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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Box Office Performance for USA Films Movies in 2000

RankMovieGenreMPAA2000 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Pitch Black Horror R $39,235,088 7,279,237 $50,081,151
2 Nurse Betty Black Comedy R $25,170,054 4,669,769 $32,128,011
3 Billy Elliot Drama PG-13 $17,095,205 3,171,652 $21,820,966
4 Topsy Turvy Musical R $6,043,061 1,121,162 $7,713,595
5 Where the Money Is Comedy PG-13 $5,658,940 1,049,896 $7,223,284
6 Being John Malkovich Black Comedy R $4,614,957 856,207 $5,890,704
7 Blood Simple Thriller/Suspense   $1,690,913 313,713 $2,158,345
8 A Map of the World Drama R $530,521 98,427 $677,178
9 Traffic Drama R $371,664 68,954 $474,404
10 Ride With the Devil Drama R $139,710 25,920 $178,330
11 Agnes Browne Comedy R $134,104 24,880 $171,174
12 Rosetta   R $64,679 12,000 $82,560
13 The Idiots     $7,235 1,342 $9,233
Total Gross of All Movies$100,756,131
Total Tickets Sold18,693,159
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$128,608,934

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.