The Top Movies, Weekend of August 31, 2001
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Jeepers Creepers |
MGM/UA
|
Horror
|
$13,106,108 |
  |
2,944 |
$4,452 |
$13,106,108 |
3 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Rush Hour 2 |
New Line
|
Action
|
$9,296,573 |
-19.74% |
2,825 |
$3,291 |
$198,892,734 |
31 |
| 3 |
(1) |
American Pie 2 |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$8,987,004 |
-28.20% |
3,114 |
$2,886 |
$124,928,149 |
24 |
| 4 |
(4) |
The Others |
Miramax
|
Horror
|
$8,151,151 |
-4.84% |
2,716 |
$3,001 |
$59,956,515 |
24 |
| 5 |
(5) |
Rat Race |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$7,226,336 |
-10.90% |
2,551 |
$2,833 |
$37,771,073 |
17 |
| 6 |
(7) |
The Princess Diaries |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$5,732,009 |
-13.18% |
2,690 |
$2,131 |
$92,861,530 |
31 |
| 7 |
(new) |
O (Othello) |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$5,655,658 |
  |
1,434 |
$3,944 |
$5,655,658 |
3 |
| 8 |
(3) |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
Dimension
|
Comedy
|
$5,227,690 |
-52.56% |
2,765 |
$1,891 |
$21,977,799 |
10 |
| 9 |
(6) |
Summer Catch |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$4,008,190 |
-42.89% |
2,335 |
$1,717 |
$14,435,569 |
10 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$3,078,920 |
-23.14% |
1,612 |
$1,910 |
$19,653,610 |
17 |
| 11 |
(10) |
Planet of the Apes |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$2,934,740 |
-18.17% |
1,504 |
$1,951 |
$173,069,748 |
38 |
| 12 |
(12) |
Jurassic Park 3 |
Universal
|
Action
|
$1,771,645 |
-26.59% |
1,143 |
$1,550 |
$175,832,085 |
47 |
| 13 |
(9) |
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars |
Screen Media Films
|
Action
|
$1,618,423 |
-57.46% |
2,048 |
$790 |
$7,307,616 |
10 |
| 14 |
(11) |
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Comedy
|
$1,574,679 |
-35.97% |
909 |
$1,732 |
$5,324,129 |
10 |
| 15 |
(16) |
The Deep End |
Fox Searchlight
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,380,563 |
+19.98% |
326 |
$4,235 |
$4,673,315 |
26 |
| 16 |
(15) |
Legally Blonde |
MGM/UA
|
Comedy
|
$1,355,737 |
-7.87% |
878 |
$1,544 |
$88,552,416 |
52 |
| 17 |
(18) |
America's Sweethearts |
Sony Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,054,398 |
+16.70% |
1,565 |
$674 |
$91,476,049 |
45 |
| 18 |
(14) |
American Outlaws |
Warner Bros.
|
Western
|
$1,027,945 |
-49.28% |
1,007 |
$1,021 |
$11,229,992 |
17 |
| 19 |
(13) |
Bubble Boy |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$954,805 |
-53.16% |
1,605 |
$595 |
$4,211,321 |
10 |
| 20 |
(20) |
Tortilla Soup |
IDP Distribution
|
Comedy
|
$945,591 |
+44.65% |
220 |
$4,298 |
$1,801,035 |
10 |
| 21 |
(41) |
Pearl Harbor |
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
$867,300 |
+1,043.41% |
1,036 |
$837 |
$196,656,492 |
101 |
| 22 |
(21) |
Shrek |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
$786,284 |
+34.81% |
1,111 |
$708 |
$262,908,727 |
108 |
| 23 |
(17) |
The Score |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$731,870 |
-32.63% |
482 |
$1,518 |
