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Comedy box office · Week 35 · Aug 26–Sep 1, 2001

Comedy Box Office, Week 35 of 2001: Comedy Releases of Aug 26–Sep 1

Absolutely Fabulous (2001) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 35 of 2001 (Aug 26–Sep 1), with $7M worldwide, ahead of One Man Up (2001) at $317.2K and He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) at $307.2K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.6M in all. That is down 93% on Week 34, 2001, whose releases took $101.8M.

week 35 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.6M
Absolutely Fabulous (2001), the #1
$7M
vs Week 34, 2001
−93%
Absolutely Fabulous (2001) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 35, 2001

Absolutely Fabulous (2001)

2001 · Comedy

$7M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 35 of 2001?

Absolutely Fabulous (2001) leads with $7M, 92% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.6M, 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. Absolutely Fabulous (2001) movie poster Number 1
    $7M Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. One Man Up (2001) movie poster Number 2
    $317.2K One Man Up (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) movie poster Number 3
    $307.2K He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 35 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 35 of 2001 (Aug 26–Sep 1).

  1. 1 Absolutely Fabulous (2001) movie poster
    Absolutely Fabulous (2001) Aug 29, 2001 · French · Comedy $7M worldwide
    Aug 29, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7M
  2. 2 One Man Up (2001) movie poster
    One Man Up (2001) Aug 31, 2001 · Italian · Comedy, Drama $317.2K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $317.2K
  3. 3 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) movie poster
    He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) Aug 30, 2001 · English · Comedy $307.2K worldwide
    Aug 30, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $307.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 35 releases took $7.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 29–Aug 4) with $520.3M, led by Rush Hour 2 (2001).

  1. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 15–21 America's Sweethearts (2001) $150.7M America's Sweethearts (2001)
  2. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 22–28 Bread and Tulips (2001) $12.4M Bread and Tulips (2001)
  3. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 Rush Hour 2 (2001) $520.3M Rush Hour 2 (2001)
  4. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 American Pie 2 (2001) $293M American Pie 2 (2001)
  5. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Rat Race (2001) $86.5M Rat Race (2001)
  6. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) $101.8M Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  7. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Absolutely Fabulous (2001) $7.6M Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
  8. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Two Can Play That Game (2001) $54.6M Two Can Play That Game (2001)
  9. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle (2001) $2.9M Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle (2001)
Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2000 earned the most: $104.4M from 5 films, led by Bring It On (2000). Week 35, 2001 took $7.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 35, 1992 Aug 23–29 1 film 1 $35.2M – Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) $35.2M
Week 35, 1993 Aug 22–28 3 films · −80% 3 $6.9M −80% Father Hood (1993) $3.4M
Week 35, 1994 Aug 21–27 2 films · +54% 2 $10.6M +54% Camp Nowhere (1994) $10.5M
Week 35, 1995 Aug 27–Sep 2 2 films · −93% 2 $706.7K −93% Stonewall (1995) $692.4K
Week 35, 1996 Aug 25–31 2 films · +3759% 2 $27.3M +3759% First Kid (1996) $26.5M
Week 35, 1997 Aug 24–30 2 films · −35% 2 $17.8M −35% Excess Baggage (1997) $14.5M
Week 35, 1998 Aug 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 1999 Aug 22–28 6 films 6 $23.3M – The Muse (1999) $11.7M
Week 35, 2000 Aug 20–26 5 films · +348% 5 $104.4M +348% Bring It On (2000) $90.4M
Week 35, 2001 Aug 26–Sep 1 3 films · −93% 3 $7.6M −93% Absolutely Fabulous (2001) $7M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 2001, Week by Week

50 weeks of 2001 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 44 (Oct 28–Nov 3) with $759M, led by Monsters, Inc. (2001).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 35 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 35 of 2001 (Aug 26–Sep 1)?

Absolutely Fabulous (2001) leads with $7M worldwide. Next come One Man Up (2001) at $317.2K and He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) at $307.2K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 35 of 2001 (Aug 26–Sep 1) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 35 of 2001 (Aug 26–Sep 1) report a worldwide gross, $7.6M in all, or $2.5M per film on average. Week 34, 2001 releases took $101.8M.

How many comedy movies released in week 35 of 2001 (Aug 26–Sep 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Absolutely Fabulous (2001), earned $7M.

How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2001 (Aug 26–Sep 1). 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 35, 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.