Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2001
Total Box Office Gross: $8,128,011,511
Tickets Sold: 1,436,044,430
Average Ticket Price: $5.66
Top Grossing Movies of 2001
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2001 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Nov 16 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG |
$291,594,218 |
51,518,413 |
| 2 |
Shrek |
May 18 |
Dreamworks SKG |
Adventure |
PG |
$267,652,016 |
47,288,342 |
| 3 |
Monsters, Inc. 3D |
Dec 19 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
G |
$239,190,413 |
42,259,790 |
| 4 |
Rush Hour 2 |
Aug 3 |
New Line |
Action |
PG-13 |
$226,138,454 |
39,953,790 |
| 5 |
The Mummy Returns |
May 4 |
Universal |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$202,007,640 |
35,690,396 |
| 6 |
Pearl Harbor |
May 25 |
Walt Disney |
Action |
PG-13 |
$198,539,855 |
35,077,713 |
| 7 |
Jurassic Park 3 |
Jul 18 |
Universal |
Action |
PG-13 |
$181,166,115 |
32,008,148 |
| 8 |
Planet of the Apes |
Jul 27 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$179,774,963 |
31,762,361 |
| 9 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
Jun 14 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$174,119,499 |
30,763,162 |
| 10 |
Hannibal |
Feb 9 |
MGM |
Horror |
R |
$165,091,986 |
29,168,195 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2001
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros. |
32 |
$1,379,268,510 |
243,687,015 |
16.97% |
| 2 |
Universal |
16 |
$924,208,333 |
163,287,693 |
11.37% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures |
18 |
$891,714,493 |
157,546,730 |
10.97% |
| 4 |
Walt Disney |
19 |
$886,015,360 |
156,539,815 |
10.90% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox |
20 |
$855,517,878 |
151,151,569 |
10.53% |
| 6 |
Sony Pictures |
28 |
$719,373,697 |
127,097,825 |
8.85% |
| 7 |
MGM |
13 |
$447,978,561 |
79,148,155 |
5.51% |
| 8 |
Miramax |
32 |
$424,374,379 |
74,977,807 |
5.22% |
| 9 |
New Line |
12 |
$405,730,718 |
71,683,872 |
4.99% |
| 10 |
Dreamworks SKG |
7 |
$399,088,223 |
70,510,287 |
4.91% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2001
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure |
24 |
$1,950,517,003 |
344,614,310 |
24.00% |
| 2 |
Comedy |
91 |
$1,720,770,449 |
304,023,049 |
21.17% |
| 3 |
Drama |
141 |
$1,478,391,113 |
261,199,839 |
18.19% |
| 4 |
Action |
28 |
$1,269,922,233 |
224,367,885 |
15.62% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
22 |
$620,909,355 |
109,701,300 |
7.64% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy |
22 |
$520,172,779 |
91,903,317 |
6.40% |
| 7 |
Horror |
13 |
$390,803,639 |
69,046,580 |
4.81% |
| 8 |
Musical |
7 |
$69,746,339 |
12,322,674 |
0.86% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy |
3 |
$47,122,178 |
8,325,473 |
0.58% |
| 10 |
Western |
4 |
$20,993,355 |
3,709,073 |
0.26% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2001
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
124 |
$4,152,598,769 |
733,674,694 |
51.09% |
| 2 |
R |
211 |
$2,267,997,252 |
400,706,226 |
27.90% |
| 3 |
PG |
31 |
$1,135,100,343 |
200,547,765 |
13.97% |
| 4 |
G |
17 |
$511,688,711 |
90,404,365 |
6.30% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
198 |
$57,220,552 |
10,109,634 |
0.70% |
| 6 |
Open |
2 |
$1,896,637 |
335,095 |
0.02% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2001
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
226 |
$3,948,726,924 |
697,654,932 |
48.58% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
68 |
$2,195,069,313 |
387,821,431 |
27.01% |
| 3 |
Remake |
10 |
$827,436,557 |
146,190,205 |
10.18% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events |
34 |
$396,561,645 |
70,063,895 |
4.88% |
| 5 |
Based on TV |
7 |
$249,000,328 |
43,992,991 |
3.06% |
| 6 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
3 |
$166,617,310 |
29,437,687 |
2.05% |
| 7 |
Based on Game |
3 |
$164,210,506 |
29,012,457 |
2.02% |
| 8 |
Based on Play |
6 |
$45,689,122 |
8,072,283 |
0.56% |
| 9 |
Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
1 |
$43,569,988 |
7,697,878 |
0.54% |
| 10 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
4 |
$43,038,239 |
7,603,929 |
0.53% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2001
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
361 |
$6,638,008,166 |
1,172,792,959 |
81.67% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action |
5 |
$739,093,432 |
130,581,878 |
9.09% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation |
5 |
$589,078,643 |
104,077,499 |
7.25% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation |
4 |
$144,877,524 |
25,596,735 |
1.78% |
| 5 |
Rotoscoping |
1 |
$2,539,796 |
448,727 |
0.03% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2001
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2001 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
188 |
$4,211,319,563 |
744,049,390 |
51.81% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction |
16 |
$1,074,382,219 |
189,820,179 |
13.22% |
| 3 |
Fantasy |
17 |
$848,585,798 |
149,926,820 |
10.44% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction |
48 |
$740,168,869 |
130,771,885 |
9.11% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction |
13 |
$579,030,693 |
102,302,243 |
7.12% |
| 6 |
Dramatization |
20 |
$396,128,314 |
69,987,334 |
4.87% |
| 7 |
Factual |
23 |
$24,917,114 |
4,402,318 |
0.31% |
| 8 |
Super Hero |
1 |
$4,965,347 |
877,270 |
0.06% |
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013