List of 2001 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2001.[1]

Number-one films
# Date Film Gross Notes Ref
1January 7, 2001Cast Away$22,220,725[2]
2January 14, 2001Save the Last Dance$23,444,930Save the Last Dance broke Varsity Blues's record ($15.2 mil) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend debut.

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3January 21, 2001$15,366,047[4]
4January 28, 2001The Wedding Planner$13,510,293[5]
5February 4, 2001$10,605,542[6]
6February 11, 2001Hannibal$58,003,121Hannibal broke Scream 3's record ($34.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in February, and Scary Movie's record ($42.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film.

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7February 18, 2001$29,707,947Hannibal broke Titanic's record ($28.2 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend ever.[8]
8February 25, 2001$15,767,006[9]
9March 4, 2001The Mexican$20,108,829[10]
10March 11, 2001$12,244,750[11]
11March 18, 2001Exit Wounds$18,485,586[12]
12March 25, 2001Heartbreakers$11,801,323[13]
13April 1, 2001Spy Kids$26,546,881[14]
14April 8, 2001$17,079,114[15]
15April 15, 2001$12,501,512[16]
16April 22, 2001Bridget Jones's Diary$10,184,136Bridget Jones's Diary reached #1 in its second weekend of release.[17]
17April 29, 2001Driven$12,174,504[18]
18May 6, 2001The Mummy Returns$68,139,035[19]
19May 13, 2001$33,741,755[20]
20May 20, 2001Shrek$42,347,760[21]
21May 27, 2001Pearl Harbor$59,078,912[22]
22June 3, 2001$29,558,276[23]
23June 10, 2001Swordfish$18,145,632[24]
24June 17, 2001Lara Croft: Tomb Raider$47,735,743Lara Croft: Tomb Raider broke Pokémon: The First Movie's record ($31 million) for the highest weekend debut of a video game adaptation and Scary Movie's record ($42.3 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.[25]
25June 24, 2001The Fast and the Furious$40,089,015[26]
26July 1, 2001A.I. Artificial Intelligence$29,352,630[27]
27July 8, 2001Cats & Dogs$21,707,617[28]
28July 15, 2001Legally Blonde$20,377,426[29]
29July 22, 2001Jurassic Park III$50,771,645[30]
30July 29, 2001Planet of the Apes$68,532,960Planet of the Apes broke X-Men's record ($54.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July. It also broke Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace's record ($64.8 mil) for the largest opening weekend for 20th Century Fox.[31]
31August 5, 2001Rush Hour 2$67,408,222Rush Hour 2 broke The Sixth Sense's record ($26.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in August.[32]
32August 12, 2001American Pie 2$45,117,985[33]
33August 19, 2001$21,104,650[34]
34August 26, 2001$12,517,475[35]
35September 2, 2001Jeepers Creepers$13,106,108Jeepers Creepers broke The Crow: City of Angels' record ($9.7 mil) for the highest Labor Day weekend debut.[36]
36September 9, 2001The Musketeer$10,312,740The last #1 film prior to the destruction of the original World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.[37]
37September 16, 2001Hardball$9,386,342The first #1 film after the destruction of the original World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.[38]
38September 23, 2001$8,058,338[39]
39September 30, 2001Don't Say a Word$17,090,474[40]
40October 7, 2001Training Day$22,550,788[41]
41October 14, 2001$13,386,457[42]
42October 21, 2001From Hell$11,014,818[43]
43October 28, 2001K-PAX$17,215,275[44]
44November 4, 2001Monsters, Inc.$62,577,067Monsters, Inc. broke Toy Story 2's record ($57.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November and for an animated film. It also broke How the Grinch Stole Christmas' record ($55 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel.[45]
45November 11, 2001$45,551,028[46]
46November 18, 2001Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$90,294,621Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's $32.3 million opening day gross broke Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace's record ($28.5 mil) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke The Lost World: Jurassic Park's record ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut of all time, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace's record ($64.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film, Monsters, Inc's records ($62.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November and for a non-sequel (which had been set 2 weeks earlier) and Batman Forever's record ($52.7 mil) for the highest opening for Warner Bros. film. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had the highest weekend debut of 2001.[47]
47November 25, 2001$57,487,755Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone broke How The Grinch Stole Christmas' record ($52.1 mil) for the highest second weekend gross, and Toy Story 2's record ($57.39 mil) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend ever.[48]
48December 2, 2001$23,642,327[49]
49December 9, 2001Ocean's Eleven$38,107,822Ocean's Eleven broke What Women Want's record ($33.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in December, and Titanic's second weekend grosses' record ($35.4 mil) for the highest weekend ever in December.[50]
50December 16, 2001Vanilla Sky$25,015,518[51]
51December 23, 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring$47,211,490The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring broke Ocean's Eleven's record ($38.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in December (which had been set 2 weeks earlier).[52]
52December 30, 2001$38,695,582[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2001 by Calendar Gross[54]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith and Julie Walters Chris Columbus $288,516,414
2. Shrek DreamWorks Pictures voice of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson $267,665,011
3. Monsters, Inc. Walt Disney Pictures John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn and Jennifer Tilly Pete Docter $237,466,244
4. Rush Hour 2 New Line Cinema Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Alan King, Roselyn Sánchez, Harris Yulin and Zhang Ziyi Brett Ratner $226,164,286
5. The Mummy Returns Universal Pictures Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez and The Rock Stephen Sommers $202,019,785
6. Pearl Harbor Walt Disney Studios Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore and Alec Baldwin Michael Bay $198,542,554
7. Jurassic Park III Universal Pictures Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan and Michael Jeter Joe Johnston $181,171,875
8. Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren and Paul Giamatti Tim Burton $179,737,919
9. Hannibal Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Frankie R. Faison, Giancarlo Giannini and Francesca Neri Ridley Scott $165,092,268
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Cinema Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm and Andy Serkis Peter Jackson $163,871,215

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 2001 by In-year release[55]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneWarner Bros.$317,575,550
2.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNew Line Cinema$313,364,114
3.ShrekDreamWorks$267,665,011
4.Monsters, Inc.Disney$255,873,250
5.Rush Hour 2New Line Cinema$226,164,286
6.The Mummy ReturnsUniversal$202,019,785
7.Pearl HarborDisney$198,542,554
8.Ocean's ElevenWarner Bros.$183,417,150
9.Jurassic Park IIIUniversal$181,171,875
10.Planet of the ApesFox$180,011,740


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2001
GMonsters, Inc.
PGHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
PG-13The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
RHannibal

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See also
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