Domestic Box Office For August 2001
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush Hour 2 | $226,164,286 | 3,118 | $67,408,222 | 29.8% | 3,118 | Aug 3 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | American Pie 2 | $145,103,595 | 3,157 | $45,117,985 | 31.1% | 3,063 | Aug 10 | Dec 20 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Princess Diaries | $108,248,956 | 2,749 | $22,862,269 | 21.1% | 2,537 | Aug 3 | Jan 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | The Others | $96,522,687 | 2,843 | $14,089,952 | 14.6% | 1,678 | Aug 10 | - | Miramax |
| 5 | Rat Race | $56,618,055 | 2,551 | $11,662,094 | 20.6% | 2,550 | Aug 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Jeepers Creepers | $37,904,175 | 2,944 | $13,106,108 | 34.6% | 2,944 | Aug 31 | - | United Artists |
| 7 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | $30,085,147 | 2,765 | $11,018,543 | 36.6% | 2,765 | Aug 24 | - | Miramax |
| 8 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | $25,543,895 | 1,612 | $7,209,345 | 28.2% | 1,595 | Aug 17 | Oct 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Summer Catch | $19,753,553 | 2,335 | $7,018,593 | 35.5% | 2,335 | Aug 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Original Sin | $16,534,221 | 2,194 | $6,402,741 | 38.7% | 2,194 | Aug 3 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | O | $16,025,437 | 1,464 | $5,655,658 | 35.3% | 1,434 | Aug 31 | - | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Osmosis Jones | $13,596,911 | 2,305 | $5,271,248 | 38.8% | 2,305 | Aug 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | American Outlaws | $13,342,790 | 2,348 | $4,855,475 | 36.4% | 2,348 | Aug 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | The Deep End | $8,823,109 | 412 | $141,852 | 1.6% | 6 | Aug 10 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 15 | Ghosts of Mars | $8,709,640 | 2,048 | $3,804,452 | 43.7% | 2,048 | Aug 24 | - | Screen Gems |
| 16 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | $7,517,191 | 909 | $2,459,315 | 32.7% | 903 | Aug 24 | Oct 21 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 17 | Bubble Boy | $5,007,898 | 1,605 | $2,038,349 | 40.7% | 1,605 | Aug 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | $4,626,290 | 105 | $96,992 | 2.1% | 2 | Aug 3 | Nov 15 | Miramax |
| 19 | Tortilla Soup | $4,467,615 | 220 | $653,729 | 14.6% | 202 | Aug 24 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 20 | Innocence | $2,202,382 | 52 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | IDP Distribution |
| 21 | Together | $1,034,829 | 47 | $45,848 | 4.4% | 2 | Aug 24 | - | IFC Films |
| 22 | All Over the Guy | $1,022,324 | 35 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | Lionsgate |
| 23 | An American Rhapsody | $850,255 | 54 | $40,200 | 4.7% | 7 | Aug 10 | - | Paramount Classics |
| 24 | Happy Accidents | $688,523 | 49 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | IFC Films |
| 25 | Session 9 | $378,176 | 30 | $76,493 | 20.2% | 30 | Aug 10 | Oct 18 | USA Films |
| 26 | Lajja | $376,000 | 38 | $376,000 | 100% | 38 | Aug 31 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 27 | Under the Sun | $316,020 | 10 | $6,875 | 2.2% | 1 | Aug 3 | May 2 | Shadow Distribution |
| 28 | Funny Girl 2001 Re-release | $223,306 | 3 | $65,560 | 29.4% | 3 | Aug 31 | Oct 11 | Sony Pictures Repertory |
| 29 | Audition | $131,296 | - | - | - | - | Aug 8 | Oct 4 | Vitagraph Films |
| 30 | Fighter | $99,938 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | First Run |
| 31 | Songs from the Second Floor | $80,334 | 2 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | Apr 3 | New Yorker Films |
| 32 | Aberdeen | $65,090 | 2 | $5,065 | 7.8% | 1 | Aug 17 | Apr 25 | First Run |
| 33 | Thomas in Love | $44,256 | 5 | $13,853 | 31.3% | 5 | Aug 3 | - | IFC Films |
| 34 | The Turandot Project | $33,504 | 3 | $7,877 | 23.5% | 2 | Aug 10 | Nov 22 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 35 | Band of Outsiders | $28,656 | 2 | $28,656 | 100% | 2 | Aug 17 | - | Rialto Pictures |
| 36 | Maybe Baby | $20,501 | 2 | $8,351 | 40.7% | 2 | Aug 24 | - | USA Films |
| 37 | Speedway Junky | $17,246 | 1 | $6,900 | 40% | 1 | Aug 31 | Oct 4 | Regent Releasing |
| 38 | A Matter of Taste | $10,720 | 1 | $9,144 | 85.3% | 1 | Aug 31 | Sep 6 | Attitude Films |
