2001 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 2001.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	Nov 16, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer…	$129,490,758	3,672	$35,264	$129,490,758	7
2	Aug 3, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$100,408,069	3,118	$32,203	$100,408,069	7
3	Jul 27, 2001	Planet of the Apes	$96,205,277	3,500	$27,487	$96,205,277	7
4	May 25, 2001	Pearl Harbor	$89,295,163	3,214	$27,783	$89,295,163	7
5	Dec 21, 2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fe…	$89,248,852	3,359	$26,570	$117,166,830	9
6	May 4, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$84,293,785	3,401	$24,785	$84,293,785	7
7	Nov 2, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$76,599,345	3,237	$23,664	$76,599,345	7
8	Feb 9, 2001	Hannibal	$73,874,502	3,230	$22,871	$73,874,502	7
9	Jul 20, 2001	Jurassic Park III	$71,667,535	3,434	$20,870	$102,281,645	9
10	Nov 23, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer…	$66,537,204	3,672	$18,120	$196,027,962	14
11	Aug 10, 2001	American Pie 2	$66,176,104	3,063	$21,605	$66,176,104	7
12	Dec 28, 2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fe…	$65,336,592	3,359	$19,451	$182,503,422	16
13	Jun 15, 2001	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	$64,034,086	3,308	$19,357	$64,034,086	7
14	May 25, 2001	Shrek	$63,650,772	3,623	$17,569	$120,188,552	14
15	Jun 22, 2001	The Fast and the Furious	$57,815,070	2,628	$22,000	$57,815,070	7
16	Nov 9, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$57,025,088	3,269	$17,444	$133,624,433	14
17	May 18, 2001	Shrek	$56,498,192	3,587	$15,751	$56,537,780	7
18	Dec 7, 2001	Ocean’s Eleven	$50,229,526	3,075	$16,335	$50,229,526	7
19	Jun 29, 2001	Artificial Intelligence: AI	$45,535,716	3,242	$14,046	$45,535,716	7
20	Aug 10, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$45,224,551	3,118	$14,504	$145,632,620	14
21	Jul 20, 2001	America’s Sweethearts	$43,703,208	3,011	$14,515	$43,703,208	7
22	May 11, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$41,811,275	3,410	$12,261	$126,105,060	14
23	Jun 1, 2001	Pearl Harbor	$39,970,918	3,214	$12,437	$129,266,081	14
24	Jun 1, 2001	Shrek	$39,360,824	3,661	$10,751	$159,549,376	21
25	Aug 3, 2001	Planet of the Apes	$39,209,207	3,530	$11,107	$135,414,484	14
26	Feb 16, 2001	Hannibal	$38,871,355	3,238	$12,005	$112,745,857	14
27	Aug 3, 2001	The Princess Diaries	$37,876,034	2,537	$14,929	$37,876,034	7
28	Dec 14, 2001	Vanilla Sky	$37,417,300	2,742	$13,646	$37,417,300	7
29	Dec 14, 2001	Ocean’s Eleven	$37,065,496	3,075	$12,054	$87,295,022	14
30	Jun 22, 2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	$35,614,471	3,049	$11,681	$35,614,471	7
31	Nov 16, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$34,550,391	3,461	$9,983	$168,174,824	21
32	Dec 21, 2001	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	$34,428,625	3,139	$10,968	$34,428,625	7
33	Jul 6, 2001	Cats & Dogs	$32,863,071	3,040	$10,810	$46,912,003	9
34	Dec 21, 2001	Ocean’s Eleven	$32,793,438	3,075	$10,665	$120,088,460	21
35	Jul 27, 2001	Jurassic Park III	$32,464,560	3,439	$9,440	$134,746,205	16
36	Jul 13, 2001	Legally Blonde	$32,384,947	2,620	$12,361	$32,384,947	7
37	Jun 29, 2001	The Fast and the Furious	$31,287,250	2,723	$11,490	$89,102,320	14
38	Mar 30, 2001	Spy Kids	$31,178,048	3,104	$10,044	$31,178,048	7
39	Jan 12, 2001	Save the Last Dance	$30,872,184	2,230	$13,844	$30,872,184	7
40	Aug 17, 2001	American Pie 2	$30,644,361	3,072	$9,975	$96,820,465	14
41	Jun 15, 2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	$30,605,363	3,011	$10,165	$31,106,723	14
42	Oct 5, 2001	Training Day	$30,052,710	2,712	$11,081	$30,052,710	7
43	Jul 6, 2001	Scary Movie 2	$29,911,691	3,220	$9,289	$43,421,342	9
44	Nov 30, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer…	$28,893,884	3,672	$7,869	$224,921,846	21
45	Nov 9, 2001	Shallow Hal	$28,580,514	2,770	$10,318	$28,580,514	7
46	Jan 5, 2001	Cast Away	$28,499,878	2,948	$9,668	$147,981,225	21
