Annual Box Office Archive
2001 Box Office Ranking
Top grossing movies of 2001 sorted by box office telemetry (111 releases)
| # | Movie | Budget | Domestic | Worldwide | ROI | IMDb | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) | $93,000,000 | $317,575,550 | $897,154,942 | 9.65x | ⭐ 7.7 | Chris Columbus |
| #02 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | $125,000,000 | $313,364,114 | $1,029,374,615 | 8.23x | ⭐ 8.9 | Peter Jackson |
| #03 | Shrek Shrek (2001) | $60,000,000 | $268,200,241 | $488,977,919 | 8.15x | ⭐ 7.9 | Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson |
| #04 | Monsters, Inc. Monsters, Inc. (2001) | $115,000,000 | $255,873,250 | $579,773,055 | 5.04x | ⭐ 8.1 | Pete Docter, David Silverman |
| #05 | Rush Hour 2 Rush Hour 2 (2001) | $90,000,000 | $226,164,286 | $347,325,802 | 3.86x | ⭐ 6.7 | Brett Ratner |
| #06 | The Mummy Returns The Mummy Returns (2001) | $98,000,000 | $202,019,785 | $444,070,026 | 4.53x | ⭐ 6.4 | Stephen Sommers |
| #07 | Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor (2001) | $140,000,000 | $198,542,554 | $449,220,945 | 3.21x | ⭐ 6.3 | Michael Bay |
| #08 | Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven (2001) | $85,000,000 | $183,417,150 | $450,717,223 | 5.3x | ⭐ 7.7 | Steven Soderbergh |
| #09 | Jurassic Park III Jurassic Park III (2001) | $93,000,000 | $181,171,875 | $368,780,809 | 3.97x | ⭐ 6 | Joe Johnston |
| #10 | Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes (2001) | $100,000,000 | $180,011,740 | $362,211,740 | 3.62x | ⭐ 5.7 | Tim Burton |
| #11 | A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind (2001) | $58,000,000 | $170,742,341 | $316,791,257 | 5.46x | ⭐ 8.2 | Ron Howard |
| #12 | Hannibal Hannibal (2001) | $87,000,000 | $165,092,268 | $351,692,268 | 4.04x | ⭐ 6.8 | Ridley Scott |
| #13 | American Pie 2 American Pie 2 (2001) | $30,000,000 | $145,103,595 | $287,553,595 | 9.59x | ⭐ 6.5 | J.B. Rogers |
| #14 | The Fast and the Furious The Fast and the Furious (2001) | $38,000,000 | $144,533,925 | $207,517,995 | 5.46x | ⭐ 6.8 | Rob Cohen |
| #15 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) | $115,000,000 | $131,168,070 | $274,703,340 | 2.39x | ⭐ 5.8 | Simon West |
| #16 | Dr. Dolittle 2 Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) | $70,000,000 | $112,952,899 | $176,104,344 | 2.52x | ⭐ 4.8 | Steve Carr |
| #17 | Spy Kids Spy Kids (2001) | $35,000,000 | $112,719,001 | $147,934,180 | 4.23x | ⭐ 5.6 | Robert Rodriguez |
| #18 | Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down (2001) | $92,000,000 | $108,638,745 | $172,989,651 | 1.88x | ⭐ 7.7 | Ridley Scott |
| #19 | The Princess Diaries The Princess Diaries (2001) | $26,000,000 | $108,248,956 | $165,335,153 | 6.36x | ⭐ 6.4 | Garry Marshall |
| #20 | Vanilla Sky Vanilla Sky (2001) | $68,000,000 | $100,618,344 | $203,388,341 | 2.99x | ⭐ 6.9 | Cameron Crowe |
