The Top Movies, Weekend of May 18, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Shrek	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$42,347,760		3,587	$11,806	$42,387,348	3
2	(1)	The Mummy Returns	Universal	Adventure	$20,435,840	-39.43%	3,452	$5,920	$146,540,900	17
3	(2)	A Knight's Tale	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$10,406,836	-36.97%	2,980	$3,492	$31,873,171	10
4	(new)	Angel Eyes	Warner Bros.	Drama	$9,225,575		2,375	$3,884	$9,225,575	3
5	(3)	Bridget Jones's Diary	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$3,730,451	-16.32%	2,142	$1,742	$56,534,427	38
6	(4)	Along Came a Spider	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,352,157	-23.47%	1,908	$1,233	$67,651,167	45
7	(5)	Driven	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,827,516	-40.03%	2,011	$909	$29,026,703	24
8	(8)	Blow	New Line	Drama	$1,401,608	-24.58%	1,133	$1,237	$49,565,919	45
9	(6)	Spy Kids	Dimension	Adventure	$1,286,388	-51.72%	2,035	$632	$103,544,406	52
10	(9)	Memento	Newmarket Films	Drama	$1,280,291	+5.23%	484	$2,645	$11,990,528	66
11	(7)	Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,207,435	-44.04%	1,993	$606	$22,472,490	31
12	(10)	Tailor of Panama	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$667,039	-18.39%	440	$1,516	$11,477,105	52
13	(12)	Joe Dirt	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$456,815	-39.32%	734	$622	$26,492,669	40
14	(11)	Kingdom Come	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$425,281	-44.48%	506	$840	$22,103,187	40
15	(18)	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$395,399	-17.83%	438	$903	$126,071,283	164
16	(19)	Traffic	USA Films	Drama	$323,878	-20.61%	355	$912	$123,083,548	145
17	(35)	The Golden Bowl	Lionsgate	Drama	$285,506	+154.99%	91	$3,137	$663,035	24
18	(17)	Enemy at the Gates	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$282,472	-43.87%	520	$543	$50,507,533	66
19	(13)	Chocolat	Miramax	Drama	$264,134	-64.81%	429	$616	$70,527,706	157
20	(22)	O Brother, Where Art Thou	Buena Vista	Comedy	$256,179	-17.97%	291	$880	$43,410,848	150
21	(21)	Heartbreakers	MGM/UA	Comedy	$252,026	-25.20%	590	$427	$39,886,900	59
22	(28)	Exit Wounds	Warner Bros.	Action	$246,842	+33.30%	429	$575	$51,090,044	66
23	(23)	Love's a Bitch	Lionsgate	Drama	$224,857	-23.78%	145	$1,551	$4,314,019	52
24	(26)	With a Friend Like Harry	Miramax	Thriller/Suspense	$217,925	+9.00%	54	$4,036	$854,077	31
25	(29)	The Mexican	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$187,763	+8.61%	262	$717	$66,588,591	80
26	(new)	Moulin Rouge	20th Century Fox	Musical	$167,540		2	$83,770	$167,540	3
27	(27)	Cast Away	20th Century Fox	Drama	$147,364	-20.91%	245	$601	$232,844,706	150
28	(16)	One Night at McCool's	USA Films	Black Comedy	$144,931	-71.41%	231	$627	$6,091,109	24
29	(24)	Someone Like You	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$140,275	-35.18%	264	$531	$26,944,088	52
30	(15)	The Forsaken	Sony Pictures	Horror	$140,149	-73.42%	303	$463	$6,651,764	24
31	(30)	The Brothers	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$131,496	-17.84%	202	$651	$27,270,530	59
32	(39)	Gabriela		Drama	$121,017	+41.69%	30	$4,034	$834,971	66
33	(14)	Town & Country	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$120,091	-78.39%	274	$438	$6,626,660	24
34	(20)	Freddy Got Fingered	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$116,267	-70.19%	272	$427	$14,042,181	31
