The Top Movies of Thursday, August 23, 2001

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	American Pie 2	Universal	Comedy	$1,950,720	-11.81%	3,072	$635	$96,820,465	14
2	(2)	Rush Hour 2	New Line	Action	$1,487,387	-21.81%	3,080	$483	$172,750,403	21
3	(4)	Rat Race	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$1,332,925	+2.36%	2,550	$523	$17,327,443	7
4	(3)	The Princess Diaries	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,252,874	-4.47%	2,726	$460	$75,789,102	21
5	(5)	The Others	Miramax	Horror	$1,226,413	+0.69%	2,153	$570	$37,528,599	14
6	(6)	Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$669,838	-4.89%	3,060	$219	$164,256,033	28
7	(7)	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Miramax	Drama	$644,015	-7.18%	1,595	$404	$10,086,280	7
8	(8)	American Outlaws	Warner Bros.	Western	$478,217	-8.24%	2,348	$204	$7,071,440	7
9	(9)	Jurassic Park 3	Universal	Action	$441,325	-2.55%	2,516	$175	$170,253,495	37
10	(10)	Legally Blonde	MGM	Comedy	$325,542	-3.90%	1,770	$184	$84,708,331	42
11	(11)	Osmosis Jones	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$315,253	-0.89%	2,305	$137	$11,586,938	14
12	(12)	America's Sweethearts	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$266,027	-2.55%	1,948	$137	$88,902,606	35
13	(13)	The Score	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$185,714	-0.09%	1,148	$162	$66,297,078	42
14	(14)	Original Sin	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$133,427	-7.74%	1,279	$104	$15,703,974	21
15	(15)	Spy Kids	Miramax/Dimension	Adventure	$124,587	+4.97%	1,202	$104	$111,326,071	147
16	(16)	The Deep End	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	$101,085	-7.60%	92	$1,099	$1,334,913	16
17	(19)	Shrek	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$91,369	+0.14%	561	$163	$260,812,889	98
18	(17)	Cats & Dogs	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$87,284	-10.40%	924	$94	$91,310,102	51
19	(18)	Doctor Dolittle 2	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$85,237	-9.67%	730	$117	$110,277,413	63
20	(20)	The Fast and the Furious	Universal	Action	$83,875	-0.18%	671	$125	$140,784,776	63

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