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Top 50 films in Australia in 2001, ranked by reported gross Australian box office as at 31 December 2001; Australian films listed in bold

The top 10 films accounted for 28 per cent of the total Australian box office in 2001; the top 50 accounted for 73 per cent.

Rank	Title	Distributor	Release date	Box office ($)¹
1	Shrek	UIP/Universal	21 Jun 2001	32,045,840
2	Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone	Warner Bros	29 Nov 2001	31,265,680
3	Moulin Rouge	Fox	24 May 2001	27,431,931
4	What Women Want	Roadshow	8 Jan 2001	22,533,750
5	Bridget Jones's Diary	UIP/Universal	26 Jul 2001	22,404,421
6	Castaway	UIP/Universal	18 Jan 2001	20,261,501
7	Miss Congeniality	Roadshow	15 Mar 2001	20,049,198
8	Pearl Harbour	BVI	7 Jun 2001	18,773,007
9	The Mummy Returns	UIP/Universal	10 May 2001	18,204,297
10	Cats and Dogs	Roadshow	20 Sep 2001	16,560,693
11	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	UIP/Paramount	21 Jun 2001	15,902,078
12	Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring	Roadshow	26 Dec 2001	14,923,060
13	Meet the Parents	UIP/Universal	26 Dec 2000	14,798,938
14	Swordfish	Roadshow	28 Jun 2001	14,489,080
15	Rush Hour 2	Roadshow	27 Sep 2001	12,791,892
16	Traffic	Roadshow	8 Mar 2001	12,092,802
17	American Pie 2	UIP/Universal	6 Dec 2001	11,659,696
18	Planet of the Apes	Fox	9 Aug 2001	11,638,085
19	Coyote Ugly	BVI	1 Jan 2001	11,454,787
20	Hannibal	UIP/Universal	15 Feb 2001	11,282,930
21	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Columbia	21 Dec 2001	10,753,792
22	Jurassic Park 3	UIP/Paramount	30 Aug 2001	10,654,035
23	Legally Blonde	Fox	11 Oct 2001	10,438,873
24	The Others	BVI/Miramax	8 Nov 2001	10,336,672
25	Dr. Dolittle 2	Fox	5 Jul 2001	10,260,690
26	The Fast and Furious	UIP/Universal	20 Sep 2001	10,242,746
27	Chocolat	Roadshow	15 Feb 2001	10,062,504
28	Lantana	Palace	4 Oct 2001	9,883,101
29	Rugrats in Paris	UIP/Paramount	5 Apr 2001	9,314,691
30	A Knight's Tale	Columbia	23 Aug 2001	8,927,556
31	102 Dalmations	BVI	26 Dec 2000	8,515,193
32	Save the Last Dance	UIP/Paramount	5 Apr 2001	8,112,199
33	The Man Who Sued God	BVI	25 Oct 2001	8,108,300
34	America's Sweethearts	Columbia	4 Oct 2001	8,023,093
35	Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (Aust./US)	UIP/Universal	12 Apr 2001	7,759,103
36	The Princess Diaries	BVI	13 Sep 2001	7,571,488
37	The Emperor's New Groove	BVI	5 Apr 2001	7,418,630
38	Monsters, Inc.	BVI	26 Dec 2001	7,353,623
39	The Mexican	UIP/Universal	24 Apr 2001	7,065,881
40	Spy Kids	Roadshow	20 Sep 2001	6,689,607
41	Chicken Run	UIP/Universal	7 Dec 2000	6,398,419
42	Dude, Where's My Car	Fox	29 Mar 2001	6,247,878
43	Evolution	Columbia	12 Jul 2001	5,820,945
44	The Gift	Columbia	12 Apr 2001	5,737,422
45	Vertical Limit	Columbia	21 Dec 2000	5,690,764
46	The Animal	Columbia	2 Aug 2001	5,689,876
47	Family Man	Roadshow	25 Jan 2001	5,512,605
48	Training Day	Roadshow	15 Nov 2001	4,974,476
49	Almost Famous	Columbia	22 Feb 2001	4,965,792
50	Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within	Columbia	26 Jul 2001	4,934,487

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).

Notes:
1. Earnings are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year so totals do not necessarily represent total earnings for a film. Box office data from 1 January to 31 December 2001, as reported in January 2002.