35	(33)	Hannibal	MGM/UA	Horror	$108,410	-14.36%	256	$423	$164,815,172	101
36	(31)	The Dish	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$108,126	-24.99%	67	$1,614	$1,640,228	68
37	(34)	The Center of the World	Artisan	Drama	$95,012	-20.00%	45	$2,111	$645,711	31
38	(40)	The Luzhin Defence	Sony Pictures	Drama	$90,857	+9.62%	49	$1,854	$475,873	31
39	(36)	The Widow of St. Pierre		Drama	$87,534	-14.59%	69	$1,269	$2,254,880	80
40	(42)	Michael Jordan to the MAX	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$78,081	+15.65%	18	$4,338	$16,550,553	381
41	(25)	Josie and the Pussycats	Universal	Comedy	$75,880	-63.69%	192	$395	$14,252,830	40
42	(76)	Startup.com		Documentary	$75,254	+366.89%	9	$8,362	$104,639	10
43	(63)	Under the Sand		Drama	$62,269	+111.87%	14	$4,448	$157,070	17
44	(48)	Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure	WGBH Giant-Screen Films	Documentary	$61,849	+20.20%	5	$12,370	$1,953,173	101
45	(41)	Pollock	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$61,017	-15.90%	88	$693	$8,336,700	157
46	(44)	Down to Earth	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$59,782	-4.27%	102	$586	$64,067,196	94
47	(46)	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Sony Pictures Classics	Musical	$48,052	-17.15%	19	$2,529	$10,892,392	381
48	(45)	What Women Want	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$43,254	-29.23%	115	$376	$182,737,000	157
49	(43)	The Emperor's New Groove	Buena Vista	Adventure	$42,679	-32.94%	140	$305	$89,233,484	157
50	(50)	Double Take	Buena Vista	Action	$41,919	-14.45%	68	$616	$29,743,196	129
51	(52)	The Claim	MGM/UA	Western	$41,020	-7.59%	28	$1,465	$403,932	143
52	(56)	The Circle	WinStar Cinema	Drama	$39,777	+8.54%	13	$3,060	$242,088	73
53	(51)	Cyberworld 3D	IMAX Films	Adventure	$39,576	-18.44%	21	$1,885	$8,048,985	227
54	(57)	About Adam	Miramax	Comedy	$39,406	+18.34%	11	$3,582	$97,449	10
55	(66)	Panic			$34,515	+23.30%	10	$3,452	$581,204	171
56	(38)	Pokemon 3: The Movie	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$33,456	-66.76%	158	$212	$16,805,370	45
57	(67)	Save the Last Dance	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$31,533	+39.14%	47	$671	$89,381,612	129
58	(47)	You Can Count on Me	Paramount Classics	Drama	$30,310	-45.46%	51	$594	$9,119,432	192
59	(49)	Bread and Roses	Lionsgate	Drama	$29,586	-40.43%	34	$870	$99,413	10
60	(62)	Brigham City	Excel Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$28,876	-4.22%	33	$875	$683,621	45
61	(65)	The Day I Became a Woman			$28,117		16	$1,757	$276,719	45
62	(59)	All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!	IMAX Films		$27,346	-14.16%	32	$855	$471,620	45
63	(51)	Himalaya		Drama	$24,990		15	$1,666	$336,131	52
64	(65)	Calle 54	Miramax	Documentary	$23,904	-16.64%	12	$1,992	$126,934	213
65	(58)	The House of Mirth		Drama	$23,498	-28.92%	28	$839	$2,921,320	150
66	(69)	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	IMAX Films	Adventure	$23,353	+10.67%	15	$1,557	$37,088,865	941
67	(61)	Keep the River on the Right			$23,081	-24.45%	14	$1,649	$171,994	52
68	(68)	Left Luggage		Drama	$20,305	-7.65%	11	$1,846	$871,795	241
69	(re-entry)	N'sync: Bigger than Live		Concert	$20,267		21	$965	$768,753	101
70	(81)	Time and Tide			$20,187	+54.83%	8	$2,523	$60,141	17
71	(37)	The Trumpet of the Swan	Sony Pictures		$19,365	-81.05%	113	$171	$152,525	10
72	(new)	Fast Food, Fast Women			$17,131		2	$8,566	$17,131	3
73	(79)	Chopper	First Look	Drama	$16,237	+14.70%	14	$1,160	$126,265	40
