Highest Opening Weekends In Australia of 2000

Rank	Title	Cert	Dist	Date	S.C.	AVG	$AUD
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1	MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2	M	UIP/Par	01 Jun	366	17,474	6,393,912
2	GLADIATOR	M	UIP/Uni	04 May	287	20,653	5,928,601
3	MEET THE PARENTS (5.042*)	M	UIP/Uni	26 Dec	266	15,778	4,197,170
4	CHARLIE'S ANGELS	M	Col	23 Nov	295	13,713	4,048,118
5	GONE IN 60 SECONDS	M	BVI	26 Jun	220	16,580	3,647,726
6	X-MEN	M	Fox	13 Jul	245	14,729	3,609,332
7	THE DISH	M	Road	19 Oct	281	10,660	2,996,726
8	STUART LITTLE	G	Col	06 Apr	317	9,040	2,876,238
9	THE PATRIOT	MA	Col	20 Jul	325	8,638	2,818,283
10	ERIN BROCKOVICH	M	Col	13 Apr	243	11,151	2,709,706
11	SCARY MOVIE	MA	Road	31 Aug	260	10,281	2,676,992
12	DOUBLE JEOPARDY	M	UIP/Par	06 Jan	197	12,914	2,543,965
13	SCREAM 3	MA	Road	23 Mar	252	10,031	2,532,860
14	THE PERFECT STORM	M	WB	29 Jun	257	9,513	2,444,560
15	UNBREAKABLE	M	BVI	30 Nov	243	9,916	2,409,704
16	DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO	M	BVI	06 Jan	165	13,203	2,266,498
17	GREEN MILE, THE	MA	UIP/Uni	10 Feb	236	9,564	2,257,160
18	WHAT LIES BENEATH	MA	Fox	02 Nov	284	7,434	2,112,995
19	CHICKEN RUN	G	UIP/Uni	07 Dec	296	6,863	2,033,964
20	THE WOG BOY	M	Fox	24 Feb	198	10,270	2,033,914
21	DINOSAUR	PG	BVI	15 Jun	312	6,257	1,952,826
22	AMERICAN BEAUTY	MA	UIP/Uni	27 Jan	108	18,003	1,944,345
23	THE BEACH	MA	Fox	09 Mar	225	8,296	1,865,502
24	THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY	M	Road	24 Feb	190	9,739	1,852,269
25	ROAD TRIP	MA	UIP/Uni	24 Aug	215	8,269	1,776,950
26	KEEPING THE FAITH	M	BVI	08 Jun	164	10,495	1,721,230
27	SHAFT	MA	UIP/Par	26 Oct	161	10,339	1,684,782
28	THREE KINGS	MA	Road	13 Jan	155	10,790	1,672,526
29	ME, MYSELF AND IRENE	MA	Fox	22 Jun	253	6,535	1,650,133
30	102 DALMATIONS (1.839*)	G	BVI	26 Dec	250	6,498	1,624,447
31	SHANGHAI NOON	PG	BVI	10 Aug	209	7,651	1,599,104
32	VERTICAL LIMIT	M	Col	21 Dec	239	6,665	1,592,926
33	BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE	M	Fox	07 Sep	278	5,656	1,573,233
34	THE HURRICANE	M	Road	16 Mar	174	9,013	1,565,672
35	NUTTY PROFESSOR 2: THE KLUMPS	M	UIP/Uni	14 Dec	266	6,513	1,471,917
36	THE HOLLOW MAN	MA	Col	24 Aug	180	8,137	1,462,566
37	SLEEPY HOLLOW	MA	Road	01 Jan	206	6,938	1,429,257
38	BRING IT ON	M	Road	14 Dec	127	10,866	1,379,959
39	U-571 (2.233*)	M	Road	20 Apr	195	6,894	1,344,387
40	THE WHOLE NINE YARDS	M	Road	30 Mar	122	10,759	1,316,963
41	THE GRINCH	PG	UIP/Uni	30 Nov	264	4,936	1,310,282
