2001 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)
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 2000 will most likely earn money in 2000 and 2001.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 2001 Gross Infl. adj. | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer… | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $609,607,117 | 50,970,495 |
| 2 | Shrek | May 18, 2001 | Dreamworks SKG | Adventure | $565,574,900 | 47,288,871 |
| 3 | Monsters, Inc. | Nov 2, 2001 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $502,436,219 | 42,009,717 |
| 4 | Rush Hour 2 | Aug 3, 2001 | New Line | Action | $477,901,919 | 39,958,354 |
| 5 | The Mummy Returns | May 4, 2001 | Universal | Adventure | $426,857,133 | 35,690,396 |
| 6 | Pearl Harbor | May 25, 2001 | Walt Disney | Action | $419,529,446 | 35,077,713 |
| 7 | Jurassic Park III | Jul 18, 2001 | Universal | Action | $382,817,444 | 32,008,148 |
| 8 | Planet of the Apes | Jul 27, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $379,877,837 | 31,762,361 |
| 9 | Hannibal | Feb 9, 2001 | MGM | Horror | $348,851,617 | 29,168,195 |
| 10 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fe… | Dec 19, 2001 | New Line | Adventure | $346,272,037 | 28,952,511 |
| 11 | American Pie 2 | Aug 10, 2001 | Universal | Comedy | $306,600,348 | 25,635,481 |
| 12 | The Fast and the Furious | Jun 22, 2001 | Universal | Action | $305,365,235 | 25,532,210 |
| 13 | Cast Away | Dec 22, 2000 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $281,046,366 | 23,498,860 |
| 14 | Ocean’s Eleven | Dec 7, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Thriller/Suspense | $279,479,420 | 23,367,845 |
| 15 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Jun 15, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $277,117,390 | 23,170,350 |
| 16 | Traffic | Dec 27, 2000 | USA Films | Drama | $261,462,953 | 21,861,451 |
| 17 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Dec 8, 2000 | Sony Pictures Cla… | Action | $242,194,262 | 20,250,356 |
| 18 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Jun 22, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $238,673,255 | 19,955,958 |
| 19 | Spy Kids | Mar 30, 2001 | Miramax/Dimension | Adventure | $238,126,689 | 19,910,258 |
| 20 | The Princess Diaries | Aug 3, 2001 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $228,600,934 | 19,113,790 |
| 21 | The Others | Aug 10, 2001 | Miramax | Horror | $203,959,600 | 17,053,478 |
| 22 | Legally Blonde | Jul 13, 2001 | MGM | Comedy | $203,897,769 | 17,048,308 |
| 23 | America’s Sweethearts | Jul 20, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $197,799,959 | 16,538,458 |
| 24 | Cats & Dogs | Jul 4, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $197,308,623 | 16,497,377 |
| 25 | Save the Last Dance | Jan 12, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $192,370,633 | 16,084,501 |
| 26 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Jun 8, 2001 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $177,609,723 | 14,850,311 |
| 27 | Artificial Intelligence: AI | Jun 29, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $166,122,898 | 13,889,874 |
| 28 | Training Day | Oct 5, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Thriller/Suspense | $161,145,228 | 13,473,681 |
| 29 | Along Came a Spider | Apr 6, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $156,491,524 | 13,084,576 |
| 30 | What Women Want | Dec 15, 2000 | Paramount Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $153,446,297 | 12,829,958 |
| 31 | Bridget Jones’s Diary | Apr 13, 2001 | Miramax | Romantic Comedy | $151,085,981 | 12,632,607 |
| 32 | Scary Movie 2 | Jul 4, 2001 | Miramax/Dimension | Comedy | $150,614,478 | 12,593,184 |
| 33 | The Score | Jul 13, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $150,175,939 | 12,556,517 |
| 34 | Swordfish | Jun 8, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Action | $147,435,461 | 12,327,380 |
| 35 | Vanilla Sky | Dec 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $145,288,643 | 12,147,880 |
| 36 | Shallow Hal | Nov 9, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Romantic Comedy | $144,597,450 | 12,090,088 |
| 37 | Chocolat | Dec 15, 2000 | Miramax | Drama | $141,704,396 | 11,848,194 |
| 38 | The Mexican | Mar 2, 2001 | Dreamworks SKG | Action | $141,171,561 | 11,803,642 |
| 39 | Miss Congeniality | Dec 22, 2000 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $139,511,697 | 11,664,858 |
| 40 | Down to Earth | Feb 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $135,600,728 | 11,337,854 |
| 41 | Spy Game | Nov 21, 2001 | Universal | Action | $128,850,585 | 10,773,460 |
| 42 | The Wedding Planner | Jan 26, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $127,631,491 | 10,671,529 |
| 43 | Moulin Rouge | May 18, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Musical | $120,540,153 | 10,078,608 |
| 44 | Rat Race | Aug 17, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $119,615,263 | 10,001,276 |
| 45 | A Knight’s Tale | May 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $118,509,582 | 9,908,828 |
| 46 | The Animal | Jun 1, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $117,829,728 | 9,851,984 |
| 47 | Don’t Say a Word | Sep 28, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Thriller/Suspense | $116,058,902 | 9,703,922 |
| 48 | Blow | Apr 6, 2001 | New Line | Drama | $111,973,440 | 9,362,328 |
| 49 | Exit Wounds | Mar 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Action | $109,369,760 | 9,144,629 |
