Highest Opening Weekends In Australia of 2001

Rank	Title	Cert	Dist	Date	S.C.	AVG	$AUD
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1	LOTR: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING	M	Road	27 Dec	406	24,015	9,749,937
2	HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPH..	PG	WB	29 Nov	476	19,432	9,249,505
3	PEARL HARBOR *(5,239,676)	M	BVI	7 Jun	411	16,253	6,680,157
4	THE MUMMY RETURNS	M	UIP/Uni	10 May	349	15,588	5,440,204
5	WHAT WOMEN WANT	PG	Road	8 Jan	312	16,402	5,117,384
6	LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER	M	UIP/Par	21 Jun	330	15,471	5,105,317
7	CAST AWAY	M	UIP/Uni	18 Jan	230	19,735	4,539,061
8	RUSH HOUR 2 *(3,664,040)	M	Road	27 Sep	299	14,497	4,335,624
9	MISS CONGENIALITY	M	Road	15 Mar	265	16,343	4,330,856
10	AMERICAN PIE 2	MA	UIP/Uni	6 Dec	308	13,892	4,278,751
11	HANNIBAL	R	UIP/Uni	15 Feb	302	14,065	4,247,648
12	PLANET OF THE APES	M	Fox	9 Aug	346	11,508	3,981,914
13	BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY	M	UIP/Uni	26 Jul	323	12,155	3,926,141
14	JURASSIC PARK III	M	UIP/Uni	30 Aug	310	12,073	3,742,739
15	MONSTERS, INC.	G	BVI	27 Dec	357	10,472	3,738,657
16	MOULIN ROUGE	M	Fox	24 May	252	14,505	3,655,261
17	SHREK	PG	UIP/Uni	21 Jun	325	10,913	3,546,724
18	THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS	M	UIP/Uni	20 Sep	254	12,996	3,300,893
19	SWORDFISH	MA	Road	28 Jun	208	14,836	3,085,858
20	CATS AND DOGS	PG	Road	20 Sep	299	9,241	2,762,957
21	TRAFFIC	MA	Road	8 Mar	266	9,838	2,616,932
22	THE OTHERS	M	BVI/Mira	8 Nov	302	8,511	2,570,457
23	LEGALLY BLONDE	PG	Fox/MGM	11 Oct	266	9,549	2,539,971
24	COYOTE UGLY	PG	BVI	1 Jan	214	11,036	2,361,721
25	CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LA *(1,775,475)	PG	UIP/Uni	12 Apr	234	9,646	2,257,164
26	A KNIGHT'S TALE	M	Col	23 Aug	241	9,267	2,233,374
27	FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN	M	Col	26 Jul	203	10,759	2,184,063
28	AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS	M	Col	4 Oct	263	8,284	2,178,817
29	VANILLA SKY	M	UIP/Par	20 Dec	297	7,067	2,098,821
30	EVOLUTION	PG	Col	12 Jul	255	8,952	2,014,155
31	DR DOLITTLE 2	PG	Fox	5 Jul	271	7,425	2,012,179
32	THE ANIMAL	M	Col	2 Aug	190	10,376	1,971,357
33	THE MEXICAN	M	UIP/Par	24 Apr	254	7,242	1,839,550
34	DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR?	M	Fox	29 Mar	156	10,989	1,714,352
35	A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE	M	WB	13 Sep	246	6,467	1,591,000
36	SAVE THE LAST DANCE	M	UIP/Par	5 Apr	155	10,242	1,587,517
37	THE MAN WHO SUED GOD	M	BVI	25 Oct	226	6,774	1,530,832