$68,652,394 |
52 |
| 24 |
(42) |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$664,215 |
+845.50% |
780 |
$852 |
$82,386,423 |
87 |
| 25 |
(22) |
The Fast and the Furious |
Universal
|
Action
|
$487,600 |
+11.90% |
424 |
$1,150 |
$142,028,935 |
73 |
| 26 |
(23) |
Doctor Dolittle 2 |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$486,385 |
+19.70% |
445 |
$1,093 |
$111,484,392 |
73 |
| 27 |
(25) |
Ghost World |
MGM/UA
|
Comedy
|
$438,995 |
+25.38% |
81 |
$5,420 |
$3,233,127 |
45 |
| 28 |
(24) |
Apocalypse Now Redux |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$437,558 |
+12.20% |
81 |
$5,402 |
$2,800,919 |
31 |
| 29 |
(new) |
Lajja |
|
|
$376,000 |
  |
38 |
$9,895 |
$376,000 |
3 |
| 30 |
(32) |
Spy Kids |
Dimension
|
Adventure
|
$359,569 |
+122.42% |
1,105 |
$325 |
$112,180,203 |
157 |
| 31 |
(33) |
Bread and Tulips |
First Look
|
Comedy
|
$355,584 |
+134.89% |
37 |
$9,610 |
$1,154,169 |
38 |
| 32 |
(31) |
The Closet |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$337,346 |
+99.74% |
143 |
$2,359 |
$5,274,547 |
66 |
| 33 |
(19) |
Osmosis Jones |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$280,905 |
-62.96% |
345 |
$814 |
$13,046,138 |
24 |
| 34 |
(30) |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
|
Musical
|
$265,471 |
+53.30% |
101 |
$2,628 |
$2,313,394 |
45 |
| 35 |
(29) |
Made |
Artisan
|
Comedy
|
$263,718 |
+10.29% |
182 |
$1,449 |
$4,581,729 |
52 |
| 36 |
(28) |
Cats & Dogs |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$227,212 |
-6.02% |
305 |
$745 |
$92,002,326 |
61 |
| 37 |
(26) |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$220,930 |
-21.97% |
302 |
$732 |
$130,722,949 |
80 |
| 38 |
(35) |
Moulin Rouge |
20th Century Fox
|
Musical
|
$176,696 |
+37.53% |
154 |
$1,147 |
$56,088,256 |
108 |
| 39 |
(57) |
Artificial Intelligence: AI |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$170,331 |
+525.27% |
251 |
$679 |
$78,340,174 |
66 |
| 40 |
(43) |
Greenfingers |
|
Comedy
|
$123,936 |
+83.04% |
34 |
$3,645 |
$870,576 |
38 |
| 41 |
(27) |
Original Sin |
MGM/UA
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$109,599 |
-60.02% |
136 |
$806 |
$16,252,765 |
31 |
| 42 |
(38) |
Memento |
Newmarket Films
|
Drama
|
$107,283 |
+9.93% |
88 |
$1,219 |
$25,245,302 |
171 |
| 43 |
(34) |
Swordfish |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$101,771 |
-31.87% |
142 |
$717 |
$69,641,120 |
87 |
| 44 |
(45) |
An American Rhapsody |
Paramount Classics
|
Drama
|
$89,052 |
+64.05% |
47 |
$1,895 |
$320,510 |
24 |
| 45 |
(40) |
The Mummy Returns |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$87,780 |
+15.18% |
209 |
$420 |
$201,707,090 |
122 |
| 46 |
(44) |
Himalaya |
|
Drama
|
$83,779 |
+26.69% |
32 |
$2,618 |
$1,813,360 |
157 |
| 47 |
(39) |
Sexy Beast |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$82,220 |
-6.03% |
62 |
$1,326 |
$6,508,145 |
82 |
| 48 |
(49) |
All Over the Guy |
Lionsgate
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$75,772 |
+85.58% |
15 |
$5,051 |
$218,301 |
24 |
| 49 |
(37) |
Songcatcher |
|
Drama
|
$68,751 |
-35.98% |
46 |
$1,495 |
