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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2001

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2001 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Others Aug 10, 2001 Horror PG-13 $96,522,687 17,053,478
2 Chocolat Dec 15, 2000 Drama PG-13 $67,060,776 11,848,193
3 Moulin Rouge May 18, 2001 Musical PG-13 $57,065,562 10,082,254
4 A Knight’s Tale May 11, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $56,083,966 9,908,827
5 Behind Enemy Lines Nov 30, 2001 Action PG-13 $53,707,487 9,488,955
6 Enemy at the Gates Mar 16, 2001 Drama R $51,396,781 9,080,703
7 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $43,569,988 7,697,877
8 From Hell Oct 19, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $31,519,795 5,568,868
9 The Musketeer Sep 7, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $27,053,815 4,779,825
10 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Aug 17, 2001 Drama R $25,528,495 4,510,334
11 The Majestic Dec 21, 2001 Drama PG $23,458,487 4,144,609
12 Iron Monkey Oct 12, 2001 Action PG-13 $14,681,661 2,593,933
13 The Tailor of Panama Mar 30, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $13,491,653 2,383,684
14 American Outlaws Aug 17, 2001 Western PG-13 $13,264,986 2,343,637
15 Shadow of the Vampire Dec 29, 2000 Horror R $8,128,846 1,436,191
16 All the Pretty Horses Dec 22, 2000 Western PG-13 $7,886,561 1,393,385
17 The Man Who Wasn't There Oct 31, 2001 Drama R $6,971,906 1,231,785
18 Apocalypse Now Aug 15, 1979 Action R $4,591,287 811,181
19 Glitter Sep 21, 2001 Drama PG-13 $4,273,372 755,012
20 Quills Nov 22, 2000 Drama R $3,710,057 655,487
21 Songcatcher Jun 15, 2001 Drama PG-13 $3,050,934 539,034
22 The Golden Bowl Apr 27, 2001 Drama R $3,037,579 536,674
23 Malena Dec 22, 2000 Drama R $2,956,419 522,335
24 The House of Mirth Dec 22, 2000 Drama PG $2,872,744 507,551
25 Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef Nov 17, 2000 Drama Not Rated $2,362,018 417,317
26 Gosford Park Dec 26, 2001 Comedy R $2,193,544 387,551
27 China: The Panda Adventure Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,775,028 313,609
28 Divided We Fall Jun 8, 2001 Drama PG-13 $1,320,112 233,235
29 Gladiator May 5, 2000 Action R $1,073,753 189,709
30 The Luzhin Defence Apr 20, 2001 Drama PG-13 $1,051,811 185,832
31 Liam Sep 21, 2001 Drama R $1,016,021 179,509
32 Left Luggage Sep 22, 2000 Drama Not Rated $937,992 165,722
33 Lagaan Jun 15, 2001 Musical PG $835,767 147,662
34 Chunhyang Dec 29, 2000 Drama R $782,033 138,168
35 The Man Who Cried May 25, 2001 Drama R $747,092 131,995
36 The Legend of Rita Jan 26, 2001 Drama Not Rated $666,565 117,767
37 15 février 1839 Jan 26, 2001 Drama Not Rated $640,790 113,213
38 Texas Rangers Nov 30, 2001 Western PG-13 $623,374 110,136
39 The Claim Dec 29, 2000 Western R $614,892 108,638
40 The Devil's Backbone Nov 21, 2001 Horror R $453,067 80,047
41 Le pacte des loups Jan 11, 2002 Action R $401,634 70,960
42 No Man's Land Dec 7, 2001 Drama R $302,755 53,490
43 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $259,511 45,850
44 Funny Girl Aug 31, 2001 Comedy G $207,416 36,645
45 Plata quemada Oct 19, 2001 Drama Not Rated $195,532 34,546
46 Company Man Mar 9, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $146,028 25,800
47 A Time for Drunken Horses Oct 27, 2000 Drama Not Rated $143,542 25,360
48 Charlotte Gray Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $122,759 21,688
49 Sunshine Dec 17, 1999 Drama R $28,470 5,030
50 South of Heaven, West of Hell Dec 15, 2000 Western R $24,315 4,295
51 An Everlasting Piece Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $22,305 3,940
52 Psycho Beach Party Aug 4, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $2,865 506
Total Gross of All Movies$640,836,835
Total Tickets Sold113,222,032

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2001. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2001. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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