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Contemporary Fiction Movies Released in 2001
This list shows all Contemporary Fiction films released in 2001, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Contemporary Fiction Movies for 2001
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 2001 |
| January 1 |
Bollywood Calling |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 11 |
Narasimha Naidu |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,496 |
|
| |
| January 12 |
Antitrust |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$17,865,209 |
|
|
Double Take |
Action |
Theatrical |
$29,823,162 |
|
|
Save the Last Dance |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$122,244,329 |
|
| |
| January 19 |
Nationale 7 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,076 |
|
|
The Pledge |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$29,406,132 |
|
| |
| January 20 |
Brooklyn Babylon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 21 |
Les Rivières Pourpres |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$60,132,548 |
|
| |
| January 26 |
Escanaba in Da Moonlight |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,276,406 |
|
|
Faithless |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$734,597 |
|
|
Forgive Me Father |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$580,462 |
|
|
Protection |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$666 |
|
|
Sugar and Spice |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,880,799 |
|
|
The Wedding Planner |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$94,728,529 |
|
| |
| January 30 |
Boh Lei Chun |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| February, 2001 |
| February 2 |
Une affaire de goût |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$48,602 |
|
|
Amy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,483,425 |
|
|
Beonjijeopeuleul Hada |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$49,374 |
|
|
Fever |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,068 |
|
|
Head Over Heels |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,397,365 |
|
|
The Invisible Circus |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$496,197 |
|
|
The Million Dollar Hotel |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$52,526 |
|
|
Valentine |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$20,384,136 |
|
| |
| February 9 |
La chambre des magiciennes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,788 |
|
|
Hannibal |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$350,100,280 |
|
|
Du pic au coeur |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,775 |
|
|
Saving Silverman |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,873,142 |
|
|
The Taste of Others |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$635,282 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
Down to Earth |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$71,172,251 |
|
|
Sweet November |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$65,754,228 |
|
| |
| February 23 |
3000 Miles to Graceland |
Action |
Theatrical |
$18,708,848 |
|
| March, 2001 |
| March 2 |
Carman: The Champion |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,743,863 |
|
|
The Caveman's Valentine |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$892,506 |
|
|
Hit & Runway |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$81,570 |
|
|
The Mexican |
Action |
Theatrical |
$145,238,250 |
|
| |
| March 9 |
15 Minutes |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$56,331,864 |
|
|
Dayereh |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$683,509 |
|
|
Get Over It |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,860,259 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
American Desi |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,366,235 |
|
|
The Debut |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,743,570 |
|
|
Exit Wounds |
Action |
Theatrical |
$79,958,599 |
|
|
Gabriela |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,335,352 |
|
|
Memento |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$39,719,431 |
|
| |
| March 23 |
The Brothers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$27,958,191 |
|
|
Heartbreakers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$57,753,825 |
|
|
Say It Isn't So |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,516,708 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Amores Perros |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,883,834 |
|
|
Someone Like You |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,684,906 |
|
|
Tomcats |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,558,739 |
|
| April, 2001 |
| April 6 |
Along Came a Spider |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$105,159,085 |
|
|
Le Placard |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,671,454 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Joe Dirt |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$31,261,793 |
|
|
Josie and the Pussycats |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,307,223 |
|
|
Kingdom Come |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,393,939 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
Bridget Jones's Diary |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$272,595,053 |
|
| |
| April 17 |
A Sensible Obsession |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,358 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
The Center of the World |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,496,037 |
|
|
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$39,393,111 |
|
|
Freddy Got Fingered |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,249,005 |
|
|
Rat |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,501 |
|
| |
| April 27 |
Driven |
Action |
Theatrical |
$54,616,869 |
|
|
The Forsaken |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$6,755,271 |
|
|
One Night at McCool's |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,441,957 |
|
|
Town & Country |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,364,769 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
Pailan (파이란) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,298 |
|
| May, 2001 |
| May 4 |
Under the Sand |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,450,106 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
Together |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,349,928 |
|
| |
| May 11 |
Sordid Lives |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,111,273 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
Angel Eyes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$29,544,532 |
|
|
Fast Food, Fast Women |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$198,805 |
|
| |
| May 22 |
Hell is for Heroes |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 25 |
The Road Home |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,780,090 |
|
| June, 2001 |
| June 1 |
The Animal |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$55,762,229 |
|
|
Nuit de Noces |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,238,180 |
|
|
What's the Worst That Could Happen? |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,462,071 |
|
| |
| June 8 |
The Anniversary Party |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,898,065 |
|
|
Café Olé |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,610 |
|
|
Evolution |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$98,341,932 |
|
|
Swordfish |
Action |
Theatrical |
$147,080,413 |
|
| |
| June 13 |
Sexy Beast |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,158,354 |
|
| |
| June 15 |
Drôle de Félix |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$362,572 |
|
|
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$273,330,185 |
|
|
Mademoiselle |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$60,859 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
The Fast and the Furious |
Action |
Theatrical |
$206,458,372 |
|
|
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$871,058 |
|
| |
| June 27 |
Baby Boy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$28,734,552 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
crazy/beautiful |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$19,929,123 |
|
|
Pootie Tang |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,293,258 |
|
| July, 2001 |
| July 4 |
Cats & Dogs |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$200,700,000 |
|
|
Scary Movie 2 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$141,189,101 |
|
| |
| July 6 |
Kiss of the Dragon |
Action |
Theatrical |
$36,833,473 |
|
| |
| July 10 |
Who’ll Stop the Rain |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
Bully |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,381,824 |
|
|
Downtown 81 |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$222,683 |
|
|
Legally Blonde |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$141,809,235 |
|
|
Made |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,476,060 |
|
|
The Score |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$113,542,091 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
America's Sweethearts |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$160,648,493 |
|
|
Brother |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$477,693 |
|
|
Ghost World |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,761,608 |
|
|
Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$3,735,131 |
|
|
