Australian Box Office For 2001
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrek | $16,710,733 | 343 | $16,710,733 | - | United International Pictures |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $16,707,108 | 476 | $21,404,392 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Moulin Rouge! | $14,297,272 | 258 | $14,340,922 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 4 | Bridget Jones's Diary | $11,630,456 | 323 | $11,632,274 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 5 | Cast Away | $11,594,722 | 233 | $11,594,722 | Jan 18 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 6 | Miss Congeniality | $10,245,299 | 266 | $10,250,371 | Mar 15 | Roadshow Films |
| 7 | What Women Want | $10,230,956 | 312 | $11,689,023 | Jan 11 | - |
| 8 | Pearl Harbor | $10,034,063 | 411 | $10,034,063 | Jun 7 | - |
| 9 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $9,384,825 | 406 | $174,634 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 10 | The Mummy Returns | $9,341,940 | 349 | $9,341,940 | May 10 | - |
| 11 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $8,428,397 | 330 | $8,428,397 | Jun 21 | - |
| 12 | Cats & Dogs | $8,401,173 | 305 | $8,401,173 | Sep 20 | - |
| 13 | Swordfish | $7,694,768 | 208 | $7,694,768 | Jun 28 | - |
| 14 | Meet the Parents | $7,495,750 | 267 | $11,549,612 | Dec 26 | - |
| 15 | Rush Hour 2 | $6,283,518 | 300 | $6,284,063 | Sep 27 | - |
| 16 | Traffic | $6,127,709 | 268 | $6,128,543 | Mar 8 | - |
| 17 | Planet of the Apes | $5,951,760 | 347 | $6,060,123 | Aug 9 | - |
| 18 | Coyote Ugly | $5,596,112 | 217 | $5,999,011 | Jan 1 | - |
| 19 | Jurassic Park III | $5,472,737 | 310 | $5,472,737 | Aug 30 | - |
| 20 | American Pie 2 | $5,367,185 | 308 | $6,807,893 | Dec 6 | - |
| 21 | Hannibal | $5,328,376 | 302 | $5,555,753 | Feb 15 | - |
| 22 | The Others | $5,263,917 | 302 | $5,407,845 | - | Hoyts Distribution |
| 23 | Legally Blonde | $5,261,128 | 270 | $5,264,546 | - | Park Circus |
| 24 | The Fast and the Furious | $5,141,047 | 257 | $5,141,047 | Sep 20 | - |
| 25 | Chocolat | $5,128,631 | 61 | $5,215,165 | Feb 15 | - |
| 26 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $5,116,775 | 110 | $5,688,526 | - | Big Bull Productions |
| 27 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | $4,929,915 | 273 | $5,353,930 | Jul 5 | - |
| 28 | Lantana | $4,839,344 | 100 | $6,125,907 | Oct 4 | - |
| 29 | Rugrats in Paris | $4,770,377 | 302 | $4,770,997 | Apr 5 | - |
| 30 | Monsters, Inc. | $4,671,986 | 357 | $12,989,361 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | A Knight's Tale | $4,508,111 | 242 | $4,518,086 | Aug 23 | - |
| 32 | 102 Dalmatians | $4,326,772 | 257 | $5,806,633 | Dec 22 | - |
| 33 | The Man Who Sued God | $4,084,014 | 233 | $4,232,050 | Oct 25 | - |
| 34 | Save the Last Dance | $4,072,909 | 165 | $4,072,909 | Apr 5 | - |
| 35 | America's Sweethearts | $3,996,157 | 265 | $3,996,157 | Oct 4 | - |
| 36 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | $3,857,807 | 239 | $3,857,807 | Apr 12 | - |
