What Women Want (2000)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $182,805,123Details
International Box Office $191,300,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $374,105,123
OpusData ID: 1150100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,614,543 (18.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,012 opening theaters/3,092 max. theaters, 9.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $365,177,913

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $182,805,123
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 565 $191,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 423 $374,105,123

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 15th, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 8th, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 8th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language
Running Time: 126 minutes
Comparisons: vs. As Good as it Gets
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Keywords: Romance, Psychics, Battle of the Sexes, Set in Illinois, Suicide Attempt, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Icon Productions, Wind Dancer Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 9th Wednesday 86 $300,930 Feb 14, 2001 62
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 197 $9,045,296 Jan 26, 2001 45
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 90 $11,632,456 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 95 $11,632,456 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $24,066,439 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 97 $12,989,024 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $26,873,045 Jan 12, 2001 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 98 $4,625,000 Jan 13, 2001 30
Biggest 4th Saturday 100 $6,950,000 Jan 6, 2001 23
Biggest 3rd Monday 33 $5,574,322 Jan 1, 2001 18
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 36 $20,834,205 Dec 29, 2000 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 23 $45,263,178 Dec 29, 2000 17
Biggest 3rd Friday 100 $7,625,000 Dec 29, 2000 15
Biggest 2nd Thursday 50 $6,148,406 Dec 28, 2000 14
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 56 $6,102,753 Dec 27, 2000 13
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 69 $6,902,652 Dec 26, 2000 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 50 $21,632,466 Dec 22, 2000 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $46,997,441 Dec 22, 2000 10
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 65 $33,614,543 Dec 15, 2000 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 90 $33,614,543 Dec 15, 2000 3
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 10 $33,614,543 Dec 15, 2000 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $365,177,913
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 157 $182,805,123
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2000 5 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 159 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies 50 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 2 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 36 $182,805,123