42	CHOPPER	R	Pal	03 Aug	138	9,121	1,258,717
43	LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI	M	Road	04 May	173	7,214	1,256,182
44	SNATCH	MA	Col	09 Nov	175	7,021	1,230,503
45	ROMEO MUST DIE	M	WB	11 May	132	9,067	1,196,944
46	MISSION TO MARS	M	BVI	06 Apr	222	5,235	1,167,820
47	THE CELL	MA	Road	16 Nov	145	7,869	1,140,997
48	SPACE COWBOYS	PG	Road	05 Oct	198	5,743	1,137,123
49	PITCH BLACK	M	UIP/Uni	18 May	145	7,301	1,058,579
50	THE KID	PG	BVI	26 Sep	206	5,057	1,041,810
51	ANY GIVEN SUNDAY	MA	WB	27 Jul	132	7,752	1,023,374
52	28 DAYS	M	Col	25 May	133	7,418	986,945
53	STIGMATA	MA	UIP/MGM	20 Jan	152	6,489	986,405
54	BILLY ELLIOTT	M	UIP/Uni	02 Nov	182	5,261	956,406
55	THE SKULLS	M	Road	06 Jul	108	8,475	924,812
56	FREQUENCY	M	Road	03 Aug	164	5,462	895,913
57	HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL	MA	BVI	10 Feb	144	6,155	887,607
58	GALAXY QUEST	PG	UIP/Uni	06 Apr	179	4,899	879,391
59	HANGING UP	M	Col	16 Mar	173	4,827	835,189
60	LITTLE NICKY (0.95*)	M	Road	26 Dec	179	4,621	827,126
61	ANGELA'S ASHES	M	UIP/Uni	18 May	137	5,917	810,643
62	DOGMA	MA	Road	03 Feb	92	8,613	792,439
63	THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	M	Road	17 Aug	170	4,596	780,306
64	URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT	MA	Col	28 Sep	155	4,864	755,443
65	ART OF WAR	MA	Road	19 Oct	107	6,363	680,833
66	THE 13TH WARRIOR	MA	BVI	02 Mar	137	4,918	673,833
67	BATTLEFIELD: EARTH	M	Road	28 Sep	126	5,129	666,711
68	THE INSIDER	M	BVI	27 Jan	102	6,129	625,202
69	FINAL DESTINATION	MA	Road	13 Apr	113	5,501	621,708
70	THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS	G	UIP/Uni	22 Jun	190	3,240	615,785
71	GIRL, INTERRUPTED	MA	Col	20 Jan	117	5,815	606,810
72	MAN ON THE MOON	M	REP	17 Feb	164	3,572	585,819
73	STIR OF ECHOES	MA	Fox	27 Apr	114	4,881	556,489
74	LOSER	M	Col	17 Aug	99	5,537	548,320
75	MYSTERY MEN	PG	UIP/Uni	13 Jan	103	5,242	539,986
76	RETURN TO ME	M	UIP/MGM	03 Aug	157	3,289	516,380
77	BOOTMEN	M	Fox	05 Oct	151	3,370	508,922
78	THE REPLACEMENTS	M	WB	09 Nov	116	4,337	503,144
79	AMERICAN PSYCHO	R	Col	10 Aug	60	8,138	486,969
80	ME, MYSELF, I (0.846*)	M	BVI	20 Apr	150	3,213	481,943
81	ANYWHERE BUT HERE	PG	Fox	03 Feb	137	3,377	464,344
82	THE STORY OF US	M	UIP/Uni	16 Mar	138	3,195	443,813
83	RED PLANET	M	Road	07 Dec	129	3,276	422,552
84	THE BACHELOR	M	Road	27 Jan	102	4,083	416,494
85	THE TIGGER MOVIE	G	BVI	06 Apr	217	1,904	413,275
86	NEXT FRIDAY	MA	Road	27 Jul	68	5,992	408,153
87	EAST IS EAST	M	BVI	08 Jun	36	10,912	392,850
