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Music box office · June 2000

Music Box Office, June 2000: Top-Grossing Releases

Butterfly Tongues (2000) is the highest-grossing music movie released in June 2000, with $7.7M worldwide, ahead of Groove (2000) at $1.2M and Refugee (2000) at $590K. 3 music films released in June 2000 report a worldwide gross, $9.5M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 68% on May 2000, whose releases took $29.6M.

June 2000 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$9.5M
Butterfly Tongues (2000), the #1
$7.7M
vs May 2000
−68%
Butterfly Tongues (2000) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 music movie of June 2000

Butterfly Tongues (2000)

2000 · Drama, War

$7.7M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total

$2.1M US & Canada · 27% $5.6M elsewhere · 73%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Music Hits of June 2000?

Butterfly Tongues (2000) leads with $7.7M, 82% of the total. The top 3 together took $9.5M, 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. Butterfly Tongues (2000) movie poster Number 1
    $7.7M Butterfly Tongues (2000)
    $2.1M US & Canada · 27% $5.6M elsewhere · 73%
  2. Groove (2000) movie poster Number 2
    $1.2M Groove (2000)
    $1.1M US & Canada · 96% $46.7K elsewhere · 4%
  3. Refugee (2000) movie poster Number 3
    $590K Refugee (2000)
    $590K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Music Release of June 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 June 2000.

  1. 1 Butterfly Tongues (2000) movie poster
    Butterfly Tongues (2000) Jun 16, 2000 · Spanish · Drama, War, Music $7.7M worldwide
    Jun 16, 2000 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $7.7M
  2. 2 Groove (2000) movie poster
    Groove (2000) Jun 9, 2000 · English · Drama, Music $1.2M worldwide
    Jun 9, 2000 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $46.7K Worldwide: $1.2M
  3. 3 Refugee (2000) movie poster
    Refugee (2000) Jun 30, 2000 · Hindi · Drama, Romance, Music $590K worldwide
    Jun 30, 2000 US and Canada: $590K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $590K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in June 2000?

Of the top 3, Refugee (2000) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Butterfly Tongues (2000) made 73% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $3.8M (40%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Butterfly Tongues (2000) $7.7M
    $2.1M US & Canada · 27% $5.6M elsewhere · 73%
  2. 2 Groove (2000) $1.2M
    $1.1M US & Canada · 96% $46.7K elsewhere · 4%
  3. 3 Refugee (2000) $590K
    $590K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does June 2000 Compare With June in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, June 1993 earned the most: $39.1M from 2 films, led by What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). June 2000 took $9.5M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
June 1991 No films 0 – – –
June 1992 No films 0 – – –
June 1993 2 films 2 $39.1M – What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) $39.1M
June 1994 1 film · −99% 1 $233.8K −99% Fear of a Black Hat (1994) $233.8K
June 1995 No films 0 – – –
June 1996 No films 0 – – –
June 1997 No films 0 – – –
June 1998 No films 0 – – –
June 1999 1 film 1 $23.1M – Buena Vista Social Club (1999) $23.1M
June 2000 3 films · −59% 3 $9.5M −59% Butterfly Tongues (2000) $7.7M
FAQ

Music Box Office June 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 music movie in June 2000?

Butterfly Tongues (2000) leads with $7.7M worldwide, $2.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Groove (2000) at $1.2M and Refugee (2000) at $590K.

How much did music movies released in June 2000 earn?

3 music films released in June 2000 report a worldwide gross, $9.5M in all, or $3.2M per film on average. May 2000 releases took $29.6M.

How many music movies released in June 2000 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Butterfly Tongues (2000), earned $7.7M.

How much of the June 2000 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.8M of the $9.5M total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the June 2000 music 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 June 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 June 2000 music 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.