| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Shrek | - | - | - | $105,367,784 | 3,715 | $267,851,831 | May 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 2 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | - | - | - | $96,370,884 | 3,349 | $131,168,070 | Jun 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $88,982,495 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | May 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | $71,715,980 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | Jun 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Swordfish | - | - | - | $58,466,966 | 2,688 | $69,772,969 | Jun 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $54,209,900 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | Jun 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Animal | - | - | - | $53,023,602 | 2,788 | $57,743,062 | Jun 1 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 8 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $46,599,050 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | - | - | - | $42,988,759 | 3,053 | $112,952,899 | Jun 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Evolution | - | - | - | $34,980,313 | 2,613 | $38,345,494 | Jun 8 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 11 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | - | - | - | $30,902,725 | 2,675 | $32,269,834 | Jun 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 12 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $24,282,800 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | May 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | - | - | - | $20,763,000 | 3,242 | $78,616,689 | Jun 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | A Knight's Tale | - | - | - | $9,204,691 | 2,980 | $56,569,702 | May 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Bridget Jones's Diary | - | - | - | $6,835,110 | 2,547 | $71,543,427 | Apr 13 | Miramax | false |
| 16 | Baby Boy | - | - | - | $6,763,647 | 1,533 | $28,734,552 | Jun 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Memento | - | - | - | $5,241,874 | 531 | $25,544,867 | Mar 16 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 18 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $4,013,980 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Scary Movie 2 | - | - | - | $3,859,900 | 3,220 | $71,308,997 | Jul 4 | Miramax | false |
| 20 | Angel Eyes | - | - | - | $3,859,700 | 2,407 | $24,174,218 | May 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Crazy/Beautiful | - | - | - | $2,337,002 | 1,603 | $16,937,988 | Jun 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Along Came a Spider | - | - | - | $1,966,771 | 2,573 | $74,078,174 | Apr 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | With a Friend Like Harry... | - | - | - | $1,670,131 | 220 | $3,830,441 | Apr 20 | Miramax | false |
| 24 | The Anniversary Party | - | - | - | $1,591,600 | 120 | $4,047,329 | Jun 8 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 25 | Sexy Beast | - | - | - | $1,531,808 | 194 | $6,946,056 | Jun 15 | - | false |
| 26 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $1,357,183 | 847 | $45,512,588 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | - | - | - | $1,175,225 | 2,166 | $25,635,682 | Apr 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Blow | - | - | - | $1,118,982 | 2,249 | $52,990,775 | Apr 6 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 29 | Driven | - | - | - | $1,077,112 | 2,905 | $32,720,065 | Apr 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $985,419 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 31 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $967,591 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 32 | The Golden Bowl | - | - | - | $966,265 | 117 | $3,050,532 | Apr 27 | Lionsgate | false |
| 33 | Nuit de noces | - | - | - | $858,564 | 76 | $1,238,180 | Jun 1 | - | false |
| 34 | Spy Kids | - | - | - | $824,180 | 3,191 | $112,719,001 | Mar 30 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | The Tailor of Panama | - | - | - | $765,789 | 441 | $13,729,742 | Mar 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | - | - | - | $667,934 | 34 | $835,767 | Jun 15 | - | false |
| 37 | Pootie Tang | - | - | - | $627,524 | 712 | $3,313,583 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $581,299 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $557,588 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 40 | Startup.com | - | - | - | $551,126 | 35 | $1,283,356 | May 11 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 41 | Gabriela | - | - | - | $532,849 | 30 | $2,335,352 | Mar 16 | - | false |
| 42 | Enemy at the Gates | - | - | - | $529,260 | 1,724 | $51,401,758 | Mar 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 43 | Amores Perros | - | - | - | $512,627 | 187 | $5,408,467 | Mar 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 44 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $511,720 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 45 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $509,766 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 46 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $505,393 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | The Road Home | - | - | - | $501,599 | 37 | $1,280,490 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Recess: School's Out | - | - | - | $500,509 | 2,630 | $36,706,141 | Feb 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $480,874 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 50 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! | - | - | - | $469,353 | 35 | $992,683 | Apr 6 | IMAX | false |
