The Top Movies of Saturday, August 25, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(3)	Rush Hour 2	New Line	Action	$4,705,500	+39.84%	3,001	$1,568	$180,820,500	23
2	(2)	American Pie 2	Universal	Comedy	$4,687,500	+23.58%	3,150	$1,488	$105,300,500	16
3	(5)	The Others	Miramax	Horror	$3,554,500	+36.37%	2,436	$1,459	$43,689,500	16
4	(1)	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$3,362,500	-23.53%	2,735	$1,229	$7,759,500	2
5	(6)	Rat Race	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$3,300,500	+36.06%	2,551	$1,294	$23,053,500	9
6	(7)	The Princess Diaries	Buena Vista	Comedy	$2,736,500	+37.20%	2,749	$995	$80,520,000	23
7	(4)	Summer Catch	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$2,465,500	-12.54%	2,335	$1,056	$5,284,500	2
8	(9)	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Miramax	Drama	$1,670,000	+37.51%	1,612	$1,036	$12,970,500	9
9	(10)	Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$1,492,000	+55.17%	1,927	$774	$166,709,500	30
10	(8)	John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars	Screen Media Films	Action	$1,450,000	+13.33%	2,048	$708	$2,729,500	2
11	(11)	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$1,072,000	+37.88%	903	$1,187	$1,849,500	2