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Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2001

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2001 GrossTickets Sold
1 Rush Hour 2 Aug 3, 2001 Action PG-13 $226,164,286 39,958,354
2 Hannibal Feb 9, 2001 Horror R $165,092,266 29,168,244
3 Ocean's Eleven Dec 7, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $151,967,372 26,849,359
4 American Pie 2 Aug 10, 2001 Comedy R $145,096,820 25,635,480
5 The Fast and the Furious Jun 22, 2001 Action PG-13 $144,512,310 25,532,210
6 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Jun 15, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $131,144,183 23,170,350
7 Cast Away Dec 22, 2000 Adventure PG-13 $123,942,702 21,898,003
8 Traffic Dec 27, 2000 Drama R $123,735,812 21,861,450
9 The Princess Diaries Aug 3, 2001 Comedy G $108,225,136 19,121,048
10 Legally Blonde Jul 13, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $96,493,426 17,048,308
11 America's Sweethearts Jul 20, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $93,607,673 16,538,458
12 Cats & Dogs Jul 4, 2001 Comedy PG $93,375,151 16,497,376
13 Save the Last Dance Jan 12, 2001 Drama PG-13 $91,038,276 16,084,501
14 Vanilla Sky Dec 14, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $81,080,174 14,325,119
15 Training Day Oct 5, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $76,261,036 13,473,681
16 Along Came a Spider Apr 6, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $74,058,698 13,084,575
17 Bridget Jones's Diary Apr 13, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $71,500,556 12,632,607
18 Scary Movie 2 Jul 4, 2001 Comedy R $71,277,420 12,593,183
19 The Score Jul 13, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $71,069,884 12,556,516
20 Swordfish Jun 8, 2001 Action R $69,772,969 12,327,379
21 Shallow Hal Nov 9, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $68,817,987 12,158,654
22 What Women Want Jan 8, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $67,043,240 11,845,095
23 The Mexican Mar 2, 2001 Action R $66,808,615 11,803,642
24 Down to Earth Feb 16, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $64,172,251 11,337,853
25 Spy Game Nov 21, 2001 Action R $61,453,515 10,857,511
26 Miss Congeniality Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $60,424,996 10,675,794
27 The Wedding Planner Jan 26, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $60,400,856 10,671,529
28 Rat Race Aug 17, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $56,607,223 10,001,276
29 The Animal Jun 1, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $55,762,229 9,851,983
30 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $54,950,408 9,708,552
31 Exit Wounds Mar 16, 2001 Action R $51,758,599 9,144,628
32 Serendipity Oct 5, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $50,255,310 8,879,030
33 Finding Forrester Dec 19, 2000 Drama PG-13 $46,466,892 8,209,698
34 Zoolander Sep 28, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $45,162,741 7,979,282
35 Domestic Disturbance Nov 2, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $44,791,627 7,913,715
36 Bandits Oct 12, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $41,434,602 7,320,601
37 Heartbreakers Mar 23, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $40,334,024 7,126,152
38 Evolution Jun 8, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $38,311,134 6,768,751
39 Jeepers Creepers Aug 31, 2001 Horror R $37,904,175 6,696,850
40 Kiss of the Dragon Jul 6, 2001 Action R $36,833,473 6,507,680
41 Not Another Teen Movie Dec 14, 2001 Comedy R $35,248,962 6,227,731
42 The Family Man Dec 22, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $32,619,705 5,763,198
43 Driven Apr 27, 2001 Action PG-13 $32,616,869 5,762,697
44 What's the Worst That Could… Jun 1, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $32,267,774 5,701,020
45 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Aug 24, 2001 Comedy R $30,059,386 5,310,845
46 Snatch Dec 8, 2000 Black Comedy R $30,033,056 5,306,193
47 Double Take Jan 12, 2001 Action PG-13 $29,823,162 5,269,109
48 Baby Boy Jun 27, 2001 Drama R $28,734,552 5,076,775
49 The Brothers Mar 23, 2001 Comedy R $27,457,409 4,851,132
50 Someone Like You Mar 30, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,338,033 4,830,041
51 Joe Dirt Apr 11, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $27,087,695 4,785,811
