The Top Movies of Saturday, August 18, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(2)	Rush Hour 2	New Line	Action	$7,878,000	+47.53%	3,080	$2,558	$158,659,000	16
2	(1)	American Pie 2	Universal	Comedy	$7,724,000	+22.02%	3,072	$2,514	$80,228,000	9
3	(3)	Rat Race	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$4,431,000	+25.17%	2,550	$1,738	$7,975,500	2
4	(4)	The Others	Miramax	Horror	$4,226,000	+28.06%	2,153	$1,963	$28,742,000	9
5	(5)	The Princess Diaries	Buena Vista	Comedy	$3,782,000	+33.64%	2,726	$1,387	$67,241,000	16
6	(7)	Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$2,944,000	+56.60%	3,059	$962	$158,915,000	23
7	(6)	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Miramax	Drama	$2,919,400	+25.30%	1,594	$1,831	$5,253,900	2
8	(9)	Jurassic Park 3	Universal	Action	$1,911,500	+63.38%	2,490	$768	$166,974,000	32
9	(8)	American Outlaws	Warner Bros.	Western	$1,755,000	+9.69%	2,348	$747	$3,358,500	2
10	(10)	Legally Blonde	MGM	Comedy	$1,053,500	+44.32%	1,770	$595	$82,635,000	37