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August 2001 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing August Releases, Page 2

Rush Hour 2 (2001) is the highest-grossing movie released in August 2001, with $347.3M worldwide, ahead of American Pie 2 (2001) at $287.6M and The Others (2001) at $210M. 56 films released in August 2001 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 2% on July 2001, whose releases took $1.7B. By genre, Comedy leads with $1B across 22 releases.

August 2001 releases with a gross
56
combined worldwide
$1.6B
films crossed $100M
5
vs July 2001
−2%
Rush Hour 2 (2001) movie poster #1 of 56
#1 movie of August 2001

Rush Hour 2 (2001)

2001 · Action, Thriller

$347.3M worldwide · 21% of the chart's total

$226.2M US & Canada · 65% $121.2M elsewhere · 35%
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Every Release of August 2001, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 56 of 56. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2001.

  1. 51 Fausto 5.0 (2001) movie poster
    Fausto 5.0 (2001) Aug 30, 2001 · Spanish · Horror, Drama $33.2K worldwide
    Aug 30, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.2K
  2. 52 Smouldering Cigarette (2001) movie poster
    Smouldering Cigarette (2001) Aug 14, 2001 · Hungarian · Drama, Romance $32.1K worldwide
    Aug 14, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.1K
  3. 53 A Cab for Three (2001) movie poster
    A Cab for Three (2001) Aug 2, 2001 · Spanish · Drama, Crime $31.4K worldwide
    Aug 2, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.4K
  4. 54 Choo-Choo-2 (2001) movie poster
    Choo-Choo-2 (2001) Aug 11, 2001 · Russian · Animation $30.7K worldwide
    Aug 11, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.7K
  5. 55 Transfixed (2001) movie poster
    Transfixed (2001) Aug 8, 2001 · French · Drama, Crime $17.4K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2001 US and Canada: $17.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.4K
  6. 56 Francesca and Nunziata (2001) movie poster
    Francesca and Nunziata (2001) Aug 16, 2001 · Italian · Comedy, Drama $7.9K worldwide
    Aug 16, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9K
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Box Office in 2001, Month by Month

The months of 2001 with their totals: December leads with $2.9B, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).