#1 of 3 2001 · Drama, Romance
$184.9M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total
Moulin Rouge! (2001) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 20 of 2001 (May 13–19), with $184.9M worldwide, ahead of Angel Eyes (2001) at $29.7M and Fast Food Fast Women (2001) at $228.8K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $214.9M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 80% on Week 19, 2001, whose releases took $119.6M.
#1 of 3 2001 · Drama, Romance
$184.9M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total
Moulin Rouge! (2001) leads with $184.9M, 86% of the total. The top 3 together took $214.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 20 of 2001 (May 13–19).
May 18, 2001 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $127.5M Worldwide: $184.9M
May 18, 2001 US and Canada: $24.2M Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $29.7M
May 18, 2001 US and Canada: $17.1K Rest of the world: $211.7K Worldwide: $228.8K Of the top 3, Angel Eyes (2001) earned the biggest share at home (81% in the US & Canada), while Fast Food Fast Women (2001) made 93% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $81.6M (38%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 20 releases took $214.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 20–26) with $450.5M, led by Pearl Harbor (2001).
Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2001 earned the most: $214.9M from 3 films, led by Moulin Rouge! (2001).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 20, 1992 May 10–16 1 film | 1 | $143K | – | Simple Men (1992) $143K |
| Week 20, 1993 May 9–15 1 film · +1863% | 1 | $2.8M | +1863% | Map of the Human Heart (1993) $2.8M |
| Week 20, 1994 May 8–14 2 films · −52% | 2 | $1.4M | −52% | Queen Margot (1994) $1.3M |
| Week 20, 1995 May 14–20 1 film · +2352% | 1 | $33.2M | +2352% | Forget Paris (1995) $33.2M |
| Week 20, 1996 May 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 20, 1997 May 11–17 1 film | 1 | $3M | – | Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) $3M |
| Week 20, 1998 May 10–16 2 films · +6176% | 2 | $186.9M | +6176% | The Horse Whisperer (1998) $186.9M |
| Week 20, 1999 May 9–15 1 film · −91% | 1 | $16.1M | −91% | A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) $16.1M |
| Week 20, 2000 May 7–13 3 films · −93% | 3 | $1.1M | −93% | Faithless (2000) $918K |
| Week 20, 2001 May 13–19 3 films · +19610% | 3 | $214.9M | +19610% | Moulin Rouge! (2001) $184.9M |
49 weeks of 2001 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 20–26) with $450.5M, led by Pearl Harbor (2001).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
Moulin Rouge! (2001) leads with $184.9M worldwide, $57.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Angel Eyes (2001) at $29.7M and Fast Food Fast Women (2001) at $228.8K.
3 romance films released in week 20 of 2001 (May 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $214.9M in all, or $71.6M per film on average. Week 19, 2001 releases took $119.6M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Moulin Rouge! (2001) with $184.9M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 20 of 2001 (May 13–19). 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.
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.