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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Box Office Performance for Universal Movies in 2000

RankMovieGenreMPAA2000 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Comedy PG $253,367,455 47,006,949 $323,407,809
2 Meet the Parents Comedy PG-13 $161,325,490 29,930,518 $205,921,964
3 Erin Brockovich Drama R $125,548,685 23,292,891 $160,255,090
4 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Comedy PG-13 $123,307,945 22,877,170 $157,394,930
5 U-571 Action PG-13 $77,086,030 14,301,675 $98,395,524
6 Bring it On Comedy PG-13 $68,353,550 12,681,549 $87,249,057
7 The Hurricane Drama R $50,158,016 9,305,754 $64,023,588
8 The Family Man Comedy PG-13 $43,144,380 8,004,523 $55,071,118
9 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Comedy PG $35,231,365 6,536,431 $44,970,645
10 The Skulls Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $35,007,180 6,494,839 $44,684,492
11 The Watcher Thriller/Suspense R $28,946,615 5,370,429 $36,948,552
12 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Comedy PG $26,000,610 4,823,861 $33,188,164
13 Billy Elliot Drama PG-13 $17,095,205 3,171,652 $21,820,966
14 Snow Falling on Cedars Drama PG-13 $14,235,248 2,641,048 $18,170,410
15 Man on the Moon Drama R $9,271,100 1,720,056 $11,833,985
16 Screwed Comedy PG-13 $6,982,680 1,295,488 $8,912,957
17 End of Days Action R $3,707,753 687,895 $4,732,718
18 Isn't She Great Comedy R $2,954,405 548,127 $3,771,114
19 The Bone Collector Thriller/Suspense R $2,699,820 500,894 $3,446,151
20 Beyond the Mat Documentary R $2,038,038 378,115 $2,601,431
21 The Best Man Romantic Comedy R $809,260 150,141 $1,032,970
Total Gross of All Movies$1,087,270,830
Total Tickets Sold201,720,005
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,387,833,634

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.