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The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages.) Contents 1 Top-grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Films released in 2001 4.1 Films released in 2001 by country 5 Notable deaths 6 Wide-release movies 6.1 January - March 6.2 April - June 6.3 July - September 6.4 October - December Top-grossing films See also: List of 2001 box office number-one films in the United States the United Kingdom and Australia

Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2001. The top ten films of 2001 by worldwide gross in United States dollars as well as the US and Canada UK and Australia grosses are as follows: 2001 Rank Title Studio Worldwide gross U.S./Canada gross U.K. gross Australia gross 1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Warner Bros. $974733550 $317575550 $91289356 $21404392 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line $870761744 $314776170 $90228837 $24703245 3 Monsters Inc. Disney/Pixar $525366597 $255873250 $53335579 $12989361 4 Shrek DreamWorks $484409218 $267665011 $40480811 $16596109 5 Ocean's Eleven Warner Bros. $450717150 $183417150 $35757096 $11289006 6 Pearl Harbor Touchstone $449220945 $198542554 $18156652 $10034063 7 The Mummy Returns Universal $433013274 $202019785 $29162213 $9187502 8 Jurassic Park III Universal $368780809 $181171875 $25591509 $5472737 9 Planet of the Apes Fox $362211740 $180011740 $24732707 $6060123 10 Hannibal MGM $351692268 $165092268 $30910263 $5555753

These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo including their 2001 Yearly Box Office Results.

2001 produced forty-one films that have grossed more than $100 million reaching blockbuster status. Seven films have grossed more than $400 million reaching "international blockbuster" status.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has grossed $974.7 million making it the eighth-highest-grossing film in history and the highest-grossing in the Harry Potter film franchise. Events Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s 1890  1891  1892  1893  1894 1895  1896  1897  1898  1899 1900s 1900  1901  1902  1903  1904 1905  1906  1907  1908  1909 1910s 1910  1911  1912  1913  1914 1915  1916  1917  1918  1919 1920s 1920  1921  1922  1923  1924 1925  1926  1927  1928  1929 1930s 1930  1931  1932  1933  1934 1935  1936  1937  1938  1939 1940s 1940  1941  1942  1943  1944 1945  1946  1947  1948  1949 1950s 1950  1951  1952  1953  1954 1955  1956  1957  1958  1959 1960s 1960  1961  1962  1963  1964 1965  1966  1967  1968  1969 1970s 1970  1971  1972  1973  1974 1975  1976  1977  1978  1979 1980s 1980  1981  1982  1983  1984 1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 1990s 1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 2000s 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 2010s 2010  2011  2012 and beyond August 8 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman get divorced. November 2 - Monsters Inc. debuts with the best ticket sales ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time. November 4 and December 19 - The beginning of two film series based on best-sellers: Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings respectively. Awards

Academy Awards: Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind (Imagine Entertainment) Best Director: Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind Best Actor: Denzel Washington - Training Day Best Actress: Halle Berry - Monster's Ball Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent - Iris Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind Best Foreign Language Film: No Man's Land directed by Danis Tanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / U.K. / Belgium Best Animated Feature: Shrek directed by Andrew Adamson United States/New Zealand

Golden Globe Awards: Drama: Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom Musical or comedy: Best Picture: Moulin Rouge! Best Actor: Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge! Other Best Director: Robert Altman - Gosford Park Best Foreign Language Film: No Man's Land Bosnia and Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / U.K. / Belgium Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent - Iris Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind

