#1 of 235 #1 drama movie of 2000
2000 · Action, Adventure
$465.5M worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$187.7M US & Canada · 40% $277.8M elsewhere · 60%
Drama box office · 2000
Drama Box Office 2000: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Gladiator (2000) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2000, with $465.5M worldwide, ahead of Cast Away (2000) at $429.6M and The Perfect Storm (2000) at $328.7M. 235 drama films released in 2000 report a worldwide gross, $5.8B in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. 18 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 11% on 1999, whose releases took $5.2B. By language, English leads with $4.7B across 151 drama releases.
- 2000 releases with a gross
- 235
- combined worldwide
- $5.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 18
- vs 1999
- +11%
#1 of 235 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2000?
Gladiator (2000) leads with $465.5M, 8% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.8B, 31% of what all 235 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 2000, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 235. 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 May 5, 2000 US and Canada: $187.7M Rest of the world: $277.8M Worldwide: $465.5M
- 2 Dec 22, 2000 US and Canada: $233.6M Rest of the world: $196M Worldwide: $429.6M
- 3 Jun 30, 2000 US and Canada: $182.6M Rest of the world: $146.1M Worldwide: $328.7M
- 4 Jul 21, 2000 US and Canada: $155.5M Rest of the world: $136M Worldwide: $291.4M
- 5 Mar 17, 2000 US and Canada: $125.6M Rest of the world: $132.3M Worldwide: $257.9M
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Nov 22, 2000 US and Canada: $95M Rest of the world: $153.1M Worldwide: $248.1M - 7
Jun 28, 2000 US and Canada: $113.3M Rest of the world: $102M Worldwide: $215.3M - 8
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $128.5M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $214M
Dec 8, 2000 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Drama $214M worldwide - 9
Dec 27, 2000 US and Canada: $124.1M Rest of the world: $83.4M Worldwide: $207.5M - 10
Dec 15, 2000 US and Canada: $71.5M Rest of the world: $81.2M Worldwide: $152.7M - 11
Feb 11, 2000 US and Canada: $39.8M Rest of the world: $104.3M Worldwide: $144.1M - 12
Sep 29, 2000 US and Canada: $115.7M Rest of the world: $21.1M Worldwide: $136.8M - 13
Apr 21, 2000 US and Canada: $77.1M Rest of the world: $50.5M Worldwide: $127.7M - 14
Dec 22, 2000 US and Canada: $75.8M Rest of the world: $49M Worldwide: $124.7M - 15
Aug 4, 2000 US and Canada: $60.8M Rest of the world: $53.1M Worldwide: $113.9M - 16
Mar 10, 2000 US and Canada: $60.9M Rest of the world: $50.1M Worldwide: $111M - 17
Oct 13, 2000 US and Canada: $22M Rest of the world: $88.2M Worldwide: $110.2M - 18
Feb 18, 2000 US and Canada: $57.3M Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $106.4M - 19
Mar 22, 2000 US and Canada: $56M Rest of the world: $35.1M Worldwide: $91M - 20
Aug 11, 2000 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $53M Worldwide: $90.7M - 21
Nov 10, 2000 US and Canada: $48.8M Rest of the world: $33.5M Worldwide: $82.3M - 22
Dec 20, 2000 US and Canada: $51.8M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $80M - 23
Apr 7, 2000 US and Canada: $61.3M Rest of the world: $10.4M Worldwide: $71.7M - 24
Apr 28, 2000 US and Canada: $45M Rest of the world: $23.1M Worldwide: $68.1M - 25
Dec 25, 2000 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: $32M Worldwide: $66.6M - 26
Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $62.8M - 27
Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $37.2M Rest of the world: $25M Worldwide: $62.2M - 28
Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $37M Rest of the world: $22.9M Worldwide: $59.9M - 29
Mar 10, 2000 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: $39.7M Worldwide: $58.4M - 30
Oct 20, 2000 US and Canada: $33.5M Rest of the world: $22.2M Worldwide: $55.7M - 31
Nov 17, 2000 US and Canada: $36.8M Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $53.4M - 32
Feb 18, 2000 US and Canada: $36.1M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $51.9M - 33
Mar 31, 2000 US and Canada: $35M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $50.8M - 34
Sep 13, 2000 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $47.4M - 35
Mar 31, 2000 US and Canada: $27.3M Rest of the world: $19.8M Worldwide: $47.1M - 36
Apr 28, 2000 US and Canada: $33.8M Rest of the world: $7.1M Worldwide: $40.9M - 37
Sep 22, 2000 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $35.9M Worldwide: $40.1M - 38
Nov 3, 2000 US and Canada: $30.9M Rest of the world: $8.5M Worldwide: $39.5M - 39
Apr 7, 2000 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $36.6M - 40
Jan 12, 2000 US and Canada: $34.1M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $35.5M - 41
Apr 14, 2000 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: $19.2M Worldwide: $34.3M - 42
Feb 25, 2000 US and Canada: $19.4M Rest of the world: $14M Worldwide: $33.4M - 43
Feb 25, 2000 US and Canada: $23.4M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $32.2M - 44
Oct 13, 2000 US and Canada: $16.8M Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $31.4M - 45
Feb 18, 2000 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $11.8M Worldwide: $28.8M - 46
Apr 21, 2000 US and Canada: $27.5M Rest of the world: $268.5K Worldwide: $27.7M - 47
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)May 19, 2000 US and Canada: $15.6M Rest of the world: $11.9M Worldwide: $27.5M
May 19, 2000 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Family $27.5M worldwide - 48
May 12, 2000 US and Canada: $17.2M Rest of the world: $9.2M Worldwide: $26.4M - 49
Jun 16, 2000 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $25.9M - 50
Jan 21, 2000 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: $4.4M Worldwide: $24.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2000?