52 Crocodile Dundee in Los Ang… Apr 20, 2001 Comedy PG $25,590,119 4,521,222
53 Memento Mar 16, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $25,544,867 4,513,227
54 Sweet November Feb 16, 2001 Drama PG-13 $25,288,103 4,467,862
55 15 Minutes Mar 9, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $24,375,436 4,306,614
56 How High Dec 21, 2001 Comedy R $24,098,250 4,257,641
57 Angel Eyes May 18, 2001 Drama R $24,044,532 4,248,150
58 Corky Romano Oct 12, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $23,780,766 4,201,548
59 Heist Nov 9, 2001 Action R $23,483,357 4,149,003
60 Kingdom Come Apr 11, 2001 Comedy PG $23,247,539 4,107,339
61 Two Can Play That Game Sep 7, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $22,235,901 3,928,604
62 Joy Ride Oct 5, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $21,973,182 3,882,187
63 The Royal Tenenbaums Dec 14, 2001 Black Comedy R $20,697,480 3,656,798
64 Valentine Feb 2, 2001 Horror R $20,384,136 3,601,437
65 Joe Somebody Dec 21, 2001 Comedy PG $19,761,472 3,491,426
66 The Pledge Jan 19, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $19,719,930 3,484,086
67 Summer Catch Aug 24, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $19,693,891 3,479,486
68 Saving Silverman Feb 9, 2001 Comedy R $19,351,569 3,419,005
69 The Last Castle Oct 19, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $18,208,078 3,216,974
70 The Glass House Sep 14, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $17,951,431 3,171,630
71 Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie… Nov 2, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $17,695,648 3,126,439
72 Rock Star Sep 7, 2001 Drama R $16,991,902 3,002,102
73 crazy/beautiful Jun 29, 2001 Drama PG-13 $16,929,123 2,991,011
74 Vertical Limit Dec 8, 2000 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $16,593,246 2,931,668
75 Original Sin Aug 3, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $16,521,410 2,918,977
76 O (Othello) Aug 31, 2001 Drama R $16,017,403 2,829,929
77 3000 Miles to Graceland Feb 23, 2001 Action R $15,738,632 2,780,677
78 Life as a House Oct 26, 2001 Drama R $15,652,637 2,765,483
79 Josie and the Pussycats Apr 11, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $14,252,830 2,518,167
80 Freddy Got Fingered Apr 20, 2001 Comedy R $14,249,005 2,517,492
81 Out Cold Nov 21, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $13,607,891 2,404,221
82 Tomcats Mar 30, 2001 Comedy R $13,558,739 2,395,536
83 Sugar and Spice Jan 26, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $13,276,953 2,345,751
84 The Gift Dec 19, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $11,965,167 2,113,987
85 Get Over It Mar 9, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $11,560,259 2,042,448
86 Dracula 2000 Dec 22, 2000 Horror R $11,430,810 2,019,577
87 Dude, Where's My Car? Dec 15, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $11,097,464 1,960,682
88 Antitrust Jan 12, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $10,965,209 1,937,316
89 Head Over Heels Feb 2, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,397,365 1,836,990
90 The Wash Nov 14, 2001 Comedy R $10,036,340 1,773,204
91 The Deep End Aug 8, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $8,823,109 1,558,853
92 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Aug 24, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $7,496,522 1,324,473
93 Bones Oct 24, 2001 Horror R $7,316,658 1,292,695
94 Sexy Beast Jun 13, 2001 Drama R $6,946,056 1,227,218
95 Cyberworld 3D Oct 6, 2000 Adventure Not Rated $6,889,078 1,217,151
96 The Forsaken Apr 27, 2001 Horror R $6,755,271 1,193,510
97 Town & Country Apr 27, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $6,712,451 1,185,945
98 Le Placard Apr 6, 2001 Comedy R $6,671,454 1,178,702
99 One Night at McCool's Apr 27, 2001 Black Comedy R $6,276,532 1,108,927
100 Ghost World Jul 20, 2001 Black Comedy R $6,139,840 1,084,777
101 Mulholland Drive Oct 8, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $5,780,033 1,021,207
102 Say It Isn't So Mar 23, 2001 Black Comedy R $5,516,708 974,683
103 Amores Perros Mar 30, 2001 Drama R $5,383,834 951,207
104 State and Main Dec 22, 2000 Comedy R $5,378,327 950,234
105 You Can Count on Me Nov 10, 2000 Drama R $5,364,751 947,835
106 Made Jul 13, 2001 Comedy R $5,308,707 937,934
107 Pane e tulipani Jul 27, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $5,229,957 924,020
