List of 2001 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 2001.

# Weekend End Date Film Box Office Notes
1 7 January 2001 Unbreakable £2,211,667
2 14 January 2001 Cast Away £2,807,312
3 21 January 2001 £2,402,289
4 28 January 2001 £1,838,033
5 4 February 2001 What Women Want £3,375,075
6 11 February 2001 £2,512,404
7 18 February 2001 Hannibal £6,402,540 Hannibal set an opening weekend record for UIP and for an 18 certificate film. The weekend gross included £800,000 of previews.[1][2]
8 25 February 2001 £3,574,408
9 4 March 2001 £2,026,933
10 11 March 2001 £1,208,717
11 18 March 2001 Enemy at the Gates £1,033,164
12 25 March 2001 Miss Congeniality £1,873,246
13 1 April 2001 £1,527,576
14 8 April 2001 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie £1,511,553
15 15 April 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary £5,720,292
16 22 April 2001 £4,260,089
17 29 April 2001 £3,506,182
18 6 May 2001 £2,771,790
19 13 May 2001 £1,374,350
20 20 May 2001 The Mummy Returns £5,929,146
21 27 May 2001 £3,063,383
22 3 June 2001 Pearl Harbor £3,075,147
23 10 June 2001 £2,061,916
24 17 June 2001 £1,448,209
25 24 June 2001 Evolution £1,910,285
26 1 July 2001 Shrek £4,686,210
27 8 July 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider £3,846,592
28 15 July 2001 Shrek £2,804,798
29 22 July 2001 Jurassic Park III £4,762,155
30 29 July 2001 £1,802,580[3]
31 5 August 2001 Cats & Dogs £3,707,358[3]
32 12 August 2001 £2,813,072[3]
33 19 August 2001 Planet of the Apes £5,445,983[3]
34 26 August 2001 £2,364,945[3]
35 2 September 2001 A Knight's Tale £1,678,264[3]
36 9 September 2001 Moulin Rouge! £2,403,378[3]
37 16 September 2001 £1,859,732[3]
38 23 September 2001 Artificial Intelligence: A.I. £2,285,786[3]
39 30 September 2001 £1,556,911[3]
40 7 October 2001 Moulin Rouge! £1,072,657[3] Moulin Rouge! returned to number one in its fifth week of release
41 14 October 2001 American Pie 2 £5,508,709[3]
42 21 October 2001 £2,823,776[3]
43 28 October 2001 £1,626,438[3]
44 4 November 2001 The Others £2,259,538[3]
45 11 November 2001 £1,687,041[3]
46 18 November 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone £16,335,627[3] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone set the record opening weekend beating Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's £9.5 million. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone opening included £6,735,259 from previews[3]
47 25 November 2001 £8,362,749[3]
48 2 December 2001 £5,809,759[3]
49 9 December 2001 £3,345,310[3]
50 16 December 2001 £2,391,251[3]
51 23 December 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring £11,058,045[3] The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring opening figures included £3,755,170 from previews[3]
52 30 December 2001 £7,825,995[3]

See also[]

  • List of British films — British films by year
  • Lists of box office number-one films

References[]

  1. ^ Groves, Don (26 February 2001). "German exhibs: B.O. cannibalized". Variety. p. 9.
  2. ^ Groves, Don (19 February 2001). "'Hannibal' appeals to all tastes o'seas". Variety. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "UK weekend box office reports: 2001" (xls). British Film Institute. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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