The Top Movies of Friday, August 24, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$4,397,000		2,735	$1,608	$4,397,000	1
2	(1)	American Pie 2	Universal	Comedy	$3,793,000	+94.44%	3,150	$1,204	$100,613,000	15
3	(2)	Rush Hour 2	New Line	Action	$3,365,000	+126.24%	3,001	$1,121	$176,115,000	22
4	(new)	Summer Catch	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$2,819,000		2,335	$1,207	$2,819,000	1
5	(5)	The Others	Miramax	Horror	$2,606,500	+112.53%	2,436	$1,070	$40,135,000	15
6	(3)	Rat Race	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,425,700	+81.98%	2,551	$951	$19,753,000	8
7	(4)	The Princess Diaries	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,994,500	+59.19%	2,749	$726	$77,783,500	22
8	(new)	John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars	Screen Media Films	Action	$1,279,500		2,048	$625	$1,279,500	1
9	(7)	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Miramax	Drama	$1,214,500	+88.58%	1,612	$753	$11,300,500	8
10	(6)	Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$961,500	+43.54%	1,927	$499	$165,217,500	29
11	(new)	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$777,500		903	$861	$777,500	1
12	(new)	Bubble Boy	Buena Vista	Comedy	$645,500		1,605	$402	$645,500	1