# List of 2001 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 2001.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Weekend End Date | Film | Box Office | Notes |
| 1 | 7 January 2001 | Unbreakable | £2,211,667 | |
| 2 | 14 January 2001 | Cast Away | £2,807,312 | |
| 3 | 21 January 2001 | Cast Away | £2,402,289 | |
| 4 | 28 January 2001 | Cast Away | £1,838,033 | |
| 5 | 4 February 2001 | What Women Want | £3,375,075 | |
| 6 | 11 February 2001 | What Women Want | £2,512,404 | |
| 7 | 18 February 2001 | Hannibal | £6,402,540 | Hannibal set an opening weekend record for UIP and for an 18 certificate film. The weekend gross included £800,000 of previews. |
| 8 | 25 February 2001 | Hannibal | £3,574,408 | |
| 9 | 4 March 2001 | Hannibal | £2,026,933 | |
| 10 | 11 March 2001 | Hannibal | £1,208,717 | |
| 11 | 18 March 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | £1,033,164 | |
| 12 | 25 March 2001 | Miss Congeniality | £1,873,246 | |
| 13 | 1 April 2001 | Miss Congeniality | £1,527,576 | |
| 14 | 8 April 2001 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | £1,511,553 | |
| 15 | 15 April 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | £5,720,292 | |
| 16 | 22 April 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | £4,260,089 | |
| 17 | 29 April 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | £3,506,182 | |
| 18 | 6 May 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | £2,771,790 | |
| 19 | 13 May 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | £1,374,350 | |
| 20 | 20 May 2001 | The Mummy Returns | £5,929,146 | |
| 21 | 27 May 2001 | The Mummy Returns | £3,063,383 | |
| 22 | 3 June 2001 | Pearl Harbor | £3,075,147 | |
| 23 | 10 June 2001 | Pearl Harbor | £2,061,916 | |
| 24 | 17 June 2001 | Pearl Harbor | £1,448,209 | |
| 25 | 24 June 2001 | Evolution | £1,910,285 | |
| 26 | 1 July 2001 | Shrek | £4,686,210 | |
| 27 | 8 July 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | £3,846,592 | |
| 28 | 15 July 2001 | Shrek | £2,804,798 | Shrek returned to number one in its third week of release |
| 29 | 22 July 2001 | Jurassic Park III | £4,762,155 | |
| 30 | 29 July 2001 | Jurassic Park III | £1,802,580 | |
| 31 | 5 August 2001 | Cats & Dogs | £3,707,358 | |
| 32 | 12 August 2001 | Cats & Dogs | £2,813,072 | |
| 33 | 19 August 2001 | Planet of the Apes | £5,445,983 | |
| 34 | 26 August 2001 | Planet of the Apes | £2,364,945 | |
| 35 | 2 September 2001 | A Knight's Tale | £1,678,264 | |
| 36 | 9 September 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | £2,403,378 | |
| 37 | 16 September 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | £1,859,732 | |
| 38 | 23 September 2001 | Artificial Intelligence: A.I. | £2,285,786 | |
| 39 | 30 September 2001 | Artificial Intelligence: A.I. | £1,556,911 | |
| 40 | 7 October 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | £1,072,657 | Moulin Rouge! returned to number one in its fifth week of release |
| 41 | 14 October 2001 | American Pie 2 | £5,508,709 | |
| 42 | 21 October 2001 | American Pie 2 | £2,823,776 | |
| 43 | 28 October 2001 | American Pie 2 | £1,626,438 | |
| 44 | 4 November 2001 | The Others | £2,259,538 | |
| 45 | 11 November 2001 | The Others | £1,687,041 | |
| 46 | 18 November 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone † | £16,335,627 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone set the record opening weekend beating Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace's £9.5 million. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone opening included £6,735,259 from previews |
| 47 | 25 November 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone † | £8,362,749 | |
| 48 | 2 December 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone † | £5,809,759 | |
| 49 | 9 December 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone † | £3,345,310 | |
| 50 | 16 December 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone † | £2,391,251 | |
| 51 | 23 December 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | £11,058,045 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring opening figures included £3,755,170 from previews |
| 52 | 30 December 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | £7,825,995 | |