BAFTA Awards: Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Actor: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind Best Actress: Judi Dench - Iris Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): The Son's Room (La stanza del figlio) directed by Nanni Moretti Italy / France Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Monsoon Wedding directed by Mira Nair India / U.S.A. / France / Italy / Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Intimacy (Intimit) directed by Patrice Chreau France / U.K. / Germany / Spain Films released in 2001 # 15 Minutes The 51st State 3000 Miles to Graceland A ma sur! The Affair of the Necklace A.I. Artificial Intelligence Ali - biopic of Muhammad Ali All Over the Guy Along Came a Spider The Amati Girls Amlie The American Astronaut American Outlaws American Pie 2 America's Sweethearts Amy's Orgasm Angel Eyes The Animal Another Life Antitrust The Art of Woo Asoka Atanarjuat Atlantis: The Lost Empire Avalanche Alley B Baby Boy Bandits Baran A Beautiful Mind Behind Enemy Lines The Believer Big Bad Love Big Shots Bintou Birthday Girl Black Chicks Talking Black Hawk Down Black Knight Blow Bridget Jones's Diary Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des loups) The Brothers Bubble Boy Buffalo Soldiers The Bunker C Captain Corelli's Mandolin Carman: The Champion Carving Out Our Name The Cat's Meow Cats & Dogs The Center of the World Chaos (French) Charlotte Gray The Closet (Le Placard) The Cookers Chelsea Walls Corky Romano CQ Crazy/Beautiful Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Crush The Curse of the Jade Scorpion D Delivering Milo Den The Devil's Backbone Dil Chahta Hai (The Heart Desires) Disco Pigs Dogtown and Z-Boys Domestic Disturbance Don't Say a Word Donnie Darko Double Take Down to Earth Dr. Dolittle 2 Driven Dumb Luck E Earth vs. the Spider Elling Elvira's Haunted Hills L'Emploi du Temps Enemy at the Gates Enigma Escape from Hell Evolution Exit Wounds F Failan The Fast and the Furious Fat Girl Festival in Cannes Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Finder's Fee The Forsaken The Fourth Angel Frailty Freddy Got Fingered From Hell G Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Gasoline Get Over It Ghosts of Mars Ghost World The Glass House Glitter Godzilla Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Gosford Park The Grey Zone H Hannibal Hardball Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harvard Man Head Over Heels Heartbreakers Hearts in Atlantis Hedwig and the Angry Inch Heist Herman U. S. A. Him gok (Tricky On) Hotel How High How to Make a Monster Human Nature I Ichi the Killer (Koroshiya 1) In the Bedroom Intimacy - Golden Bear award Iris Iron Monkey J Jan Dara Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jeepers Creepers Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius The Jimmy Show Joe Dirt Joe Somebody Josie and the Pussycats Joy Ride Jurassic Park III Just Visiting K Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Kandahar Kate & Leopold Kill Me Later Kingdom Come Kiss of the Dragon Kissing Jessica Stein A Knight's Tale Knockaround Guys K-PAX L Lagaan Lan Yu Lara Croft: Tomb Raider The Last Castle Last Orders Last Wedding Late Marriage Legally Blonde The Legend of Suriyothai Life as a House Lloyd The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra Lovely & Amazing Luca y el sexo M Maangamizi: The Ancient One The Majestic The Man Who Sued God Max Keeble's Big Move Me Without You Mean Machine Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 Metropolis The Mexican Mike Bassett: England Manager Millennium Actress Mockingbird Don't Sing Monkeybone Monsoon Wedding Monster's Ball Monsters Inc. Moulin Rouge! Mulholland Drive The Mummy Returns My First Mister My Sassy Girl N Nabi No Man's Land Not Another Teen Movie Nowhere in Africa O O Ocean's Eleven On the Green Carpet The One One Night at McCool's Original Sin Osmosis Jones The Others Out Cold Out of the Black P Pearl Harbor Perfume Le Peuple Migrateur The Piano Teacher Piero Planet of the Apes The Pledge Princesa The Princess Diaries R Rain Rat Race Recess: School's Out Revolution OS Riding in Cars with Boys Rock Star The Royal Tenenbaums Rush Hour 2 S The Safety of Objects Samsara Save the Last Dance Saving Silverman Say It Isn't So Say Yes Scary Movie 2 Scratch The Score Scotland Pa. See Jane Run See Spot