Top 20 Opening Weekends of Summer 2000
| # | Title | Release | Total ($M) | Opening ($M) | Theaters | 1st Wk % | Per Thtr. | Distributor |
| 1 | Mission: Impossible 2 | May 24 | 215 | 57.8 | 3669 | 26.90 | 58,599 | Paramount |
| 2 | X-Men | Jul 14 | 156 | 54.5 | 3112 | 34.92 | 50,129 | Fox |
| 3 | Nutty Professor II | Jul 28 | 120 | 42.5 | 3251 | 35.43 | 36,912 | Universal |
| 4 | Scary Movie | Jul 7 | 151 | 42.3 | 3301 | 28.04 | 45,744 | Miramax |
| 5 | The Perfect Storm | Jun 30 | 181 | 41.3 | 3407 | 22.83 | 53,126 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Dinosaur | May 19 | 138 | 38.9 | 3319 | 28.16 | 41,579 | Buena Vista |
| 7 | Gladiator | May 5 | 186 | 34.8 | 3188 | 18.72 | 58,344 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | What Lies Beneath | Jul 21 | 150 | 29.7 | 2925 | 19.80 | 51,282 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Hollow Man | Aug 4 | 75 | 26.4 | 2956 | 35.22 | 25,372 | Sony |
| 10 | Big Momma's House | Jun 2 | 117 | 25.7 | 2854 | 21.93 | 40,995 | Fox |
| 11 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Jun 9 | 101 | 25.3 | 3089 | 25.09 | 32,697 | Buena Vista |
| 12 | Me, Myself, and Irene | Jun 23 | 90 | 24.2 | 3087 | 26.90 | 29,155 | Fox |
| 13 | The Patriot | Jun 28 | 114 | 22.4 | 3061 | 19.66 | 37,243 | Sony |
| 14 | Shaft | Jun 16 | 70 | 21.7 | 2433 | 31.02 | 28,771 | Paramount |
| 15 | Pokémon the Movie 2000 | Jul 21 | 44 | 19.6 | 2752 | 44.49 | 15,988 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Space Cowboys | Aug 4 | 95 | 18.1 | 2835 | 19.05 | 33,510 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | The Cell | Aug 18 | 64 | 17.5 | 2444 | 27.37 | 26,187 | New Line |
| 18 | Chicken Run | Jun 21 | 106 | 17.5 | 2901 | 16.52 | 36,539 | DreamWorks |
| 19 | Bring It On | Aug 25 | 65 | 17.4 | 2410 | 26.71 | 26,971 | Universal |
| 20 | Coyote Ugly | Aug 4 | 59 | 17.3 | 2664 | 29.35 | 22,147 | Buena Vista |
Total Grosses are projected. Season covers May 5 - September 4. 1st Wk % represents share of total gross achieved during opening weekend. Theaters and AVG are for the widest point of release. All weekend grosses are for Friday-to-Sunday periods.
Last Updated : September 8, 2000