International Box Office For December 2001
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $555,021,246 | 41 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 2 | Monsters, Inc. | $272,900,000 | 25 | - | - | - | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 3 | Ocean's Eleven | $267,300,000 | 50 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 4 | Vanilla Sky | $102,769,997 | 21 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 5 | Shallow Hal | $70,230,657 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 6 | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | $18,623,382 | - | - | - | - | Dec 15 | - | - |
| 7 | Nowhere in Africa | $18,141,980 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 8 | Les rois mages | $11,702,020 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 9 | Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | $10,539,779 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 10 | The Prince and the Pirate | $8,579,972 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 11 | Merry Christmas | $8,228,560 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 12 | Formula 51 | $7,677,598 | - | - | - | - | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 13 | Mean Machine | $7,217,436 | - | - | - | - | Dec 28 | - | - |
| 14 | Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari | $5,322,893 | - | - | - | - | Dec 15 | - | - |
| 15 | Xuxa and the Elves | $4,489,026 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 16 | Miss Minoes | $4,373,384 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 17 | Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre | $2,852,280 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 18 | The Golden Bowl | $2,703,146 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 19 | Lucky Break | $2,504,711 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 20 | Sexy Boys | $2,353,681 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 21 | Dance of a Dream | $2,217,681 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 22 | My Life as McDull | $1,769,140 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 23 | Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods | $1,645,512 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 24 | Me and Morrison | $1,480,538 | - | - | - | - | Dec 28 | - | - |
| 25 | South Kensington | $1,126,026 | - | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 26 | Bécassine: Le Trésor viking | $1,096,867 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 27 | 2002 | $1,027,949 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 28 | Momo | $928,169 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 29 | As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me | $801,622 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 30 | Aida of the Trees | $516,712 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 31 | The Emperor's New Clothes | $503,642 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 32 | Wildheart: Hell of Boomerang | $482,926 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 33 | Max, Sally and the Magic Phone | $430,012 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 34 | Osmosis Jones | $429,507 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 35 | Inch'Allah dimanche | $368,488 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 36 | Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman | $340,968 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 37 | Love Vertigo | $313,903 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 38 | May Day Mayhem! | $308,280 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 39 | Not of This World | $284,907 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 40 | A Crime in Paradise | $240,026 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 41 | Blek Giek | $224,774 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 42 | Bully | $223,997 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 43 | Divided We Fall 2001 Re-release | $211,731 | - | - | - | - | Dec 8 | - | - |
| 44 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | $197,508 | - | - | - | - | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 45 | Family | $167,209 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 46 | The Land Before Time 2001 Re-release | $116,111 | - | - | - | - | Dec 28 | - | - |
| 47 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 2001 Re-release | $97,957 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 48 | All the Queen's Men | $97,596 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 49 | Silence... We're Rolling | $90,173 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 50 | 'R Xmas | $80,626 | - | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 51 | Les âmes câlines | $71,283 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 52 | Shiri | $66,346 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 53 | Petit Potam | $64,199 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 54 | Gun Shy 2001 Re-release | $63,164 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 55 | Unfair Competition | $55,928 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 56 | Sinbad | $43,919 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 57 | Being Light | $39,551 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 58 | The Fluffer | $36,150 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 59 | Gauche the Cellist | $30,534 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 60 | The Black Beach | $20,426 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 61 | Wild Innocence | $17,347 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 62 | Seven Songs from the Tundra | $16,099 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 63 | Honey for Oshun | $10,659 | - | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 64 | Normaal: I Always Come Back | $10,447 | - | - | - | - | Dec 6 | - | - |
| 65 | Chilly Dogs | $10,327 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 66 | Hey, Happy! | $9,620 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 67 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | $7,717 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 68 | Virus 2001 Re-release | $5,849 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 69 | Tirana Year Zero | $5,153 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 70 | Violett & Mr; b. | $4,716 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 71 | I Vitelloni | $4,337 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 72 | Durian Durian | $4,266 | - | - | - | - | Dec 22 | - | - |
| 73 | Boy on a Dolphin | $3,867 | - | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 74 | The Child and the Soldier | $3,806 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 75 | El sueño del caimán | $3,482 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | - |
| 76 | Chittagong: The Last Stopover | $2,876 | - | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 77 | Time Bandits 2001 Re-release | $2,444 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 78 | Funny Girl 2001 Re-release | $957 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 79 | Salaam Bombay! 2001 Re-release | $712 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 80 | Monsoon Wedding | $0 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 81 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | $0 | - | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 82 | Thir13en Ghosts | $0 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 83 | Soul Survivors | $0 | - | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 84 | Winged Migration French Canadian | $0 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
