| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Shrek | - | - | - | $225,556,336 | 3,715 | $267,851,831 | May 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 2 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $197,710,305 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | May 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $178,277,658 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | May 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Spy Kids | - | - | - | $97,354,445 | 3,191 | $112,719,001 | Mar 30 | Miramax | false |
| 5 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | - | - | - | $96,370,884 | 3,349 | $131,168,070 | Jun 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Along Came a Spider | - | - | - | $73,045,308 | 2,573 | $74,078,174 | Apr 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | $71,715,980 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | Jun 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Bridget Jones's Diary | - | - | - | $70,179,092 | 2,547 | $71,543,427 | Apr 13 | Miramax | false |
| 9 | Swordfish | - | - | - | $58,466,966 | 2,688 | $69,772,969 | Jun 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | A Knight's Tale | - | - | - | $55,210,344 | 2,980 | $56,569,702 | May 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $54,209,900 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | Jun 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Animal | - | - | - | $53,023,602 | 2,788 | $57,743,062 | Jun 1 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 13 | Blow | - | - | - | $52,990,775 | 2,249 | $52,990,775 | Apr 6 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $47,275,657 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | - | - | - | $42,988,759 | 3,053 | $112,952,899 | Jun 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Evolution | - | - | - | $34,980,313 | 2,613 | $38,345,494 | Jun 8 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 17 | Driven | - | - | - | $32,495,260 | 2,905 | $32,720,065 | Apr 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | - | - | - | $30,902,725 | 2,675 | $32,269,834 | Jun 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | Joe Dirt | - | - | - | $27,087,695 | 2,638 | $27,087,695 | Apr 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | - | - | - | $25,182,484 | 2,166 | $25,635,682 | Apr 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Someone Like You | - | - | - | $23,791,919 | 2,349 | $27,343,067 | Mar 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Angel Eyes | - | - | - | $23,686,394 | 2,407 | $24,174,218 | May 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Kingdom Come | - | - | - | $23,045,860 | 1,111 | $23,249,649 | Apr 11 | - | false |
| 24 | Heartbreakers | - | - | - | $22,247,006 | 2,751 | $40,336,607 | Mar 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 25 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | - | - | - | $20,763,000 | 3,242 | $78,616,689 | Jun 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Enemy at the Gates | - | - | - | $20,554,018 | 1,724 | $51,401,758 | Mar 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Memento | - | - | - | $19,221,239 | 531 | $25,544,867 | Mar 16 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 28 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | - | - | - | $17,052,128 | 2,675 | $17,052,128 | Apr 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $15,930,915 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 30 | Josie and the Pussycats | - | - | - | $14,271,015 | 2,558 | $14,271,015 | Apr 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Freddy Got Fingered | - | - | - | $14,254,993 | 2,271 | $14,254,993 | Apr 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Exit Wounds | - | - | - | $13,942,648 | 2,830 | $51,758,599 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Traffic | - | - | - | $13,051,532 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | Dec 27 | USA Films | false |
| 34 | The Brothers | - | - | - | $12,961,294 | 1,378 | $27,457,409 | Mar 23 | Screen Gems | false |
| 35 | The Tailor of Panama | - | - | - | $12,693,444 | 441 | $13,729,742 | Mar 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Tomcats | - | - | - | $11,232,557 | 2,617 | $13,558,739 | Mar 30 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 37 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $8,732,425 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 38 | The Forsaken | - | - | - | $7,288,451 | 1,514 | $7,288,451 | Apr 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 39 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $7,184,801 | 847 | $45,512,588 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Baby Boy | - | - | - | $6,763,647 | 1,533 | $28,734,552 | Jun 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | Town & Country | - | - | - | $6,719,973 | 2,222 | $6,719,973 | Apr 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 42 | One Night at McCool's | - | - | - | $6,290,673 | 1,818 | $6,290,673 | Apr 27 | USA Films | false |
| 43 | The Mexican | - | - | - | $5,279,313 | 3,162 | $66,845,033 | Mar 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 44 | Amores Perros | - | - | - | $5,228,883 | 187 | $5,408,467 | Mar 30 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 45 | Just Visiting | - | - | - | $4,781,539 | 1,590 | $4,781,539 | Apr 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 46 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $4,013,980 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $3,879,569 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 48 | Scary Movie 2 | - | - | - | $3,859,900 | 3,220 | $71,308,997 | Jul 4 | Miramax | false |
| 49 | Hannibal | - | - | - | $3,803,679 | 3,292 | $165,092,268 | Feb 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 50 | With a Friend Like Harry... | - | - | - | $3,280,089 | 220 | $3,830,441 | Apr 20 | Miramax | false |
