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Drama box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2001

Drama Box Office, Week 37 of 2001: Drama Releases of Sep 9–15

Hard Ball (2001) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 37 of 2001 (Sep 9–15), with $44.1M worldwide, ahead of China: The Panda Adventure (2001) at $6.8M and Samsara (2001) at $3.3M. 6 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $54.4M in all, 81% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 26% on Week 36, 2001, whose releases took $73.3M. By language, English leads with $50.9M across 2 drama releases.

week 37 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$54.4M
Hard Ball (2001), the #1
$44.1M
vs Week 36, 2001
−26%
Hard Ball (2001) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 drama movie of Week 37, 2001

Hard Ball (2001)

2001 · Drama, Sport

$44.1M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$40.2M US & Canada · 91% $3.9M elsewhere · 9%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 37 of 2001?

Hard Ball (2001) leads with $44.1M, 81% of the total. The top 5 together took $54.3M, 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. Hard Ball (2001) movie poster Number 1
    $44.1M Hard Ball (2001)
    $40.2M US & Canada · 91% $3.9M elsewhere · 9%
  2. China: The Panda Adventure (2001) movie poster Number 2
    $6.8M China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
    $3.9M US & Canada · 58% $2.9M elsewhere · 42%
  3. Samsara (2001) movie poster Number 3
    $3.3M Samsara (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Otilia Rauda (2001) movie poster Number 4
    $146.7K Otilia Rauda (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Daughter of Keltoum (2001) movie poster Number 5
    $29.3K Daughter of Keltoum (2001)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2001 (Sep 9–15).

  1. 1 Hard Ball (2001) movie poster
    Hard Ball (2001) Sep 14, 2001 · English · Drama, Sport $44.1M worldwide
    Sep 14, 2001 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $44.1M
  2. 2 China: The Panda Adventure (2001) movie poster
    China: The Panda Adventure (2001) Sep 14, 2001 · English · Drama $6.8M worldwide
    Sep 14, 2001 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $6.8M
  3. 3 Samsara (2001) movie poster
    Samsara (2001) Sep 13, 2001 · Drama, Romance, Adventure $3.3M worldwide
    Sep 13, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M
  4. 4 Otilia Rauda (2001) movie poster
    Otilia Rauda (2001) Sep 9, 2001 · Spanish · Drama $146.7K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $146.7K
  5. 5 Daughter of Keltoum (2001) movie poster
    Daughter of Keltoum (2001) Sep 13, 2001 · French · Drama $29.3K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.3K
  6. 6 The Price of Forgiveness (2001) movie poster
    The Price of Forgiveness (2001) Sep 12, 2001 · Wolof · Drama $12.8K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1992 earned the most: $111.7M from 6 films, led by Sneakers (1992). Week 37, 2001 took $54.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1992 Sep 6–12 6 films 6 $111.7M – Sneakers (1992) $105.2M
Week 37, 1993 Sep 5–11 8 films · −61% 8 $43M −61% The Joy Luck Club (1993) $32.9M
Week 37, 1994 Sep 4–10 6 films · −44% 6 $24.1M −44% The Next Karate Kid (1994) $15.9M
Week 37, 1995 Sep 10–16 11 films · +82% 11 $43.9M +82% Clockers (1995) $13.1M
Week 37, 1996 Sep 8–14 13 films · −18% 13 $36.1M −18% Fly Away Home (1996) $25.1M
Week 37, 1997 Sep 7–13 3 films · −98% 3 $796.7K −98% Swept from the Sea (1997) $397K
Week 37, 1998 Sep 6–12 8 films · +5486% 8 $44.5M +5486% Rounders (1998) $22.9M
Week 37, 1999 Sep 5–11 5 films · −98% 5 $860K −98% Earth (1999) $424.8K
Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 10 films · +2665% 10 $23.8M +2665% The Way of the Gun (2000) $13.2M
Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 6 films · +129% 6 $54.4M +129% Hard Ball (2001) $44.1M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 37 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 drama movie in week 37 of 2001 (Sep 9–15)?

Hard Ball (2001) leads with $44.1M worldwide, $40.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come China: The Panda Adventure (2001) at $6.8M and Samsara (2001) at $3.3M.

How much did drama movies released in week 37 of 2001 (Sep 9–15) earn?

6 drama films released in week 37 of 2001 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $54.4M in all, or $9.1M per film on average. Week 36, 2001 releases took $73.3M.

How many drama movies released in week 37 of 2001 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Hard Ball (2001), earned $44.1M.

How much of the Week 37, 2001 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$44.1M of the $54.4M total, or 81%, 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 37, 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 week 37 of 2001 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 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.