Australian Box Office For May 2001
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mummy Returns | $6,665,970 | 349 | $9,341,940 | May 10 | - |
| 2 | Moulin Rouge! | $2,661,846 | 258 | $14,340,922 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 3 | The Mexican | $2,018,062 | 254 | $3,592,748 | Apr 26 | - |
| 4 | Thirteen Days | $1,091,511 | 66 | $1,422,838 | May 3 | - |
| 5 | The Gift | $1,050,192 | 141 | $2,928,203 | Apr 12 | - |
| 6 | Joe Dirt | $935,356 | 175 | $1,969,897 | May 24 | - |
| 7 | Miss Congeniality | $870,353 | 266 | $10,250,371 | Mar 15 | - |
| 8 | 15 Minutes | $866,758 | 138 | $1,363,811 | May 17 | - |
| 9 | Memento | $680,762 | 53 | $2,022,828 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Rugrats in Paris | $659,974 | 302 | $4,770,997 | Apr 5 | - |
| 11 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | $654,145 | 239 | $3,857,807 | Apr 12 | - |
| 12 | Chocolat | $653,912 | 61 | $5,215,165 | Feb 15 | - |
| 13 | Save the Last Dance | $635,100 | 165 | $4,072,909 | Apr 5 | - |
| 14 | Valentine | $604,027 | 130 | $604,027 | May 3 | - |
| 15 | Exit Wounds | $549,557 | 147 | $1,741,983 | Apr 19 | - |
| 16 | Tomcats | $453,656 | 160 | $1,406,080 | Apr 19 | - |
| 17 | The Emperor's New Groove | $449,413 | 322 | $3,831,140 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | All the Pretty Horses | $346,148 | 118 | $346,148 | May 10 | - |
| 19 | Traffic | $288,511 | 268 | $6,128,543 | Mar 8 | - |
| 20 | Best in Show | $265,737 | 18 | $837,999 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $232,406 | 110 | $5,688,526 | - | Big Bull Productions |
| 22 | Risk | $181,763 | 26 | $181,763 | May 10 | - |
| 23 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $135,788 | 165 | $3,177,365 | Mar 29 | - |
| 24 | What's Cooking? | $110,934 | 14 | $206,727 | May 17 | - |
| 25 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | $88,107 | 59 | $127,326 | May 24 | - |
| 26 | Antitrust | $87,846 | 193 | $236,381 | Apr 26 | - |
| 27 | The Man Who Cried | $67,541 | 8 | $146,001 | May 3 | - |
| 28 | The Way of the Gun | $43,115 | 28 | $43,115 | May 17 | - |
| 29 | The Yards | $34,684 | 39 | $34,684 | May 3 | - |
| 30 | Ride | $28,460 | 3 | $124,871 | May 24 | - |
Data courtesy of Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia
