This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2001.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Gross Notes 1 Cast Away $22,220,725 2 Save the Last Dance $23,444,930 Save the Last Dance broke Varsity Blues'''s record ($15.2 mil) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend debut. || |- | 3 || || $15,366,047 || || |- | 4 || || rowspan="2" | The Wedding Planner || $13,510,293 || || |- | 5 || || $10,605,542 || || |- | 6 || || rowspan="3" | Hannibal || $58,003,121 || Hannibal broke Scream 3s record ($34.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in February, and Scary Movies record ($42.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film. ||
| 7 || || $29,707,947 || Hannibal broke Titanics record ($28.2 mil) for the highest President's Day weekend ever. || |- | 8 || || $15,767,006 || || |- | 9 || || rowspan="2" | The Mexican || $20,108,829 || || |- | 10 || || $12,244,750 || || |- | 11 || || Exit Wounds || $18,485,586 || || |- | 12 || || Heartbreakers || $11,801,323 || || |- | 13 || || rowspan="3" | Spy Kids || $26,546,881 || || |- | 14 || || $17,079,114 || ||
| 15 || || $12,501,512 || || |- | 16 || || Bridget Jones's Diary || $10,184,136 || Bridget Jones's Diary reached #1 in its second weekend of release. || |- | 17 || || Driven || $12,174,504 || || |- | 18 || || rowspan="2" | The Mummy Returns || $68,139,035 || || |- | 19 || || $33,741,755 || || |- | 20 || || Shrek || $42,347,760 || Shrek broke Chicken Runs record ($17.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for a DreamWorks Animation film. || |- | 21 || || rowspan="2" | Pearl Harbor || $59,078,912 || || |- | 22 || || $29,558,276 || || |- | 23 || || Swordfish || $18,145,632 || || |- | 24 || || Lara Croft: Tomb Raider || $47,735,743 || Lara Croft: Tomb Raider broke Pokémon: The First Movies record ($31 million) for the highest weekend debut of a video game adaptation and Scary Movies record ($42.3 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. || |- | 25 || || The Fast and the Furious || $40,089,015 || || |- | 26 || || A.I. Artificial Intelligence || $29,352,630 || || |- | 27 || || Cats & Dogs || $21,707,617 || || |- | 28 || || Legally Blonde || $20,377,426 || || |- | 29 || || Jurassic Park III || $50,771,645 || || |- | 30 || || Planet of the Apes || $68,532,960 || Planet of the Apes broke X-Mens record ($54.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July. || |- | 31 || || Rush Hour 2 || $67,408,222 || Rush Hour 2 broke The Sixth Senses record ($26.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in August. || |- | 32 || || rowspan="3" | American Pie 2 || $45,117,985 ||American Pie 2 had a record opening for an R-rated comedy. It was the first time that four films had opened with more than $45 million in four consecutive weekends. || |- | 33 || || $21,104,650 || || |- | 34 || || $12,517,475 || || |- | 35 || || Jeepers Creepers || $13,106,108 || Jeepers Creepers broke The Crow: City of Angels record ($9.7 mil) for the highest Labor Day weekend debut. || |- | 36 || || The Musketeer || $10,312,740 || || |- | 37 || || rowspan="2" | Hardball || $9,386,342 || || |- | 38 || || $8,058,338 || ||
| 39 || || Don't Say a Word || $17,090,474 || || |- | 40 || || rowspan="2" | Training Day || $22,550,788 || || |- | 41 || || $13,386,457 || || |- | 42 || || From Hell || $11,014,818 || || |- | 43 || || K-PAX || $17,215,275 || || |- | 44 || || rowspan="2" | Monsters, Inc. || $62,577,067 || Monsters, Inc. broke Toy Story 2s records ($57.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November, for an animated film, a G-rated film, and for the holiday season. It also broke How the Grinch Stole Christmas record ($55 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel, The Lion Kings record ($40.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel animated film, and Independence Days record ($50.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an original film overall. || |- | 45 || || $45,551,028 || || |- | 46 || || rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone † || $90,294,621 || Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stones $32.3 million opening day gross broke Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menaces record ($28.5 mil) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Monsters, Incs records ($62.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November, for a non-sequel, and for the holiday season (which had been set 2 weeks earlier), The Lost World: Jurassic Parks record ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut of all time, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menaces record ($64.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film, and Batman Forevers record ($52.7 mil) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had the highest weekend debut of 2001. || |- | 47 || || $57,487,755 || Harry 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 2s record ($57.39 mil) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend ever. || |- | 48 || || $23,642,327 || || |- | 49 || || Ocean's Eleven || $38,107,822 || Ocean's Eleven broke What Women Wants record ($33.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in December, and Titanics second weekend grosses record ($35.4 mil) for the highest weekend ever in December. || |- | 50 || || Vanilla Sky || $25,015,518 || || |- | 51 || || rowspan="2" | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring || $47,211,490 || The 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 $38,695,582
Highest-grossing films
Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 2001 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Studio(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 Animation voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson $267,665,011 3. Monsters, Inc. Walt Disney Pictures voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly and Mary Gibbs 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, Freddie Boath, Alun Armstrong 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, Francesca Neri and Gary Oldman 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 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Warner Bros. $317,575,550 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Cinema $313,364,114 3. Shrek DreamWorks $267,665,011 4. Monsters, Inc. Disney $255,873,250 5. Rush Hour 2 New Line Cinema $226,164,286 6. The Mummy Returns Universal $202,019,785 7. Pearl Harbor Disney $198,542,554 8. Ocean's Eleven Warner Bros. $183,417,150 9. Jurassic Park III Universal $181,171,875 10. Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox $180,011,740
+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2001 G Monsters, Inc. PG Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone PG-13 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring R Hannibal
See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films
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