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#6,556 All-time worldwide
#145 2001 releases

Movie profile

Josie and the Pussycats

2001 · 98 min · Universal Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $14.9M
Budget $22.0M
Gross minus budget -$7.1M
ROI 0.68x

Domestic gross

$5.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$8.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Josie and the Pussycats ranks

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Quick answer

How did Josie and the Pussycats (2001) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Josie and the Pussycats (2001) earned a reported $14.9M worldwide against a reported $22.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$7.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.68x. In this database it currently ranks #6,556 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #145 among 2001 releases.

Worldwide gross
$14,866,444
Budget
$22,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$7,133,556
ROI
0.68x
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

Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Apr 6, 2001
Production
Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Riverdale Productions
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2001, Josie and the Pussycats is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Music title from Universal Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $14.9M, reported production budget is $22.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$7.1M, ROI is 0.68x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,556 all-time in the current chart set and #145 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.