| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $189,803,655 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | 94% | May 4, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Shrek | - | - | - | $180,095,133 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | 67.1% | May 16, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $147,422,844 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | 74.3% | May 25, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Spy Kids | - | - | - | $97,181,735 | 3,191 | $112,719,001 | 86.2% | Mar 30, 2001 | Miramax |
| 5 | Along Came a Spider | - | - | - | $72,430,805 | 2,573 | $74,078,174 | 97.8% | Apr 6, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Bridget Jones's Diary | - | - | - | $66,536,225 | 2,547 | $71,543,427 | 93% | Apr 13, 2001 | Miramax |
| 7 | Blow | - | - | - | $52,591,240 | 2,249 | $52,990,775 | 99.2% | Apr 6, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | A Knight's Tale | - | - | - | $51,438,533 | 2,980 | $56,569,702 | 90.9% | May 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Driven | - | - | - | $32,072,344 | 2,905 | $32,720,065 | 98% | Apr 27, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $29,676,835 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | 51.7% | May 18, 2001 | 20th Century Fox |
| 11 | The Animal | - | - | - | $28,176,000 | 2,788 | $57,743,062 | 48.8% | Jun 1, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 12 | Joe Dirt | - | - | - | $27,087,695 | 2,638 | $27,087,695 | 100% | Apr 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | - | - | - | $24,575,861 | 2,166 | $25,635,682 | 95.9% | Apr 20, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Someone Like You | - | - | - | $23,791,919 | 2,349 | $27,343,067 | 87% | Mar 30, 2001 | 20th Century Fox |
| 15 | Angel Eyes | - | - | - | $23,052,182 | 2,407 | $24,174,218 | 95.4% | May 18, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Kingdom Come | - | - | - | $22,861,408 | 1,111 | $23,249,649 | 98.3% | Apr 11, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 17 | Enemy at the Gates | - | - | - | $20,249,141 | 1,724 | $51,401,758 | 39.4% | Mar 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | - | - | - | $18,138,701 | 2,675 | $32,269,834 | 56.2% | Jun 1, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 19 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | - | - | - | $17,025,177 | 2,675 | $17,052,128 | 99.8% | Apr 6, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Evolution | - | - | - | $16,383,158 | 2,613 | $38,345,494 | 42.7% | Jun 8, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 21 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $15,357,506 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | 12% | Dec 8, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | Heartbreakers | - | - | - | $15,336,141 | 2,751 | $40,336,607 | 38% | Mar 23, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | Memento | - | - | - | $15,074,877 | 531 | $25,544,867 | 59% | Mar 16, 2001 | Newmarket Films |
| 24 | Josie and the Pussycats | - | - | - | $14,271,015 | 2,558 | $14,271,015 | 100% | Apr 11, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Freddy Got Fingered | - | - | - | $14,254,993 | 2,271 | $14,254,993 | 100% | Apr 20, 2001 | 20th Century Fox |
| 26 | Exit Wounds | - | - | - | $13,863,948 | 2,830 | $51,758,599 | 26.8% | Mar 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | The Brothers | - | - | - | $12,961,294 | 1,378 | $27,457,409 | 47.2% | Mar 23, 2001 | Screen Gems |
| 28 | Traffic | - | - | - | $12,894,852 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | 10.4% | Dec 27, 2000 | USA Films |
| 29 | The Tailor of Panama | - | - | - | $12,445,826 | 441 | $13,729,742 | 90.6% | Mar 30, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | Tomcats | - | - | - | $11,232,557 | 2,617 | $13,558,739 | 82.8% | Mar 30, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 31 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $8,315,625 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | 11.6% | Dec 15, 2000 | Miramax |
