| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $288,516,414 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $237,466,244 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | Nov 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $163,871,215 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | Dec 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 4 | Ocean's Eleven | - | - | - | $132,148,523 | 3,075 | $183,417,150 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Training Day | - | - | - | $76,631,907 | 2,712 | $76,631,907 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Vanilla Sky | - | - | - | $68,620,163 | 2,842 | $100,618,344 | Dec 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $68,352,745 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | Nov 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Spy Game | - | - | - | $60,840,050 | 2,770 | $62,362,560 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $50,295,015 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | $50,215,028 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | Nov 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $50,056,224 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | Oct 5 | Miramax | false |
| 12 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | - | - | - | $45,701,766 | 3,151 | $80,936,232 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $45,415,861 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | $44,723,385 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | Nov 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | The One | - | - | - | $43,905,746 | 2,894 | $43,905,746 | Nov 2 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 16 | Thir13en Ghosts | - | - | - | $41,867,960 | 2,781 | $41,867,960 | Oct 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Bandits | - | - | - | $41,393,367 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | Oct 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 18 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $37,038,181 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | Sep 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | Ali | - | - | - | $36,694,948 | 2,521 | $58,203,105 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Black Knight | - | - | - | $31,507,862 | 2,571 | $33,426,971 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | From Hell | - | - | - | $31,485,734 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | Oct 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Not Another Teen Movie | - | - | - | $30,864,800 | 2,365 | $38,252,284 | Dec 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Riding in Cars with Boys | - | - | - | $30,165,536 | 2,770 | $30,165,536 | Oct 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $23,617,484 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | Oct 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Heist | - | - | - | $23,510,841 | 1,891 | $23,510,841 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Joy Ride | - | - | - | $21,974,919 | 2,522 | $21,974,919 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Hearts in Atlantis | - | - | - | $19,292,204 | 2,010 | $24,185,781 | Sep 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | The Last Castle | - | - | - | $18,244,060 | 2,270 | $18,244,060 | Oct 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 29 | How High | - | - | - | $18,233,820 | 1,273 | $31,178,740 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Kate & Leopold | - | - | - | $17,222,281 | 2,467 | $47,121,859 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 31 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $17,004,127 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Hardball | - | - | - | $16,385,242 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | Sep 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Majestic | - | - | - | $15,923,251 | 2,361 | $27,807,266 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $15,876,796 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | Amélie | - | - | - | $15,789,200 | 303 | $33,225,499 | Nov 2 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Life as a House | - | - | - | $15,636,354 | 1,288 | $15,667,270 | Oct 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 37 | Iron Monkey | - | - | - | $14,694,904 | 1,235 | $14,694,904 | Oct 12 | Miramax | false |
| 38 | Joe Somebody | - | - | - | $14,577,095 | 2,517 | $22,771,646 | Dec 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $13,563,173 | 2,011 | $13,906,394 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Others | - | - | - | $12,121,176 | 2,843 | $96,522,687 | Aug 10 | Miramax | false |
| 41 | The Wash | - | - | - | $9,952,394 | 749 | $10,097,538 | Nov 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 42 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $9,234,863 | 999 | $52,364,010 | Dec 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 43 | Rush Hour 2 | - | - | - | $8,130,480 | 3,118 | $226,164,286 | Aug 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 44 | Bones | - | - | - | $7,316,658 | 847 | $7,316,658 | Oct 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 45 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $6,816,671 | 259 | $7,504,257 | Nov 2 | USA Films | false |
