| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Erin Brockovich | $13,798,460 | -25.6% | 2,908 | +57 | $4,745 | $75,811,060 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Road to El Dorado | $12,846,652 | - | 3,218 | - | $3,992 | $12,846,652 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Skulls | $11,034,885 | - | 2,412 | - | $4,574 | $11,034,885 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Romeo Must Die | $9,378,376 | -47.9% | 2,641 | - | $3,551 | $38,844,556 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | High Fidelity | $6,429,107 | - | 1,183 | - | $5,434 | $6,429,107 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 7 | American Beauty | $5,407,279 | +34.3% | 1,990 | +328 | $2,717 | $116,658,175 | 29 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Final Destination | $5,355,284 | -25.8% | 2,314 | -273 | $2,314 | $28,344,513 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Mission to Mars | $3,324,853 | -41.9% | 2,505 | -596 | $1,327 | $54,459,333 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Here on Earth | $2,262,462 | -49.8% | 1,713 | +1 | $1,320 | $7,978,813 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Whatever It Takes | $2,237,341 | -45.5% | 2,272 | - | $984 | $7,377,558 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Cider House Rules | $2,051,924 | -26.7% | 1,468 | -203 | $1,397 | $52,984,775 | 17 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | My Dog Skip | $1,747,722 | -42.9% | 2,010 | -321 | $869 | $29,050,659 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Price of Glory | $1,611,833 | - | 802 | - | $2,009 | $1,611,833 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 14 | 12 | Fantasia 2000 | $1,257,778 | -5.6% | 54 | - | $23,292 | $38,131,912 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | The Whole Nine Yards | $1,065,025 | -46.9% | 1,501 | -608 | $709 | $55,851,307 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Boys Don't Cry | $984,311 | +41.6% | 365 | +85 | $2,696 | $9,326,087 | 26 | - | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | The Sixth Sense | $902,491 | -29.5% | 722 | -154 | $1,249 | $291,745,637 | 35 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | The Ninth Gate | $802,128 | -58.4% | 1,021 | -673 | $785 | $17,178,615 | 4 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | The Tigger Movie | $388,145 | -56.1% | 701 | -659 | $553 | $43,809,334 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Snow Day | $377,316 | -60.1% | 1,056 | -868 | $357 | $58,593,583 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 22 | The Green Mile | $321,127 | -29.5% | 354 | -84 | $907 | $135,544,362 | 17 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 23 | Stuart Little | $312,667 | -22.4% | 502 | -160 | $622 | $139,212,915 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 30 | Toy Story 2 | $256,719 | +17.3% | 338 | +14 | $759 | $242,602,418 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 25 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $256,316 | -30.4% | 106 | -3 | $2,418 | $1,804,635 | 5 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | Pitch Black | $255,212 | -58.5% | 419 | -498 | $609 | $38,135,077 | 7 | USA Films | false | false |
| 26 | 16 | Drowning Mona | $236,225 | -66.8% | 403 | -723 | $586 | $15,297,530 | 5 | Destination Films | false | false |
| 27 | 37 | All About My Mother | $225,929 | +51% | 145 | +3 | $1,558 | $7,156,614 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 28 | 19 | Wonder Boys | $225,427 | -62.8% | 498 | -712 | $452 | $18,381,037 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 41 | The Insider | $182,654 | +65.1% | 310 | +234 | $589 | $28,712,158 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 28 | Sleepy Hollow | $171,091 | -29.3% | 358 | -75 | $477 | $100,584,073 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 35 | Mysteries of Egypt | $163,569 | -9.7% | 19 | - | $8,608 | $31,300,279 | 85 | IMAX | false | false |
