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Comedy box office · Week 19 · May 6–12, 2001

Comedy Box Office, Week 19 of 2001: Comedy Releases of May 6–12

Sordid Lives (2001) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 19 of 2001 (May 6–12), with $1.1M worldwide, ahead of About Adam (2001) at $803K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, 66% of it from the US & Canada.

week 19 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1.9M
Sordid Lives (2001), the #1
$1.1M
earned in the US & Canada
66%
Sordid Lives (2001) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 19, 2001

Sordid Lives (2001)

2001 · Comedy

$1.1M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total

$1.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 19 of 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 week 19 of 2001 (May 6–12).

  1. 1 Sordid Lives (2001) movie poster
    Sordid Lives (2001) May 11, 2001 · English · Comedy $1.1M worldwide
    May 11, 2001 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M
  2. 2 About Adam (2001) movie poster
    About Adam (2001) May 9, 2001 · English · Comedy, Romance $803K worldwide
    May 9, 2001 US and Canada: $159.7K Rest of the world: $643.3K Worldwide: $803K
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 19 of 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 comedy movie in week 19 of 2001 (May 6–12)?

Sordid Lives (2001) leads with $1.1M worldwide, $1.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come About Adam (2001) at $803K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 19 of 2001 (May 6–12) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 19 of 2001 (May 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, or $957.1K per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 19 of 2001 (May 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sordid Lives (2001), earned $1.1M.

How much of the Week 19, 2001 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.3M of the $1.9M total, or 66%, 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 week 19, 2001 comedy 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 week 19 of 2001 (May 6–12). 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 week 19, 2001 comedy 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.