How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Domestic Total Gross: $260,044,825
Distributor: Universal	Release Date: November 17, 2000
Genre: Family Comedy	Runtime: 1 hrs. 44 min.
MPAA Rating: PG	Production Budget: $123 million

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$260,044,825	75.3%
+ Foreign:	$85,096,578	24.7%

= Worldwide:	$345,141,403

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend:	$55,082,330
(#1 rank, 3,127 theaters, $17,615 average)
% of Total Gross:	21.2%
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Widest Release:

3,256 theaters

Close Date:

March 1, 2001

In Release:

105 days / 15 weeks

The Players

Director:	Ron Howard
Actors:	Jim Carrey Anthony Hopkins* (Narrator)
Producers:	Brian Grazer Ron Howard
Composer:	James Horner
* Denotes minor role

2000 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Three Oscars, Including One Win.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Christmas	1
Family - Children's Book Adaptation	11

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Showdown: Family Christmas Clash	1
Showdown: Pre-Thanksgiving Family Comparison	1

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	56
All Time Adjusted	99
All Time Worldwide	206
Yearly 2000	1
Yearly Opening Weekends 2000	2
Yearly PG Rated 2000	1
Worldwide Yearly 2000	6
Opening Weeks	76
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends	4
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends	5
Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Best Holds	114
Single Day Gross	212
Non-Opening Friday Gross	27
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	29
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	26
Single Day Friday Gross	100
Single Day Saturday Gross	81
Single Day Sunday Gross	92
Single Day Thursday Gross	39
Single Day Wednesday Gross	59
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	101
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	80
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	77
Opening Weekends	95
Opening Weekends - November	14
Opening Weekends - Holiday	20
Top 10-Day Grosses	51
Top 3-Day Grosses	91
Top 7-Day Grosses	83
Top 8-Day Grosses	66
Top 9-Day Grosses	53
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	39
Consecutive Weekends At #1	28
Second Weekends	14
Third Weekends	25
Fourth Weekends	22
Fifth Weekends	14
Sixth Weekends	12
Seventh Weekends	33
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	17
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	30
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	46
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	244
Rated G and PG	21
Rated PG	18
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	22
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	29
Widest Releases	325
Widest Opening Releases	404
Widest PG Rated Openings	125
Widest PG Rated Releases	101
Fastest to $100 million	66
Fastest to $150 million	62
Fastest to $200 million	57
Fastest to $250 million	46
Slowest to $100 million	404
Slowest to $200 million	54
BOM Users' Grades	504
BOM Users' Grades (2000 Releases)	63
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on February 25, 2001)	13
Yearly (Wide) 2000	1
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2000	2
Opening Weeks Adjusted	52
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends Adjusted	3
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends Adjusted	3
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	15
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	22
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	18
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	56
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	46
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	64
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	28
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	52
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	103
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	85
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted	73
Opening Weekends Adjusted - November	10
Opening Weekends Adjusted	69
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	14
Second Weekends Adjusted	7
Third Weekends Adjusted	14
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	21
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	23
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	21
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	51
Rated G and PG Adjusted	52
Rated PG Adjusted	30
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	13
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	17

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