#1 of 153 #1 comedy movie of 2000
2000 · Fantasy, Comedy
$374.1M worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$182.8M US & Canada · 49% $191.3M elsewhere · 51%
Comedy box office · 2000
Comedy Box Office 2000: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies
What Women Want (2000) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 2000, with $374.1M worldwide, ahead of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) at $347.2M and Meet the Parents (2000) at $330.4M. 153 comedy films released in 2000 report a worldwide gross, $5.7B in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. 20 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 6% on 1999, whose releases took $5.4B. By language, English leads with $5.2B across 103 comedy releases.
- 2000 releases with a gross
- 153
- combined worldwide
- $5.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 20
- vs 1999
- +6%
#1 of 153 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of 2000?
What Women Want (2000) leads with $374.1M, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.6B, 28% of what all 153 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Comedy Release of 2000, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 153. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2000.
- 1 Dec 15, 2000 US and Canada: $182.8M Rest of the world: $191.3M Worldwide: $374.1M
- 2 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)Nov 17, 2000 US and Canada: $261.9M Rest of the world: $85.3M Worldwide: $347.2M
Nov 17, 2000 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Family $347.2M worldwide - 3 Oct 6, 2000 US and Canada: $166.2M Rest of the world: $164.2M Worldwide: $330.4M
- 4 Jul 7, 2000 US and Canada: $157M Rest of the world: $121M Worldwide: $278M
- 5 Nov 3, 2000 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $138.8M Worldwide: $264.1M
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2000 US and Canada: $140.5M Rest of the world: $108.1M Worldwide: $248.6M - 7
Jun 21, 2000 US and Canada: $106.8M Rest of the world: $118.1M Worldwide: $224.9M - 8
Dec 22, 2000 US and Canada: $106.8M Rest of the world: $106M Worldwide: $212.8M - 9
Nov 22, 2000 US and Canada: $67M Rest of the world: $116.7M Worldwide: $183.6M - 10
Jun 2, 2000 US and Canada: $117.6M Rest of the world: $56.4M Worldwide: $174M - 11
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)Dec 15, 2000 US and Canada: $89.6M Rest of the world: $80.1M Worldwide: $169.7M Dec 15, 2000 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $169.7M worldwide - 12
Jul 28, 2000 US and Canada: $123.3M Rest of the world: $43M Worldwide: $166.3M - 13
Feb 4, 2000 US and Canada: $89.1M Rest of the world: $72.7M Worldwide: $161.8M - 14
Jun 23, 2000 US and Canada: $90.6M Rest of the world: $58.7M Worldwide: $149.3M - 15
Dec 22, 2000 US and Canada: $75.8M Rest of the world: $49M Worldwide: $124.7M - 16
May 19, 2000 US and Canada: $68.5M Rest of the world: $51.2M Worldwide: $119.8M - 17
Aug 4, 2000 US and Canada: $60.8M Rest of the world: $53.1M Worldwide: $113.9M - 18
Oct 13, 2000 US and Canada: $22M Rest of the world: $88.2M Worldwide: $110.2M - 19
Feb 18, 2000 US and Canada: $57.3M Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $106.4M - 20
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II (2000)Nov 17, 2000 US and Canada: $76.5M Rest of the world: $26.8M Worldwide: $103.3M Nov 17, 2000 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $103.3M worldwide - 21
May 26, 2000 US and Canada: $56.9M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $99.3M - 22
Feb 11, 2000 US and Canada: $45.6M Rest of the world: $50.6M Worldwide: $96.2M - 23
Aug 25, 2000 US and Canada: $68.4M Rest of the world: $22.1M Worldwide: $90.4M - 24
Oct 20, 2000 US and Canada: $37.9M Rest of the world: $52.5M Worldwide: $90.4M - 25
Mar 31, 2000 US and Canada: $50.9M Rest of the world: $25.6M Worldwide: $76.4M - 26
Dec 15, 2000 US and Canada: $46.7M Rest of the world: $26.5M Worldwide: $73.2M - 27
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)Dec 22, 2000 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: $26.4M Worldwide: $71.9M Dec 22, 2000 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Crime $71.9M worldwide - 28
Feb 11, 2000 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $62.5M - 29
Mar 25, 2000 US and Canada: $626.2K Rest of the world: $60.1M Worldwide: $60.7M - 30
Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $37M Rest of the world: $22.9M Worldwide: $59.9M - 31
Jan 12, 2000 US and Canada: $57.3M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $59.8M - 32
Apr 28, 2000 US and Canada: $35.3M Rest of the world: $24.2M Worldwide: $59.5M - 33
Nov 10, 2000 US and Canada: $39.5M Rest of the world: $18.8M Worldwide: $58.3M - 34
Feb 18, 2000 US and Canada: $36.1M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $51.9M - 35
Aug 11, 2000 US and Canada: $44.7M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $50.1M - 36
Mar 31, 2000 US and Canada: $27.3M Rest of the world: $19.8M Worldwide: $47.1M - 37
Apr 28, 2000 US and Canada: $33.8M Rest of the world: $7.1M Worldwide: $40.9M - 38
Aug 18, 2000 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.2M - 39
Apr 7, 2000 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $36.6M - 40
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)Jun 30, 2000 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $9.1M Worldwide: $35.1M Jun 30, 2000 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $35.1M worldwide - 41
Feb 25, 2000 US and Canada: $19.4M Rest of the world: $14M Worldwide: $33.4M - 42
May 19, 2000 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $12.7M Worldwide: $29.9M - 43
Sep 8, 2000 US and Canada: $25.2M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $29.4M - 44
Aug 4, 2000 US and Canada: $12.2M Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $28.7M - 45
Oct 27, 2000 US and Canada: $13.6M Rest of the world: $14.4M Worldwide: $28M - 46
Jun 16, 2000 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $25.9M - 47
Jan 21, 2000 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: $4.4M Worldwide: $24.4M - 48
Mar 3, 2000 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $9.4M Worldwide: $24.4M - 49
Oct 13, 2000 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: $9.7M Worldwide: $22.8M - 50
Sep 27, 2000 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $20.8M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2000?