| #21 | The Others The Others (2001) | $17,000,000 | $96,522,687 | $210,030,268 | 12.35x | ⭐ 7.6 | Alejandro Amenabar |
| #22 | Legally Blonde Legally Blonde (2001) | $18,000,000 | $96,520,674 | $141,782,279 | 7.88x | ⭐ 6.5 | Robert Luketic |
| #23 | America's Sweethearts America's Sweethearts (2001) | $46,000,000 | $93,607,673 | $138,307,673 | 3.01x | ⭐ 5.7 | Joe Roth |
| #24 | Cats & Dogs Cats & Dogs (2001) | $60,000,000 | $93,385,515 | $200,687,492 | 3.34x | ⭐ 5.2 | Lawrence Guterman |
| #25 | Save the Last Dance Save the Last Dance (2001) | $13,000,000 | $91,057,006 | $131,706,809 | 10.13x | ⭐ 6.2 | Thomas Carter |
| #26 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) | $120,000,000 | $84,056,472 | $186,053,725 | 1.55x | ⭐ 6.9 | Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise |
| #27 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) | $30,000,000 | $80,936,232 | $102,992,536 | 3.43x | ⭐ 6.1 | John A. Davis |
| #28 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) | $100,000,000 | $78,616,689 | $235,926,635 | 2.36x | ⭐ 7.2 | Steven Spielberg |
| #29 | Training Day Training Day (2001) | $45,000,000 | $76,631,907 | $104,876,233 | 2.33x | ⭐ 7.8 | Antoine Fuqua |
| #30 | Along Came a Spider Along Came a Spider (2001) | $60,000,000 | $74,078,174 | $105,178,561 | 1.75x | ⭐ 6.4 | Lee Tamahori |
| #31 | Bridget Jones's Diary Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) | $25,000,000 | $71,543,427 | $282,074,924 | 11.28x | ⭐ 6.8 | Sharon Maguire |
| #32 | Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 2 (2001) | $45,000,000 | $71,308,997 | $141,220,678 | 3.14x | ⭐ 5.4 | Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| #33 | The Score The Score (2001) | $68,000,000 | $71,107,711 | $113,579,918 | 1.67x | ⭐ 6.8 | Frank Oz |
| #34 | Shallow Hal Shallow Hal (2001) | $40,000,000 | $70,839,203 | $141,069,860 | 3.53x | ⭐ 6 | Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly |
| #35 | Swordfish Swordfish (2001) | $102,000,000 | $69,772,969 | $147,080,413 | 1.44x | ⭐ 6.5 | Dominic Sena |
| #36 | The Mexican The Mexican (2001) | $57,000,000 | $66,845,033 | $147,845,033 | 2.59x | ⭐ 6.1 | Gore Verbinski |
| #37 | Down to Earth Down to Earth (2001) | $49,000,000 | $64,186,502 | $71,186,502 | 1.45x | ⭐ 5.4 | Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz |
| #38 | Spy Game Spy Game (2001) | $115,000,000 | $62,362,560 | $143,049,560 | 1.24x | ⭐ 7.1 | Tony Scott |
| #39 | The Wedding Planner The Wedding Planner (2001) | $35,000,000 | $60,400,856 | $94,728,529 | 2.71x | ⭐ 5.4 | Adam Shankman |
| #40 | Behind Enemy Lines Behind Enemy Lines (2001) | $40,000,000 | $58,856,790 | $91,753,202 | 2.29x | ⭐ 6.4 | John Moore |
| #41 | Ali Ali (2001) | $107,000,000 | $58,203,105 | $87,812,729 | 0.82x | ⭐ 6.7 | Michael Mann |