| 37 | The Emperor's New Groove | $3,831,332 | 322 | $3,831,140 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | The Princess Diaries | $3,758,640 | 214 | $3,783,241 | Sep 13 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 39 | Spy Kids | $3,305,683 | 248 | $3,331,433 | Sep 20 | - |
| 40 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $3,177,365 | 165 | $3,177,365 | Mar 29 | - |
| 41 | The Mexican | $3,121,195 | 254 | $3,592,748 | Apr 26 | - |
| 42 | Vertical Limit | $3,037,495 | 239 | $5,846,878 | Dec 22 | - |
| 43 | Chicken Run | $2,974,933 | 296 | $8,487,916 | Dec 7 | - |
| 44 | The Animal | $2,959,006 | 191 | $2,959,006 | Aug 2 | - |
| 45 | The Gift | $2,928,203 | 141 | $2,928,203 | Apr 12 | - |
| 46 | Evolution | $2,904,537 | 225 | $2,904,537 | Jul 12 | - |
| 47 | The Family Man | $2,830,043 | 165 | $2,830,043 | Jan 25 | - |
| 48 | Vanilla Sky | $2,761,501 | 297 | $3,728,281 | Dec 20 | - |
| 49 | Training Day | $2,555,323 | 184 | $2,559,356 | Nov 15 | - |
| 50 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | $2,475,497 | 206 | $2,567,656 | Jul 26 | - |
| 51 | Don't Say a Word | $2,400,437 | 168 | $2,401,714 | Oct 25 | - |
| 52 | Bedazzled | $2,379,481 | 174 | $2,379,481 | Jan 25 | - |
| 53 | Remember the Titans | $2,332,632 | 190 | $2,334,708 | Jan 25 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 54 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | $2,308,917 | 212 | $2,339,543 | Aug 23 | - |
| 55 | Along Came a Spider | $2,304,465 | 185 | $2,334,726 | Aug 16 | - |
| 56 | Proof of Life | $2,277,636 | 203 | $2,278,079 | Mar 1 | - |
| 57 | The Wedding Planner | $2,255,901 | 180 | $2,256,611 | Mar 29 | - |
| 58 | Zoolander | $2,236,435 | 160 | $2,236,527 | Nov 1 | - |
| 59 | Almost Famous | $2,234,126 | 201 | $2,234,126 | - | Park Circus |
| 60 | Blow | $2,111,010 | 131 | $2,111,740 | Aug 23 | - |
| 61 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | $2,093,647 | 246 | $2,093,647 | Sep 13 | - |
| 62 | Memento | $2,022,828 | 53 | $3,167 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | The 6th Day | $1,986,603 | 194 | $1,986,603 | Jan 18 | - |
| 64 | Scary Movie 2 | $1,976,869 | 250 | $1,976,869 | Oct 18 | - |
| 65 | Joe Dirt | $1,969,897 | 175 | $1,969,897 | May 24 | - |
| 66 | Finding Forrester | $1,817,715 | 189 | $1,841,639 | Mar 29 | - |
| 67 | Kiss of the Dragon | $1,773,190 | 199 | $1,773,190 | Oct 11 | - |
| 68 | Exit Wounds | $1,712,647 | 147 | $1,741,983 | Apr 19 | - |
| 69 | The Score | $1,692,998 | 130 | $1,707,751 | Nov 29 | - |
| 70 | The Exorcist 2000 Director's Cut | $1,633,396 | 143 | $1,634,664 | Mar 22 | - |
| 71 | Riding in Cars with Boys | $1,538,987 | 177 | $1,538,987 | Nov 22 | - |
| 72 | Men of Honor | $1,424,842 | 162 | $1,424,842 | Feb 22 | - |
| 73 | Thirteen Days | $1,413,080 | 66 | $1,422,838 | May 3 | - |
| 74 | Tomcats | $1,406,080 | 160 | $1,406,080 | Apr 19 | - |
| 75 | Pay It Forward | $1,376,155 | 165 | $1,376,155 | Feb 22 | - |
