The Top Movies of Tuesday, August 21, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	American Pie 2	Universal	Comedy	$2,735,225	+3.53%	3,072	$890	$92,657,905	12
2	(2)	Rush Hour 2	New Line	Action	$2,420,831	+6.04%	3,080	$786	$169,360,672	19
3	(3)	Rat Race	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$1,517,911	+0.37%	2,550	$595	$14,692,355	5
4	(4)	The Princess Diaries	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,507,235	+2.13%	2,726	$553	$73,224,789	19
5	(5)	The Others	Miramax	Horror	$1,474,584	+2.34%	2,153	$685	$35,084,189	12
6	(6)	Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$857,753	+9.12%	3,060	$280	$162,881,902	26
7	(7)	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Miramax	Drama	$813,450	+12.10%	1,595	$510	$8,748,440	5
8	(8)	American Outlaws	Warner Bros.	Western	$611,297	+1.00%	2,348	$260	$6,072,044	5
9	(9)	Jurassic Park 3	Universal	Action	$528,360	+4.99%	2,516	$210	$169,359,295	35
10	(re-entry)	Legally Blonde	MGM	Comedy	$367,687		1,770	$208	$84,044,047	40

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