Run Serendipity Session 9 Shallow Hal Shaolin Soccer She Creature The Shipment The Shipping News Shrek Sidewalks of New York Someone Like You The Son's Room Sorum Soul Survivors Southern Comfort Spirited Away Spy Game Spy Kids Storytelling Stranger Inside Stuck Suicide Club (Jisatsu skuru) Summer Catch Super Troopers Sur mes lvres (Read My Lips) Sweet November Swordfish T Tape The Tailor of Panama The Killer Next Door A.K.A. Good Neighbor Thir13en Ghosts Thirteen Conversations About One Thing To End All Wars Tomcats Tortilla Soup Town & Country Training Day The Tunnel Two Can Play That Game U Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact Uprising V Va savoir Valentine Vanilla Sky Vidocq W Waking Life War Photographer Wasabi The Wash The Wedding Planner Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park Wet Hot American Summer What's the Worst That Could Happen What Time Is It There When Strangers Appear Y Yamakasi Y tu mam tambin Yellow Hair 2 My Sassy Girl Z Zoolander Films released in 2001 by country List of Argentine films:2001 Notable deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 1 Ray Walston 86 Actor Fast Times at Ridgemont High The Sting The Apartment My Favorite Martian Popeye House Arrest 5 Nancy Parsons 58 Actress Porky's Steel Magnolias Sudden Impact I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 10 Jacques Marin 81 Actor Marathon Man Charade How to Steal a Million The Greatest Story Ever Told S*P*Y*S Shaft in Africa 15 Bob Braun 80 Actor Die Hard 2 Defending Your Life 18 Al Waxman 65 Actor The Hurricane Heavy Metal Critical Care Iron Eagle IV Atlantic City Meatballs III: Summer Job 27 Joseph O'Conor 90 Actor Oliver! Elizabeth The Forbidden Quest 30 John Prebble 85 Screenwriter Zulu Mysterious Island White Feather 31 Bert Williams 78 Actor The Usual Suspects Cobra 10 to Midnight Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Wanda Nevada February 4 Tony Steedman 73 Actor Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Scrooged Mrs Dalloway Split Second 6 Dale Evans 88 Actress Bells of San Angelo In Old Oklahoma My Pal Trigger 11 Sy Gomberg 82 Screenwriter When Willie Comes Marching Home Summer Stock The Wild and the Innocent Bloodhounds of Broadway Joe Butterfly 16 Howard W. Koch 84 Producer Airplane! The Odd Couple The Manchurian Candidate Dragonslayer Ghost 18 Dale Earnhardt 49 NASCAR Driver Actor Stroker Ace BASEketball 19 Stanley Kramer 87 Director Producer Judgement at Nuremberg It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Inherit the Wind The Caine Mutiny Ship of Fools Oklahoma Crude The Pride and the Passion The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T 20 Rosemary DeCamp 90 Actress Yankee Doodle Dandy Saturday the 14th 13 Ghosts Blood on the Sun Jungle Book March 6 Kim Walker 32 Actress Say Anything... Heathers A Reason to Believe 8 Edward Winter 63 Actor The Parallax View From the Hip A Change of Seasons The Boston Strangler 9 Richard Stone 38 Composer Music Editor Platoon Ferris Bueller's Day Off Witness Cujo The Big Easy Dolores Claiborne Top Secret! Pretty in Pink 12 Morton Downey Jr. 67 Actor Predator 2 The Silencer Driving Me Crazy 12 Robert Ludlum 73 Author Producer The Bourne Identity 13 John A. Alonzo 66 Cinematographer Actor Scarface Chinatown Harold and Maude Star Trek Generations The Magnificent Seven Sounder Norma Rae Cool World Overboard Deuces Wild 15 Ann Sothern 92 Actress A Letter to Three Wives The Whales of August Crazy Mama Chubasco Sylvia 16 Norma MacMillan 79 Actress Head Over Heals Big Business 19 Mentor Huebner 79 Art and Visual Illustrator Blade Runner Dune Flash Gordon Dracula King Kong The Thing Harlem Nights Uncommon Valor So I Married an Axe Murderer 22 William Hanna 90 Animator Producer Director The Flintstones Scooby-Doo Jetsons: The Movie 23 Sully Boyar 77 Actor Dog Day Afternoon Prizzi's Honor The Jazz Singer The Panic in Needle Park 24 Tambi Larsen 77 Art Director Hud Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Heaven's Gate April 1 Larry Tucker 66 Screenwriter Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice I Love You Alice B. Toklas! Alex in Wonderland 7 David Graf 50 Actor Police Academy The Brady Bunch Movie 7 Beatrice Straight 86 Actress Network Poltergeist The Nun's Story Two of a Kind 16 Michael Ritchie 62 Director Fletch The Bad News Bears The