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Sci-Fi box office · Week 34 · Aug 19–25, 2001

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 34 of 2001: Sci-Fi Releases of Aug 19–25

Ghosts of Mars (2001) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 34 of 2001 (Aug 19–25), with $14M worldwide, ahead of Happy Accidents (2001) at $688.5K. 2 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$14.7M
Ghosts of Mars (2001), the #1
$14M
earned in the US & Canada
64%
Ghosts of Mars (2001) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 sci-fi movie of Week 34, 2001

Ghosts of Mars (2001)

2001 · Action, Sci-Fi

$14M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$8.7M US & Canada · 62% $5.3M elsewhere · 38%
The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2001 (Aug 19–25).

  1. 1 Ghosts of Mars (2001) movie poster
    Ghosts of Mars (2001) Aug 24, 2001 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Horror $14M worldwide
    Aug 24, 2001 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $14M
  2. 2 Happy Accidents (2001) movie poster
    Happy Accidents (2001) Aug 24, 2001 · English · Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance $688.5K worldwide
    Aug 24, 2001 US and Canada: $688.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $688.5K
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 34 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 sci-fi movie in week 34 of 2001 (Aug 19–25)?

Ghosts of Mars (2001) leads with $14M worldwide, $8.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Happy Accidents (2001) at $688.5K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 34 of 2001 (Aug 19–25) earn?

2 sci-fi films released in week 34 of 2001 (Aug 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, or $7.3M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 34 of 2001 (Aug 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ghosts of Mars (2001), earned $14M.

How much of the Week 34, 2001 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$9.4M of the $14.7M total, or 64%, 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 34, 2001 sci-fi 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 34 of 2001 (Aug 19–25). 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 34, 2001 sci-fi 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.