Of the top 10, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) earned the biggest share at home (60% in the US & Canada), while Unbreakable (2000) made 62% of its gross abroad. Across all 235 films, $3.2B (55%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Gladiator (2000) $465.5M $187.7M US & Canada · 40% $277.8M elsewhere · 60%
- 2 Cast Away (2000) $429.6M $233.6M US & Canada · 54% $196M elsewhere · 46%
- 3 The Perfect Storm (2000) $328.7M $182.6M US & Canada · 56% $146.1M elsewhere · 44%
- 4 What Lies Beneath (2000) $291.4M $155.5M US & Canada · 53% $136M elsewhere · 47%
- 5 Erin Brockovich (2000) $257.9M $125.6M US & Canada · 49% $132.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 6 Unbreakable (2000) $248.1M $95M US & Canada · 38% $153.1M elsewhere · 62%
- 7 The Patriot (2000) $215.3M $113.3M US & Canada · 53% $102M elsewhere · 47%
- 8 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) $214M $128.5M US & Canada · 60% $85.4M elsewhere · 40%
- 9 Traffic (2000) $207.5M $124.1M US & Canada · 60% $83.4M elsewhere · 40%
- 10 Chocolat (2000) $152.7M $71.5M US & Canada · 47% $81.2M elsewhere · 53%
Gross bands
How Many 2000 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
18 of 235 films crossed $100M and took $3.8B between them, 65% of the total. 170 films, 72% of the list, earned under $10M.
65% 31%
- $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 18 films, 8% of the list $3.8B · 65% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 47 films, 20% of the list $1.8B · 31% of the gross
- Under $10M 170 films, 72% of the list $200.8M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2000 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.4B from 22 films, led by Cast Away (2000). January was the quietest month ($61.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan My Dog Skip (2000) $61.9M My Dog Skip (2000)
- February Feb The Beach (2000) $400.1M The Beach (2000)
- March Mar Erin Brockovich (2000) $670M Erin Brockovich (2000)
- April Apr U-571 (2000) $585.9M U-571 (2000)
- May May Gladiator (2000) $560.2M Gladiator (2000)
- June Jun The Perfect Storm (2000) $590.8M The Perfect Storm (2000)
- July Jul What Lies Beneath (2000) $305.6M What Lies Beneath (2000)
- August Aug Coyote Ugly (2000) $215.7M Coyote Ugly (2000)
- September Sep Remember the Titans (2000) $266.3M Remember the Titans (2000)
- October Oct Billy Elliot (2000) $282.7M Billy Elliot (2000)
- November Nov Unbreakable (2000) $453.5M Unbreakable (2000)
- December Dec Cast Away (2000) $1.4B Cast Away (2000)
Last 10 years
How Does 2000 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $5.9B from 169 films, led by Titanic (1997). 2000 took $5.8B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 150 films | 150 | $2.4B | – | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390.5M |
| 1992 122 films · +22% | 122 | $2.9B | +22% | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
| 1993 153 films · +64% | 153 | $4.7B | +64% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 133 films · −10% | 133 | $4.3B | −10% | The Lion King (1994) $979.2M |
| 1995 166 films · +13% | 166 | $4.8B | +13% | Apollo 13 (1995) $355.2M |
| 1996 170 films · −6% | 170 | $4.5B | −6% | Twister (1996) $494.6M |
| 1997 169 films · +29% | 169 | $5.9B | +29% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 183 films · −17% | 183 | $4.9B | −17% | Saving Private Ryan (1998) $482.4M |
| 1999 192 films · +7% | 192 | $5.2B | +7% | The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M |
| 2000 235 films · +11% | 235 | $5.8B | +11% | Gladiator (2000) $465.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2000?
English-language drama films took $4.7B across 151 films, 81% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language drama films ($216.8M) and Hebrew-language drama films ($47.7M).
2000 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $4.7B151 films · #1 Gladiator (2000)
- Chinese $216.8M5 films · #1 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
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Hebrew $47.7M4 films · #1 Almost Famous (2000) -
French $31.4M13 films · #1 With a Friend Like Harry… (2000) -
Italian $14.8M3 films · #1 Malena (2000) -
Spanish $9M6 films · #1 Butterfly Tongues (2000) -
Hindi $7.3M11 films · #1 Mohabbatein (2000) - Malayalam $3.2M2 films · #1 Beautiful (2000)
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Persian $3.1M3 films · #1 The Color of Paradise (2000) -
German $3.1M6 films · #1 Marlene (2000)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama 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 235 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2000?
Gladiator (2000) leads with $465.5M worldwide, $187.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cast Away (2000) at $429.6M and The Perfect Storm (2000) at $328.7M.
How much did drama movies released in 2000 earn?
235 drama films released in 2000 report a worldwide gross, $5.8B in all, or $24.7M per film on average. 1999 releases took $5.2B.
How many drama movies released in 2000 made $1 billion?
None. 18 films crossed $100 million, led by Gladiator (2000) with $465.5M.
How is the 2000 drama 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 drama 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.