🏷️ Mid-budget
Mid-tier studio productions ($20–50M budget) that formed the backbone of theatrical programming: adult comedies, romcoms, thrillers, and character-driven dramas.
Tracked titles in category: 45
| # | Movie | Year | Budget | Worldwide | ROI | IMDb | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #07 | Meet the Parents Meet the Parents (2000) | 2000 | $55,000,000 | $330,444,045 | 6.01x | ⭐ 7 | Jay Roach |
| #13 | Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich (2000) | 2000 | $52,000,000 | $257,851,763 | 4.96x | ⭐ 7.5 | Steven Soderbergh |
| #15 | Traffic Traffic (2000) | 2000 | $48,000,000 | $207,515,725 | 4.32x | ⭐ 7.5 | Steven Soderbergh |
| #17 | Big Momma's House Big Momma's House (2000) | 2000 | $30,000,000 | $173,959,438 | 5.8x | ⭐ 5.3 | Raja Gosnell |
| #18 | Remember the Titans Remember the Titans (2000) | 2000 | $30,000,000 | $136,771,683 | 4.56x | ⭐ 7.8 | Boaz Yakin |
| #20 | Chicken Run Chicken Run (2000) | 2000 | $45,000,000 | $224,834,564 | 5x | ⭐ 7.1 | Peter Lord, Nick Park |
| #21 | Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality (2000) | 2000 | $45,000,000 | $212,758,130 | 4.73x | ⭐ 6.4 | Donald Petrie |
| #24 | Me, Myself & Irene Me, Myself & Irene (2000) | 2000 | $51,000,000 | $149,270,999 | 2.93x | ⭐ 6.6 | Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly |
| #26 | The Emperor's New Groove The Emperor's New Groove (2000) | 2000 | $100,000,000 | $169,707,314 | 1.7x | ⭐ 7.4 | Mark Dindal |
| #27 | Scream 3 Scream 3 (2000) | 2000 | $40,000,000 | $161,834,276 | 4.05x | ⭐ 5.7 | Wes Craven |
| #29 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) | 2000 | $30,000,000 | $103,291,131 | 3.44x | ⭐ 6.2 | Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer |
| #32 | Chocolat Chocolat (2000) | 2000 | $25,000,000 | $152,700,626 | 6.11x | ⭐ 7.2 | Lasse Hallstrom |
| #33 | Shaft Shaft (2000) | 2000 | $46,000,000 | $107,626,125 | 2.34x | ⭐ 6 | John Singleton |
| #40 | The Cell The Cell (2000) | 2000 | $33,000,000 | $104,155,843 | 3.16x | ⭐ 6.4 | Tarsem Singh |
| #42 | Coyote Ugly Coyote Ugly (2000) | 2000 | $45,000,000 | $113,916,474 | 2.53x | ⭐ 5.8 | David McNally |
| #46 | The Whole Nine Yards The Whole Nine Yards (2000) | 2000 | $41,300,000 | $106,371,651 | 2.58x | ⭐ 6.7 | Jonathan Lynn |
| #47 | Shanghai Noon Shanghai Noon (2000) | 2000 | $55,000,000 | $99,274,467 | 1.8x | ⭐ 6.6 | Tom Dey |
| #48 | Romeo Must Die Romeo Must Die (2000) | 2000 | $25,000,000 | $91,036,760 | 3.64x | ⭐ 6.1 | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| #49 | Final Destination Final Destination (2000) | 2000 | $23,000,000 | $112,880,294 | 4.91x | ⭐ 6.7 | James Wong |
| #50 | Finding Forrester Finding Forrester (2000) | 2000 | $43,000,000 | $80,049,764 | 1.86x | ⭐ 7.3 | Gus Van Sant |
