2001 Daily Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing single days at the domestic box office for 2001.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Daily Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 17, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $33,512,941 | 3,672 | $9,127 | $65,846,144 | 2 |
| 2 | Nov 16, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $32,333,203 | 3,672 | $8,805 | $32,333,203 | 1 |
| 3 | May 5, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $28,594,667 | 3,397 | $8,418 | $52,729,333 | 2 |
| 4 | Nov 3, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $26,270,000 | 3,237 | $8,116 | $43,660,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Jul 27, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $25,061,500 | 3,494 | $7,173 | $25,061,500 | 1 |
| 6 | Jul 28, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $24,989,000 | 3,494 | $7,152 | $50,050,500 | 2 |
| 7 | Nov 18, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $24,448,477 | 3,672 | $6,658 | $90,294,621 | 3 |
| 8 | May 4, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $24,134,667 | 3,397 | $7,105 | $24,134,667 | 1 |
| 9 | Aug 4, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $23,636,500 | 3,118 | $7,581 | $46,254,000 | 2 |
| 10 | Feb 10, 2001 | Hannibal | $23,555,000 | 3,230 | $7,293 | $42,514,000 | 2 |
| 11 | Nov 23, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $22,987,000 | 3,672 | $6,260 | $152,478,000 | 8 |
| 12 | Aug 3, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $22,617,500 | 3,118 | $7,254 | $22,617,500 | 1 |
| 13 | Nov 24, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $21,088,000 | 3,672 | $5,743 | $173,566,000 | 9 |
| 14 | Jul 21, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $20,539,000 | 3,434 | $5,981 | $67,365,500 | 4 |
| 15 | May 26, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $20,451,000 | 3,214 | $6,363 | $38,781,000 | 2 |
| 16 | Nov 10, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $20,150,000 | 3,269 | $6,164 | $108,740,000 | 9 |
| 17 | Aug 5, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $19,956,000 | 3,118 | $6,400 | $67,408,222 | 3 |
| 18 | May 27, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $19,750,000 | 3,214 | $6,145 | $59,078,912 | 3 |
| 19 | Jul 29, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $19,552,000 | 3,500 | $5,586 | $68,532,960 | 3 |
| 20 | Jul 18, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $19,024,360 | 3,434 | $5,540 | $19,024,360 | 1 |
| 21 | Feb 9, 2001 | Hannibal | $18,959,000 | 3,230 | $5,870 | $18,959,000 | 1 |
| 22 | May 25, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $18,330,000 | 3,214 | $5,703 | $18,330,000 | 1 |
| 23 | Dec 19, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $18,214,211 | 3,359 | $5,423 | $18,214,211 | 1 |
| 24 | Nov 4, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $18,140,000 | 3,237 | $5,604 | $62,580,000 | 3 |
| 25 | May 6, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $17,838,000 | 3,401 | $5,245 | $68,139,035 | 3 |
| 26 | Jun 15, 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $17,621,000 | 3,308 | $5,327 | $17,621,000 | 1 |
| 27 | May 19, 2001 | Shrek | $17,561,500 | 3,587 | $4,896 | $29,103,000 | 2 |
| 28 | Nov 2, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $17,390,000 | 3,237 | $5,372 | $17,390,000 | 1 |
| 29 | Dec 22, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $17,062,771 | 3,359 | $5,080 | $59,213,690 | 4 |
| 30 | May 26, 2001 | Shrek | $16,914,500 | 3,623 | $4,669 | $83,126,500 | 9 |
| 31 | Jun 16, 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $16,714,000 | 3,308 | $5,053 | $34,335,000 | 2 |
