#1 of 314 #1 drama movie of 2001
2001 · Action, Drama
$449.2M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$198.5M US & Canada · 44% $250.7M elsewhere · 56%
Drama box office · 2001
Drama Box Office 2001: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Pearl Harbor (2001) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2001, with $449.2M worldwide, ahead of A Beautiful Mind (2001) at $316.8M and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) at $282M. 314 drama films released in 2001 report a worldwide gross, $4.6B in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. 11 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 21% on 2000, whose releases took $5.8B. By language, English leads with $3.5B across 157 drama releases.
- 2001 releases with a gross
- 314
- combined worldwide
- $4.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 11
- vs 2000
- −21%
#1 of 314 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2001?
Pearl Harbor (2001) leads with $449.2M, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.5B, 32% of what all 314 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 2001, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 314. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2001.
- 1 May 25, 2001 US and Canada: $198.5M Rest of the world: $250.7M Worldwide: $449.2M
- 2 Dec 21, 2001 US and Canada: $170.7M Rest of the world: $146M Worldwide: $316.8M
- 3 Apr 13, 2001 US and Canada: $71.5M Rest of the world: $210.5M Worldwide: $282M
- 4 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)Jun 29, 2001 US and Canada: $78.6M Rest of the world: $157.3M Worldwide: $235.9M
Jun 29, 2001 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama $235.9M worldwide - 5 May 18, 2001 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $127.5M Worldwide: $184.9M
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Dec 28, 2001 US and Canada: $108.6M Rest of the world: $64.4M Worldwide: $173M - 7
Nov 9, 2001 US and Canada: $70.8M Rest of the world: $70.2M Worldwide: $141.1M - 8
Jan 12, 2001 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $40.6M Worldwide: $131.7M - 9
Jul 13, 2001 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $113.6M - 10
Oct 5, 2001 US and Canada: $76.6M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $104.9M - 11
Sep 28, 2001 US and Canada: $55M Rest of the world: $45M Worldwide: $100M - 12
Dec 28, 2001 US and Canada: $40.3M Rest of the world: $57.5M Worldwide: $97.8M - 13
Mar 16, 2001 US and Canada: $51.4M Rest of the world: $45.6M Worldwide: $97M - 14
Nov 30, 2001 US and Canada: $58.9M Rest of the world: $32.9M Worldwide: $91.8M - 15
Dec 25, 2001 US and Canada: $58.2M Rest of the world: $29.6M Worldwide: $87.8M - 16
Dec 26, 2001 US and Canada: $41.3M Rest of the world: $46.4M Worldwide: $87.8M - 17
Apr 6, 2001 US and Canada: $53M Rest of the world: $30.3M Worldwide: $83.3M - 18
Mar 16, 2001 US and Canada: $51.8M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $80M - 19
Dec 14, 2001 US and Canada: $52.4M Rest of the world: $19.1M Worldwide: $71.4M - 20
Oct 12, 2001 US and Canada: $41.6M Rest of the world: $26.1M Worldwide: $67.6M - 21
Feb 16, 2001 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $65.8M - 22
Oct 26, 2001 US and Canada: $50.3M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $65M - 23
Jun 29, 2001 US and Canada: $36.8M Rest of the world: $27.6M Worldwide: $64.4M - 24
Aug 17, 2001 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: $36.6M Worldwide: $62.1M - 25
Aug 31, 2001 US and Canada: $37.9M Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $59.4M - 26
Mar 9, 2001 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $32M Worldwide: $56.4M - 27
Apr 27, 2001 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $22M Worldwide: $54.7M - 28
Dec 26, 2001 US and Canada: $31.3M Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $45M - 29
Nov 23, 2001 US and Canada: $35.9M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $44.8M - 30
Sep 14, 2001 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $44.1M - 31
Dec 21, 2001 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $37.3M - 32
Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $35.7M - 33
Aug 3, 2001 US and Canada: $16.5M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $35.4M - 34
Sep 7, 2001 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $32.5M - 35
Sep 28, 2001 US and Canada: $24.2M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $30.9M - 36
May 18, 2001 US and Canada: $24.2M Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $29.7M - 37
Jan 19, 2001 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: $9.7M Worldwide: $29.4M - 38
Jun 27, 2001 US and Canada: $28.7M Rest of the world: $647.1K Worldwide: $29.4M - 39
Nov 9, 2001 US and Canada: $23.5M Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $28.5M - 40
Mar 30, 2001 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $14.3M Worldwide: $28M - 41
Mar 23, 2001 US and Canada: $27.5M Rest of the world: $500.8K Worldwide: $28M - 42
Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $18.2M Rest of the world: $9.4M Worldwide: $27.6M - 43
Dec 25, 2001 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: $13.3M Worldwide: $24.7M - 44
Dec 19, 2001 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $24.5M - 45
Oct 26, 2001 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $23.9M - 46
Apr 11, 2001 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $146.4K Worldwide: $23.4M - 47
Mar 30, 2001 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: $15.5M Worldwide: $20.9M - 48
Oct 12, 2001 US and Canada: $7.2M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $20.4M - 49
Jun 29, 2001 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $19.9M - 50
Aug 24, 2001 US and Canada: $19.8M Rest of the world: $18.9K Worldwide: $19.8M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2001?
