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Comedy box office · Week 43 · Oct 21–27, 2001

Comedy Box Office, Week 43 of 2001: Comedy Releases of Oct 21–27

The Man Who Sued God (2001) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 43 of 2001 (Oct 21–27), with $6M worldwide, ahead of On the Line (2001) at $4.5M and High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) at $2.3M. 6 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.9M in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 65% on Week 42, 2001, whose releases took $42.8M. By language, English leads with $12.9M across 3 comedy releases.

week 43 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$14.9M
The Man Who Sued God (2001), the #1
$6M
vs Week 42, 2001
−65%
The Man Who Sued God (2001) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 comedy movie of Week 43, 2001

The Man Who Sued God (2001)

2001 · Comedy

$6M worldwide · 40% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 43 of 2001?

The Man Who Sued God (2001) leads with $6M, 40% of the total. The top 5 together took $14.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Man Who Sued God (2001) movie poster Number 1
    $6M The Man Who Sued God (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. On the Line (2001) movie poster Number 2
    $4.5M On the Line (2001)
    $4.4M US & Canada · 96% $179.1K elsewhere · 4%
  3. High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) movie poster Number 3
    $2.3M High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    $228.2K US & Canada · 10% $2.1M elsewhere · 90%
  4. A Hell of a Day (2001) movie poster Number 4
    $1.3M A Hell of a Day (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag (2001) movie poster Number 5
    $675K The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 43 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 43 of 2001 (Oct 21–27).

  1. 1 The Man Who Sued God (2001) movie poster
    The Man Who Sued God (2001) Oct 25, 2001 · English · Comedy $6M worldwide
    Oct 25, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6M
  2. 2 On the Line (2001) movie poster
    On the Line (2001) Oct 26, 2001 · English · Comedy, Romance, Family $4.5M worldwide
    Oct 26, 2001 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $179.1K Worldwide: $4.5M
  3. 3 High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) movie poster
    High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) Oct 26, 2001 · English · Action, Drama, Comedy $2.3M worldwide
    Oct 26, 2001 US and Canada: $228.2K Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $2.3M
  4. 4 A Hell of a Day (2001) movie poster
    A Hell of a Day (2001) Oct 24, 2001 · French · Comedy, Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Oct 24, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  5. 5 The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag (2001) movie poster
    The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag (2001) Oct 25, 2001 · German · Comedy, Adventure, Animation $675K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $675K
  6. 6 My Brother the Vampire (2001) movie poster
    My Brother the Vampire (2001) Oct 26, 2001 · German · Comedy, Drama $9.5K worldwide
    Oct 26, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 43 releases took $14.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 44 (Oct 28–Nov 3) with $759M, led by Monsters, Inc. (2001).

  1. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle (2001) $2.9M Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle (2001)
  2. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 The Milk of Human Kindness (2001) $501K The Milk of Human Kindness (2001)
  3. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Zoolander (2001) $71.6M Zoolander (2001)
  4. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Serendipity (2001) $98.2M Serendipity (2001)
  5. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 Bandits (2001) $95.4M Bandits (2001)
  6. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $42.8M Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
  7. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 The Man Who Sued God (2001) $14.9M The Man Who Sued God (2001)
  8. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 Monsters, Inc. (2001) $759M Monsters, Inc. (2001)
  9. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 4–10 Shallow Hal (2001) $145.4M Shallow Hal (2001)
Earlier years

How Does Week 43 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 43, 1995 earned the most: $135.1M from 3 films, led by Get Shorty (1995). Week 43, 2001 took $14.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 43, 1992 Oct 18–24 2 films 2 $14.6M – Dr. Giggles (1992) $8.4M
Week 43, 1993 Oct 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 43, 1994 Oct 16–22 4 films 4 $23.4M – Love Affair (1994) $18.3M
Week 43, 1995 Oct 22–28 3 films · +478% 3 $135.1M +478% Get Shorty (1995) $115.1M
Week 43, 1996 Oct 20–26 2 films · −75% 2 $34.1M −75% High School High (1996) $21.3M
Week 43, 1997 Oct 19–25 2 films · −86% 2 $4.8M −86% A Life Less Ordinary (1997) $4.4M
Week 43, 1998 Oct 18–24 2 films · +954% 2 $50.4M +954% Pleasantville (1998) $49.8M
Week 43, 1999 Oct 17–23 4 films · −6% 4 $47.2M −6% The Best Man (1999) $34.6M
Week 43, 2000 Oct 15–21 3 films · +94% 3 $91.7M +94% Bedazzled (2000) $90.4M
Week 43, 2001 Oct 21–27 6 films · −84% 6 $14.9M −84% The Man Who Sued God (2001) $6M
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 43 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 43 of 2001 (Oct 21–27)?

The Man Who Sued God (2001) leads with $6M worldwide. Next come On the Line (2001) at $4.5M and High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) at $2.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 43 of 2001 (Oct 21–27) earn?

6 comedy films released in week 43 of 2001 (Oct 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $14.9M in all, or $2.5M per film on average. Week 42, 2001 releases took $42.8M.

How many comedy movies released in week 43 of 2001 (Oct 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Man Who Sued God (2001), earned $6M.

How much of the Week 43, 2001 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.6M of the $14.9M total, or 31%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 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 43 of 2001 (Oct 21–27). 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 43, 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.