| 32 | Aug 10, 2001 | American Pie 2 | $16,227,500 | 3,058 | $5,307 | $16,227,500 | 1 |
| 33 | Jul 20, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $16,212,500 | 3,434 | $4,721 | $46,826,500 | 3 |
| 34 | May 28, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $16,098,742 | 3,214 | $5,009 | $75,177,654 | 4 |
| 35 | Dec 23, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $15,915,778 | 3,359 | $4,738 | $75,129,468 | 5 |
| 36 | Dec 8, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $15,500,000 | 3,075 | $5,041 | $28,800,000 | 2 |
| 37 | May 27, 2001 | Shrek | $15,491,000 | 3,623 | $4,276 | $99,019,205 | 10 |
| 38 | Aug 11, 2001 | American Pie 2 | $15,278,000 | 3,058 | $4,996 | $31,505,500 | 2 |
| 39 | Jul 22, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $14,780,000 | 3,434 | $4,304 | $81,385,755 | 5 |
| 40 | Feb 11, 2001 | Hannibal | $14,732,000 | 3,230 | $4,561 | $58,003,121 | 3 |
| 41 | Jun 22, 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | $14,720,000 | 2,830 | $5,201 | $14,720,000 | 1 |
| 42 | Nov 11, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $14,400,000 | 3,269 | $4,405 | $122,150,000 | 10 |
| 43 | May 12, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $14,350,000 | 3,410 | $4,208 | $108,394,000 | 9 |
| 44 | Dec 21, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $14,232,941 | 3,359 | $4,237 | $42,150,919 | 3 |
| 45 | Feb 17, 2001 | Hannibal | $14,000,000 | 3,238 | $4,324 | $97,000,000 | 9 |
| 46 | Dec 29, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $13,998,713 | 3,359 | $4,168 | $143,733,272 | 11 |
| 47 | Aug 12, 2001 | American Pie 2 | $13,477,000 | 3,063 | $4,400 | $45,117,985 | 3 |
| 48 | Nov 25, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $13,413,000 | 3,672 | $3,653 | $186,978,513 | 10 |
| 49 | Dec 7, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $13,300,000 | 3,075 | $4,325 | $13,300,000 | 1 |
| 50 | Jun 23, 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | $13,280,500 | 2,830 | $4,693 | $28,000,500 | 2 |
| 51 | May 20, 2001 | Shrek | $13,250,378 | 3,587 | $3,694 | $42,404,222 | 3 |
| 52 | Aug 11, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $12,958,500 | 3,118 | $4,156 | $123,943,500 | 9 |
| 53 | Jun 2, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $12,886,500 | 3,214 | $4,009 | $110,820,663 | 9 |
| 54 | May 28, 2001 | Shrek | $12,734,195 | 3,623 | $3,515 | $111,753,400 | 11 |
| 55 | Nov 21, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $12,655,000 | 3,672 | $3,446 | $117,246,000 | 6 |
| 56 | Dec 28, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $12,567,729 | 3,359 | $3,742 | $129,734,559 | 10 |
| 57 | Jun 17, 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $12,531,000 | 3,308 | $3,788 | $47,735,743 | 3 |
| 58 | Jun 2, 2001 | Shrek | $12,515,000 | 3,661 | $3,418 | $139,390,552 | 16 |
| 59 | Nov 22, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $12,320,000 | 3,672 | $3,355 | $129,566,000 | 7 |
| 60 | Dec 30, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $12,129,140 | 3,359 | $3,611 | $155,862,412 | 12 |
| 61 | Dec 26, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $12,114,102 | 3,359 | $3,606 | $106,146,821 | 8 |
| 62 | Nov 9, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $11,990,000 | 3,269 | $3,668 | $88,590,000 | 8 |
| 63 | Mar 31, 2001 | Spy Kids | $11,650,000 | 3,104 | $3,753 | $18,441,000 | 2 |
| 64 | Jul 19, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $11,589,750 | 3,434 | $3,375 | $30,614,110 | 2 |
| 65 | Dec 25, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $11,570,303 | 3,359 | $3,445 | $94,032,719 | 7 |
