Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2000

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2000 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Perfect Storm	Drama	PG-13	$182,618,434	33,880,971	$233,101,080
2	Erin Brockovich	Drama	R	$125,548,685	23,292,891	$160,255,090
3	The Hurricane	Drama	R	$50,158,016	9,305,754	$64,023,588
4	Men of Honor	Drama	R	$47,512,458	8,814,927	$60,646,698
5	Almost Famous	Comedy	R	$31,932,799	5,924,453	$40,760,237
6	Girl, Interrupted	Drama	R	$28,436,380	5,275,766	$36,297,270
7	Anna and the King	Drama	PG-13	$14,518,346	2,693,571	$18,531,768
8	Man on the Moon	Drama	R	$9,271,100	1,720,056	$11,833,985
9	Boys Don't Cry	Drama	R	$8,843,539	1,640,731	$11,288,229
10	Topsy Turvy	Musical	R	$6,043,061	1,121,162	$7,713,595
11	The Insider	Drama	R	$2,850,307	528,814	$3,638,240
12	Cradle Will Rock	Drama	R	$2,128,918	394,976	$2,717,435
13	The Straight Story	Drama	G	$1,821,922	338,019	$2,325,571
14	The Emperor and the Assassin	Drama	R	$1,155,357	214,352	$1,474,742
15	The Cup	Comedy	G	$1,067,773	198,103	$1,362,949
16	Goya in Bordeaux	Drama	R	$692,786	128,532	$884,300
17	Joe Gould's Secret	Drama	R	$642,018	119,113	$819,497
18	Thirteen Days	Drama	PG-13	$336,772	62,481	$429,869
19	Tumbleweeds	Drama	PG-13	$322,535	59,840	$411,699
20	Before Night Falls	Drama	R	$235,232	43,642	$300,257
21	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc	Drama	R	$139,999	25,974	$178,701
22	Pollock	Drama	R	$44,244	8,209	$56,478
Total Gross of All Movies				$516,320,681
Total Tickets Sold					95,792,337
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$659,051,279

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.