| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $107,752,209 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | 42.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The One | - | - | - | $29,347,906 | 2,894 | $43,905,746 | 66.8% | Nov 2, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 3 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | $20,610,930 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | 45.6% | Nov 2, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $18,349,525 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | 36.5% | Oct 26, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $16,443,717 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | 23.2% | Nov 9, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Thir13en Ghosts | - | - | - | $14,475,398 | 2,781 | $41,867,960 | 34.6% | Oct 26, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Riding in Cars with Boys | - | - | - | $7,017,814 | 2,770 | $30,165,536 | 23.3% | Oct 19, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | From Hell | - | - | - | $6,548,552 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | 20.7% | Oct 19, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Training Day | - | - | - | $5,784,928 | 2,712 | $76,631,907 | 7.5% | Oct 5, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Bandits | - | - | - | $5,092,294 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | 12.2% | Oct 12, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $4,432,149 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | 8.8% | Oct 5, 2001 | Miramax |
| 12 | The Last Castle | - | - | - | $3,284,095 | 2,270 | $18,244,060 | 18% | Oct 19, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 13 | Heist | - | - | - | $2,949,136 | 1,891 | $23,510,841 | 12.5% | Nov 9, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Bones | - | - | - | $2,554,850 | 847 | $7,316,658 | 34.9% | Oct 26, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Life as a House | - | - | - | $2,366,053 | 1,288 | $15,667,270 | 15.1% | Oct 26, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $2,356,186 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | 9.8% | Oct 12, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $1,921,008 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | 3.5% | Sep 28, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | On the Line | - | - | - | $1,747,677 | 901 | $4,365,455 | 40% | Oct 26, 2001 | Miramax |
| 19 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $1,351,566 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | 3% | Sep 28, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $1,294,956 | 259 | $7,504,257 | 17.3% | Nov 2, 2001 | USA Films |
| 21 | Hardball | - | - | - | $1,126,039 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | 2.8% | Sep 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $1,089,465 | 247 | $7,220,243 | 15.1% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Iron Monkey | - | - | - | $1,014,302 | 1,235 | $14,694,904 | 6.9% | Oct 12, 2001 | Miramax |
| 24 | The Others | - | - | - | $979,967 | 2,843 | $96,522,687 | 1% | Aug 10, 2001 | Miramax |
| 25 | Joy Ride | - | - | - | $662,049 | 2,522 | $21,974,919 | 3% | Oct 5, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $589,089 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | 3.4% | Oct 5, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Amélie | - | - | - | $559,425 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 1.7% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 28 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $538,555 | 93 | $2,901,447 | 18.6% | Oct 19, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 29 | Rush Hour 2 | - | - | - | $480,781 | 3,118 | $226,164,286 | 0.2% | Aug 3, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 30 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $393,581 | 84 | $5,318,679 | 7.4% | Jul 27, 2001 | First Look International |
| 31 | Asoka | - | - | - | $307,430 | 66 | $731,277 | 42% | Oct 26, 2001 | First Look International |
| 32 | Shrek | - | - | - | $296,607 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | 0.1% | May 16, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 33 | American Pie 2 | - | - | - | $276,561 | 3,157 | $145,103,595 | 0.2% | Aug 10, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $255,658 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | 0.2% | Aug 3, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Jurassic Park III | - | - | - | $253,625 | 3,462 | $181,171,875 | 0.1% | Jul 18, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | - | - | - | $252,409 | 353 | $6,047,691 | 4.2% | Sep 21, 2001 | 8x Entertainment |