| 66 | May 18, 2001 | Shrek | $11,541,000 | 3,587 | $3,217 | $11,541,000 | 1 |
| 67 | Jun 30, 2001 | Artificial Intelligence: AI | $11,310,500 | 3,242 | $3,489 | $21,450,000 | 2 |
| 68 | Jan 6, 2001 | Cast Away | $11,110,000 | 2,948 | $3,769 | $137,133,000 | 16 |
| 69 | Jul 21, 2001 | America’s Sweethearts | $11,095,500 | 3,011 | $3,685 | $21,931,500 | 2 |
| 70 | Jun 24, 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | $11,064,000 | 2,628 | $4,210 | $40,089,015 | 3 |
| 71 | Dec 27, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $11,020,009 | 3,359 | $3,281 | $117,166,830 | 9 |
| 72 | Aug 4, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $10,837,500 | 3,530 | $3,070 | $115,400,500 | 9 |
| 73 | Jul 20, 2001 | America’s Sweethearts | $10,836,000 | 3,011 | $3,599 | $10,836,000 | 1 |
| 74 | Nov 17, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $10,630,000 | 3,461 | $3,071 | $149,960,000 | 16 |
| 75 | Aug 10, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $10,577,000 | 3,118 | $3,392 | $110,985,000 | 8 |
| 76 | Dec 1, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $10,354,000 | 3,672 | $2,820 | $212,287,000 | 16 |
| 77 | Dec 25, 2001 | Ali | $10,216,625 | 2,446 | $4,177 | $10,216,625 | 1 |
| 78 | Jun 29, 2001 | Artificial Intelligence: AI | $10,139,500 | 3,242 | $3,128 | $10,139,500 | 1 |
| 79 | Aug 12, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $10,016,000 | 3,118 | $3,212 | $133,525,381 | 10 |
| 80 | Nov 23, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $9,914,000 | 3,649 | $2,717 | $178,369,000 | 22 |
| 81 | Jun 23, 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | $9,832,000 | 3,067 | $3,206 | $18,345,000 | 2 |
| 82 | May 11, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $9,750,000 | 3,410 | $2,859 | $94,044,000 | 8 |
| 83 | Dec 20, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $9,703,767 | 3,359 | $2,889 | $27,917,978 | 2 |
| 84 | May 25, 2001 | Shrek | $9,674,000 | 3,623 | $2,670 | $66,212,000 | 8 |
| 85 | Aug 6, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $9,470,392 | 3,118 | $3,037 | $76,878,614 | 4 |
| 86 | May 13, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $9,463,000 | 3,410 | $2,775 | $118,035,540 | 10 |
| 87 | Oct 6, 2001 | Training Day | $9,350,000 | 2,712 | $3,448 | $16,880,000 | 2 |
| 88 | Dec 15, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $9,321,000 | 3,075 | $3,031 | $66,573,000 | 9 |
| 89 | Nov 24, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $9,299,000 | 3,649 | $2,548 | $187,668,000 | 23 |
| 90 | Nov 10, 2001 | Shallow Hal | $9,250,000 | 2,771 | $3,338 | $16,680,000 | 2 |
| 91 | Jan 13, 2001 | Save the Last Dance | $9,129,000 | 2,230 | $4,094 | $16,641,000 | 2 |
| 92 | Dec 9, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $9,120,000 | 3,075 | $2,966 | $38,107,822 | 3 |
| 93 | Dec 15, 2001 | Vanilla Sky | $9,099,000 | 2,742 | $3,318 | $17,507,000 | 2 |
| 94 | Jan 1, 2001 | Cast Away | $9,060,846 | 2,929 | $3,093 | $109,689,440 | 11 |
| 95 | Jul 4, 2001 | Cats & Dogs | $9,023,454 | 3,040 | $2,968 | $9,023,454 | 1 |
| 96 | Feb 16, 2001 | Hannibal | $9,000,000 | 3,238 | $2,779 | $83,000,000 | 8 |
| 97 | Aug 7, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $8,832,713 | 3,118 | $2,833 | $85,711,327 | 5 |
| 98 | May 19, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $8,815,500 | 3,450 | $2,555 | $140,634,500 | 16 |
| 99 | Jun 3, 2001 | Shrek | $8,755,000 | 3,661 | $2,391 | $148,361,000 | 17 |
| 100 | Jul 28, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $8,709,500 | 3,440 | $2,532 | $117,639,000 | 11 |