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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2001

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2001 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… Nov 16, 2001 Adventure PG $300,404,434 53,074,988
2 Shrek May 18, 2001 Adventure PG $267,841,831 47,321,878
3 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $206,448,462 36,474,993
4 Jurassic Park III Jul 18, 2001 Action PG-13 $181,166,115 32,008,147
5 Hannibal Feb 9, 2001 Horror R $165,092,266 29,168,244
6 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Dec 8, 2000 Action PG-13 $114,617,017 20,250,356
7 Dr. Dolittle 2 Jun 22, 2001 Comedy PG $112,950,721 19,955,957
8 The Princess Diaries Aug 3, 2001 Comedy G $108,225,136 19,121,048
9 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Jun 8, 2001 Adventure PG $84,052,762 14,850,311
10 Artificial Intelligence: AI Jun 29, 2001 Drama PG-13 $78,616,689 13,889,874
11 Along Came a Spider Apr 6, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $74,058,698 13,084,575
12 Bridget Jones's Diary Apr 13, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $71,500,556 12,632,607
13 Chocolat Dec 15, 2000 Drama PG-13 $67,060,776 11,848,193
14 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $54,950,408 9,708,552
15 Blow Apr 6, 2001 Drama R $52,990,775 9,362,327
16 Exit Wounds Mar 16, 2001 Action R $51,758,599 9,144,628
17 K-PAX Oct 26, 2001 Drama PG-13 $50,315,140 8,889,600
18 Someone Like You Mar 30, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,338,033 4,830,041
19 The Musketeer Sep 7, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $27,053,815 4,779,825
20 Memento Mar 16, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $25,544,867 4,513,227
21 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Aug 17, 2001 Drama R $25,528,495 4,510,334
22 Hearts in Atlantis Sep 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $24,185,781 4,273,106
23 Valentine Feb 2, 2001 Horror R $20,384,136 3,601,437
24 The Pledge Jan 19, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $19,719,930 3,484,086
25 Original Sin Aug 3, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $16,521,410 2,918,977
26 The Tailor of Panama Mar 30, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $13,491,653 2,383,684
27 The Deep End Aug 8, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $8,823,109 1,558,853
28 102 Dalmatians Nov 22, 2000 Adventure G $8,605,600 1,520,424
29 Pollock Dec 15, 2000 Drama R $8,552,670 1,511,072
30 All the Pretty Horses Dec 22, 2000 Western PG-13 $7,886,561 1,393,385
31 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Nov 17, 2000 Adventure PG $6,677,370 1,179,747
32 Apocalypse Now Aug 15, 1979 Action R $4,591,287 811,181
33 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $4,288,696 757,720
34 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Drama R $4,275,876 755,455
35 Left Behind Feb 2, 2001 Drama PG-13 $4,224,065 746,301
36 Before Night Falls Dec 22, 2000 Drama R $3,986,585 704,343
37 The Golden Bowl Apr 27, 2001 Drama R $3,037,579 536,674
38 Impostor Jan 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,022,523 534,014
39 The House of Mirth Dec 22, 2000 Drama PG $2,872,744 507,551
40 The Road Home May 25, 2001 Drama G $1,280,090 226,164
41 The Luzhin Defence Apr 20, 2001 Drama PG-13 $1,051,811 185,832
42 Left Luggage Sep 22, 2000 Drama Not Rated $937,992 165,722
43 Requiem for a Dream Oct 6, 2000 Drama Open $790,504 139,665
44 The Caveman's Valentine Mar 2, 2001 Drama R $687,081 121,392
45 Focus Oct 19, 2001 Drama PG-13 $681,018 120,321
46 Les Rivières Pourpres Jun 29, 2001 Drama R $632,548 111,757
47 Texas Rangers Nov 30, 2001 Western PG-13 $623,374 110,136
48 The Claim Dec 29, 2000 Western R $614,892 108,638
49 Black Hawk Down Dec 28, 2001 Action R $558,812 98,730
50 Pay it Forward Oct 20, 2000 Drama PG-13 $542,879 95,915
51 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Drama R $517,170 91,372
52 Bully Jul 13, 2001 Drama R $510,092 90,122
53 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Drama R $464,547 82,075
54 Chopper Apr 11, 2001 Drama R $234,259 41,388
55 Plata quemada Oct 19, 2001 Drama Not Rated $195,532 34,546
56 Bande à part Aug 17, 2001 Drama Not Rated $182,857 32,306
57 Baise-moi Sep 15, 2000 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $127,857 22,589
58 Charlotte Gray Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $122,759 21,688
59 Ôdishon Jun 15, 2001 Horror R $110,776 19,571
60 101 Reykjavík Jul 25, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $109,277 19,306
61 Wonder Boys Feb 23, 2000 Comedy R $104,502 18,463
62 Der Blaue Engel Jul 13, 2001 Musical Not Rated $77,982 13,777
63 The Invisible Circus Feb 2, 2001 Drama Not Rated $77,578 13,706
64 Une affaire de goût Feb 2, 2001 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $48,602 8,586
65 Aimée & Jaguar Aug 11, 2000 Drama Not Rated $45,801 8,092
66 Abril Despedaçado Dec 14, 2001 Drama PG-13 $39,265 6,937
67 The Body Apr 20, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $33,565 5,930
68 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Sep 21, 2001 Action Not Rated $25,521 4,509
69 The Annihilation of Fish Nov 2, 2001 Drama R $18,335 3,239
70 Beau Travail Mar 31, 2000 Drama Not Rated $13,250 2,340
71 The Wide Blue Road Jun 8, 2001 Not Rated $6,741 1,190
72 La chambre des magiciennes Feb 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $5,788 1,022
73 The Weekend Nov 22, 2000 Drama Not Rated $2,955 522
Total Gross of All Movies$2,324,139,182
Total Tickets Sold410,625,263

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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