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Comedy box office · Week 3 · Jan 14–20, 2001

Comedy Box Office, Week 3 of 2001: Comedy Releases of Jan 14–20

Double Whammy (2001) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 3 of 2001 (Jan 14–20), with $74.9K worldwide, ahead of Ellie Parker (2001) at $45.7K and Stickmen (2001) at $6.1K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $126.7K in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$126.7K
Double Whammy (2001), the #1
$74.9K
earned in the US & Canada
27%
Double Whammy (2001) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 3, 2001

Double Whammy (2001)

2001 · Drama, Crime

$74.9K worldwide · 59% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 3 of 2001?

Double Whammy (2001) leads with $74.9K, 59% of the total. The top 3 together took $126.7K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Double Whammy (2001) movie poster Number 1
    $74.9K Double Whammy (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Ellie Parker (2001) movie poster Number 2
    $45.7K Ellie Parker (2001)
    $34.4K US & Canada · 75% $11.3K elsewhere · 25%
  3. Stickmen (2001) movie poster Number 3
    $6.1K Stickmen (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 3 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 3 of 2001 (Jan 14–20).

  1. 1 Double Whammy (2001) movie poster
    Double Whammy (2001) Jan 20, 2001 · English · Drama, Crime, Comedy $74.9K worldwide
    Jan 20, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.9K
  2. 2 Ellie Parker (2001) movie poster
    Ellie Parker (2001) Jan 19, 2001 · English · Comedy $45.7K worldwide
    Jan 19, 2001 US and Canada: $34.4K Rest of the world: $11.3K Worldwide: $45.7K
  3. 3 Stickmen (2001) movie poster
    Stickmen (2001) Jan 18, 2001 · English · Drama, Comedy, Action $6.1K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 1997 earned the most: $64M from 4 films, led by Metro (1997). Week 3, 2001 took $126.7K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 1992 Jan 12–18 1 film 1 $8.4M – Twin Dragons (1992) $8.4M
Week 3, 1993 Jan 10–16 1 film · −98% 1 $205.6K −98% Man Bites Dog (1993) $205.6K
Week 3, 1994 Jan 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 1995 Jan 15–21 3 films 3 $3.1M – A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora’s Box (1995) $1.5M
Week 3, 1996 Jan 14–20 1 film · −100% 1 $8.8K −100% Cremaster 1 (1996) $8.8K
Week 3, 1997 Jan 12–18 4 films · +729377% 4 $64M +729377% Metro (1997) $32M
Week 3, 1998 Jan 11–17 2 films · −72% 2 $18.2M −72% Half Baked (1998) $17.5M
Week 3, 1999 Jan 10–16 2 films · +199% 2 $54.3M +199% Varsity Blues (1999) $54.3M
Week 3, 2000 Jan 9–15 1 film · +10% 1 $59.8M +10% Next Friday (2000) $59.8M
Week 3, 2001 Jan 14–20 3 films · −100% 3 $126.7K −100% Double Whammy (2001) $74.9K
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 3 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 3 of 2001 (Jan 14–20)?

Double Whammy (2001) leads with $74.9K worldwide. Next come Ellie Parker (2001) at $45.7K and Stickmen (2001) at $6.1K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 3 of 2001 (Jan 14–20) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 3 of 2001 (Jan 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $126.7K in all, or $42.2K per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 3 of 2001 (Jan 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Double Whammy (2001), earned $74.9K.

How much of the Week 3, 2001 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$34.4K of the $126.7K total, or 27%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 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 3 of 2001 (Jan 14–20). 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 3, 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.