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2000 1 $33,614,543   3,012 $11,160   $33,614,543 1
Dec 22, 2000 2 $21,632,466 -36% 3,044 $7,107   $70,199,545 2
Dec 29, 2000 2 $20,834,205 -4% 3,046 $6,840   $115,761,883 3
Jan 5, 2001 2 $15,555,033 -25% 3,052 $5,097   $137,897,386 4
Jan 12, 2001 5 $11,632,456 -25% 3,092 $3,762   $153,551,869 5
Jan 19, 2001 5 $6,853,415 -41% 3,025 $2,266   $162,242,652 6
Jan 26, 2001 9 $4,372,023 -36% 2,611 $1,674   $168,374,587 7
Feb 2, 2001 13 $3,254,151 -26% 1,932 $1,684   $172,786,332 8
Feb 9, 2001 13 $2,114,223 -35% 1,542 $1,371   $175,625,449 9
Feb 16, 2001 16 $1,522,847 -28% 984 $1,548   $177,796,216 10
Feb 23, 2001 16 $903,551 -41% 746 $1,211   $178,932,982 11
Mar 2, 2001 20 $523,232 -42% 512 $1,022   $179,685,609 12
Mar 9, 2001 20 $373,209 -29% 395 $945   $180,186,830 13
Mar 16, 2001 23 $313,757 -16% 322 $974   $180,631,670 14
Mar 23, 2001 28 $206,858 -34% 240 $862   $180,947,382 15
Mar 30, 2001 33 $125,974 -39% 175 $720   $181,142,950 16
Apr 6, 2001 24 $313,320 +149% 355 $883   $181,483,882 17
Apr 13, 2001 27 $259,688 -17% 332 $782   $181,876,328 18
Apr 20, 2001 28 $231,885 -11% 302 $768   $182,225,282 19
Apr 27, 2001 32 $144,173 -38% 241 $598   $182,429,945 20
May 4, 2001 35 $115,859 -20% 206 $562   $182,585,847 21
May 11, 2001 45 $61,115 -47% 144 $424   $182,672,747 22
May 18, 2001 48 $43,254 -29% 115 $376   $182,737,000 23
May 25, 2001 63 $25,647 -41% 59 $435   $182,777,615 24
Jun 1, 2001 63 $14,165 -45% 36 $393   $182,805,123 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2000 1 $11,115,000     3,012 $3,690   $11,115,000 1
Dec 16, 2000 1 $13,250,000 +19%   3,012 $4,399   $24,365,000 2
Dec 17, 2000 1 $8,781,000 -34%   3,012 $2,915   $33,614,543 3
Dec 18, 2000 1 $3,296,021 -62%   3,012 $1,094   $36,910,564 4
Dec 19, 2000 1 $3,816,544 +16%   3,012 $1,267   $40,727,108 5
Dec 20, 2000 1 $3,691,402 -3%   3,012 $1,226   $44,418,510 6
Dec 22, 2000 2 $6,120,000   -45% 3,044 $2,011   $50,538,000 8
Dec 23, 2000 2 $6,897,000 +13% -48% 3,044 $2,266   $57,436,000 9
Dec 24, 2000 3 $2,710,000 -61% -69% 3,044 $890   $60,146,000 10
Dec 25, 2000 2 $5,743,044 +112% +74% 3,044 $1,887   $70,199,545 11
Dec 26, 2000 2 $6,902,652 +20% +81% 3,044 $2,268   $77,102,197 12
Dec 27, 2000 2 $6,102,753 -12% +65% 3,044 $2,005   $83,204,950 13
Dec 28, 2000 2 $6,148,406 +1%   3,044 $2,020   $89,353,356 14
Dec 29, 2000 2 $7,625,000 +24% +25% 3,046 $2,503   $96,978,000 15
Dec 30, 2000 2 $8,254,000 +8% +20% 3,046 $2,710   $105,232,000 16
Dec 31, 2000 2 $4,955,561 -40% +83% 3,046 $1,627   $110,187,561 17
Jan 1, 2001 2 $5,574,322 +12% -3% 3,046 $1,830   $115,761,883 18
Jan 2, 2001 2 $2,703,395 -52% -61% 3,046 $888   $118,465,278 19
Jan 3, 2001 2 $1,935,017 -28% -68% 3,046 $635   $120,400,295 20
Jan 4, 2001 2 $1,942,058 n/c -68% 3,046 $638   $122,342,353 21
Jan 5, 2001 2 $4,502,000 +132% -41% 3,046 $1,478   $126,844,000 22
Jan 6, 2001 2 $6,950,000 +54% -16% 3,052 $2,277   $133,794,000 23
Jan 7, 2001 3 $3,654,000 -47% -26% 3,052 $1,197   $137,897,386 24
Jan 8, 2001 3 $953,455 -74% -83% 3,052 $312   $138,850,841 25
Jan 9, 2001 3 $1,117,342 +17% -59% 3,052 $366   $139,968,183 26
Jan 10, 2001 3 $948,629 -15% -51% 3,052 $311   $140,916,812 27
Jan 11, 2001 3 $1,002,601 +6% -48% 3,052 $329   $141,919,413 28
Jan 12, 2001 5 $2,980,000 +197% -34% 3,052 $976   $144,899,413 29
Jan 13, 2001 4 $4,625,000 +55% -33% 3,092 $1,496   $149,524,000 30
Jan 14, 2001 8 $2,671,000 -42% -27% 3,092 $864   $152,195,000 31
Jan 15, 2001 9 $1,356,568 -49% +42% 3,092 $439   $153,551,869 32
Jan 16, 2001 5 $676,497 -50% -39% 3,092 $219   $154,228,366 33
Jan 17, 2001 5 $581,704 -14% -39% 3,092 $188   $154,810,070 34
Jan 18, 2001 5 $579,167 n/c -42% 3,092 $187   $155,389,237 35
Jan 19, 2001 5 $1,785,000 +208% -40% 3,092 $577   $157,174,000 36
Jan 20, 2001 4 $3,125,000 +75% -32% 3,025 $1,033   $160,299,000 37
Jan 21, 2001 8 $1,641,000 -47% -39% 3,025 $542   $162,242,652 38
Jan 22, 2001 9 $394,198 -76% -71% 3,025 $130   $162,636,850 39
Jan 23, 2001 7 $497,335 +26% -26% 3,025 $164   $163,134,185 40
Jan 24, 2001 8 $425,044 -15% -27% 3,025 $141   $163,559,229 41
Jan 25, 2001 8 $443,335 +4% -23% 3,025 $147   $164,002,564 42
Jan 26, 2001 10 $1,001,000 +126% -44% 2,611 $383   $165,004,000 43
Jan 27, 2001 8 $2,310,000 +131% -26% 2,611 $885   $167,314,000 44
Jan 28, 2001 12 $738,000 -68% -55% 2,611 $283   $168,374,587 45
Jan 29, 2001 13 $263,199 -64% -33% 2,611 $101   $168,637,786 46
Jan 30, 2001 10 $323,467 +23% -35% 2,611 $124   $168,961,253 47
Jan 31, 2001 11 $282,350 -13% -34% 2,611 $108   $169,243,603 48
Feb 1, 2001 10 $288,578 +2% -35% 2,611 $111   $169,532,181 49
Feb 4, 2001 16 $711,000   -4% 1,932 $368   $172,786,332 52
Feb 5, 2001 15 $156,441 -78% -41% 1,932 $81   $172,942,773 53
Feb 6, 2001 13 $213,646 +37% -34% 1,932 $111   $173,156,419 54
Feb 7, 2001 14 $182,380 -15% -35% 1,932 $94   $173,338,799 55
Feb 8, 2001 15 $172,427 -5% -40% 1,932 $89   $173,511,226 56
Feb 11, 2001 15 $481,000   -32% 1,542 $312   $175,625,449 59
Feb 12, 2001 16 $104,118 -78% -33% 1,542 $68   $175,729,567 60
Feb 13, 2001 14 $120,417 +16% -44% 1,542 $78   $175,849,984 61
Feb 14, 2001 12 $300,930 +150% +65% 1,542 $195   $176,150,914 62
Feb 15, 2001 15 $122,455 -59% -29% 1,542 $79   $176,273,369 63
Feb 19, 2001 19 $146,816   +41% 984 $149   $177,796,216 67
Feb 20, 2001 18 $81,989 -44% -32% 984 $83   $177,878,205 68
Feb 21, 2001 17 $73,648 -10% -76% 984 $75   $177,951,853 69
Feb 22, 2001 18 $77,578 +5% -37% 984 $79   $178,029,131 70
Feb 25, 2001 17 $196,000     746 $263   $178,933,000 73
Feb 26, 2001 17 $52,209 -73% -64% 746 $70   $178,985,191 74
Feb 27, 2001 17 $59,677 +14% -27% 746 $80   $179,044,868 75
Feb 28, 2001 17 $56,179 -6% -24% 746 $75   $179,101,047 76
Mar 1, 2001 17 $61,330 +9% -21% 746 $82   $179,162,377 77
Mar 6, 2001 20 $34,972   -41% 512 $68   $179,752,020 82
Mar 8, 2001 20 $32,045   -48% 512 $63   $179,813,621 84
Mar 12, 2001 20 $29,602     395 $75   $180,216,432 88
Mar 13, 2001 20 $31,779 +7% -9% 395 $80   $180,248,211 89
Mar 14, 2001 20 $32,207 +1%   395 $82   $180,280,418 90

