| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Meet the Parents | - | - | - | $103,825,930 | 2,697 | $166,244,045 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Remember the Titans | - | - | - | $89,776,159 | 2,803 | $115,654,751 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Exorcist 2000 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $37,857,537 | 1,708 | $39,671,011 | Sep 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Bring It On | - | - | - | $30,109,170 | 2,466 | $68,379,000 | Aug 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Almost Famous | - | - | - | $30,050,663 | 2,262 | $32,534,850 | Sep 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 6 | The Watcher | - | - | - | $28,946,615 | 2,777 | $28,946,615 | Sep 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Bedazzled | - | - | - | $26,155,066 | 2,571 | $37,886,980 | Oct 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Nurse Betty | - | - | - | $24,238,332 | 1,491 | $25,170,054 | Sep 8 | USA Films | false |
| 9 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | - | - | - | $21,291,439 | 2,539 | $21,468,807 | Sep 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Pay It Forward | - | - | - | $20,847,970 | 2,130 | $33,519,628 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | The Cell | - | - | - | $17,509,363 | 2,476 | $61,334,059 | Aug 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 12 | Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | - | - | - | $16,788,138 | 3,320 | $26,437,094 | Oct 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 13 | Lost Souls | - | - | - | $15,736,448 | 1,970 | $16,815,253 | Oct 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | What Lies Beneath | - | - | - | $15,194,611 | 2,925 | $155,464,351 | Jul 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 15 | Bait | - | - | - | $15,182,060 | 2,352 | $15,325,127 | Sep 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Space Cowboys | - | - | - | $15,116,017 | 2,835 | $90,464,773 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | The Contender | - | - | - | $14,754,655 | 1,639 | $17,872,723 | Oct 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 18 | Get Carter | - | - | - | $14,645,950 | 2,315 | $14,967,182 | Oct 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Ladies Man | - | - | - | $12,342,583 | 2,043 | $13,616,610 | Oct 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | Dr. T & the Women | - | - | - | $11,524,990 | 1,489 | $13,113,041 | Oct 13 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 21 | The Art of War | - | - | - | $11,384,260 | 2,630 | $30,208,599 | Aug 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $9,764,665 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | The Original Kings of Comedy | - | - | - | $9,167,606 | 1,082 | $38,182,790 | Aug 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Digimon: The Movie | - | - | - | $9,055,764 | 1,825 | $9,631,153 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Drunken Master II | - | - | - | $8,147,791 | 1,345 | $11,555,430 | Oct 20 | Miramax | false |
| 26 | Coyote Ugly | - | - | - | $7,575,652 | 2,664 | $60,786,269 | Aug 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Replacements | - | - | - | $7,492,830 | 2,754 | $44,737,059 | Aug 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | - | - | - | $7,407,705 | 3,251 | $123,309,890 | Jul 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Scary Movie | - | - | - | $7,061,152 | 3,301 | $157,019,771 | Jul 7 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | Autumn in New York | - | - | - | $6,924,439 | 2,282 | $37,761,915 | Aug 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | Highlander: Endgame | - | - | - | $6,579,663 | 1,546 | $12,811,858 | Sep 1 | Miramax | false |
| 32 | The Little Vampire | - | - | - | $6,469,827 | 2,009 | $13,572,400 | Oct 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 33 | Saving Grace | - | - | - | $6,449,717 | 875 | $12,178,602 | Aug 4 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 34 | The Way of the Gun | - | - | - | $6,055,661 | 1,565 | $6,055,661 | Sep 8 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 35 | Lucky Numbers | - | - | - | $5,657,848 | 2,528 | $10,042,516 | Oct 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Crew | - | - | - | $5,075,560 | 1,515 | $13,023,075 | Aug 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Woman on Top | - | - | - | $5,020,111 | 1,086 | $5,020,111 | Sep 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 38 | Duets | - | - | - | $4,739,023 | 583 | $4,739,023 | Sep 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Perfect Storm | - | - | - | $4,582,236 | 3,407 | $182,618,434 | Jun 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Bless the Child | - | - | - | $3,927,754 | 2,524 | $29,381,494 | Aug 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | X-Men | - | - | - | $3,671,236 | 3,112 | $157,299,718 | Jul 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Beautiful | - | - | - | $3,157,348 | 646 | $3,157,348 | Sep 29 | Destination Films | false |
| 43 | Chicken Run | - | - | - | $3,021,475 | 2,953 | $106,834,564 | Jun 23 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 44 | Gladiator | - | - | - | $2,972,682 | 3,188 | $187,705,427 | May 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 45 | The Kid | - | - | - | $2,859,310 | 2,343 | $69,691,949 | Jul 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 46 | Hollow Man | - | - | - | $2,813,576 | 2,956 | $73,209,340 | Aug 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 47 | Gone in 60 Seconds | - | - | - | $2,747,070 | 3,089 | $101,648,571 | Jun 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 48 | Dancer in the Dark | - | - | - | $2,612,727 | 126 | $4,184,036 | Sep 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 49 | The Tao of Steve | - | - | - | $2,425,487 | 189 | $4,342,203 | Aug 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 50 | Dinosaur | - | - | - | $2,340,575 | 3,319 | $137,748,063 | May 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Whipped | - | - | - | $2,336,923 | 1,581 | $4,159,986 | Sep 1 | Destination Films | false |