38	SCARY MOVIE 2	MA	BVI/Mira	18 Oct	250	6,030	1,507,503
39	PROOF OF LIFE	M	WB	1 Mar	202	7,437	1,502,269
40	ALONG CAME A SPIDER	MA	UIP/Par	16 Aug	185	8,112	1,500,632
41	TRAINING DAY	MA	Road	15 Nov	184	7,698	1,416,394
42	THE FAMILY MAN	M	Road	25 Jan	164	8,538	1,400,170
43	BEDAZZLED	PG	Fox	25 Jan	164	8,410	1,379,202
44	THE EXORCIST	R	WB	22 Mar	143	9,607	1,373,829
45	DON'T SAY A WORD	MA	Road	25 Oct	169	7,941	1,341,975
46	KISS OF THE DRAGON	MA	Fox	11 Oct	152	8,588	1,305,381
47	THE PRINCESS DIARIES	G	BVI	13 Sep	214	6,032	1,290,842
48	THE WEDDING PLANNER	PG	Road	29 Mar	179	7,204	1,289,560
49	ZOOLANDER	M	Road	1 Nov	160	7,952	1,272,330
50	THE 6TH DAY	M	Col	18 Jan	190	6,692	1,271,564
51	REMEMBER THE TITANS	PG	BVI	25 Jan	173	6,727	1,163,748
52	THE GIFT *(902,386)	MA	Col	12 Apr	88	13,202	1,161,741
53	EXIT WOUNDS	MA	Road	19 Apr	147	7,692	1,130,723
54	ALMOST FAMOUS	M	Col	22 Feb	192	5,585	1,072,366
55	JOE DIRT	M	Col	24 May	170	6,172	1,049,178
56	CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN	MA	BVI	23 Aug	212	4,861	1,030,616
57	THE SCORE	M	Road	29 Nov	130	7,820	1,016,660
58	FINDING FORRESTER	M	Col	29 Mar	188	5,326	1,001,326
59	RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS	M	Col	22 Nov	na	na	880,298
60	BLOW	MA	Road	23 Aug	131	6,636	869,341
61	TOMCATS	MA	Col	19 Apr	148	5,897	872,805
62	CHOCOLAT	M	Road	15 Feb	59	14,180	836,631
63	15 MINUTES	MA	Road	17 May	137	6,006	822,775
64	SOMEONE LIKE YOU	M	Fox	12 Jul	129	6,107	787,861
65	BOUNCE	M	BVI	8 Mar	170	4,611	783,946
66	ENEMY AT THE GATES	MA	Road	26 Jul	143	5,260	752,174
67	MEN OF HONOR	M	Fox	22 Feb	160	4,683	749,306
68	PAY IT FORWARD	M	WB	22 Feb	164	4,431	726,607
69	THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE	G	BVI	5 Apr	274	2,487	681,337
70	THE LAST CASTLE	M	UIP/Uni	22 Nov	na	na	670,262
71	DRACULA 2000	MA	BVI	15 Mar	107	6,191	662,387
72	HEARTBREAKERS	M	BVI	5 Jul	138	4,668	644,211
73	DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS	M	Beck	18 Jan	105	5,999	629,924
74	THIRTEEN DAYS	M	Road	3 May	66	9,526	628,733
75	13 GHOSTS	MA	Col	13 Dec	139	4,282	595,195
76	MEMENTO *(453,488)	MA	BVI	12 Apr	47	12,637	593,930
77	GET OVER IT	M	BVI	6 Sep	140	4,230	592,240
78	DRIVEN	PG	Road	16 Aug	130	4,523	587,937
79	SAY IT ISN'T SO *(516,167)	M	Fox	12 Apr	143	4,108	587,458
80	DOWN TO EARTH	PG	Road	2 Aug	121	4,640	561,496
81	DUETS	M	BVI	8 Feb	68	8,216	558,707
82	VALENTINE	MA	Road	3 May	130	4,181	543,476
83	HEAD OVER HEELS	M	UIP/Uni	31 May	127	3,910	496,595
84	RUGRATS IN PARIS	G	UIP/par	5 Apr	270	1,794	484,379
85	ALEMIE	M	Den	27 Dec	21	22,760	477,957
86	BLAIR WITCH 2: BOOK OF SHADOWS	MA	Fox	11 Jan	120	3,894	467,225
