List of 2001 box office number-one films in Australia

This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekend box office in Australia during 2001. Amounts are in Australian dollars.

N/A denotes information that is not available from Urban Cinefile nor Movie Marshal.

# Weekend End Date Film Box Office Notes
1 7 January 2001 Meet the Parents $3,232,242
2 14 January 2001 What Women Want $5,117,384
3 21 January 2001 Cast Away $4,539,061
4 28 January 2001 $3,627,587
5 4 February 2001 $2,150,152
6 11 February 2001 $1,392,345
7 18 February 2001 Hannibal $4,247,648 Hannibal set a record February opening and a record for an age-restricted film[1]
8 25 February 2001 $1,785,493
9 4 March 2001 Proof of Life $1,502,269
10 11 March 2001 Traffic $2,616,932
11 18 March 2001 Miss Congeniality $4,330,856
12 25 March 2001 $3,473,454
13 1 April 2001 $1,999,690
14 8 April 2001 Save the Last Dance $1,587,517
15 15 April 2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles $2,257,164
16 22 April 2001 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie $2,156,887 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie reached number one in its fourth week of release
17 29 April 2001 The Mexican $1,839,550
18 6 May 2001 $1,093,477
19 13 May 2001 The Mummy Returns $5,440,204
20 20 May 2001 $3,227,374
21 27 May 2001 Moulin Rouge! $3,655,261
22 3 June 2001 $3,589,500
23 10 June 2001 Pearl Harbor $6,680,157
24 17 June 2001 $2,976,993
25 24 June 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $5,105,317
26 1 July 2001 Shrek $3,273,603 Shrek reached number one in its fourth week on the chart[2]
27 8 July 2001 $3,169,980
28 15 July 2001 $3,085,851
29 22 July 2001 $2,102,945
30 29 July 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary $3,926,141
31 5 August 2001 $2,952,549
32 12 August 2001 Planet of the Apes $3,981,914
33 19 August 2001 $2,131,017
34 26 August 2001 A Knight's Tale $2,233,374
35 2 September 2001 Jurassic Park III $3,742,739
36 9 September 2001 $2,053,941
37 16 September 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence $1,591,000
38 23 September 2001 The Fast and the Furious $3,300,893
39 30 September 2001 Rush Hour 2 $4,334,524
40 7 October 2001 Cats & Dogs $2,691,589 Cats & Dogs reached number one in its third week of release[3]
41 14 October 2001 Legally Blonde $2,539,971
42 21 October 2001 Scary Movie 2 $1,507,503
43 28 October 2001 The Man Who Sued God $1,530,832
44 4 November 2001 $1,341,408
45 11 November 2001 The Others $2,570,457
46 18 November 2001 $1,787,925
47 25 November 2001 N/A The Others grossed $1,690,869 for the week ended 28 November[4]
48 2 December 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone $9,249,505
49 9 December 2001 $5,157,175
50 16 December 2001 $3,207,844
51 23 December 2001 $2,279,772
52 30 December 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $9,749,937

See also

References

  1. ^ Groves, Don (26 February 2001). "German exhibs: B.O. cannibalized". Variety. p. 9.
  2. ^ "International box office". Variety. 9 July 2001. p. 12.
  3. ^ "International box office". Variety. 15 October 2001. p. 15.
  4. ^ "International box office". Variety. 3 December 2001. p. 15.
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