How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Domestic Total Gross: $260,044,825
Distributor: Universal	Release Date: November 17, 2000
Genre: Family Comedy	Runtime: 1 hrs. 44 min.
MPAA Rating: PG	Production Budget: $123 million

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$260,044,825	75.3%
+ Foreign:	$85,096,578	24.7%

= Worldwide:	$345,141,403

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend:	$55,082,330
(#1 rank, 3,127 theaters, $17,615 average)
% of Total Gross:	21.2%
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Widest Release:

3,256 theaters

Close Date:

March 1, 2001

In Release:

105 days / 15 weeks

The Players

Director:	Ron Howard
Actors:	Jim Carrey Anthony Hopkins* (Narrator)
Producers:	Brian Grazer Ron Howard
Composer:	James Horner
* Denotes minor role

2000 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Three Oscars, Including One Win.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Christmas	2
Family - Children's Book Adaptation	11

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Showdown: Dr. Seuss Showdown	1
Showdown: Family Christmas Clash	1
Showdown: Pre-Thanksgiving Family Comparison	1

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	89
All Time Adjusted	111
All Time Worldwide	312
Yearly 2000	1
Yearly Opening Weekends 2000	2
Yearly PG Rated 2000	1
Worldwide Yearly 2000	6
Opening Weeks	128
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends	7
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends	9
Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Best Holds	133
Single Day Gross	392
Non-Opening Friday Gross	41
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	39
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	50
Single Day Friday Gross	174
Single Day Saturday Gross	150
Single Day Sunday Gross	160
Single Day Thursday Gross	52
Single Day Wednesday Gross	87
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	165
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	135
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	126
Opening Weekends	159
Opening Weekends - November	23
Opening Weekends - Holiday	32
Top 10-Day Grosses	91
Top 3-Day Grosses	154
Top 7-Day Grosses	136
Top 8-Day Grosses	109
Top 9-Day Grosses	93
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	41
Consecutive Weekends At #1	30
Second Weekends	30
Third Weekends	46
Fourth Weekends	38
Fifth Weekends	23
Sixth Weekends	15
Seventh Weekends	41
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	21
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	38
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	56
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	268
Rated G and PG	31
Rated PG	26
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	39
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	47
Widest Releases	543
Widest Opening Releases	650
Widest PG Rated Openings	189
Widest PG Rated Releases	162
Fastest to $100 million	108
Fastest to $150 million	105
Fastest to $200 million	97
Fastest to $250 million	79
Slowest to $100 million	511
Slowest to $200 million	70
BOM Users' Grades	504
BOM Users' Grades (2000 Releases)	63
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on February 25, 2001)	13
Yearly (Wide) 2000	1
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2000	2
Opening Weeks Adjusted	78
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends Adjusted	3
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends Adjusted	3
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	20
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	25
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	27
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	95
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	71
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	90
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	31
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	63
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	125
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	103
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted	90
Opening Weekends Adjusted - November	16
Opening Weekends Adjusted	104
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	22
Second Weekends Adjusted	10
Third Weekends Adjusted	17
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	24
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	25
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	22
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	52
Rated G and PG Adjusted	56
Rated PG Adjusted	32
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	19
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	23