| 51 | Pollock | - | - | - | $2,997,821 | 280 | $8,598,593 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 52 | Down to Earth | - | - | - | $2,914,769 | 2,521 | $64,186,502 | Feb 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 53 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $2,636,847 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 54 | See Spot Run | - | - | - | $2,473,073 | 2,656 | $33,357,476 | Mar 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Crazy/Beautiful | - | - | - | $2,337,002 | 1,603 | $16,937,988 | Jun 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 56 | The Golden Bowl | - | - | - | $2,294,352 | 117 | $3,050,532 | Apr 27 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 57 | Widow of St. Pierre | - | - | - | $2,227,677 | 83 | $3,193,889 | Mar 2 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 58 | The Dish | - | - | - | $1,988,278 | 82 | $2,552,992 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 59 | What Women Want | - | - | - | $1,750,845 | 3,092 | $182,811,707 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 60 | The Emperor's New Groove | - | - | - | $1,722,594 | 2,887 | $89,302,687 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 61 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $1,650,484 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 62 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $1,646,424 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 63 | The Anniversary Party | - | - | - | $1,591,600 | 120 | $4,047,329 | Jun 8 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 64 | Sexy Beast | - | - | - | $1,531,808 | 194 | $6,946,056 | Jun 15 | - | false |
| 65 | 15 Minutes | - | - | - | $1,507,014 | 2,337 | $24,403,552 | Mar 9 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 66 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $1,481,419 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 67 | Gabriela | - | - | - | $1,451,693 | 30 | $2,335,352 | Mar 16 | - | false |
| 68 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $1,379,239 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 69 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $1,353,726 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | Say It Isn't So | - | - | - | $1,305,938 | 1,974 | $5,520,393 | Mar 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 71 | The Center of the World | - | - | - | $1,101,344 | 45 | $1,101,344 | Apr 20 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 72 | Recess: School's Out | - | - | - | $1,087,224 | 2,630 | $36,706,141 | Feb 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 73 | Miss Congeniality | - | - | - | $1,025,640 | 2,668 | $106,807,667 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 74 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! | - | - | - | $992,683 | 35 | $992,683 | Apr 6 | IMAX | false |
| 75 | Startup.com | - | - | - | $940,926 | 35 | $1,283,356 | May 11 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 76 | Nuit de noces | - | - | - | $858,564 | 76 | $1,238,180 | Jun 1 | - | false |
| 77 | Brigham City | - | - | - | $852,206 | 55 | $852,206 | Apr 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 78 | The Luzhin Defence | - | - | - | $843,089 | 49 | $1,053,070 | Apr 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 79 | The House of Mirth | - | - | - | $712,788 | 63 | $3,043,284 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 80 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $702,201 | 34 | $2,487,878 | Mar 30 | Kino International | false |
| 81 | The Wedding Planner | - | - | - | $686,256 | 2,785 | $60,400,856 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 82 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | - | - | - | $667,934 | 34 | $835,767 | Jun 15 | - | false |
| 83 | The Claim | - | - | - | $659,754 | 29 | $669,258 | Dec 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 84 | Under the Sand | - | - | - | $640,591 | 25 | $1,452,698 | May 4 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 85 | Pootie Tang | - | - | - | $627,524 | 712 | $3,313,583 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 86 | Get Over It | - | - | - | $614,302 | 1,742 | $11,576,464 | Mar 9 | Miramax | false |
| 87 | Panic | - | - | - | $614,046 | 11 | $779,137 | Dec 1 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 88 | The Road Home | - | - | - | $591,609 | 37 | $1,280,490 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 89 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $564,026 | 150 | $9,416,804 | Nov 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 90 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $550,856 | 15 | $1,136,776 | Oct 6 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 91 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $546,385 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 92 | The Closet | - | - | - | $500,239 | 145 | $6,678,894 | Jun 6 | Miramax | false |
| 93 | Gladiator | - | - | - | $482,911 | 3,188 | $187,705,427 | May 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 94 | In the Mood for Love | - | - | - | $479,700 | 74 | $2,738,980 | Feb 2 | USA Films | false |
| 95 | Bread and Roses | - | - | - | $471,591 | 39 | $533,479 | May 11 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 96 | Double Take | - | - | - | $468,415 | 1,631 | $29,831,583 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 97 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $464,918 | 20 | $1,808,679 | Feb 2 | IMAX | false |
| 98 | The Man Who Cried | - | - | - | $455,791 | 28 | $747,092 | May 25 | Focus Features | false |
| 99 | Extreme | - | - | - | $421,398 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 100 | The Circle | - | - | - | $418,996 | 16 | $440,554 | Mar 9 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 101 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $415,428 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 102 | Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale | - | - | - | $368,268 | 15 | $373,366 | Mar 30 | IFC Films | false |
| 103 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $320,543 | 405 | $11,260,096 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 104 | Finding Forrester | - | - | - | $310,433 | 2,002 | $51,804,714 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 105 | Sweet November | - | - | - | $302,919 | 2,268 | $25,288,103 | Feb 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 106 | Before Night Falls | - | - | - | $277,890 | 127 | $4,242,892 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 107 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $275,185 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 108 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | - | - | - | $247,682 | 48 | $2,276,602 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 109 | Bride of the Wind | - | - | - | $245,129 | 42 | $318,823 | Jun 8 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 110 | Chopper | - | - | - | $236,185 | 14 | $236,185 | Apr 11 | First Look International | false |
| 111 | The Crimson Rivers | - | - | - | $207,421 | 47 | $594,966 | Jan 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 112 | Songcatcher | - | - | - | $206,602 | 104 | $3,059,834 | Jun 15 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 113 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $194,494 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 114 | Divided We Fall 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $192,098 | 37 | $1,332,586 | Jun 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 115 | American Desi | - | - | - | $175,772 | 38 | $907,835 | Mar 16 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 116 | The Taste of Others | - | - | - | $173,758 | 14 | $891,369 | Sep 15 | Miramax | false |
| 117 | The Gift | - | - | - | $172,914 | 807 | $12,008,642 | Dec 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 118 | Calle 54 | - | - | - | $172,375 | 12 | $187,308 | Oct 20 | Miramax | false |
| 119 | About Adam | - | - | - | $159,668 | 11 | $159,668 | May 11 | Miramax | false |
| 120 | The Day I Became a Woman | - | - | - | $149,971 | 14 | $149,971 | Apr 6 | - | false |
| 121 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $147,431 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 122 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | - | - | - | $146,628 | 2,545 | $15,749,959 | Feb 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 123 | Blow Dry | - | - | - | $143,590 | 157 | $637,769 | Mar 9 | Miramax | false |
| 124 | Big Eden | - | - | - | $143,462 | 10 | $512,451 | Jun 1 | - | false |
| 125 | Valentine | - | - | - | $141,202 | 2,310 | $20,384,136 | Feb 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 126 | Me You Them | - | - | - | $127,577 | 22 | $323,923 | Mar 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 127 | The Princess and the Warrior | - | - | - | $106,624 | 31 | $872,091 | Jun 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 128 | Akira 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $104,393 | 1 | $114,009 | Mar 30 | Pioneer | false |
| 129 | The Trumpet of the Swan | - | - | - | $102,202 | 125 | $102,202 | May 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 130 | The Caveman's Valentine | - | - | - | $96,954 | 59 | $687,194 | Mar 2 | Focus Features | false |
| 131 | Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | - | - | - | $94,591 | 1 | $94,591 | Jun 22 | Tidepoint Pictures | false |
| 132 | Unbreakable | - | - | - | $90,901 | 2,708 | $95,011,339 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 133 | Jodi No. 1 | - | - | - | $82,834 | 25 | $82,834 | Apr 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 134 | Best Man in Grass Creek | - | - | - | $81,760 | 5 | $81,760 | Apr 20 | - | false |
| 135 | Quills | - | - | - | $76,054 | 223 | $7,065,332 | Nov 24 | - | false |
| 136 | The Hidden Fortress | - | - | - | $60,536 | 39 | $183,579 | Jun 22 | - | false |
| 137 | Beautiful Creatures | - | - | - | $55,835 | 12 | $55,835 | Apr 6 | Focus Features | false |
| 138 | The Family Man | - | - | - | $45,180 | 2,441 | $75,793,305 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 139 | Shadow of the Vampire | - | - | - | $42,819 | 513 | $8,293,784 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 140 | Pavilion of Women | - | - | - | $36,992 | 9 | $36,992 | May 4 | Focus Features | false |
| 141 | The Body | - | - | - | $36,849 | 11 | $36,849 | Apr 20 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 142 | Himalaya | - | - | - | $35,997 | 5 | $132,007 | Nov 10 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 143 | Simon Magus | - | - | - | $33,001 | 2 | $40,861 | Mar 9 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 144 | Signs & Wonders | - | - | - | $29,717 | 2 | $33,842 | Feb 9 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 145 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | - | - | - | $28,149 | 9 | $28,149 | Jun 15 | - | false |
| 146 | Thirteen Days | - | - | - | $25,343 | 2,034 | $34,592,089 | Dec 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 147 | The King Is Alive | - | - | - | $17,929 | 6 | $17,929 | May 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 148 | Fast Food Fast Women | - | - | - | $17,131 | 2 | $17,131 | May 18 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 149 | Nora | - | - | - | $15,120 | 8 | $15,120 | May 4 | - | false |
| 150 | The Girl Next Door | - | - | - | $13,963 | 5 | $771,792 | Apr 14 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 151 | The Adventures of Felix | - | - | - | $13,275 | 8 | $363,409 | Jun 15 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 152 | The Pledge | - | - | - | $13,159 | 1,410 | $19,733,089 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 153 | Time and Tide | - | - | - | $10,770 | 1 | $10,770 | May 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 154 | Lumumba | - | - | - | $9,091 | 12 | $352,296 | Jun 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 155 | Life and Debt | - | - | - | $3,521 | 4 | $263,107 | Jun 16 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 156 | Everybody's Famous! | - | - | - | $3,154 | 11 | $81,734 | Jul 3 | Miramax | false |
| 157 | Rat | - | - | - | $2,630 | 1 | $2,630 | Apr 27 | Focus Features | false |
| 158 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | - | - | - | $2,543 | 1 | $2,543 | Jun 15 | USA Films | false |
| 159 | Pandaemonium | - | - | - | $1,470 | 1 | $5,151 | Jun 29 | USA Films | false |
| 160 | The Vertical Ray of the Sun | - | - | - | $870 | 9 | $110,134 | Jul 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
