| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Shrek | - | - | - | $67,757,261 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | 25.3% | May 16, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $63,886,209 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | 32.2% | May 25, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | The Animal | - | - | - | $40,904,608 | 2,788 | $57,743,062 | 70.8% | Jun 1, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 4 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $32,487,552 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | 56.6% | May 18, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Swordfish | - | - | - | $29,690,422 | 2,688 | $69,772,969 | 42.6% | Jun 8, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | - | - | - | $25,345,497 | 2,675 | $32,269,834 | 78.5% | Jun 1, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Evolution | - | - | - | $20,879,563 | 2,613 | $38,345,494 | 54.5% | Jun 8, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 8 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | - | - | - | $18,066,000 | 3,349 | $131,168,070 | 13.8% | Jun 15, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $18,056,100 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | 8.9% | May 4, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | A Knight's Tale | - | - | - | $7,729,706 | 2,980 | $56,569,702 | 13.7% | May 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $4,873,554 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | 5.8% | Jun 8, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Bridget Jones's Diary | - | - | - | $4,796,615 | 2,547 | $71,543,427 | 6.7% | Apr 13, 2001 | Miramax |
| 13 | Angel Eyes | - | - | - | $3,490,836 | 2,407 | $24,174,218 | 14.4% | May 18, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Memento | - | - | - | $2,896,160 | 531 | $25,544,867 | 11.3% | Mar 16, 2001 | Newmarket Films |
| 15 | Along Came a Spider | - | - | - | $1,522,818 | 2,573 | $74,078,174 | 2.1% | Apr 6, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $918,088 | 847 | $45,512,588 | 2% | Dec 22, 2000 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Spy Kids | - | - | - | $824,180 | 3,191 | $112,719,001 | 0.7% | Mar 30, 2001 | Miramax |
| 18 | Blow | - | - | - | $810,769 | 2,249 | $52,990,775 | 1.5% | Apr 6, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 19 | Driven | - | - | - | $727,130 | 2,905 | $32,720,065 | 2.2% | Apr 27, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $682,397 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | 0.5% | Dec 8, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | - | - | - | $650,311 | 2,166 | $25,635,682 | 2.5% | Apr 20, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $645,837 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | 0.7% | Jan 12, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | With a Friend Like Harry... | - | - | - | $622,374 | 220 | $3,830,441 | 16.2% | Apr 20, 2001 | Miramax |
| 24 | Nuit de noces | - | - | - | $619,002 | 76 | $1,238,180 | 50% | Jun 1, 2001 | Seville Pictures |
| 25 | The Tailor of Panama | - | - | - | $590,344 | 441 | $13,729,742 | 4.3% | Mar 30, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | The Golden Bowl | - | - | - | $513,988 | 117 | $3,050,532 | 16.8% | Apr 27, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! | - | - | - | $469,353 | 35 | $992,683 | 47.3% | Apr 6, 2001 | IMAX |
| 28 | Extreme | - | - | - | $338,540 | 21 | $12,475,172 | 2.7% | Apr 2, 1999 | IMAX |
| 29 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $338,109 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 2.2% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 30 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $332,332 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | 0.1% | Dec 22, 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | Startup.com | - | - | - | $312,270 | 35 | $1,283,356 | 24.3% | May 11, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 32 | Recess: School's Out | - | - | - | $306,874 | 2,630 | $36,706,141 | 0.8% | Feb 16, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | Amores Perros | - | - | - | $299,356 | 187 | $5,408,467 | 5.5% | Mar 30, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | Enemy at the Gates | - | - | - | $299,219 | 1,724 | $51,401,758 | 0.6% | Mar 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | Gabriela | - | - | - | $295,925 | 30 | $2,335,352 | 12.7% | Mar 16, 2001 | Power Point Films |
| 36 | Traffic | - | - | - | $287,802 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | 0.2% | Dec 27, 2000 | USA Films |
| 37 | The Anniversary Party | - | - | - | $280,501 | 120 | $4,047,329 | 6.9% | Jun 8, 2001 | Fine Line Features |
| 38 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $259,003 | 56 | $18,650,521 | 1.4% | May 5, 2000 | IMAX |
| 39 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $256,102 | 38 | $11,253,900 | 2.3% | Oct 6, 2000 | IMAX |