Golden Child The Candidate The Fairy Godmother 20 Maria Karnilova 80 Actress The Unsinkable Molly Brown Married to the Mob 27 Jack Murdock 78 Actor Rain Man Big Top Pee-wee Psycho III Altered States 28 Ken Hughes 79 Screenwriter Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cromwell Alfie Darling May 2 Gina Mastrogiacomo 39 Actress Goodfellas The Naked Gun 2 1/2 Jungle Fever 3 Ernie Wheelwright 61 Actor The Longest Yard The Greatest Trackdown Wildcats 12 Richard Davison 40 Special Effects and Makeup Artist Jurassic Park Terminator 2: Judgment Day Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Planet of the Apes Congo Godzilla Life How the Grinch Stole Christmas 13 Eddra Gale 79 Actress The Graduate 8 1/2 The Maltese Bippy 13 Jason Miller 62 Actor The Exorcist Rudy Toy Soldiers The Nickel Ride 13 Ralph Tabakin 79 Actor Good Morning Vietnam Bugsy Sphere Diner 14 Peter Griffith 74 Actor Halloween 16 Joe Baker 72 Actor Dumb & Dumber Pochahontas Robin Hood: Men in Tights The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Waxwork 22 Whitman Mayo 70 Actor Boyz n the Hood The Main Event The Black Klansman 24 Ruby Payne 90 Actress Radio Days Author! Author! 26 Anne Haney 67 Actress Mrs. Doubtfire Liar Liar Psycho The American President The Out-of-Towners Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Hopscotch Forces of Nature 27 Ramon Bieri 71 Actor Badlands The Andromeda Strain Ghosts of Mississippi The Frisco Kid Vibes The Sicilian June 2 Imogene Coca 92 Actress Vacation Under the Yum Yum Tree 3 Anthony Quinn 86 Actor Lawrence of Arabia The Guns of Navarone Zorba the Greek Viva Zapata! The Ox-Bow Incident Last Action Hero La Strada The 25th Hour Mobsters Lust for Life 7 Leonard Tepper 61 Actor Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Awakenings 15 Henri Alekan 92 Cinematographer Roman Holiday Wings of Desire 21 Carroll O'Connor 76 Actress Kelly's Heroes Cleopatra Point Blank Return to Me Hawaii 24 Peter Bourne 77 Actor Meteor I'll Take Sweden 26 Paul Berry 39 Animator The Nightmare Before Christmas James and the Giant Peach Monkeybone 27 Jack Lemmon 76 Actor The Apartment Glengarry Glen Ross Some Like it Hot JFK The Odd Couple The Fortune Cookie Airport '77 Hamlet Grumpy Old Men Save the Tiger The China Syndrome Tribute Mister Roberts The Legend of Bagger Vance July 2 Jack Gwillim 91 Actor Clash of the Titans Patton A Man for All Seasons Battle of Britain 3 Mordechai Richler 70 Author Screenwriter No Love for Johnnie Fun with Dick and Jane 7 Molly Lamont 91 Actress The Awful Truth Scared to Death The Jungle Princess Murder at Monte Carlo 13 Eleanor Summerfield 80 Actress Scrooge The Watcher in the Woods Some Will Some Won't August 3 Christopher Hewett 79 Actor The Producers Ratboy The Lavender Hill Mob Pool of London 14 Missy Cleveland 41 Actress Blow Out Cheech and Chong's Next Movie True Confessions 20 Kim Stanley 76 Actress The Right Stuff Sance on a Wet Afternoon 23 Kathleen Freeman 82 Actress Shrek Naked Gun 33: The Final Insult Hercules The Blues Brothers I'll Be Home for Christmas Ferngully: The Last Rainforest Joe Dirt Hocus Pocus Dragnet 25 Aaliyah 22 Actress Singer Anastasia Queen of the Damned September 2 Troy Donahue 65 Actor The Godfather II Cry-Baby A Distant Trumpet Grandview USA 3 Merrill Connally 80 Actor Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Sugarland Express Rush 9 Tommy Hollis 47 Actor The Professional Ghostbusters Malcolm X Primary Colors Joe's Apartment Moonstruck 12 Victor Wong 74 Actor The Last Emperor Big Trouble in Little China Tremors Seven Years in Tibet 3 Ninjas Bloodsport 11 Barbara Matera 72 Costume Designer 101 Dalmatians The Addams Family The Great Gatsby Ironweed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 16 Samuel Z. Arkoff 83 Actor The Amityville Horror Blackula The Last Man on Earth Invasion of the Saucer Men Dragonfly 28 Martin Garner 74 Actor Twilight Zone: The Movie Chances Are Till There Was You 29 Gloria Foster 67 Actress The Matrix Leonard Part 6 The Comedians City of Hope October 9 Herbert Ross 74 Director Footloose Goodbye Mr. Chips Steel Magnolias The Turning Point The Goodbye Girl Play It Again Sam The Secret of My Success 19 Ray Lovejoy 62 Film Editor Aliens 2001: A Space Odyssey Batman Krull The Shining 26 Eugene Jackson 58 Actor Cimarron Escape from Alcatraz American Gigolo 29 Maura Fay 