| 46 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $5,588,478 | 247 | $7,220,243 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 47 | On the Line | - | - | - | $4,365,455 | 901 | $4,365,455 | Oct 26 | Miramax | false |
| 48 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $4,333,309 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | Aug 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | The Glass House | - | - | - | $4,100,363 | 1,601 | $18,150,259 | Sep 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | - | - | - | $3,696,372 | 353 | $6,047,691 | Sep 21 | 8x Entertainment | false |
| 51 | Legally Blonde | - | - | - | $3,573,398 | 2,725 | $96,520,674 | Jul 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 52 | Rat Race | - | - | - | $3,341,463 | 2,551 | $56,618,055 | Aug 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 53 | American Pie 2 | - | - | - | $3,050,846 | 3,157 | $145,103,595 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Jeepers Creepers | - | - | - | $2,733,402 | 2,944 | $37,904,175 | Aug 31 | United Artists | false |
| 55 | Les Boys III | - | - | - | $2,702,207 | 115 | $3,557,100 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 56 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $2,528,702 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | false |
| 57 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $2,523,640 | 93 | $2,901,447 | Oct 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 58 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $2,406,221 | 84 | $5,318,679 | Jul 27 | First Look International | false |
| 59 | Two Can Play That Game | - | - | - | $2,344,893 | 1,308 | $22,235,901 | Sep 7 | Screen Gems | false |
| 60 | Sidewalks of New York | - | - | - | $2,321,658 | 224 | $2,402,652 | Nov 23 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 61 | Shrek | - | - | - | $2,216,758 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | May 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 62 | The Shipping News | - | - | - | $2,192,059 | 434 | $11,434,216 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 63 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $2,093,212 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 64 | Novocaine | - | - | - | $1,945,801 | 189 | $2,036,682 | Nov 16 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 65 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $1,945,565 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | Nov 23 | Miramax | false |
| 66 | Jurassic Park III | - | - | - | $1,760,255 | 3,462 | $181,171,875 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 67 | The Musketeer | - | - | - | $1,539,265 | 2,500 | $27,073,640 | Sep 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 68 | The Closet | - | - | - | $1,499,804 | 145 | $6,678,894 | Jun 6 | Miramax | false |
| 69 | Innocence | - | - | - | $1,366,878 | 52 | $2,202,382 | Aug 17 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 70 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $1,318,532 | 68 | $25,487,190 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 71 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $1,199,426 | 40 | $2,453,083 | Oct 5 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 72 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $1,066,819 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | May 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 73 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $1,065,222 | 128 | $6,217,849 | Jul 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 74 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $1,034,332 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | Jun 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 75 | O | - | - | - | $997,501 | 1,464 | $16,025,437 | Aug 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 76 | Liam | - | - | - | $971,622 | 55 | $1,016,021 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 77 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $918,685 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 78 | Who Knows? | - | - | - | $879,670 | 35 | $907,323 | Sep 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 79 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $874,920 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 80 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $872,457 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 81 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $796,320 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 82 | Extremedays | - | - | - | $785,828 | 351 | $1,047,553 | Sep 28 | Providence Entertainment | false |
| 83 | Tortilla Soup | - | - | - | $779,308 | 220 | $4,467,615 | Aug 24 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 84 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $757,628 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 85 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | $745,790 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | Jun 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 86 | Asoka | - | - | - | $731,277 | 66 | $731,277 | Oct 26 | First Look International | false |
