,973,336 10,384,663
27 Final Destination Mar 17, 2000 Horror R $53,302,314 9,889,112
28 Vertical Limit Dec 8, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $51,880,114 9,625,253
29 The Emperor's New Groove Dec 15, 2000 Adventure G $50,812,284 9,427,139
30 The Road to El Dorado Mar 31, 2000 Adventure PG $50,802,661 9,425,354
31 Miss Congeniality Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $46,382,671 8,605,319
32 Frequency Apr 28, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $44,983,704 8,345,770
33 The Replacements Aug 11, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $44,737,059 8,300,010
34 Galaxy Quest Dec 24, 1999 Comedy PG $44,111,808 8,184,008
35 The Family Man Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $43,144,380 8,004,523
36 Pitch Black Feb 18, 2000 Horror R $39,235,088 7,279,237
37 Little Nicky Nov 10, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $38,848,624 7,207,536
38 Autumn in New York Aug 11, 2000 Drama PG-13 $37,752,931 7,004,254
39 Keeping the Faith Apr 14, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $37,036,404 6,871,317
40 28 Days Apr 14, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $37,035,515 6,871,153
41 Toy Story 2 Nov 19, 1999 Adventure G $36,972,140 6,859,395
42 Bounce Nov 17, 2000 Drama PG-13 $36,675,505 6,804,360
43 Hanging Up Feb 18, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $36,037,909 6,686,068
44 Dude, Where's My Car? Dec 15, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $35,631,910 6,610,743
45 The Skulls Mar 31, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $35,007,180 6,494,838
46 The 6th Day Nov 17, 2000 Action PG-13 $34,317,634 6,366,907
47 My Dog Skip Jan 12, 2000 Drama PG $34,099,640 6,326,463
48 Return to Me Apr 7, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG $32,662,299 6,059,795
49 Almost Famous Sep 15, 2000 Comedy R $31,939,009 5,925,604
50 The Art of War Aug 25, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $30,199,105 5,602,802
51 Any Given Sunday Dec 22, 1999 Drama R $29,778,713 5,524,807
52 The Watcher Sep 8, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $28,946,615 5,370,429
53 Love & Basketball Apr 21, 2000 Drama PG-13 $27,441,122 5,091,117
54 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Oct 27, 2000 Horror R $26,421,314 4,901,913
55 Nurse Betty Sep 8, 2000 Black Comedy R $25,170,054 4,669,768
56 Reindeer Games Feb 25, 2000 Action R $23,360,779 4,334,096
57 Titan A.E. Jun 16, 2000 Adventure PG $22,751,979 4,221,146
58 Boys and Girls Jun 16, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $21,799,652 4,044,462
59 Magnolia Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $21,686,030 4,023,382
60 Dracula 2000 Dec 22, 2000 Horror R $21,569,567 4,001,774
61 Urban Legends: Final Cut Sep 22, 2000 Horror R $21,468,807 3,983,081
62 Down to You Jan 21, 2000 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,035,310 3,717,126
63 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Dec 10, 1999 Comedy R $19,181,507 3,558,721
64 The Ninth Gate Mar 10, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $18,653,746 3,460,806
65 The Contender Oct 13, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $17,804,273 3,303,204
66 Small Time Crooks May 19, 2000 Comedy PG $17,266,359 3,203,406
67 Red Planet Nov 10, 2000 Action PG-13 $17,265,409 3,203,229
68 Center Stage May 12, 2000 Drama PG-13 $17,200,925 3,191,266
69 Best in Show Sep 27, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $17,179,643 3,187,317
70 The Sixth Sense Aug 6, 1999 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $17,119,797 3,176,214
71 Billy Elliot Oct 13, 2000 Drama R $17,095,205 3,171,652
72 Boiler Room Feb 18, 2000 Drama R $16,963,963 3,147,302
73 Lost Souls Oct 13, 2000 Horror R $16,779,636 3,113,105
74 Eye of the Beholder Jan 28, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $16,500,786 3,061,370
75 Loser Jul 21, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $15,464,026 2,869,021
76 Drowning Mona Mar 3, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $15,427,192 2,862,187
77 Bait Sep 15, 2000 Action R $15,325,127 2,843,251
