Market Charts > 2001 > Genres > Action
Domestic Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2001
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2001 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Rush Hour 2 |
Aug 3, 2001 |
New Line |
PG-13 |
$226,164,286 |
39,958,354 |
| 2 |
Pearl Harbor |
May 25, 2001 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$198,539,855 |
35,077,712 |
| 3 |
Jurassic Park III |
Jul 18, 2001 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$181,166,115 |
32,008,147 |
| 4 |
The Fast and the Furious |
Jun 22, 2001 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$144,512,310 |
25,532,210 |
| 5 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Dec 8, 2000 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG-13 |
$114,617,017 |
20,250,356 |
| 6 |
Swordfish |
Jun 8, 2001 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$69,772,969 |
12,327,379 |
| 7 |
The Mexican |
Mar 2, 2001 |
Dreamworks SKG |
R |
$66,808,615 |
11,803,642 |
| 8 |
Spy Game |
Nov 21, 2001 |
Universal |
R |
$61,453,515 |
10,857,511 |
| 9 |
Behind Enemy Lines |
Nov 30, 2001 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$53,707,487 |
9,488,955 |
| 10 |
Exit Wounds |
Mar 16, 2001 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$51,758,599 |
9,144,628 |
| 11 |
The One |
Nov 2, 2001 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$43,905,746 |
7,757,198 |
| 12 |
Kiss of the Dragon |
Jul 6, 2001 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$36,833,473 |
6,507,680 |
| 13 |
Driven |
Apr 27, 2001 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$32,616,869 |
5,762,697 |
| 14 |
Double Take |
Jan 12, 2001 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$29,823,162 |
5,269,109 |
| 15 |
Heist |
Nov 9, 2001 |
New Line |
R |
$23,483,357 |
4,149,003 |
| 16 |
3000 Miles to Graceland |
Feb 23, 2001 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$15,738,632 |
2,780,677 |
| 17 |
Iron Monkey |
Oct 12, 2001 |
Miramax |
PG-13 |
$14,681,661 |
2,593,933 |
| 18 |
John Carpenter’s Ghosts of … |
Aug 24, 2001 |
Screen Media Films |
R |
$8,434,601 |
1,490,212 |
| 19 |
Megiddo: Omega Code 2 |
Sep 21, 2001 |
8X Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$6,047,691 |
1,068,496 |
| 20 |
Proof of Life |
Dec 8, 2000 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$3,545,454 |
626,405 |
| 21 |
Charlie’s Angels |
Nov 3, 2000 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$2,502,784 |
442,187 |
| 22 |
Gladiator |
May 5, 2000 |
Dreamworks SKG |
R |
$1,073,753 |
189,709 |
| 23 |
Extreme Days |
Sep 28, 2001 |
Providence Entert… |
PG |
$1,047,553 |
185,080 |
| 24 |
Black Hawk Down |
Dec 28, 2001 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$558,812 |
98,730 |
| 25 |
Le pacte des loups |
Jun 1, 2001 |
|
R |
$401,634 |
70,960 |
| 26 |
The 6th Day |
Nov 17, 2000 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$226,067 |
39,941 |
| 27 |
Red Planet |
Nov 10, 2000 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$215,481 |
38,070 |
| 28 |
Time and Tide |
May 4, 2001 |
|
R |
$88,868 |
15,701 |
| 29 |
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust |
Sep 21, 2001 |
|
Not Rated |
$25,521 |
4,509 |
| 30 |
Bangkok Dangerous |
Oct 19, 2001 |
First Look |
R |
$19,676 |
3,476 |
| 31 |
Akira |
Apr 27, 2001 |
|
R |
$19,585 |
3,460 |
| 32 |
Taxi 2 |
Oct 6, 2000 |
Lionsgate |
Not Rated |
$2,458 |
434 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,389,793,606 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 245,546,561 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2001.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2001.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