Of the top 10, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) earned the biggest share at home (75% in the US & Canada), while 102 Dalmatians (2000) made 64% of its gross abroad. Across all 153 films, $3.4B (59%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 What Women Want (2000) $374.1M $182.8M US & Canada · 49% $191.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 2 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $347.2M $261.9M US & Canada · 75% $85.3M elsewhere · 25%
- 3 Meet the Parents (2000) $330.4M $166.2M US & Canada · 50% $164.2M elsewhere · 50%
- 4 Scary Movie (2000) $278M $157M US & Canada · 56% $121M elsewhere · 44%
- 5 Charlie's Angels (2000) $264.1M $125.3M US & Canada · 47% $138.8M elsewhere · 53%
- 6 The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000) $248.6M $140.5M US & Canada · 57% $108.1M elsewhere · 43%
- 7 Chicken Run (2000) $224.9M $106.8M US & Canada · 48% $118.1M elsewhere · 52%
- 8 Miss Congeniality (2000) $212.8M $106.8M US & Canada · 50% $106M elsewhere · 50%
- 9 102 Dalmatians (2000) $183.6M $67M US & Canada · 36% $116.7M elsewhere · 64%
- 10 Big Momma's House (2000) $174M $117.6M US & Canada · 68% $56.4M elsewhere · 32%
Gross bands
How Many 2000 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
20 of 153 films crossed $100M and took $4B between them, 69% of the total. 94 films, 61% of the list, earned under $10M.
69% 29%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 20 films, 13% of the list $4B · 69% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 39 films, 25% of the list $1.7B · 29% of the gross
- Under $10M 94 films, 61% of the list $136.4M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2000 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1B from 15 films, led by What Women Want (2000). September was the quietest month ($77.6M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000) $338.1M The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000)
- February Feb Scream 3 (2000) $516.9M Scream 3 (2000)
- March Mar The Road to El Dorado (2000) $266.2M The Road to El Dorado (2000)
- April Apr Keeping the Faith (2000) $233.3M Keeping the Faith (2000)
- May May Road Trip (2000) $280.7M Road Trip (2000)
- June Jun Chicken Run (2000) $610.2M Chicken Run (2000)
- July Jul Scary Movie (2000) $472.5M Scary Movie (2000)
- August Aug Coyote Ugly (2000) $343.1M Coyote Ugly (2000)
- September Sep Nurse Betty (2000) $77.6M Nurse Betty (2000)
- October Oct Meet the Parents (2000) $612.8M Meet the Parents (2000)
- November Nov How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $957.9M How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- December Dec What Women Want (2000) $1B What Women Want (2000)
Last 10 years
How Does 2000 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2000 earned the most: $5.7B from 153 films, led by What Women Want (2000).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 108 films | 108 | $2.4B | – | Hook (1991) $300.9M |
| 1992 76 films · −10% | 76 | $2.1B | −10% | Sister Act (1992) $231.6M |
| 1993 90 films · +27% | 90 | $2.7B | +27% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 118 films · +32% | 118 | $3.6B | +32% | True Lies (1994) $378.9M |
| 1995 109 films · −15% | 109 | $3B | −15% | Toy Story (1995) $394.4M |
| 1996 120 films · +4% | 120 | $3.2B | +4% | 101 Dalmatians (1996) $320.7M |
| 1997 109 films · +15% | 109 | $3.6B | +15% | Men in Black (1997) $589.4M |
| 1998 126 films · +15% | 126 | $4.2B | +15% | There's Something About Mary (1998) $369.9M |
| 1999 148 films · +30% | 148 | $5.4B | +30% | Toy Story 2 (1999) $497.4M |
| 2000 153 films · +6% | 153 | $5.7B | +6% | What Women Want (2000) $374.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in 2000?