87	LANTANA	M	Pal	4 Oct	15	28,713	430,696
88	SPY KIDS	PG	Road	20 Sep	201	2,006	403,171
89	THE WATCHER	MA	UIP/Uni	1 Mar	97	3,716	360,439
90	QUILLS	MA	Fox	1 Mar	51	6,742	342,899
91	ROCK STAR	M	WB	15 Nov	109	3,134	341,559
92	THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE	PG	Fox	8 Feb	143	2,267	324,190
93	ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE	PG	UIP/Uni	11 Jan	152	2,112	321,060
94	CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON	M	Col	4 Jan	11	28,999	318,988
95	ENIGMA	M	Beck	25 Oct	50	5,372	268,578
96	ALL THE PRETTY HORSES	M	Col	10 May	118	2,054	242,421
97	JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS	PG	Fox/MGM	14 Jun	102	2,265	231,033
98	THE TAILOR OF PANAMA	MA	Col	16 Aug	39	5,714	222,864
99	ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE	PG	BVI	20 Sep	202	1,098	221,877
100	NURSE BETTY	MA	UIP/Par	23 Aug	36	6,117	220,214
101	WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAP..	M	Fox/MGM	22 Nov	na	na	220,031
102	ORIGINAL SIN	MA	Fox/MGM	6 Dec	101	2,097	211,808
103	ANTITRUST	M	Fox/MGM	26 Apr	103	2,027	208,793
104	THE PLEDGE	R	Road	9 Aug	16	13,047	208,767
105	GET CARTER	MA	Road	1 Feb	69	2,985	205,962
106	SWEET NOVEMBER *(154,161)	M	WB	12 Apr	82	2,361	193,582
107	BEST IN SHOW	PG	WB	12 Apr	18	10,671	192,078
108	SMALL TIME CROOKS	G	Road	25 Jan	25	7,681	192,029
109	THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE	M	BVI	27 Dec	24	7,910	189,850
110	THE BANK	M	Foot	6 Sep	14	13,415	187,803
111	STATE AND MAIN *(137,177)	M	Pal	7 Jun	19	9,623	182,829
112	EVIL WOMAN	M	Road	13 Dec	76	2,341	177,900
113	HE DIES WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND	MA	Road	30 Aug	20	1,262	165,392
114	THE CONTENDER	M	UIP/Par	22 Mar	36	4,591	165,267
115	SEE SPOT RUN	PG	Road	5 Apr	145	1,126	163,293
116	HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME	MA	Road	15 Feb	68	2,321	157,845
117	SEXY BEAST	MA	Fox	16 Aug	16	9,786	156,580
118	ANGEL EYES	MA	Road	6 Sep	69	2,181	150,461
119	LUCKY NUMBERS	MA	UIP/Par	8 Feb	95	1,548	147,094
120	GHOSTS OF MARS	MA	Col	25 Oct	46	3,195	146,962
121	YOU CAN COUNT ON ME	M	UIP/Par	5 Jul	10	14,637	146,365
122	THE FORSAKEN	MA	Col	6 Sep	40	3,633	145,331
123	LET'S GET SKASE	M	Road	18 Oct	109	1,214	132,320
124	LOST SOULS	MA	Road	24 Apr	61	2,120	129,294
125	CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL	M	BVI	22 Nov	na	na	129,128
126	THE DEEP END	MA	Fox	22 Nov	na	na	122,695
127	HOUSE OF MIRTH	PG	Col	14 Jun	27	4,530	122,299
128	THE GOLDEN BOWL	M	Pal	27 Dec	18	6,732	121,173
129	MULLET	M	Den	28 Jun	9	13,364	120,280
