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#10,726 All-time worldwide
#227 2001 releases

Movie profile

Human Nature

2001 · 96 min · Studio Canal

Drama Comedy
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $1.6M
Budget $6.0M
Gross minus budget -$4.4M
ROI 0.27x

Domestic gross

$800,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$800,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$144,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Human Nature ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #10,726 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2001 releases #227 Release-year chart position of 250 titles Ranked against movies released in 2001. Studio / company #37 Studio Canal of 38 titles Position inside the mapped Studio Canal movie set. Primary genre #4,694 Drama of 5,859 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#10,723 Session 9 2001 · $1.6M #10,724 Cabin in the Sky 1943 · $1.6M #10,725 Big City 1937 · $1.6M #10,744 Trouble Couples 1987 · $1.6M #10,745 Chasers 1994 · $1.6M #10,746 They Drive by Night 1940 · $1.6M

Quick answer

How did Human Nature (2001) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Human Nature (2001) earned a reported $1.6M worldwide against a reported $6.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$4.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.27x. In this database it currently ranks #10,726 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #227 among 2001 releases.

Worldwide gross
$1,600,000
Budget
$6,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$4,400,000
ROI
0.27x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 12, 2001
Production
StudioCanal, Fine Line Features, Good Machine
Countries
FR, US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyStudio Canal Release year chart2001 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartComedy

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2001, Human Nature is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Comedy title from StudioCanal. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $1.6M, reported production budget is $6.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$4.4M, ROI is 0.27x. For comparison, it currently sits #10,726 all-time in the current chart set and #227 among 2001 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.