Domestic Box Office For December 2000
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cast Away | $233,632,142 | 3,061 | $28,883,406 | 12.4% | 2,774 | Dec 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | What Women Want | $182,811,707 | 3,092 | $33,614,543 | 18.4% | 3,012 | Dec 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $128,078,872 | 2,027 | $663,205 | 0.5% | 16 | Dec 8 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Traffic | $124,115,725 | 1,755 | $184,725 | 0.1% | 4 | Dec 27 | - | USA Films |
| 5 | Miss Congeniality | $106,807,667 | 2,668 | $10,046,534 | 9.4% | 2,668 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Emperor's New Groove | $89,302,687 | 2,887 | $9,812,302 | 11% | 2,801 | Dec 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | The Family Man | $75,793,305 | 2,441 | $10,554,960 | 13.9% | 2,388 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Chocolat | $71,509,363 | 1,928 | $157,624 | 0.2% | 8 | Dec 15 | - | Miramax |
| 9 | Vertical Limit | $69,243,859 | 2,602 | $15,507,845 | 22.4% | 2,307 | Dec 8 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Finding Forrester | $51,804,714 | 2,002 | $701,207 | 1.4% | 200 | Dec 22 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $46,729,800 | 2,100 | $13,845,914 | 29.6% | 2,087 | Dec 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $45,512,588 | 847 | $195,104 | 0.4% | 5 | Dec 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Thirteen Days | $34,592,089 | 2,034 | $46,668 | 0.1% | 8 | Dec 22 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Dracula 2000 | $33,022,767 | 2,204 | $8,636,567 | 26.2% | 2,204 | Dec 22 | - | Miramax |
| 15 | Proof of Life | $32,598,931 | 2,705 | $10,207,869 | 31.3% | 2,705 | Dec 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Snatch | $30,328,156 | 1,444 | $27,932 | <0.1% | 1 | Dec 8 | - | Screen Gems |
| 17 | All the Pretty Horses | $15,540,353 | 1,593 | $1,304,971 | 8.4% | 1,483 | Dec 25 | - | Miramax |
| 18 | Dungeons & Dragons | $15,391,970 | 2,078 | $7,237,422 | 47% | 2,078 | Dec 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 19 | The Gift | $12,008,642 | 807 | $11,827 | <0.1% | 3 | Dec 22 | - | Paramount Classics |
| 20 | Pollock | $8,598,593 | 280 | $44,244 | 0.5% | 2 | Dec 15 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | Shadow of the Vampire | $8,293,784 | 513 | $150,171 | 1.8% | 6 | Dec 29 | Apr 5 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | State and Main | $6,944,471 | 462 | $580,163 | 8.4% | 72 | Dec 22 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 23 | Before Night Falls | $4,242,892 | 127 | $85,230 | 2% | 8 | Dec 22 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 24 | Malena | $3,448,233 | 117 | $62,282 | 1.8% | 33 | Dec 22 | - | Miramax |
| 25 | The House of Mirth | $3,043,284 | 63 | $48,770 | 1.6% | 7 | Dec 22 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | A Hard Day's Night | $965,351 | 63 | $50,445 | 5.2% | 2 | Dec 1 | - | Miramax |
| 27 | Seong Chun-hyang | $798,977 | 16 | $16,187 | 2% | 2 | Dec 29 | - | Lot 47 Films |
| 28 | Panic | $779,137 | 11 | $18,006 | 2.3% | 4 | Dec 1 | - | Roxie Releasing |
| 29 | The Claim | $669,258 | 29 | $7,131 | 1.1% | 1 | Dec 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Boys Life 3 | $208,538 | 8 | $28,487 | 13.7% | 7 | Dec 8 | Sep 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 31 | Raju Chacha | $194,698 | 35 | $123,989 | 63.7% | 35 | Dec 29 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 32 | Spring Forward | $117,471 | 2 | $6,269 | 5.3% | 2 | Dec 8 | - | IFC Films |
| 33 | An Everlasting Piece | $75,228 | 8 | $9,128 | 12.1% | 8 | Dec 22 | Jan 18 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 34 | Vatel | $51,080 | 2 | $16,032 | 31.4% | 2 | Dec 25 | Mar 8 | Miramax |
| 35 | Khiladi 420 | $26,731 | 12 | $15,098 | 56.5% | 12 | Dec 29 | - | Eros Worldwide |