43 Casting Director Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Darkness Falls Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Mr. Nice Guy November 12 Albert Hague 82 Actor Fame Space Jam The Story of Us 14 Charlotte Coleman 33 Actress Four Weddings and a Funeral The Revengers' Comedies The Young Poisoner's Handbook The Man with Rain in His Shoes Faeries 29 George Harrison 58 Singer Actor Producer A Hard Day's Night Life of Brian December 1 Danilo Donati 74 Costume/Production Designer Life is Beautiful Flash Gordon Romeo and Juliet Red Sonja 15 Wilkie Cooper 90 Cinematographer Jason and the Argonauts Land Raiders The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Stage Fright Mysterious Island 16 Roy Brocksmith 56 Actor Total Recall Scrooged It Runs in the Family Tango & Cash The Hudsucker Proxy Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Arachnophobia 26 Nigel Hawthorne 72 Actor Amistad Tarzan Demolition Man Gandhi The Madness of King George The Black Cauldron 29 Robert Patten 76 Actor Twelve O'Clock High Airport Westworld Black Sunday 31 Eileen Heckart 82 Actress Heartbreak Ridge Butterflies are Free The First Wives Club Zandy's Bride The Bad Seed Burnt Offerings Wide-release movies January - March Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R Y 12 Antitrust Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ryan Phillippe Tim Robbins Rachael Leigh Cook Claire Forlani Double Take Touchstone Pictures Eddie Griffin Orlando Jones Edward Hermann Gary Grubbs Daniel Roebuck Save the Last Dance Paramount Pictures Julia Stiles Sean Patrick Thomas Kerry Washington Bianca Lawson 19 The Pledge Warner Bros. Jack Nicholson Patricia Clarkson Benicio del Toro 26 Sugar & Spice New Line Cinema Marla Sokoloff Marley Shelton Mena Suvari Melissa George Rachel Blanchard The Wedding Planner Columbia Pictures Dir: Adam Shankman; Jennifer Lopez Matthew McConaughey F E B R U A R Y 2 Head Over Heels Universal Studios Monica Potter Freddie Prinze Jr. Shalom Harlow Timothy Olyphant Valentine Warner Bros. Denise Richards David Boreanaz Marley Shelton Katherine Heigl 9 Hannibal Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Anthony Hopkins Julianne Moore Gary Oldman Ray Liotta Giancarlo Giannini Zeljko Ivanek Saving Silverman Columbia Pictures Steve Zahn Jack Black Jason Biggs Amanda Peet 16 Down to Earth Paramount Pictures Chris Rock Regina King Chazz Palminteri Eugene Levy Jennifer Coolidge Greg Germann Wanda Sykes Recess: School's Out Walt Disney Pictures Rickey D'Shon Collins Jason Davis Paul Wilson Ashley Johnson Andy Lawrence Courtland Mead Revolution OS New Line Cinema Richard Stallman Linus Torvalds Eric S. Raymond Bruce Perens Super Troopers Fox Searchlight Jay Chandrasekhar Kevin Heffernan Steve Lemme Paul Soter Erik Stolhanske Brian Cox Sweet November Warner Bros. Keanu Reeves Charlize Theron Jason Isaacs Greg Germann Liam Aiken Lauren Graham 23 3000 Miles to Graceland Warner Bros. Dir: Demian Lichtenstein; Kurt Russell Kevin Costner Courteney Cox Christian Slater David Arquette Monkeybone 20th Century Fox Brendan Fraser Bridget Fonda Chris Kattan Whoopi Goldberg Rose McGowan Thomas Haden Church M A R C H 2 The Mexican DreamWorks Dir: Gore Verbinski; Brad Pitt Julia Roberts James Gandolfini See Spot Run Warner Bros. David Arquette Michael Clarke Duncan Leslie Bibb 9 15 Minutes New Line Cinema Robert De Niro Edward Burns Kelsey Grammer Avery Brooks Melina Kanakaredes Get Over It Miramax Films Kirsten Dunst Ben Foster Melissa Sagemiller Sisq Shane West Colin Hanks Zoe Saldana Mila Kunis 16 Enemy at the Gates Paramount Pictures Dir: Jean-Jacques Annaud Jude Law Ed Harris Rachel Weisz Joseph Fiennes Bob Hoskins Exit Wounds Warner Bros. Steven Seagal DMX Anthony Anderson Tom Arnold Jill Hennessy Eva Mendes 23 The Brothers Screen Gems Morris Chestnut D. L. Hughley Bill Bellamy Shemar Moore Heartbreakers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sigourney Weaver Jennifer Love Hewitt Ray Liotta Jason Lee Gene Hackman Say It Isn't So 20th Century Fox Chris Klein Heather Graham Orlando Jones Sally Field Richard Jenkins 30 Someone Like You 20th Century Fox Ashley Judd Hugh Jackman Marisa Tomei Spy Kids Dimension Films Dir: Robert Rodriguez; Alexa Vega Daryl Sabara Antonio Banderas Carla Gugino Cheech Marin Teri Hatcher The Tailor of Panama Columbia Pictures Pierce