| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $72,275,646 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | 23.1% | Dec 19, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $50,359,360 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | 29.5% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Ocean's Eleven | - | - | - | $34,401,805 | 3,075 | $183,417,150 | 18.8% | Dec 7, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | - | - | - | $24,656,579 | 3,151 | $80,936,232 | 30.5% | Dec 21, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $24,030,910 | 999 | $52,364,010 | 45.9% | Dec 14, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Vanilla Sky | - | - | - | $22,361,660 | 2,842 | $100,618,344 | 22.2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Orange County | - | - | - | $20,798,140 | 2,317 | $41,076,018 | 50.6% | Jan 11, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Ali | - | - | - | $19,227,466 | 2,521 | $58,203,105 | 33% | Dec 25, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $18,219,521 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | 5.7% | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Kate & Leopold | - | - | - | $15,190,800 | 2,467 | $47,121,859 | 32.2% | Dec 25, 2001 | Miramax |
| 11 | Black Hawk Down | - | - | - | $11,536,351 | 3,143 | $108,638,745 | 10.6% | Dec 28, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 12 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $10,695,662 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | 4.2% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Majestic | - | - | - | $10,368,636 | 2,361 | $27,807,266 | 37.3% | Dec 21, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | How High | - | - | - | $10,062,320 | 1,273 | $31,178,740 | 32.3% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $8,306,762 | 918 | $41,308,615 | 20.1% | Dec 26, 2001 | USA Films |
| 16 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $7,346,958 | 68 | $25,487,190 | 28.8% | Jan 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Joe Somebody | - | - | - | $6,982,566 | 2,517 | $22,771,646 | 30.7% | Dec 21, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $6,951,311 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | 19.3% | Nov 23, 2001 | Miramax |
| 19 | Not Another Teen Movie | - | - | - | $6,416,396 | 2,365 | $38,252,284 | 16.8% | Dec 14, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | $6,058,308 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | 10.3% | Nov 30, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Impostor | - | - | - | $5,795,243 | 1,870 | $6,285,176 | 92.2% | Jan 4, 2002 | Miramax |
| 22 | The Shipping News | - | - | - | $4,523,713 | 434 | $11,434,216 | 39.6% | Dec 25, 2001 | Miramax |
| 23 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $4,261,603 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | 5.3% | Jan 18, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Amélie | - | - | - | $4,249,260 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 12.8% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 25 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $1,095,325 | 405 | $11,260,096 | 9.7% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | Spy Game | - | - | - | $1,085,040 | 2,770 | $62,362,560 | 1.7% | Nov 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $1,068,717 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | 1.5% | Nov 9, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | Black Knight | - | - | - | $833,554 | 2,571 | $33,426,971 | 2.5% | Nov 21, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | Les Boys III | - | - | - | $632,799 | 115 | $3,557,100 | 17.8% | Nov 30, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $546,955 | 247 | $7,220,243 | 7.6% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $540,290 | 84 | $5,318,679 | 10.2% | Jul 27, 2001 | First Look International |
| 32 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $510,714 | 714 | $31,273,922 | 1.6% | Dec 26, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $429,075 | 40 | $2,453,083 | 17.5% | Oct 5, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 34 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $428,781 | 306 | $4,720,371 | 9.1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Excel Entertainment |
| 35 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $417,641 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 2.7% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 36 | Charlotte Gray | - | - | - | $355,259 | 52 | $741,394 | 47.9% | Dec 28, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $354,632 | 259 | $7,504,257 | 4.7% | Nov 2, 2001 | USA Films |
| 38 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $282,249 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | 1.2% | Oct 12, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Kandahar | - | - | - | $273,909 | 29 | $1,418,314 | 19.3% | Dec 14, 2001 | Avatar Films |
| 40 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $237,453 | 20 | $1,808,679 | 13.1% | Feb 2, 2001 | IMAX |
| 41 | Lantana | - | - | - | $237,027 | 108 | $4,623,189 | 5.1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 42 | The Business of Strangers | - | - | - | $213,949 | 60 | $1,030,920 | 20.8% | Dec 7, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 43 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $198,923 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | 0.1% | Jul 27, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 44 | The Devil's Backbone | - | - | - | $190,665 | 35 | $755,249 | 25.2% | Nov 21, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $188,163 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | 1.1% | Oct 5, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | Hardball | - | - | - | $180,612 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | 0.4% | Sep 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $155,803 | 38 | $1,012,153 | 15.4% | Dec 7, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 48 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | - | - | - | $150,000 | 44 | $2,902,000 | 5.2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Yash Raj Films |
| 49 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $144,347 | 93 | $2,901,447 | 5% | Oct 19, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 50 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | $142,817 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | 0.3% | Nov 2, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 | Innocence | - | - | - | $129,337 | 52 | $2,202,382 | 5.9% | Aug 17, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 52 | The Wash | - | - | - | $122,681 | 749 | $10,097,538 | 1.2% | Nov 16, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 53 | From Hell | - | - | - | $116,832 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | 0.4% | Oct 19, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | Life and Debt | - | - | - | $115,220 | 4 | $263,107 | 43.8% | Jun 16, 2001 | New Yorker Films |
| 55 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $114,105 | 128 | $6,217,849 | 1.8% | Jul 20, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | Iris | - | - | - | $113,835 | 220 | $5,594,617 | 2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Miramax |
| 57 | I Am Sam | - | - | - | $113,012 | 1,450 | $40,311,852 | 0.3% | Dec 28, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 58 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $95,700 | 38 | $11,253,900 | 0.9% | Oct 6, 2000 | IMAX |
| 59 | State Property | - | - | - | $92,647 | 75 | $2,106,838 | 4.4% | Jan 18, 2002 | Lionsgate |
| 60 | Novocaine | - | - | - | $90,879 | 189 | $2,036,682 | 4.5% | Nov 16, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 61 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $85,260 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | 0.2% | Sep 28, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $84,809 | 17 | $725,854 | 11.7% | Oct 12, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 63 | Bandits | - | - | - | $84,629 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | 0.2% | Oct 12, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 64 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $84,032 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | <0.1% | Aug 3, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 65 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $83,362 | 2,011 | $13,906,394 | 0.6% | Nov 21, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | Sidewalks of New York | - | - | - | $80,992 | 224 | $2,402,652 | 3.4% | Nov 23, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 67 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $68,114 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | 0.2% | Sep 28, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 68 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $52,857 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | <0.1% | May 18, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 69 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $43,470 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | <0.1% | Oct 26, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 70 | Dinner Rush | - | - | - | $42,277 | 52 | $634,566 | 6.7% | Sep 28, 2001 | Access Entertainment |
| 71 | The Fluffer | - | - | - | $39,899 | 6 | $563,373 | 7.1% | Nov 16, 2001 | First Run |
| 72 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $39,007 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | <0.1% | Oct 5, 2001 | Miramax |
| 73 | What Time Is It There? | - | - | - | $24,437 | 4 | $195,760 | 12.5% | Jan 11, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 74 | 101 Reykjavík 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,998 | 2 | $126,404 | 12.7% | Jul 27, 2001 | Menemsha Films |
| 75 | Yamakasi | - | - | - | $13,131 | 38 | $184,441 | 7.1% | Jan 18, 2002 | Christal Films |
| 76 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $12,033 | 99 | $4,544,753 | 0.3% | Jan 18, 2002 | Miramax |
| 77 | Dark Blue World | - | - | - | $9,786 | 7 | $258,771 | 3.8% | Dec 28, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | Lush | - | - | - | $1,182 | 1 | $2,763 | 42.8% | Dec 28, 2001 | Menemsha Films |