| 51 | Extreme | - | - | - | $421,398 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 52 | Traffic | - | - | - | $418,502 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | Dec 27 | USA Films | false |
| 53 | Kingdom Come | - | - | - | $409,243 | 1,111 | $23,249,649 | Apr 11 | - | false |
| 54 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $379,071 | 34 | $2,487,878 | Mar 30 | Kino International | false |
| 55 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $365,759 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | The Dish | - | - | - | $345,173 | 82 | $2,552,992 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | Bread and Roses | - | - | - | $328,337 | 39 | $533,479 | May 11 | Lionsgate | false |
| 58 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $320,543 | 405 | $11,260,096 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 59 | Under the Sand | - | - | - | $314,677 | 25 | $1,452,698 | May 4 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 60 | The Man Who Cried | - | - | - | $308,285 | 28 | $747,092 | May 25 | Focus Features | false |
| 61 | Exit Wounds | - | - | - | $296,648 | 2,830 | $51,758,599 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | Widow of St. Pierre | - | - | - | $296,550 | 83 | $3,193,889 | Mar 2 | Lionsgate | false |
| 63 | The Claim | - | - | - | $265,326 | 29 | $669,258 | Dec 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 64 | Bride of the Wind | - | - | - | $245,129 | 42 | $318,823 | Jun 8 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 65 | The Center of the World | - | - | - | $238,326 | 45 | $1,101,344 | Apr 20 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 66 | The Luzhin Defence | - | - | - | $213,349 | 49 | $1,053,070 | Apr 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 67 | The Crimson Rivers | - | - | - | $207,421 | 47 | $594,966 | Jan 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 68 | Songcatcher | - | - | - | $206,602 | 104 | $3,059,834 | Jun 15 | Lionsgate | false |
| 69 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $204,148 | 20 | $1,808,679 | Feb 2 | IMAX | false |
| 70 | Divided We Fall 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $192,098 | 37 | $1,332,586 | Jun 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 71 | Heartbreakers | - | - | - | $189,682 | 2,751 | $40,336,607 | Mar 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 72 | The Taste of Others | - | - | - | $173,758 | 14 | $891,369 | Sep 15 | Miramax | false |
| 73 | Someone Like You | - | - | - | $163,341 | 2,349 | $27,343,067 | Mar 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 74 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $147,431 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 75 | Big Eden | - | - | - | $143,462 | 10 | $512,451 | Jun 1 | - | false |
| 76 | Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale | - | - | - | $139,121 | 15 | $373,366 | Mar 30 | IFC Films | false |
| 77 | Panic | - | - | - | $124,136 | 11 | $779,137 | Dec 1 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 78 | Pollock | - | - | - | $121,389 | 280 | $8,598,593 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 79 | The Princess and the Warrior | - | - | - | $106,624 | 31 | $872,091 | Jun 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 80 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | - | - | - | $95,309 | 2,675 | $17,052,128 | Apr 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 81 | Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | - | - | - | $94,591 | 1 | $94,591 | Jun 22 | Tidepoint Pictures | false |
| 82 | The Circle | - | - | - | $77,745 | 16 | $440,554 | Mar 9 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 83 | Joe Dirt | - | - | - | $75,011 | 2,638 | $27,087,695 | Apr 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 84 | Freddy Got Fingered | - | - | - | $71,813 | 2,271 | $14,254,993 | Apr 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 85 | The Hidden Fortress | - | - | - | $60,536 | 39 | $183,579 | Jun 22 | - | false |
| 86 | Down to Earth | - | - | - | $43,818 | 2,521 | $64,186,502 | Feb 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 87 | The Brothers | - | - | - | $37,470 | 1,378 | $27,457,409 | Mar 23 | Screen Gems | false |
| 88 | Simon Magus | - | - | - | $33,001 | 2 | $40,861 | Mar 9 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 89 | Signs & Wonders | - | - | - | $29,717 | 2 | $33,842 | Feb 9 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 90 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | - | - | - | $28,149 | 9 | $28,149 | Jun 15 | - | false |
| 91 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $23,475 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 92 | The Adventures of Felix | - | - | - | $13,275 | 8 | $363,409 | Jun 15 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 93 | Lumumba | - | - | - | $9,091 | 12 | $352,296 | Jun 22 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 94 | Life and Debt | - | - | - | $3,521 | 4 | $263,107 | Jun 16 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 95 | Everybody's Famous! | - | - | - | $3,154 | 11 | $81,734 | Jul 3 | Miramax | false |
| 96 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | - | - | - | $2,543 | 1 | $2,543 | Jun 15 | USA Films | false |
| 97 | Pandaemonium | - | - | - | $1,470 | 1 | $5,151 | Jun 29 | USA Films | false |
| 98 | The Caveman's Valentine | - | - | - | $1,005 | 59 | $687,194 | Mar 2 | Focus Features | false |
| 99 | The Vertical Ray of the Sun | - | - | - | $870 | 9 | $110,134 | Jul 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