| 37 | Legally Blonde | - | - | - | $251,735 | 2,725 | $96,520,674 | 0.3% | Jul 13, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 38 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $244,262 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 1.6% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 39 | The Wash | - | - | - | $239,024 | 749 | $10,097,538 | 2.4% | Nov 16, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | Innocence | - | - | - | $233,308 | 52 | $2,202,382 | 10.6% | Aug 17, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 41 | Hearts in Atlantis | - | - | - | $223,662 | 2,010 | $24,185,781 | 0.9% | Sep 28, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Extremedays | - | - | - | $175,078 | 351 | $1,047,553 | 16.7% | Sep 28, 2001 | Providence Entertainment |
| 43 | Liam | - | - | - | $157,336 | 55 | $1,016,021 | 15.5% | Sep 21, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 44 | Focus | - | - | - | $142,738 | 62 | $645,418 | 22.1% | Oct 19, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 45 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $142,270 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | <0.1% | Jul 27, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | Who Knows? | - | - | - | $139,861 | 35 | $907,323 | 15.4% | Sep 28, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $138,229 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | 0.2% | Jun 8, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Dinner Rush | - | - | - | $134,238 | 52 | $634,566 | 21.2% | Sep 28, 2001 | Access Entertainment |
| 49 | The Glass House | - | - | - | $134,123 | 1,601 | $18,150,259 | 0.7% | Sep 14, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | Jeepers Creepers | - | - | - | $131,932 | 2,944 | $37,904,175 | 0.3% | Aug 31, 2001 | United Artists |
| 51 | Donnie Darko | - | - | - | $129,478 | 58 | $517,375 | 25% | Oct 26, 2001 | Newmarket Films |
| 52 | My First Mister | - | - | - | $110,253 | 103 | $568,762 | 19.4% | Oct 12, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 53 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $99,689 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 2.5% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 54 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $92,447 | 128 | $6,217,849 | 1.5% | Jul 20, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 55 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $86,494 | 26 | $1,827,696 | 4.7% | Jun 15, 2001 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 56 | Intimacy | - | - | - | $73,985 | 11 | $405,094 | 18.3% | Oct 19, 2001 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 57 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $73,866 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | <0.1% | May 25, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $68,626 | 40 | $2,453,083 | 2.8% | Oct 5, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 59 | Tortilla Soup | - | - | - | $65,998 | 220 | $4,467,615 | 1.5% | Aug 24, 2001 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 60 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $65,158 | 105 | $4,626,290 | 1.4% | Aug 3, 2001 | Miramax |
| 61 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $59,927 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | <0.1% | Jul 4, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | Tape | - | - | - | $56,295 | 35 | $490,475 | 11.5% | Nov 2, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 63 | High Heels and Low Lifes | - | - | - | $50,862 | 175 | $228,194 | 22.3% | Oct 26, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 64 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $46,604 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 0.3% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 65 | Burnt Money | - | - | - | $43,508 | 5 | $183,132 | 23.8% | Oct 19, 2001 | Strand Releasing |
| 66 | One Week | - | - | - | $37,377 | 18 | $190,441 | 19.6% | Oct 19, 2001 | Filmways Pictures |
| 67 | Grateful Dawg | - | - | - | $28,539 | 21 | $360,251 | 7.9% | Oct 5, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 68 | Punks | - | - | - | $27,897 | 7 | $160,083 | 17.4% | Nov 2, 2001 | Urbanworld Films |
| 69 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $21,817 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | <0.1% | May 18, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 70 | Happenstance | - | - | - | $12,888 | 7 | $251,444 | 5.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Lot 47 Films |
| 71 | Maze | - | - | - | $7,380 | 22 | $26,041 | 28.3% | Nov 9, 2001 | Andora Pictures International |
| 72 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | $6,110 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | <0.1% | Jun 22, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 73 | King of the Jungle | - | - | - | $4,056 | 4 | $27,841 | 14.6% | Nov 9, 2001 | Urbanworld Films |
| 74 | My Voyage to Italy | - | - | - | $1,461 | 1 | $11,683 | 12.5% | Oct 24, 2001 | Miramax |
| 75 | Ginger Snaps | - | - | - | $364 | 1 | $2,554 | 14.3% | Oct 26, 2001 | Cinema Village Features |
