The Top Movies of Wednesday, August 22, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	American Pie 2	Universal	Comedy	$2,211,840	-19.13%	3,072	$720	$94,869,745	13
2	(2)	Rush Hour 2	New Line	Action	$1,902,344	-21.42%	3,080	$618	$171,263,016	20
3	(4)	The Princess Diaries	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,311,439	-12.99%	2,726	$481	$74,536,228	20
4	(3)	Rat Race	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$1,302,163	-14.21%	2,550	$511	$15,994,518	6
5	(5)	The Others	Miramax	Horror	$1,217,997	-17.40%	2,153	$566	$36,302,186	13
6	(6)	Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$704,293	-17.89%	3,060	$230	$163,586,195	27
7	(7)	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Miramax	Drama	$693,825	-14.71%	1,595	$435	$9,442,265	6
8	(8)	American Outlaws	Warner Bros.	Western	$521,179	-14.74%	2,348	$222	$6,593,223	6
9	(9)	Jurassic Park 3	Universal	Action	$452,875	-14.29%	2,516	$180	$169,812,170	36
10	(10)	Legally Blonde	MGM	Comedy	$338,742	-7.87%	1,770	$191	$84,382,789	41
11	(re-entry)	Osmosis Jones	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$318,084		2,305	$138	$11,271,685	13
12	(re-entry)	America's Sweethearts	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$272,996		1,948	$140	$88,636,579	34
13	(re-entry)	The Score	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$185,882		1,148	$162	$66,111,364	41
14	(re-entry)	Original Sin	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$144,624		1,279	$113	$15,570,547	20
15	(re-entry)	Spy Kids	Miramax/Dimension	Adventure	$118,689		1,202	$99	$111,201,484	146
16	(re-entry)	The Deep End	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	$109,396		92	$1,189	$1,233,828	15
17	(re-entry)	Cats & Dogs	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$97,420		924	$105	$91,222,818	50
18	(re-entry)	Doctor Dolittle 2	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$94,363		730	$129	$110,192,176	62
19	(re-entry)	Shrek	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$91,245		561	$163	$260,721,520	97
20	(re-entry)	The Fast and the Furious	Universal	Action	$84,025		671	$125	$140,700,901	62

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