| 32 | The Forsaken | - | - | - | $7,288,451 | 1,514 | $7,288,451 | 100% | Apr 27, 2001 | Screen Gems |
| 33 | Town & Country | - | - | - | $6,719,973 | 2,222 | $6,719,973 | 100% | Apr 27, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 34 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $6,600,563 | 847 | $45,512,588 | 14.5% | Dec 22, 2000 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | One Night at McCool's | - | - | - | $6,290,673 | 1,818 | $6,290,673 | 100% | Apr 27, 2001 | USA Films |
| 36 | Swordfish | - | - | - | $5,920,781 | 2,688 | $69,772,969 | 8.5% | Jun 8, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | The Mexican | - | - | - | $5,279,313 | 3,162 | $66,845,033 | 7.9% | Mar 2, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 38 | Amores Perros | - | - | - | $4,972,927 | 187 | $5,408,467 | 91.9% | Mar 30, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | Just Visiting | - | - | - | $4,781,539 | 1,590 | $4,781,539 | 100% | Apr 6, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Hannibal | - | - | - | $3,803,679 | 3,292 | $165,092,268 | 2.3% | Feb 9, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $3,651,007 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | 1.6% | Dec 22, 2000 | 20th Century Fox |
| 42 | Pollock | - | - | - | $2,997,821 | 280 | $8,598,593 | 34.9% | Dec 15, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | Down to Earth | - | - | - | $2,914,769 | 2,521 | $64,186,502 | 4.5% | Feb 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 44 | See Spot Run | - | - | - | $2,473,073 | 2,656 | $33,357,476 | 7.4% | Mar 2, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $2,185,127 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | 2.4% | Jan 12, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 46 | Widow of St. Pierre | - | - | - | $2,094,797 | 83 | $3,193,889 | 65.6% | Mar 2, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 47 | With a Friend Like Harry... | - | - | - | $2,073,948 | 220 | $3,830,441 | 54.1% | Apr 20, 2001 | Miramax |
| 48 | The Dish | - | - | - | $1,809,524 | 82 | $2,552,992 | 70.9% | Mar 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | What Women Want | - | - | - | $1,750,845 | 3,092 | $182,811,707 | 1% | Dec 15, 2000 | Paramount Pictures |
| 50 | The Golden Bowl | - | - | - | $1,745,409 | 117 | $3,050,532 | 57.2% | Apr 27, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 51 | The Emperor's New Groove | - | - | - | $1,722,594 | 2,887 | $89,302,687 | 1.9% | Dec 15, 2000 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | 15 Minutes | - | - | - | $1,507,014 | 2,337 | $24,403,552 | 6.2% | Mar 9, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 53 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $1,388,402 | 38 | $11,253,900 | 12.3% | Oct 6, 2000 | IMAX |
| 54 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $1,342,982 | 56 | $18,650,521 | 7.2% | May 5, 2000 | IMAX |
| 55 | Say It Isn't So | - | - | - | $1,305,938 | 1,974 | $5,520,393 | 23.7% | Mar 23, 2001 | 20th Century Fox |
| 56 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $1,224,555 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 7.9% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 57 | Gabriela | - | - | - | $1,161,002 | 30 | $2,335,352 | 49.7% | Mar 16, 2001 | Power Point Films |
| 58 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $1,142,135 | 22 | $15,627,434 | 7.3% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | The Center of the World | - | - | - | $1,075,216 | 45 | $1,101,344 | 97.6% | Apr 20, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 60 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $1,054,485 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 5.7% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 61 | Miss Congeniality | - | - | - | $1,025,640 | 2,668 | $106,807,667 | 1% | Dec 22, 2000 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! | - | - | - | $992,683 | 35 | $992,683 | 100% | Apr 6, 2001 | IMAX |
| 63 | Brigham City | - | - | - | $852,206 | 55 | $852,206 | 100% | Apr 6, 2001 | Excel Entertainment |
