This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2000.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Gross Notes 1 Stuart Little $11,214,503 Stuart Little became the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office for three nonconsecutive weekends. 2 Next Friday $14,465,156 3 $8,009,943 4 Eye of the Beholder $5,959,447 5 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 2s record ($32.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a horror film and a Miramax film. It also broke Wild Wild Wests record for the widest release ever at 3,467 theaters. || |- | 6 || || $16,318,053 || || |- | 7 || || rowspan="3" | The Whole Nine Yards || $13,731,070 || || |- | 8 || || $9,563,311 || || |- | 9 || || $7,174,183 || || |- | 10 || || Mission to Mars || $22,855,247 || || |- | 11 || || rowspan="3" | Erin Brockovich || $28,138,465 || Erin Brockovich broke Waterworlds record ($21.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for an environmentalist film. || |- | 12 || || $18,545,755 || || |- | 13 || || $13,798,460 || || |- | 14 || || rowspan="2" | Rules of Engagement || $15,011,181 || || |- | 15 || || $10,933,627 || || |- | 16 || || rowspan="2" | U-571 || $19,553,310 || U-571 broke Crimson Tides record ($18.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a submarine film. || |- | 17 || || $12,203,655 || || |- | 18 || || rowspan="2" | Gladiator || $34,819,017 || || |- | 19 || || $24,645,129 || || |- | 20 || || Dinosaur || $38,854,851 || Dinosaur broke Tarzans record for the widest release for a Disney film. || |- | 21 || || rowspan="2" | Mission: Impossible 2 || $57,845,297 ||Mission: Impossible 2 broke Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Mes record ($54.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film and Mission: Impossibles 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. || |- | 22 || || $27,016,029 || || |- | 23 || || Gone in 60 Seconds || $25,336,048 || || |- | 24 || || Shaft || $21,714,757 || || |- | 25 || || Me, Myself & Irene || $24,209,385 || In second place, Chicken Runs $17.5 million opening weekend broke Antzs record ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a DreamWorks Animation film. It also broke James and the Giant Peachs record ($7.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a stop motion film. || |- | 26 || || The Perfect Storm || $41,325,042 || || |- | 27 || || Scary Movie || $42,346,669 || Scary Movie broke Air Force Ones record ($37.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and Twisters record ($41 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. || |- | 28 || || X-Men || $54,471,475 || X-Men broke Men in Blacks records ($51.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in July and for a non-sequel as well as Batman Forevers 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.|| |- | 29 || || What Lies Beneath || $29,702,959 || || |- | 30 || || Nutty Professor II: The Klumps || $42,518,830 || || |- | 31 || || rowspan="2" | Hollow Man || $26,414,386 || || |- | 32 || || $13,048,132 || || |- | 33 || || The Cell || $17,515,050 || || |- | 34 || || rowspan="2" | Bring It On || $17,362,105 || || |- | 35 || || $11,447,495 || || |- | 36 || || rowspan="2" | The Watcher || $9,062,295 || || |- | 37 || || $5,805,680 || || |- | 38 || || Urban Legends: Final Cut || $8,505,513 || || |- | 39 || || Remember the Titans || $20,905,831 || || |- | 40 || || rowspan="4" | Meet the Parents || $28,623,300 || Meet the Parents broke Antzs record ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in October. || |- | 41 || || $21,168,385 || || |- | 42 || || $16,015,185 || || |- | 43 || || $15,048,475 || Meet the Parents became the first film since The Sixth Sense to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. || |- | 44 || || rowspan="2" | Charlie's Angels || $40,128,550 || || |- | 45 || || $24,606,860 || || |- | 46 || || rowspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | How the Grinch Stole Christmas † || $55,082,330 || How the Grinch Stole Christmas broke Home Alone 2: Lost in New Yorks record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Christmas-themed film and X-Mens record ($54.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel. || |- | 47 || || $52,118,445 || How the Grinch Stole Christmas broke Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menaces record ($51.4 million) for the highest second weekend gross. In second place, Unbreakables $30.3 million opening weekend broke Sleepy Hollows record ($30.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place. || |- | 48 || || $27,096,630 || || |- | 49 || || $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. || |- | 50 || || What Women Want || $33,614,543 || What Women Want broke Scream 2s record ($32.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. || |- | 51 || || rowspan="2" | Cast Away'' $28,883,406 52 $30,977,869
Highest-grossing films
Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 2000 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Pictures Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen, Molly Shannon and Anthony Hopkins Ron Howard $251,628,705 2. Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Šerbedžija and Ving Rhames John Woo $215,409,889 3. Gladiator DreamWorks Pictures Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou and Richard Harris Ridley Scott $186,610,052 4. The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. Pictures George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly Wolfgang Petersen $182,618,434 5. Meet the Parents Universal Pictures Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, James Rebhorn, Jon Abrahams and Owen Wilson Jay Roach $161,146,255 6. X-Men 20th Century Fox Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Tyler Mane and Anna Paquin Bryan Singer $157,299,718 7. Scary Movie Dimension Films Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Dave Sheridan, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans $157,019,771 8. What Lies Beneath DreamWorks Pictures Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer and Diana Scarwid Robert Zemeckis $155,359,812 9. Dinosaur Walt Disney Studios voices of D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere, Samuel E. Wright, Julianna Margulies, Peter Siragusa, Joan Plowright and Della Reese Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton $137,748,063 10. Erin BrockovichUniversal Pictures Julia Roberts, Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart Steven Soderbergh $125,595,205
In-Year Release + Highest-grossing films of 2000 by 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
+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2000 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
References
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