Skip to content
What's After the Movie?

Jump to
What's After the Movie?
Drama box office · Week 29 · Jul 14–20, 2002

Drama Box Office, Week 29 of 2002: Drama Releases of Jul 14–20

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 29 of 2002 (Jul 14–20), with $65.7M worldwide, ahead of The Cat Returns (2002) at $54.7M and Tadpole (2002) at $3.2M. 4 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $125.6M in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 38% on Week 28, 2002, whose releases took $201.4M.

week 29 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$125.6M
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), the #1
$65.7M
vs Week 28, 2002
−38%
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 drama movie of Week 29, 2002

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

2002 · Drama, History

$65.7M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

$35.2M US & Canada · 54% $30.5M elsewhere · 46%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 29 of 2002?

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) leads with $65.7M, 52% of the total. The top 4 together took $125.6M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $65.7M K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
    $35.2M US & Canada · 54% $30.5M elsewhere · 46%
  2. The Cat Returns (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $54.7M The Cat Returns (2002)
    $563.7K US & Canada · 1% $54.1M elsewhere · 99%
  3. Tadpole (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $3.2M Tadpole (2002)
    $2.9M US & Canada · 90% $309K elsewhere · 10%
  4. What to Do in Case of Fire (2002) movie poster Number 4
    $2M What to Do in Case of Fire (2002)
    $33.5K US & Canada · 2% $2M elsewhere · 98%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 29 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 29 of 2002 (Jul 14–20).

  1. 1 K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) movie poster
    K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) Jul 19, 2002 · English · Drama, History, Thriller $65.7M worldwide
    Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $35.2M Rest of the world: $30.5M Worldwide: $65.7M
  2. 2 The Cat Returns (2002) movie poster
    The Cat Returns (2002) Jul 19, 2002 · Japanese · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $54.7M worldwide
    Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $563.7K Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $54.7M
  3. 3 Tadpole (2002) movie poster
    Tadpole (2002) Jul 19, 2002 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $3.2M worldwide
    Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $309K Worldwide: $3.2M
  4. 4 What to Do in Case of Fire (2002) movie poster
    What to Do in Case of Fire (2002) Jul 19, 2002 · German · Drama, Comedy $2M worldwide
    Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $33.5K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 29 of 2002?

Of the top 4, Tadpole (2002) earned the biggest share at home (90% in the US & Canada), while The Cat Returns (2002) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $38.7M (31%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) $65.7M
    $35.2M US & Canada · 54% $30.5M elsewhere · 46%
  2. 2 The Cat Returns (2002) $54.7M
    $563.7K US & Canada · 1% $54.1M elsewhere · 99%
  3. 3 Tadpole (2002) $3.2M
    $2.9M US & Canada · 90% $309K elsewhere · 10%
  4. 4 What to Do in Case of Fire (2002) $2M
    $33.5K US & Canada · 2% $2M elsewhere · 98%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 29 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 29 releases took $125.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 28–Aug 3) with $426.5M, led by Signs (2002).

  1. Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 2–8 Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002) $7.5M Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002)
  2. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 9–15 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) $3.6M The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
  3. Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 16–22 The Spanish Apartment (2002) $50.6M The Spanish Apartment (2002)
  4. Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 23–29 Champion (2002) $15.6M Champion (2002)
  5. Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 30–Jul 6 Read My Lips (2002) $6.4M Read My Lips (2002)
  6. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 7–13 Road to Perdition (2002) $201.4M Road to Perdition (2002)
  7. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 14–20 K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) $125.6M K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
  8. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 21–27 Lan yu (2002) $7.6M Lan yu (2002)
  9. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 28–Aug 3 Signs (2002) $426.5M Signs (2002)
Earlier years

How Does Week 29 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 29, 1999 earned the most: $187.5M from 2 films, led by Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Week 29, 2002 took $125.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 29, 1993 Jul 11–17 1 film 1 $153.7M – Free Willy (1993) $153.7M
Week 29, 1994 Jul 10–16 2 films · −99% 2 $2.1M −99% Spanking the Monkey (1994) $1.4M
Week 29, 1995 Jul 16–22 1 film · −48% 1 $1.1M −48% Living in Oblivion (1995) $1.1M
Week 29, 1996 Jul 14–20 2 films · +1544% 2 $18.3M +1544% Trainspotting (1996) $17M
Week 29, 1997 Jul 13–19 3 films · +85% 3 $33.8M +85% Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) $22.6M
Week 29, 1998 Jul 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 29, 1999 Jul 11–17 2 films 2 $187.5M – Eyes Wide Shut (1999) $162.4M
Week 29, 2000 Jul 9–15 4 films · −99% 4 $2.1M −99% Chuck & Buck (2000) $1.2M
Week 29, 2001 Jul 15–21 3 films · +1223% 3 $27.7M +1223% Brother (2001) $15.3M
Week 29, 2002 Jul 14–20 4 films · +354% 4 $125.6M +354% K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) $65.7M
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 29 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 29 of 2002 (Jul 14–20)?

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) leads with $65.7M worldwide, $35.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Cat Returns (2002) at $54.7M and Tadpole (2002) at $3.2M.

How much did drama movies released in week 29 of 2002 (Jul 14–20) earn?

4 drama films released in week 29 of 2002 (Jul 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $125.6M in all, or $31.4M per film on average. Week 28, 2002 releases took $201.4M.

How many drama movies released in week 29 of 2002 (Jul 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), earned $65.7M.

How much of the Week 29, 2002 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$38.7M of the $125.6M total, or 31%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 29, 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 29 of 2002 (Jul 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 29, 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.