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Drama box office · Week 50 · Dec 3–9, 2000

Drama Box Office, Week 50 of 2000: Drama Releases of Dec 3–9

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 50 of 2000 (Dec 3–9), with $214M worldwide, ahead of Proof of Life (2000) at $62.8M and The King Is Dancing (2000) at $3.2K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $276.7M in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 50 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$276.7M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
58%
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 50, 2000

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

2000 · Action, Adventure

$214M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$128.5M US & Canada · 60% $85.4M elsewhere · 40%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 50 of 2000?

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) leads with $214M, 77% of the total. The top 3 together took $276.7M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) movie poster Number 1
    $214M Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
    $128.5M US & Canada · 60% $85.4M elsewhere · 40%
  2. Proof of Life (2000) movie poster Number 2
    $62.8M Proof of Life (2000)
    $32.6M US & Canada · 52% $30.2M elsewhere · 48%
  3. The King Is Dancing (2000) movie poster Number 3
    $3.2K The King Is Dancing (2000)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 50 of 2000, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 50 of 2000 (Dec 3–9).

  1. 1 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) movie poster
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Dec 8, 2000 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Drama $214M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $128.5M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $214M
  2. 2 Proof of Life (2000) movie poster
    Proof of Life (2000) Dec 8, 2000 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $62.8M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $62.8M
  3. 3 The King Is Dancing (2000) movie poster
    The King Is Dancing (2000) Dec 6, 2000 · French · Drama, History, Music $3.2K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2000 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2000 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 1999 earned the most: $379.1M from 10 films, led by The Green Mile (1999). Week 50, 2000 took $276.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 1991 Dec 8–14 2 films 2 $2.3M – Night on Earth (1991) $2.1M
Week 50, 1992 Dec 6–12 3 films · +16196% 3 $372.2M +16196% A Few Good Men (1992) $243.2M
Week 50, 1993 Dec 5–11 2 films · −93% 2 $25M −93% Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) $18.6M
Week 50, 1994 Dec 4–10 2 films · +755% 2 $214M +755% Disclosure (1994) $214M
Week 50, 1995 Dec 10–16 6 films · +77% 6 $378.2M +77% Heat (1995) $187.4M
Week 50, 1996 Dec 8–14 4 films · −26% 4 $278.5M −26% Jerry Maguire (1996) $273.6M
Week 50, 1997 Dec 7–13 2 films · −80% 2 $54.9M −80% Amistad (1997) $44.2M
Week 50, 1998 Dec 6–12 4 films · +551% 4 $357.4M +551% Shakespeare in Love (1998) $289.3M
Week 50, 1999 Dec 5–11 10 films · +6% 10 $379.1M +6% The Green Mile (1999) $286.8M
Week 50, 2000 Dec 3–9 3 films · −27% 3 $276.7M −27% Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) $214M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 50 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 50 of 2000 (Dec 3–9)?

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) leads with $214M worldwide, $128.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Proof of Life (2000) at $62.8M and The King Is Dancing (2000) at $3.2K.

How much did drama movies released in week 50 of 2000 (Dec 3–9) earn?

3 drama films released in week 50 of 2000 (Dec 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $276.7M in all, or $92.2M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 50 of 2000 (Dec 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) with $214M.

How much of the Week 50, 2000 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$161.1M of the $276.7M total, or 58%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 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 week 50 of 2000 (Dec 3–9). 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 week 50, 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.