| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Training Day | - | - | - | $67,679,580 | 2,712 | $76,631,907 | 88.3% | Oct 5, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $52,429,611 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | 95.3% | Sep 28, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $44,336,578 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | 17.3% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $42,955,450 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | 95.1% | Sep 28, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $41,967,825 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | 83.4% | Oct 5, 2001 | Miramax |
| 6 | The Others | - | - | - | $39,167,468 | 2,843 | $96,522,687 | 40.6% | Aug 10, 2001 | Miramax |
| 7 | Hardball | - | - | - | $37,400,374 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | 93% | Sep 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Bandits | - | - | - | $34,481,388 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | 82.9% | Oct 12, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | Rush Hour 2 | - | - | - | $29,892,695 | 3,118 | $226,164,286 | 13.2% | Aug 3, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $29,272,640 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | 58.2% | Oct 26, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Jeepers Creepers | - | - | - | $27,317,151 | 2,944 | $37,904,175 | 72.1% | Aug 31, 2001 | United Artists |
| 12 | The Musketeer | - | - | - | $27,073,640 | 2,500 | $27,073,640 | 100% | Sep 7, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | From Hell | - | - | - | $24,070,262 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | 76.2% | Oct 19, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Hearts in Atlantis | - | - | - | $23,779,017 | 2,010 | $24,185,781 | 98.3% | Sep 28, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Thir13en Ghosts | - | - | - | $22,677,393 | 2,781 | $41,867,960 | 54.2% | Oct 26, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Two Can Play That Game | - | - | - | $22,235,901 | 1,308 | $22,235,901 | 100% | Sep 7, 2001 | Screen Gems |
| 17 | Riding in Cars with Boys | - | - | - | $21,980,085 | 2,770 | $30,165,536 | 72.9% | Oct 19, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Rat Race | - | - | - | $21,644,335 | 2,551 | $56,618,055 | 38.2% | Aug 17, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $21,293,592 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | 88.8% | Oct 12, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Joy Ride | - | - | - | $21,068,599 | 2,522 | $21,974,919 | 95.9% | Oct 5, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | American Pie 2 | - | - | - | $19,427,656 | 3,157 | $145,103,595 | 13.4% | Aug 10, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | The Glass House | - | - | - | $17,743,310 | 1,601 | $18,150,259 | 97.8% | Sep 14, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Rock Star | - | - | - | $17,008,282 | 2,525 | $17,008,282 | 100% | Sep 7, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $16,379,403 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | 15.1% | Aug 3, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $16,341,555 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | 94.5% | Oct 5, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | The Last Castle | - | - | - | $15,521,713 | 2,270 | $18,244,060 | 85.1% | Oct 19, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 27 | The One | - | - | - | $14,705,332 | 2,894 | $43,905,746 | 33.5% | Nov 2, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 28 | Iron Monkey | - | - | - | $13,947,980 | 1,235 | $14,694,904 | 94.9% | Oct 12, 2001 | Miramax |
| 29 | O | - | - | - | $11,402,525 | 1,464 | $16,025,437 | 71.2% | Aug 31, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | - | - | - | $10,117,237 | 2,765 | $30,085,147 | 33.6% | Aug 24, 2001 | Miramax |
| 31 | Legally Blonde | - | - | - | $7,377,716 | 2,725 | $96,520,674 | 7.6% | Jul 13, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 32 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $7,087,393 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | 3.9% | Jul 27, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Summer Catch | - | - | - | $7,074,612 | 2,335 | $19,753,553 | 35.8% | Aug 24, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | - | - | - | $5,890,285 | 1,612 | $25,543,895 | 23.1% | Aug 17, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | - | - | - | $5,761,230 | 353 | $6,047,691 | 95.3% | Sep 21, 2001 | 8x Entertainment |
