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: Dr. Seuss Showdown	1
Showdown: Family Christmas Clash	1
Showdown: Pre-Thanksgiving Family Comparison	1

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	60
All Time Adjusted	102
All Time Worldwide	219
Yearly 2000	1
Yearly Opening Weekends 2000	2
Yearly PG Rated 2000	1
Worldwide Yearly 2000	6
Opening Weeks	82
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends	4
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends	5
Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Best Holds	114
Single Day Gross	233
Non-Opening Friday Gross	29
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	32
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	29
Single Day Friday Gross	110
Single Day Saturday Gross	91
Single Day Sunday Gross	103
Single Day Thursday Gross	42
Single Day Wednesday Gross	62
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	85
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	108
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	81
Opening Weekends	103
Opening Weekends - November	14
Opening Weekends - Holiday	20
Top 10-Day Grosses	55
Top 3-Day Grosses	99
Top 7-Day Grosses	89
Top 8-Day Grosses	71
Top 9-Day Grosses	57
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	40
Consecutive Weekends At #1	29
Second Weekends	17
Third Weekends	28
Fourth Weekends	25
Fifth Weekends	16
Sixth Weekends	12
Seventh Weekends	34
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	246
Rated G and PG	21
Rated PG	18
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	25
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	32
Widest Releases	356
Widest Opening Releases	441
Widest PG Rated Openings	136
Widest PG Rated Releases	112
Fastest to $100 million	72
Fastest to $150 million	68
Fastest to $200 million	63
Fastest to $250 million	50
Slowest to $100 million	419
Slowest to $200 million	57
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	55
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	19
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	59
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	50
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	68
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	28
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	53
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	106
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	88
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted	76
Opening Weekends Adjusted - November	10
Opening Weekends Adjusted	72
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	14
Second Weekends Adjusted	8
Third Weekends Adjusted	15
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	22
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