Brosnan Geoffrey Rush Jamie Lee Curtis Tomcats Columbia Pictures Jerry O'Connell Shannon Elizabeth Jake Busey April - June Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 6 Along Came a Spider Paramount Pictures Morgan Freeman Monica Potter Michael Wincott Blow New Line Cinema Dir: Ted Demme; Johnny Depp Jordi Moll Penlope Cruz Ray Liotta Paul Reubens Franka Potente Just Visiting Hollywood Pictures Jean Reno Christina Applegate Christian Clavier Malcolm McDowell Tara Reid Bridgette Wilson Pokmon 3: The Movie Warner Bros. Veronica Taylor Rachael Lillis Eric Stuart Ted Lewis Kayzie Rogers Ryan Drummond Tara Jayne 13 Bridget Jones's Diary Universal Studios Rene Zellweger Hugh Grant Colin Firth Gemma Jones Jim Broadbent Joe Dirt Columbia Pictures David Spade Brittany Daniel Adam Beach Christopher Walken Jaime Pressly Josie and the Pussycats Universal Pictures Rachael Leigh Cook Tara Reid Rosario Dawson Alan Cumming Parker Posey Kingdom Come 20th Century Fox LL Cool J Jada Pinkett Smith Vivica A. Fox Anthony Anderson Toni Braxton Whoopi Goldberg 20 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Paramount Pictures Dir: Simon Wincer; Paul Hogan Linda Kozlowski Jere Burns Jonathan Banks Freddy Got Fingered 20th Century Fox Dir: Tom Green; Tom Green Rip Torn Marisa Coughlan Anthony Michael Hall Julie Hagerty 27 Driven Warner Bros. Dir: Renny Harlin; Sylvester Stallone Burt Reynolds Kip Pardue Til Schweiger Gina Gershon Town & Country New Line Cinema Dir: Peter Chelsom; Warren Beatty Diane Keaton Goldie Hawn Andie MacDowell Nastassja Kinski M A Y 4 Mockingbird Don't Sing Paramount Pictures Tarra Steele Melissa Errico Sean Young Kim Darby The Mummy Returns Universal Pictures Dir: Stephen Sommers; Brendan Fraser Rachel Weisz Arnold Vosloo John Hannah Oded Fehr 11 A Knight's Tale Columbia Pictures Dir: Brian Helgeland; Heath Ledger Mark Addy Shannyn Sossamon Alan Tudyk Paul Bettany 18 Angel Eyes Warner Bros. Dir: Luis Mandoki; Jennifer Lopez James Caviezel Jeremy Sisto Terrence Howard Sonia Braga Monet Mazur Shrek DreamWorks Mike Myers Eddie Murphy Cameron Diaz John Lithgow 25 Pearl Harbor Touchstone Pictures Dir: Michael Bay; Ben Affleck Josh Hartnett Kate Beckinsale Cuba Gooding Jr. Alec Baldwin J U N E 1 The Animal Columbia Pictures Rob Schneider Colleen Haskell John C. McGinley Ed Asner Michael Caton Adam Sandler Moulin Rouge! 20th Century Fox Dir: Baz Luhrman; Ewan McGregor Nicole Kidman Jim Broadbent Richard Roxburgh John Leguizamo What's the Worst That Could Happen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Martin Lawrence Danny DeVito 8 Evolution DreamWorks Dir: Ivan Reitman; David Duchovny Orlando Jones Julianne Moore Seann William Scott Swordfish Warner Bros. Dir: Dominic Sena; Hugh Jackman John Travolta Halle Berry Don Cheadle 15 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Walt Disney Pictures Michael J. Fox Cree Summer James Garner Corey Burton Don Novello Phil Morris Claudia Christian Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Paramount Pictures Dir: Simon West; Angelina Jolie Jon Voight Iain Glen Noah Taylor Daniel Craig 22 Dr. Dolittle 2 20th Century Fox Eddie Murphy Steve Zahn Raven-Symon Norm Macdonald Lisa Kudrow Jeffrey Jones Kevin Pollak The Fast and the Furious Universal Pictures Dir: Rob Cohen; Paul Walker Vin Diesel Michelle Rodriguez Jordana Brewster Stranger Inside HBO Films Yolonda Ross Davenia McFadden Rain Phoenix Ella Joyce 29 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Warner Bros. Dir: Steven Spielberg; Haley Joel Osment Frances O'Connor Jude Law Sam Robards William Hurt Baby Boy Columbia Pictures Dir: John Singleton; Tyrese Gibson Omar Gooding Taraji P. Henson Snoop Dogg Ving Rhames Crazy/Beautiful Touchstone Pictures Kirsten Dunst Jay Hernandez Bruce Davison Taryn Manning July - September Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 4 Cats & Dogs Warner Bros. Dir: Lawrence Guterman; Jeff Goldblum Elizabeth Perkins Alexander Pollock 6 Kiss of the Dragon 20th Century Fox Jet Li Bridget Fonda Tcheky Karyo Scary Movie 2 Dimension Films Anna Faris Christopher Masterson Regina Hall Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans David Cross Tori Spelling 13 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Columbia Pictures Ming-Na Alec Baldwin Ving Rhames Legally Blonde Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dir: Robert Luketic; Reese Witherspoon Luke Wilson Selma Blair Jennifer Coolidge Matthew Davis The Score Paramount Pictures Dir: Frank Oz; Robert De Niro Edward Norton Marlon Brando Angela Bassett 18 Jurassic Park III Universal Pictures Dir: Joe Johnston; Sam Neill William H. Macy Tea Leoni Alessandro Nivola Trevor Morgan Laura Dern 20 America's Sweethearts Columbia Pictures Julia Roberts Billy Crystal Catherine Zeta-Jones John Cusack Hank Azaria Stanley Tucci 27 Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox Dir: Tim Burton; Mark Wahlberg Tim Roth Helena Bonham Carter Michael Clarke Duncan Paul Giamatti A U G U S T 3 Original Sin Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dir: Michael Cristofer; Antonio Banderas Angelina Jolie Thomas Jane The Princess Diaries Walt Disney Pictures Dir: Garry Marshall; Anne Hathaway Julie Andrews Heather Matarazzo Hctor Elizondo Mandy Moore Rush Hour 2 New Line Cinema Dir: Brett Ratner; Jackie Chan Chris Tucker Zhang Ziyi 10 American Pie 2 Universal Studios Jason Biggs Seann William Scott Alyson Hannigan Eugene Levy Osmosis Jones Warner Bros. Dir: The Farrelly brothers; Bill Murray Chris Rock Laurence Fishburne David Hyde Pierce William Shatner The Others Dimension Films Nicole Kidman Alakina Mann Christopher Eccleston Fionnula Flanagan Elaine Cassidy 17 American Outlaws Warner Bros. Colin Farrell Scott Caan Ali Larter Captain Corelli's Mandolin Universal Studios Dir: John Madden; Nicolas Cage Penlope Cruz John Hurt Christian Bale Rat Race Paramount Pictures John Cleese Rowan Atkinson Cuba Gooding Jr. Whoopi Goldberg Jon Lovitz Seth Green 24 Jeepers Creepers United Artists Gina Phillips Justin Long Jonathan Breck Patricia Belcher Brandon Smith Eileen Brennan O Lions Gate Entertainment Mekhi Phifer Josh Hartnett Julia Stiles Andrew Keegan Rain Phoenix Elden Henson Martin Sheen 31 Bubble Boy Touchstone Pictures Jake Gyllenhaal Swoosie Kurtz Marley Shelton Danny Trejo John Carroll Lynch Verne Troyer Ghosts of Mars Screen Gems Ice Cube Natasha Henstridge Jason Statham Pam Grier Clea DuVall Joanna Cassidy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Dimension Films Jason Mewes Kevin Smith Jason Lee Ben Affleck Shannon Elizabeth Will Ferrell Eliza Dushku Summer Catch Warner Bros. Freddie Prinze Jr. Jessica Biel Fred Ward Matthew Lillard Brian Dennehy Jason Gedrick S E P T E M B E R 7 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 Gener8Xion Entertainment Dir: Brian Trenchard-Smith; Michael York Michael Biehn John DeMita Diane Venora R. Lee Ermey The Musketeer Universal Studios Dir: Peter Hyams; Tim Roth Catherine Deneuve Mena Suvari Stephen Rea Justin Chambers Rock Star Warner Bros. Dir: Stephen Herek; Mark Wahlberg Jennifer Aniston Soul Survivors Summit Entertainment Melissa Sagemiller Casey Affleck Eliza Dushku Wes Bentley Angela Featherstone Luke Wilson Two Can Play That Game Screen Gems Vivica A. Fox Morris Chestnut Anthony Anderson Gabrielle Union Wendy Raquel Robinson 14 The Glass House Columbia Pictures Leelee Sobieski Trevor Morgan Diane Lane Stellan Skarsgrd Hardball Paramount Pictures Keanu Reeves Diane Lane D. B. Sweeney 21 Glitter Columbia Pictures / 20th Century Fox Dir: Vondie Curtis-Hall; Mariah Carey Max Beesley 28 Don't Say a Word 20th Century Fox Michael Douglas Sean Bean Brittany Murphy Guy Torry Jennifer Esposito Famke Janssen Oliver Platt Hearts in Atlantis Warner Bros. Anthony Hopkins Anton Yelchin Hope Davis David Morse Zoolander Paramount Pictures Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Christine Taylor Will Ferrell Jerry Stiller Milla Jovovich David Duchovny October - December Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 5 Earth vs. the Spider Creature Features Dan Aykroyd Devon Gummersall Amelia Heinle Theresa Russell Joy Ride 20th Century Fox Steve Zahn Paul Walker Leelee Sobieski Ted Levine Jessica Bowman Max Keeble's Big Move Walt Disney Pictures Alex D. Linz Josh Peck Zena Grey Larry Miller Robert Carradine Nora Dunn Jamie Kennedy Serendipity Miramax Films John Cusack Kate Beckinsale Training Day Warner Bros. Dir: Antoine Fuqua; Denzel Washington Ethan Hawke Eva Mendez Scott Glenn 12 Bandits Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dir: Barry Levinson; Bruce Willis Billy Bob Thornton Cate Blanchett Corky Romano Touchstone Pictures Chris Kattan Vinessa