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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2001

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2001 GrossTickets Sold
1 Rush Hour 2 Aug 3, 2001 New Line PG-13 $226,164,286 39,958,354
2 Pearl Harbor May 25, 2001 Walt Disney PG-13 $198,539,855 35,077,712
3 Jurassic Park III Jul 18, 2001 Universal PG-13 $181,166,115 32,008,147
4 The Fast and the Furious Jun 22, 2001 Universal PG-13 $144,512,310 25,532,210
5 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Dec 8, 2000 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $114,617,017 20,250,356
6 Swordfish Jun 8, 2001 Warner Bros. R $69,772,969 12,327,379
7 The Mexican Mar 2, 2001 Dreamworks SKG R $66,808,615 11,803,642
8 Spy Game Nov 21, 2001 Universal R $61,453,515 10,857,511
9 Behind Enemy Lines Nov 30, 2001 20th Century Fox PG-13 $53,707,487 9,488,955
10 Exit Wounds Mar 16, 2001 Warner Bros. R $51,758,599 9,144,628
11 The One Nov 2, 2001 Sony Pictures PG-13 $43,905,746 7,757,198
12 Kiss of the Dragon Jul 6, 2001 20th Century Fox R $36,833,473 6,507,680
13 Driven Apr 27, 2001 Warner Bros. PG-13 $32,616,869 5,762,697
14 Double Take Jan 12, 2001 Walt Disney PG-13 $29,823,162 5,269,109
15 Heist Nov 9, 2001 New Line R $23,483,357 4,149,003
16 3000 Miles to Graceland Feb 23, 2001 Warner Bros. R $15,738,632 2,780,677
17 Iron Monkey Oct 12, 2001 Miramax PG-13 $14,681,661 2,593,933
18 John Carpenter’s Ghosts of … Aug 24, 2001 Screen Media Films R $8,434,601 1,490,212
19 Megiddo: Omega Code 2 Sep 21, 2001 8X Entertainment PG-13 $6,047,691 1,068,496
20 Apocalypse Now Aug 15, 1979 United Artists R $4,591,287 811,181
21 Proof of Life Dec 8, 2000 Warner Bros. R $3,545,454 626,405
22 Charlie's Angels Nov 3, 2000 Sony Pictures PG-13 $2,502,784 442,187
23 Gladiator May 5, 2000 Dreamworks SKG R $1,073,753 189,709
24 Extreme Days Sep 28, 2001 Providence Entert… PG $1,047,553 185,080
25 Black Hawk Down Dec 28, 2001 Sony Pictures R $558,812 98,730
26 Le pacte des loups Jun 1, 2001 R $401,634 70,960
27 The 6th Day Nov 17, 2000 Sony Pictures PG-13 $226,067 39,941
28 Red Planet Nov 10, 2000 Warner Bros. PG-13 $215,481 38,070
29 Time and Tide May 4, 2001 R $88,868 15,701
30 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Sep 21, 2001 Not Rated $25,521 4,509
31 Bangkok Dangerous Oct 19, 2001 First Look R $19,676 3,476
32 Akira Apr 27, 2001 R $19,585 3,460
33 Taxi 2 Oct 6, 2000 Lionsgate Not Rated $2,458 434
Total Gross of All Movies$1,394,384,893
Total Tickets Sold246,357,742

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2001. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2001. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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