| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Jeepers Creepers | - | - | - | $15,831,700 | 2,944 | $37,904,175 | Aug 31 | United Artists | false |
| 2 | Rush Hour 2 | - | - | - | $11,713,042 | 3,118 | $226,164,286 | Aug 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 3 | American Pie 2 | - | - | - | $11,011,104 | 3,157 | $145,103,595 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Others | - | - | - | $10,162,977 | 2,843 | $96,522,687 | Aug 10 | Miramax | false |
| 5 | Rat Race | - | - | - | $9,154,416 | 2,551 | $56,618,055 | Aug 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $7,590,086 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | Aug 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | O | - | - | - | $6,916,625 | 1,464 | $16,025,437 | Aug 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 8 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | - | - | - | $6,517,115 | 2,765 | $30,085,147 | Aug 24 | Miramax | false |
| 9 | Summer Catch | - | - | - | $4,912,347 | 2,335 | $19,753,553 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | - | - | - | $3,933,280 | 1,612 | $25,543,895 | Aug 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $3,845,984 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Jurassic Park III | - | - | - | $2,320,285 | 3,462 | $181,171,875 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Ghosts of Mars | - | - | - | $2,105,080 | 2,048 | $8,709,640 | Aug 24 | Screen Gems | false |
| 14 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | - | - | - | $1,991,987 | 909 | $7,517,191 | Aug 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 15 | The Deep End | - | - | - | $1,758,366 | 412 | $8,823,109 | Aug 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 16 | Legally Blonde | - | - | - | $1,730,424 | 2,725 | $96,520,674 | Jul 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | America's Sweethearts | - | - | - | $1,306,041 | 3,011 | $93,607,673 | Jul 20 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 18 | American Outlaws | - | - | - | $1,303,476 | 2,348 | $13,342,790 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Bubble Boy | - | - | - | $1,290,861 | 1,605 | $5,007,898 | Aug 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $1,164,650 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | May 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Shrek | - | - | - | $1,158,260 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | May 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 22 | Tortilla Soup | - | - | - | $945,591 | 220 | $4,467,615 | Aug 24 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 23 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $931,252 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | Jun 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Score | - | - | - | $910,326 | 2,211 | $71,107,711 | Jul 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | - | - | - | $647,505 | 3,053 | $112,952,899 | Jun 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | $602,080 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | Jun 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $571,340 | 128 | $6,217,849 | Jul 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $570,975 | 105 | $4,626,290 | Aug 3 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Spy Kids | - | - | - | $561,928 | 3,191 | $112,719,001 | Mar 30 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | Osmosis Jones | - | - | - | $402,948 | 2,305 | $13,596,911 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Lajja | - | - | - | $376,000 | 38 | $376,000 | Aug 31 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 32 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $355,584 | 84 | $5,318,679 | Jul 27 | First Look International | false |
| 33 | Made | - | - | - | $339,794 | 182 | $5,313,300 | Jul 13 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 34 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | - | - | - | $337,628 | 101 | $3,067,312 | Jul 20 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 35 | The Closet | - | - | - | $337,346 | 145 | $6,678,894 | Jun 6 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $317,655 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | - | - | - | $281,839 | 3,349 | $131,168,070 | Jun 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $226,143 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | - | - | - | $215,798 | 3,242 | $78,616,689 | Jun 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Original Sin | - | - | - | $138,723 | 2,194 | $16,534,221 | Aug 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 41 | Memento | - | - | - | $136,696 | 531 | $25,544,867 | Mar 16 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 42 | Swordfish | - | - | - | $128,073 | 2,688 | $69,772,969 | Jun 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Greenfingers | - | - | - | $123,936 | 49 | $1,443,067 | Jul 27 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 44 | An American Rhapsody | - | - | - | $116,836 | 54 | $850,255 | Aug 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 45 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $115,995 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | May 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 46 | Sexy Beast | - | - | - | $103,741 | 194 | $6,946,056 | Jun 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 47 | Kiss of the Dragon | - | - | - | $84,118 | 2,100 | $36,845,124 | Jul 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 48 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $83,779 | 34 | $2,487,878 | Mar 30 | Kino International | false |
| 49 | All Over the Guy | - | - | - | $75,772 | 35 | $1,022,324 | Aug 10 | Lionsgate | false |
| 50 | Songcatcher | - | - | - | $68,751 | 104 | $3,059,834 | Jun 15 | Lionsgate | false |
| 51 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $68,234 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | false |
| 52 | Funny Girl 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $65,560 | 3 | $223,306 | Aug 31 | Sony Pictures Repertory | false |
| 53 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $64,341 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 54 | Innocence | - | - | - | $62,363 | 52 | $2,202,382 | Aug 17 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 55 | Wet Hot American Summer | - | - | - | $61,537 | 12 | $295,206 | Jul 27 | USA Films | false |
| 56 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $60,954 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 57 | Baby Boy | - | - | - | $58,483 | 1,533 | $28,734,552 | Jun 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 58 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $50,722 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 59 | Together | - | - | - | $45,848 | 47 | $1,034,829 | Aug 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 60 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $43,276 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 61 | Under the Sand | - | - | - | $41,398 | 25 | $1,452,698 | May 4 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 62 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $40,641 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 63 | A Matter of Taste | - | - | - | $9,144 | 1 | $10,720 | Aug 31 | Attitude Films | false |
| 64 | Speedway Junky | - | - | - | $6,900 | 1 | $17,246 | Aug 31 | Regent Releasing | false |
