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Drama box office · Week 2 · Jan 6–12, 2002

Drama Box Office, Week 2 of 2002: Drama Releases of Jan 6–12

Orange County (2002) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 2 of 2002 (Jan 6–12), with $43.3M worldwide, ahead of Personal Velocity (2002) at $890.5K and What Time Is It Over There? (2002) at $265.5K. 5 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $44.8M in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $44.5M across 3 drama releases.

week 2 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$44.8M
Orange County (2002), the #1
$43.3M
earned in the US & Canada
94%
Orange County (2002) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 drama movie of Week 2, 2002

Orange County (2002)

2002 · Drama, Comedy

$43.3M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$41.1M US & Canada · 95% $2.2M elsewhere · 5%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 2 of 2002?

Orange County (2002) leads with $43.3M, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $44.8M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Orange County (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $43.3M Orange County (2002)
    $41.1M US & Canada · 95% $2.2M elsewhere · 5%
  2. Personal Velocity (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $890.5K Personal Velocity (2002)
    $811.3K US & Canada · 91% $79.2K elsewhere · 9%
  3. What Time Is It Over There? (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $265.5K What Time Is It Over There? (2002)
    $195.8K US & Canada · 74% $69.7K elsewhere · 26%
  4. Australian Rules (2002) movie poster Number 4
    $243.7K Australian Rules (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002) movie poster Number 5
    $58.8K My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 2 of 2002, 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 2 of 2002 (Jan 6–12).

  1. 1 Orange County (2002) movie poster
    Orange County (2002) Jan 11, 2002 · English · Drama, Comedy $43.3M worldwide
    Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: $41.1M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $43.3M
  2. 2 Personal Velocity (2002) movie poster
    Personal Velocity (2002) Jan 12, 2002 · English · Drama $890.5K worldwide
    Jan 12, 2002 US and Canada: $811.3K Rest of the world: $79.2K Worldwide: $890.5K
  3. 3 What Time Is It Over There? (2002) movie poster
    What Time Is It Over There? (2002) Jan 11, 2002 · Chinese · Drama, Romance $265.5K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: $195.8K Rest of the world: $69.7K Worldwide: $265.5K
  4. 4 Australian Rules (2002) movie poster
    Australian Rules (2002) Jan 11, 2002 · English · Drama $243.7K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $243.7K
  5. 5 My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002) movie poster
    My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002) Jan 11, 2002 · Korean · Animation, Fantasy, Drama $58.8K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 2 of 2002?

Of the top 5, Orange County (2002) earned the biggest share at home (95% in the US & Canada), while What Time Is It Over There? (2002) made 26% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $42.1M (94%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 5 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Orange County (2002) $43.3M
    $41.1M US & Canada · 95% $2.2M elsewhere · 5%
  2. 2 Personal Velocity (2002) $890.5K
    $811.3K US & Canada · 91% $79.2K elsewhere · 9%
  3. 3 What Time Is It Over There? (2002) $265.5K
    $195.8K US & Canada · 74% $69.7K elsewhere · 26%
  4. 4 Australian Rules (2002) $243.7K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002) $58.8K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it

How Does Week 2 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 2 releases took $44.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 2001 (Dec 23–29) with $525.3M, led by Black Hawk Down (2001).

  1. Week 49, 2001 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 Last Orders (2001) $13.5M Last Orders (2001)
  2. Week 50, 2001 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) $118.4M The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
  3. Week 51, 2001 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 A Beautiful Mind (2001) $379.7M A Beautiful Mind (2001)
  4. Week 52, 2001 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 Black Hawk Down (2001) $525.3M Black Hawk Down (2001)
  5. Week 53, 2001 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 The White Sound (2001) $640.2K The White Sound (2001)
  6. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–5 Impostor (2002) $8.7M Impostor (2002)
  7. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 6–12 Orange County (2002) $44.8M Orange County (2002)
  8. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 13–19 State Property (2002) $2.9M State Property (2002)
  9. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 20–26 The Mothman Prophecies (2002) $121.1M The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Earlier years

How Does Week 2 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 2, 1995 earned the most: $250.1M from 4 films, led by Legends of the Fall (1995). Week 2, 2002 took $44.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 2, 1993 Jan 3–9 2 films 2 $9.8M – Chaplin (1993) $9.5M
Week 2, 1994 Jan 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 1995 Jan 8–14 4 films 4 $250.1M – Legends of the Fall (1995) $160.6M
Week 2, 1996 Jan 7–13 1 film · −89% 1 $26.9M −89% Eye for an Eye (1996) $26.9M
Week 2, 1997 Jan 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 1998 Jan 4–10 1 film 1 $27.5K – Finding North (1998) $27.5K
Week 2, 1999 Jan 3–9 1 film · +357166% 1 $98.1M +357166% The Thin Red Line (1999) $98.1M
Week 2, 2000 Jan 2–8 2 films · −100% 2 $424.1K −100% Mela (2000) $220.5K
Week 2, 2001 Jan 7–13 3 films · +35432% 3 $150.7M +35432% Save the Last Dance (2001) $131.7M
Week 2, 2002 Jan 6–12 5 films · −70% 5 $44.8M −70% Orange County (2002) $43.3M
Archive

Drama Box Office in 2002, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2002 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 22–28) with $588.8M, led by Catch Me If You Can (2002).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 2 of 2002: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 2 of 2002 (Jan 6–12)?

Orange County (2002) leads with $43.3M worldwide, $41.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Personal Velocity (2002) at $890.5K and What Time Is It Over There? (2002) at $265.5K.

How much did drama movies released in week 2 of 2002 (Jan 6–12) earn?

5 drama films released in week 2 of 2002 (Jan 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $44.8M in all, or $9M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 2 of 2002 (Jan 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Orange County (2002), earned $43.3M.

How much of the Week 2, 2002 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$42.1M of the $44.8M total, or 94%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 2, 2002 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 2 of 2002 (Jan 6–12). 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 2, 2002 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.