The Top Movies of Thursday, August 16, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	American Pie 2	Universal	Comedy	$4,119,735	-12.09%	3,063	$1,345	$66,176,110	7
2	(2)	Rush Hour 2	New Line	Action	$2,661,475	-18.69%	3,118	$854	$145,632,620	14
3	(3)	The Princess Diaries	Buena Vista	Comedy	$2,037,358	+1.13%	2,706	$753	$60,627,410	14
4	(4)	The Others	Miramax	Horror	$1,672,655	+0.93%	1,678	$997	$21,262,650	7
5	(5)	Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$1,258,132	+1.30%	3,401	$370	$154,095,436	21
6	(6)	Jurassic Park 3	Universal	Action	$809,125	-0.06%	3,175	$255	$163,886,970	30
7	(8)	America's Sweethearts	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$583,490	+14.82%	2,686	$217	$85,452,156	28
8	(7)	Osmosis Jones	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$571,269	+0.60%	2,305	$248	$7,752,127	7
9	(9)	Legally Blonde	MGM	Comedy	$518,852	+3.56%	2,031	$255	$80,770,446	35
10	(10)	Original Sin	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$355,406	+1.34%	2,194	$162	$14,001,007	14

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