#1 of 8 #1 drama movie of Week 49, 2001
2001 · Drama
$6.9M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total
$2.3M US & Canada · 34% $4.5M elsewhere · 66%
Drama box office · Week 49 · Dec 2–8, 2001
Drama Box Office, Week 49 of 2001: Drama Releases of Dec 2–8
Last Orders (2001) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8), with $6.9M worldwide, ahead of No Man's Land (2001) at $4.9M and The Business of Strangers (2001) at $1.3M. 8 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.5M in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 86% on Week 48, 2001, whose releases took $94.1M. By language, English leads with $13.3M across 6 drama releases.
- week 49 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $13.5M
- Last Orders (2001), the #1
- $6.9M
- vs Week 48, 2001
- −86%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 49 of 2001?
Last Orders (2001) leads with $6.9M, 51% of the total. The top 5 together took $13.5M, almost all of what the 8 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 Week 49 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 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8).
- 1 Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $6.9M
- 2 Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $4.9M
- 3 Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $256.7K Worldwide: $1.3M
- 4 Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $266.5K
Dec 7, 2001 · English · Family, Animation, Drama $266.5K worldwide - 5 Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: $125.9K Rest of the world: $41.1K Worldwide: $167K
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Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: $16.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9K - 7
Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.2K - 8
Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 49 of 2001?
Of the top 8, Eban and Charley (2001) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while No Man's Land (2001) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $4.5M (33%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Last Orders (2001) $6.9M $2.3M US & Canada · 34% $4.5M elsewhere · 66%
- 2 No Man's Land (2001) $4.9M $1M US & Canada · 21% $3.8M elsewhere · 79%
- 3 The Business of Strangers (2001) $1.3M $1M US & Canada · 80% $256.7K elsewhere · 20%
- 4 Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) $266.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Baran (2001) $167K $125.9K US & Canada · 75% $41.1K elsewhere · 25%
- 6 Eban and Charley (2001) $16.9K $16.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Peony Pavilion (2001) $12.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Uprising (2001) $9.3K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 49 releases took $13.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 16–22) with $379.7M, led by A Beautiful Mind (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)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 4–10 Shallow Hal (2001) $169.8M Shallow Hal (2001)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 11–17 Novocaine (2001) $4.6M Novocaine (2001)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 18–24 In the Bedroom (2001) $51.4M In the Bedroom (2001)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 Behind Enemy Lines (2001) $94.1M Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 Last Orders (2001) $13.5M Last Orders (2001)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) $118.4M The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 A Beautiful Mind (2001) $379.7M A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Earlier years
How Does Week 49 of 2001 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 49, 1997 earned the most: $225.9M from 1 film, led by Good Will Hunting (1997). Week 49, 2001 took $13.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 49, 1992 Nov 29–Dec 5 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 49, 1993 Nov 28–Dec 4 3 films | 3 | $10.3M | – | Little Buddha (1993) $4.9M |
| Week 49, 1994 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · −59% | 3 | $4.2M | −59% | Safe Passage (1994) $1.6M |
| Week 49, 1995 Dec 3–9 1 film · −74% | 1 | $1.1M | −74% | Georgia (1995) $1.1M |
| Week 49, 1996 Dec 1–7 3 films · +15393% | 3 | $172M | +15393% | Daylight (1996) $159.2M |
| Week 49, 1997 Nov 30–Dec 6 1 film · +31% | 1 | $225.9M | +31% | Good Will Hunting (1997) $225.9M |
| Week 49, 1998 Nov 29–Dec 5 2 films · −98% | 2 | $4.7M | −98% | Little Voice (1998) $4.6M |
| Week 49, 1999 Nov 28–Dec 4 4 films · +182% | 4 | $13.3M | +182% | The End of the Affair (1999) $10.8M |
| Week 49, 2000 Nov 26–Dec 2 4 films · −97% | 4 | $463.4K | −97% | Boys Life 3 (2000) $208.5K |
| Week 49, 2001 Dec 2–8 8 films · +2811% | 8 | $13.5M | +2811% | Last Orders (2001) $6.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in Week 49 of 2001?
English-language drama films took $13.3M across 6 films, 99% of the total, ahead of Persian-language drama films ($167K) and Chinese-language drama films ($12.2K).
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 49 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8)?
Last Orders (2001) leads with $6.9M worldwide, $2.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come No Man's Land (2001) at $4.9M and The Business of Strangers (2001) at $1.3M.
How much did drama movies released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8) earn?
8 drama films released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $13.5M in all, or $1.7M per film on average. Week 48, 2001 releases took $94.1M.
How many drama movies released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Last Orders (2001), earned $6.9M.
How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8). 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 49, 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.