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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2000
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2000 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Erin Brockovich |
Mar 17, 2000 |
Drama |
R |
$125,548,685 |
23,292,891 |
2 |
Remember the Titans |
Sep 29, 2000 |
Drama |
PG |
$113,746,040 |
21,103,161 |
3 |
Coyote Ugly |
Aug 4, 2000 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$60,786,269 |
11,277,600 |
4 |
Dolphins |
Oct 20, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$54,000,000 |
10,018,552 |
5 |
The Hurricane |
Dec 29, 1999 |
Drama |
R |
$50,158,016 |
9,305,754 |
6 |
Men of Honor |
Nov 10, 2000 |
Drama |
R |
$47,512,458 |
8,814,927 |
7 |
The Original Kings of Comedy |
Aug 18, 2000 |
Concert/Perfor… |
R |
$38,168,022 |
7,081,265 |
8 |
Girl, Interrupted |
Dec 21, 1999 |
Drama |
R |
$28,436,380 |
5,275,766 |
9 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX |
May 5, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$14,348,353 |
2,662,032 |
10 |
Mysteries of Egypt |
Jul 16, 1998 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$13,340,620 |
2,475,068 |
11 |
Man on the Moon |
Dec 22, 1999 |
Drama |
R |
$9,271,100 |
1,720,055 |
12 |
Boys Don't Cry |
Oct 8, 1999 |
Drama |
R |
$8,843,539 |
1,640,730 |
13 |
Topsy Turvy |
Dec 17, 1999 |
Musical |
R |
$6,043,061 |
1,121,161 |
14 |
Island of the Sharks |
Apr 30, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,738,806 |
693,656 |
15 |
Extreme |
Mar 23, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,661,258 |
679,268 |
16 |
Genghis Blues |
Jul 9, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,566,568 |
661,700 |
17 |
Ride |
Oct 8, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$3,176,650 |
589,359 |
18 |
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of… |
Oct 1, 1999 |
Documentary |
PG |
$3,053,163 |
566,449 |
19 |
Wolves |
Feb 26, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,509,093 |
465,508 |
20 |
Everest |
Mar 6, 1998 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$2,237,051 |
415,037 |
21 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
May 8, 1998 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$2,197,561 |
407,710 |
22 |
Beyond the Mat |
Oct 22, 1999 |
Documentary |
R |
$2,038,038 |
378,114 |
23 |
The Straight Story |
Oct 15, 1999 |
Drama |
G |
$1,821,922 |
338,018 |
24 |
The Life and Times of Hank … |
Jan 12, 2000 |
Documentary |
PG |
$1,703,901 |
316,122 |
25 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of… |
Jul 11, 1997 |
Documentary |
G |
$1,499,329 |
278,168 |
26 |
Backstage |
Sep 6, 2000 |
Documentary |
R |
$1,184,727 |
219,800 |
27 |
Jing ke ci qin wang |
Dec 17, 1999 |
Drama |
R |
$1,155,357 |
214,351 |
28 |
The Cup |
Jan 28, 2000 |
Comedy |
G |
$1,067,773 |
198,102 |
29 |
The Eyes of Tammy Faye |
Jul 21, 2000 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$1,029,591 |
191,018 |
30 |
Encounter in the Third Dime… |
Feb 26, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$884,748 |
164,146 |
31 |
American Movie: The Making … |
Nov 5, 1999 |
Documentary |
R |
$700,889 |
130,035 |
32 |
Goya in Bordeaux |
Sep 15, 2000 |
Drama |
R |
$692,786 |
128,531 |
33 |
Mark Twain's America 3D |
Jul 3, 1998 |
Documentary |
G |
$656,572 |
121,812 |
34 |
Joe Gould's Secret |
Apr 7, 2000 |
Drama |
R |
$642,018 |
119,112 |
35 |
The Filth and the Fury |
Mar 29, 2000 |
Documentary |
R |
$612,192 |
113,579 |
36 |
Wildfire: Feel The Heat |
Mar 12, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$527,705 |
97,904 |
37 |
The Girl Next Door |
Apr 14, 2000 |
Documentary |
R |
$499,878 |
92,741 |
38 |
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fal… |
Dec 29, 1999 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$461,802 |
85,677 |
39 |
Into the Arms of Strangers:… |
Sep 15, 2000 |
Documentary |
PG |
$382,807 |
71,021 |
40 |
Bittersweet Motel |
Aug 25, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$380,927 |
70,672 |
41 |
Thirteen Days |
Dec 22, 2000 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$336,772 |
62,480 |
42 |
Tumbleweeds |
Nov 24, 1999 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$249,475 |
46,284 |
43 |
Sex: The Annabel Chong Story |
Feb 11, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$233,076 |
43,242 |
44 |
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack |
Aug 16, 2000 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$211,568 |
39,251 |
45 |
The Source |
Aug 25, 1999 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$194,584 |
36,100 |
46 |
The Messenger: The Story of… |
Nov 12, 1999 |
Drama |
R |
$121,426 |
22,528 |
47 |
Paragraph 175 |
Sep 13, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$83,134 |
15,423 |
48 |
Better Living Through Circu… |
May 26, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$80,739 |
14,979 |
49 |
Buena Vista Social Club |
Jun 4, 1999 |
Documentary |
G |
$79,126 |
14,680 |
50 |
Mein Liebster Feind |
Nov 5, 1999 |
Documentary |
PG-13 |
$64,498 |
11,966 |
51 |
Calle 54 |
Oct 20, 2000 |
Documentary |
G |
$61,011 |
11,319 |
52 |
Barenaked in America |
Sep 29, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$45,170 |
8,380 |
53 |
Benjamin Smoke |
Jul 21, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$36,745 |
6,817 |
54 |
The Children of Chabannes |
Jun 9, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$33,413 |
6,199 |
55 |
The Art of Amália |
Dec 8, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$14,445 |
2,679 |
56 |
The Times of Harvey Milk |
Sep 15, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$13,561 |
2,515 |
57 |
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark … |
Mar 17, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$6,851 |
1,271 |
58 |
Angel's Ladies |
Nov 10, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$1,551 |
287 |
59 |
Creature |
Jan 14, 2000 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$1,108 |
205 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $614,153,908 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 113,943,177 |
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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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