#1 of 9 #1 drama movie of Week 42, 2001
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
2001 · Biography, Drama
$35.7M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total
$30.2M US & Canada · 84% $5.6M elsewhere · 16%
Drama box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 2001
Drama Box Office, Week 42 of 2001: Drama Releases of Oct 14–20
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20), with $35.7M worldwide, ahead of The Last Castle (2001) at $27.6M and Waking Life (2001) at $3.2M. 9 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $70.1M in all, 75% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 23% on Week 41, 2001, whose releases took $90.9M. By language, English leads with $70.1M across 7 drama releases.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $70.1M
- Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), the #1
- $35.7M
- vs Week 41, 2001
- −23%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 42 of 2001?
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) leads with $35.7M, 51% of the total. The top 5 together took $69.9M, almost all of what the 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5
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The chart
Every Drama 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 Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $35.7M
- 2 Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $18.2M Rest of the world: $9.4M Worldwide: $27.6M
- 3 Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $275.4K Worldwide: $3.2M
- 4 Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $405.1K Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $2.7M
- 5 Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $645.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $645.4K
- 6
Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $67.9K Rest of the world: $54.2K Worldwide: $122.1K - 7
Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.1K - 8
Oct 17, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K - 9
Oct 17, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 42 of 2001?
Of the top 9, Focus (2001) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Intimacy (2001) made 85% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $52.4M (75%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $35.7M $30.2M US & Canada · 84% $5.6M elsewhere · 16%
- 2 The Last Castle (2001) $27.6M $18.2M US & Canada · 66% $9.4M elsewhere · 34%
- 3 Waking Life (2001) $3.2M $2.9M US & Canada · 91% $275.4K elsewhere · 9%
- 4 Intimacy (2001) $2.7M $405.1K US & Canada · 15% $2.3M elsewhere · 85%
- 5 Focus (2001) $645.4K $645.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2001) $122.1K $67.9K US & Canada · 56% $54.2K elsewhere · 44%
- 7 Arthur’s Dyke (2001) $76.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 H Story (2001) $16.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Makibefo (2001) $3.7K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $70.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 23–29) with $142M, led by Don't Say a Word (2001).
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 The Musketeer (2001) $73.3M The Musketeer (2001)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Hard Ball (2001) $54.4M Hard Ball (2001)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Liam (2001) $3.5M Liam (2001)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Don't Say a Word (2001) $142M Don't Say a Word (2001)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Training Day (2001) $111.1M Training Day (2001)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 Bandits (2001) $90.9M Bandits (2001)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $70.1M Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 K-PAX (2001) $104M K-PAX (2001)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) $19.8M The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 1994 earned the most: $227.6M from 4 films, led by Pulp Fiction (1994). Week 42, 2001 took $70.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 1992 Oct 11–17 1 film | 1 | $21.6M | – | Consenting Adults (1992) $21.6M |
| Week 42, 1993 Oct 10–16 5 films · +31% | 5 | $28.3M | +31% | Judgment Night (1993) $12.5M |
| Week 42, 1994 Oct 9–15 4 films · +704% | 4 | $227.6M | +704% | Pulp Fiction (1994) $213.9M |
| Week 42, 1995 Oct 15–21 3 films · −76% | 3 | $53.7M | −76% | Now and Then (1995) $37.6M |
| Week 42, 1996 Oct 13–19 4 films · +228% | 4 | $176.3M | +228% | Sleepers (1996) $165.6M |
| Week 42, 1997 Oct 12–18 4 films · −11% | 4 | $157.5M | −11% | The Devil's Advocate (1997) $152.9M |
| Week 42, 1998 Oct 11–17 5 films · −84% | 5 | $25.9M | −84% | Beloved (1998) $22.9M |
| Week 42, 1999 Oct 10–16 8 films · +620% | 8 | $186.3M | +620% | Fight Club (1999) $101.3M |
| Week 42, 2000 Oct 8–14 6 films · ±0% | 6 | $187.1M | ±0% | Billy Elliot (2000) $110.2M |
| Week 42, 2001 Oct 14–20 9 films · −63% | 9 | $70.1M | −63% | Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $35.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 42 of 2001?
English-language drama films took $70.1M across 7 films, 100% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($16.2K) and Malagasy-language drama films ($3.7K).
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2001, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2001 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 23–29) with $525.3M, led by Black Hawk Down (2001).
- Week 1 $337.4K
- Week 2 $150.7M
- Week 3 $29.6M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $22.1M
- Week 6 $1.5M
- Week 7 $65.8M
- Week 8 $7.9M
- Week 9 $3.1M
- Week 10 $57.2M
- Week 11 $204.7M
- Week 12 $28.1M
- Week 13 $49.5M
- Week 14 $85.8M
- Week 15 $306.8M
- Week 16 $11.2M
- Week 17 $61.1M
- Week 18 $13.5M
- Week 19 $11.9M
- Week 20 $214.8M
- Week 21 $450.5M
- Week 22 $701.6K
- Week 23 $7.4M
- Week 24 $15.2M
- Week 25 $1.1M
- Week 26 $351.7M
- Week 27 $815.6K
- Week 28 $120M
- Week 29 $27.7M
- Week 30 $11.5M
- Week 31 $35.7M
- Week 32 $11.1M
- Week 33 $69.3M
- Week 34 $41.8M
- Week 35 $79.5M
- Week 36 $73.3M
- Week 37 $54.4M
- Week 38 $3.5M
- Week 39 $142M
- Week 40 $111.1M
- Week 41 $90.9M
- Week 42 $70.1M
- Week 43 $104M
- Week 44 $19.8M
- Week 45 $169.8M
- Week 46 $4.6M
- Week 47 $51.4M
- Week 48 $94.1M
- Week 49 $13.5M
- Week 50 $118.4M
- Week 51 $379.7M
- Week 52 $525.3M
- Week 53 $640.2K
FAQ
Drama 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama 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 Last Castle (2001) at $27.6M and Waking Life (2001) at $3.2M.
How much did drama movies released in week 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20) earn?
9 drama films released in week 42 of 2001 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $70.1M in all, or $7.8M per film on average. Week 41, 2001 releases took $90.9M.
How many drama 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 is the week 42, 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 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 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.