Shaw Peter Falk Peter Berg Chris Penn Fred Ward Richard Roundtree How to Make a Monster Creature Features Steven Culp Tyler Mane Jason Marsden Iron Monkey Miramax Films Yu Rong Guang Donnie Yen Jean Wang Tsang Sze Man Yuen Shun-Yi Knockaround Guys New Line Cinema Barry Pepper Seth Green Vin Diesel John Malkovich Dennis Hopper 19 From Hell 20th Century Fox Johnny Depp Heather Graham Ian Holm Robbie Coltrane Ian Richardson Jason Flemyng The Last Castle DreamWorks Robert Redford James Gandolfini Mark Ruffalo Steve Burton Delroy Lindo Riding in Cars with Boys Columbia Pictures Drew Barrymore Steve Zahn Brittany Murphy James Woods 26 K-PAX Universal Pictures Kevin Spacey Jeff Bridges Mary McCormack Alfre Woodard On the Line Miramax Films Lance Bass Joey Fatone Emmanuelle Chriqui GQ Al Green Tamala Jones Dave Foley Jerry Stiller Thirteen Ghosts Warner Bros. Tony Shalhoub Embeth Davidtz Matthew Lillard Shannon Elizabeth F. Murray Abraham 31 Elvira's Haunted Hills MediaPro Pictures Cassandra Peterson Richard O'Brien Mary Scheer Scott Atkinson Heather Hopper N O V E M B E R 2 The Affair of the Necklace Warner Bros. Hilary Swank Jonathan Pryce Simon Baker Adrien Brody Joely Richardson Christopher Walken Domestic Disturbance Paramount Pictures John Travolta Vince Vaughn Teri Polo Matt O'Leary Steve Buscemi Monsters Inc. Walt Disney Pictures John Goodman Billy Crystal Mary Gibbs Steve Buscemi James Coburn Jennifer Tilly The One Columbia Pictures Jet Li Jason Statham Carla Gugino 9 Heist Warner Bros. Gene Hackman Danny DeVito Delroy Lindo Sam Rockwell Rebecca Pidgeon Life as a House New Line Cinema Kevin Kline Kristin Scott Thomas Hayden Christensen Jena Malone Mary Steenburgen Shallow Hal 20th Century Fox Jack Black Gwyneth Paltrow Jason Alexander Joe Viterelli 16 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Warner Bros. Dir: Chris Columbus; Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Richard Harris Maggie Smith Robbie Coltrane Alan Rickman Ian Hart Richard Griffiths Warwick Davis John Hurt Julie Walters Zo Wanamaker The Wash Lions Gate Entertainment Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg 21 Black Knight 20th Century Fox Martin Lawrence Tom Wilkinson Out Cold Touchstone Pictures Jason London Lee Majors Zach Galifianakis Derek Hamilton Willie Garson Caroline Dhavernas Spy Game Universal Pictures Dir: Tony Scott; Robert Redford Brad Pitt Catherine McCormack 30 Behind Enemy Lines 20th Century Fox Owen Wilson Gene Hackman Vladimir Mashkov Joaquim de Almeida David Keith Olek Krupa D E C E M B E R 7 Ocean's Eleven Warner Bros. Dir: Steven Soderbergh; George Clooney Brad Pitt Matt Damon Andy Garca Julia Roberts Bernie Mac Don Cheadle 14 Not Another Teen Movie Columbia Pictures Chris Evans Jaime Pressly Chyler Leigh Eric Christian Olsen Eric Jungmann Mia Kirshner The Royal Tenenbaums Touchstone Pictures Gene Hackman Anjelica Huston Gwyneth Paltrow Ben Stiller Andrew Wilson Luke Wilson Vanilla Sky Paramount Pictures Dir: Cameron Crowe; Tom Cruise Penlope Cruz Cameron Diaz Jason Lee Kurt Russell 18 The Shipping News Miramax Films Kevin Spacey Julianne Moore Judi Dench Cate Blanchett 19 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Cinema Dir: Peter Jackson; Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Viggo Mortensen Sean Astin Liv Tyler John Rhys-Davies Orlando Bloom Sean Bean Billy Boyd Dominic Monaghan Cate Blanchett Christopher Lee Hugo Weaving Ian Holm 21 How High Universal Pictures Method Man Redman Obba Babatund Lark Voorhies Mike Epps In the Bedroom Miramax Films Tom Wilkinson Sissy Spacek Nick Stahl Marisa Tomei Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Paramount Pictures Megan Cavanagh Mark DeCarlo Debi Derryberry Frank Welker Rob Paulsen Jeff Garcia Joe Somebody 20th Century Fox Tim Allen Julie Bowen Kelly Lynch Hayden Panettiere James Belushi The Majestic Warner Bros. Jim Carrey Martin Landau Laurie Holden Hal Holbrook 25 Ali Columbia Pictures Will Smith Jon Voight Jamie Foxx Mario Van Peebles Ron Silver Jeffrey Wright Jada Pinkett Smith Kate & Leopold Miramax Films Meg Ryan Hugh Jackman Liev Schreiber Breckin Meyer Natasha Lyonne 28 Black Hawk Down Columbia Pictures Dir: Ridley Scott; Josh Hartnett Tom Sizemore Ewan McGregor Jeremy Piven Eric Bana Ewen Bremner William Fichtner Tom Hardy Sam Shepard Jason Isaacs Glenn Morshower Orlando Bloom