Summer 2001


Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(May 4 - Aug 30)
1 Shrek 05-18-01 12-06-01 267,652,016 42,347,760 3587 3715 15.82 72,046 DreamWorks
2 Rush Hour 2 08-03-01 12-20-01 226,164,286 67,408,222 3118 3118 29.80 72,535 New Line
3 Mummy Returns, The 05-04-01 10-04-01 202,007,640 68,139,035 3401 3553 33.73 56,856 Universal
4 Pearl Harbor 05-25-01 11-22-01 * 198,539,855 75,177,654 3214 3255 37.87 60,995 Buena Vista
5 Jurassic Park III 07-18-01 12-20-01 181,171,875 50,771,645 3434 3462 28.02 52,332 Universal
6 Planet of the Apes 07-27-01 01-31-02 180,011,740 68,532,960 3500 3530 38.07 50,995 Fox
7 American Pie 2 08-10-01 12-06-01 145,096,820 45,117,985 3063 3157 31.10 45,960 Universal
8 Fast and the Furious, The 06-22-01 11-01-01 144,533,925 40,089,015 2628 2899 27.74 49,856 Universal
9 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 06-15-01 09-27-01 131,168,070 47,735,743 3308 3349 36.39 39,166 Paramount
10 Dr. Dolittle 2 06-22-01 11-01-01 112,950,721 25,037,039 3049 3053 22.17 36,997 Fox
11 Princess Diaries, The 08-03-01 01-24-02 108,244,774 22,862,269 2537 2749 21.12 39,376 Buena Vista
12 Others, The 08-10-01 11-15-01 96,522,687 14,089,952 1678 2843 14.60 33,951 Miramax
13 Legally Blonde 07-13-01 12-20-01 96,441,018 20,377,426 2620 2725 21.13 35,391 MGM
14 Cats and Dogs 07-04-01 11-08-01 93,385,515 21,707,617 3040 3040 23.25 30,719 Warner Bros.
15 America's Sweethearts 07-20-01 10-04-01 93,323,856 30,181,877 3011 3011 32.34 30,994 Sony
16 Atlantis: The Lost Empire 06-08-01 11-29-01 83,989,987 20,342,105 2 3071 24.22 27,349 Buena Vista
17 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence 06-29-01 09-20-01 78,579,202 29,352,630 3242 3242 37.35 24,238 Warner Bros.
18 Scary Movie 2 07-04-01 08-30-01 71,308,997 20,503,356 3220 3220 28.75 22,146 Miramax
19 Score, The 07-13-01 10-18-01 71,107,711 19,018,807 2129 2211 26.75 32,161 Paramount
20 Swordfish 06-08-01 09-13-01 69,735,657 18,145,632 2678 2688 26.02 25,943 Warner Bros.
21 Moulin Rouge 05-18-01 04-25-02 57,386,369 13,718,306 2 2283 23.91 25,136 Fox
22 Rat Race 08-17-01 11-01-01 56,104,411 11,662,094 2550 2551 20.79 21,993 Paramount
23 Knight's Tale, A 05-11-01 07-29-01 56,083,966 16,511,391 2980 2980 29.44 18,820 Sony
24 Animal, The 06-01-01 08-19-01 55,688,041 19,610,520 2788 2788 35.21 19,974 Sony
25 Evolution 06-08-01 08-23-01 38,345,494 13,408,351 2611 2613 34.97 14,675 DreamWorks
26 Kiss of the Dragon 07-06-01 10-18-01 36,845,124 13,304,027 2025 2100 36.11 17,545 Fox
27 What's the Worst That Could Happen? 06-01-01 08-16-01 32,194,011 13,049,114 2675 2675 40.53 12,035 MGM
28 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 07-11-01 08-23-01 32,054,918 11,408,853 2649 2649 35.59 12,101 Sony
29 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 08-24-01 10-11-01 30,085,147 11,018,543 2765 2765 36.62 10,881 Miramax
30 Baby Boy 06-27-01 08-16-01 28,507,263 8,606,403 1533 1533 30.19 18,596 Sony