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Comedy box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 2001

Comedy Box Office, Week 42 of 2001: Comedy Releases of Oct 14–20

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20), with $35.7M worldwide, ahead of The Slurb (2001) at $6.9M and Speaking of Sex (2001) at $94.7K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.8M in all, 71% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 55% on Week 41, 2001, whose releases took $95.4M.

week 42 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$42.8M
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), the #1
$35.7M
vs Week 41, 2001
−55%
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 42, 2001

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

2001 · Biography, Drama

$35.7M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total

$30.2M US & Canada · 84% $5.6M elsewhere · 16%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 42 of 2001?

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) leads with $35.7M, 84% of the total. The top 4 together took $42.8M, 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. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) movie poster Number 1
    $35.7M Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
    $30.2M US & Canada · 84% $5.6M elsewhere · 16%
  2. The Slurb (2001) movie poster Number 2
    $6.9M The Slurb (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Speaking of Sex (2001) movie poster Number 3
    $94.7K Speaking of Sex (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Arthur’s Dyke (2001) movie poster Number 4
    $76.1K Arthur’s Dyke (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20).

  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 The Slurb (2001) movie poster
    The Slurb (2001) Oct 17, 2001 · German · Comedy $6.9M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9M
  3. 3 Speaking of Sex (2001) movie poster
    Speaking of Sex (2001) Oct 18, 2001 · English · Romance, Comedy $94.7K worldwide
    Oct 18, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.7K
  4. 4 Arthur’s Dyke (2001) movie poster
    Arthur’s Dyke (2001) Oct 19, 2001 · English · Comedy, Drama $76.1K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.1K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $42.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 44 (Oct 28–Nov 3) with $759M, led by Monsters, Inc. (2001).

  1. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Two Can Play That Game (2001) $54.6M Two Can Play That Game (2001)
  2. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle (2001) $2.9M Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle (2001)
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 The Milk of Human Kindness (2001) $501K The Milk of Human Kindness (2001)
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Zoolander (2001) $71.6M Zoolander (2001)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Serendipity (2001) $98.2M Serendipity (2001)
  6. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 Bandits (2001) $95.4M Bandits (2001)
  7. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $42.8M Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
  8. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 The Man Who Sued God (2001) $14.9M The Man Who Sued God (2001)
  9. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 Monsters, Inc. (2001) $759M Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2000 earned the most: $146.8M from 3 films, led by Billy Elliot (2000). Week 42, 2001 took $42.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 1992 Oct 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 1993 Oct 10–16 3 films 3 $60.6M – The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) $57.4M
Week 42, 1994 Oct 9–15 3 films · −54% 3 $27.9M −54% Little Giants (1994) $19.3M
Week 42, 1995 Oct 15–21 3 films · +43% 3 $39.8M +43% Now and Then (1995) $37.6M
Week 42, 1996 Oct 13–19 2 films · −88% 2 $4.6M −88% Swingers (1996) $4.6M
Week 42, 1997 Oct 12–18 2 films · −93% 2 $310.8K −93% The Swindle (1997) $250.9K
Week 42, 1998 Oct 11–17 5 films · +32211% 5 $100.4M +32211% Bride of Chucky (1998) $50.7M
Week 42, 1999 Oct 10–16 1 film · −41% 1 $58.9M −41% The Story of Us (1999) $58.9M
Week 42, 2000 Oct 8–14 3 films · +149% 3 $146.8M +149% Billy Elliot (2000) $110.2M
Week 42, 2001 Oct 14–20 4 films · −71% 4 $42.8M −71% Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $35.7M
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 42 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 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20)?

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) leads with $35.7M worldwide, $30.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Slurb (2001) at $6.9M and Speaking of Sex (2001) at $94.7K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $42.8M in all, or $10.7M per film on average. Week 41, 2001 releases took $95.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20) made $1 billion?

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

How much of the Week 42, 2001 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$30.2M of the $42.8M total, or 71%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2001 (Oct 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 42, 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.