| 40 | Exit Wounds | - | - | - | $248,970 | 2,830 | $51,758,599 | 0.5% | Mar 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Kingdom Come | - | - | - | $245,795 | 1,111 | $23,249,649 | 1.1% | Apr 11, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 42 | The Center of the World | - | - | - | $238,326 | 45 | $1,101,344 | 21.6% | Apr 20, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 43 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $234,869 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 1.3% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 44 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $201,877 | 405 | $11,260,096 | 1.8% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | The Dish | - | - | - | $201,355 | 82 | $2,552,992 | 7.9% | Mar 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Bread and Roses | - | - | - | $198,422 | 39 | $533,479 | 37.2% | May 11, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 47 | Widow of St. Pierre | - | - | - | $195,481 | 83 | $3,193,889 | 6.1% | Mar 2, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 48 | The Man Who Cried | - | - | - | $192,458 | 28 | $747,092 | 25.8% | May 25, 2001 | Focus Features |
| 49 | The Road Home | - | - | - | $192,353 | 37 | $1,280,490 | 15% | May 25, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $191,060 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | 0.3% | Dec 15, 2000 | Miramax |
| 51 | Heartbreakers | - | - | - | $189,682 | 2,751 | $40,336,607 | 0.5% | Mar 23, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 52 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $185,857 | 22 | $15,627,434 | 1.2% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 53 | Under the Sand | - | - | - | $174,890 | 25 | $1,452,698 | 12% | May 4, 2001 | WinStar Cinema |
| 54 | Someone Like You | - | - | - | $163,341 | 2,349 | $27,343,067 | 0.6% | Mar 30, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 55 | Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale | - | - | - | $139,121 | 15 | $373,366 | 37.3% | Mar 30, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 56 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $131,671 | 34 | $2,487,878 | 5.3% | Mar 30, 2001 | Kino International |
| 57 | The Luzhin Defence | - | - | - | $124,009 | 49 | $1,053,070 | 11.8% | Apr 20, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | Pollock | - | - | - | $121,389 | 280 | $8,598,593 | 1.4% | Dec 15, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | The Claim | - | - | - | $119,179 | 29 | $669,258 | 17.8% | Dec 29, 2000 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | Big Eden | - | - | - | $117,264 | 10 | $512,451 | 22.9% | Jun 1, 2001 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 61 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | - | - | - | $95,309 | 2,675 | $17,052,128 | 0.6% | Apr 6, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $85,380 | 20 | $1,808,679 | 4.7% | Feb 2, 2001 | IMAX |
| 63 | Sexy Beast | - | - | - | $83,834 | 194 | $6,946,056 | 1.2% | Jun 15, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 64 | The Circle | - | - | - | $77,745 | 16 | $440,554 | 17.6% | Mar 9, 2001 | WinStar Cinema |
| 65 | Joe Dirt | - | - | - | $75,011 | 2,638 | $27,087,695 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 66 | Freddy Got Fingered | - | - | - | $71,813 | 2,271 | $14,254,993 | 0.5% | Apr 20, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | Panic | - | - | - | $69,410 | 11 | $779,137 | 8.9% | Dec 1, 2000 | Roxie Releasing |
| 68 | Bride of the Wind | - | - | - | $64,632 | 42 | $318,823 | 20.3% | Jun 8, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 69 | Divided We Fall 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $50,958 | 37 | $1,332,586 | 3.8% | Jun 8, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | - | - | - | $50,919 | 34 | $835,767 | 6.1% | Jun 15, 2001 | - |
| 71 | Down to Earth | - | - | - | $43,818 | 2,521 | $64,186,502 | <0.1% | Feb 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 72 | The Brothers | - | - | - | $37,470 | 1,378 | $27,457,409 | 0.1% | Mar 23, 2001 | Screen Gems |
| 73 | Simon Magus | - | - | - | $33,001 | 2 | $40,861 | 80.8% | Mar 9, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 74 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $23,475 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 75 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,505 | 26 | $1,827,696 | 0.6% | Jun 15, 2001 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 76 | Songcatcher | - | - | - | $8,971 | 104 | $3,059,834 | 0.3% | Jun 15, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 77 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | - | - | - | $3,319 | 9 | $28,149 | 11.8% | Jun 15, 2001 | Blue Steel Releasing |
| 78 | The Caveman's Valentine | - | - | - | $1,005 | 59 | $687,194 | 0.1% | Mar 2, 2001 | Focus Features |
| 79 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | - | - | - | $207 | 1 | $2,543 | 8.1% | Jun 15, 2001 | USA Films |