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2000 1 $48,567,079   3,012 $16,125   $48,567,079 1
Dec 22, 2000 2 $46,360,599 -5% 3,044 $15,230   $94,927,678 2
Dec 29, 2000 2 $27,414,675 -41% 3,046 $9,000   $122,342,353 3
Jan 5, 2001 3 $19,577,060 -29% 3,052 $6,415   $141,919,413 4
Jan 12, 2001 4 $13,469,824 -31% 3,092 $4,356   $155,389,237 5
Jan 19, 2001 5 $8,613,327 -36% 3,025 $2,847   $164,002,564 6
Jan 26, 2001 9 $5,529,617 -36% 2,611 $2,118   $169,532,181 7
Feb 2, 2001 14 $3,979,045 -28% 1,932 $2,060   $173,511,226 8
Feb 9, 2001 14 $2,762,143 -31% 1,542 $1,791   $176,273,369 9
Feb 16, 2001 16 $1,756,062 -36% 984 $1,785   $178,029,431 10
Feb 23, 2001 17 $1,132,946 -35% 746 $1,519   $179,162,377 11
Mar 2, 2001 21 $651,244 -43% 512 $1,272   $179,813,621 12
Mar 9, 2001 18 $504,292 -23% 395 $1,277   $180,317,913 13
Mar 16, 2001 24 $422,611 -16% 322 $1,312   $180,740,524 14
Mar 23, 2001 29 $276,452 -35% 240 $1,152   $181,016,976 15
Mar 30, 2001 35 $153,586 -44% 175 $878   $181,170,562 16
Apr 6, 2001 24 $446,078 +190% 355 $1,257   $181,616,640 17
Apr 13, 2001 27 $376,757 -16% 332 $1,135   $181,993,397 18
Apr 20, 2001 28 $292,375 -22% 302 $968   $182,285,772 19
Apr 27, 2001 34 $184,216 -37% 241 $764   $182,469,988 20
May 4, 2001 37 $141,644 -23% 206 $688   $182,611,632 21
May 11, 2001 49 $82,114 -42% 144 $570   $182,693,746 22
May 18, 2001 53 $58,222 -29% 115 $506   $182,751,968 23
May 25, 2001 59 $38,990 -33% 59 $661   $182,790,958 24
Jun 1, 2001 70 $14,165 -64% 36 $393   $182,805,123 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 1/8/2001 $2,847,885 311 311 311 $4,307,095 4/1/2020
 