| 36 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | $5,010,624 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | 11.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | Bones | - | - | - | $4,814,276 | 847 | $7,316,658 | 65.8% | Oct 26, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | The Deep End | - | - | - | $4,757,351 | 412 | $8,823,109 | 53.9% | Aug 10, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 39 | Jurassic Park III | - | - | - | $4,751,710 | 3,462 | $181,171,875 | 2.6% | Jul 18, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | Glitter | - | - | - | $4,274,407 | 1,225 | $4,274,407 | 100% | Sep 21, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | Shrek | - | - | - | $4,253,564 | 3,715 | $268,200,241 | 1.6% | May 16, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 42 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $3,599,988 | 247 | $7,220,243 | 49.9% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | Soul Survivors | - | - | - | $3,111,545 | 604 | $3,111,545 | 100% | Sep 7, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 44 | On the Line | - | - | - | $2,965,671 | 901 | $4,365,455 | 67.9% | Oct 26, 2001 | Miramax |
| 45 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $2,901,540 | 128 | $6,217,849 | 46.7% | Jul 20, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 46 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $2,838,036 | 84 | $5,318,679 | 53.4% | Jul 27, 2001 | First Look International |
| 47 | Tortilla Soup | - | - | - | $2,803,581 | 220 | $4,467,615 | 62.8% | Aug 24, 2001 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 48 | The Score | - | - | - | $2,756,646 | 2,211 | $71,107,711 | 3.9% | Jul 13, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 49 | America's Sweethearts | - | - | - | $2,581,515 | 3,011 | $93,607,673 | 2.8% | Jul 20, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 50 | American Outlaws | - | - | - | $2,564,283 | 2,348 | $13,342,790 | 19.2% | Aug 17, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | $2,504,990 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | 1.7% | Jun 22, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | The Closet | - | - | - | $2,417,259 | 145 | $6,678,894 | 36.2% | Jun 6, 2001 | Miramax |
| 53 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | - | - | - | $2,193,062 | 909 | $7,517,191 | 29.2% | Aug 24, 2001 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 54 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $2,137,217 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | 1.1% | May 25, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 55 | Ghosts of Mars | - | - | - | $2,072,060 | 2,048 | $8,709,640 | 23.8% | Aug 24, 2001 | Screen Gems |
| 56 | The Animal | - | - | - | $1,981,062 | 2,788 | $57,743,062 | 3.4% | Jun 1, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 57 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $1,711,688 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | 2% | Jun 8, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | - | - | - | $1,701,531 | 3,053 | $112,952,899 | 1.5% | Jun 22, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,685,920 | 105 | $4,626,290 | 36.4% | Aug 3, 2001 | Miramax |
| 60 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $1,456,065 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | 1.6% | Jul 4, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Innocence | - | - | - | $1,438,386 | 52 | $2,202,382 | 65.3% | Aug 17, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 62 | Bubble Boy | - | - | - | $1,266,445 | 1,605 | $5,007,898 | 25.3% | Aug 24, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | L.I.E. | - | - | - | $1,138,836 | 45 | $1,138,836 | 100% | Sep 7, 2001 | Lot 47 Films |
| 64 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $1,075,524 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 6.9% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 65 | Kiss of the Dragon | - | - | - | $1,008,993 | 2,100 | $36,845,124 | 2.7% | Jul 6, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 66 | Together | - | - | - | $958,797 | 47 | $1,034,829 | 92.7% | Aug 24, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 67 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $896,443 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 22.9% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 68 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | - | - | - | $853,400 | 101 | $3,067,312 | 27.8% | Jul 20, 2001 | Fine Line Features |