English-language comedy films took $5.2B across 103 films, 91% of the total, ahead of French-language comedy films ($76.2M) and German-language comedy films ($19.6M).
2000 Comedy Box Office by Language
- English $5.2B103 films · #1 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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French $76.2M4 films · #1 Taxi 2 (2000) -
German $19.6M7 films · #1 Ants in the Pants (2000) -
Finnish $7.2M1 film · #1 Screwed (2000) -
Malayalam $3.2M1 film · #1 Beautiful (2000) -
Chinese $2.8M2 films · #1 Shower (2000) - Hindi $1.8M7 films · #1 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
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Danish $1.2M2 films · #1 Pixie Panic (2000) -
Spanish $808.9K5 films · #1 Common Wealth (2000) -
Japanese $447K5 films · #1 Kikujirô no natsu (2000)
Archive
Comedy Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $16.1B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $40.8B
2010s 10 years · $118B
- 2019 $16.1B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $11.8B #1 Incredibles 2 (2018)
- 2017 $12.9B #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- 2016 $12.4B #1 Finding Dory (2016)
- 2015 $14.3B #1 Minions (2015)
- 2014 $9.3B #1 Big Hero 6 (2014)
- 2013 $10.7B #1 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- 2012 $10.2B #1 Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- 2011 $9.8B #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- 2010 $10.4B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $79.4B
- 2009 $9.2B #1 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- 2008 $9.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $10.3B #1 Shrek the Third (2007)
- 2006 $8.4B #1 Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- 2005 $8B #1 Madagascar (2005)
- 2004 $7.5B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $8.1B #1 Finding Nemo (2003)
- 2002 $6.4B #1 Men in Black II (2002)
- 2001 $6.6B #1 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- 2000 $5.7B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $33.7B
- 1999 $5.4B #1 Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 1998 $4.2B #1 There's Something About Mary (1998)
- 1997 $3.6B #1 Men in Black (1997)
- 1996 $3.2B #1 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- 1995 $3B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $3.6B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $2.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.1B #1 Sister Act (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Hook (1991)
- 1990 $3.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $17.5B
- 1989 $3.1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $3B #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $2.1B #1 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- 1986 $2B #1 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $1.9B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $979.6M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.1B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $752.2M #1 Arthur (1981)
- 1980 $1.1B #1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.2B
- 1979 $823.9M #1 1941 (1979)
- 1978 $568.8M #1 Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
- 1977 $509.1M #1 Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- 1976 $181.6M #1 Silver Streak (1976)
- 1975 $301.6M #1 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- 1974 $309.1M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $313.5M #1 The Sting (1973)
- 1972 $19.3M #1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
- 1971 $10.7M #1 Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
- 1970 $209.7M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $554.7M
- 1969 $66.3M #1 The Love Bug (1969)
- 1968 $98.4M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $162.1M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $177.9K #1 Made in U.S.A (1966)
- 1965 $364.7K #1 Do Not Disturb (1965)
- 1964 $143.3M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $61.9M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $1.8M #1 Copacabana Palace (1962)
- 1961 $1.4M #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $19.1M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $162M
- 1959 $231.6K #1 Some Like It Hot (1959)
- 1958 $2.1M #1 Paris Holiday (1958)
- 1957 $46.4K #1 Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
- 1956 $51.1M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $3.1M #1 White Christmas (1954)
- 1953 $9M #1 Father of Four (1953)
- 1952 $2.2M #1 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- 1951 $56.4K #1 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- 1950 $16K #1 Rabbit of Seville (1950)
1940s 10 years · $188M
- 1949 $217.9K #1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- 1948 $29.7K #1 Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)
- 1947 $1.1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $37.7M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $21.9M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $31.7K #1 What’s Cookin’ Doc? (1944)
- 1943 $1.3M #1 The Marry-Go-Round (1943)
- 1942 $723 #1 The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- 1941 $2.3M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $123.3M #1 Pinocchio (1940)
1930s 10 years · $31.5M
- 1939 $26.1M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $18K #1 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.7M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $532K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $43.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $108.6K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $12.2K #1 Fanny (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
FAQ
Comedy Box Office 2000: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 153 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in 2000?
What Women Want (2000) leads with $374.1M worldwide, $182.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) at $347.2M and Meet the Parents (2000) at $330.4M.
How much did comedy movies released in 2000 earn?
153 comedy films released in 2000 report a worldwide gross, $5.7B in all, or $37.6M per film on average. 1999 releases took $5.4B.
How many comedy movies released in 2000 made $1 billion?
None. 20 films crossed $100 million, led by What Women Want (2000) with $374.1M.
How is the 2000 comedy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2000. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2000 comedy box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.