I'm writing a thesis and am in need of some research help.

I am looking for a list if the 500 most popular movies that have been
released in the United States since Jan 1, 2000.

Box Office Mojo provides the precise information you are asking for.
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/


2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 
War of the Worlds 
Wedding Crashers 
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 
Batman Begins 
Madagascar 
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 
Hitch 
The Longest Yard 
Fantastic Four 
Robots 
The Pacifier 
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 
The 40-Year-Old Virgin 
Chicken Little 
Flightplan 
Monster-in-Law 
Are We There Yet? 
Saw II 
The Dukes of Hazzard 
March of the Penguins 
The Ring Two 
Constantine 
The Exorcism of Emily Rose 
Four Brothers 
Sin City 
The Interpreter 
Guess Who 
Sahara 
Coach Carter 
Herbie: Fully Loaded 
The Amityville Horror (2005) 
Sky High 
Bewitched 
Cinderella Man 
Red Eye 
White Noise 
Be Cool 
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 
Jarhead 
Crash 
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride 
Kicking and Screaming 
Hide and Seek 
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 
Diary of a Mad Black Woman 
Racing Stripes 
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 
Just Like Heaven 
The Skeleton Key 
Kingdom of Heaven 
Boogeyman 
Must Love Dogs 
Transporter 2 
The Legend of Zorro 
Fever Pitch 
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D 
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 
The Brothers Grimm 
Beauty Shop 
The Island 
Hostage 
The Constant Gardener 
Bad News Bears 
Because of Winn-Dixie 
In Her Shoes 
House of Wax 
Stealth 
The Wedding Date 
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 
A History of Violence 
The Fog 
Doom 
Elizabethtown 
XXX: State of the Union 
Dark Water 
Serenity 
Get Rich or Die Tryin' 
Walk the Line 
Unleashed 
Elektra 
Ice Princess 
Lord of War 
Two for the Money 
Derailed 
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 
Hustle and Flow 
A Lot Like Love 
Prime 
Zathura 
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2005&p=.htm

2004

Shrek 2 
Spider-Man 2 
The Passion of the Christ 
Meet the Fockers 
The Incredibles 
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 
The Day After Tomorrow 
The Bourne Supremacy 
National Treasure 
The Polar Express 
Shark Tale 
I, Robot 
Troy 
Ocean's Twelve 
50 First Dates 
Van Helsing 
Fahrenheit 9/11 
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 
The Village 
The Grudge 
The Aviator 
Collateral 
Million Dollar Baby 
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 
Starsky and Hutch 
Along Came Polly 
Mean Girls 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 
The Notebook 
Alien vs. Predator 
Man on Fire 
The Terminal 
Garfield: The Movie 
Ray 
Ladder 49 
Christmas with the Kranks 
Sideways 
White Chicks 
Hidalgo 
The Forgotten 
Kill Bill Vol. 2 
The Manchurian Candidate 
Barbershop 2: Back in Business 
Miracle 
Friday Night Lights 
Hellboy 
The Stepford Wives 
Dawn of the Dead 
Without a Paddle 
The Butterfly Effect 
Shall We Dance 
The Chronicles of Riddick 
13 Going on 30 
Saw 
Hero 
Blade: Trinity 
King Arthur 
Finding Neverland 
A Cinderella Story 
The Phantom of the Opera 
Resident Evil: Apocalypse 
Home on the Range 
Fat Albert 
Secret Window 
Walking Tall 
In Good Company 
Napoleon Dynamite 
Spanglish 
Exorcist: The Beginning 
You Got Served 
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 
Catwoman 
The Ladykillers 
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 
Raising Helen 
Taxi 
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 
Alexander 
Closer 
The Punisher 
Team America: World Police 
Taking Lives 
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 
Cellular 
Johnson Family Vacation 
Open Water 
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2004&p=.htm



2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 
Finding Nemo 
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 
The Matrix Reloaded 
Bruce Almighty 
X2: X-Men United 
Elf 
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 
The Matrix Revolutions 
Cheaper by the Dozen 
Bad Boys II 
Anger Management 
Bringing Down the House 
Hulk 
2 Fast 2 Furious 
Something's Gotta Give 
Seabiscuit 
S.W.A.T. 
Spy Kids 3D: Game Over 
The Last Samurai 
Freaky Friday 
Scary Movie 3 
The Italian Job 
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 
American Wedding 
Daddy Day Care 
Daredevil 
The Cat in the Hat 
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 
Cold Mountain 
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde 
Mystic River 
Brother Bear 
Freddy vs. Jason 
School of Rock 
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 
The Haunted Mansion 
Old School 
Kill Bill Vol. 1 
Holes 
Kangaroo Jack 
Big Fish 
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 
Mona Lisa Smile 
Shanghai Knights 
Bad Santa 
Love Actually 
Gothika 
Open Range 
Once Upon a Time in Mexico 
Just Married 
Paycheck 
The Recruit 
Radio 
Identity 
Underworld 
Runaway Jury 
Peter Pan 
Agent Cody Banks 
The Jungle Book 2 
The Rundown 
Final Destination 2 
Phone Booth 
28 Days Later 
Lost in Translation 
Tears of the Sun 
Under the Tuscan Sun 
The Lizzie McGuire Movie 
Secondhand Lions 
Out of Time 
Rugrats Go Wild 
Head of State 
Good Boy! 
Uptown Girls 
Matchstick Men 
National Security 
What a Girl Wants 
Jeepers Creepers 2 
Intolerable Cruelty 
Cradle 2 the Grave 
Monster 
Malibu's Most Wanted 
The Hunted 
Stuck on You 
Dreamcatcher 
Darkness Falls 
Bend It Like Beckham 
The Core http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2003&p=.htm


