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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sequel Movies in 2001

RankMovieGenreMPAA2001 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Rush Hour 2 Action PG-13 $226,164,286 40,029,077 $275,400,050
2 The Mummy Returns Adventure PG-13 $202,007,640 35,753,565 $245,984,527
3 Jurassic Park 3 Action PG-13 $181,166,115 32,064,799 $220,605,817
4 American Pie 2 Comedy R $145,096,820 25,680,853 $176,684,269
5 Doctor Dolittle 2 Comedy PG $112,950,721 19,991,278 $137,539,993
6 Scary Movie 2 Comedy R $71,277,420 12,615,473 $86,794,454
7 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Adventure PG $25,590,119 4,529,225 $31,161,068
8 Pokemon 3: The Movie Adventure G $17,052,128 3,018,076 $20,764,363
9 102 Dalmatians Comedy G $8,605,600 1,523,115 $10,479,031
10 Megiddo: Omega Code 2 Action PG-13 $6,047,691 1,070,388 $7,364,269
11 Boys Life 3 Drama   $110,958 19,639 $135,116
12 Taxi 2 Action Not Rated $2,458 435 $2,993
Total Gross of All Movies$996,071,956
Total Tickets Sold176,295,923
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,212,915,950

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.