| 52 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $1,837,305 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 53 | Mission: Impossible II | - | - | - | $1,831,370 | 3,669 | $215,409,889 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 54 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $1,793,912 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 55 | The Patriot | - | - | - | $1,767,473 | 3,061 | $113,330,342 | Jun 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | Bamboozled | - | - | - | $1,650,829 | 243 | $2,274,979 | Oct 6 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 57 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $1,593,281 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 58 | Girlfight | - | - | - | $1,478,239 | 253 | $1,565,852 | Sep 29 | Screen Gems | false |
| 59 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $1,383,637 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Big Momma's House | - | - | - | $1,336,975 | 2,854 | $117,559,438 | Jun 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 61 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $1,329,542 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 62 | Turn It Up | - | - | - | $1,155,472 | 661 | $1,247,949 | Sep 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 63 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $1,143,661 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 64 | Backstage | - | - | - | $1,084,477 | 322 | $1,191,835 | Sep 6 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | Me, Myself & Irene | - | - | - | $1,082,530 | 3,087 | $90,570,999 | Jun 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 66 | Croupier | - | - | - | $994,430 | 141 | $6,201,143 | Apr 21 | - | false |
| 67 | Godzilla 2000 | - | - | - | $862,070 | 2,111 | $10,037,390 | Aug 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 68 | The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $842,067 | 62 | $1,746,585 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | Shaft | - | - | - | $836,148 | 2,433 | $70,334,258 | Jun 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 70 | Pokémon the Movie 2000 | - | - | - | $828,767 | 2,752 | $43,758,684 | Jul 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 71 | Urbania | - | - | - | $822,918 | 43 | $1,032,075 | Sep 15 | Lionsgate | false |
| 72 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $813,756 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 73 | The Girl on the Bridge | - | - | - | $770,587 | 48 | $1,708,839 | Jul 28 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 74 | Mohabbatein | - | - | - | $710,000 | 53 | $1,070,000 | Oct 27 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 75 | Taxi 2 | - | - | - | $626,164 | 54 | $626,164 | Oct 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 76 | MVP: Most Valuable Primate | - | - | - | $618,761 | 205 | $1,248,746 | Aug 11 | Equinox Films | false |
| 77 | Fiza | - | - | - | $596,591 | 39 | $596,591 | Sep 8 | Video Sound | false |
| 78 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $578,960 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 79 | Extreme | - | - | - | $556,469 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 80 | The Yards | - | - | - | $504,623 | 146 | $889,352 | Oct 20 | Miramax | false |
| 81 | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | - | - | - | $474,842 | 22 | $5,231,283 | Oct 1 | IMAX | false |
| 82 | Goya in Bordeaux | - | - | - | $438,031 | 22 | $635,361 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 83 | Aimee & Jaguar | - | - | - | $418,656 | 16 | $927,107 | Aug 11 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 84 | Love & Sex | - | - | - | $409,787 | 76 | $543,896 | Aug 25 | Lionsgate | false |
| 85 | Groove | - | - | - | $409,288 | 50 | $1,115,313 | Jun 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 86 | Cecil B. Demented | - | - | - | $401,940 | 82 | $1,284,646 | Aug 11 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 87 | Butterfly | - | - | - | $399,596 | 72 | $2,092,682 | Jun 16 | Miramax | false |
| 88 | Requiem for a Dream | - | - | - | $392,337 | 93 | $3,635,482 | Oct 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 89 | Loser | - | - | - | $369,895 | 2,016 | $15,618,626 | Jul 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 90 | The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | - | - | - | $368,263 | 31 | $1,712,385 | Jan 12 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 91 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | - | - | - | $365,735 | 2,482 | $26,005,820 | Jun 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 92 | Bittersweet Motel | - | - | - | $329,649 | 16 | $391,653 | Aug 25 | Little Villa Features | false |
| 93 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | - | - | - | $327,896 | 20 | $1,319,592 | Jun 9 | Iron Hill Pictures | false |
| 94 | Sunshine | - | - | - | $324,949 | 153 | $5,096,267 | Dec 17 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 95 | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | - | - | - | $313,710 | 51 | $1,029,591 | Jul 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 96 | Shanghai Noon | - | - | - | $305,788 | 2,751 | $56,937,502 | May 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 97 | Riders | - | - | - | $286,902 | 25 | $376,714 | Sep 1 | Cinéma Libre | false |
