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Thriller box office · Week 49 · Dec 2–8, 2001

Thriller Box Office, Week 49 of 2001: Thriller Releases of Dec 2–8

Ocean's Eleven (2001) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8), with $450.7M worldwide, ahead of The Business of Strangers (2001) at $1.3M. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $452M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 49 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$452M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
41%
Ocean's Eleven (2001) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 49, 2001

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

2001 · Thriller, Comedy

$450.7M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$183.4M US & Canada · 41% $267.3M elsewhere · 59%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8).

  1. 1 Ocean's Eleven (2001) movie poster
    Ocean's Eleven (2001) Dec 7, 2001 · English · Thriller, Comedy, Crime $450.7M worldwide
    Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: $183.4M Rest of the world: $267.3M Worldwide: $450.7M
  2. 2 The Business of Strangers (2001) movie poster
    The Business of Strangers (2001) Dec 7, 2001 · English · Drama, Thriller $1.3M worldwide
    Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $256.7K Worldwide: $1.3M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 49 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 thriller movie in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8)?

Ocean's Eleven (2001) leads with $450.7M worldwide, $183.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Business of Strangers (2001) at $1.3M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $452M in all, or $226M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Ocean's Eleven (2001) with $450.7M.

How much of the Week 49, 2001 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$184.4M of the $452M total, or 41%, 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 49, 2001 thriller 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 49 of 2001 (Dec 2–8). 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 49, 2001 thriller 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.