74	(72)	Best Man in Grass Creek		Romantic Comedy	$16,234	-12.33%	14	$1,160	$73,305	31
75	(71)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$12,727	-38.44%	11	$1,157	$9,863,123	570
76	(87)	The Taste of Others			$11,800	+51.94%	9	$1,311	$441,036	101
77	(96)	Extreme	IMAX Films	Documentary	$11,606	+116.45%	7	$1,658	$10,936,055	790
78	(64)	Under Hellgate Bridge			$11,517	-60.13%	7	$1,645	$53,304	10
79	(86)	I'm the One That I Want		Comedy	$11,464	+34.36%	4	$2,866	$1,021,938	290
80	(73)	In the Mood for Love		Drama	$9,328	-48.44%	15	$622	$2,681,416	108
81	(74)	The King is Alive			$9,008	-49.76%	4	$2,252	$38,435	10
82	(80)	Sordid Lives		Comedy	$8,540	-35.14%	2	$4,270	$27,000	10
83	(78)	Nico and Dani	Avatar	Drama	$8,491	-43.56%	7	$1,213	$245,001	108
84	(new)	Auggie Rose	Roxie Releasing	Drama	$8,200		1	$8,200	$8,200	3
85	(85)	Alien Adventure	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$8,051	-8.50%	2	$4,026	$3,481,015	402
86	(84)	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$7,535	-16.18%	3	$2,512	$16,790,728	1,410
87	(82)	Chunhyang	Lot 47 Films	Drama	$6,637	-36.68%	6	$1,106	$768,952	143
88	(75)	Yi Yi		Drama	$6,354	-62.61%	5	$1,271	$871,093	227
89	(88)	Faithless			$6,200	-14.48%	12	$517	$668,214	115
90	(new)	Juliet of the Spirit			$6,153		1	$6,153	$6,153	3
91	(94)	Island of the Sharks	IMAX Films	Documentary	$5,147	-7.59%	6	$858	$9,358,921	752
92	(105)	Across The Sea of Time	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$4,814	+138.67%	3	$1,605	$15,636,835	2,040
93	(92)	The Gleaners and I			$4,584	-26.57%	3	$1,528	$127,096	75
94	(91)	Shadow Magic			$4,165	-37.17%	6	$694	$114,445	45
95	(73)	Eureka		Drama	$3,732		4	$933	$46,635	17
96	(89)	Recess: School's Out	Buena Vista	Comedy	$3,642	-47.66%	35	$104	$35,759,705	94
97	(95)	Billy Elliot	USA Films	Drama	$3,605	-33.18%	10	$361	$21,992,010	220
98	(100)	Encounter in the Third Dimension	nWave Pictures	Drama	$2,934	-15.08%	2	$1,467	$5,419,974	815
99	(101)	The Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine			$2,369	-22.07%	1	$2,369	$36,102	45
100	(re-entry)	Petite Cherie			$2,151		1	$2,151	$2,151	101
101	(new)	Petits Freres			$2,151		1	$2,151	$2,151	3
102	(103)	Me You Them		Comedy	$2,145	-13.68%	6	$358	$316,762	80
103	(109)	George Washington			$2,047	+25.20%	2	$1,024	$197,173	206
104	(90)	Pavilion of Women			$1,663	-75.03%	3	$554	$35,938	17
105	(104)	Boys Life 3	Strand Releasing	Drama	$1,598	-31.39%	2	$799	$203,063	164
106	(110)	Taboo			$1,358	-14.81%	2	$679	$121,228	227
107	(re-entry)	Signs and Wonders			$1,232		1	$1,232	$19,470	101
108	(98)	The Visit			$900	-77.50%	1	$900	$186,444	157
109	(115)	Mark Twain's America 3D	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$818	-41.49%	1	$818	$2,119,345	1,053
110	(re-entry)	The Price of Milk			$781		2	$391	$100,165	94
111	(107)	The Caveman's Valentine	Universal	Drama	$680	-65.27%	3	$227	$683,413	80
112	(112)	Wings of Courage	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$477	-69.05%	1	$477	$14,777,029	2,222
113	(102)	Suzhou River			$375	-86.59%	1	$375	$90,095	194
114	(re-entry)	Hit & Runway		Comedy	$327		2	$164	$73,093	80
115	(111)	Simon Magus			$305	-80.36%	1	$305	$23,565	73
116	(re-entry)	Orfeu			$282		1	$282	$121,045	269
117	(118)	Escanaba in Da Moonlight		Comedy	$275	-74.44%	1	$275	$2,211,637	115
118	(108)	Spring Forward			$230	-88.13%	1	$230	$102,229	164

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