High Heels and Low Lifes |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,151,098 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
Waitress! |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 26 |
Yeobkijeokin Geunyeo |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$30,319 |
|
| |
| July 27 |
Greenfingers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,439,287 |
|
|
Intimacy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$785,775 |
|
|
Jackpot |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$44,452 |
|
|
Pane e tulipani |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,311,177 |
|
|
The River |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,087 |
|
|
Wet Hot American Summer |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$292,102 |
|
|
Yaadein |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,061,545 |
|
| August, 2001 |
| August 3 |
Original Sin |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$16,521,410 |
|
|
The Princess Diaries |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$165,334,774 |
|
|
Rush Hour 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$347,425,832 |
|
| |
| August 8 |
The Deep End |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$9,981,635 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
Fah talai jone |
Action |
Theatrical |
$75,234 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
All Over the Guy |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,006,969 |
|
|
American Pie 2 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$286,500,000 |
|
|
Dil Chahta Hai |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$316,454 |
|
|
The Parole Officer |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,302,629 |
|
|
Yeh Raaste Hein Pyar Ke |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$228,183 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
Innocence |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,194,919 |
|
|
Rat Race |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$86,607,223 |
|
| |
| August 24 |
Bubble Boy |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,002,310 |
|
|
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,496,522 |
|
|
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$33,762,400 |
|
|
Lucky Break |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,316,497 |
|
|
Non ho sonno |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Summer Catch |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,693,891 |
|
|
Tortilla Soup |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,554,161 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
Jeepers Creepers |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$58,939,035 |
|
|
O (Othello) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,017,403 |
|
| September, 2001 |
| September 1 |
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$174,375,841 |
|
| |
| September 7 |
L.I.E. |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,140,965 |
|
|
Our Lady of the Assassins |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$525,029 |
|
|
Rock Star |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$19,317,765 |
|
|
Soul Survivors |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,288,246 |
|
|
Two Can Play That Game |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$22,391,450 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
The Glass House |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$22,861,785 |
|
|
Reversal |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Bomnaleun ganda |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$67,832 |
|
|
Dinner Rush |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,075,504 |
|
|
Don’t Say a Word |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$104,488,383 |
|
|
Extreme Days |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,047,553 |
|
|
Va Savoir (Who Knows?) |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$907,323 |
|
|
Zoolander |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$60,780,981 |
|
| October, 2001 |
| October 5 |
La Ciénaga |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$104,932 |
|
|
Joy Ride |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$22,204,890 |
|
|
Serendipity |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$77,477,297 |
|
|
Training Day |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$104,505,352 |
|
| |
| October 8 |
Mulholland Drive |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$20,780,568 |
|
| |
| October 11 |
Snakeskin |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$109 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Bandits |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$71,523,271 |
|
|
Corky Romano |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,116,103 |
|
|
Fat Girl |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$725,854 |
|
|
My First Mister |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$621,377 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Replicant |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
The Last Castle |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$20,541,668 |
|
| |
| October 24 |
Bones |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,378,853 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
Life as a House |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,889,158 |
|
|
On the Line |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,222,303 |
|
|
Waikiki beuradeoseu |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,233 |
|
| |
| October 31 |
Qian xi man bo (千禧曼波) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November, 2001 |
| November 2 |
The Annihilation of Fish |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,335 |
|
|
Domestic Disturbance |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$54,207,112 |
|
|
Everything Put Together |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,890 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
Unmade Beds |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 7 |
Otomo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,924 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
Code Unknown |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$143,914 |
|
|
Heist |
Action |
Theatrical |
$28,906,817 |
|
|
Maze |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$26,918 |
|
|
Shallow Hal |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$70,836,296 |
|
| |
| November 10 |
La Pianiste |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$32,162,928 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
Ticker |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 14 |
The Wash |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,097,096 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Aalavandhan |
Action |
Theatrical |
$241 |
|
|
The Fluffer |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$563,373 |
|
|
Novocaine |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,522,928 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
Out Cold |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,786,394 |
|
|
Sidewalks of New York |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,575,308 |
|
|
Spy Game |
Action |
Theatrical |
$143,049,560 |
|
| |
| November 23 |
In the Bedroom |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$42,137,871 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
ABCD |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$83,372 |
|
|
Les Boys III |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$995,000 |
|
|
Trouble Every Day |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$92,943 |
|
| December, 2001 |
| December 7 |
The Business of Strangers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,290,920 |
|
|
Ocean's Eleven |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$450,728,529 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$26,372,000 |
|
|
Kandahar |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,418,314 |
|
|
Lantana |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,460,426 |
|
|
Not Another Teen Movie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$62,401,343 |
|
|
The Royal Tenenbaums |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$71,430,876 |
|
|
Vanilla Sky |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$202,726,605 |
|
| |
| December 21 |
How High |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$31,222,395 |
|
|
Joe Somebody |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$24,515,990 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
The Shipping News |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$24,405,825 |
|
| |
| December 26 |
Monster's Ball |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$43,766,463 |
|
| |
| December 28 |
I Am Sam |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$92,542,418 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Daddy and Them |
Black Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Diggity’s Treasure |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Don's Plum |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Highway |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The Hole |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$10,834,406 |
|
|
Londinium |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Scenes of the Crime |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Suddenly Naked |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Tempted |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
