#1 of 149 #1 romance movie of 2001
2001 · Action, Drama
$449.2M worldwide · 12% of the chart's total
$198.5M US & Canada · 44% $250.7M elsewhere · 56%
Romance box office · 2001
Romance Box Office 2001: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Pearl Harbor (2001) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 2001, with $449.2M worldwide, ahead of American Pie 2 (2001) at $287.6M and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) at $282M. 149 romance films released in 2001 report a worldwide gross, $3.9B in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. 13 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 20% on 2000, whose releases took $3.2B. By language, English leads with $2.9B across 84 romance releases.
- 2001 releases with a gross
- 149
- combined worldwide
- $3.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 13
- vs 2000
- +20%
#1 of 149 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 2001?
Pearl Harbor (2001) leads with $449.2M, 12% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.4B, 36% of what all 149 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Romance Release of 2001, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 149. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2001.
- 1 May 25, 2001 US and Canada: $198.5M Rest of the world: $250.7M Worldwide: $449.2M
- 2 Aug 10, 2001 US and Canada: $145.1M Rest of the world: $142.5M Worldwide: $287.6M
- 3 Apr 13, 2001 US and Canada: $71.5M Rest of the world: $210.5M Worldwide: $282M
- 4 Dec 14, 2001 US and Canada: $100.6M Rest of the world: $102.8M Worldwide: $203.4M
- 5 May 18, 2001 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $127.5M Worldwide: $184.9M
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Jun 22, 2001 US and Canada: $113M Rest of the world: $63.2M Worldwide: $176.1M - 7
Nov 2, 2001 US and Canada: $33.7M Rest of the world: $141.5M Worldwide: $175.2M - 8
Aug 3, 2001 US and Canada: $108.2M Rest of the world: $57.1M Worldwide: $165.3M - 9
Mar 2, 2001 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $81M Worldwide: $147.8M - 10
Nov 9, 2001 US and Canada: $70.8M Rest of the world: $70.2M Worldwide: $141.1M - 11
Jul 20, 2001 US and Canada: $93.6M Rest of the world: $44.7M Worldwide: $138.3M - 12
Jan 12, 2001 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $40.6M Worldwide: $131.7M - 13
May 11, 2001 US and Canada: $56.6M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $117.5M - 14
Jan 26, 2001 US and Canada: $60.4M Rest of the world: $34.3M Worldwide: $94.7M - 15
Oct 5, 2001 US and Canada: $50.3M Rest of the world: $27.2M Worldwide: $77.5M - 16
Dec 21, 2001 US and Canada: $47.1M Rest of the world: $28.9M Worldwide: $76M - 17
Feb 16, 2001 US and Canada: $64.2M Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $71.2M - 18
Oct 12, 2001 US and Canada: $41.6M Rest of the world: $26.1M Worldwide: $67.6M - 19
Feb 16, 2001 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $65.8M - 20
Aug 17, 2001 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: $36.6M Worldwide: $62.1M - 21
Mar 23, 2001 US and Canada: $40.3M Rest of the world: $17.4M Worldwide: $57.8M - 22
Dec 26, 2001 US and Canada: $31.3M Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $45M - 23
Mar 30, 2001 US and Canada: $27.3M Rest of the world: $11.3M Worldwide: $38.7M - 24
Dec 21, 2001 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $37.3M - 25
Aug 3, 2001 US and Canada: $16.5M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $35.4M - 26
Sep 7, 2001 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $32.5M - 27
Apr 11, 2001 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $31M - 28
May 18, 2001 US and Canada: $24.2M Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $29.7M - 29
Jun 27, 2001 US and Canada: $28.7M Rest of the world: $647.1K Worldwide: $29.4M - 30
Feb 9, 2001 US and Canada: $19.4M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $26.1M - 31
Dec 25, 2001 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: $13.3M Worldwide: $24.7M - 32
Dec 19, 2001 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $24.5M - 33
Oct 26, 2001 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $23.9M - 34
Sep 7, 2001 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: $155.5K Worldwide: $22.4M - 35
Oct 12, 2001 US and Canada: $7.2M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $20.4M - 36
Jun 29, 2001 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $19.9M - 37
Mar 9, 2001 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: $8.3M Worldwide: $19.9M - 38
Aug 24, 2001 US and Canada: $19.8M Rest of the world: $18.9K Worldwide: $19.8M - 39
Aug 31, 2001 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $19.3M - 40
Dec 14, 2001 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: $10.6M Worldwide: $16.2M - 41
Feb 2, 2001 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $15.8M - 42
Feb 2, 2001 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $13.1M - 43
Mar 23, 2001 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: $6.8M Worldwide: $12.3M - 44
Mar 13, 2001 US and Canada: $7M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $10M - 45
Jul 27, 2001 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: $4.4M Worldwide: $9.7M - 46
Feb 23, 2001 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $7.6M - 47
Aug 3, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M - 48
Feb 23, 2001 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $7.2M - 49
Apr 27, 2001 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $5.8M - 50
Dec 28, 2001 US and Canada: $741.4K Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $5.3M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2001?
