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#7,859 All-time worldwide
#153 2000 releases

Movie profile

Whatever It Takes

2000 · 94 min · Columbia Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $9.9M
Budget $15.0M
Gross minus budget -$5.1M
ROI 0.66x

Domestic gross

$5.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$5.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$891,190

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Whatever It Takes ranks

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Quick answer

How did Whatever It Takes (2000) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Whatever It Takes (2000) earned a reported $9.9M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$5.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.66x. In this database it currently ranks #7,859 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #153 among 2000 releases.

Worldwide gross
$9,902,115
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$5,097,885
ROI
0.66x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree to help each other in their romantic quests, but, as they come closer to their goals, both Ryan and Chris suspect that they might be pursuing the wrong girls.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 31, 2000
Production
Columbia Pictures, Phoenix Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2000, Whatever It Takes is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Comedy, Romance title from Columbia Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $9.9M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$5.1M, ROI is 0.66x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,859 all-time in the current chart set and #153 among 2000 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.