| 87 | Rock Star | - | - | - | $725,590 | 2,525 | $17,008,282 | Sep 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 88 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $719,204 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 89 | The Deep End | - | - | - | $663,727 | 412 | $8,823,109 | Aug 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 90 | The Business of Strangers | - | - | - | $641,012 | 60 | $1,030,920 | Dec 7 | IFC Films | false |
| 91 | L.I.E. | - | - | - | $630,746 | 45 | $1,138,836 | Sep 7 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 92 | Focus | - | - | - | $630,211 | 62 | $645,418 | Oct 19 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 93 | Texas Rangers | - | - | - | $623,374 | 404 | $623,374 | Nov 30 | Miramax | false |
| 94 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $593,099 | 105 | $4,626,290 | Aug 3 | Miramax | false |
| 95 | My First Mister | - | - | - | $568,762 | 103 | $568,762 | Oct 12 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 96 | Dinner Rush | - | - | - | $533,672 | 52 | $634,566 | Sep 28 | Access Entertainment | false |
| 97 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $519,525 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 98 | Donnie Darko | - | - | - | $517,375 | 58 | $517,375 | Oct 26 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 99 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $507,170 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 100 | The Score | - | - | - | $501,427 | 2,211 | $71,107,711 | Jul 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 101 | Tape | - | - | - | $490,475 | 35 | $490,475 | Nov 2 | Lionsgate | false |
| 102 | Together | - | - | - | $472,325 | 47 | $1,034,829 | Aug 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 103 | The Affair of the Necklace | - | - | - | $471,210 | 40 | $471,210 | Nov 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 104 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $471,020 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 105 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $460,974 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 106 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $448,952 | 17 | $725,854 | Oct 12 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 107 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $447,663 | 306 | $4,720,371 | Dec 14 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 108 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $446,503 | 34 | $2,487,878 | Mar 30 | Kino International | false |
| 109 | Divided We Fall 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $443,543 | 37 | $1,332,586 | Jun 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 110 | All Over the Guy | - | - | - | $434,863 | 35 | $1,022,324 | Aug 10 | Lionsgate | false |
| 111 | American Outlaws | - | - | - | $429,015 | 2,348 | $13,342,790 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 112 | Summer Catch | - | - | - | $423,488 | 2,335 | $19,753,553 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 113 | Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy | - | - | - | $421,516 | 7 | $421,516 | Nov 30 | Maelstrom Entertainment | false |
| 114 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $413,383 | 918 | $41,308,615 | Dec 26 | USA Films | false |
| 115 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | - | - | - | $409,670 | 3,053 | $112,952,899 | Jun 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 116 | Glitter | - | - | - | $408,648 | 1,225 | $4,274,407 | Sep 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 117 | Intimacy | - | - | - | $405,094 | 11 | $405,094 | Oct 19 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 118 | The Devil's Backbone | - | - | - | $348,799 | 35 | $755,249 | Nov 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 119 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $338,424 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 120 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | - | - | - | $311,521 | 2,765 | $30,085,147 | Aug 24 | Miramax | false |
| 121 | Soul Survivors | - | - | - | $292,389 | 604 | $3,111,545 | Sep 7 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 122 | Kandahar | - | - | - | $289,585 | 29 | $1,418,314 | Dec 14 | Avatar Films | false |
| 123 | Lantana | - | - | - | $284,995 | 108 | $4,623,189 | Dec 14 | Lionsgate | false |
| 124 | America's Sweethearts | - | - | - | $283,817 | 3,011 | $93,607,673 | Jul 20 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 125 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | - | - | - | $282,655 | 1,612 | $25,543,895 | Aug 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 126 | Our Lady of the Assassins | - | - | - | $275,827 | 24 | $525,330 | Sep 7 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 127 | Happy Accidents | - | - | - | $271,096 | 49 | $688,523 | Aug 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 128 | Kiss of the Dragon | - | - | - | $258,051 | 2,100 | $36,845,124 | Jul 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 129 | Under the Sun | - | - | - | $253,163 | 10 | $316,020 | Aug 3 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 130 | Greenfingers | - | - | - | $248,131 | 49 | $1,443,067 | Jul 27 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 131 | Grateful Dawg | - | - | - | $247,986 | 21 | $360,251 | Oct 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 132 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $239,848 | 8 | $788,896 | Oct 24 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 133 | High Heels and Low Lifes | - | - | - | $228,194 | 175 | $228,194 | Oct 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 134 | Black Hawk Down | - | - | - | $221,291 | 3,143 | $108,638,745 | Dec 28 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 135 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $208,204 | 38 | $1,012,153 | Dec 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 136 | One Week | - | - | - | $190,441 | 18 | $190,441 | Oct 19 | Filmways Pictures | false |