| 98 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | - | - | - | $286,887 | 2,110 | $15,933,506 | Jul 26 | Destination Films | false |
| 99 | Shower | - | - | - | $276,000 | 46 | $1,157,764 | Jul 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 100 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2000 Re-release | - | - | - | $266,035 | 72 | $376,586 | Oct 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 101 | Under Suspicion | - | - | - | $260,562 | 19 | $260,562 | Sep 22 | Lionsgate | false |
| 102 | God's Army | - | - | - | $247,988 | 50 | $2,637,726 | Mar 10 | Zion Films | false |
| 103 | The Opportunists | - | - | - | $245,266 | 31 | $584,054 | Aug 11 | First Look International | false |
| 104 | This Is Spinal Tap 2000 Re-release | - | - | - | $244,557 | 11 | $244,557 | Sep 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 105 | Ratcatcher | - | - | - | $217,244 | 2 | $217,244 | Oct 13 | First Look International | false |
| 106 | Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire | - | - | - | $213,290 | 15 | $278,492 | Aug 25 | Stratosphere Entertainment | false |
| 107 | The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack | - | - | - | $210,052 | 20 | $225,682 | Aug 16 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 108 | Two Family House | - | - | - | $204,119 | 65 | $1,015,122 | Oct 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 109 | Frequency | - | - | - | $186,001 | 2,631 | $45,010,278 | Apr 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 110 | An Affair of Love | - | - | - | $184,718 | 19 | $359,050 | Aug 11 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 111 | Place Vendôme | - | - | - | $180,533 | 15 | $895,788 | Sep 22 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 112 | Uninvited Guest | - | - | - | $170,832 | 35 | $170,832 | Sep 22 | Picture Me Rollin' Productions | false |
| 113 | Alice and Martin | - | - | - | $144,649 | 20 | $500,896 | Jul 21 | USA Films | false |
| 114 | Blood Simple 2000 Re-release | - | - | - | $143,771 | 68 | $1,701,855 | Jul 7 | USA Films | false |
| 115 | Tigerland | - | - | - | $139,692 | 5 | $139,692 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 116 | Paragraph 175 | - | - | - | $96,630 | 2 | $96,630 | Sep 13 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 117 | East Is East | - | - | - | $91,757 | 157 | $4,177,818 | Apr 14 | Miramax | false |
| 118 | Solomon & Gaenor | - | - | - | $90,840 | 22 | $165,485 | Aug 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 119 | But I'm a Cheerleader | - | - | - | $83,179 | 115 | $2,205,627 | Jul 7 | Lionsgate | false |
| 120 | Center Stage | - | - | - | $78,163 | 1,506 | $17,200,925 | May 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 121 | Loving Jezebel | - | - | - | $63,907 | 74 | $72,190 | Oct 27 | Focus Features | false |
| 122 | All About Eve 2000 Re-release | - | - | - | $63,463 | 1 | $63,463 | Oct 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 123 | A Time for Drunken Horses | - | - | - | $57,258 | 21 | $587,654 | Oct 27 | - | false |
| 124 | Deep in the Woods | - | - | - | $56,119 | 29 | $56,119 | Sep 29 | Phaedra Cinema | false |
| 125 | Mercy Streets | - | - | - | $54,298 | 173 | $173,599 | Oct 31 | Providence Entertainment | false |
| 126 | The Fantasticks | - | - | - | $49,666 | 6 | $49,666 | Sep 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 127 | Venus Beauty Institute | - | - | - | $45,386 | 17 | $465,080 | Oct 27 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 128 | Karobaar | - | - | - | $45,200 | 22 | $45,200 | Sep 15 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 129 | Shikari | - | - | - | $40,712 | 20 | $40,712 | Oct 6 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 130 | Titanic Town | - | - | - | $38,288 | 16 | $65,793 | Sep 1 | Shooting Gallery | false |
| 131 | Once in the Life | - | - | - | $37,397 | 15 | $54,780 | Oct 27 | Lionsgate | false |
| 132 | Into the Arms of Strangers | - | - | - | $32,037 | 18 | $382,807 | Sep 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 133 | Bootmen | - | - | - | $31,288 | 11 | $31,288 | Oct 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 134 | Solas | - | - | - | $26,634 | 14 | $277,596 | Sep 8 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 135 | Taboo | - | - | - | $16,233 | 3 | $114,425 | Oct 6 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 136 | Road Trip | - | - | - | $15,168 | 2,654 | $68,540,777 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 137 | Calle 54 | - | - | - | $14,933 | 12 | $187,308 | Oct 20 | Miramax | false |
| 138 | Circus | - | - | - | $14,693 | 8 | $14,693 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 139 | Sound and Fury | - | - | - | $14,169 | 6 | $114,882 | Oct 25 | Artistic License | false |
| 140 | The Times of Harvey Milk | - | - | - | $13,801 | 1 | $13,801 | Sep 15 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 141 | The Specials | - | - | - | $13,276 | 2 | $13,276 | Sep 22 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 142 | Anatomy | - | - | - | $9,660 | 8 | $9,660 | Sep 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 143 | Animal Factory | - | - | - | $9,434 | 3 | $43,805 | Oct 20 | Silver Nitrate | false |
| 144 | A Room for Romeo Brass | - | - | - | $9,382 | 4 | $19,478 | Oct 27 | USA Films | false |
| 145 | Prince of Central Park | - | - | - | $7,838 | 4 | $7,838 | Sep 22 | Keystone Pictures | false |
| 146 | Stardom | - | - | - | $7,000 | 10 | $10,886 | Oct 27 | Lionsgate | false |
