2001 Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for 2001.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 16, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $90,294,621 | 3,672 | $24,590 | $90,294,621 | 3 |
| 2 | Jul 27, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $68,532,960 | 3,500 | $19,581 | $68,532,960 | 3 |
| 3 | May 4, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $68,139,035 | 3,401 | $20,035 | $68,139,035 | 3 |
| 4 | Aug 3, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $67,408,222 | 3,118 | $21,619 | $67,408,222 | 3 |
| 5 | Nov 2, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $62,577,067 | 3,237 | $19,332 | $62,577,067 | 3 |
| 6 | May 25, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $59,078,912 | 3,214 | $18,382 | $59,078,912 | 3 |
| 7 | Feb 9, 2001 | Hannibal | $58,003,121 | 3,230 | $17,958 | $58,003,121 | 3 |
| 8 | Nov 23, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $57,487,755 | 3,672 | $15,656 | $186,978,513 | 10 |
| 9 | Jul 20, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $50,771,645 | 3,434 | $14,785 | $81,385,755 | 5 |
| 10 | Jun 15, 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $47,735,743 | 3,308 | $14,430 | $47,735,743 | 3 |
| 11 | Dec 21, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $47,211,490 | 3,359 | $14,055 | $75,129,468 | 5 |
| 12 | Nov 9, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $45,551,028 | 3,269 | $13,934 | $122,150,373 | 10 |
| 13 | Aug 10, 2001 | American Pie 2 | $45,117,985 | 3,063 | $14,730 | $45,117,985 | 3 |
| 14 | May 25, 2001 | Shrek | $42,481,425 | 3,623 | $11,725 | $99,019,205 | 10 |
| 15 | May 18, 2001 | Shrek | $42,347,760 | 3,587 | $11,806 | $42,387,348 | 3 |
| 16 | Jun 22, 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | $40,089,015 | 2,628 | $15,255 | $40,089,015 | 3 |
| 17 | Dec 28, 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | $38,695,582 | 3,359 | $11,520 | $155,862,412 | 12 |
| 18 | Dec 7, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $38,107,822 | 3,075 | $12,393 | $38,107,822 | 3 |
| 19 | May 11, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $33,741,755 | 3,410 | $9,895 | $118,035,540 | 10 |
| 20 | Feb 16, 2001 | Hannibal | $33,501,505 | 3,238 | $10,346 | $107,376,007 | 10 |
| 21 | Aug 10, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $33,117,312 | 3,118 | $10,621 | $133,525,381 | 10 |
| 22 | Jul 20, 2001 | America’s Sweethearts | $30,181,877 | 3,011 | $10,024 | $30,181,877 | 3 |
| 23 | Jun 1, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $29,558,276 | 3,214 | $9,197 | $118,853,439 | 10 |
| 24 | Jun 29, 2001 | Artificial Intelligence: AI | $29,352,630 | 3,242 | $9,054 | $29,352,630 | 3 |
| 25 | Jun 1, 2001 | Shrek | $28,172,869 | 3,661 | $7,695 | $148,361,421 | 17 |
| 26 | Aug 3, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $27,535,697 | 3,530 | $7,800 | $123,740,974 | 10 |
| 27 | Jan 12, 2001 | Save the Last Dance | $27,526,443 | 2,230 | $12,344 | $27,526,443 | 3 |
| 28 | Mar 30, 2001 | Spy Kids | $26,546,881 | 3,104 | $8,552 | $26,546,881 | 3 |
| 29 | Jun 22, 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | $25,037,039 | 3,049 | $8,212 | $25,037,039 | 3 |
| 30 | Dec 14, 2001 | Vanilla Sky | $25,015,518 | 2,742 | $9,123 | $25,015,518 | 3 |
