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Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents
2000
 108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Robert De Niro · Ben Stiller · Teri Polo · Blythe Danner · Nicole DeHuff · Jon Abrahams

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 6th October 2000
Canada release date Canada release: 6th October 2000
United States release date United States release: 6th October 2000

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 15th Dec '00
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Oct '00
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $28.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 24

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Dec, 2000
1
22 Dec, 2000
2
29 Dec, 2000
2
5 Jan, 2001
2
12 Jan, 2001
3
19 Jan, 2001
3
26 Jan, 2001
4
2 Feb, 2001
6
9 Feb, 2001
10

US box office

6 Oct, 2000
1
13 Oct, 2000
1
20 Oct, 2000
1
27 Oct, 2000
1
3 Nov, 2000
2
10 Nov, 2000
4
17 Nov, 2000
8
24 Nov, 2000
9
8 Dec, 2000
8
15 Dec, 2000
11
22 Dec, 2000
9
29 Dec, 2000
13
12 Jan, 2001
9
16 Feb, 2001
9

Global box office

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Certificates

US
PG-13

K-12

K-13

13

B

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £15.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $166.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $330.4 Million

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A year ago (2019) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Jumanji: The Next Level starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black and directed by Jake Kasdan

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Frozen II which had taken £38.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which had been at the top for 4 weeks.

Highest debut: - directed by and starring which entered the box office at number 5.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Spectre which had taken £92 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - TRON Legacy starring Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund and directed by Joseph Kosinski

Longest run: - Due Date which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had taken £44.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - King Kong starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black and directed by Peter Jackson

Longest run: - Nanny Mcphee which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had taken £42.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Meet The Parents starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller and directed by Jay Roach

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £16.6 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Babe starring Christine Cavanaugh and Miriam Margolyes and directed by Chris Noonan

Longest run: - Crimson Tide which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Goldeneye which had taken £16 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Home Alone which had been at the top for 1 weeks and with a total gross of £4.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Miami Blues directed by George Armitage and starring Fred Ward and Alec Baldwin which entered the box office at number 3.

Longest run: - Betsys Wedding which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

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The incredible gross of The Force Awakens has now reached £97 million and is the second highest grossing film of all time in the UK sandwiched between 2 Bond films.

At the current rate of ticket sales the seventh Star Wars will become the biggest grossing film of all time in the UK by next weekend beating the £102.8 million of Skyfall.

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Entering at number 3 the debut weekend gross of the movie is a little over £1.5 million.

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