| #42 | The Animal The Animal (2001) | $47,000,000 | $57,743,062 | $85,191,134 | 1.81x | ⭐ 4.9 | Luke Greenfield |
| #43 | Moulin Rouge! Moulin Rouge! (2001) | $50,000,000 | $57,386,607 | $184,935,252 | 3.7x | ⭐ 7.5 | Baz Luhrmann |
| #44 | Rat Race Rat Race (2001) | $48,000,000 | $56,618,055 | $85,498,534 | 1.78x | ⭐ 6.5 | Jerry Zucker |
| #45 | A Knight's Tale A Knight's Tale (2001) | $65,000,000 | $56,569,702 | $117,553,646 | 1.81x | ⭐ 7 | Brian Helgeland |
| #46 | Don't Say a Word Don't Say a Word (2001) | $50,000,000 | $55,001,642 | $100,020,092 | 2x | ⭐ 6.3 | Gary Fleder |
| #47 | Blow Blow (2001) | $53,000,000 | $52,990,775 | $83,282,296 | 1.57x | ⭐ 7.5 | Ted Demme |
| #48 | The Royal Tenenbaums The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) | $21,000,000 | $52,364,010 | $71,447,879 | 3.4x | ⭐ 7.6 | Wes Anderson |
| #49 | Exit Wounds Exit Wounds (2001) | $50,000,000 | $51,758,599 | $79,958,599 | 1.6x | ⭐ 5.6 | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| #50 | Enemy at the Gates Enemy at the Gates (2001) | $68,000,000 | $51,401,758 | $96,976,270 | 1.43x | ⭐ 7.5 | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| #51 | K-PAX K-PAX (2001) | $68,000,000 | $50,338,485 | $65,001,485 | 0.96x | ⭐ 7.4 | Iain Softley |
| #52 | Serendipity Serendipity (2001) | $28,000,000 | $50,294,317 | $77,516,521 | 2.77x | ⭐ 6.8 | Peter Chelsom |
| #53 | Kate & Leopold Kate & Leopold (2001) | $48,000,000 | $47,121,859 | $76,019,048 | 1.58x | ⭐ 6.4 | James Mangold |
| #54 | Domestic Disturbance Domestic Disturbance (2001) | $75,000,000 | $45,246,095 | $54,249,294 | 0.72x | ⭐ 5.6 | Harold Becker |
| #55 | Zoolander Zoolander (2001) | $28,000,000 | $45,172,250 | $60,789,051 | 2.17x | ⭐ 6.5 | Ben Stiller |
| #56 | The One The One (2001) | $49,000,000 | $43,905,746 | $79,630,178 | 1.63x | ⭐ 5.9 | James Wong |
| #57 | Thir13en Ghosts Thir13en Ghosts (2001) | $42,000,000 | $41,867,960 | $68,467,960 | 1.63x | ⭐ 5.6 | Steve Beck |
| #58 | Bandits Bandits (2001) | $75,000,000 | $41,575,141 | $67,631,903 | 0.9x | ⭐ 6.5 | Barry Levinson |
| #59 | Gosford Park Gosford Park (2001) | $19,800,000 | $41,308,615 | $87,754,044 | 4.43x | ⭐ 7.2 | Robert Altman |
| #60 | Heartbreakers Heartbreakers (2001) | $35,000,000 | $40,336,607 | $57,756,408 | 1.65x | ⭐ 6.3 | David Mirkin |
| #61 | I Am Sam I Am Sam (2001) | $22,000,000 | $40,311,852 | $97,818,302 | 4.45x | ⭐ 7.6 | Jessie Nelson |
| #62 | Hardball Hardball (2001) | $32,000,000 | $40,222,729 | $44,102,389 | 1.38x | ⭐ 6.4 | Brian Robbins |
| #63 | Evolution Evolution (2001) | $80,000,000 | $38,345,494 | $98,376,292 | 1.23x | ⭐ 6.1 | Ivan Reitman |
| #64 | Not Another Teen Movie Not Another Teen Movie (2001) | $15,000,000 | $38,252,284 | $66,468,985 | 4.43x | ⭐ 5.8 | Joel Gallen |
| #65 | Jeepers Creepers Jeepers Creepers (2001) | $10,000,000 | $37,904,175 | $59,371,303 | 5.94x | ⭐ 6.2 | Victor Salva |