2002

Spider-Man 
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 
Signs 
Austin Powers in Goldmember 
Men in Black II 
Ice Age 
Chicago 
Catch Me If You Can 
Die Another Day 
Scooby-Doo 
Lilo & Stitch 
XXX 
The Santa Clause 2 
Minority Report 
The Ring 
Sweet Home Alabama 
Mr. Deeds 
The Bourne Identity 
The Sum of All Fears 
8 Mile 
Road to Perdition 
Panic Room 
Maid in Manhattan 
Two Weeks Notice 
Red Dragon 
The Scorpion King 
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 
Blade II 
Snow Dogs 
We Were Soldiers 
Gangs of New York 
Barbershop 
The Rookie 
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 
John Q. 
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 
Insomnia 
Changing Lanes 
About Schmidt 
Stuart Little 2 
Jackass: The Movie 
Space Station 3-D (IMAX) 
The Time Machine 
Drumline 
The Count of Monte Cristo 
Unfaithful 
Like Mike 
The Tuxedo 
Return to Never Land 
Big Fat Liar 
Star Trek: Nemesis 
Reign of Fire 
The Hours 
High Crimes 
About a Boy 
A Walk to Remember 
Orange County 
Windtalkers 
Blue Crush 
The Master of Disguise 
Resident Evil 
The Wild Thornberrys 
Collateral Damage 
Enough 
Undercover Brother 
Treasure Planet 
Showtime 
40 Days and 40 Nights 
Crossroads 
Clockstoppers 
The Mothman Prophecies 
E.T. (20th Anniversary) 
K-19: The Widowmaker 
The Hot Chick 
I Spy 
Friday After Next 
The Pianist 
Analyze That 
Murder by Numbers 
One Hour Photo 
Halloween: Resurrection 
Queen of the Damned 
Dragonfly 
The Banger Sisters 
Bad Company 
Ghost Ship 
The New Guy http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2002&p=.htm


2001

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 
Shrek 
Monsters, Inc. 
Rush Hour 2 
The Mummy Returns 
Pearl Harbor 
Ocean's Eleven 
Jurassic Park III 
Planet of the Apes 
A Beautiful Mind 
Hannibal 
American Pie 2 
The Fast and the Furious 
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 
Dr. Dolittle 2 
Spy Kids 
Black Hawk Down 
The Princess Diaries 
Vanilla Sky 
The Others 
Legally Blonde 
America's Sweethearts 
Cats and Dogs 
Save the Last Dance 
Atlantis: The Lost Empire 
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 
Training Day 
Along Came a Spider 
Bridget Jones's Diary 
Scary Movie 2 
The Score 
Shallow Hal 
Swordfish 
The Mexican 
Down to Earth 
Spy Game 
The Wedding Planner 
Behind Enemy Lines 
Ali 
The Animal 
Moulin Rouge! 
Rat Race 
A Knight's Tale 
Don't Say a Word 
Blow 
The Royal Tenenbaums 
Exit Wounds 
Enemy at the Gates 
K-PAX 
Serendipity 
Kate and Leopold 
Domestic Disturbance 
Zoolander 
The One 
Thirteen Ghosts 
Bandits 
Gosford Park 
Heartbreakers 
I Am Sam 
Hardball 
Evolution 
Not Another Teen Movie 
Jeepers Creepers 
Kiss of the Dragon 
Recess: School's Out 
In the Bedroom 
Black Knight 
See Spot Run 
Amelie 
Driven 
What's the Worst That Could Happen? 
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 
From Hell 
Monster's Ball 
How High 
Riding in Cars with Boys 
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 
Double Take 
Baby Boy 
The Majestic 
The Brothers 
Someone Like You 
Joe Dirt 
The Musketeer 
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 
Memento 
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 
Sweet November http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2001&p=.htm


2000

How the Grinch Stole Christmas 
Cast Away 
Mission: Impossible II 
Gladiator 
What Women Want 
The Perfect Storm 
Meet the Parents 
X-Men 
Scary Movie 
What Lies Beneath 
Dinosaur 
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 
Erin Brockovich 
Charlie's Angels 
Traffic 
The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 
Big Momma's House 
Remember the Titans 
The Patriot 
Chicken Run 
Miss Congeniality 
Gone in 60 Seconds 
Unbreakable 
Me, Myself and Irene 
Space Cowboys 
The Emperor's New Groove 
Scream 3 
U-571 
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 
The Family Man 
Hollow Man 
Chocolat 
Shaft 
Disney's The Kid 
Vertical Limit 
Road Trip 
Bring It On 
102 Dalmatians 
Rules of Engagement 
The Cell 
Mission to Mars 
Coyote Ugly 
Fantasia 2000 (35mm & IMAX) 
Snow Day 
Next Friday 
The Whole Nine Yards 
Shanghai Noon 
Romeo Must Die 
Final Destination 
Fantasia 2000 (IMAX) http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2000&p=.htm


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