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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2001

RankMovieGenreMPAA2001 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Adventure PG $291,594,218 51,609,596 $355,074,020
2 The Mummy Returns Adventure PG-13 $202,007,640 35,753,565 $245,984,527
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Adventure PG-13 $174,119,499 30,817,610 $212,025,157
4 Down to Earth Comedy PG-13 $64,172,251 11,357,921 $78,142,496
5 Thirteen Ghosts Horror R $41,867,960 7,410,258 $50,982,575
6 Hearts in Atlantis Drama PG-13 $24,185,781 4,280,669 $29,451,003
7 Kate and Leopold Romantic Comedy PG-13 $22,103,269 3,912,083 $26,915,131
8 Megiddo: Omega Code 2 Action PG-13 $6,047,691 1,070,388 $7,364,269
9 Monkeybone Comedy PG-13 $5,409,517 957,437 $6,587,167
10 Just Visiting Comedy PG-13 $4,777,007 845,488 $5,816,957
11 Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man Musical G $4,455,979 788,669 $5,426,043
12 Haunted Castle Adventure PG $3,317,618 587,189 $4,039,860
13 Waking Life Drama R $2,539,796 449,521 $3,092,704
14 Dungeons and Dragons Adventure PG-13 $934,493 165,397 $1,137,931
15 Little Nicky Comedy PG-13 $594,247 105,176 $723,611
16 Donnie Darko Drama R $420,618 74,446 $512,188
17 Simon Magus     $38,214 6,764 $46,536
Total Gross of All Movies$848,585,798
Total Tickets Sold150,192,177
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,033,322,178

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2001. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2001. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2000 will most likely earn money in 2000 and 2001. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.