| #52 | Men of Honor Men of Honor (2000) | 2000 | $32,000,000 | $82,343,495 | 2.57x | ⭐ 7.2 | George Tillman Jr. |
| #54 | The Tigger Movie The Tigger Movie (2000) | 2000 | $30,000,000 | $96,159,800 | 3.21x | ⭐ 6.4 | Jun Falkenstein |
| #55 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | 2000 | $26,000,000 | $71,877,666 | 2.76x | ⭐ 7.7 | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| #56 | Frequency Frequency (2000) | 2000 | $31,000,000 | $68,106,245 | 2.2x | ⭐ 7.4 | Gregory Hoblit |
| #57 | The Replacements The Replacements (2000) | 2000 | $50,000,000 | $50,054,511 | 1x | ⭐ 6.6 | Howard Deutch |
| #58 | Pokémon the Movie 2000 Pokémon the Movie 2000 (2000) | 2000 | $30,000,000 | $133,949,270 | 4.46x | ⭐ 6.1 | Kunihiko Yuyama, Michael Haigney |
| #59 | The Beach The Beach (2000) | 2000 | $50,000,000 | $144,056,873 | 2.88x | ⭐ 6.6 | Danny Boyle |
| #62 | Pitch Black Pitch Black (2000) | 2000 | $23,000,000 | $53,187,659 | 2.31x | ⭐ 7 | David Twohy |
| #64 | Bedazzled Bedazzled (2000) | 2000 | $48,000,000 | $90,383,208 | 1.88x | ⭐ 6.1 | Harold Ramis |
| #66 | 28 Days 28 Days (2000) | 2000 | $43,000,000 | $62,198,945 | 1.45x | ⭐ 6.1 | Betty Thomas |
| #67 | Keeping the Faith Keeping the Faith (2000) | 2000 | $30,000,000 | $59,945,183 | 2x | ⭐ 6.4 | Edward Norton |
| #68 | Bounce Bounce (2000) | 2000 | $35,000,000 | $53,425,292 | 1.53x | ⭐ 5.8 | Don Roos |
| #71 | The Skulls The Skulls (2000) | 2000 | $35,000,000 | $50,802,120 | 1.45x | ⭐ 5.6 | Rob Cohen |
| #76 | Pay It Forward Pay It Forward (2000) | 2000 | $40,000,000 | $55,707,411 | 1.39x | ⭐ 7.2 | Mimi Leder |
| #77 | Dracula 2000 Dracula 2000 (2000) | 2000 | $54,000,000 | $47,053,625 | 0.87x | ⭐ 4.9 | Patrick Lussier |
| #78 | Return to Me Return to Me (2000) | 2000 | $24,000,000 | $36,609,995 | 1.53x | ⭐ 7 | Bonnie Hunt |
| #85 | The Watcher The Watcher (2000) | 2000 | $33,000,000 | $47,267,829 | 1.43x | ⭐ 5.3 | Joe Charbanic |
| #86 | Love & Basketball Love & Basketball (2000) | 2000 | $15,000,000 | $27,743,596 | 1.85x | ⭐ 7.2 | Gina Prince-Bythewood |
| #87 | High Fidelity High Fidelity (2000) | 2000 | $30,000,000 | $47,126,386 | 1.57x | ⭐ 7.4 | Stephen Frears |
| #90 | Nurse Betty Nurse Betty (2000) | 2000 | $24,000,000 | $29,364,989 | 1.22x | ⭐ 6.3 | Neil LaBute |
| #91 | Reindeer Games Reindeer Games (2000) | 2000 | $45,200,000 | $32,168,970 | 0.71x | ⭐ 5.8 | John Frankenheimer |
| #94 | Boys and Girls Boys and Girls (2000) | 2000 | $16,000,000 | $25,850,615 | 1.62x | ⭐ 5.4 | Robert Iscove |
| #98 | Wonder Boys Wonder Boys (2000) | 2000 | $55,000,000 | $33,426,588 | 0.61x | ⭐ 7.2 | Curtis Hanson |
| #100 | The Ninth Gate The Ninth Gate (2000) | 2000 | $38,000,000 | $58,401,898 | 1.54x | ⭐ 6.7 | Roman Polanski |
| #112 | All the Pretty Horses All the Pretty Horses (2000) | 2000 | $57,000,000 | $18,133,495 | 0.32x | ⭐ 5.8 | Billy Bob Thornton |