130	3000 MILES TO GRACELAND	R	Road	24 May	59	2,027	119,578
131	ONE NIGHT AT McCOOLS	MA	UIP/Par	1 Nov	57	2,076	118,355
132	TITAN A.E.	PG	Fox	4 Jan	54	2,152	115,895
133	APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX	R	UIP/Uni	15 Nov	13	8,883	115,477
134	RISK	MA	Road	10 May	26	4,380	113,883
135	REQUIEM FOR A DREAM	R	Den	8 Feb	11	10,254	112,790
136	CROUPIER *(85,726)	M	NV	12 Apr	11	9,833	108,165
137	THE CLOSET	M	Shar	27 Dec	11	9,647	106,120
138	IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE	PG	Den	29 Mar	12	8,556	102,673
139	BREAD AND TULIPS	M	Pal	18 Jan	5	20,137	100,687
140	MONSOON WEDDING	M	NV	20 Dec	14	6,890	96,458
141	SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE	M	Niche	25 Jan	9	10,127	91,142
142	WHAT'S COOKING	M	NV	17 May	14	6,364	89,091
143	CYBERWORLD 3D	PG	IMAX	27 Jun	2	43,507	87,013
144	WAY OF THE GUN	MA	BVI	17 May	28	2,967	83,065
145	SHACKLETON'S ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE	G	IMAX	1 Nov	2	41,140	82,280
146	MALENA	M	BVI/Mira	25 Oct	17	4,751	80,764
147	WHEN BRANDON MET TRUDY	M	NV	12 Jul	12	6,653	79,832
148	BEFORE NIGHT FALLS	MA	Den	6 Sep	11	7,056	77,620
149	THE GLASS HOUSE	MA	Col	18 Oct	41	1,844	75,605
150	TRUMPET OF THE SWAN	G	Col	1 Mar	75	999	74,949
151	THE VERTICAL RAYS OF THE SUN *(57,040)	PG	Col	27 Sep	10	7,449	74,486
152	RUSSIAN DOLL	M	UIP/Bey	14 Jun	10	7,239	72,391
153	THE YARDS	M	Road	3 May	39	1,712	66,773
154	SUGAR AND SPICE	M	Road	14 Jun	40	1,609	64,367
155	HAUNTED CASTLE	M	IMAX	20 Sep	na	na	63,779
156	MONKEYBONE	M	Fox	31 May	30	2,051	61,528
157	THE MAN WHO CRIED	M	UIP/Uni	3 May	6	9,927	59,564
158	LIAM	MA	Den	12 Jul	7	8,102	56,713
159	WARREN MILLER'S RIDE	G	WM	24 May	1	56,027	56,027
160	PURELY BELTER	M	Den	11 Oct	9	6,005	54,042
161	LA SPANGOLA	M	NV	20 Sep	13	4,031	52,397
162	SERIES 7: THE CONTENDER	R	Den	31 May	8	6,277	50,217
163	WOMEN ON TOP	M	Fox	1 Feb	na	na	49,660
164	GLADIATOR R/I	M	UIP/Uni	15 May	73	660	48,185
165	RECESS: SCHOOL'S OUT	G	BVI	21 Jun	59	813	47,979
166	SENSITIVE NEW AGE KILLER	MA	Tide	31 May	na	na	46,219
167	GLITTER	M	Col	1 Nov	45	1,010	45,430
168	THE MONKEY'S MASK	R	Foot	10 May	na	na	42,888
169	MALLBOY	MA	BVI	25 Jan	na	na	41,616
170	THE TASTE OF THE OTHERS	M	Pal	1 Nov	na	na	41,238
171	2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY	G	WB	8 Mar	9	4,391	39,521
172	THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY	MA	Road	18 Oct	12	3,226	38,711
173	DR T AND THE WOMEN	M	Col	8 Mar	25	1,518	37,943
174	YOLNGU BOY	M	Pal	15 Mar	4	9,094	36,374
175	CRIMSON RIVERS	MA	Col	28 Jun	13	2,578	33,517