| 64 | Recess: School's Out | - | - | - | $764,593 | 2,630 | $36,706,141 | 2.1% | Feb 16, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 65 | The Luzhin Defence | - | - | - | $729,977 | 49 | $1,053,070 | 69.3% | Apr 20, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | The House of Mirth | - | - | - | $712,788 | 63 | $3,043,284 | 23.4% | Dec 22, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | The Wedding Planner | - | - | - | $686,256 | 2,785 | $60,400,856 | 1.1% | Jan 26, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 68 | Startup.com | - | - | - | $650,091 | 35 | $1,283,356 | 50.7% | May 11, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 69 | Get Over It | - | - | - | $614,302 | 1,742 | $11,576,464 | 5.3% | Mar 9, 2001 | Miramax |
| 70 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $564,026 | 150 | $9,416,804 | 6% | Nov 10, 2000 | Paramount Classics |
| 71 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $550,856 | 15 | $1,136,776 | 48.5% | Oct 6, 2000 | WinStar Cinema |
| 72 | Panic | - | - | - | $548,762 | 11 | $779,137 | 70.4% | Dec 1, 2000 | Roxie Releasing |
| 73 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $546,385 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 74 | Nuit de noces | - | - | - | $535,034 | 76 | $1,238,180 | 43.2% | Jun 1, 2001 | Seville Pictures |
| 75 | The Claim | - | - | - | $502,823 | 29 | $669,258 | 75.1% | Dec 29, 2000 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 76 | The Closet | - | - | - | $500,239 | 145 | $6,678,894 | 7.5% | Jun 6, 2001 | Miramax |
| 77 | Gladiator | - | - | - | $482,911 | 3,188 | $187,705,427 | 0.3% | May 5, 2000 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 78 | In the Mood for Love | - | - | - | $479,700 | 74 | $2,738,980 | 17.5% | Feb 2, 2001 | USA Films |
| 79 | Double Take | - | - | - | $468,415 | 1,631 | $29,831,583 | 1.6% | Jan 12, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 80 | Under the Sand | - | - | - | $465,828 | 25 | $1,452,698 | 32.1% | May 4, 2001 | WinStar Cinema |
| 81 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $415,428 | 510 | $21,995,263 | 1.9% | Oct 13, 2000 | Focus Features |
| 82 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $412,211 | 34 | $2,487,878 | 16.6% | Mar 30, 2001 | Kino International |
| 83 | The Circle | - | - | - | $386,830 | 16 | $440,554 | 87.8% | Mar 9, 2001 | WinStar Cinema |
| 84 | Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale | - | - | - | $368,268 | 15 | $373,366 | 98.6% | Mar 30, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 85 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $358,110 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | 0.4% | Jun 8, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $327,493 | 20 | $1,808,679 | 18.1% | Feb 2, 2001 | IMAX |
| 87 | Finding Forrester | - | - | - | $310,433 | 2,002 | $51,804,714 | 0.6% | Dec 22, 2000 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 88 | Bread and Roses | - | - | - | $309,367 | 39 | $533,479 | 58% | May 11, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 89 | The Man Who Cried | - | - | - | $309,105 | 28 | $747,092 | 41.4% | May 25, 2001 | Focus Features |
| 90 | Sweet November | - | - | - | $302,919 | 2,268 | $25,288,103 | 1.2% | Feb 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 91 | Before Night Falls | - | - | - | $277,890 | 127 | $4,242,892 | 6.5% | Dec 22, 2000 | Fine Line Features |
| 92 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $275,185 | 497 | $18,715,392 | 1.5% | Sep 29, 2000 | Warner Bros. |
| 93 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | - | - | - | $247,682 | 48 | $2,276,602 | 10.9% | Jan 26, 2001 | Purple Rose Films |
| 94 | Chopper | - | - | - | $236,185 | 14 | $236,185 | 100% | Apr 11, 2001 | First Look International |
| 95 | The Road Home | - | - | - | $228,196 | 37 | $1,280,490 | 17.8% | May 25, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 96 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $194,494 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | 0.3% | Nov 22, 2000 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 97 | American Desi | - | - | - | $175,772 | 38 | $907,835 | 19.4% | Mar 16, 2001 | Eros Worldwide |
