Hannibal broke Scream 3's record ($34.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in February, and Scary Movie's record ($42.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider broke Pokémon: The First Movie's record ($31 million) for the highest weekend debut of a video game adaptation and Scary Movie's record ($42.3 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.
American Pie 2 had a record opening for an R-rated comedy. It was the first time that four films had opened with more than $45 million in four consecutive weekends.
Monsters, Inc. broke Toy Story 2's records ($57.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November, for an animated film, a G-rated film, and for the holiday season. It also broke How the Grinch Stole Christmas' record ($55 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel, The Lion King's record ($40.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel animated film, and Independence Day's record ($50.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an original film overall.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's $32.3 million opening day gross broke Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's record ($28.5 mil) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Monsters, Inc's records ($62.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November, for a non-sequel, and for the holiday season (which had been set 2 weeks earlier), The Lost World: Jurassic Park's record ($72.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut of all time, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's record ($64.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film, and Batman Forever's record ($52.7 mil) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had the highest weekend debut of 2001.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone broke How the Grinch Stole Christmas' record ($52.1 mil) for the highest second weekend gross, and Toy Story 2's record ($57.39 mil) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend ever.
Ocean's Eleven broke What Women Want's record ($33.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in December, and Titanic's second weekend grosses' record ($35.4 mil) for the highest weekend ever in December.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring broke Ocean's Eleven's record ($38.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in December (which had been set 2 weeks earlier).