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Comedy box office · Week 27 · Jul 1–7, 2001

Comedy Box Office, Week 27 of 2001: Comedy Releases of Jul 1–7

Cats & Dogs (2001) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 27 of 2001 (Jul 1–7), with $200.7M worldwide, ahead of Scary Movie 2 (2001) at $141.2M and Everybody's Famous! (2001) at $97.4K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $342M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 4.1 times the total of Week 26, 2001, whose releases took $83.3M.

week 27 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$342M
films crossed $100M
2
vs Week 26, 2001
×4.1
Cats & Dogs (2001) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 27, 2001

Cats & Dogs (2001)

2001 · Action, Adventure

$200.7M worldwide · 59% of the chart's total

$93.4M US & Canada · 47% $107.3M elsewhere · 53%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 27 of 2001?

Cats & Dogs (2001) leads with $200.7M, 59% of the total. The top 4 together took $342M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Cats & Dogs (2001) movie poster Number 1
    $200.7M Cats & Dogs (2001)
    $93.4M US & Canada · 47% $107.3M elsewhere · 53%
  2. Scary Movie 2 (2001) movie poster Number 2
    $141.2M Scary Movie 2 (2001)
    $71.3M US & Canada · 50% $69.9M elsewhere · 50%
  3. Everybody's Famous! (2001) movie poster Number 3
    $97.4K Everybody's Famous! (2001)
    $81.7K US & Canada · 84% $15.6K elsewhere · 16%
  4. Jump Tomorrow (2001) movie poster Number 4
    $33.2K Jump Tomorrow (2001)
    $33.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 27 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 27 of 2001 (Jul 1–7).

  1. 1 Cats & Dogs (2001) movie poster
    Cats & Dogs (2001) Jul 4, 2001 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $200.7M worldwide
    Jul 4, 2001 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $107.3M Worldwide: $200.7M
  2. 2 Scary Movie 2 (2001) movie poster
    Scary Movie 2 (2001) Jul 4, 2001 · English · Comedy $141.2M worldwide
    Jul 4, 2001 US and Canada: $71.3M Rest of the world: $69.9M Worldwide: $141.2M
  3. 3 Everybody's Famous! (2001) movie poster
    Everybody's Famous! (2001) Jul 6, 2001 · Dutch · Drama, Comedy, Music $97.4K worldwide
    Jul 6, 2001 US and Canada: $81.7K Rest of the world: $15.6K Worldwide: $97.4K
  4. 4 Jump Tomorrow (2001) movie poster
    Jump Tomorrow (2001) Jul 6, 2001 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $33.2K worldwide
    Jul 6, 2001 US and Canada: $33.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 27 of 2001?

Of the top 4, Jump Tomorrow (2001) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Cats & Dogs (2001) made 53% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $164.8M (48%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Cats & Dogs (2001) $200.7M
    $93.4M US & Canada · 47% $107.3M elsewhere · 53%
  2. 2 Scary Movie 2 (2001) $141.2M
    $71.3M US & Canada · 50% $69.9M elsewhere · 50%
  3. 3 Everybody's Famous! (2001) $97.4K
    $81.7K US & Canada · 84% $15.6K elsewhere · 16%
  4. 4 Jump Tomorrow (2001) $33.2K
    $33.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 27 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 27, 1997 earned the most: $627.5M from 3 films, led by Men in Black (1997). Week 27, 2001 took $342M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 27, 1992 Jun 28–Jul 4 3 films 3 $263.6M – A League of Their Own (1992) $132.4M
Week 27, 1993 Jun 27–Jul 3 2 films · −78% 2 $59M −78% Son in Law (1993) $36.4M
Week 27, 1994 Jun 26–Jul 2 2 films · −27% 2 $43.1M −27% I Love Trouble (1994) $30.8M
Week 27, 1995 Jul 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1996 Jun 30–Jul 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1997 Jun 29–Jul 5 3 films 3 $627.5M – Men in Black (1997) $589.4M
Week 27, 1998 Jun 28–Jul 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1999 Jun 27–Jul 3 4 films 4 $308.6M – Wild Wild West (1999) $222.1M
Week 27, 2000 Jun 25–Jul 1 3 films · −88% 3 $35.7M −88% The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) $35.1M
Week 27, 2001 Jul 1–7 4 films · +857% 4 $342M +857% Cats & Dogs (2001) $200.7M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 27 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 27 of 2001 (Jul 1–7)?

Cats & Dogs (2001) leads with $200.7M worldwide, $93.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Scary Movie 2 (2001) at $141.2M and Everybody's Famous! (2001) at $97.4K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 27 of 2001 (Jul 1–7) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 27 of 2001 (Jul 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $342M in all, or $85.5M per film on average. Week 26, 2001 releases took $83.3M.

How many comedy movies released in week 27 of 2001 (Jul 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Cats & Dogs (2001) with $200.7M.

How much of the Week 27, 2001 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$164.8M of the $342M total, or 48%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 27, 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 27 of 2001 (Jul 1–7). 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 27, 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.