| #66 | Kiss of the Dragon Kiss of the Dragon (2001) | $25,000,000 | $36,845,124 | $64,437,847 | 2.58x | ⭐ 6.6 | Chris Nahon |
| #67 | Recess: School's Out Recess: School's Out (2001) | $23,000,000 | $36,706,141 | $44,460,850 | 1.93x | ⭐ 6.5 | Chuck Sheetz |
| #68 | In the Bedroom In the Bedroom (2001) | $1,700,000 | $35,930,604 | $44,763,181 | 26.33x | ⭐ 7.4 | Todd Field |
| #69 | Black Knight Black Knight (2001) | $50,000,000 | $33,426,971 | $39,976,235 | 0.8x | ⭐ 5 | Gil Junger |
| #70 | See Spot Run See Spot Run (2001) | $35,000,000 | $33,357,476 | $43,057,552 | 1.23x | ⭐ 5.4 | John Whitesell |
| #71 | Amélie Amélie (2001) | $10,000,000 | $33,225,499 | $175,551,642 | 17.56x | ⭐ 8.3 | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| #72 | Driven Driven (2001) | $94,000,000 | $32,720,065 | $54,744,738 | 0.58x | ⭐ 4.6 | Renny Harlin |
| #73 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) | $60,000,000 | $32,269,834 | $38,464,131 | 0.64x | ⭐ 5.5 | Sam Weisman |
| #74 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) | $137,000,000 | $32,131,830 | $85,131,830 | 0.62x | ⭐ 6.4 | Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara |
| #75 | From Hell From Hell (2001) | $35,000,000 | $31,602,566 | $74,558,115 | 2.13x | ⭐ 6.7 | Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes |
| #76 | Monster's Ball Monster's Ball (2001) | $4,000,000 | $31,273,922 | $45,011,434 | 11.25x | ⭐ 7 | Marc Forster |
| #77 | How High How High (2001) | $20,000,000 | $31,178,740 | No Data | 0x | ⭐ 6.2 | Jesse Dylan |
| #78 | Riding in Cars with Boys Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) | $48,000,000 | $30,165,536 | $35,743,308 | 0.74x | ⭐ 6.5 | Penny Marshall |
| #79 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) | $22,000,000 | $30,085,147 | $33,788,161 | 1.54x | ⭐ 6.8 | Kevin Smith |
| #80 | Double Take Double Take (2001) | $24,000,000 | $29,831,583 | $31,603,059 | 1.32x | ⭐ 5.4 | Jeff Pollack |
| #81 | Baby Boy Baby Boy (2001) | $16,000,000 | $28,734,552 | $29,381,649 | 1.84x | ⭐ 6.5 | John Singleton |
| #82 | The Majestic The Majestic (2001) | $72,000,000 | $27,807,266 | $37,317,673 | 0.52x | ⭐ 6.9 | Frank Darabont |
| #83 | The Brothers The Brothers (2001) | $6,000,000 | $27,457,409 | No Data | 0x | ⭐ 6.3 | Gary Hardwick |
| #84 | Someone Like You Someone Like You (2001) | $23,000,000 | $27,343,067 | $38,689,940 | 1.68x | ⭐ 6.1 | Tony Goldwyn |
| #85 | Joe Dirt Joe Dirt (2001) | $17,700,000 | $27,087,695 | $30,987,695 | 1.75x | ⭐ 6 | Dennie Gordon |
| #86 | The Musketeer The Musketeer (2001) | $40,000,000 | $27,073,640 | $32,533,802 | 0.81x | ⭐ 4.8 | Peter Hyams |
| #87 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) | $21,150,000 | $25,635,682 | $39,438,674 | 1.86x | ⭐ 4.9 | Simon Wincer |
| #88 | Memento Memento (2001) | $9,000,000 | $25,544,867 | $40,060,108 | 4.45x | ⭐ 8.4 | Christopher Nolan |