108 Bubble Boy Aug 24, 2001 Black Comedy PG-13 $5,002,310 883,800
109 Billy Elliot Oct 13, 2000 Drama R $4,900,058 865,734
110 Meet the Parents Oct 6, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $4,899,550 865,644
111 Tortilla Soup Aug 24, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $4,447,014 785,691
112 On the Line Oct 26, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG $4,365,455 771,281
113 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $4,288,696 757,720
114 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Drama R $4,275,876 755,455
115 With a Friend Like Harry Oct 13, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $4,036,980 713,247
116 The Anniversary Party Jun 8, 2001 Drama R $4,013,506 709,100
117 Proof of Life Dec 8, 2000 Action R $3,545,454 626,405
118 Pootie Tang Jun 29, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $3,293,258 581,847
119 Soul Survivors Sep 7, 2001 Horror PG-13 $3,100,650 547,818
120 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Jul 20, 2001 Musical R $3,067,312 541,927
121 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Dec 14, 2001 Drama Not Rated $2,862,000 505,653
122 In the Mood for Love Feb 2, 2001 Drama PG $2,734,044 483,046
123 Charlie's Angels Nov 3, 2000 Action PG-13 $2,502,784 442,187
124 Sidewalks of New York Nov 21, 2001 Comedy R $2,343,532 414,051
125 Gabriela Mar 16, 2001 Drama R $2,310,714 408,253
126 Escanaba in Da Moonlight Jan 26, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $2,276,406 402,191
127 Innocence Aug 17, 2001 Drama R $2,158,188 381,305
128 Novocaine Nov 16, 2001 Comedy R $2,025,238 357,815
129 Carman: The Champion Mar 2, 2001 Drama PG-13 $1,743,863 308,103
130 Under the Sand May 4, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,444,667 255,241
131 Best in Show Sep 27, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $1,441,606 254,700
132 Greenfingers Jul 27, 2001 Comedy R $1,439,287 254,290
133 The Road Home May 25, 2001 Drama G $1,280,090 226,164
134 Nuit de Noces Jun 1, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $1,238,180 218,759
135 L.I.E. Sep 7, 2001 Drama Open $1,136,179 200,738
136 The Center of the World Apr 20, 2001 Drama Not Rated $1,096,037 193,646
137 The Debut Mar 16, 2001 Comedy R $1,079,006 190,637
138 Extreme Days Sep 28, 2001 Action PG $1,047,553 185,080
139 Together May 10, 2001 Comedy R $1,010,208 178,481
140 All Over the Guy Aug 10, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $1,006,969 177,909
141 Les Boys III Nov 30, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $995,000 175,795
142 American Desi Mar 16, 2001 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $902,835 159,511
143 Der Krieger und die Kaiserin Jun 22, 2001 Drama R $871,058 153,897
144 Va Savoir (Who Knows?) Sep 28, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $795,498 140,547
145 Requiem for a Dream Oct 6, 2000 Drama Open $790,504 139,665
146 The Business of Strangers Dec 7, 2001 Drama R $782,975 138,334
147 Yi Yi Oct 6, 2000 Drama Not Rated $765,319 135,215
148 Faithless Jan 26, 2001 Drama R $734,597 129,787
149 Panic Dec 1, 2000 Drama R $696,742 123,099
150 The Caveman's Valentine Mar 2, 2001 Drama R $687,081 121,392
151 Dayereh Mar 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $658,801 116,395
152 Yaadein Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $645,615 114,066
153 Dinner Rush Sep 28, 2001 Drama R $638,227 112,760
154 The Taste of Others Feb 9, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $635,282 112,240
155 Les Rivières Pourpres Jun 29, 2001 Drama R $632,548 111,757
156 My First Mister Oct 12, 2001 Drama R $616,242 108,876
157 Little Nicky Nov 10, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $594,247 104,990
158 Pay it Forward Oct 20, 2000 Drama PG-13 $542,879 95,915
159 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Drama R $517,170 91,372
160 Fat Girl Oct 12, 2001 Drama Not Rated $514,100 90,830
161 Bully Jul 13, 2001 Drama R $510,092 90,122
162 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Drama R $464,547 82,075
163 Brother Jul 20, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $450,594 79,610
164 Monster's Ball Dec 26, 2001 Drama R $385,688 68,142
165 Lantana Dec 14, 2001 Drama R $384,981 68,017
166 A Hard Day's Night Aug 11, 1964 Comedy G $383,853 67,818
167 Bedazzled Oct 20, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $360,705 63,728