88	CENTRE STAGE	MA	Col	14 Sep	124	3,090	383,166
89	WHATEVER IT TAKES	M	Col	13 Jul	80	4,703	377,431
90	AUTUMN IN NEW YORK	M	Road	23 Nov	85	4,409	374,744
91	HIGH FIDELITY	M	BVI	17 Aug	36	10,371	373,696
92	DRIVE ME CRAZY	M	Fox	10 Feb	113	3,252	367,499
93	GUEST HOUSE PARADISO	M	UIP/Uni	27 Jul	119	2,799	333,171
94	MAYBE BABY	M	REP/PINE	17 Aug	67	4,833	323,315
95	BOYS AND GIRLS	M	Road	09 Nov	70	4,389	307,200
96	BETTER THAN SEX	MA	NV	09 Nov	66	4,551	300,360
97	O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?	M	UIP/Uni	26 Dec	41	6,829	279,997
98	THE END OF THE AFFAIR	MA	Col	09 Mar	48	5,472	263,050
99	DOWN TO YOU (0.341*)	M	Road	08 Jun	81	3,241	262,491
100	SAVING GRACE	MA	REP/PINE	12 Oct	49	5,258	257,634
101	FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME	M	UIP/Uni	27 Apr	115	2,214	257,621
102	REINDEER GAMES	MA	Road	05 Oct	76	3,361	256,646
103	BLESS THE CHILD	MA	BVI	12 Oct	102	2,486	253,685
104	GOSSIP	MA	Road	14 Sep	108	2,322	253,678
105	SUPERNOVA	M	UIP/UA	21 Sep	94	2,634	247,634
106	MAGNOLIA	MA	Road	09 Mar	51	4,820	245,859
107	MR. ACCIDENT	PG	Road	07 Sep	125	1,930	241,190
108	CUT	MA	UIP/Bey	02 Mar	109	2,208	240,732
109	MANSFIELD PARK (0.408*)	M	Road	20 Apr	40	5,749	229,965
110	BOILER ROOM	M	Road	12 Oct	73	2,967	217,590
111	BATS (0.275*)	M	Col	08 Jun	81	2,684	217,435
112	THE NEXT BEST THING	M	BVI	18 May	51	4,172	213,327
113	EYE OF THE BEHOLDER	MA	Road	10 Aug	69	2,953	203,737
114	LOVE HONOUR AND OBEY	MA	UIP/Uni	05 Oct	109	1,804	196,686
115	WONDER BOYS	M	REP	03 Aug	31	6,321	195,960
116	THE VIRGIN SUICIDES	MA	UIP/Par	10 Aug	22	8,630	189,872
117	WHERE THE HEART IS	M	Fox	31 Aug	75	2,394	179,532
118	CIDER HOUSE RULES	M	Road	13 Jan	33	5,208	171,666
119	FANTASIA 2000	G	BVI	01 Jun	50	3,326	166,330
120	HUMAN TRAFFIC	R	REP	27 Jan	37	4,372	161,775
121	JOAN OF ARC: THE MESSENGER	MA	Col	03 Feb	51	3,154	160,902
122	ONEGIN	M	PINE/REP	22 Jun	19	8,446	160,485
123	POKEMON 2	G	WB	07 Sep	85	1,851	157,330
124	THOMAS AND THE MAGIC RAILROAD	G	ABC	14 Dec	141	1,082	152,567
125	THE ROAD TO ELDORADO	G	UIP/Uni	07 Sep	187	804	150,291
126	SUPERSTAR	M	UIP/Par	21 Sep	84	1,693	142,465
127	MYSTERY, ALASKA	M	BVI	16 Mar	91	1,540	140,199
128	HAPPY, TEXAS	M	Pal	13 Jan	23	5,920	136,181
129	SUNSHINE	MA	UIP/Par	26 Dec	24	5,661	135,861
130	MUSIC OF THE HEART	PG	Road	11 May	58	2,307	134,759
131	KEVIN AND PERRY GO LARGE	M	Road	23 Nov	96	1,341	128,668
132	THE NINTH GATE	MA	UIP/Uni	28 Sep	26	4,852	126,160
133	HIMALAYA	PG	Den	26 Dec	na	na	123,944
134	THE MAGIC PUDDING	G	Fox	14 Dec	131	912	119,478