| 98 | The Gift | - | - | - | $172,914 | 807 | $12,008,642 | 1.4% | Dec 22, 2000 | Paramount Classics |
| 99 | Calle 54 | - | - | - | $172,375 | 12 | $187,308 | 92% | Oct 20, 2000 | Miramax |
| 100 | The Anniversary Party | - | - | - | $170,370 | 120 | $4,047,329 | 4.2% | Jun 8, 2001 | Fine Line Features |
| 101 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $163,703 | 405 | $11,260,096 | 1.5% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 102 | About Adam | - | - | - | $159,668 | 11 | $159,668 | 100% | May 11, 2001 | Miramax |
| 103 | The Day I Became a Woman | - | - | - | $149,971 | 14 | $149,971 | 100% | Apr 6, 2001 | - |
| 104 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | - | - | - | $146,628 | 2,545 | $15,749,959 | 0.9% | Feb 23, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 105 | Blow Dry | - | - | - | $143,590 | 157 | $637,769 | 22.5% | Mar 9, 2001 | Miramax |
| 106 | Valentine | - | - | - | $141,202 | 2,310 | $20,384,136 | 0.7% | Feb 2, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 107 | Me You Them | - | - | - | $127,577 | 22 | $323,923 | 39.4% | Mar 2, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | Akira 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $104,393 | 1 | $114,009 | 91.6% | Mar 30, 2001 | Pioneer |
| 109 | The Trumpet of the Swan | - | - | - | $102,202 | 125 | $102,202 | 100% | May 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 110 | Big Eden | - | - | - | $99,651 | 10 | $512,451 | 19.4% | Jun 1, 2001 | Jour de Fête Films |
| 111 | The Caveman's Valentine | - | - | - | $96,923 | 59 | $687,194 | 14.1% | Mar 2, 2001 | Focus Features |
| 112 | Unbreakable | - | - | - | $90,901 | 2,708 | $95,011,339 | <0.1% | Nov 22, 2000 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 113 | Jodi No. 1 | - | - | - | $82,834 | 25 | $82,834 | 100% | Apr 13, 2001 | Eros Worldwide |
| 114 | Best Man in Grass Creek | - | - | - | $81,760 | 5 | $81,760 | 100% | Apr 20, 2001 | Heartland Film Festival |
| 115 | Quills | - | - | - | $76,054 | 223 | $7,065,332 | 1.1% | Nov 24, 2000 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 116 | Beautiful Creatures | - | - | - | $55,835 | 12 | $55,835 | 100% | Apr 6, 2001 | Focus Features |
| 117 | The Family Man | - | - | - | $45,180 | 2,441 | $75,793,305 | <0.1% | Dec 22, 2000 | Universal Pictures |
| 118 | Shadow of the Vampire | - | - | - | $42,819 | 513 | $8,293,784 | 0.5% | Dec 29, 2000 | Lionsgate |
| 119 | Pavilion of Women | - | - | - | $36,992 | 9 | $36,992 | 100% | May 4, 2001 | Focus Features |
| 120 | Bride of the Wind | - | - | - | $36,985 | 42 | $318,823 | 11.6% | Jun 8, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 121 | The Body | - | - | - | $36,849 | 11 | $36,849 | 100% | Apr 20, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 122 | Simon Magus | - | - | - | $33,001 | 2 | $40,861 | 80.8% | Mar 9, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 123 | Sexy Beast | - | - | - | $31,585 | 194 | $6,946,056 | 0.5% | Jun 15, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 124 | Divided We Fall | - | - | - | $30,830 | 116 | $1,332,586 | 2.3% | Jun 8, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 125 | Thirteen Days | - | - | - | $25,343 | 2,034 | $34,592,089 | <0.1% | Dec 22, 2000 | New Line Cinema |
| 126 | The King Is Alive | - | - | - | $17,929 | 6 | $17,929 | 100% | May 11, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 127 | Fast Food Fast Women | - | - | - | $17,131 | 2 | $17,131 | 100% | May 18, 2001 | Lot 47 Films |
| 128 | Nora | - | - | - | $15,120 | 8 | $15,120 | 100% | May 4, 2001 | Andora Pictures International |
| 129 | The Girl Next Door | - | - | - | $13,963 | 5 | $771,792 | 1.8% | Apr 14, 2000 | Indican Pictures |
| 130 | The Pledge | - | - | - | $13,159 | 1,410 | $19,733,089 | <0.1% | Jan 19, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 131 | Time and Tide | - | - | - | $10,770 | 1 | $10,770 | 100% | May 4, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 132 | Rat | - | - | - | $2,630 | 1 | $2,630 | 100% | Apr 27, 2001 | Focus Features |
