2001 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 2001. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2001.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 2001 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 2001” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2001 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Fe…	Dec 19, 2001	New Line	Adventure	$325,680,679	55,903,147
2	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer…	Nov 16, 2001	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$321,934,230	56,082,001
3	Monsters, Inc.	Nov 2, 2001	Walt Disney	Adventure	$290,149,425	49,383,098
4	Shrek	May 18, 2001	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$270,169,960	47,486,661
5	Rush Hour 2	Aug 3, 2001	New Line	Action	$226,164,286	39,958,354
6	The Mummy Returns	May 4, 2001	Universal	Adventure	$202,876,635	35,763,054
7	Pearl Harbor	May 25, 2001	Walt Disney	Action	$198,539,855	35,077,713
8	Ocean’s Eleven	Dec 7, 2001	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$183,417,150	32,172,518
9	Jurassic Park III	Jul 18, 2001	Universal	Action	$181,166,115	32,008,148
10	Planet of the Apes	Jul 27, 2001	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$180,011,740	31,803,114
11	A Beautiful Mind	Dec 21, 2001	Universal	Drama	$170,708,996	29,454,677
12	Hannibal	Feb 9, 2001	MGM	Horror	$165,092,266	29,168,195
13	The Fast and the Furious	Jun 22, 2001	Universal	Action	$149,582,245	25,956,118
14	American Pie 2	Aug 10, 2001	Universal	Comedy	$145,096,820	25,635,481
15	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	Jun 15, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$131,144,183	23,170,350
16	Dr. Dolittle 2	Jun 22, 2001	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$112,950,721	19,955,958
17	Spy Kids	Mar 30, 2001	Miramax/Dimension	Adventure	$112,692,062	19,910,258
18	Black Hawk Down	Dec 28, 2001	Sony Pictures	Action	$108,638,745	18,699,830
19	The Princess Diaries	Aug 3, 2001	Walt Disney	Comedy	$108,244,774	19,124,241
20	Vanilla Sky	Dec 14, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$100,614,858	17,631,160
21	The Others	Aug 10, 2001	Miramax	Horror	$96,566,509	17,057,484
22	Legally Blonde	Jul 13, 2001	MGM	Comedy	$96,493,426	17,048,308
23	America’s Sweethearts	Jul 20, 2001	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$93,607,673	16,538,458
24	Cats & Dogs	Jul 4, 2001	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$93,375,151	16,497,377
25	Save the Last Dance	Jan 12, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$91,038,276	16,084,501
26	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Jun 8, 2001	Walt Disney	Adventure	$84,052,762	14,850,311
27	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	Dec 21, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$80,936,232	14,144,201
28	Artificial Intelligence: AI	Jun 29, 2001	Warner Bros.	Drama	$78,616,689	13,889,874
29	Training Day	Oct 5, 2001	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$76,261,036	13,473,681
30	Along Came a Spider	Apr 6, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$74,058,698	13,084,576
31	Bridget Jones’s Diary	Apr 13, 2001	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$71,500,556	12,632,607
32	Scary Movie 2	Jul 4, 2001	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$71,277,420	12,593,184
33	The Score	Jul 13, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$71,069,884	12,556,517
34	Shallow Hal	Nov 9, 2001	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$70,836,296	12,504,270
35	Swordfish	Jun 8, 2001	Warner Bros.	Action	$69,772,969	12,327,380
36	The Mexican	Mar 2, 2001	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$66,808,615	11,803,642
37	Down to Earth	Feb 16, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$64,172,251	11,337,854
38	Spy Game	Nov 21, 2001	Universal	Action	$62,362,560	11,011,803
39	The Wedding Planner	Jan 26, 2001	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$60,400,856	10,671,529
40	Behind Enemy Lines	Nov 30, 2001	20th Century Fox	Action	$58,855,732	10,362,813
41	Ali	Dec 25, 2001	Sony Pictures	Drama	$58,183,966	10,181,513
42	Moulin Rouge	May 18, 2001	20th Century Fox	Musical	$57,386,369	10,137,377
43	Rat Race	Aug 17, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$56,607,223	10,001,276
44	A Knight’s Tale	May 11, 2001	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$56,083,966	9,908,828
45	The Animal	Jun 1, 2001	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$55,762,229	9,851,984
46	Don’t Say a Word	Sep 28, 2001	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$54,997,476	9,716,535
47	Blow	Apr 6, 2001	New Line	Drama	$52,990,775	9,362,328