135	CHILL FACTOR	M	Road	10 Feb	59	1,953	115,558
136	THE CUP (0.201*)	G	Den	20 Apr	10	11,553	115,530
137	DUDLEY DO RIGHT	G	UIP/Uni	13 Jan	120	889	106,741
138	THE LOVE LETTER	M	UIP/Uni	10 Feb	96	1,099	105,545
139	THE ROAD HOME	PG	Col	06 Jul	11	9,411	103,531
140	ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER	M	Den	02 Mar	12	8,500	102,000
141	TOPSY-TURVY	M	UIP/Uni	13 Apr	27	3,737	100,912
142	THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN	MA	Col	05 Oct	11	8,990	98,891
143	DROWNING MONA	M	Col	12 Oct	70	1,380	96,597
144	ORDINARY DECENT CRIMINAL	M	Fox	07 Sep	20	4,647	92,939
145	GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI	MA	NV	25 May	9	9,678	87,101
146	DICK	M	Col	17 Feb	70	1,212	84,888
147	EAST-WEST	M	Col	10 Aug	16	5,218	83,185
148	BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (0.117*)	R	BVI	20 Apr	10	7,453	74,531
149	ROMANCE	R	Pot	09 Mar	9	8,017	72,158
150	DANCER IN THE DARK	MA	Pal	28 Dec	na	na	71,567
151	SNOW DAY	G	UIP/Par	07 Sep	151	455	68,756
152	THE MUSE	PG	Road	27 Jul	33	2,255	67,828
153	WONDERLAND	MA	UIP/Uni	04 May	12	5,512	66,145
154	BOYS DON'T CRY	R	Fox	02 Mar	18	3,638	65,486
155	SWEET AND LOWDOWN	PG	Road	13 Jul	16	4,027	65,291
156	MY MOTHER FRANK	M	UIP/Uni	17 Aug	20	3,229	64,582
157	UP AT THE VILLA	M	Road	21 Sep	45	4,237	64,005
158	HERE ON EARTH	PG	Fox	20 Jul	42	1,495	62,816
159	JUDAS KISS	MA	Pal	08 Jun	5	11,213	56,066
160	THE WAR ZONE	R	Niche	15 Jun	6	8,889	53,336
161	ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER	MA	Den	31 Aug	7	7,491	52,436
162	BODY SHOTS	R	Road	25 May	41	1,240	50,829
163	A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS	M	Den	12 Oct	9	5,614	50,522
164	TITUS	R	BVI	21 Sep	7	6,924	48,469
165	BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE	MA	Den	18 May	8	5,874	46,992
166	SHOWER	M	Col	24 Aug	11	3,803	42,789
167	THE GIRL ON THE BRIDGE	M	NV	06 Apr	6	7,116	42,696
168	RIDE WITH THE DEVIL	MA	Road	22 Jun	14	3,013	42,193
169	LA VEUVE DE ST.PIERRE	M	UIP/Uni	12 Oct	na	na	40,473
170	MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL	MA	Fox	30 Nov	15	2,627	39,402
171	NOT ONE LESS	G	Col	17 Feb	na	na	38,685
172	KIKUJIRO	M	Col	16 Nov	11	3,139	34,529
173	FORTRESS 2: RE-ENTRY	M	Col	02 Mar	na	na	34,502
174	PLAY IT TO THE BONE	MA	Road	12 Oct	na	na	34,495
175	THE IRON GIANT	PG	WB	06 Apr	62	555	34,407
176	WIZARD OF OZ (R/I)	G	Chap	13 Apr	na	na	34,189
177	FLAWLESS	MA	Road	16 Nov	40	836	33,457
178	TUMBLEWEEDS	M	Road	07 Sep	na	na	33,400
179	GET REAL	M	Fox/NV	24 Feb	na	na	32,289
