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	65
All Time Adjusted	104
All Time Worldwide	234
Yearly 2000	1
Yearly Opening Weekends 2000	2
Yearly PG Rated 2000	1
Worldwide Yearly 2000	6
Opening Weeks	89
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends	4
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends	5
Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Best Holds	119
Single Day Gross	254
Non-Opening Friday Gross	30
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	32
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	33
Single Day Friday Gross	118
Single Day Saturday Gross	100
Single Day Sunday Gross	112
Single Day Thursday Gross	43
Single Day Wednesday Gross	66
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	117
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	93
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	89
Opening Weekends	111
Opening Weekends - November	16
Opening Weekends - Holiday	23
Top 10-Day Grosses	61
Top 3-Day Grosses	107
Top 7-Day Grosses	96
Top 8-Day Grosses	78
Top 9-Day Grosses	63
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	40
Consecutive Weekends At #1	29
Second Weekends	18
Third Weekends	31
Fourth Weekends	26
Fifth Weekends	16
Sixth Weekends	12
Seventh Weekends	35
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	17
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	32
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	49
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	252
Rated G and PG	22
Rated PG	18
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	26
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	33
Widest Releases	383
Widest Opening Releases	471
Widest PG Rated Openings	143
Widest PG Rated Releases	119
Fastest to $100 million	79
Fastest to $150 million	74
Fastest to $200 million	69
Fastest to $250 million	54
Slowest to $100 million	433
Slowest to $200 million	58
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	58
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	20
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	65
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	53
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	72
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	28
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	54
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	111
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	92
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted	80
Opening Weekends Adjusted - November	12
Opening Weekends Adjusted	78
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	17
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	53
Rated PG Adjusted	30
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	13
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	17