For other uses, see What Women Want (disambiguation).
What Women Want
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Nancy Meyers
Written by
Josh Goldsmith
Cathy Yuspa
Diane Drake
Produced by
Susan Cartsonis
Bruce Davey
Gina Matthews
Nancy Meyers
Matt Williams
Starring
Mel Gibson
Helen Hunt
Marisa Tomei
Lauren Holly
Mark Feuerstein
Alan Alda
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Edited by
Thomas J. Nordberg Stephen A. Rotter Carol Littleton
Music by
Alan Silvestri
Production companies
Icon Productions Wind Dancer Films[1]
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures (United States) Icon Entertainment International (International)[2]
Release date
December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)
Running time
127 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$70 million[3]
Box office
$374.1 million[3]
What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic fantasy comedy film written by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, and Diane Drake, directed by Nancy Meyers, and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt.
The film earned mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success, with a North American domestic gross of $182 million and a worldwide gross of $374 million against a budget of $70 million.
A loose remake, What Men Want, was released in 2019, starring Taraji P. Henson and Aldis Hodge.
^"Wind Dancer Films". winddancer.com.
^Goodridge, Mike (December 18, 2000). "What Women Want". Screen International. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ ab"What Women Want (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
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