| 31 | Nov 23, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $24,055,001 | 3,649 | $6,592 | $192,229,825 | 24 |
| 32 | Nov 30, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $23,642,327 | 3,672 | $6,439 | $219,670,289 | 17 |
| 33 | Aug 3, 2001 | The Princess Diaries | $22,862,269 | 2,537 | $9,012 | $22,862,269 | 3 |
| 34 | Nov 16, 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | $22,716,685 | 3,461 | $6,564 | $156,341,118 | 17 |
| 35 | Oct 5, 2001 | Training Day | $22,550,788 | 2,712 | $8,315 | $22,550,788 | 3 |
| 36 | Jul 27, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $22,542,645 | 3,439 | $6,555 | $124,824,290 | 12 |
| 37 | Nov 9, 2001 | Shallow Hal | $22,518,295 | 2,770 | $8,129 | $22,518,295 | 3 |
| 38 | Jan 5, 2001 | Cast Away | $22,220,725 | 2,948 | $7,538 | $141,702,072 | 17 |
| 39 | Dec 14, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $22,076,664 | 3,075 | $7,179 | $72,306,190 | 10 |
| 40 | Jul 6, 2001 | Cats & Dogs | $21,707,617 | 3,040 | $7,141 | $35,756,549 | 5 |
| 41 | Nov 23, 2001 | Spy Game | $21,689,125 | 2,770 | $7,830 | $30,566,960 | 5 |
| 42 | Aug 17, 2001 | American Pie 2 | $21,104,656 | 3,072 | $6,870 | $87,280,760 | 10 |
| 43 | Jul 6, 2001 | Scary Movie 2 | $20,503,356 | 3,220 | $6,368 | $34,013,007 | 5 |
| 44 | May 18, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $20,435,840 | 3,452 | $5,920 | $146,540,900 | 17 |
| 45 | Jul 13, 2001 | Legally Blonde | $20,377,426 | 2,620 | $7,778 | $20,377,426 | 3 |
| 46 | Jun 15, 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | $20,342,105 | 3,011 | $6,756 | $20,843,465 | 10 |
| 47 | Mar 2, 2001 | The Mexican | $20,108,829 | 2,951 | $6,814 | $20,108,829 | 3 |
| 48 | Jun 29, 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | $20,054,890 | 2,723 | $7,365 | $77,869,960 | 10 |
| 49 | Feb 16, 2001 | Down to Earth | $20,027,309 | 2,521 | $7,944 | $20,027,309 | 3 |
| 50 | Jun 22, 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $19,786,356 | 3,312 | $5,974 | $83,820,442 | 10 |
| 51 | Jan 12, 2001 | Cast Away | $19,777,426 | 3,048 | $6,489 | $167,758,651 | 24 |
| 52 | Jun 1, 2001 | The Animal | $19,610,520 | 2,788 | $7,034 | $19,610,520 | 3 |
| 53 | Nov 2, 2001 | The One | $19,112,404 | 2,894 | $6,604 | $19,112,404 | 3 |
| 54 | Aug 17, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | $19,024,208 | 3,080 | $6,177 | $164,656,828 | 17 |
| 55 | Jul 13, 2001 | The Score | $19,018,807 | 2,129 | $8,933 | $19,018,807 | 3 |
| 56 | Nov 30, 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | $18,736,133 | 2,770 | $6,764 | $18,736,133 | 3 |
| 57 | Mar 16, 2001 | Exit Wounds | $18,485,586 | 2,830 | $6,532 | $18,485,586 | 3 |
| 58 | Jun 8, 2001 | Swordfish | $18,145,632 | 2,678 | $6,776 | $18,145,632 | 3 |
| 59 | Oct 26, 2001 | K-PAX | $17,215,275 | 2,541 | $6,775 | $17,215,275 | 3 |
| 60 | Sep 28, 2001 | Don’t Say a Word | $17,090,474 | 2,802 | $6,099 | $17,090,474 | 3 |
| 61 | Apr 6, 2001 | Spy Kids | $17,079,114 | 3,133 | $5,451 | $48,257,162 | 10 |
| 62 | Dec 28, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $16,907,714 | 3,075 | $5,498 | $136,996,174 | 24 |
| 63 | Apr 6, 2001 | Along Came a Spider | $16,712,407 | 2,530 | $6,606 | $16,712,407 | 3 |
| 64 | Jun 8, 2001 | Shrek | $16,520,052 | 3,715 | $4,447 | $176,069,428 | 24 |
| 65 | May 11, 2001 | A Knight’s Tale | $16,511,391 | 2,980 | $5,541 | $16,511,391 | 3 |
