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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2001

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2001 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… Nov 16, 2001 Adventure PG $288,493,000 50,970,495
2 Shrek May 18, 2001 Adventure PG $267,655,011 47,288,871
3 Jurassic Park III Jul 18, 2001 Action PG-13 $181,166,115 32,008,148
4 Planet of the Apes Jul 27, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $179,774,963 31,762,361
5 Hannibal Feb 9, 2001 Horror R $165,091,986 29,168,195
6 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $163,871,215 28,952,511
7 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Dec 8, 2000 Action PG-13 $114,617,017 20,250,356
8 Dr. Dolittle 2 Jun 22, 2001 Comedy PG $112,950,721 19,955,958
9 The Princess Diaries Aug 3, 2001 Comedy G $108,184,054 19,113,790
10 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Jun 8, 2001 Adventure PG $84,052,762 14,850,311
11 Artificial Intelligence: AI Jun 29, 2001 Drama PG-13 $78,616,689 13,889,874
12 Along Came a Spider Apr 6, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $74,058,698 13,084,576
13 Bridget Jones’s Diary Apr 13, 2001 Romantic Comedy R $71,500,556 12,632,607
14 Chocolat Dec 15, 2000 Drama PG-13 $67,060,776 11,848,194
15 Don’t Say a Word Sep 28, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $54,924,196 9,703,922
16 Blow Apr 6, 2001 Drama R $52,990,775 9,362,328
17 Exit Wounds Mar 16, 2001 Action R $51,758,599 9,144,629
18 K-PAX Oct 26, 2001 Drama PG-13 $50,315,140 8,889,601
19 Double Take Jan 12, 2001 Action PG-13 $29,823,162 5,269,110
20 Someone Like You Mar 30, 2001 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,338,033 4,830,041
21 The Musketeer Sep 7, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $27,053,815 4,779,826
22 Memento Mar 16, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $25,530,884 4,510,757
23 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Aug 17, 2001 Drama R $25,528,495 4,510,335
24 Hearts in Atlantis Sep 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $24,185,781 4,273,106
25 Valentine Feb 2, 2001 Horror R $20,384,136 3,601,437
26 The Pledge Jan 19, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $19,719,930 3,484,087
27 Original Sin Aug 3, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $16,521,410 2,918,977
28 The Tailor of Panama Mar 30, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $13,491,653 2,383,684
29 The Deep End Aug 8, 2001 Thriller/Suspense R $8,823,109 1,558,853
30 102 Dalmatians Nov 22, 2000 Adventure G $8,605,600 1,520,424
31 Pollock Dec 15, 2000 Drama R $8,552,670 1,511,072
32 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Nov 17, 2000 Adventure PG $8,415,720 1,486,876
33 All the Pretty Horses Dec 22, 2000 Western PG-13 $7,886,561 1,393,385
34 Apocalypse Now Aug 15, 1979 Drama R $4,591,287 811,181
35 Left Behind Feb 2, 2001 Drama PG-13 $4,224,065 746,301
36 Before Night Falls Dec 22, 2000 Drama R $3,986,585 704,344
37 The Golden Bowl Apr 27, 2001 Drama R $3,037,579 536,675
38 Impostor Jan 4, 2002 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,022,523 534,014
39 The House of Mirth Dec 22, 2000 Drama PG $2,872,744 507,552
40 The Shipping News Dec 25, 2001 Drama R $2,796,557 494,091
41 In the Bedroom Nov 23, 2001 Drama R $2,381,395 420,741
42 The Road Home May 25, 2001 Drama G $1,280,090 226,164
43 The Luzhin Defence Apr 20, 2001 Drama PG-13 $1,051,811 185,832
44 Left Luggage Sep 22, 2000 Drama Not Rated $937,992 165,723
45 Requiem for a Dream Oct 6, 2000 Drama Open $790,504 139,665
46 The Caveman's Valentine Mar 2, 2001 Drama R $687,081 121,392
47 Focus Oct 19, 2001 Drama PG-13 $667,728 117,973
48 Les Rivières Pourpres Jun 29, 2001 Drama R $632,548 111,758
49 Texas Rangers Nov 30, 2001 Western PG-13 $623,374 110,137
50 The Claim Dec 29, 2000 Western R $614,892 108,638
51 Pay it Forward Oct 20, 2000 Drama PG-13 $542,879 95,915
52 Our Lady of the Assassins Sep 7, 2001 Drama R $516,241 91,209
53 Bully Jul 13, 2001 Drama R $510,092 90,122
54 Intimacy Oct 19, 2001 Drama R $448,008 79,153
55 Black Hawk Down Dec 28, 2001 Action R $274,347 48,471
56 Chopper Apr 11, 2001 Drama R $234,259 41,389
57 Plata quemada Oct 19, 2001 Drama Not Rated $192,168 33,952
58 Bande à part Aug 17, 2001 Drama Not Rated $182,857 32,307
59 Baise-moi Sep 15, 2000 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $127,857 22,590
60 Ôdishon Jun 15, 2001 Horror R $110,776 19,572
61 101 Reykjavík Jul 25, 2001 Comedy Not Rated $109,277 19,307
62 Wonder Boys Feb 23, 2000 Comedy R $104,502 18,463
63 Der Blaue Engel Jul 13, 2001 Musical Not Rated $77,982 13,778
64 The Invisible Circus Feb 2, 2001 Drama Not Rated $77,578 13,706
65 Charlotte Gray Dec 28, 2001 Drama PG-13 $72,806 12,863
66 Une affaire de goût Feb 2, 2001 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $48,602 8,587
67 Aimée & Jaguar Aug 11, 2000 Drama Not Rated $45,801 8,092
68 Abril Despedaçado Dec 14, 2001 Drama PG-13 $35,625 6,294
69 The Body Apr 20, 2001 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $33,565 5,930
70 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Sep 21, 2001 Action Not Rated $25,521 4,509
71 Beau Travail Mar 31, 2000 Drama Not Rated $13,250 2,341
72 The Wide Blue Road Jun 8, 2001 Not Rated $6,741 1,191
73 La chambre des magiciennes Feb 9, 2001 Drama Not Rated $5,788 1,023
74 The Weekend Nov 22, 2000 Drama Not Rated $2,955 522
75 The Annihilation of Fish Nov 2, 2001 Drama R $2,183 386
76 Diary of a Chambermaid Oct 13, 2000 Drama Not Rated $1,727 305
Total Gross of All Movies$2,476,945,374
Total Tickets Sold437,622,855

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2001. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2001. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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