Rest of World $186,992,905
 
International Total$191,300,000 4/1/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 565 $191,300,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 320 $191,300,000
Top 2000 Movies at the International Box Office 5 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 246 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 347 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 10 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 52 $191,300,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 423 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 218 $374,105,123
Top 2000 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 178 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 239 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies 82 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 4 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 220 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 47 $374,105,123

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Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Nick Marshall
Helen Hunt    Darcy Maguire

Supporting Cast

Marisa Tomei    Lola
Mark Feuerstein    Morgan
Lauren Holly    Gigi
Ashley Johnson    Alexandra 'Alex' Marshall
Judy Greer    Erin
Alan Alda    Dan Wanamaker
Delta Burke    Eve
Valerie Perrine    Margo
Lisa Edelstein    Dina
Sarah Paulson    Annie
Bette Midler    Dr. J.M. Perkins
Logan Lerman    Little Nick Marshall
Loretta Devine    Flo the Doorwoman
T.J. Thyne    Coffee Shop Customer

Uncategorized

Eric Balfour    Cameron

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Nancy Meyers    Director
Josh Goldsmith    Screenwriter
Cathy Yuspa    Screenwriter
Josh Goldsmith    Story Creator
Cathy Yuspa    Story Creator
Diane Drake    Story Creator
Nancy Meyers    Producer
Bruce Davey    Producer
Matt Williamson    Producer
Susan Cartsonis    Producer
Gina Matthews    Producer
Stephen McEveety    Executive Producer
David McFadzean    Executive Producer
Carmen Finestra    Executive Producer
Bruce A. Block    Co-Producer
Dean Cundey    Cinematographer
Stephen A. Rotter    Editor
Thomas J. Nordberg    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Bonnie Greenberg-Goodman*    Music Supervisor
Jon Hutman    Production Designer
Gae Buckley    Art Director
Tony Fanning    Art Director
John Goldsmith    Set Designer
Andrew Menzies    Set Designer
Easton Smith    Set Designer
Patrick Sullivan    Set Designer
Beck Taylor    Set Designer
John Warnke    Set Designer
Rosemary Brandenberg    Set Decorator
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
David MacMillan    Sound Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
K.C. Colwell    Assistant Director
Bruce A. Block    Second Unit Director
Raymond Stella    Second Unit Camera
Howard Feuer    Casting Director
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,614,543 (18.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,012 opening theaters/3,092 max. theaters, 9.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $365,177,913