| 69 | Made | - | - | - | $833,485 | 182 | $5,313,300 | 15.7% | Jul 13, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 70 | All Over the Guy | - | - | - | $828,888 | 35 | $1,022,324 | 81.1% | Aug 10, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 71 | Extremedays | - | - | - | $739,390 | 351 | $1,047,553 | 70.6% | Sep 28, 2001 | Providence Entertainment |
| 72 | Spy Kids | - | - | - | $739,040 | 3,191 | $112,719,001 | 0.7% | Mar 30, 2001 | Miramax |
| 73 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $707,672 | 34 | $2,487,878 | 28.4% | Mar 30, 2001 | Kino International |
| 74 | Osmosis Jones | - | - | - | $706,774 | 2,305 | $13,596,911 | 5.2% | Aug 10, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 75 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $674,921 | 26 | $1,827,696 | 36.9% | Jun 15, 2001 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 76 | Liam | - | - | - | $653,273 | 55 | $1,016,021 | 64.3% | Sep 21, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 77 | Life as a House | - | - | - | $634,528 | 1,288 | $15,667,270 | 4.1% | Oct 26, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 78 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $627,965 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | 1.1% | May 18, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 79 | Greenfingers | - | - | - | $614,273 | 49 | $1,443,067 | 42.6% | Jul 27, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 80 | Happy Accidents | - | - | - | $602,625 | 49 | $688,523 | 87.5% | Aug 24, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 81 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $584,434 | 93 | $2,901,447 | 20.1% | Oct 19, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 82 | An American Rhapsody | - | - | - | $566,980 | 54 | $850,255 | 66.7% | Aug 10, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 83 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | - | - | - | $540,959 | 3,349 | $131,168,070 | 0.4% | Jun 15, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 84 | Our Lady of the Assassins | - | - | - | $525,330 | 24 | $525,330 | 100% | Sep 7, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 85 | Who Knows? | - | - | - | $503,064 | 35 | $907,323 | 55.4% | Sep 28, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | Asoka | - | - | - | $482,718 | 66 | $731,277 | 66% | Oct 26, 2001 | First Look International |
| 87 | My First Mister | - | - | - | $468,954 | 103 | $568,762 | 82.5% | Oct 12, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 88 | Sexy Beast | - | - | - | $468,915 | 194 | $6,946,056 | 6.8% | Jun 15, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 89 | Divided We Fall | - | - | - | $434,840 | 116 | $1,332,586 | 32.6% | Jun 8, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 90 | Dinner Rush | - | - | - | $374,392 | 52 | $634,566 | 59% | Sep 28, 2001 | Access Entertainment |
| 91 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | - | - | - | $346,493 | 3,242 | $78,616,689 | 0.4% | Jun 29, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 92 | Memento | - | - | - | $338,929 | 531 | $25,544,867 | 1.3% | Mar 16, 2001 | Newmarket Films |
| 93 | Original Sin | - | - | - | $324,958 | 2,194 | $16,534,221 | 2% | Aug 3, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 94 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $312,695 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | 0.2% | May 4, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 95 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $276,803 | 259 | $7,504,257 | 3.7% | Nov 2, 2001 | USA Films |
| 96 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $250,797 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 1.8% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 97 | High Heels and Low Lifes | - | - | - | $228,194 | 175 | $228,194 | 100% | Oct 26, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 98 | Diamond Men | - | - | - | $191,221 | 15 | $191,221 | 100% | Sep 14, 2001 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 99 | Donnie Darko | - | - | - | $189,319 | 58 | $517,375 | 36.6% | Oct 26, 2001 | Newmarket Films |
