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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2001

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2001 GrossTickets Sold
1 Pearl Harbor May 25, 2001 Action PG-13 $198,539,855 35,077,712
2 Enemy at the Gates Mar 16, 2001 Drama R $51,396,781 9,080,703
3 Ali Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $49,467,604 8,739,859
4 Thirteen Days Dec 22, 2000 Drama PG-13 $34,229,974 6,047,698
5 Riding in Cars with Boys Oct 19, 2001 Drama PG-13 $29,781,453 5,261,740
6 Shackleton's Antarctic Adve… Feb 9, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $6,683,025 1,180,746
7 Michael Jordan to the MAX May 5, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $4,293,965 758,651
8 The Widow of St. Pierre Mar 2, 2001 Drama R $3,058,380 540,349
9 The Dish Mar 14, 2001 Comedy PG-13 $2,252,970 398,051
10 Remember the Titans Sep 29, 2000 Drama PG $1,908,711 337,228
11 N'sync: Bigger than Live Feb 9, 2001 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,688,717 298,359
12 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $1,626,777 287,416
13 The Endurance: Shackleton's… Oct 5, 2001 Documentary G $1,435,399 253,604
14 Men of Honor Nov 10, 2000 Drama R $1,302,451 230,115
15 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $1,285,048 227,040
16 Startup.com May 11, 2001 Documentary R $1,280,975 226,320
17 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 Documentary Not Rated $996,546 176,068
18 All Access: Front Row. Back… Apr 6, 2001 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $995,122 175,816
19 Lumumba Jun 29, 2001 Drama Not Rated $685,082 121,039
20 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $546,397 96,536
21 Bride of the Wind Jun 8, 2001 Drama R $419,414 74,101
22 Mysteries of Egypt Jul 16, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $210,300 37,155
23 Porn Star: The Legend of Ro… Nov 30, 2001 Documentary R $175,040 30,925
24 Calle 54 Oct 20, 2000 Documentary G $122,129 21,577
25 Africa's Elephant Kingdom May 8, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $118,955 21,016
26 Chop Suey Oct 5, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $84,729 14,969
27 Piñero Dec 14, 2001 Drama R $38,802 6,855
28 Goya in Bordeaux Sep 15, 2000 Drama R $26,969 4,764
29 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of… Oct 1, 1999 Documentary PG $15,953 2,818
30 The Girl Next Door Apr 14, 2000 Documentary R $13,117 2,317
31 The Art of Amália Dec 8, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $12,164 2,149
32 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Aug 16, 2000 Documentary PG-13 $10,325 1,824
33 Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope Sep 7, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $8,285 1,463
34 Paragraph 175 Sep 13, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $6,853 1,210
35 Monterey Pop Aug 24, 2001 Documentary Not Rated $1,524 269
36 Benjamin Smoke Jul 21, 2000 Documentary Not Rated $62 10
Total Gross of All Movies$394,719,853
Total Tickets Sold69,738,472

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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

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