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Romance box office · Week 21 · May 20–26, 2001

Romance Box Office, Week 21 of 2001: Romance Releases of May 20–26

Pearl Harbor (2001) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 21 of 2001 (May 20–26), with $449.2M worldwide, ahead of The Man Who Cried (2001) at $1.3M. 2 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $450.5M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$450.5M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
44%
Pearl Harbor (2001) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 romance movie of Week 21, 2001

Pearl Harbor (2001)

2001 · Action, Drama

$449.2M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$198.5M US & Canada · 44% $250.7M elsewhere · 56%
The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 21 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 21 of 2001 (May 20–26).

  1. 1 Pearl Harbor (2001) movie poster
    Pearl Harbor (2001) May 25, 2001 · Action, Drama, Romance $449.2M worldwide
    May 25, 2001 US and Canada: $198.5M Rest of the world: $250.7M Worldwide: $449.2M
  2. 2 The Man Who Cried (2001) movie poster
    The Man Who Cried (2001) May 25, 2001 · English · Drama, Romance, War $1.3M worldwide
    May 25, 2001 US and Canada: $747.1K Rest of the world: $575.7K Worldwide: $1.3M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 21 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 21 of 2001 (May 20–26)?

Pearl Harbor (2001) leads with $449.2M worldwide, $198.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Man Who Cried (2001) at $1.3M.

How much did romance movies released in week 21 of 2001 (May 20–26) earn?

2 romance films released in week 21 of 2001 (May 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $450.5M in all, or $225.3M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 21 of 2001 (May 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Pearl Harbor (2001) with $449.2M.

How much of the Week 21, 2001 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$199.3M of the $450.5M total, or 44%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 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 week 21 of 2001 (May 20–26). 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 21, 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.