78 The Next Best Thing Mar 3, 2000 Drama PG-13 $14,983,572 2,779,883
79 Supernova Jan 14, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,218,868 2,638,008
80 Dr. T and the Women Oct 13, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $13,065,561 2,424,037
81 The Crew Aug 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $13,019,253 2,415,445
82 Highlander: Endgame Sep 1, 2000 Action R $12,801,190 2,374,988
83 Ready to Rumble Apr 7, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $12,372,410 2,295,437
84 Saving Grace Aug 4, 2000 Comedy R $12,178,602 2,259,480
85 The Legend of Drunken Master Oct 20, 2000 Action R $11,546,543 2,142,215
86 Here on Earth Mar 24, 2000 Drama PG-13 $10,494,147 1,946,966
87 Lucky Numbers Oct 27, 2000 Black Comedy R $10,014,234 1,857,928
88 3 Strikes Mar 1, 2000 Comedy R $9,821,335 1,822,140
89 Cirque du Soleil - Journey … May 5, 2000 Musical G $8,533,892 1,583,282
90 Play it to the Bone Dec 24, 1999 Comedy R $8,423,838 1,562,864
91 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $8,214,699 1,524,062
92 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $7,763,963 1,440,438
93 Screwed May 12, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $6,982,680 1,295,487
94 What Planet Are You From? Mar 3, 2000 Comedy R $6,291,602 1,167,273
95 Croupier Apr 21, 2000 Drama Not Rated $6,201,143 1,150,490
96 Todo sobre mi madre Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $6,131,119 1,137,498
97 The Way of the Gun Sep 8, 2000 Action R $6,047,856 1,122,051
98 Where the Money Is Apr 14, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $5,658,940 1,049,896
99 Finding Forrester Dec 19, 2000 Drama PG-13 $5,301,731 983,623
100 Black and White Apr 5, 2000 Drama R $5,241,315 972,414
101 The In Crowd Jul 19, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $5,217,498 967,995
102 Gossip Apr 21, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $5,108,820 947,833
103 Woman on Top Sep 22, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $5,018,450 931,066
104 Sunshine Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $4,969,834 922,047
105 Duets Sep 15, 2000 Drama R $4,734,235 878,336
106 Held Up May 12, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $4,714,090 874,599
107 Being John Malkovich Oct 29, 1999 Black Comedy R $4,614,957 856,207
108 The Tao of Steve Aug 4, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $4,342,203 805,603
109 Dancer in the Dark Sep 22, 2000 Musical R $4,157,491 771,334
110 Whipped Sep 1, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $4,142,507 768,554
111 You Can Count on Me Nov 10, 2000 Drama R $3,815,524 707,889
112 End of Days Nov 24, 1999 Action R $3,704,043 687,206
113 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 Adventure Not Rated $3,640,193 675,360
114 Price of Glory Mar 31, 2000 Drama PG-13 $3,434,515 637,201
115 Ghost Dog: The Way of the S… Mar 3, 2000 Drama R $3,330,230 617,853
116 Sweet and Lowdown Dec 3, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,329,098 617,643
117 Alien Adventure Apr 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $3,272,750 607,189
118 Beautiful Sep 29, 2000 Drama PG-13 $3,134,509 581,541
119 Double Jeopardy Sep 24, 1999 Action R $2,703,114 501,505
120 God's Army Mar 10, 2000 Drama PG $2,637,726 489,374
121 East-West Apr 7, 2000 Drama PG-13 $2,319,726 430,375
122 But I'm a Cheerleader Jul 7, 2000 Comedy R $2,205,627 409,207
123 Bamboozled Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $2,185,266 405,429
124 Cradle Will Rock Dec 8, 1999 Drama R $2,128,918 394,975
125 La lengua de las mariposas Jun 16, 2000 Drama R $2,086,098 387,031
126 The Color of Paradise Mar 31, 2000 Drama PG $1,810,145 335,833
127 La Vie Après L'Amour Jul 7, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $1,795,758 333,164
128 The Broken Hearts Club: A R… Sep 29, 2000 Comedy R $1,719,458 319,008
129 Girl on the Bridge Jul 28, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $1,713,995 317,995
130 Holy Smoke Dec 3, 1999 Drama R $1,693,452 314,184
131 Blood Simple Jan 18, 1985 Thriller/Suspense R $1,690,913 313,712
132 Dogma Nov 12, 1999 Comedy R $1,668,162 309,492
