Domestic Box Office For May 5, 2000
Data as of May 4, 1:56 PDT
Key:New This Day
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Gladiator | $11,135,359 | - | - | 2,938 | $3,790 | $11,135,359 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | 1 | U-571 | $2,174,305 | +140.9% | -44.6% | 2,701 | $805 | $44,000,220 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $1,433,970 | +328.8% | -54.4% | 3,051 | $470 | $13,442,075 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | - | Frequency | $1,179,158 | - | - | 2,631 | $448 | $12,520,383 | 8 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | - | Where the Heart Is | $983,240 | - | - | 2,439 | $403 | $11,605,810 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | Love & Basketball | $842,000 | +223.1% | -46.8% | 1,192 | $706 | $17,360,681 | 15 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | 4 | Keeping the Faith | $782,000 | +176.3% | -44.6% | 2,014 | $388 | $27,473,219 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | 28 Days | $721,000 | +173.7% | -45.5% | 2,413 | $298 | $30,403,526 | 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 7 | Erin Brockovich | $592,315 | +137.1% | -47.3% | 1,942 | $305 | $114,439,995 | 50 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | - | I Dreamed of Africa | $487,881 | - | - | 2,112 | $231 | $487,882 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 2 | Rules of Engagement | $469,860 | +34.8% | -65.9% | 2,261 | $207 | $52,097,675 | 29 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | - | Final Destination | $302,875 | - | - | 1,103 | $274 | $46,828,054 | 50 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | 8 | Return to Me | $297,213 | +52.3% | -57.4% | 1,703 | $174 | $26,097,413 | 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | 11 | The Skulls | $225,940 | +161.2% | -48.6% | 869 | $260 | $33,112,015 | 36 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | 10 | The Road to El Dorado | $159,439 | +55.6% | -73.2% | 1,528 | $104 | $47,026,407 | 36 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 16 | 9 | High Fidelity | $150,463 | +44.7% | - | 552 | $272 | $22,683,871 | 36 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | - | Michael Jordan to the Max | $122,816 | - | - | 41 | $2,995 | $122,817 | 1 | IMAX |
| 18 | 12 | American Beauty | $91,292 | +34.7% | - | 603 | $151 | $128,502,358 | 234 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 19 | - | American Psycho | $90,897 | - | - | 501 | $181 | $12,863,978 | 22 | Lionsgate Films |
| 20 | 13 | Romeo Must Die | $85,394 | +45.1% | - | 453 | $188 | $54,015,684 | 45 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | - | The Virgin Suicides | $74,626 | - | - | 100 | $746 | $644,058 | 15 | Paramount Classics |
| 22 | - | Up at the Villa | $68,859 | - | - | 89 | $773 | $68,860 | 1 | USA Films |
| 23 | - | Gossip | $47,497 | - | - | 318 | $149 | $4,554,342 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | - | East Is East | $43,188 | - | - | 61 | $708 | $771,916 | 22 | Miramax |
| 25 | - | Mysteries of Egypt | $40,181 | - | - | 19 | $2,114 | $32,762,705 | 624 | IMAX |
| 26 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $37,809 | - | - | 13 | $2,908 | $28,839,476 | 561 | IMAX |
| 27 | - | Toy Story 2 | $31,807 | - | - | 379 | $83 | $244,448,207 | 169 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | - | Galapagos | $31,708 | - | - | 11 | $2,882 | $3,125,342 | 190 | IMAX |
| 29 | - | East/West | $30,973 | - | - | 70 | $442 | $514,155 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | - | Pitch Black | $30,748 | - | - | 271 | $113 | $38,533,318 | 78 | USA Films |
| 31 | - | Scream 3 | $30,574 | - | - | 482 | $63 | $87,898,081 | 92 | Dimension Films |
| 32 | - | Luminarias | $21,039 | - | - | 51 | $412 | $21,040 | 1 | - |
| 33 | - | Chal Mere Bhai | $20,277 | - | - | 25 | $811 | $20,277 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 34 | - | The Whole Nine Yards | $18,638 | - | - | 361 | $51 | $57,106,199 | 78 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 14 | Galaxy Quest | $18,023 | +60.7% | -42.4% | 169 | $106 | $71,481,410 | 133 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 36 | - | Ready to Rumble | $17,502 | - | - | 205 | $85 | $12,048,147 | 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | - | Next Friday | $17,115 | - | - | 140 | $122 | $57,018,818 | 115 | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | - | The Cider House Rules | $17,040 | - | - | 179 | $95 | $56,648,806 | 148 | Miramax |
| 39 | - | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | $15,687 | - | - | 14 | $1,120 | $2,913,944 | 218 | IMAX |
| 40 | - | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $15,272 | - | - | 76 | $200 | $2,846,522 | 64 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 41 | - | Where the Money Is | $14,985 | - | - | 179 | $83 | $5,507,356 | 22 | USA Films |
| 42 | - | My Dog Skip | $14,925 | - | - | 303 | $49 | $32,942,072 | 113 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | - | The Other Conquest | $14,143 | - | - | 56 | $252 | $740,635 | 15 | - |
| 44 | - | Alien Adventure | $13,594 | - | - | 8 | $1,699 | $633,402 | 260 | - |
| 45 | - | Timecode | $13,020 | - | - | 7 | $1,860 | $147,804 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 46 | - | The Color of Paradise | $12,282 | - | - | 30 | $409 | $453,987 | 36 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | - | Bicentennial Man | $11,540 | - | - | 166 | $69 | $58,040,771 | 141 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $11,287 | - | - | 7 | $1,612 | $11,287 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | - | The Big Kahuna | $10,823 | - | - | 8 | $1,352 | $121,120 | 8 | Lionsgate Films |
| 50 | - | God's Army | $9,920 | - | - | 50 | $198 | $1,467,537 | 57 | - |
| 51 | - | Croupier | $7,937 | - | - | 11 | $721 | $143,407 | 15 | - |
| 52 | - | Me Myself I | $7,530 | - | - | 44 | $171 | $287,106 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 53 | - | The Tigger Movie | $5,140 | - | - | 93 | $55 | $44,543,374 | 85 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
