Worldwide Box Office For May 2001
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrek | $484,944,448 | 4,016 | - | - | - | May 16 | - | - |
| 2 | Pearl Harbor | $449,220,945 | 4,737 | - | - | - | May 25 | - | - |
| 3 | The Mummy Returns | $433,013,274 | 5,094 | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 4 | Moulin Rouge! | $179,213,434 | 2,539 | - | - | - | May 18 | - | - |
| 5 | A Knight's Tale | $117,487,473 | 2,980 | - | - | - | May 11 | - | - |
| 6 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | $62,112,895 | 1,824 | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 7 | Angel Eyes | $29,715,606 | 2,407 | - | - | - | May 18 | - | - |
| 8 | The Road Home | $6,780,490 | 37 | - | - | - | May 25 | - | - |
| 9 | Under the Sand | $6,531,687 | 25 | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 10 | Dark Blue World | $2,381,183 | 75 | - | - | - | May 17 | - | - |
| 11 | Startup.com | $1,830,008 | 188 | - | - | - | May 11 | - | - |
| 12 | Sordid Lives | $1,111,273 | 8 | - | - | - | May 11 | - | - |
| 13 | Fat Girl | $765,705 | 17 | - | - | - | May 31 | - | - |
| 14 | Bread and Roses | $706,876 | 39 | - | - | - | May 11 | - | - |
| 15 | Bond of Love | $335,431 | 16 | - | - | - | May 18 | - | - |
| 16 | Time and Tide | $243,978 | 65 | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 17 | Risk | $181,763 | 26 | - | - | - | May 10 | - | - |
| 18 | Ride | $124,871 | 3 | - | - | - | May 24 | - | - |
| 19 | The Limey 2001 Re-release | $121,073 | 6 | - | - | - | May 10 | - | - |
| 20 | Eureka | $49,388 | - | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 21 | Doctor Zhivago 2001 Re-release | $44,960 | 1 | - | - | - | May 10 | - | - |
| 22 | Goodbye Charlie Bright | $40,571 | 51 | - | - | - | May 11 | - | - |
| 23 | Pavilion of Women | $36,992 | 9 | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 24 | The King Is Alive | $17,929 | 6 | - | - | - | May 11 | - | - |
| 25 | Nora | $15,120 | - | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 26 | The Young Girl and the Monsoon | $9,186 | - | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 27 | Bloody Angels | $6,509 | - | - | - | - | May 25 | - | - |