133 Gun Shy Feb 4, 2000 Comedy R $1,638,202 303,933
134 State and Main Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $1,542,365 286,153
135 Girlfight Sep 29, 2000 Drama R $1,523,941 282,734
136 Liberty Heights Nov 17, 1999 Drama R $1,445,744 268,227
137 Three Kings Oct 1, 1999 Black Comedy R $1,428,932 265,107
138 Cecil B. Demented Aug 11, 2000 Black Comedy R $1,276,984 236,917
139 MVP: Most Valuable Primate Aug 11, 2000 Adventure PG $1,248,746 231,678
140 Turn It Up Sep 6, 2000 Drama R $1,244,676 230,923
141 Trois Feb 11, 2000 Thriller/Suspense NC-17 $1,161,843 215,555
142 Shower Jul 7, 2000 Drama PG-13 $1,157,764 214,798
143 Groove Jun 9, 2000 Comedy R $1,115,313 206,922
144 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Jun 9, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $1,107,583 205,488
145 Mohabbatein Oct 27, 2000 Musical Not Rated $1,070,000 198,515
146 Time Code Apr 28, 2000 Drama R $1,057,750 196,243
147 Chuck&Buck Jul 14, 2000 Drama R $1,055,671 195,857
148 What's Cooking Nov 17, 2000 Drama PG-13 $1,045,899 194,044
149 Two Family House Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $1,015,122 188,334
150 La otra conquista May 4, 2007 Drama R $886,410 164,454
151 The Yards Oct 20, 2000 Drama R $882,710 163,768
152 The Best Man Oct 22, 1999 Romantic Comedy R $809,260 150,141
153 New Waterford Girl Jun 2, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $774,469 143,686
154 Alice et Martin Jul 21, 2000 Drama R $743,115 137,869
155 Place Vendome Aug 18, 2000 Drama Not Rated $742,632 137,779
156 Kadosh Feb 16, 2000 Drama Not Rated $736,812 136,699
157 I'm the One That I Want Aug 4, 2000 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $679,695 126,102
158 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… May 19, 1999 Adventure PG $644,945 119,655
159 Fiza Sep 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $623,791 115,731
160 A Hard Day's Night Aug 11, 1964 Comedy G $593,645 110,138
161 Refugee Jul 14, 2000 Drama Not Rated $590,000 109,461
162 Yi Ge Dou Bu Neng Shao Feb 18, 2000 Drama Not Rated $589,114 109,297
163 Phir Bhi Dil Hain Hindustani Jan 21, 2000 Musical Not Rated $588,606 109,203
164 Mifune Feb 25, 2000 Drama R $585,016 108,537
165 The Opportunists Aug 11, 2000 Drama R $581,142 107,818
166 The Basket May 5, 2000 Drama PG $576,062 106,876
167 Me, Myself & I Apr 7, 2000 Romantic Comedy R $565,193 104,859
168 A Time for Drunken Horses Oct 27, 2000 Drama Not Rated $557,926 103,511
169 Love and Sex Aug 25, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $536,287 99,496
170 Dekalog Jun 9, 2000 Drama Not Rated $488,744 90,676
171 Malena Dec 22, 2000 Drama R $472,626 87,685
172 Blue Streak Sep 17, 1999 Action PG-13 $447,449 83,014
173 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $424,122 78,686
174 Du rififi chez les hommes Sep 2, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $418,016 77,553
175 8 ½ Women May 26, 2000 Drama R $417,517 77,461
176 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct 13, 1993 Musical PG $405,275 75,190
177 Yi Yi Oct 6, 2000 Drama Not Rated $371,457 68,915
178 House on Haunted Hill Oct 29, 1999 Horror R $356,258 66,096
179 Une Liaison pornographique Aug 4, 2000 Drama R $347,808 64,528
180 Under Suspicion Sep 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $332,235 61,639
181 Beautiful People Feb 18, 2000 Comedy R $261,360 48,489
182 The Closer You Get Feb 25, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $221,898 41,168
183 Bulandi Jan 7, 2000 Drama Not Rated $203,548 37,764
184 Chal Mere Bhai May 5, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $199,227 36,962
185 The Discreet Charm of the B… May 12, 2000 Comedy PG $198,809 36,884
186 Kikujiro May 26, 2000 Drama PG-13 $198,238 36,778
187 The Big Tease Jan 28, 2000 Comedy R $185,577 34,429
188 Cleopatra's Second Husband Sep 29, 2000 Drama Not Rated $174,098 32,300
189 The Limey Oct 8, 1999 Drama R $172,273 31,961
190 La Bûche Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $172,205 31,948
191 The Silence Nov 10, 1999 Drama Not Rated $163,592 30,351
192 Shadow of the Vampire Dec 29, 2000 Horror R $150,171 27,861
