The Top Movies of Friday, December 21, 2001
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
New Line
|
Adventure
|
$14,293,000 |
+47.35% |
3,359 |
$4,255 |
$42,200,000 |
3 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Ocean's Eleven |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$4,381,000 |
+113.71% |
3,075 |
$1,425 |
$85,000,000 |
15 |
| 3 |
(4) |
Vanilla Sky |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,075,000 |
+237.33% |
2,744 |
$1,485 |
$36,600,000 |
8 |
| 4 |
(new) |
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$3,736,000 |
  |
3,139 |
$1,190 |
$3,736,000 |
1 |
| 5 |
(new) |
How High |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$2,648,000 |
  |
1,265 |
$2,093 |
$2,648,000 |
1 |
| 6 |
(5) |
Not Another Teen Movie |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,852,000 |
+134.73% |
2,365 |
$783 |
$18,000,000 |
8 |
| 7 |
(3) |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$1,740,000 |
+12.77% |
3,311 |
$526 |
$259,200,000 |
36 |
| 8 |
(new) |
The Majestic |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,523,000 |
  |
2,361 |
$645 |
$1,500,000 |
1 |
| 9 |
(new) |
Joe Somebody |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$1,079,000 |
  |
2,503 |
$431 |
$1,100,000 |
1 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Behind Enemy Lines |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$945,000 |
+90.14% |
1,806 |
$523 |
$41,600,000 |
22 |
| 11 |
(6) |
Monsters, Inc. |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$924,000 |
+84.43% |
2,097 |
$441 |
$221,500,000 |
50 |
| 12 |
(8) |
The Royal Tenenbaums |
Buena Vista
|
Black Comedy
|
$332,000 |
+388.24% |
40 |
$8,300 |
$800,000 |
8 |
| 13 |
(re-entry) |
Amelie |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$215,000 |
  |
250 |
$860 |
$11,100,000 |
50 |
| 14 |
(new) |
A Beautiful Mind |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$113,000 |
  |
11 |
$10,273 |
$113,000 |
1 |
| 15 |
(new) |
Kandahar |
Avatar
|
Drama
|
$8,721 |
  |
4 |
$2,180 |
$41,560 |
8 |
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