| 76 | 15 Minutes | $1,360,125 | 138 | $1,363,811 | May 17 | - |
| 77 | Enemy at the Gates | $1,268,937 | 144 | $1,269,953 | Jul 26 | - |
| 78 | Heartbreakers | $1,217,991 | 138 | $1,217,991 | Jul 5 | - |
| 79 | The Bank | $1,198,441 | 64 | $1,198,441 | Sep 6 | - |
| 80 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | $1,123,006 | 209 | $1,145,414 | Sep 20 | - |
| 81 | CyberWorld | $1,116,507 | 4 | $1,569,456 | Jun 28 | - |
| 82 | Charlie's Angels | $1,077,758 | 296 | $10,176,579 | Nov 23 | Madman Entertainment |
| 83 | Someone Like You | $1,070,988 | 129 | $1,071,148 | Jul 12 | - |
| 84 | Little Nicky | $984,226 | 179 | $1,794,298 | Dec 22 | - |
| 85 | Bring It On | $924,469 | 154 | $3,320,888 | Dec 14 | Roadshow Films |
| 86 | Bounce | $891,450 | 170 | $895,187 | Mar 8 | - |
| 87 | The Last Castle | $849,154 | 158 | $849,154 | Nov 22 | - |
| 88 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | $839,154 | 154 | $839,154 | Jan 11 | - |
| 89 | Duets | $831,864 | 68 | $831,864 | Feb 8 | - |
| 90 | Dungeons & Dragons | $830,945 | 106 | $830,945 | Jan 18 | - |
| 91 | Best in Show | $826,986 | 18 | $837,999 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 92 | Quills | $811,973 | 51 | $811,973 | Mar 1 | - |
| 93 | Recess: School's Out | $809,090 | 178 | $809,090 | Jun 21 | - |
| 94 | See Spot Run | $795,614 | 149 | $795,614 | Apr 5 | - |
| 95 | Nurse Betty | $751,234 | 40 | $751,234 | Aug 23 | - |
| 96 | Enigma 2001 Re-release | $723,295 | 50 | $723,295 | Oct 25 | - |
| 97 | Thir13en Ghosts | $701,094 | 140 | $940,284 | Dec 13 | - |
| 98 | Head Over Heels | $700,446 | 127 | $700,446 | May 31 | - |
| 99 | Dracula 2000 | $691,890 | 112 | $691,890 | Mar 15 | - |
| 100 | Down to Earth | $671,444 | 121 | $671,444 | Aug 2 | - |
| 101 | Driven | $639,376 | 130 | $639,376 | Aug 16 | - |
| 102 | Get Over It | $629,345 | 140 | $629,345 | Sep 6 | - |
| 103 | Valentine | $604,027 | 130 | $604,027 | May 3 | - |
| 104 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $595,850 | 293 | $4,376,924 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 105 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $562,849 | 226 | $2,976,807 | Dec 14 | - |
| 106 | Haunted Castle | $560,612 | 4 | $3,786,220 | Sep 20 | IMAX |
| 107 | You Can Count on Me | $527,948 | 15 | $527,948 | Jul 5 | - |
| 108 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | $486,646 | 100 | $549,902 | Jun 21 | - |
| 109 | Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | $485,651 | 120 | $485,651 | Jan 11 | - |
| 110 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $467,214 | 41 | $1,032,108 | Dec 22 | - |
| 111 | Say It Isn't So | $466,421 | 143 | $466,421 | Apr 12 | - |
| 112 | Sexy Beast | $460,358 | 25 | $460,358 | - | Big Bull Productions |
| 113 | Mullet | $457,435 | 15 | $466,648 | Jun 28 | - |
| 114 | The Pledge | $451,268 | 16 | $451,279 | Aug 9 | - |
| 115 | Himalaya | $436,557 | 14 | $725,093 | Dec 22 | - |