| 137 | An American Rhapsody | - | - | - | $187,520 | 54 | $850,255 | Aug 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 138 | Diamond Men | - | - | - | $172,431 | 15 | $191,221 | Sep 14 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 139 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $162,891 | 714 | $31,273,922 | Dec 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 140 | Punks | - | - | - | $160,083 | 7 | $160,083 | Nov 2 | Urbanworld Films | false |
| 141 | Burnt Money | - | - | - | $151,908 | 5 | $183,132 | Oct 19 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 142 | The Fluffer | - | - | - | $143,144 | 6 | $563,373 | Nov 16 | First Run | false |
| 143 | Bubble Boy | - | - | - | $126,310 | 1,605 | $5,007,898 | Aug 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 144 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | - | - | - | $123,645 | 909 | $7,517,191 | Aug 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 145 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | - | - | - | $114,051 | 12 | $151,086 | Sep 21 | Urban Vision Entertainment | false |
| 146 | ABCD | - | - | - | $83,372 | 38 | $83,372 | Nov 30 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 147 | Made | - | - | - | $78,724 | 182 | $5,313,300 | Jul 13 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 148 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | - | - | - | $67,913 | 7 | $67,913 | Oct 19 | Keystone Pictures | false |
| 149 | Aberdeen | - | - | - | $56,744 | 2 | $65,090 | Aug 17 | First Run | false |
| 150 | Charlotte Gray | - | - | - | $48,856 | 52 | $741,394 | Dec 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 151 | I Am Sam | - | - | - | $48,624 | 1,450 | $40,311,852 | Dec 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 152 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | - | - | - | $38,231 | 101 | $3,067,312 | Jul 20 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 153 | Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. | - | - | - | $33,749 | 2 | $41,040 | Oct 12 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 154 | Osmosis Jones | - | - | - | $30,989 | 2,305 | $13,596,911 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 155 | The Independent | - | - | - | $30,596 | 11 | $238,431 | Nov 30 | Arrow Releasing | false |
| 156 | King of the Jungle | - | - | - | $27,841 | 4 | $27,841 | Nov 9 | Urbanworld Films | false |
| 157 | Maze | - | - | - | $26,041 | 22 | $26,041 | Nov 9 | Andora Pictures International | false |
| 158 | Spriggan | - | - | - | $25,824 | 5 | $25,824 | Oct 12 | ADV Films | false |
| 159 | Werckmeister Harmonies | - | - | - | $25,461 | 1 | $25,461 | Oct 5 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 160 | Piñero | - | - | - | $25,256 | 21 | $275,171 | Dec 13 | Miramax | false |
| 161 | Iris | - | - | - | $23,144 | 220 | $5,594,617 | Dec 14 | Miramax | false |
| 162 | Baran | - | - | - | $21,702 | 9 | $125,900 | Dec 7 | Miramax | false |
| 163 | The Turandot Project | - | - | - | $21,199 | 3 | $33,504 | Aug 10 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 164 | Behind the Sun | - | - | - | $19,861 | 2 | $19,861 | Dec 12 | Miramax | false |
| 165 | Better Than Sex | - | - | - | $19,521 | 7 | $19,521 | Oct 26 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 166 | Chop Suey | - | - | - | $18,792 | 5 | $179,914 | Oct 5 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 167 | Eban and Charley | - | - | - | $16,918 | 1 | $16,918 | Dec 14 | Picture This! Entertainment | false |
| 168 | Dark Blue World | - | - | - | $13,048 | 7 | $258,771 | Dec 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 169 | Happenstance | - | - | - | $12,888 | 7 | $251,444 | Nov 2 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 170 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $12,145 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | May 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 171 | My Voyage to Italy | - | - | - | $11,683 | 1 | $11,683 | Oct 24 | Miramax | false |
| 172 | Born Romantic | - | - | - | $10,288 | 7 | $15,545 | Sep 28 | United Artists | false |
| 173 | Children Underground | - | - | - | $3,100 | 1 | $12,798 | Sep 19 | Cinemax | false |
| 174 | Ginger Snaps | - | - | - | $2,554 | 1 | $2,554 | Oct 26 | Cinema Village Features | false |
| 175 | Lush | - | - | - | $1,576 | 1 | $2,763 | Dec 28 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 176 | The Last Wave 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $957 | 1 | $957 | Nov 30 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