| 66 | Jun 29, 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | $15,812,072 | 3,053 | $5,179 | $51,426,543 | 10 |
| 67 | Feb 23, 2001 | Hannibal | $15,767,006 | 3,292 | $4,789 | $128,512,863 | 17 |
| 68 | Jan 5, 2001 | What Women Want | $15,555,033 | 3,052 | $5,097 | $137,897,386 | 24 |
| 69 | Sep 28, 2001 | Zoolander | $15,525,043 | 2,507 | $6,193 | $15,525,043 | 3 |
| 70 | Jan 5, 2001 | Traffic | $15,517,549 | 1,510 | $10,277 | $16,041,218 | 12 |
| 71 | Jul 27, 2001 | America’s Sweethearts | $15,402,622 | 3,011 | $5,115 | $59,105,830 | 10 |
| 72 | Jan 19, 2001 | Save the Last Dance | $15,366,047 | 2,539 | $6,052 | $46,238,231 | 10 |
| 73 | Oct 26, 2001 | Thirteen Ghosts | $15,165,355 | 2,781 | $5,453 | $15,165,355 | 3 |
| 74 | May 25, 2001 | The Mummy Returns | $15,135,780 | 3,553 | $4,260 | $166,782,830 | 24 |
| 75 | Dec 28, 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $15,035,649 | 3,151 | $4,772 | $49,464,274 | 10 |
| 76 | Dec 7, 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | $14,737,696 | 3,672 | $4,014 | $239,659,542 | 24 |
| 77 | Jun 8, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $14,721,419 | 3,255 | $4,523 | $143,987,500 | 17 |
| 78 | Dec 21, 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $14,716,582 | 3,075 | $4,786 | $102,011,604 | 17 |
| 79 | Dec 28, 2001 | Ali | $14,710,892 | 2,446 | $6,014 | $40,051,763 | 6 |
| 80 | Aug 10, 2001 | The Princess Diaries | $14,216,447 | 2,706 | $5,254 | $52,092,481 | 10 |
| 81 | Aug 10, 2001 | The Others | $14,089,952 | 1,678 | $8,397 | $14,089,952 | 3 |
| 82 | Jul 6, 2001 | Artificial Intelligence: AI | $14,037,488 | 3,242 | $4,330 | $59,573,204 | 10 |
| 83 | Nov 2, 2001 | Domestic Disturbance | $14,033,112 | 2,910 | $4,822 | $14,033,112 | 3 |
| 84 | Dec 21, 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $13,832,786 | 3,139 | $4,407 | $13,832,786 | 3 |
| 85 | Mar 16, 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | $13,810,266 | 1,509 | $9,152 | $13,810,266 | 3 |
| 86 | Jun 1, 2001 | Moulin Rouge | $13,718,306 | 2,279 | $6,019 | $14,394,913 | 17 |
| 87 | Jan 26, 2001 | The Wedding Planner | $13,510,293 | 2,785 | $4,851 | $13,510,293 | 3 |
| 88 | Feb 16, 2001 | Recess: School's Out | $13,455,016 | 2,624 | $5,128 | $13,455,016 | 3 |
| 89 | Jan 12, 2001 | Traffic | $13,437,010 | 1,527 | $8,800 | $35,339,764 | 19 |
| 90 | Jun 8, 2001 | Evolution | $13,408,351 | 2,611 | $5,135 | $13,408,351 | 3 |
| 91 | Oct 12, 2001 | Training Day | $13,386,457 | 2,712 | $4,936 | $43,439,167 | 10 |
| 92 | Oct 5, 2001 | Serendipity | $13,309,241 | 2,601 | $5,117 | $13,309,241 | 3 |
| 93 | Jul 6, 2001 | Kiss of the Dragon | $13,304,027 | 2,025 | $6,570 | $13,304,027 | 3 |
| 94 | Aug 10, 2001 | Planet of the Apes | $13,302,881 | 3,401 | $3,911 | $148,717,365 | 17 |
| 95 | Jun 15, 2001 | Shrek | $13,181,576 | 3,317 | $3,974 | $197,528,004 | 31 |
| 96 | Aug 31, 2001 | Jeepers Creepers | $13,106,108 | 2,944 | $4,452 | $13,106,108 | 3 |
| 97 | Oct 12, 2001 | Bandits | $13,050,700 | 3,207 | $4,069 | $13,050,700 | 3 |
| 98 | Jun 1, 2001 | What's the Worst That Could H… | $13,049,114 | 2,675 | $4,878 | $13,049,114 | 3 |
| 99 | Jan 5, 2001 | Miss Congeniality | $13,021,316 | 2,668 | $4,881 | $65,376,566 | 17 |
| 100 | Jun 15, 2001 | Swordfish | $12,725,519 | 2,688 | $4,734 | $39,779,248 | 10 |