Of the top 10, Training Day (2001) earned the biggest share at home (73% in the US & Canada), while Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) made 75% of its gross abroad. Across all 314 films, $2.4B (53%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M $198.5M US & Canada · 44% $250.7M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 A Beautiful Mind (2001) $316.8M $170.7M US & Canada · 54% $146M elsewhere · 46%
- 3 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) $282M $71.5M US & Canada · 25% $210.5M elsewhere · 75%
- 4 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) $235.9M $78.6M US & Canada · 33% $157.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 5 Moulin Rouge! (2001) $184.9M $57.4M US & Canada · 31% $127.5M elsewhere · 69%
- 6 Black Hawk Down (2001) $173M $108.6M US & Canada · 63% $64.4M elsewhere · 37%
- 7 Shallow Hal (2001) $141.1M $70.8M US & Canada · 50% $70.2M elsewhere · 50%
- 8 Save the Last Dance (2001) $131.7M $91.1M US & Canada · 69% $40.6M elsewhere · 31%
- 9 The Score (2001) $113.6M $71.1M US & Canada · 63% $42.5M elsewhere · 37%
- 10 Training Day (2001) $104.9M $76.6M US & Canada · 73% $28.2M elsewhere · 27%
Gross bands
How Many 2001 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
11 of 314 films crossed $100M and took $2.2B between them, 49% of the total. 249 films, 79% of the list, earned under $10M.
49% 46%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 11 films, 4% of the list $2.2B · 49% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 54 films, 17% of the list $2.1B · 46% of the gross
- Under $10M 249 films, 79% of the list $242.9M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2001 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1B from 32 films, led by A Beautiful Mind (2001). February was the quietest month ($97.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Save the Last Dance (2001) $180.7M Save the Last Dance (2001)
- February Feb Sweet November (2001) $97.3M Sweet November (2001)
- March Mar Enemy at the Gates (2001) $342.6M Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- April Apr Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) $465M Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- May May Pearl Harbor (2001) $690.8M Pearl Harbor (2001)
- June Jun A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) $376M A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- July Jul The Score (2001) $160M The Score (2001)
- August Aug Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) $237M Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
- September Sep Don't Say a Word (2001) $273.6M Don't Say a Word (2001)
- October Oct Training Day (2001) $395.1M Training Day (2001)
- November Nov Shallow Hal (2001) $320.7M Shallow Hal (2001)
- December Dec A Beautiful Mind (2001) $1B A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Last 10 years
How Does 2001 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $5.9B from 169 films, led by Titanic (1997). 2001 took $4.6B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 122 films | 122 | $2.9B | – | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
| 1993 153 films · +64% | 153 | $4.7B | +64% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 133 films · −10% | 133 | $4.3B | −10% | The Lion King (1994) $979.2M |
| 1995 166 films · +13% | 166 | $4.8B | +13% | Apollo 13 (1995) $355.2M |
| 1996 170 films · −6% | 170 | $4.5B | −6% | Twister (1996) $494.6M |
| 1997 169 films · +29% | 169 | $5.9B | +29% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 183 films · −17% | 183 | $4.9B | −17% | Saving Private Ryan (1998) $482.4M |
| 1999 192 films · +7% | 192 | $5.2B | +7% | The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M |
| 2000 235 films · +11% | 235 | $5.8B | +11% | Gladiator (2000) $465.5M |
| 2001 314 films · −21% | 314 | $4.6B | −21% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2001?
English-language drama films took $3.5B across 157 films, 77% of the total, ahead of Portuguese-language drama films ($66.4M) and French-language drama films ($41.1M).
2001 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $3.5B157 films · #1 A Beautiful Mind (2001)
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Portuguese $66.4M6 films · #1 Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release) (2001) -
French $41.1M35 films · #1 The Girl from Paris (2001) -
Spanish $34.2M15 films · #1 Amores Perros (2001) -
Chinese $15.9M5 films · #1 In the Mood for Love (2001) -
Hindi $13.8M7 films · #1 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) -
Italian $10.5M8 films · #1 Bread and Tulips (2001) -
German $6.3M9 films · #1 Sass (2001) -
Czech $5M6 films · #1 Dark Blue World (2001) -
Cantonese $4.9M9 films · #1 La Brassiere (2001)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 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 314 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2001?
Pearl Harbor (2001) leads with $449.2M worldwide, $198.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Beautiful Mind (2001) at $316.8M and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) at $282M.
How much did drama movies released in 2001 earn?
314 drama films released in 2001 report a worldwide gross, $4.6B in all, or $14.6M per film on average. 2000 releases took $5.8B.
How many drama movies released in 2001 made $1 billion?
None. 11 films crossed $100 million, led by Pearl Harbor (2001) with $449.2M.
How is the 2001 drama 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 2001. 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 2001 drama 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.