| 116 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $415,615 | 3 | $4,030,122 | Nov 1 | - |
| 117 | The Tailor of Panama | $399,791 | 39 | $399,791 | Aug 16 | - |
| 118 | Bread and Tulips | $387,799 | 6 | $387,799 | - | Palace Films |
| 119 | The Watcher | $369,717 | 97 | $369,717 | Mar 1 | - |
| 120 | State and Main | $369,520 | 19 | $385,631 | Jun 7 | - |
| 121 | Rock Star | $356,986 | 110 | $356,986 | Nov 15 | - |
| 122 | All the Pretty Horses | $346,148 | 118 | $346,148 | May 10 | - |
| 123 | Small Time Crooks | $315,557 | 25 | $315,557 | Jan 25 | - |
| 124 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | $304,630 | 143 | $304,630 | Feb 8 | - |
| 125 | He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | $301,275 | 20 | $307,159 | Aug 30 | - |
| 126 | Fantasia 2000 | $284,447 | 5 | $1,160,024 | Jun 1 | - |
| 127 | Original Sin | $258,519 | 100 | $258,519 | Dec 6 | - |
| 128 | Josie and the Pussycats | $255,274 | 103 | $257,538 | - | Park Circus |
| 129 | Shadow of the Vampire | $239,052 | 11 | $239,052 | Jan 25 | - |
| 130 | Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 Re-release | $234,150 | 14 | $234,531 | Nov 15 | - |
| 131 | Gladiator | $230,873 | 73 | $18,466,914 | - | United International Pictures |
| 132 | The House of Mirth | $230,121 | 27 | $230,121 | Jun 14 | - |
| 133 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | $208,498 | 98 | $208,498 | Nov 22 | - |
| 134 | The Little Vampire | $204,822 | 103 | $204,822 | Apr 5 | - |
| 135 | The Contender | $203,388 | 37 | $203,388 | Mar 22 | - |
| 136 | What's Cooking? | $201,600 | 14 | $206,727 | May 17 | - |
| 137 | Antitrust | $194,204 | 193 | $236,381 | Apr 26 | - |
| 138 | Get Carter | $194,013 | 69 | $194,013 | Feb 1 | - |
| 139 | Risk | $181,763 | 26 | $181,763 | May 10 | - |
| 140 | The Deep End | $181,174 | 28 | $181,174 | Nov 22 | - |
| 141 | Russian Doll | $177,899 | 11 | $186,798 | Jun 14 | - |
| 142 | Saving Silverman | $176,322 | 76 | $176,322 | Dec 13 | - |
| 143 | The Trumpet of the Swan | $165,707 | 75 | $165,707 | Mar 1 | - |
| 144 | When Brendan Met Trudy | $163,493 | 13 | $172,779 | Jul 12 | - |
| 145 | Ghosts of Mars | $160,687 | 46 | $160,687 | Oct 25 | - |
| 146 | Requiem for a Dream | $155,104 | 12 | $164,762 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia |
| 147 | Crazy/Beautiful | $154,097 | 49 | $154,206 | Nov 22 | - |
| 148 | The Man Who Cried | $146,001 | 8 | $146,001 | May 3 | - |
| 149 | Highlander: Endgame | $140,478 | 68 | $140,478 | Feb 15 | - |
| 150 | One Night at McCool's | $139,345 | 57 | $139,345 | Nov 1 | - |
| 151 | The Forsaken | $133,351 | 40 | $133,351 | Sep 6 | - |
| 152 | Amélie | $133,120 | 53 | $3,336,919 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia |
| 153 | Malena | $127,558 | 21 | $134,091 | Oct 25 | - |
| 154 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | $127,326 | 59 | $127,326 | May 24 | - |
| 155 | Croupier | $127,295 | 11 | $127,295 | Apr 12 | - |
| 156 | Ride | $124,871 | 3 | $124,871 | May 24 | - |
