2001 Top-Grossing Movies Internationally
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative international 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.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Biggest Territory | Genre | 2001 International Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | Nov 15, 2001 | Japan | Adventure | $644,703,600 |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | Dec 19, 2001 | New Zealand | Adventure | $576,310,273 |
| 3 | Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠… | Jul 27, 2001 | Japan | Adventure | $385,752,184 |
| 4 | Monsters, Inc. | Nov 2, 2001 | Australia | Adventure | $270,334,111 |
| 5 | Ocean’s Eleven | Dec 7, 2001 | Australia | Thriller/Suspense | $267,311,379 |
| 6 | Pearl Harbor | May 25, 2001 | United Kingdom | Action | $250,699,998 |
| 7 | The Mummy Returns | May 4, 2001 | New Zealand | Adventure | $233,032,755 |
| 8 | Shrek | May 18, 2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $224,157,783 |
| 9 | Bridget Jones’s Diary | Apr 13, 2001 | United Kingdom | Romantic Comedy | $201,094,497 |
| 10 | Hannibal | Feb 9, 2001 | Horror | $185,008,014 | |
| 11 | Jurassic Park III | Jul 18, 2001 | United Kingdom | Action | $184,733,885 |
| 12 | Planet of the Apes | Jul 27, 2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $182,200,000 |
| 13 | Artificial Intelligence: AI | Jun 29, 2001 | Drama | $157,283,311 | |
| 14 | A Beautiful Mind | Dec 21, 2001 | Drama | $146,959,062 | |
| 15 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Jun 15, 2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $142,186,002 |
| 16 | American Pie 2 | Aug 10, 2001 | Comedy | $141,403,180 | |
| 17 | Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie P… | Sep 1, 2001 | Italy | Romantic Comedy | $140,994,099 |
| 18 | Moulin Rouge | May 18, 2001 | United Kingdom | Musical | $121,813,167 |
| 19 | Rush Hour 2 | Aug 3, 2001 | United Kingdom | Action | $121,261,546 |
| 20 | The Others | Aug 10, 2001 | Horror | $111,242,369 | |
| 21 | Cats & Dogs | Jul 4, 2001 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $107,324,849 |
| 22 | Vanilla Sky | Dec 14, 2001 | South Korea | Thriller/Suspense | $102,111,747 |
| 23 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Jun 8, 2001 | Adventure | $101,996,258 | |
| 24 | Spy Kids | Mar 30, 2001 | Adventure | $85,000,000 | |
| 25 | Spy Game | Nov 21, 2001 | Action | $80,687,000 | |
| 26 | The Mexican | Mar 2, 2001 | Australia | Action | $78,429,635 |
| 27 | Swordfish | Jun 8, 2001 | United Kingdom | Action | $77,307,444 |
| 28 | Scary Movie 2 | Jul 4, 2001 | Comedy | $69,911,681 | |
| 29 | America’s Sweethearts | Jul 20, 2001 | Romantic Comedy | $67,040,820 | |
| 30 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Jun 22, 2001 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $63,151,000 |
| 31 | The Fast and the Furious | Apr 2, 2001 | Australia | Action | $61,946,062 |
| 32 | Evolution | Jun 8, 2001 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $60,030,798 |
| 33 | Les Rivières Pourpres | Jan 21, 2001 | Canada | Drama | $59,500,000 |
| 34 | The Princess Diaries | Aug 3, 2001 | Comedy | $57,090,000 | |
| 35 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wi… | Jul 11, 2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $53,000,000 |
| 36 | I Am Sam | Dec 28, 2001 | Drama | $52,271,523 | |
| 37 | Pokemon 3: The Movie | Apr 6, 2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $51,400,000 |
| 38 | Black Hawk Down | Dec 28, 2001 | Action | $51,052,340 | |
| 39 | Don’t Say a Word | Sep 28, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $49,490,907 | |
| 40 | Enemy at the Gates | Mar 16, 2001 | Drama | $45,574,512 | |
| 41 | Legally Blonde | Jul 13, 2001 | Australia | Comedy | $45,315,809 |
| 42 | A Knight’s Tale | May 11, 2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $44,538,620 |
| 43 | The Score | Jul 13, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $42,472,207 | |
| 44 | Sweet November | Feb 16, 2001 | Drama | $40,466,125 | |
| 45 | From Hell | Oct 19, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $37,114,057 | |
| 46 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Aug 17, 2001 | Drama | $36,569,000 | |