180	GUN SHY	M	BVI	09 Mar	na	na	28,980
181	GROOVE	MA	Col	30 Nov	27	1,040	28,070
182	ANGST	MA	UIP	31 Aug	na	na	27,939
183	ALASKA	G	IMAX	01 Jun	2	13,931	27,863
184	A PORNOGRAPHIC AFFAIR	MA	NV	13 Jul	na	na	27,116
185	NASHVILLE (R/I)	M	UIP/Par	05 Oct	na	na	25,860
186	AGNES BROWNE	M	UIP/Uni	06 Jul	na	na	25,643
187	THE COLOR OF PARADISE	PG	Pot	07 Sep	na	na	24,663
188	SAMPLE PEOPLE	MA	REP	11 May	na	na	24,364
189	GIRLFIGHT	M	REP/Trib	23 Nov	19	1,232	23,408
190	TIMECODE	MA	Col	14 Sep	na	na	20,546
191	MAD COWS	M	Fox	25 May	na	na	17,425
192	THE DEBT COLLECTOR	MA	PINE/REP	08 Jun	na	na	17,425
193	JESUS' SON	R	NV	31 Aug	na	na	17,008
194	AMERICAN MOVIE	M	Col	13 Apr	na	na	16,638
195	FELICIA'S JOURNEY	M	Fox	10 Feb	na	na	15,826
196	LIGHT IT UP	M	Fox	04 May	na	na	15,804
197	LOVE AND BASKETBALL	M	Road	09 Nov	40	354	14,151
198	L'ENNUI	R	Pot	11 May	na	na	14,088
199	SEX: THE ANNABEL CHANG STORY	R	Pot	29 Jun	na	na	12,638
200	INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS	PG	WB	23 Nov	2	6,307	12,615
201	BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER	M	Road	16 Nov	na	na	12,261
202	THE STRAIGHT STORY	G	BVI	20 Apr	na	na	11,454
203	SOME LIKE IT HOT (R/I)	PG	Chap	20 Apr	na	na	10,544
204	BEYOND THE MAT	M	UIP/Uni	10 Aug	na	na	9,754
205	MIFUNE	MA	Col	23 Mar	na	na	9,334
206	VIRTUAL SEXUALITY	M	Col	23 Mar	na	na	8,957
207	EMPORTE-MOI	MA	UIP/Bey	27 Jul	na	na	8,930
208	MUGGERS	MA	REP	25 May	na	na	7,509
209	EDGE OF SEVENTEEN	MA	Pot	20 Apr	na	na	7,274
210	WINTER SLEEPERS	M	Pot	13 Jan	na	na	7,104
211	SELKIE	PG	UIP	06 Apr	na	na	6,962
212	TRICK	M	UIP/Bey	30 Mar	na	na	6,851
213	ISN'T SHE GREAT	M	REP	01 Jun	na	na	6,535
214	GET CARTER	M	Pot	06 Jul	na	na	6,231
215	POINT BLANK	M	Pot	06 Jul	na	na	6,231
216	IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (R/I)	R	Pot	30 Nov	na	na	6,146
217	SHOW ME LOVE	MA	Pot	14 Dec	na	na	5,460
218	TWIN FALLS IDAHO	M	Col	30 Mar	na	na	5,390
219	STRANGE FITS OF PASSION	MA	UIP/Bey	30 Mar	na	na	4,873
220	BOSSA NOVA	M	Col	15 Jun	na	na	4,277
221	UNDER SUSPICION	M	Col	24 Aug	na	na	4,219
222	WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM	M	Col	28 Sep	na	na	3,824
223	COTTON MARY	M	UIP/Uni	20 Jul	na	na	2,969
224	LEGEND OF 1900	M	Road	01 Jun	na	na	2,756
225	BLACK AND WHITE	MA	Col	28 Sep	na	na	2,433
226	WHITE BOYS	MA	Fox	08 Jun	na	na	1,421
227	TRIXIE	MA	Col	28 Dec	na	na	1,298
228	THE THIRD MIRACLE	M	Col	07 Sep	na	na	1,155
229	RUNNING FREE	PG	Col	28 Dec	na	na	1,033

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