193 Tigerland Oct 6, 2000 Drama R $139,500 25,881
194 With a Friend Like Harry Oct 13, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $137,515 25,512
195 Human Resources Sep 13, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $124,471 23,092
196 Bedrooms and Hallways Sep 3, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $119,590 22,187
197 La ciudad Oct 22, 1999 Drama Not Rated $113,778 21,109
198 Boricua's Bond Jun 23, 2000 Drama R $103,163 19,139
199 Runaway Bride Jul 30, 1999 Romantic Comedy PG $95,162 17,655
200 The King of Masks Apr 30, 1999 Drama Not Rated $92,040 17,076
201 Flawless Nov 24, 1999 Drama R $90,767 16,839
202 Panic Dec 1, 2000 Drama R $82,395 15,286
203 Adorenarin doraibu May 5, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $77,313 14,343
204 Blue Moon Nov 3, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $71,548 13,274
205 Lola rennt Jun 18, 1999 Thriller/Suspense R $70,231 13,029
206 Diamonds Dec 10, 1999 Comedy PG-13 $69,002 12,801
207 Rosetta Nov 5, 1999 Drama R $64,679 11,999
208 Suzhou River Nov 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $64,034 11,880
209 Beefcake Oct 13, 1999 Drama Not Rated $62,830 11,656
210 Titanic Town Sep 1, 2000 Drama Not Rated $60,523 11,228
211 Snatch Dec 8, 2000 Black Comedy R $60,051 11,141
212 An Everlasting Piece Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $52,773 9,790
213 à bout de souffle Apr 21, 2000 Drama Not Rated $51,753 9,601
214 Light It Up Nov 10, 1999 Drama R $50,059 9,287
215 La Bouteille Oct 20, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $43,993 8,161
216 The Gift Dec 19, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $43,475 8,065
217 Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $38,977 7,231
218 Burlesk King Jun 30, 2000 Drama Not Rated $35,792 6,640
219 Last Night Oct 23, 1998 Drama R $32,360 6,003
220 The Boondock Saints Jan 21, 2000 Action R $30,471 5,653
221 La Grande Illusion Jun 4, 1937 Drama Not Rated $26,929 4,996
222 Stigmata Sep 10, 1999 Horror R $26,867 4,984
223 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $24,346 4,516
224 Bootmen Oct 6, 2000 Comedy R $21,172 3,928
225 Wandafuru raifu May 12, 1999 Drama Not Rated $18,883 3,503
226 Chunhyang Dec 29, 2000 Drama R $16,187 3,003
227 2 Männer, 2 Frauen - 4 Prob… Nov 3, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $14,940 2,771
228 30 Days Sep 15, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $13,753 2,551
229 The Autumn Heart Sep 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $13,354 2,477
230 The Specials Sep 22, 2000 Action R $12,996 2,411
231 Buddy Boy Mar 24, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $10,281 1,907
232 Anatomie Sep 8, 2000 Horror Not Rated $9,598 1,780
233 Claire Dolan Feb 25, 2000 Drama Not Rated $9,480 1,758
234 Harem Suare Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $8,954 1,661
235 Circus Sep 15, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $8,406 1,559
236 Aïe Dec 1, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $8,289 1,537
237 Mookie Jul 14, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $7,284 1,351
238 Inséparables Jul 28, 2000 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $5,757 1,068
239 Les convoyeurs attendent Mar 15, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $5,518 1,023
240 100% Arabica Mar 24, 2000 Musical Not Rated $5,428 1,007
241 Babymother Mar 17, 2000 Drama R $5,115 948
242 Pups Mar 31, 2000 Action Not Rated $4,427 821
243 Blood, Friends and Money Sep 22, 2000 Horror Not Rated $3,631 673
244 Edge of Seventeen Apr 30, 1999 Comedy Not Rated $2,403 445
245 Chutney Popcorn Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $2,274 421
246 Steam: The Turkish Bath Nov 25, 1998 Drama Not Rated $2,218 411
247 South of Heaven, West of Hell Dec 15, 2000 Western R $2,042 378
248 Le Chal Apne Sang Mar 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $1,030 191
249 Eastside Jun 16, 2000 Drama R $1,003 186
Total Gross of All Movies$4,256,501,652
Total Tickets Sold789,703,335

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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