47	Jun 22, 2001	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	$27,358,776	3,312	$8,261	$91,392,862	14
48	Jun 8, 2001	Swordfish	$27,053,729	2,678	$10,102	$27,053,729	7
49	Nov 23, 2001	Spy Game	$26,800,930	2,770	$9,675	$35,678,765	9
50	Nov 23, 2001	Monsters, Inc.	$26,745,240	3,649	$7,329	$194,920,064	28
51	Jul 13, 2001	The Score	$26,400,252	2,129	$12,400	$26,400,252	7
52	Aug 17, 2001	Rush Hour 2	$26,206,343	3,080	$8,509	$171,838,963	21
53	Mar 2, 2001	The Mexican	$26,150,163	2,951	$8,861	$26,150,163	7
54	Jun 1, 2001	The Animal	$26,043,463	2,788	$9,341	$26,043,463	7
55	Jun 29, 2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	$25,810,009	3,053	$8,454	$61,424,480	14
56	May 18, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$25,541,990	3,452	$7,399	$151,647,050	21
57	Jun 8, 2001	Shrek	$24,797,052	3,715	$6,675	$184,346,428	28
58	Apr 6, 2001	Spy Kids	$24,646,397	3,133	$7,867	$55,824,445	14
59	Mar 16, 2001	Exit Wounds	$23,421,257	2,830	$8,276	$23,421,257	7
60	Nov 30, 2001	Behind Enemy Lines	$23,138,667	2,770	$8,353	$23,138,667	7
61	Jul 27, 2001	America’s Sweethearts	$22,948,344	3,011	$7,622	$66,651,552	14
62	Jan 12, 2001	Cast Away	$22,837,762	3,048	$7,493	$170,818,987	28
63	Nov 2, 2001	The One	$22,811,601	2,894	$7,882	$22,811,601	7
64	Feb 16, 2001	Down to Earth	$22,760,458	2,521	$9,028	$22,760,458	7
65	Aug 10, 2001	The Princess Diaries	$22,751,376	2,706	$8,408	$60,627,410	14
66	Dec 21, 2001	Vanilla Sky	$22,463,334	2,744	$8,186	$59,880,634	14
67	Apr 6, 2001	Along Came a Spider	$22,374,065	2,530	$8,844	$22,374,065	7
68	Sep 28, 2001	Don’t Say a Word	$22,167,881	2,802	$7,911	$22,167,881	7
69	May 25, 2001	The Mummy Returns	$21,780,455	3,553	$6,130	$173,427,505	28
70	May 11, 2001	A Knight’s Tale	$21,466,335	2,980	$7,203	$21,466,335	7
71	Oct 26, 2001	K-PAX	$21,459,490	2,541	$8,445	$21,459,490	7
72	Jan 5, 2001	Traffic	$21,379,085	1,510	$14,158	$21,902,754	16
73	Aug 10, 2001	The Others	$21,262,536	1,678	$12,671	$21,262,536	7
74	Jun 8, 2001	Pearl Harbor	$21,233,291	3,255	$6,523	$150,499,372	21
75	Dec 28, 2001	Ocean’s Eleven	$20,826,334	3,075	$6,773	$140,914,794	28
76	Apr 13, 2001	Spy Kids	$20,606,599	3,172	$6,496	$76,431,044	21
77	Jun 15, 2001	Shrek	$20,479,858	3,317	$6,174	$204,826,286	35
78	Dec 21, 2001	Ali	$20,161,625	2,446	$8,243	$20,162,000	3
79	Feb 23, 2001	Hannibal	$19,986,796	3,292	$6,071	$132,732,653	21
80	Dec 21, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer…	$19,957,631	3,311	$6,028	$280,615,458	42
81	Oct 26, 2001	Thirteen Ghosts	$19,816,761	2,781	$7,126	$19,816,761	7
82	Jan 5, 2001	What Women Want	$19,577,060	3,052	$6,415	$141,919,413	28
83	Jul 6, 2001	Artificial Intelligence: AI	$19,346,848	3,242	$5,968	$64,882,564	14
84	Jun 1, 2001	Moulin Rouge	$19,243,469	2,279	$8,444	$19,920,076	21
85	Aug 24, 2001	American Pie 2	$19,120,680	3,157	$6,057	$115,941,145	21
86	Jun 22, 2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	$19,044,593	3,071	$6,201	$50,151,316	21
87	Jun 8, 2001	Evolution	$18,947,504	2,611	$7,257	$18,947,504	7
88	Dec 28, 2001	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	$18,894,610	3,151	$5,996	$53,323,235	14
89	Sep 28, 2001	Zoolander	$18,820,552	2,507	$7,507	$18,820,552	7
90	Jul 13, 2001	Cats & Dogs	$18,693,728	3,040	$6,149	$65,605,731	16
91	Aug 10, 2001	Planet of the Apes	$18,680,952	3,401	$5,493	$154,095,436	21
92	Jan 19, 2001	Save the Last Dance	$18,674,203	2,539	$7,355	$49,546,387	14
93	Jun 15, 2001	Swordfish	$18,456,854	2,688	$6,866	$45,510,583	14
94	Jul 20, 2001	Legally Blonde	$18,452,783	2,695	$6,847	$50,837,730	14
95	Dec 7, 2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer…	$18,428,137	3,672	$5,019	$243,349,983	28
96	Jul 6, 2001	The Fast and the Furious	$18,424,830	2,798	$6,585	$107,527,150	21
97	Aug 31, 2001	Jeepers Creepers	$18,160,262	2,944	$6,169	$18,160,262	7
98	Aug 3, 2001	Jurassic Park III	$18,125,035	3,462	$5,235	$152,871,240	23
99	Jul 6, 2001	Kiss of the Dragon	$18,112,816	2,025	$8,945	$18,112,816	7
100	Dec 14, 2001	Not Another Teen Movie	$18,055,254	2,365	$7,634	$18,055,254	7