168 Drôle de Félix Jun 15, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $358,287 63,301
169 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $340,205 60,106
170 Wet Hot American Summer Jul 27, 2001 Comedy R $292,102 51,608
171 High Heels and Low Lifes Oct 26, 2001 Comedy R $226,792 40,069
172 Kandahar Dec 14, 2001 Drama Not Rated $218,063 38,527
173 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Jun 9, 2000 Comedy PG-13 $207,990 36,747
174 Fast Food, Fast Women May 18, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $188,686 33,336
175 The Fluffer Nov 16, 2001 Drama R $186,571 32,963
176 Bande à part Aug 17, 2001 Drama Not Rated $182,857 32,306
177 The Visit Dec 15, 2000 Drama Not Rated $180,927 31,965
178 La Bûche Nov 17, 2000 Comedy Not Rated $150,977 26,674
179 Place Vendome Aug 18, 2000 Drama Not Rated $142,191 25,122
180 Sordid Lives May 11, 2001 Comedy R $131,833 23,292
181 Bounce Nov 17, 2000 Drama PG-13 $129,783 22,929
182 Baise-moi Sep 15, 2000 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $127,857 22,589
183 I Am Sam Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $111,089 19,627
184 Wonder Boys Feb 23, 2000 Comedy R $104,502 18,463
185 Downtown 81 Jul 13, 2001 Drama Not Rated $100,293 17,719
186 ABCD Nov 30, 2001 Drama Not Rated $83,372 14,730
187 Dekalog Jun 9, 2000 Drama Not Rated $82,247 14,531
188 Hit & Runway Mar 2, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $81,097 14,328
189 Der Blaue Engel Jul 13, 2001 Musical Not Rated $77,982 13,777
190 The Invisible Circus Feb 2, 2001 Drama Not Rated $77,578 13,706
191 La Ciénaga Oct 5, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $68,297 12,066
192 Mademoiselle Jun 15, 2001 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $60,859 10,752
193 Cet obscur objet du desir Jul 13, 2001 Documentary R $55,261 9,763
194 The Million Dollar Hotel Feb 2, 2001 Drama R $52,526 9,280
195 Une affaire de goût Feb 2, 2001 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $48,602 8,586
196 Jackpot Jul 27, 2001 Drama R $44,452 7,853
197 Bob le flambeur Jan 1, 1959 Drama PG $41,010 7,245
198 Suzhou River Nov 8, 2000 Drama Not Rated $32,744 5,785
199 La baie des anges Nov 23, 1963 Drama Not Rated $29,855 5,274
200 Cleopatra's Second Husband Sep 29, 2000 Drama Not Rated $27,309 4,824
201 Maze Nov 9, 2001 Drama R $26,918 4,755
202 The Broken Hearts Club: A R… Sep 29, 2000 Comedy R $25,400 4,487
203 Nationale 7 Jan 19, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $25,076 4,430
204 Forgive Me Father Jan 26, 2001 Drama R $20,840 3,681
205 Café Olé Jun 8, 2001 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $20,610 3,641
206 Jabberwocky Sep 28, 2001 Adventure R $19,242 3,399
207 The Annihilation of Fish Nov 2, 2001 Drama R $18,335 3,239
208 Du rififi chez les hommes Sep 2, 2015 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $15,945 2,817
209 à bout de souffle Apr 21, 2000 Drama Not Rated $15,711 2,775
210 Luna Papa Jan 12, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $13,930 2,461
211 Otomo Nov 7, 2001 Drama Not Rated $13,432 2,373
212 Beau Travail Mar 31, 2000 Drama Not Rated $13,250 2,340
213 Trouble Every Day Nov 30, 2001 Horror Not Rated $9,788 1,729
214 Amy Feb 2, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $7,880 1,392
215 The Wide Blue Road Jun 8, 2001 Not Rated $6,741 1,190
216 The River Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $6,087 1,075
217 La chambre des magiciennes Feb 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $5,788 1,022
218 Fever Feb 2, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $4,068 718
219 Burlesk King Jun 30, 2000 Drama Not Rated $3,244 573
220 The Weekend Nov 22, 2000 Drama Not Rated $2,955 522
221 Rat Apr 20, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $2,501 441
222 Taxi 2 Oct 6, 2000 Action Not Rated $2,458 434
223 Under Suspicion Sep 22, 2000 Thriller/Suspense R $2,010 355
224 Du pic au coeur Feb 9, 2001 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $1,775 313
225 Protection Jan 26, 2001 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $666 117
226 Show Me Love Oct 15, 1999 Drama Not Rated $112 19
Total Gross of All Movies$4,507,252,818
Total Tickets Sold796,334,310

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2001. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2001. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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