| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $74,731,649 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $59,650,315 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Traffic | - | - | - | $57,378,749 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | Dec 27 | USA Films | false |
| 4 | What Women Want | - | - | - | $53,815,003 | 3,092 | $182,811,707 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Miss Congeniality | - | - | - | $52,384,083 | 2,668 | $106,807,667 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $33,562,739 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 7 | The Family Man | - | - | - | $33,073,085 | 2,441 | $75,793,305 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Finding Forrester | - | - | - | $32,152,218 | 2,002 | $51,804,714 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | The Emperor's New Groove | - | - | - | $25,144,418 | 2,887 | $89,302,687 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Thirteen Days | - | - | - | $24,707,431 | 2,034 | $34,592,089 | Dec 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 11 | Double Take | - | - | - | $23,492,253 | 1,631 | $29,831,583 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Snatch | - | - | - | $16,741,439 | 1,444 | $30,328,156 | Dec 8 | Screen Gems | false |
| 13 | The Wedding Planner | - | - | - | $16,281,849 | 2,785 | $60,400,856 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | Vertical Limit | - | - | - | $16,089,761 | 2,602 | $69,243,859 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $14,619,436 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 16 | Dracula 2000 | - | - | - | $14,355,174 | 2,204 | $33,022,767 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 17 | Dude, Where's My Car? | - | - | - | $12,298,983 | 2,100 | $46,729,800 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $11,709,368 | 847 | $45,512,588 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Pledge | - | - | - | $11,690,241 | 1,410 | $19,733,089 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Antitrust | - | - | - | $10,140,107 | 2,433 | $11,328,094 | Jan 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | All the Pretty Horses | - | - | - | $8,591,447 | 1,593 | $15,540,353 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | - | - | - | $7,891,245 | 3,256 | $260,745,620 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Gift | - | - | - | $6,903,288 | 807 | $12,008,642 | Dec 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 24 | Sugar & Spice | - | - | - | $6,004,776 | 2,150 | $13,305,101 | Jan 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 25 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $5,773,419 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | State and Main | - | - | - | $4,551,825 | 462 | $6,944,471 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 27 | Rugrats in Paris | - | - | - | $4,135,991 | 2,937 | $76,507,756 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Proof of Life | - | - | - | $3,941,636 | 2,705 | $32,598,931 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Unbreakable | - | - | - | $3,750,807 | 2,708 | $95,011,339 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Meet the Parents | - | - | - | $2,918,010 | 2,697 | $166,244,045 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Quills | - | - | - | $2,609,419 | 223 | $7,065,332 | Nov 24 | - | false |
| 32 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $2,243,899 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 33 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $2,222,733 | 150 | $9,416,804 | Nov 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 34 | Island of the Sharks | - | - | - | $2,023,548 | 17 | $10,658,505 | Apr 23 | IMAX | false |
| 35 | Charlie's Angels | - | - | - | $1,798,457 | 3,037 | $125,305,545 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Remember the Titans | - | - | - | $1,688,330 | 2,803 | $115,654,751 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $1,581,678 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 38 | Dungeons & Dragons | - | - | - | $1,340,581 | 2,078 | $15,391,970 | Dec 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 39 | Men of Honor | - | - | - | $1,209,272 | 2,188 | $48,818,921 | Nov 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $1,118,805 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 41 | Malena | - | - | - | $1,051,479 | 117 | $3,448,233 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 42 | Left Luggage | - | - | - | $889,165 | 7 | $1,069,540 | Sep 22 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 43 | Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want | - | - | - | $847,243 | 8 | $1,210,967 | Aug 4 | - | false |