| 100 | Under the Sand | - | - | - | $185,649 | 25 | $1,452,698 | 12.8% | May 4, 2001 | WinStar Cinema |
| 101 | Swordfish | - | - | - | $172,934 | 2,688 | $69,772,969 | 0.2% | Jun 8, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 102 | One Week | - | - | - | $161,335 | 18 | $190,441 | 84.7% | Oct 19, 2001 | Filmways Pictures |
| 103 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $160,464 | 40 | $2,453,083 | 6.5% | Oct 5, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 104 | Funny Girl 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $157,746 | 3 | $223,306 | 70.6% | Aug 31, 2001 | Sony Pictures Repertory |
| 105 | Go Tigers! | - | - | - | $151,779 | 61 | $151,779 | 100% | Sep 21, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 106 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | - | - | - | $151,086 | 12 | $151,086 | 100% | Sep 21, 2001 | Urban Vision Entertainment |
| 107 | Wet Hot American Summer | - | - | - | $141,551 | 12 | $295,206 | 47.9% | Jul 27, 2001 | USA Films |
| 108 | Intimacy | - | - | - | $136,930 | 11 | $405,094 | 33.8% | Oct 19, 2001 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 109 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $127,827 | 17 | $725,854 | 17.6% | Oct 12, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 110 | Focus | - | - | - | $93,164 | 62 | $645,418 | 14.4% | Oct 19, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 111 | Haiku Tunnel | - | - | - | $92,723 | 14 | $92,723 | 100% | Sep 14, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 112 | Herman U.S.A. | - | - | - | $71,509 | 56 | $71,509 | 100% | Sep 14, 2001 | Two Silks Releasing |
| 113 | Baby Boy | - | - | - | $69,361 | 1,533 | $28,734,552 | 0.2% | Jun 27, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 114 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | - | - | - | $67,913 | 7 | $67,913 | 100% | Oct 19, 2001 | Keystone Pictures |
| 115 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $67,087 | 22 | $15,627,434 | 0.4% | May 5, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 116 | Amélie | - | - | - | $66,526 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 0.2% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 117 | Songcatcher | - | - | - | $64,698 | 104 | $3,059,834 | 2.1% | Jun 15, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 118 | Aberdeen | - | - | - | $56,744 | 2 | $65,090 | 87.2% | Aug 17, 2001 | First Run |
| 119 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $31,130 | 8 | $788,896 | 3.9% | Oct 24, 2001 | New Yorker Films |
| 120 | Spriggan | - | - | - | $25,824 | 5 | $25,824 | 100% | Oct 12, 2001 | ADV Films |
| 121 | Werckmeister Harmonies | - | - | - | $25,461 | 1 | $25,461 | 100% | Oct 5, 2001 | Menemsha Films |
| 122 | Better Than Sex | - | - | - | $19,521 | 7 | $19,521 | 100% | Oct 26, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 123 | Chop Suey | - | - | - | $18,792 | 5 | $179,914 | 10.4% | Oct 5, 2001 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 124 | Born Romantic | - | - | - | $15,545 | 7 | $15,545 | 100% | Sep 28, 2001 | United Artists |
| 125 | Children Underground | - | - | - | $12,798 | 1 | $12,798 | 100% | Sep 19, 2001 | Cinemax |
| 126 | Burnt Money | - | - | - | $12,430 | 5 | $183,132 | 6.8% | Oct 19, 2001 | Strand Releasing |
| 127 | Speedway Junky | - | - | - | $12,227 | 1 | $17,246 | 70.9% | Aug 31, 2001 | Regent Releasing |
| 128 | Tape | - | - | - | $12,186 | 35 | $490,475 | 2.5% | Nov 2, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 129 | My Voyage to Italy | - | - | - | $11,683 | 1 | $11,683 | 100% | Oct 24, 2001 | Miramax |
| 130 | Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. | - | - | - | $11,299 | 2 | $41,040 | 27.5% | Oct 12, 2001 | New Yorker Films |
| 131 | Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope | - | - | - | $8,779 | 1 | $8,779 | 100% | Sep 7, 2001 | Artistic License |
| 132 | Punks | - | - | - | $6,438 | 7 | $160,083 | 4% | Nov 2, 2001 | Urbanworld Films |
| 133 | A Matter of Taste | - | - | - | $4,593 | 1 | $10,720 | 42.8% | Aug 31, 2001 | Attitude Films |
| 134 | Happenstance | - | - | - | $3,682 | 7 | $251,444 | 1.5% | Nov 2, 2001 | Lot 47 Films |
| 135 | Ginger Snaps | - | - | - | $2,554 | 1 | $2,554 | 100% | Oct 26, 2001 | Cinema Village Features |