$2,995,136 |
80 |
| 50 |
(re-entry) |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure |
WGBH Giant-Screen Films
|
Documentary
|
$68,234 |
  |
9 |
$7,582 |
$3,609,844 |
206 |
| 51 |
(36) |
Kiss of the Dragon |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$64,845 |
-41.57% |
105 |
$618 |
$35,859,997 |
59 |
| 52 |
(46) |
Cyberworld 3D |
IMAX Films
|
Adventure
|
$64,341 |
+24.08% |
20 |
$3,217 |
$10,010,899 |
332 |
| 53 |
(64) |
Innocence |
|
Drama
|
$62,363 |
+269.41% |
6 |
$10,394 |
$129,347 |
17 |
| 54 |
(84) |
Wet Hot American Summer |
|
|
$61,537 |
+786.96% |
12 |
$5,128 |
$172,487 |
38 |
| 55 |
(48) |
Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Musical
|
$51,507 |
+17.32% |
12 |
$4,292 |
$12,414,641 |
486 |
| 56 |
(new) |
Funny Girl (2001) |
|
|
$49,670 |
  |
3 |
$16,557 |
$65,560 |
3 |
| 57 |
(55) |
Baby Boy |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$49,211 |
+57.29% |
87 |
$566 |
$28,681,276 |
68 |
| 58 |
(53) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$43,276 |
+30.18% |
5 |
$8,655 |
$11,380,174 |
675 |
| 59 |
(54) |
Under the Sand |
|
Drama
|
$41,398 |
+25.75% |
17 |
$2,435 |
$1,267,049 |
122 |
| 60 |
(50) |
Michael Jordan to the MAX |
Giant Screen Films
|
Documentary
|
$41,226 |
+1.16% |
12 |
$3,436 |
$18,169,955 |
486 |
| 61 |
(62) |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
|
|
$40,641 |
+89.33% |
16 |
$2,540 |
$2,279,451 |
9,613 |
| 62 |
(58) |
Together |
|
Genre Unknown
|
$35,382 |
+46.72% |
2 |
$17,691 |
$88,337 |
116 |
| 63 |
(re-entry) |
N'sync: Bigger than Live |
|
Concert
|
$31,348 |
  |
15 |
$2,090 |
$1,500,469 |
206 |
| 64 |
(61) |
China: The Panda Adventure |
IMAX Films
|
Drama
|
$30,991 |
+41.48% |
3 |
$10,330 |
$616,011 |
38 |
| 65 |
(56) |
Session 9 |
|
|
$27,326 |
-7.39% |
7 |
$3,904 |
$269,852 |
24 |
| 66 |
(re-entry) |
Extreme |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$23,567 |
  |
10 |
$2,357 |
$11,593,340 |
895 |
| 67 |
(60) |
Divided We Fall |
|
Drama
|
$23,065 |
+2.93% |
21 |
$1,098 |
$980,002 |
87 |
| 68 |
(59) |
Come Undone |
|
|
$22,074 |
-7.25% |
4 |
$5,519 |
$122,698 |
66 |
| 69 |
(67) |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
nWave Pictures
|
Drama
|
$20,777 |
+31.69% |
4 |
$5,194 |
$5,733,927 |
920 |
| 70 |
(68) |
Happy Accidents |
|
|
$20,376 |
+37.30% |
3 |
$6,792 |
$49,334 |
10 |
| 71 |
(71) |
Fighter |
|
|
$19,038 |
+55.59% |
2 |
$9,519 |
$40,114 |
10 |
| 72 |
(66) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films
|
Adventure
|
$18,882 |
+15.29% |
11 |
$1,717 |
$37,715,891 |
1,046 |
| 73 |
(63) |
Island of the Sharks |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$18,120 |
+1.01% |
5 |
$3,624 |
$10,015,712 |
857 |
| 74 |
(re-entry) |
Down From the Mountain |
|
|
$14,338 |
  |
3 |
$4,779 |
$120,847 |
80 |
| 75 |
(76) |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! |
IMAX Films
|
|
$14,026 |
+38.73% |
10 |
$1,403 |
$892,940 |
150 |
| 76 |
(101) |
Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade |
|
|
$11,148 |
+1,770.47% |
3 |
$3,716 |
$88,276 |
73 |
| 77 |
(69) |
Lost and Delirious |
|
|
