| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $37,623,396 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | 18.9% | May 25, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Shrek | - | - | - | $36,280,417 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | 13.5% | May 16, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $18,005,899 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | 31.4% | May 18, 2001 | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $9,820,925 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | 4.9% | May 4, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The Animal | - | - | - | $4,954,027 | 2,788 | $57,743,062 | 8.6% | Jun 1, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | - | - | - | $2,962,413 | 2,675 | $32,269,834 | 9.2% | Jun 1, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | A Knight's Tale | - | - | - | $1,159,549 | 2,980 | $56,569,702 | 2% | May 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Along Came a Spider | - | - | - | $886,644 | 2,573 | $74,078,174 | 1.2% | Apr 6, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Bridget Jones's Diary | - | - | - | $671,186 | 2,547 | $71,543,427 | 0.9% | Apr 13, 2001 | Miramax |
| 10 | Angel Eyes | - | - | - | $577,367 | 2,407 | $24,174,218 | 2.4% | May 18, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Spy Kids | - | - | - | $558,402 | 3,191 | $112,719,001 | 0.5% | Mar 30, 2001 | Miramax |
| 12 | Blow | - | - | - | $482,976 | 2,249 | $52,990,775 | 0.9% | Apr 6, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $434,496 | 847 | $45,512,588 | 1% | Dec 22, 2000 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! | - | - | - | $434,076 | 35 | $992,683 | 43.7% | Apr 6, 2001 | IMAX |
| 15 | Driven | - | - | - | $429,888 | 2,905 | $32,720,065 | 1.3% | Apr 27, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Memento | - | - | - | $370,017 | 531 | $25,544,867 | 1.4% | Mar 16, 2001 | Newmarket Films |
| 17 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | - | - | - | $352,278 | 2,166 | $25,635,682 | 1.4% | Apr 20, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $337,866 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | 0.3% | Dec 8, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | Nuit de noces | - | - | - | $328,488 | 76 | $1,238,180 | 26.5% | Jun 1, 2001 | Seville Pictures |
| 20 | The Tailor of Panama | - | - | - | $320,370 | 441 | $13,729,742 | 2.3% | Mar 30, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $282,282 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | 0.3% | Jan 12, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | The Golden Bowl | - | - | - | $229,278 | 117 | $3,050,532 | 7.5% | Apr 27, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | With a Friend Like Harry... | - | - | - | $227,670 | 220 | $3,830,441 | 5.9% | Apr 20, 2001 | Miramax |
| 24 | Traffic | - | - | - | $168,756 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | 0.1% | Dec 27, 2000 | USA Films |
| 25 | Amores Perros | - | - | - | $154,110 | 187 | $5,408,467 | 2.8% | Mar 30, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | Startup.com | - | - | - | $150,696 | 35 | $1,283,356 | 11.7% | May 11, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 27 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $144,840 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | <0.1% | Dec 22, 2000 | 20th Century Fox |
| 28 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $140,316 | 405 | $11,260,096 | 1.2% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Kingdom Come | - | - | - | $139,762 | 1,111 | $23,249,649 | 0.6% | Apr 11, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 30 | Recess: School's Out | - | - | - | $139,470 | 2,630 | $36,706,141 | 0.4% | Feb 16, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale | - | - | - | $139,121 | 15 | $373,366 | 37.3% | Mar 30, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 32 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $130,956 | 38 | $11,253,900 | 1.2% | Oct 6, 2000 | IMAX |
| 33 | Gabriela | - | - | - | $128,430 | 30 | $2,335,352 | 5.5% | Mar 16, 2001 | Power Point Films |
| 34 | Exit Wounds | - | - | - | $120,336 | 2,830 | $51,758,599 | 0.2% | Mar 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | Someone Like You | - | - | - | $110,976 | 2,349 | $27,343,067 | 0.4% | Mar 30, 2001 | 20th Century Fox |
| 36 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $104,304 | 56 | $18,650,521 | 0.6% | May 5, 2000 | IMAX |
| 37 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $98,172 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | 0.1% | Dec 15, 2000 | Miramax |
| 38 | The Man Who Cried | - | - | - | $95,574 | 28 | $747,092 | 12.8% | May 25, 2001 | Focus Features |
| 39 | Bread and Roses | - | - | - | $93,876 | 39 | $533,479 | 17.6% | May 11, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | The Dish | - | - | - | $93,174 | 82 | $2,552,992 | 3.6% | Mar 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Pollock | - | - | - | $91,168 | 280 | $8,598,593 | 1.1% | Dec 15, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Widow of St. Pierre | - | - | - | $90,780 | 83 | $3,193,889 | 2.8% | Mar 2, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 43 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $85,926 | 22 | $15,627,434 | 0.5% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $84,978 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.5% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 45 | Joe Dirt | - | - | - | $75,011 | 2,638 | $27,087,695 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 46 | The Center of the World | - | - | - | $74,574 | 45 | $1,101,344 | 6.8% | Apr 20, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 47 | Enemy at the Gates | - | - | - | $74,406 | 1,724 | $51,401,758 | 0.1% | Mar 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | Under the Sand | - | - | - | $67,848 | 25 | $1,452,698 | 4.7% | May 4, 2001 | WinStar Cinema |
| 49 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | - | - | - | $58,590 | 2,675 | $17,052,128 | 0.3% | Apr 6, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | Heartbreakers | - | - | - | $53,844 | 2,751 | $40,336,607 | 0.1% | Mar 23, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 51 | The Luzhin Defence | - | - | - | $51,822 | 49 | $1,053,070 | 4.9% | Apr 20, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 52 | The Road Home | - | - | - | $48,522 | 37 | $1,280,490 | 3.8% | May 25, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 53 | Big Eden | - | - | - | $47,682 | 10 | $512,451 | 9.3% | Jun 1, 2001 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 54 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $45,498 | 34 | $2,487,878 | 1.8% | Mar 30, 2001 | Kino International |
| 55 | Freddy Got Fingered | - | - | - | $43,609 | 2,271 | $14,254,993 | 0.3% | Apr 20, 2001 | 20th Century Fox |
| 56 | The Circle | - | - | - | $39,066 | 16 | $440,554 | 8.9% | Mar 9, 2001 | WinStar Cinema |
| 57 | The Brothers | - | - | - | $37,470 | 1,378 | $27,457,409 | 0.1% | Mar 23, 2001 | Screen Gems |
| 58 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $35,808 | 20 | $1,808,679 | 2% | Feb 2, 2001 | IMAX |
| 59 | Panic | - | - | - | $27,828 | 11 | $779,137 | 3.6% | Dec 1, 2000 | Roxie Releasing |
| 60 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $23,475 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 61 | Down to Earth | - | - | - | $14,251 | 2,521 | $64,186,502 | <0.1% | Feb 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 62 | The Caveman's Valentine | - | - | - | $640 | 59 | $687,194 | <0.1% | Mar 2, 2001 | Focus Features |