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $182,805,123
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 565 $191,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 423 $374,105,123

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 15th, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 8th, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 8th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language
Running Time: 126 minutes
Comparisons: vs. As Good as it Gets
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Keywords: Romance, Psychics, Battle of the Sexes, Set in Illinois, Suicide Attempt, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Icon Productions, Wind Dancer Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 9th Wednesday 86 $300,930 Feb 14, 2001 62
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 197 $9,045,296 Jan 26, 2001 45
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 90 $11,632,456 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 95 $11,632,456 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $24,066,439 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 97 $12,989,024 Jan 12, 2001 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $26,873,045 Jan 12, 2001 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 98 $4,625,000 Jan 13, 2001 30
Biggest 4th Saturday 100 $6,950,000 Jan 6, 2001 23
Biggest 3rd Monday 33 $5,574,322 Jan 1, 2001 18
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 36 $20,834,205 Dec 29, 2000 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 23 $45,263,178 Dec 29, 2000 17
Biggest 3rd Friday 100 $7,625,000 Dec 29, 2000 15
Biggest 2nd Thursday 50 $6,148,406 Dec 28, 2000 14
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 56 $6,102,753 Dec 27, 2000 13
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 69 $6,902,652 Dec 26, 2000 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 50 $21,632,466 Dec 22, 2000 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $46,997,441 Dec 22, 2000 10
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 65 $33,614,543 Dec 15, 2000 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 90 $33,614,543 Dec 15, 2000 3
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 10 $33,614,543 Dec 15, 2000 3

Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Nick Marshall
Helen Hunt    Darcy Maguire

Supporting Cast

Marisa Tomei    Lola
Mark Feuerstein    Morgan
Lauren Holly    Gigi
Ashley Johnson    Alexandra 'Alex' Marshall
Judy Greer    Erin
Alan Alda    Dan Wanamaker
Delta Burke    Eve
Valerie Perrine    Margo
Lisa Edelstein    Dina
Sarah Paulson    Annie
Bette Midler    Dr. J.M. Perkins
Logan Lerman    Little Nick Marshall
Loretta Devine    Flo the Doorwoman
T.J. Thyne    Coffee Shop Customer

Uncategorized

Eric Balfour    Cameron

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Nancy Meyers    Director
Josh Goldsmith    Screenwriter
Cathy Yuspa    Screenwriter
Josh Goldsmith    Story Creator
Cathy Yuspa    Story Creator
Diane Drake    Story Creator
Nancy Meyers    Producer
Bruce Davey    Producer
Matt Williamson    Producer
Susan Cartsonis    Producer
Gina Matthews    Producer
Stephen McEveety    Executive Producer
David McFadzean    Executive Producer
Carmen Finestra    Executive Producer
Bruce A. Block    Co-Producer
Dean Cundey    Cinematographer
Stephen A. Rotter    Editor
Thomas J. Nordberg    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Bonnie Greenberg-Goodman*    Music Supervisor
Jon Hutman    Production Designer
Gae Buckley    Art Director
Tony Fanning    Art Director
John Goldsmith    Set Designer
Andrew Menzies    Set Designer
Easton Smith    Set Designer
Patrick Sullivan    Set Designer
Beck Taylor    Set Designer
John Warnke    Set Designer
Rosemary Brandenberg    Set Decorator
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
David MacMillan    Sound Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
K.C. Colwell    Assistant Director
Bruce A. Block    Second Unit Director
Raymond Stella    Second Unit Camera
Howard Feuer    Casting Director
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $365,177,913
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 157 $182,805,123
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2000 5 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 159 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies 50 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 2 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $182,805,123
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 36 $182,805,123