| 32 | 31 | The Hurricane | $158,895 | -23.2% | 321 | +10 | $495 | $50,324,006 | 14 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 24 | 3 Strikes | $150,358 | -59.7% | 301 | -243 | $499 | $9,589,919 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 34 | 33 | The Beach | $140,313 | -28.6% | 291 | -62 | $482 | $39,411,428 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 35 | 27 | Scream 3 | $134,416 | -58.7% | 306 | -457 | $439 | $86,789,166 | 9 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 36 | 32 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | $134,373 | -33.6% | 345 | -107 | $389 | $81,026,765 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 21 | Reindeer Games | $124,158 | -73.8% | 294 | -647 | $422 | $23,042,080 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 38 | 20 | The Next Best Thing | $123,210 | -78.4% | 714 | -968 | $172 | $14,750,368 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 40 | Topsy-Turvy | $117,032 | +2.9% | 84 | -18 | $1,393 | $5,793,449 | 16 | USA Films | false | false |
| 40 | 26 | Beyond the Mat | $110,531 | -68.5% | 167 | -131 | $661 | $1,837,219 | 24 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 41 | 39 | God's Army | $105,862 | -12.9% | 27 | +7 | $3,920 | $690,282 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 42 | 29 | Boiler Room | $103,057 | -54.5% | 123 | -77 | $837 | $16,700,220 | 7 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 43 | 38 | Next Friday | $86,726 | -39% | 132 | -69 | $657 | $56,233,217 | 12 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 44 | 43 | Being John Malkovich | $70,052 | -22.8% | 82 | - | $854 | $22,620,571 | 23 | USA Films | false | false |
| 45 | 36 | Waking the Dead | $61,874 | -58.9% | 48 | -14 | $1,289 | $270,745 | 2 | USA Films | false | false |
| 46 | 46 | Galapagos | $61,192 | -27.5% | 5 | - | $12,238 | $2,323,845 | 23 | IMAX | false | false |
| 47 | 34 | Hanging Up | $58,344 | -69.6% | 114 | -250 | $511 | $35,876,677 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 48 | 50 | Island of the Sharks | $56,621 | -4.9% | 5 | -1 | $11,324 | $6,745,327 | 50 | IMAX | false | false |
| 49 | - | Mifune | $51,030 | - | 27 | - | $1,890 | $307,540 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 50 | 45 | Magnolia | $50,005 | -42.4% | 41 | -20 | $1,219 | $22,259,838 | 16 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 51 | 48 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | $46,519 | -23.3% | 99 | -46 | $469 | $65,444,649 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | 42 | Sweet and Lowdown | $43,110 | -58.5% | 46 | -46 | $937 | $4,070,588 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 53 | 58 | Kadosh | $42,222 | -8.6% | 14 | +2 | $3,015 | $296,680 | 7 | Kino International | false | false |
| 54 | 56 | Everest | $41,104 | -15.2% | 16 | - | $2,569 | $75,533,815 | 109 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 55 | 49 | The Straight Story | $41,069 | -31.8% | 45 | -7 | $912 | $6,108,434 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 56 | 57 | The Emperor and the Assassin | $40,297 | -14.4% | 32 | -5 | $1,259 | $1,139,490 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 57 | 55 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $38,833 | -22.6% | 5 | -2 | $7,766 | $28,137,619 | 76 | IMAX | false | false |
| 58 | - | The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | $36,618 | - | 5 | - | $7,323 | $256,379 | 12 | Cowboy Pictures | false | false |
| 59 | 54 | Titus | $35,755 | -28.9% | 23 | -3 | $1,554 | $1,591,934 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 60 | 53 | The Cup | $35,340 | -31.5% | 30 | -6 | $1,178 | $931,482 | 10 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 61 | 44 | Galaxy Quest | $32,927 | -62.1% | 85 | -60 | $387 | $70,334,982 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 62 | - | The Filth and the Fury | $13,305 | - | 1 | - | $13,305 | $19,316 | 1 | Fine Line Features | true | false |
| 63 | - | Long Night's Journey Into Day | $6,027 | - | 1 | - | $6,027 | $9,334 | 1 | Seventh Art Releasing | true | false |
| 64 | 63 | Buddy Boy | $4,572 | +25.2% | 3 | +1 | $1,524 | $10,281 | 2 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 65 | - | Pups | $1,145 | - | 1 | - | $1,145 | $1,145 | 1 | Monarch | true | false |