| 47 | The Wedding Planner | Jan 26, 2001 | Romantic Comedy | $34,327,673 | |
| 48 | 15 Minutes | Mar 9, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $31,956,428 | |
| 49 | Save the Last Dance | Jan 12, 2001 | Drama | $31,206,053 | |
| 50 | Along Came a Spider | Apr 6, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $31,100,387 | |
| 51 | Blow | Apr 6, 2001 | United Kingdom | Drama | $30,291,521 |
| 52 | The Piano Teacher | Nov 9, 2001 | South Korea | Drama | $30,196,874 |
| 53 | Bandits | Oct 12, 2001 | Comedy | $30,000,000 | |
| 54 | Rat Race | Aug 17, 2001 | Comedy | $30,000,000 | |
| 55 | Ali | Dec 25, 2001 | Drama | $29,500,000 | |
| 56 | The One | Nov 2, 2001 | Action | $28,783,380 | |
| 57 | Training Day | Oct 5, 2001 | United Kingdom | Thriller/Suspense | $28,244,316 |
| 58 | Exit Wounds | Mar 16, 2001 | Action | $28,200,000 | |
| 59 | Serendipity | Oct 5, 2001 | Romantic Comedy | $27,221,987 | |
| 60 | Thirteen Ghosts | Oct 26, 2001 | Horror | $26,600,000 | |
| 61 | Not Another Teen Movie | Dec 14, 2001 | Australia | Comedy | $24,518,792 |
| 62 | Kate and Leopold | Dec 25, 2001 | Romantic Comedy | $23,842,325 | |
| 63 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Dec 14, 2001 | United Kingdom | Drama | $23,510,000 |
| 64 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Dec 21, 2001 | Adventure | $22,056,304 | |
| 65 | Driven | Apr 27, 2001 | Action | $22,000,000 | |
| 66 | Jeepers Creepers | Aug 31, 2001 | Horror | $21,034,860 | |
| 67 | Haunted Castle | Mar 2, 2001 | Australia | Horror | $19,211,870 |
| 68 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Dec 14, 2001 | Australia | Black Comedy | $19,077,240 |
| 69 | Heartbreakers | Mar 23, 2001 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $17,419,801 |
| 70 | Gosford Park | Dec 26, 2001 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $16,971,781 |
| 71 | Zoolander | Sep 28, 2001 | Comedy | $15,608,731 | |
| 72 | Amores Perros | Mar 30, 2001 | Australia | Drama | $15,500,000 |
| 73 | K-PAX | Aug 13, 2001 | Drama | $14,663,000 | |
| 74 | Memento | Mar 16, 2001 | China | Thriller/Suspense | $14,174,564 |
| 75 | The Dish | Mar 14, 2001 | New Zealand | Comedy | $14,000,000 |
| 76 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Oct 31, 2001 | Australia | Drama | $14,000,000 |
| 77 | The Tailor of Panama | Mar 30, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $14,000,000 | |
| 78 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angel… | Apr 20, 2001 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $13,802,992 |
| 79 | Mulholland Drive | Oct 8, 2001 | South Korea | Thriller/Suspense | $13,560,139 |
| 80 | The Shipping News | Dec 25, 2001 | Drama | $13,000,000 | |
| 81 | Monster's Ball | Dec 26, 2001 | Drama | $12,492,541 | |
| 82 | On the Line | Oct 26, 2001 | South Korea | Romantic Comedy | $11,868,057 |
| 83 | Just Visiting | Apr 6, 2001 | Comedy | $11,395,193 | |
| 84 | Someone Like You | Mar 30, 2001 | Romantic Comedy | $11,346,873 | |
| 85 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Aug 24, 2001 | Comedy | $11,000,000 | |
| 86 | The Hole | Dec 31, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $10,834,406 | |
| 87 | See Spot Run | Mar 2, 2001 | Comedy | $9,700,076 | |
| 88 | The Pledge | Jan 19, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $9,686,202 | |
| 89 | The Majestic | Dec 21, 2001 | Australia | Drama | $9,510,292 |
| 90 | Domestic Disturbance | Nov 2, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $9,000,000 | |
| 91 | Get Over It | Mar 9, 2001 | Romantic Comedy | $8,300,000 | |
| 92 | Life as a House | Oct 26, 2001 | Drama | $8,236,521 | |
| 93 | Recess: School's Out | Feb 16, 2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | $7,754,709 |
| 94 | One Night at McCool’s | Apr 27, 2001 | Black Comedy | $7,165,425 | |
| 95 | Down to Earth | Feb 16, 2001 | Comedy | $7,000,000 | |
| 96 | Maybe Baby | Aug 24, 2001 | $7,000,000 | ||
| 97 | Antitrust | Jan 12, 2001 | Thriller/Suspense | $6,900,000 | |
| 98 | Hearts in Atlantis | Sep 28, 2001 | Drama | $6,700,000 | |
| 99 | Saving Silverman | Feb 9, 2001 | Comedy | $6,521,573 | |
| 100 | Amy | Feb 2, 2001 | United Kingdom | Comedy | $6,475,545 |