176	THE LADIES MAN	MA	UIP/Par	2 Aug	59	557	32,838
177	BROTHER	MA	NV	15 Nov	14	2,341	32,777
178	THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR	MA	Col	29 Nov	12	2,637	31,640
179	THE GODDESS OF 1967	MA	Pal	26 Apr	na	na	31,425
180	AMORES PERROS	MA	Niche	5 Apr	7	4,185	29,293
181	HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH	MA	Road	1 Nov	na	na	28,845
182	BABY BOY	MA	Col	8 Nov	na	na	27,851
183	A MA SOEUR	R	Pot	31 May	na	na	27,034
184	WALK THE TALK	M	Fox	15 Mar	20	1,306	26,125
185	THE SONGCATCHER	M	Beck	1 Mar	na	na	26,039
186	ONE NIGHT THE MOON	M	Den	8 Nov	na	na	25,091
187	A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES	M	NV	2 Aug	na	na	22,621
188	SHADOW MAGIC	PG	Col	22 Nov	na	na	22,303
189	THE CLAIM	M	Fox/MGM	29 Nov	na	na	22,277
190	100 STEPS	M	Pal	10 May	na	na	20,016
191	FREDDY GOT FINGERED	R	Fox	7 Jun	na	na	19,380
192	ABOUT ADAM	M	BVI	27 Sep	na	na	18,988
193	WHIPPED	MA	Road	24 May	na	na	18,927
194	ELVIS - THAT'S THE WAY IT IS	G	Chap	24 May	na	na	18,730
195	TIGERLAND	MA	Fox	18 Oct	na	na	17,785
196	POKEMON 3	PG	WB	21 Jun	na	na	17,746
197	WHERE THE MONEY IS	PG	Road	8 Feb	na	na	17,285
198	THE CLOSER YOU GET	M	Fox	8 Feb	na	na	16,934
199	PRINCESS MONONOKE	M	BVI	8 Feb	na	na	16,237
200	THE LIMEY	MA	Fox	10 May	na	na	15,301
201	THE BROKEN HEARTS CLUB	M	Col	5 Apr	na	na	14,758
202	VENGO	M	Pot	22 Nov	na	na	14,509
203	DIVIDED WE FALL	M	GS	6 Dec	na	na	14,101
204	SERENADES	M	Pal	31 May	na	na	13,441
205	SILENT PARTNER	MA	Pal	16 Aug	na	na	12,001
206	TOWN AND COUNTRY	M	Road	1 Nov	na	na	11,532
207	MARY POPPINS	G	BVI	12 Apr	na	na	11,286
208	THE SKY IS FALLING	M	Pal	5 Apr	na	na	11,271
209	THE LITTLE VAMPIRE	PG	Road	5 Apr	na	na	11,041
210	OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS	MA	UIP/Par	4 Oct	na	na	11,027
211	RING	MA	Pot	13 Sep	na	na	10,938
212	BEAU TRAVAIL	M	Pot	17 May	na	na	7,464
213	RING 2	M	Pot	18 Oct	na	na	7,438
214	A HARD DAYS NIGHT	PG	BVI	15 Mar	na	na	6,675
215	GUINEVERE	M	Pal	28 Jun	na	na	6,637
216	RIFIFI	PG	Pot	19 Apr	na	na	6,552
217	TIME AND TIDE	MA	Col	20 Sep	na	na	4,203
218	ME YOU THEM	PG	Col	15 Nov	na	na	3,860
219	EVERYBODY FAMOUS	M	Col	16 Aug	na	na	3,510
220	THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS	M	Road	8 Nov	na	na	2,737
221	MAMADRAMA	G	Shar	11 Oct	na	na	2,421
222	THE DANCER	M	Fox	14 Jun	na	na	2,194
223	THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY	MA	UIP/Par	29 Mar	na	na	1,804
224	THE CARRIES ARE WAITING	M	Pal	5 Jul	na	na	1,678
225	SOUL SURVIVORS	M	Fox	13 Dec	na	na	1,329
226	KINGDOM COME	M	Fox	6 Dec	na	na	410

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