| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Jeepers Creepers | $18,160,262 | $13,106,108 | 72.2% | $5,054,154 | 27.8% | 2,944 | 1 | United Artists | - | false |
| 2 | Rush Hour 2 | $13,104,895 | $9,296,573 | 70.9% | $3,808,322 | 29.1% | 2,825 | 5 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 3 | American Pie 2 | $12,537,014 | $8,987,004 | 71.7% | $3,550,010 | 28.3% | 3,114 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | The Others | $11,718,707 | $8,151,877 | 69.6% | $3,566,830 | 30.4% | 2,716 | 4 | Miramax | - | false |
| 5 | Rat Race | $10,203,069 | $7,226,336 | 70.8% | $2,976,733 | 29.2% | 2,551 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | The Princess Diaries | $8,384,920 | $5,732,009 | 68.4% | $2,652,911 | 31.6% | 2,690 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | O | $8,090,096 | $5,655,658 | 69.9% | $2,434,438 | 30.1% | 1,434 | 1 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 8 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | $7,887,644 | $5,227,690 | 66.3% | $2,659,954 | 33.7% | 2,765 | 2 | Miramax | - | false |
| 9 | Summer Catch | $5,522,506 | $4,008,190 | 72.6% | $1,514,316 | 27.4% | 2,335 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | $4,602,715 | $3,078,930 | 66.9% | $1,523,785 | 33.1% | 1,612 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | Planet of the Apes | $4,384,178 | $2,934,740 | 66.9% | $1,449,438 | 33.1% | 1,504 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 12 | Jurassic Park III | $2,577,475 | $1,771,645 | 68.7% | $805,830 | 31.3% | 1,143 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Ghosts of Mars | $2,511,327 | $1,618,423 | 64.4% | $892,904 | 35.6% | 2,048 | 2 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 14 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | $2,296,990 | $1,574,679 | 68.6% | $722,311 | 31.4% | 909 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 15 | The Deep End | $2,013,915 | $1,380,563 | 68.6% | $633,352 | 31.4% | 326 | 4 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | Legally Blonde | $1,945,088 | - | - | - | - | 878 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 17 | America's Sweethearts | $1,498,261 | - | - | - | - | 1,565 | 7 | Revolution Studios | - | false |
| 18 | American Outlaws | $1,490,982 | - | - | - | - | 1,007 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 19 | Bubble Boy | $1,436,734 | - | - | - | - | 1,605 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | Pearl Harbor | $1,342,241 | - | - | - | - | 1,036 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | Shrek | $1,296,295 | $786,284 | 60.7% | $510,011 | 39.3% | 1,111 | 17 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 22 | Tortilla Soup | $1,095,128 | - | - | - | - | 220 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 23 | The Score | $1,065,741 | - | - | - | - | 482 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | $1,052,741 | - | - | - | - | 780 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | The Fast and the Furious | $727,160 | $487,600 | 67.1% | $239,560 | 32.9% | 424 | 11 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 26 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | $725,338 | - | - | - | - | 445 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 27 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | $710,426 | - | - | - | - | 81 | 5 | Miramax | - | false |
| 28 | Ghost World | $673,401 | - | - | - | - | 81 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 29 | Spy Kids | $632,946 | - | - | - | - | 1,105 | 23 | Miramax | - | false |
| 30 | Osmosis Jones | $432,155 | - | - | - | - | 345 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 31 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | $416,754 | - | - | - | - | 101 | 7 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 32 | Made | $416,287 | - | - | - | - | 182 | 8 | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 33 | Bread and Tulips | $414,678 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 6 | First Look International | - | false |
| 34 | The Closet | $394,962 | - | - | - | - | 143 | 14 | Miramax | - | false |
| 35 | Cats & Dogs | $341,659 | - | - | - | - | 305 | 10 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 36 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $325,501 | - | - | - | - | 302 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 37 | Moulin Rouge! | $283,991 | $176,696 | 62.2% | $107,295 | 37.8% | 154 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 38 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | $255,185 | - | - | - | - | 251 | 10 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 39 | Memento | $170,331 | - | - | - | - | 88 | 25 | Newmarket Films | - | false |
| 40 | Original Sin | $166,636 | - | - | - | - | 136 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 41 | Swordfish | $152,226 | - | - | - | - | 142 | 13 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 42 | Greenfingers | $143,765 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 6 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 43 | The Mummy Returns | $142,185 | $87,780 | 61.7% | $54,405 | 38.3% | 209 | 18 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 44 | An American Rhapsody | $139,301 | - | - | - | - | 47 | 4 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 45 | Sexy Beast | $127,289 | - | - | - | - | 62 | 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 46 | Kiss of the Dragon | $105,441 | - | - | - | - | 105 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 47 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $89,520 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 30 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | - | false |
| 48 | All Over the Guy | $89,085 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 4 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 49 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | $88,593 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 23 | Kino International | - | false |
| 50 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $76,451 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 70 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 51 | Innocence | $75,076 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 52 | Wet Hot American Summer | $74,730 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 6 | USA Films | - | false |
| 53 | Baby Boy | $74,195 | - | - | - | - | 87 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 54 | Together | $58,698 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 55 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | $48,251 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 12 | Rainbow Releasing | - | false |
| 56 | A Matter of Taste | $10,720 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Attitude Films | - | false |
| 57 | Speedway Junky | $8,781 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| - | Session 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | USA Films | - | false |
| - | Funny Girl 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Sony Pictures Repertory | - | false |
| - | Under the Sand | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | WinStar Cinema | - | false |
| - | Songcatcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| - | Maybe Baby | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | USA Films | - | false |