| #89 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) | $57,000,000 | $25,543,895 | $62,112,895 | 1.09x | ⭐ 5.9 | John Madden |
| #90 | Sweet November Sweet November (2001) | $40,000,000 | $25,288,103 | $65,754,228 | 1.64x | ⭐ 6.7 | Pat O'Connor |
| #91 | 15 Minutes 15 Minutes (2001) | $60,000,000 | $24,403,552 | $56,359,980 | 0.94x | ⭐ 6.1 | John Herzfeld |
| #92 | Hearts in Atlantis Hearts in Atlantis (2001) | $31,000,000 | $24,185,781 | $30,919,415 | 1x | ⭐ 6.9 | Scott Hicks |
| #93 | Angel Eyes Angel Eyes (2001) | $53,000,000 | $24,174,218 | $29,715,606 | 0.56x | ⭐ 5.7 | Luis Mandoki |
| #94 | Corky Romano Corky Romano (2001) | $11,000,000 | $23,980,304 | $25,272,752 | 2.3x | ⭐ 4.8 | Rob Pritts |
| #95 | Heist Heist (2001) | $39,000,000 | $23,510,841 | $28,510,652 | 0.73x | ⭐ 6.5 | David Mamet |
| #96 | Kingdom Come Kingdom Come (2001) | $7,000,000 | $23,249,649 | No Data | 0x | ⭐ 5.6 | Doug McHenry |
| #97 | Joe Somebody Joe Somebody (2001) | $38,000,000 | $22,771,646 | $24,516,772 | 0.65x | ⭐ 5.6 | John Pasquin |
| #98 | Two Can Play That Game Two Can Play That Game (2001) | $13,000,000 | $22,235,901 | No Data | 0x | ⭐ 6.1 | Mark Brown |
| #99 | Joy Ride Joy Ride (2001) | $23,000,000 | $21,974,919 | $36,642,838 | 1.59x | ⭐ 6.6 | John Dahl |
| #100 | Valentine Valentine (2001) | $29,000,000 | $20,384,136 | $36,684,136 | 1.26x | ⭐ 4.9 | Jamie Blanks |
| #104 | The Last Castle The Last Castle (2001) | $72,000,000 | $18,244,060 | $27,642,707 | 0.38x | ⭐ 7 | Rod Lurie |
| #108 | Rock Star Rock Star (2001) | $57,000,000 | $17,008,282 | $19,334,145 | 0.34x | ⭐ 6.3 | Stephen Herek |
| #112 | 3000 Miles to Graceland 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) | $62,000,000 | $15,749,959 | $18,720,175 | 0.3x | ⭐ 6 | Demian Lichtenstein |
| #121 | Osmosis Jones Osmosis Jones (2001) | $70,000,000 | $13,596,911 | $14,026,418 | 0.2x | ⭐ 6.3 | Tom Sito, Piet Kroon |
| #136 | Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive (2001) | $15,000,000 | $7,220,243 | $20,391,137 | 1.36x | ⭐ 7.9 | David Lynch |
| #138 | Town & Country Town & Country (2001) | $90,000,000 | $6,719,973 | $10,372,291 | 0.12x | ⭐ 4.5 | Peter Chelsom |
| #139 | The Closet The Closet (2001) | $95,130,000 | $6,678,894 | $50,104,745 | 0.53x | ⭐ 7 | Francis Veber |
| #145 | Monkeybone Monkeybone (2001) | $75,000,000 | $5,411,999 | $7,622,365 | 0.1x | ⭐ 4.8 | Henry Selick |
| #146 | Amores Perros (2000) Amores Perros (2000) (2001) | $2,000,000 | $5,408,467 | $20,908,467 | 10.45x | ⭐ 8 | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu |
| #170 | In the Mood for Love (2000) In the Mood for Love (2000) (2001) | No Data | $2,738,980 | $17,011,280 | 0x | ⭐ 8 | Wong Kar-wai |
| #200 | Donnie Darko Donnie Darko (2001) | $6,000,000 | $1,478,493 | $7,508,915 | 1.25x | ⭐ 8 | — |