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2000 1 $33,614,543   3,012 $11,160   $33,614,543 1
Dec 22, 2000 2 $21,632,466 -36% 3,044 $7,107   $70,199,545 2
Dec 29, 2000 2 $20,834,205 -4% 3,046 $6,840   $115,761,883 3
Jan 5, 2001 2 $15,555,033 -25% 3,052 $5,097   $137,897,386 4
Jan 12, 2001 5 $11,632,456 -25% 3,092 $3,762   $153,551,869 5
Jan 19, 2001 5 $6,853,415 -41% 3,025 $2,266   $162,242,652 6
Jan 26, 2001 9 $4,372,023 -36% 2,611 $1,674   $168,374,587 7
Feb 2, 2001 13 $3,254,151 -26% 1,932 $1,684   $172,786,332 8
Feb 9, 2001 13 $2,114,223 -35% 1,542 $1,371   $175,625,449 9
Feb 16, 2001 16 $1,522,847 -28% 984 $1,548   $177,796,216 10
Feb 23, 2001 16 $903,551 -41% 746 $1,211   $178,932,982 11
Mar 2, 2001 20 $523,232 -42% 512 $1,022   $179,685,609 12
Mar 9, 2001 20 $373,209 -29% 395 $945   $180,186,830 13
Mar 16, 2001 23 $313,757 -16% 322 $974   $180,631,670 14
Mar 23, 2001 28 $206,858 -34% 240 $862   $180,947,382 15
Mar 30, 2001 33 $125,974 -39% 175 $720   $181,142,950 16
Apr 6, 2001 24 $313,320 +149% 355 $883   $181,483,882 17
Apr 13, 2001 27 $259,688 -17% 332 $782   $181,876,328 18
Apr 20, 2001 28 $231,885 -11% 302 $768   $182,225,282 19
Apr 27, 2001 32 $144,173 -38% 241 $598   $182,429,945 20
May 4, 2001 35 $115,859 -20% 206 $562   $182,585,847 21
May 11, 2001 45 $61,115 -47% 144 $424   $182,672,747 22
May 18, 2001 48 $43,254 -29% 115 $376   $182,737,000 23
May 25, 2001 63 $25,647 -41% 59 $435   $182,777,615 24
Jun 1, 2001 63 $14,165 -45% 36 $393   $182,805,123 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2000 1 $11,115,000     3,012 $3,690   $11,115,000 1
Dec 16, 2000 1 $13,250,000 +19%   3,012 $4,399   $24,365,000 2
Dec 17, 2000 1 $8,781,000 -34%   3,012 $2,915   $33,614,543 3
Dec 18, 2000 1 $3,296,021 -62%   3,012 $1,094   $36,910,564 4
Dec 19, 2000 1 $3,816,544 +16%   3,012 $1,267   $40,727,108 5
Dec 20, 2000 1 $3,691,402 -3%   3,012 $1,226   $44,418,510 6
Dec 22, 2000 2 $6,120,000   -45% 3,044 $2,011   $50,538,000 8
Dec 23, 2000 2 $6,897,000 +13% -48% 3,044 $2,266   $57,436,000 9
Dec 24, 2000 3 $2,710,000 -61% -69% 3,044 $890   $60,146,000 10
Dec 25, 2000 2 $5,743,044 +112% +74% 3,044 $1,887   $70,199,545 11
Dec 26, 2000 2 $6,902,652 +20% +81% 3,044 $2,268   $77,102,197 12
Dec 27, 2000 2 $6,102,753 -12% +65% 3,044 $2,005   $83,204,950 13
Dec 28, 2000 2 $6,148,406 +1%   3,044 $2,020   $89,353,356 14
Dec 29, 2000 2 $7,625,000 +24% +25% 3,046 $2,503   $96,978,000 15
Dec 30, 2000 2 $8,254,000 +8% +20% 3,046 $2,710   $105,232,000 16
Dec 31, 2000 2 $4,955,561 -40% +83% 3,046 $1,627   $110,187,561 17
Jan 1, 2001 2 $5,574,322 +12% -3% 3,046 $1,830   $115,761,883 18
Jan 2, 2001 2 $2,703,395 -52% -61% 3,046 $888   $118,465,278 19
Jan 3, 2001 2 $1,935,017 -28% -68% 3,046 $635   $120,400,295 20
Jan 4, 2001 2 $1,942,058 n/c -68% 3,046 $638   $122,342,353 21
Jan 5, 2001 2 $4,502,000 +132% -41% 3,046 $1,478   $126,844,000 22
Jan 6, 2001 2 $6,950,000 +54% -16% 3,052 $2,277   $133,794,000 23
Jan 7, 2001 3 $3,654,000 -47% -26% 3,052 $1,197   $137,897,386 24
