What Women Want

A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.

Grosses

Domestic (48.9%)
$182,811,707
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$33,614,543
3,012 theaters
Budget$70,000,000
Release DateDec 15, 2000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 7 min
GenresComedy Fantasy Romance
In Release382 days/54 weeks
Widest Release3,092 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 15-171$33,614,543-3,012-$11,160$33,614,5431
Dec 22-242$15,889,422-52.7%3,044+32$5,219$64,456,5012
Dec 22-25
Christmas long wknd
2$21,632,466-3,044-$7,106$70,199,5451
Dec 29-312$20,834,205+31.1%3,046+2$6,839$110,187,5613
Dec 29-Jan 1, 2001
New Year's long wknd
2$26,408,527-3,046-$8,669$115,764,804-
Jan 5-72$15,555,033-25.3%3,052+6$5,096$137,897,3864
Jan 12-143$10,275,888-33.9%3,092+40$3,323$152,195,3015
Jan 12-15
MLK wknd
5$11,632,456-3,092-$3,762$153,551,869-
Jan 19-215$6,853,415-33.3%3,025-67$2,265$162,242,6526
Jan 26-289$4,372,023-36.2%2,611-414$1,674$168,374,5877
Feb 2-413$3,254,151-25.6%1,932-679$1,684$172,786,3328
Feb 9-1113$2,114,223-35%1,542-390$1,371$175,625,4499
Feb 16-19
Presidents' Day wknd
16$1,522,847-984-$1,547$177,796,216-
Feb 23-2516$903,551-746-$1,211$178,932,98211
Mar 2-420$523,232-42.1%512-234$1,021$179,685,60912
Mar 9-1120$373,209-28.7%395-117$944$180,186,83013
Mar 16-1823$313,757-15.9%322-73$974$180,631,67014
Mar 23-2528$206,858-34.1%240-82$861$180,947,38215
Mar 30-Apr 133$125,974-39.1%175-65$719$181,142,95016
Apr 6-824$313,320+148.7%355+180$882$181,483,88217
Apr 13-1527$259,688-17.1%332-23$782$181,876,32818
Apr 20-2228$231,885-10.7%302-30$767$182,225,28219
Apr 27-2932$144,173-37.8%241-61$598$182,429,94520
May 4-635$115,859-19.6%206-35$562$182,585,84721
May 11-1344$61,115-47.3%144-62$424$182,672,74722
May 18-2048$43,254-29.2%115-29$376$182,737,00023