| 44 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $734,923 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | The House of Mirth | - | - | - | $715,092 | 63 | $3,043,284 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 46 | Before Night Falls | - | - | - | $683,933 | 127 | $4,242,892 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 47 | Pay It Forward | - | - | - | $499,719 | 2,130 | $33,519,628 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 48 | Little Nicky | - | - | - | $491,898 | 2,910 | $39,464,775 | Nov 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 49 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $488,379 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 50 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $458,307 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 51 | Requiem for a Dream | - | - | - | $418,114 | 93 | $3,635,482 | Oct 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 52 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $413,401 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 53 | Shadow of the Vampire | - | - | - | $373,383 | 513 | $8,293,784 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 54 | Space Cowboys | - | - | - | $357,565 | 2,835 | $90,464,773 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Extreme | - | - | - | $347,729 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 56 | The 6th Day | - | - | - | $344,916 | 2,516 | $34,604,280 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 57 | A Hard Day's Night | - | - | - | $338,101 | 63 | $965,351 | Dec 1 | Miramax | false |
| 58 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | - | - | - | $318,300 | 48 | $2,276,602 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 59 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $315,500 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 60 | Bedazzled | - | - | - | $293,578 | 2,571 | $37,886,980 | Oct 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 61 | Red Planet | - | - | - | $256,087 | 2,703 | $17,480,890 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | - | - | - | $227,351 | 2,162 | $30,919,168 | Nov 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 63 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $179,517 | 15 | $1,136,776 | Oct 6 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 64 | Bounce | - | - | - | $168,066 | 2,028 | $36,805,288 | Nov 17 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | Seong Chun-hyang | - | - | - | $155,789 | 16 | $798,977 | Dec 29 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 66 | Fantasia 2000 | - | - | - | $148,192 | 1,313 | $60,655,420 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 67 | The Crimson Rivers | - | - | - | $146,028 | 47 | $594,966 | Jan 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 68 | George Washington | - | - | - | $139,027 | 6 | $247,406 | Oct 27 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 69 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $134,222 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 70 | Raju Chacha | - | - | - | $129,189 | 35 | $194,698 | Dec 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 71 | Wonder Boys | - | - | - | $121,455 | 1,509 | $19,393,557 | Feb 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 72 | What Lies Beneath | - | - | - | $103,704 | 2,925 | $155,464,351 | Jul 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 73 | Panic | - | - | - | $93,176 | 11 | $779,137 | Dec 1 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 74 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | - | - | - | $78,627 | 20 | $1,319,592 | Jun 9 | - | false |
| 75 | The Contender | - | - | - | $78,321 | 1,639 | $17,872,723 | Oct 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 76 | A Time for Drunken Horses | - | - | - | $69,831 | 21 | $587,654 | Oct 27 | - | false |
| 77 | February 15, 1839 | - | - | - | $61,506 | 36 | $43,595 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 78 | Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi | - | - | - | $57,188 | 23 | $57,188 | Jan 19 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 79 | The Amati Girls | - | - | - | $49,136 | 97 | $49,136 | Jan 19 | Providence Entertainment | false |
| 80 | Bring It On | - | - | - | $41,410 | 2,466 | $68,379,000 | Aug 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 81 | Faithless | - | - | - | $38,274 | 24 | $739,055 | Jan 26 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 82 | The Log | - | - | - | $36,909 | 4 | $238,754 | Sep 29 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 83 | An Everlasting Piece | - | - | - | $31,728 | 8 | $75,228 | Dec 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 84 | Sunshine | - | - | - | $28,756 | 153 | $5,096,267 | Dec 17 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 85 | Vatel | - | - | - | $23,193 | 2 | $51,080 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 86 | Khiladi 420 | - | - | - | $18,657 | 12 | $26,731 | Dec 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 87 | Two Ninas | - | - | - | $12,618 | 6 | $14,725 | Jan 26 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 88 | Scottsboro: An American Tragedy | - | - | - | $6,123 | 1 | $6,123 | Jan 19 | Social Media Productions | false |
| 89 | The Claim | - | - | - | $5,428 | 29 | $669,258 | Dec 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 90 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | - | - | - | $4,475 | 3,251 | $123,309,890 | Jul 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