$10,903 |
-21.61% |
10 |
$1,090 |
$302,365 |
59 |
| 78 |
(77) |
Lumumba |
|
|
$10,745 |
+15.75% |
5 |
$2,149 |
$493,695 |
66 |
| 79 |
(88) |
Alien Adventure |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$9,586 |
+56.58% |
4 |
$2,397 |
$3,763,726 |
507 |
| 80 |
(85) |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$8,789 |
+30.57% |
3 |
$2,930 |
$17,080,314 |
1,515 |
| 81 |
(78) |
Startup.com |
|
Documentary
|
$8,011 |
-13.22% |
12 |
$668 |
$1,280,975 |
115 |
| 82 |
(75) |
The Adventures of Felix |
|
Comedy
|
$7,921 |
-23.81% |
3 |
$2,640 |
$239,999 |
80 |
| 83 |
(103) |
Jackpot |
|
Drama
|
$6,995 |
+1,755.44% |
6 |
$1,166 |
$30,228 |
38 |
| 84 |
(74) |
Brother |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$6,975 |
-35.03% |
14 |
$498 |
$414,999 |
45 |
| 85 |
(new) |
Speedway Junky |
|
|
$6,900 |
  |
1 |
$6,900 |
$6,900 |
3 |
| 86 |
(94) |
Jump Tomorrow |
|
|
$6,861 |
+184.69% |
9 |
$762 |
$168,712 |
59 |
| 87 |
(re-entry) |
The Debut |
|
Comedy
|
$6,450 |
  |
2 |
$3,225 |
$745,501 |
171 |
| 88 |
(91) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$6,431 |
+111.13% |
2 |
$3,216 |
$15,776,564 |
2,145 |
| 89 |
(73) |
The Road Home |
|
Drama
|
$6,372 |
-44.54% |
10 |
$637 |
$1,188,604 |
101 |
| 90 |
(100) |
Our Song |
|
|
$6,371 |
+512.60% |
1 |
$6,371 |
$220,310 |
101 |
| 91 |
(87) |
Wings of Courage |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$6,075 |
-5.37% |
3 |
$2,025 |
$14,901,571 |
2,327 |
| 92 |
(92) |
Under the Sun |
|
|
$5,865 |
+103.36% |
2 |
$2,933 |
$83,354 |
31 |
| 93 |
(81) |
Maybe Baby |
USA Films
|
|
$5,641 |
-32.45% |
1 |
$5,641 |
$19,147 |
10 |
| 94 |
(re-entry) |
Aberdeen |
First Run
|
Drama
|
$5,604 |
  |
1 |
$5,604 |
$18,461 |
17 |
| 95 |
(82) |
The Man Who Cried |
|
|
$5,235 |
-36.58% |
6 |
$873 |
$710,509 |
101 |
| 96 |
(65) |
The Princess and the Warrior |
|
|
$4,565 |
-72.65% |
8 |
$571 |
$742,094 |
73 |
| 97 |
(83) |
The Vertical Ray of the Sun |
|
|
$4,191 |
-44.38% |
4 |
$1,048 |
$258,708 |
59 |
| 98 |
(97) |
The Circle |
WinStar Cinema
|
Drama
|
$3,976 |
+147.11% |
4 |
$994 |
$594,056 |
178 |
| 99 |
(re-entry) |
Left Luggage |
|
Drama
|
$3,563 |
  |
2 |
$1,782 |
$1,014,655 |
346 |
| 100 |
(89) |
Gabriela |
|
Drama
|
$3,121 |
-25.10% |
2 |
$1,561 |
$1,996,733 |
171 |
| 101 |
(95) |
Downtown 81 |
|
|
$2,072 |
-8.32% |
2 |
$1,036 |
$77,734 |
52 |
| 102 |
(re-entry) |
The Turandot Project |
|
|
$2,052 |
  |
2 |
$1,026 |
$81,385 |
24 |
| 103 |
(re-entry) |
101 Reykjavík |
|
Comedy
|
$1,150 |
  |
1 |
$1,150 |
$46,885 |
40 |
| 104 |
(re-entry) |
Nico and Dani |
Avatar
|
Drama
|
$854 |
  |
1 |
$854 |
$366,887 |
213 |
| 105 |
(90) |
Thomas in Love |
|
|
$522 |
-83.80% |
1 |
$522 |
$37,751 |
31 |
| 106 |
(96) |
Bride of the Wind |
Paramount Classics
|
Drama
|
$515 |
-72.37% |
3 |
$172 |
$409,027 |
87 |
| 107 |
(re-entry) |
Russian Doll |
|
|
$186 |
  |
1 |
$186 |
$26,433 |
80 |
| 108 |
(re-entry) |
Fast Food, Fast Women |
|
|
$186 |
  |
1 |
$186 |
$186,586 |
108 |
| 109 |
(re-entry) |
Cure |
|
|
$144 |
  |
1 |
$144 |
$56,200 |
59 |
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