Of the top 10, The Princess Diaries (2001) earned the biggest share at home (65% in the US & Canada), while Amélie (2001) made 81% of its gross abroad. Across all 149 films, $2B (52%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M $198.5M US & Canada · 44% $250.7M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 American Pie 2 (2001) $287.6M $145.1M US & Canada · 50% $142.5M elsewhere · 50%
- 3 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) $282M $71.5M US & Canada · 25% $210.5M elsewhere · 75%
- 4 Vanilla Sky (2001) $203.4M $100.6M US & Canada · 49% $102.8M elsewhere · 51%
- 5 Moulin Rouge! (2001) $184.9M $57.4M US & Canada · 31% $127.5M elsewhere · 69%
- 6 Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) $176.1M $113M US & Canada · 64% $63.2M elsewhere · 36%
- 7 Amélie (2001) $175.2M $33.7M US & Canada · 19% $141.5M elsewhere · 81%
- 8 The Princess Diaries (2001) $165.3M $108.2M US & Canada · 65% $57.1M elsewhere · 35%
- 9 The Mexican (2001) $147.8M $66.8M US & Canada · 45% $81M elsewhere · 55%
- 10 Shallow Hal (2001) $141.1M $70.8M US & Canada · 50% $70.2M elsewhere · 50%
Gross bands
How Many 2001 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
13 of 149 films crossed $100M and took $2.6B between them, 67% of the total. 105 films, 70% of the list, earned under $10M.
67% 30%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 13 films, 9% of the list $2.6B · 67% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 31 films, 21% of the list $1.1B · 30% of the gross
- Under $10M 105 films, 70% of the list $122.5M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2001 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $785M from 9 films, led by Pearl Harbor (2001). September was the quietest month ($74.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Save the Last Dance (2001) $227.1M Save the Last Dance (2001)
- February Feb Down to Earth (2001) $209.2M Down to Earth (2001)
- March Mar The Mexican (2001) $290.2M The Mexican (2001)
- April Apr Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) $323.1M Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- May May Pearl Harbor (2001) $785M Pearl Harbor (2001)
- June Jun Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) $229.4M Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
- July Jul America's Sweethearts (2001) $152.1M America's Sweethearts (2001)
- August Aug American Pie 2 (2001) $614.6M American Pie 2 (2001)
- September Sep The Musketeer (2001) $74.8M The Musketeer (2001)
- October Oct Serendipity (2001) $196.4M Serendipity (2001)
- November Nov Amélie (2001) $321.2M Amélie (2001)
- December Dec Vanilla Sky (2001) $439.6M Vanilla Sky (2001)
Last 10 years
How Does 2001 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $4.2B from 75 films, led by Titanic (1997). 2001 took $3.9B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 49 films | 49 | $2B | – | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
| 1993 68 films · −10% | 68 | $1.8B | −10% | Indecent Proposal (1993) $266.6M |
| 1994 63 films · +54% | 63 | $2.7B | +54% | Forrest Gump (1994) $678.2M |
| 1995 83 films · −7% | 83 | $2.5B | −7% | Pocahontas (1995) $346.1M |
| 1996 79 films · −10% | 79 | $2.3B | −10% | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) $325.3M |
| 1997 75 films · +84% | 75 | $4.2B | +84% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 83 films · −15% | 83 | $3.6B | −15% | Armageddon (1998) $553.7M |
| 1999 104 films · −13% | 104 | $3.1B | −13% | Notting Hill (1999) $364M |
| 2000 102 films · +4% | 102 | $3.2B | +4% | What Women Want (2000) $374.1M |
| 2001 149 films · +20% | 149 | $3.9B | +20% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 2001?
English-language romance films took $2.9B across 84 films, 74% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($193M) and Chinese-language romance films ($15.8M).
2001 Romance Box Office by Language
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English $2.9B84 films · #1 American Pie 2 (2001) -
French $193M11 films · #1 Amélie (2001) -
Chinese $15.8M3 films · #1 In the Mood for Love (2001) -
Italian $9.7M2 films · #1 Bread and Tulips (2001) -
Danish $7.7M3 films · #1 Anja & Viktor (2001) -
Cantonese $5.5M7 films · #1 Dance of a Dream (2001) -
Czech $3M2 films · #1 Dark Blue World (2001) -
German $2.5M4 films · #1 Never Mind the Wall (2001) -
Finnish $1.6M2 films · #1 Me and Morrison (2001) -
Thai $1.1M2 films · #1 Jan Dara (2001)
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 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 149 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 2001?
Pearl Harbor (2001) leads with $449.2M worldwide, $198.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come American Pie 2 (2001) at $287.6M and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) at $282M.
How much did romance movies released in 2001 earn?
149 romance films released in 2001 report a worldwide gross, $3.9B in all, or $25.9M per film on average. 2000 releases took $3.2B.
How many romance movies released in 2001 made $1 billion?
None. 13 films crossed $100 million, led by Pearl Harbor (2001) with $449.2M.
How is the 2001 romance 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 2001. 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 2001 romance 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.