| 157 | The Closet | $124,634 | 14 | $553,872 | Dec 20 | - |
| 158 | In the Mood for Love | $113,234 | 12 | $117,119 | - | - |
| 159 | Let's Get Skase | $110,785 | 109 | $110,785 | Oct 18 | - |
| 160 | Monsoon Wedding | $109,085 | 19 | $890,439 | Dec 20 | - |
| 161 | La spagnola | $107,801 | 14 | $115,826 | Sep 20 | - |
| 162 | Series 7: The Contenders | $102,928 | 9 | $105,021 | May 31 | - |
| 163 | Sweet November | $98,858 | 82 | $98,858 | Apr 12 | - |
| 164 | Angel Eyes | $79,625 | 69 | $79,625 | Sep 6 | - |
| 165 | Liam | $79,483 | 7 | $82,098 | Jul 12 | - |
| 166 | Lucky Numbers | $78,910 | 95 | $78,910 | Feb 8 | - |
| 167 | The Vertical Ray of the Sun | $73,165 | 10 | $73,165 | Sep 27 | - |
| 168 | Lost Souls | $65,862 | 61 | $101,331 | Apr 24 | - |
| 169 | Yolngu Boy | $58,341 | 4 | $64,318 | Mar 15 | - |
| 170 | Purely Belter | $56,893 | 9 | $105,735 | Oct 11 | - |
| 171 | Unbreakable | $50,518 | 243 | $4,836,192 | Nov 30 | - |
| 172 | The Man Who Wasn't There | $49,868 | 24 | $489,383 | Dec 26 | - |
| 173 | 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 Re-release | $49,120 | 10 | $49,782 | Mar 8 | - |
| 174 | Sunshine 2000 Re-release | $46,446 | 25 | $310,175 | Dec 22 | - |
| 175 | The Crimson Rivers | $45,270 | 13 | $45,270 | Jun 28 | - |
| 176 | The Dish | $44,558 | 189 | $9,583,391 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 177 | The Way of the Gun | $43,115 | 28 | $43,115 | May 17 | - |
| 178 | Fat Girl | $39,851 | 6 | $39,851 | May 31 | - |
| 179 | The Glass House | $38,468 | 41 | $38,468 | Oct 18 | - |
| 180 | Shallow Hal | $36,543 | 177 | $4,705,964 | Jan 1 | - |
| 181 | The Yards | $34,684 | 39 | $34,684 | May 3 | - |
| 182 | Glitter | $34,476 | 45 | $34,476 | Nov 1 | - |
| 183 | Sugar & Spice | $33,767 | 40 | $33,767 | Jun 14 | - |
| 184 | Monkeybone | $31,255 | 30 | $31,255 | May 31 | - |
| 185 | The Taste of Others | $30,365 | 5 | $30,365 | Nov 1 | - |
| 186 | The Golden Bowl | $28,189 | 18 | $189,881 | Dec 26 | - |
| 187 | Woman on Top | $27,100 | 15 | $40,476 | Feb 1 | - |
| 188 | Baby Boy | $25,468 | 28 | $25,468 | Nov 8 | - |
| 189 | Brother | $25,242 | 14 | $35,217 | Nov 15 | - |
| 190 | The Princess and the Warrior | $24,211 | 12 | $24,211 | Nov 29 | - |
| 191 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | $23,073 | 9 | $23,073 | - | Roadshow Films |
| 192 | The Anniversary Party | $19,696 | 12 | $19,696 | Oct 18 | - |
| 193 | Dr. T & the Women | $19,277 | 25 | $19,277 | Mar 8 | - |
| 194 | Songcatcher | $18,969 | 7 | $66,955 | Mar 1 | - |
| 195 | The Ladies Man | $17,087 | 59 | $17,087 | Aug 2 | - |
| 196 | The Claim | $16,095 | 5 | $16,095 | Nov 29 | - |
| 197 | Amores Perros | $14,588 | 7 | $14,588 | Apr 5 | - |
| 198 | Walk the Talk | $12,900 | 20 | $12,900 | Mar 15 | - |
| 199 | Doctor Zhivago 2001 Re-release | $11,140 | 1 | $44,960 | May 10 | - |
| 200 | Town & Country | $9,935 | 40 | $9,935 | Nov 1 | - |
Data courtesy of Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia
