| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Training Day | - | - | - | $65,570,743 | 2,712 | $76,631,907 | Oct 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $42,129,014 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $40,379,702 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | Oct 5 | Miramax | false |
| 4 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $34,341,717 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | Sep 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Bandits | - | - | - | $32,536,745 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | Oct 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | From Hell | - | - | - | $21,589,863 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | Oct 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Joy Ride | - | - | - | $20,757,935 | 2,522 | $21,974,919 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $20,416,935 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $20,313,013 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | Oct 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Riding in Cars with Boys | - | - | - | $19,446,559 | 2,770 | $30,165,536 | Oct 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Hearts in Atlantis | - | - | - | $18,770,293 | 2,010 | $24,185,781 | Sep 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Thir13en Ghosts | - | - | - | $16,985,790 | 2,781 | $41,867,960 | Oct 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $16,014,346 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Last Castle | - | - | - | $13,894,176 | 2,270 | $18,244,060 | Oct 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 15 | Iron Monkey | - | - | - | $13,455,787 | 1,235 | $14,694,904 | Oct 12 | Miramax | false |
| 16 | Hardball | - | - | - | $13,355,003 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | Sep 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Others | - | - | - | $10,915,401 | 2,843 | $96,522,687 | Aug 10 | Miramax | false |
| 18 | Rush Hour 2 | - | - | - | $6,369,521 | 3,118 | $226,164,286 | Aug 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 19 | Bones | - | - | - | $3,797,011 | 847 | $7,316,658 | Oct 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 20 | The Glass House | - | - | - | $3,657,843 | 1,601 | $18,150,259 | Sep 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | - | - | - | $3,308,283 | 353 | $6,047,691 | Sep 21 | 8x Entertainment | false |
| 22 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $3,116,528 | 247 | $7,220,243 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Rat Race | - | - | - | $2,773,256 | 2,551 | $56,618,055 | Aug 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $2,554,174 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | Aug 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Jeepers Creepers | - | - | - | $2,475,459 | 2,944 | $37,904,175 | Aug 31 | United Artists | false |
| 26 | Two Can Play That Game | - | - | - | $2,315,908 | 1,308 | $22,235,901 | Sep 7 | Screen Gems | false |
| 27 | Legally Blonde | - | - | - | $2,303,462 | 2,725 | $96,520,674 | Jul 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | On the Line | - | - | - | $2,236,992 | 901 | $4,365,455 | Oct 26 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | American Pie 2 | - | - | - | $2,195,890 | 3,157 | $145,103,595 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Shrek | - | - | - | $1,587,258 | 3,715 | $267,851,831 | May 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 31 | The Musketeer | - | - | - | $1,539,265 | 2,500 | $27,073,640 | Sep 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $1,381,526 | 84 | $5,318,679 | Jul 27 | First Look International | false |
| 33 | The Closet | - | - | - | $1,353,984 | 145 | $6,678,894 | Jun 6 | Miramax | false |
| 34 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $1,121,881 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 35 | Jurassic Park III | - | - | - | $1,073,710 | 3,462 | $181,171,875 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $930,094 | 128 | $6,217,849 | Jul 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | $890,460 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | May 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Innocence | - | - | - | $748,602 | 52 | $2,202,382 | Aug 17 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 39 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | $739,680 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | Jun 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | $699,436 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | Jun 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 41 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $689,656 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 42 | The Deep End | - | - | - | $663,727 | 412 | $8,823,109 | Aug 10 | - | false |
| 43 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $659,271 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | O | - | - | - | $615,614 | 1,464 | $16,025,437 | Aug 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 45 | Tortilla Soup | - | - | - | $571,506 | 220 | $4,467,615 | Aug 24 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 46 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $527,940 | 105 | $4,626,290 | Aug 3 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | The Score | - | - | - | $501,427 | 2,211 | $71,107,711 | Jul 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 48 | Extremedays | - | - | - | $477,665 | 351 | $1,047,553 | Sep 28 | Providence Entertainment | false |
| 49 | Liam | - | - | - | $476,176 | 55 | $1,016,021 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 50 | Together | - | - | - | $472,325 | 47 | $1,034,829 | Aug 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 51 | L.I.E. | - | - | - | $467,142 | 45 | $1,138,836 | Sep 7 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 52 | Himalaya 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $446,503 | 34 | $2,487,878 | Mar 30 | Kino International | false |
| 53 | Who Knows? | - | - | - | $429,858 | 35 | $907,323 | Sep 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 54 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $429,798 | 93 | $2,901,447 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 55 | American Outlaws | - | - | - | $429,015 | 2,348 | $13,342,790 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | Summer Catch | - | - | - | $423,488 | 2,335 | $19,753,553 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | My First Mister | - | - | - | $423,291 | 103 | $568,762 | Oct 12 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 58 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $413,969 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 59 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | - | - | - | $409,670 | 3,053 | $112,952,899 | Jun 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | Glitter | - | - | - | $408,648 | 1,225 | $4,274,407 | Sep 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 61 | Asoka | - | - | - | $352,872 | 66 | $731,277 | Oct 26 | First Look International | false |
| 62 | Life as a House | - | - | - | $335,736 | 1,288 | $15,667,270 | Oct 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 63 | All Over the Guy | - | - | - | $334,482 | 35 | $1,022,324 | Aug 10 | Lionsgate | false |
| 64 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | - | - | - | $311,521 | 2,765 | $30,085,147 | Aug 24 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $300,050 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 66 | Divided We Fall 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $297,178 | 37 | $1,332,586 | Jun 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 67 | Soul Survivors | - | - | - | $292,389 | 604 | $3,111,545 | Sep 7 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 68 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | - | - | - | $282,655 | 1,612 | $25,543,895 | Aug 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 69 | Our Lady of the Assassins | - | - | - | $275,827 | 24 | $525,330 | Sep 7 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 70 | Happy Accidents | - | - | - | $271,096 | 49 | $688,523 | Aug 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 71 | Kiss of the Dragon | - | - | - | $258,051 | 2,100 | $36,845,124 | Jul 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 72 | Greenfingers | - | - | - | $248,131 | 49 | $1,443,067 | Jul 27 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 73 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $237,780 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 74 | Dinner Rush | - | - | - | $222,571 | 52 | $634,566 | Sep 28 | Access Entertainment | false |
| 75 | America's Sweethearts | - | - | - | $214,776 | 3,011 | $93,607,673 | Jul 20 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 76 | Rock Star | - | - | - | $190,719 | 2,525 | $17,008,282 | Sep 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 77 | An American Rhapsody | - | - | - | $187,520 | 54 | $850,255 | Aug 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 78 | High Heels and Low Lifes | - | - | - | $177,330 | 175 | $228,194 | Oct 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 79 | Diamond Men | - | - | - | $172,431 | 15 | $191,221 | Sep 14 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 80 | One Week | - | - | - | $153,058 | 18 | $190,441 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 81 | Donnie Darko | - | - | - | $140,736 | 58 | $517,375 | Oct 26 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 82 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $130,794 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 83 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $126,661 | 40 | $2,453,083 | Oct 5 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 84 | Bubble Boy | - | - | - | $126,310 | 1,605 | $5,007,898 | Aug 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 85 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | - | - | - | $123,645 | 909 | $7,517,191 | Aug 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 86 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | - | - | - | $114,051 | 12 | $151,086 | Sep 21 | - | false |
| 87 | Intimacy | - | - | - | $113,278 | 11 | $405,094 | Oct 19 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 88 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $92,491 | 17 | $725,854 | Oct 12 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 89 | Made | - | - | - | $78,724 | 182 | $5,313,300 | Jul 13 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 90 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | - | - | - | $67,913 | 7 | $67,913 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 91 | Aberdeen | - | - | - | $56,744 | 2 | $65,090 | Aug 17 | First Run | false |
| 92 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | - | - | - | $38,231 | 101 | $3,067,312 | Jul 20 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 93 | Osmosis Jones | - | - | - | $30,989 | 2,305 | $13,596,911 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 94 | Spriggan | - | - | - | $25,824 | 5 | $25,824 | Oct 12 | ADV Films | false |
| 95 | Werckmeister Harmonies | - | - | - | $25,461 | 1 | $25,461 | Oct 5 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 96 | Focus | - | - | - | $24,139 | 62 | $645,418 | Oct 19 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 97 | Better Than Sex | - | - | - | $19,521 | 7 | $19,521 | Oct 26 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 98 | Chop Suey | - | - | - | $18,792 | 5 | $179,914 | Oct 5 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 99 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $16,746 | 259 | $7,504,257 | Nov 2 | USA Films | false |
| 100 | The Mummy Returns | - | - | - | $12,145 | 3,553 | $202,019,785 | May 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 101 | Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. | - | - | - | $11,299 | 2 | $41,040 | Oct 12 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 102 | Born Romantic | - | - | - | $10,288 | 7 | $15,545 | Sep 28 | United Artists | false |
| 103 | My Voyage to Italy | - | - | - | $10,221 | 1 | $11,683 | Oct 24 | Miramax | false |
| 104 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $9,720 | 8 | $788,896 | Oct 24 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 105 | Children Underground | - | - | - | $3,100 | 1 | $12,798 | Sep 19 | Cinemax | false |
| 106 | Ginger Snaps | - | - | - | $2,184 | 1 | $2,554 | Oct 26 | Cinema Village Features | false |