| 50 | Enemy at the Gates | Mar 16, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $108,605,212 | 9,080,703 |
| 51 | Behind Enemy Lines | Nov 30, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $107,816,389 | 9,014,748 |
| 52 | K-PAX | Aug 13, 2001 | Universal | Drama | $106,319,624 | 8,889,601 |
| 53 | Serendipity | Oct 5, 2001 | Miramax | Romantic Comedy | $106,193,199 | 8,879,030 |
| 54 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Dec 21, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $98,995,413 | 8,277,208 |
| 55 | Finding Forrester | Dec 19, 2000 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $98,187,991 | 8,209,698 |
| 56 | Zoolander | Sep 28, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $95,359,085 | 7,973,168 |
| 57 | Domestic Disturbance | Nov 2, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $94,552,290 | 7,905,710 |
| 58 | The One | Nov 2, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Action | $92,776,099 | 7,757,199 |
| 59 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Dec 22, 2000 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $92,066,618 | 7,697,878 |
| 60 | Thirteen Ghosts | Oct 26, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Horror | $88,470,106 | 7,397,166 |
| 61 | The Emperor’s New Groove | Dec 15, 2000 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $88,392,508 | 7,390,678 |
| 62 | Bandits | Oct 12, 2001 | MGM | Comedy | $87,486,181 | 7,314,898 |
| 63 | Heartbreakers | Mar 23, 2001 | MGM | Comedy | $85,228,786 | 7,126,153 |
| 64 | Hardball | Sep 14, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $84,708,638 | 7,082,662 |
| 65 | Evolution | Jun 8, 2001 | Dreamworks SKG | Comedy | $80,954,269 | 6,768,752 |
| 66 | Jeepers Creepers | Aug 31, 2001 | MGM | Horror | $80,094,334 | 6,696,851 |
| 67 | Kiss of the Dragon | Jul 6, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $77,831,862 | 6,507,681 |
| 68 | Recess: School's Out | Feb 16, 2001 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $77,542,979 | 6,483,527 |
| 69 | Ali | Dec 25, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $77,391,343 | 6,470,848 |
| 70 | The Family Man | Dec 22, 2000 | Universal | Comedy | $77,325,320 | 6,465,328 |
| 71 | Thirteen Days | Dec 22, 2000 | New Line | Drama | $72,330,475 | 6,047,699 |
| 72 | See Spot Run | Mar 2, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $70,486,822 | 5,893,547 |
| 73 | Driven | Apr 27, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Action | $68,921,865 | 5,762,698 |
| 74 | What's the Worst That Could H… | Jun 1, 2001 | MGM | Comedy | $68,184,201 | 5,701,020 |
| 75 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wi… | Jul 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $67,896,941 | 5,677,002 |
| 76 | Not Another Teen Movie | Dec 14, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $67,655,379 | 5,656,804 |
| 77 | Black Knight | Nov 21, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $66,749,419 | 5,581,055 |
| 78 | From Hell | Oct 19, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Thriller/Suspense | $66,576,933 | 5,566,633 |
| 79 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Aug 24, 2001 | Miramax/Dimension | Comedy | $63,517,713 | 5,310,846 |
| 80 | Snatch | Dec 8, 2000 | Sony Pictures | Black Comedy | $63,462,076 | 5,306,194 |
| 81 | Double Take | Jan 12, 2001 | Walt Disney | Action | $63,018,554 | 5,269,110 |
| 82 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Oct 19, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $62,930,420 | 5,261,741 |
| 83 | Baby Boy | Jun 27, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $60,718,241 | 5,076,776 |
| 84 | The Brothers | Mar 23, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $58,019,543 | 4,851,132 |
| 85 | Someone Like You | Mar 30, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Romantic Comedy | $57,767,292 | 4,830,041 |
| 86 | Joe Dirt | Apr 11, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $57,238,310 | 4,785,812 |
| 87 | The Musketeer | Sep 7, 2001 | Universal | Adventure | $57,166,719 | 4,779,826 |
| 88 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angel… | Apr 20, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $54,073,820 | 4,521,222 |
| 89 | Memento | Mar 16, 2001 | Newmarket Films | Thriller/Suspense | $53,948,652 | 4,510,757 |
| 90 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Aug 17, 2001 | Miramax | Drama | $53,943,604 | 4,510,335 |
| 91 | Sweet November | Feb 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $53,203,331 | 4,448,439 |
| 92 | 15 Minutes | Mar 9, 2001 | New Line | Thriller/Suspense | $51,507,105 | 4,306,614 |
| 93 | Hearts in Atlantis | Sep 28, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $51,106,350 | 4,273,106 |
| 94 | Angel Eyes | May 18, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $50,807,880 | 4,248,151 |
| 95 | Corky Romano | Oct 12, 2001 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $49,993,138 | 4,180,028 |
| 96 | Heist | Nov 9, 2001 | New Line | Action | $49,622,076 | 4,149,003 |
| 97 | Kingdom Come | Apr 11, 2001 | Fox Searchlight | Comedy | $49,123,775 | 4,107,339 |
| 98 | Two Can Play That Game | Sep 7, 2001 | Sony Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $46,986,109 | 3,928,604 |
| 99 | Joy Ride | Oct 5, 2001 | 20th Century Fox | Thriller/Suspense | $46,416,128 | 3,880,947 |
| 100 | Valentine | Feb 2, 2001 | Warner Bros. | Horror | $43,073,192 | 3,601,437 |