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Biography box office · October 2001

Biography Box Office, October 2001: Top-Grossing Releases

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in October 2001, with $35.7M worldwide, ahead of Chop Suey (2001) at $183.5K. 2 biography films released in October 2001 report a worldwide gross, $35.9M in all, 84% of it from the US & Canada.

October 2001 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$35.9M
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), the #1
$35.7M
earned in the US & Canada
84%
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 biography movie of October 2001

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

2001 · Biography, Drama

$35.7M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$30.2M US & Canada · 84% $5.6M elsewhere · 16%
The chart

Every Biography Release of October 2001, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 2001.

  1. 1 Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) movie poster
    Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) Oct 19, 2001 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $35.7M worldwide
    Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $35.7M
  2. 2 Chop Suey (2001) movie poster
    Chop Suey (2001) Oct 5, 2001 · English · Biography, Documentary $183.5K worldwide
    Oct 5, 2001 US and Canada: $179.9K Rest of the world: $3.6K Worldwide: $183.5K
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Biography Box Office in 2001, Month by Month

The months of 2001 with their totals: December leads with $421M, led by A Beautiful Mind (2001).

FAQ

Biography Box Office October 2001: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing biography movie in October 2001?

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) leads with $35.7M worldwide, $30.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Chop Suey (2001) at $183.5K.

How much did biography movies released in October 2001 earn?

2 biography films released in October 2001 report a worldwide gross, $35.9M in all, or $18M per film on average.

How many biography movies released in October 2001 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), earned $35.7M.

How much of the October 2001 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$30.3M of the $35.9M total, or 84%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 2001 biography box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in October 2001. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the October 2001 biography box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.