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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2000

RankMovieGenreMPAA2000 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Mission: Impossible 2 Action PG-13 $215,409,889 39,964,729 $274,957,336
2 Gladiator Action R $186,610,052 34,621,531 $238,196,133
3 X-Men Action PG-13 $157,299,717 29,183,621 $200,783,312
4 Gone in 60 Seconds Action PG-13 $101,643,008 18,857,701 $129,740,983
5 U-571 Action PG-13 $77,086,030 14,301,675 $98,395,524
6 Shaft Action R $70,327,868 13,047,842 $89,769,153
7 Romeo Must Die Action R $55,973,336 10,384,663 $71,446,481
8 Vertical Limit Action PG-13 $51,880,114 9,625,253 $66,221,741
9 The 6th Day Action PG-13 $34,317,634 6,366,908 $43,804,327
10 Proof of Life Action R $29,053,477 5,390,255 $37,084,954
11 Reindeer Games Action R $23,360,779 4,334,096 $29,818,580
12 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 Action PG-13 $21,471,685 3,983,615 $27,407,271
13 Red Planet Action PG-13 $17,265,409 3,203,230 $22,038,222
14 Bait Action R $15,325,127 2,843,252 $19,561,574
15 Supernova Action PG-13 $14,218,868 2,638,009 $18,149,502
16 Highlander: Endgame Action R $12,801,190 2,374,989 $16,339,924
17 The Legend of Drunken Master Action R $11,546,543 2,142,216 $14,738,446
18 Godzilla 2000 Action PG $10,037,390 1,862,224 $12,812,101
19 The World is Not Enough Action PG-13 $9,053,635 1,679,710 $11,556,405
20 The Way of the Gun Action R $6,047,856 1,122,051 $7,719,711
21 End of Days Action R $3,707,753 687,895 $4,732,718
22 Double Jeopardy Action R $2,703,114 501,505 $3,450,354
23 Three Kings Action R $1,428,932 265,108 $1,823,943
24 Taxi 2 Action Not Rated $727,386 134,951 $928,463
25 Blue Streak Action PG-13 $447,449 83,015 $571,143
26 The Omega Code Action PG-13 $334,352 62,032 $426,780
27 El Circulo Vicioso Action   $205,265 38,083 $262,011
28 The Boondock Saints Action R $30,471 5,653 $38,893
Total Gross of All Movies$1,130,314,329
Total Tickets Sold209,705,812
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,442,775,987

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 1999 will most likely earn money in 1999 and 2000. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.