| 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 | - | - | - | $41,125,359 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | 13.1% | Dec 19, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $33,329,905 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | 19.5% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Ocean's Eleven | - | - | - | $20,023,782 | 3,075 | $183,417,150 | 10.9% | Dec 7, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $16,215,731 | 999 | $52,364,010 | 31% | Dec 14, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | - | - | - | $13,938,751 | 3,151 | $80,936,232 | 17.2% | Dec 21, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Vanilla Sky | - | - | - | $13,319,405 | 2,842 | $100,618,344 | 13.2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Orange County | - | - | - | $11,917,000 | 2,317 | $41,076,018 | 29% | Jan 11, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Kate & Leopold | - | - | - | $11,680,256 | 2,467 | $47,121,859 | 24.8% | Dec 25, 2001 | Miramax |
| 9 | Ali | - | - | - | $11,235,462 | 2,521 | $58,203,105 | 19.3% | Dec 25, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $9,623,546 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | 3% | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $6,014,361 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | 2.4% | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | How High | - | - | - | $5,892,800 | 1,273 | $31,178,740 | 18.9% | Dec 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $4,966,953 | 918 | $41,308,615 | 12% | Dec 26, 2001 | USA Films |
| 14 | The Majestic | - | - | - | $4,528,086 | 2,361 | $27,807,266 | 16.3% | Dec 21, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $4,454,237 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | 12.4% | Nov 23, 2001 | Miramax |
| 16 | Impostor | - | - | - | $4,353,655 | 1,870 | $6,285,176 | 69.3% | Jan 4, 2002 | Miramax |
| 17 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $4,068,702 | 68 | $25,487,190 | 16% | Jan 1, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Joe Somebody | - | - | - | $3,699,840 | 2,517 | $22,771,646 | 16.2% | Dec 21, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | $3,585,534 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | 6.1% | Nov 30, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Not Another Teen Movie | - | - | - | $3,515,379 | 2,365 | $38,252,284 | 9.2% | Dec 14, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | The Shipping News | - | - | - | $2,070,733 | 434 | $11,434,216 | 18.1% | Dec 25, 2001 | Miramax |
| 22 | Amélie | - | - | - | $1,974,168 | 303 | $33,225,499 | 5.9% | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 23 | Black Hawk Down | - | - | - | $863,522 | 3,143 | $108,638,745 | 0.8% | Dec 28, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 24 | Spy Game | - | - | - | $646,050 | 2,770 | $62,362,560 | 1% | Nov 21, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $635,261 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | 0.9% | Nov 9, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Black Knight | - | - | - | $485,047 | 2,571 | $33,426,971 | 1.5% | Nov 21, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $343,490 | 247 | $7,220,243 | 4.8% | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $338,449 | 405 | $11,260,096 | 3% | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $250,877 | 714 | $31,273,922 | 0.8% | Dec 26, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | Les Boys III | - | - | - | $216,216 | 115 | $3,557,100 | 6.1% | Nov 30, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $198,694 | 40 | $2,453,083 | 8.1% | Oct 5, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 32 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $192,109 | 306 | $4,720,371 | 4.1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Excel Entertainment |
| 33 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $165,124 | 259 | $7,504,257 | 2.2% | Nov 2, 2001 | USA Films |
| 34 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $152,729 | 26 | $15,553,324 | 1% | Feb 10, 2001 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films |
| 35 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $146,012 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | 0.6% | Oct 12, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Charlotte Gray | - | - | - | $123,137 | 52 | $741,394 | 16.6% | Dec 28, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Kandahar | - | - | - | $118,991 | 29 | $1,418,314 | 8.4% | Dec 14, 2001 | Avatar Films |
| 38 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | - | - | - | $118,000 | 44 | $2,902,000 | 4.1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Yash Raj Films |
| 39 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $116,248 | 84 | $5,318,679 | 2.2% | Jul 27, 2001 | First Look International |
| 40 | The Business of Strangers | - | - | - | $99,018 | 60 | $1,030,920 | 9.6% | Dec 7, 2001 | IFC Films |
| 41 | Lantana | - | - | - | $98,392 | 108 | $4,623,189 | 2.1% | Dec 14, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 42 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $91,758 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | <0.1% | Jul 27, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | The Devil's Backbone | - | - | - | $90,925 | 35 | $755,249 | 12% | Nov 21, 2001 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $89,016 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | 0.5% | Oct 5, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $75,636 | 93 | $2,901,447 | 2.6% | Oct 19, 2001 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 46 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $75,328 | 38 | $1,012,153 | 7.4% | Dec 7, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 47 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $69,855 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | 0.1% | Sep 28, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | Sidewalks of New York | - | - | - | $63,019 | 224 | $2,402,652 | 2.6% | Nov 23, 2001 | Paramount Classics |
| 49 | Hardball | - | - | - | $60,183 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | 0.1% | Sep 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 50 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | $49,807 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | 0.1% | Nov 2, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 | I Am Sam | - | - | - | $47,731 | 1,450 | $40,311,852 | 0.1% | Dec 28, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 52 | Iris | - | - | - | $45,366 | 220 | $5,594,617 | 0.8% | Dec 14, 2001 | Miramax |
| 53 | Bandits | - | - | - | $44,974 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | 0.1% | Oct 12, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 54 | The Wash | - | - | - | $41,981 | 749 | $10,097,538 | 0.4% | Nov 16, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 55 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $40,376 | 128 | $6,217,849 | 0.6% | Jul 20, 2001 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | Novocaine | - | - | - | $40,299 | 189 | $2,036,682 | 2% | Nov 16, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 57 | From Hell | - | - | - | $39,221 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | 0.1% | Oct 19, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $38,435 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | <0.1% | Aug 3, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 59 | Innocence | - | - | - | $36,952 | 52 | $2,202,382 | 1.7% | Aug 17, 2001 | IDP Distribution |
| 60 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $36,044 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | <0.1% | Sep 28, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 61 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $31,218 | 2,011 | $13,906,394 | 0.2% | Nov 21, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 62 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $26,998 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | <0.1% | May 18, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 63 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $23,353 | 17 | $725,854 | 3.2% | Oct 12, 2001 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 64 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $19,153 | 38 | $11,253,900 | 0.2% | Oct 6, 2000 | IMAX |
| 65 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $15,390 | 20 | $1,808,679 | 0.9% | Feb 2, 2001 | IMAX |
| 66 | What Time Is It There? | - | - | - | $6,982 | 4 | $195,760 | 3.6% | Jan 11, 2002 | Wellspring Media |
| 67 | Dinner Rush | - | - | - | $2,042 | 52 | $634,566 | 0.3% | Sep 28, 2001 | Access Entertainment |
