| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Hannibal | - | - | - | $129,877,393 | 3,292 | $165,092,268 | Feb 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 2 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $37,558,752 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 3 | The Wedding Planner | - | - | - | $36,572,177 | 2,785 | $60,400,856 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Down to Earth | - | - | - | $34,166,686 | 2,521 | $64,186,502 | Feb 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $27,091,107 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Recess: School's Out | - | - | - | $23,393,383 | 2,630 | $36,706,141 | Feb 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $23,168,419 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Traffic | - | - | - | $23,141,354 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | Dec 27 | USA Films | false |
| 9 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $22,555,864 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 10 | Valentine | - | - | - | $19,782,810 | 2,310 | $20,384,136 | Feb 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Sweet November | - | - | - | $18,232,930 | 2,268 | $25,288,103 | Feb 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Saving Silverman | - | - | - | $17,331,425 | 2,467 | $19,402,030 | Feb 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $15,534,555 | 847 | $45,512,588 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Finding Forrester | - | - | - | $13,010,489 | 2,002 | $51,804,714 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Snatch | - | - | - | $12,093,101 | 1,444 | $30,328,156 | Dec 8 | Screen Gems | false |
| 16 | Head Over Heels | - | - | - | $10,294,510 | 2,363 | $10,424,470 | Feb 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | What Women Want | - | - | - | $10,258,289 | 3,092 | $182,811,707 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Miss Congeniality | - | - | - | $8,451,268 | 2,668 | $106,807,667 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Thirteen Days | - | - | - | $8,187,065 | 2,034 | $34,592,089 | Dec 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 20 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | - | - | - | $7,834,800 | 2,545 | $15,749,959 | Feb 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | The Pledge | - | - | - | $7,626,053 | 1,410 | $19,733,089 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Sugar & Spice | - | - | - | $7,193,241 | 2,150 | $13,305,101 | Jan 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 23 | The Emperor's New Groove | - | - | - | $6,269,108 | 2,887 | $89,302,687 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Double Take | - | - | - | $5,315,918 | 1,631 | $29,831,583 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Gift | - | - | - | $4,537,322 | 807 | $12,008,642 | Dec 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 26 | Shadow of the Vampire | - | - | - | $4,317,353 | 513 | $8,293,784 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 27 | Left Behind: The Movie | - | - | - | $3,817,908 | 867 | $4,224,065 | Feb 2 | Cloud Ten Pictures | false |
| 28 | Monkeybone | - | - | - | $2,753,652 | 1,748 | $5,411,999 | Feb 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | The Family Man | - | - | - | $2,412,495 | 2,441 | $75,793,305 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Vertical Limit | - | - | - | $1,758,039 | 2,602 | $69,243,859 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $1,729,413 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Before Night Falls | - | - | - | $1,515,302 | 127 | $4,242,892 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 33 | Meet the Parents | - | - | - | $1,474,630 | 2,697 | $166,244,045 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 34 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $1,411,814 | 150 | $9,416,804 | Nov 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 35 | Malena | - | - | - | $1,367,762 | 117 | $3,448,233 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $1,244,527 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 37 | Antitrust | - | - | - | $1,187,983 | 2,433 | $11,328,094 | Jan 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | - | - | - | $1,022,680 | 48 | $2,276,602 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 39 | Rugrats in Paris | - | - | - | $1,005,026 | 2,937 | $76,507,756 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Dude, Where's My Car? | - | - | - | $973,612 | 2,100 | $46,729,800 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | In the Mood for Love | - | - | - | $961,777 | 74 | $2,738,980 | Feb 2 | USA Films | false |
| 42 | Pollock | - | - | - | $938,927 | 280 | $8,598,593 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 43 | The House of Mirth | - | - | - | $908,669 | 63 | $3,043,284 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 44 | State and Main | - | - | - | $905,022 | 462 | $6,944,471 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 45 | Quills | - | - | - | $883,696 | 223 | $7,065,332 | Nov 24 | - | false |
| 46 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $864,113 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 47 | Seong Chun-hyang | - | - | - | $588,796 | 16 | $798,977 | Dec 29 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 48 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | - | - | - | $521,200 | 3,256 | $260,745,620 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 49 | Unbreakable | - | - | - | $490,819 | 2,708 | $95,011,339 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Charlie's Angels | - | - | - | $490,095 | 3,037 | $125,305,545 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $467,220 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 52 | Proof of Life | - | - | - | $437,769 | 2,705 | $32,598,931 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $420,840 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 54 | Remember the Titans | - | - | - | $363,720 | 2,803 | $115,654,751 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 55 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $347,567 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 56 | Almost Famous | - | - | - | $320,619 | 2,262 | $32,534,850 | Sep 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 57 | Dracula 2000 | - | - | - | $320,358 | 2,204 | $33,022,767 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 58 | Requiem for a Dream | - | - | - | $314,171 | 93 | $3,635,482 | Oct 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 59 | Men of Honor | - | - | - | $252,437 | 2,188 | $48,818,921 | Nov 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $247,520 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 61 | Faithless | - | - | - | $215,394 | 24 | $739,055 | Jan 26 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 62 | The Crimson Rivers | - | - | - | $209,780 | 47 | $594,966 | Jan 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 63 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $205,547 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | February 15, 1839 | - | - | - | $186,585 | 36 | $43,595 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 65 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $154,952 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 66 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | - | - | - | $144,287 | 20 | $1,319,592 | Jun 9 | - | false |
| 67 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $142,007 | 15 | $1,136,776 | Oct 6 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 68 | All the Pretty Horses | - | - | - | $131,462 | 1,593 | $15,540,353 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 69 | Gladiator | - | - | - | $116,013 | 3,188 | $187,705,427 | May 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 70 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $92,701 | 20 | $1,808,679 | Feb 2 | IMAX | false |
| 71 | The Invisible Circus | - | - | - | $77,578 | 105 | $77,578 | Feb 2 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 72 | The Million Dollar Hotel | - | - | - | $59,989 | 10 | $59,989 | Feb 2 | Lionsgate | false |
| 73 | Pay It Forward | - | - | - | $59,133 | 2,130 | $33,519,628 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 74 | Nico and Dani | - | - | - | $57,802 | 8 | $370,562 | Feb 2 | Avatar Films | false |
| 75 | Last Resort | - | - | - | $37,283 | 14 | $37,283 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 76 | Maelstrom | - | - | - | $29,514 | 9 | $254,380 | Sep 29 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 77 | New York in the 50's | - | - | - | $11,882 | 1 | $11,882 | Feb 9 | Avatar Films | false |
| 78 | Signs & Wonders | - | - | - | $4,125 | 2 | $33,842 | Feb 9 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 79 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | - | - | - | $3,329 | 2,162 | $30,919,168 | Nov 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 80 | Two Ninas | - | - | - | $2,103 | 6 | $14,725 | Jan 26 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 81 | Love, Honor and Obey | - | - | - | $1,400 | 1 | $1,400 | Feb 9 | - | false |
| 82 | The Contender | - | - | - | $1,316 | 1,639 | $17,872,723 | Oct 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 83 | What Lies Beneath | - | - | - | $835 | 2,925 | $155,464,351 | Jul 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
