Worldwide Box Office For August 2001
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush Hour 2 | $347,325,802 | 3,714 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 2 | American Pie 2 | $287,553,595 | 3,157 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 3 | The Others | $209,947,037 | 3,108 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 4 | The Princess Diaries | $165,335,153 | 2,749 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 5 | Rat Race | $85,498,534 | 2,591 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 6 | Jeepers Creepers | $59,217,789 | 2,944 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 7 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | $33,788,161 | 2,765 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 8 | Summer Catch | $19,772,447 | 2,335 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 9 | O | $19,260,537 | 1,464 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 10 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | $18,914,307 | 909 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 11 | Osmosis Jones | $14,026,418 | 2,305 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 12 | Ghosts of Mars | $14,010,832 | 2,048 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 13 | American Outlaws | $13,678,913 | 2,348 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 14 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | $12,543,269 | 129 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 15 | The Son's Room | $11,767,402 | 33 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 16 | The Deep End | $10,031,529 | 412 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 17 | Sex and Lucía | $7,640,680 | 110 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 18 | Bubble Boy | $5,007,898 | 1,605 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 19 | Tortilla Soup | $4,574,762 | 220 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 20 | The Parole Officer | $4,424,253 | 288 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 21 | Lammbock | $4,202,851 | 195 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 22 | Anja & Viktor | $3,539,382 | - | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 23 | Innocence | $3,026,796 | 52 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 24 | Session 9 | $1,612,259 | 108 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 25 | All Over the Guy | $1,051,948 | 35 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 26 | One Hand Clapping | $1,031,102 | - | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 27 | An American Rhapsody | $970,676 | 61 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 28 | Lajja | $871,706 | 20 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 29 | Happy Accidents | $688,523 | 49 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 30 | One Man Up | $317,231 | 3 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 31 | Dil Chahta Hai | $316,221 | 17 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 32 | Under the Sun | $316,020 | 10 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 33 | He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | $307,159 | 20 | - | - | - | Aug 30 | - | - |
| 34 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | $227,782 | 21 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 35 | Funny Girl 2001 Re-release | $224,263 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 36 | Il Mare | $217,147 | 4 | - | - | - | Aug 30 | - | - |
| 37 | Maybe Baby | $165,046 | 36 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 38 | Band of Outsiders | $110,314 | 18 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 39 | Fighter | $99,938 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 40 | Songs from the Second Floor | $80,334 | 2 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 41 | Aberdeen | $65,090 | 2 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 42 | Tears of the Black Tiger | $63,381 | 17 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 43 | Was geht - Die fantastischen Vier | $51,712 | 41 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 44 | A Matter of Taste | $51,148 | 3 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 45 | Der Traum ist aus - Die Erben der Scherben | $50,853 | 9 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 46 | Azzurro | $48,030 | 10 | - | - | - | Aug 2 | - | - |
| 47 | The Turandot Project | $33,504 | 3 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 48 | England! | $32,049 | 6 | - | - | - | Aug 30 | - | - |
| 49 | Thema Nr. 1 | $29,775 | 103 | - | - | - | Aug 16 | - | - |
| 50 | Heinrich der Säger | $18,561 | 24 | - | - | - | Aug 16 | - | - |
| 51 | Speedway Junky | $17,246 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 52 | The Secret | $8,515 | 2 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 53 | Enigma | $8,197 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 54 | Stickmen | $6,053 | 7 | - | - | - | Aug 9 | - | - |
| 55 | Farewell | $4,146 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 56 | Suspicious River | $1,350 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
