| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $23,642,327 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | $18,736,133 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | Nov 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Spy Game | - | - | - | $11,013,350 | 2,770 | $62,362,560 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $9,105,664 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | Nov 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Black Knight | - | - | - | $5,522,248 | 2,571 | $33,426,971 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $4,525,000 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | Nov 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $2,718,839 | 2,011 | $13,906,394 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | $1,912,678 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | Nov 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Amélie | - | - | - | $1,358,649 | 303 | $33,225,499 | Nov 2 | Miramax | false |
| 10 | Heist | - | - | - | $1,182,497 | 1,891 | $23,510,841 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Life as a House | - | - | - | $1,096,158 | 1,288 | $15,667,270 | Oct 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 12 | The Wash | - | - | - | $794,185 | 749 | $10,097,538 | Nov 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 13 | The One | - | - | - | $772,858 | 2,894 | $43,905,746 | Nov 2 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 14 | Les Boys III | - | - | - | $721,350 | 115 | $3,557,100 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 15 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $675,640 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Sidewalks of New York | - | - | - | $604,533 | 224 | $2,402,652 | Nov 23 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 17 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $596,865 | 259 | $7,504,257 | Nov 2 | USA Films | false |
| 18 | Thir13en Ghosts | - | - | - | $578,141 | 2,781 | $41,867,960 | Oct 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $559,639 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | Oct 5 | Miramax | false |
| 20 | Texas Rangers | - | - | - | $319,516 | 404 | $623,374 | Nov 30 | Miramax | false |
| 21 | Novocaine | - | - | - | $236,198 | 189 | $2,036,682 | Nov 16 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 22 | Training Day | - | - | - | $221,281 | 2,712 | $76,631,907 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Bandits | - | - | - | $216,234 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | Oct 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | Rush Hour 2 | - | - | - | $153,947 | 3,118 | $226,164,286 | Aug 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 25 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $144,481 | 93 | $2,901,447 | Oct 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $141,479 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | Aug 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Hardball | - | - | - | $132,888 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | Sep 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | The Affair of the Necklace | - | - | - | $125,523 | 40 | $471,210 | Nov 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $120,788 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $117,820 | 247 | $7,220,243 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $111,398 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | false |
| 32 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $101,584 | 84 | $5,318,679 | Jul 27 | First Look International | false |
| 33 | From Hell | - | - | - | $101,050 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | Oct 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $98,955 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | Nov 23 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | Rat Race | - | - | - | $90,581 | 2,551 | $56,618,055 | Aug 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Riding in Cars with Boys | - | - | - | $89,213 | 2,770 | $30,165,536 | Oct 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Legally Blonde | - | - | - | $85,132 | 2,725 | $96,520,674 | Jul 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | ABCD | - | - | - | $83,372 | 38 | $83,372 | Nov 30 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 39 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $81,584 | 40 | $2,453,083 | Oct 5 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 40 | Tape | - | - | - | $77,536 | 35 | $490,475 | Nov 2 | Lionsgate | false |
| 41 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $70,953 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | American Pie 2 | - | - | - | $70,200 | 3,157 | $145,103,595 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 43 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $48,029 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | Sep 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | Joy Ride | - | - | - | $48,016 | 2,522 | $21,974,919 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 45 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $43,833 | 17 | $725,854 | Oct 12 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 46 | Jurassic Park III | - | - | - | $43,500 | 3,462 | $181,171,875 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 47 | Shrek | - | - | - | $42,722 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | May 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 48 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $42,696 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 49 | Innocence | - | - | - | $41,222 | 52 | $2,202,382 | Aug 17 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 50 | Liam | - | - | - | $35,020 | 55 | $1,016,021 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 51 | Intimacy | - | - | - | $33,452 | 11 | $405,094 | Oct 19 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 52 | Focus | - | - | - | $32,494 | 62 | $645,418 | Oct 19 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 53 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $29,510 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 54 | The Devil's Backbone | - | - | - | $26,161 | 35 | $755,249 | Nov 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 55 | Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy | - | - | - | $23,865 | 7 | $421,516 | Nov 30 | Maelstrom Entertainment | false |
| 56 | Hearts in Atlantis | - | - | - | $22,641 | 2,010 | $24,185,781 | Sep 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $22,474 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | Oct 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 58 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $20,736 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 59 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $20,642 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 60 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $20,496 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 61 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,058 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 62 | The Last Castle | - | - | - | $17,908 | 2,270 | $18,244,060 | Oct 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 63 | The Last Wave 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $495 | 1 | $957 | Nov 30 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