48	The Royal Tenenbaums	Dec 14, 2001	Walt Disney	Black Comedy	$52,353,636	9,060,171
49	Exit Wounds	Mar 16, 2001	Warner Bros.	Action	$51,758,599	9,144,629
50	Enemy at the Gates	Mar 16, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$51,396,781	9,080,703
51	K-PAX	Aug 13, 2001	Universal	Drama	$50,315,140	8,889,601
52	Serendipity	Oct 5, 2001	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$50,255,310	8,879,030
53	Kate and Leopold	Dec 25, 2001	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$47,095,453	8,196,169
54	Domestic Disturbance	Nov 2, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$45,207,112	7,985,020
55	Zoolander	Sep 28, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$45,172,250	7,980,762
56	The One	Nov 2, 2001	Sony Pictures	Action	$43,905,746	7,757,199
57	Thirteen Ghosts	Oct 26, 2001	Warner Bros.	Horror	$41,867,960	7,397,166
58	Bandits	Oct 12, 2001	MGM	Comedy	$41,523,271	7,335,715
59	Gosford Park	Dec 26, 2001	USA Films	Comedy	$41,300,105	7,110,844
60	Heartbreakers	Mar 23, 2001	MGM	Comedy	$40,334,024	7,126,153
61	I Am Sam	Dec 28, 2001	New Line	Drama	$40,270,895	6,931,614
62	Hardball	Sep 14, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$40,222,729	7,105,874
63	Evolution	Jun 8, 2001	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$38,311,134	6,768,752
64	Jeepers Creepers	Aug 31, 2001	MGM	Horror	$37,904,175	6,696,851
65	Not Another Teen Movie	Dec 14, 2001	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$37,882,551	6,666,277
66	Kiss of the Dragon	Jul 6, 2001	20th Century Fox	Action	$36,833,473	6,507,681
67	Recess: School's Out	Feb 16, 2001	Walt Disney	Adventure	$36,696,761	6,483,527
68	In the Bedroom	Nov 23, 2001	Miramax	Drama	$35,930,604	6,195,132
69	Black Knight	Nov 21, 2001	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$33,422,806	5,896,724
70	Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie P…	Nov 2, 2001	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$33,381,742	5,802,294
71	See Spot Run	Mar 2, 2001	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$33,357,476	5,893,547
72	Driven	Apr 27, 2001	Warner Bros.	Action	$32,616,869	5,762,698
73	What's the Worst That Could H…	Jun 1, 2001	MGM	Comedy	$32,267,774	5,701,020
74	Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wi…	Jul 11, 2001	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$32,131,830	5,677,002
75	From Hell	Oct 19, 2001	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$31,598,308	5,582,324
76	Monster's Ball	Dec 26, 2001	Lionsgate	Drama	$31,273,922	5,383,767
77	How High	Dec 21, 2001	Universal	Comedy	$31,155,435	5,452,134
78	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Aug 24, 2001	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$30,059,386	5,310,846
79	Double Take	Jan 12, 2001	Walt Disney	Action	$29,823,162	5,269,110
80	Riding in Cars with Boys	Oct 19, 2001	Sony Pictures	Drama	$29,781,453	5,261,741
81	Baby Boy	Jun 27, 2001	Sony Pictures	Drama	$28,734,552	5,076,776
82	The Majestic	Dec 21, 2001	Warner Bros.	Drama	$27,796,042	4,863,427
83	The Brothers	Mar 23, 2001	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$27,457,409	4,851,132
84	Someone Like You	Mar 30, 2001	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$27,338,033	4,830,041
85	Joe Dirt	Apr 11, 2001	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$27,087,695	4,785,812
86	The Musketeer	Sep 7, 2001	Universal	Adventure	$27,053,815	4,779,826
87	Crocodile Dundee in Los Angel…	Apr 20, 2001	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$25,590,119	4,521,222
88	Memento	Mar 16, 2001	Newmarket Films	Thriller/Suspense	$25,544,867	4,510,757
89	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Aug 17, 2001	Miramax	Drama	$25,528,495	4,510,335
90	Sweet November	Feb 16, 2001	Warner Bros.	Drama	$25,288,103	4,448,439
91	15 Minutes	Mar 9, 2001	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$24,375,436	4,306,614
92	Hearts in Atlantis	Sep 28, 2001	Warner Bros.	Drama	$24,185,781	4,273,106
93	Angel Eyes	May 18, 2001	Warner Bros.	Drama	$24,044,532	4,248,151
94	Corky Romano	Oct 12, 2001	Walt Disney	Comedy	$23,978,402	4,235,009
95	Heist	Nov 9, 2001	New Line	Action	$23,483,357	4,149,003
96	Kingdom Come	Apr 11, 2001	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$23,247,539	4,107,339
97	Joe Somebody	Dec 21, 2001	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$22,770,864	3,992,172
98	Two Can Play That Game	Sep 7, 2001	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$22,235,901	3,928,604
99	Joy Ride	Oct 5, 2001	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$21,973,182	3,882,155
100	Valentine	Feb 2, 2001	Warner Bros.	Horror	$20,384,136	3,601,437