Jan 8, 2001 3 $953,455 -74% -83% 3,052 $312   $138,850,841 25
Jan 9, 2001 3 $1,117,342 +17% -59% 3,052 $366   $139,968,183 26
Jan 10, 2001 3 $948,629 -15% -51% 3,052 $311   $140,916,812 27
Jan 11, 2001 3 $1,002,601 +6% -48% 3,052 $329   $141,919,413 28
Jan 12, 2001 5 $2,980,000 +197% -34% 3,052 $976   $144,899,413 29
Jan 13, 2001 4 $4,625,000 +55% -33% 3,092 $1,496   $149,524,000 30
Jan 14, 2001 8 $2,671,000 -42% -27% 3,092 $864   $152,195,000 31
Jan 15, 2001 9 $1,356,568 -49% +42% 3,092 $439   $153,551,869 32
Jan 16, 2001 5 $676,497 -50% -39% 3,092 $219   $154,228,366 33
Jan 17, 2001 5 $581,704 -14% -39% 3,092 $188   $154,810,070 34
Jan 18, 2001 5 $579,167 n/c -42% 3,092 $187   $155,389,237 35
Jan 19, 2001 5 $1,785,000 +208% -40% 3,092 $577   $157,174,000 36
Jan 20, 2001 4 $3,125,000 +75% -32% 3,025 $1,033   $160,299,000 37
Jan 21, 2001 8 $1,641,000 -47% -39% 3,025 $542   $162,242,652 38
Jan 22, 2001 9 $394,198 -76% -71% 3,025 $130   $162,636,850 39
Jan 23, 2001 7 $497,335 +26% -26% 3,025 $164   $163,134,185 40
Jan 24, 2001 8 $425,044 -15% -27% 3,025 $141   $163,559,229 41
Jan 25, 2001 8 $443,335 +4% -23% 3,025 $147   $164,002,564 42
Jan 26, 2001 10 $1,001,000 +126% -44% 2,611 $383   $165,004,000 43
Jan 27, 2001 8 $2,310,000 +131% -26% 2,611 $885   $167,314,000 44
Jan 28, 2001 12 $738,000 -68% -55% 2,611 $283   $168,374,587 45
Jan 29, 2001 13 $263,199 -64% -33% 2,611 $101   $168,637,786 46
Jan 30, 2001 10 $323,467 +23% -35% 2,611 $124   $168,961,253 47
Jan 31, 2001 11 $282,350 -13% -34% 2,611 $108   $169,243,603 48
Feb 1, 2001 10 $288,578 +2% -35% 2,611 $111   $169,532,181 49
Feb 4, 2001 16 $711,000   -4% 1,932 $368   $172,786,332 52
Feb 5, 2001 15 $156,441 -78% -41% 1,932 $81   $172,942,773 53
Feb 6, 2001 13 $213,646 +37% -34% 1,932 $111   $173,156,419 54
Feb 7, 2001 14 $182,380 -15% -35% 1,932 $94   $173,338,799 55
Feb 8, 2001 15 $172,427 -5% -40% 1,932 $89   $173,511,226 56
Feb 11, 2001 15 $481,000   -32% 1,542 $312   $175,625,449 59
Feb 12, 2001 16 $104,118 -78% -33% 1,542 $68   $175,729,567 60
Feb 13, 2001 14 $120,417 +16% -44% 1,542 $78   $175,849,984 61
Feb 14, 2001 12 $300,930 +150% +65% 1,542 $195   $176,150,914 62
Feb 15, 2001 15 $122,455 -59% -29% 1,542 $79   $176,273,369 63
Feb 19, 2001 19 $146,816   +41% 984 $149   $177,796,216 67
Feb 20, 2001 18 $81,989 -44% -32% 984 $83   $177,878,205 68
Feb 21, 2001 17 $73,648 -10% -76% 984 $75   $177,951,853 69
Feb 22, 2001 18 $77,578 +5% -37% 984 $79   $178,029,131 70
Feb 25, 2001 17 $196,000     746 $263   $178,933,000 73
Feb 26, 2001 17 $52,209 -73% -64% 746 $70   $178,985,191 74
Feb 27, 2001 17 $59,677 +14% -27% 746 $80   $179,044,868 75
Feb 28, 2001 17 $56,179 -6% -24% 746 $75   $179,101,047 76
Mar 1, 2001 17 $61,330 +9% -21% 746 $82   $179,162,377 77
Mar 6, 2001 20 $34,972   -41% 512 $68   $179,752,020 82
Mar 8, 2001 20 $32,045   -48% 512 $63   $179,813,621 84
Mar 12, 2001 20 $29,602     395 $75   $180,216,432 88
Mar 13, 2001 20 $31,779 +7% -9% 395 $80   $180,248,211 89
Mar 14, 2001 20 $32,207 +1%   395 $82   $180,280,418 90

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 15, 2000 1 $48,567,079   3,012 $16,125   $48,567,079 1
Dec 22, 2000 2 $46,360,599 -5% 3,044 $15,230   $94,927,678 2
Dec 29, 2000 2 $27,414,675 -41% 3,046 $9,000   $122,342,353 3
Jan 5, 2001 3 $19,577,060 -29% 3,052 $6,415   $141,919,413 4
Jan 12, 2001 4 $13,469,824 -31% 3,092 $4,356   $155,389,237 5
Jan 19, 2001 5 $8,613,327 -36% 3,025 $2,847   $164,002,564 6
Jan 26, 2001 9 $5,529,617 -36% 2,611 $2,118   $169,532,181 7
Feb 2, 2001 14 $3,979,045 -28% 1,932 $2,060   $173,511,226 8
Feb 9, 2001 14 $2,762,143 -31% 1,542 $1,791   $176,273,369 9
Feb 16, 2001 16 $1,756,062 -36% 984 $1,785   $178,029,431 10
Feb 23, 2001 17 $1,132,946 -35% 746 $1,519   $179,162,377 11
Mar 2, 2001 21 $651,244 -43% 512 $1,272   $179,813,621 12
Mar 9, 2001 18 $504,292 -23% 395 $1,277   $180,317,913 13
Mar 16, 2001 24 $422,611 -16% 322 $1,312   $180,740,524 14
Mar 23, 2001 29 $276,452 -35% 240 $1,152   $181,016,976 15
Mar 30, 2001 35 $153,586 -44% 175 $878   $181,170,562 16
Apr 6, 2001 24 $446,078 +190% 355 $1,257   $181,616,640 17
Apr 13, 2001 27 $376,757 -16% 332 $1,135   $181,993,397 18
Apr 20, 2001 28 $292,375 -22% 302 $968   $182,285,772 19
Apr 27, 2001 34 $184,216 -37% 241 $764   $182,469,988 20
May 4, 2001 37 $141,644 -23% 206 $688   $182,611,632 21
May 11, 2001 49 $82,114 -42% 144 $570   $182,693,746 22
May 18, 2001 53 $58,222 -29% 115 $506   $182,751,968 23
May 25, 2001 59 $38,990 -33% 59 $661   $182,790,958 24
Jun 1, 2001 70 $14,165 -64% 36 $393   $182,805,123 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 1/8/2001 $2,847,885 311 311 311 $4,307,095 4/1/2020
 
Rest of World $186,992,905
 
International Total$191,300,000 4/1/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 565 $191,300,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 320 $191,300,000
Top 2000 Movies at the International Box Office 5 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 246 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 347 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 10 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $191,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 52 $191,300,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 423 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 218 $374,105,123
Top 2000 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 178 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 239 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies 82 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 4 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 220 $374,105,123
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 47 $374,105,123

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