| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Gladiator | $34,819,017 | - | 2,938 | - | $11,851 | $34,819,017 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | U-571 | $7,765,375 | -36.4% | 2,701 | +85 | $2,875 | $49,591,290 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $6,635,925 | -36.9% | 3,051 | +11 | $2,175 | $18,644,030 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Frequency | $6,513,499 | -27.8% | 2,631 | +10 | $2,475 | $17,854,723 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Where the Heart Is | $5,113,106 | -38.3% | 2,439 | +2 | $2,096 | $15,735,675 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Love & Basketball | $3,135,694 | -38.5% | 1,192 | -53 | $2,630 | $19,590,129 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Keeping the Faith | $2,780,907 | -37.5% | 2,014 | -157 | $1,380 | $29,472,126 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Rules of Engagement | $2,445,265 | -47.3% | 2,261 | -766 | $1,081 | $54,075,079 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | I Dreamed of Africa | $2,411,445 | - | 2,112 | - | $1,141 | $2,411,445 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | 28 Days | $2,354,619 | -41.2% | 2,413 | -110 | $975 | $32,037,145 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Erin Brockovich | $2,184,770 | -39.7% | 1,942 | -556 | $1,125 | $116,032,450 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Final Destination | $1,630,639 | -30.7% | 1,103 | -50 | $1,478 | $48,155,817 | 8 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Return to Me | $1,510,815 | -34.1% | 1,703 | -303 | $887 | $27,311,014 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | The Road to El Dorado | $907,993 | -54.7% | 1,528 | -719 | $594 | $47,774,961 | 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | High Fidelity | $749,686 | -40.8% | 552 | -254 | $1,358 | $23,283,093 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | The Skulls | $686,510 | -45.5% | 869 | -464 | $790 | $33,572,585 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Michael Jordan to the Max | $578,141 | - | 41 | - | $14,101 | $578,141 | 1 | IMAX | true | false |
| 18 | 18 | Romeo Must Die | $447,176 | -44.6% | 453 | -256 | $987 | $54,377,465 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | American Psycho | $442,960 | -66.9% | 501 | -511 | $884 | $13,216,040 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | American Beauty | $429,026 | -36% | 603 | -188 | $711 | $128,840,091 | 34 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 28 | The Virgin Suicides | $349,998 | +101% | 100 | +71 | $3,499 | $919,429 | 3 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 22 | - | Up at the Villa | $339,819 | - | 89 | - | $3,818 | $339,819 | 1 | USA Films | true | false |
| 23 | 17 | Gossip | $218,758 | -76.8% | 318 | -1,207 | $687 | $4,725,602 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | East Is East | $217,882 | -17.1% | 61 | +17 | $3,571 | $946,609 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 25 | - | Pitch Black | $187,607 | - | 271 | - | $692 | $38,690,176 | 12 | USA Films | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Mysteries of Egypt | $177,045 | -4.2% | 19 | - | $9,318 | $32,899,568 | 90 | IMAX | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | Toy Story 2 | $162,970 | -36.5% | 379 | -55 | $430 | $244,579,370 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 37 | East/West | $154,061 | +31.9% | 70 | +40 | $2,200 | $637,243 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 29 | 20 | Scream 3 | $152,987 | -76.7% | 482 | -626 | $317 | $88,020,493 | 14 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 30 | - | Chal Mere Bhai | $131,137 | - | 25 | - | $5,245 | $131,137 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 31 | 39 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $127,850 | +27.1% | 13 | +5 | $9,834 | $28,929,516 | 81 | IMAX | false | false |
| 32 | - | Luminarias | $122,158 | - | 51 | - | $2,395 | $122,158 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 33 | 50 | The Ninth Gate | $101,262 | +73.9% | 242 | +118 | $418 | $18,531,411 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 34 | 22 | Ready to Rumble | $97,990 | -64.1% | 205 | -406 | $478 | $12,128,634 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | 41 | The Last September | $95,048 | +11.1% | 56 | +28 | $1,697 | $248,916 | 3 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 27 | The Whole Nine Yards | $92,357 | -49.2% | 361 | -175 | $255 | $57,179,917 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Next Friday | $89,450 | -27.5% | 140 | -44 | $638 | $57,091,152 | 17 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 38 | 25 | The Other Conquest | $83,711 | -55.3% | 56 | -18 | $1,494 | $810,202 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 39 | 29 | My Dog Skip | $83,372 | -51.3% | 303 | -242 | $275 | $33,010,518 | 17 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | 30 | The Cider House Rules | $82,165 | -48.4% | 179 | -84 | $459 | $56,713,930 | 22 | Miramax | false | false |
| 41 | 21 | Where the Money Is | $71,329 | -75% | 179 | -277 | $398 | $5,563,699 | 4 | USA Films | false | false |
| 42 | - | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | $68,310 | - | 14 | - | $4,879 | $2,966,566 | 32 | IMAX | false | false |
| 43 | 36 | Galaxy Quest | $66,736 | -44.9% | 169 | -94 | $394 | $71,530,123 | 20 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 44 | 32 | Mission to Mars | $66,163 | -52.2% | 170 | -113 | $389 | $59,164,813 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 45 | 35 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $65,810 | -45.9% | 76 | -7 | $865 | $2,897,059 | 10 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 46 | 61 | Alien Adventure | $64,461 | +65.4% | 8 | +4 | $8,057 | $684,268 | 38 | - | false | false |
| 47 | 38 | God's Army | $64,428 | -36.1% | 50 | +3 | $1,288 | $1,522,044 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 48 | 31 | The Green Mile | $61,962 | -58.6% | 208 | -163 | $297 | $136,742,723 | 22 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 49 | - | The Basket | $61,300 | - | 113 | - | $542 | $367,098 | 38 | - | false | false |
| 50 | 48 | The Color of Paradise | $60,652 | -2.3% | 30 | +10 | $2,021 | $502,356 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 51 | 40 | Timecode | $55,852 | -40% | 7 | - | $7,978 | $190,635 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 52 | 33 | Bicentennial Man | $55,694 | -56.9% | 166 | -122 | $335 | $58,084,924 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | 43 | The Big Kahuna | $51,534 | -36.3% | 8 | - | $6,441 | $161,830 | 2 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 54 | 47 | All About My Mother | $50,934 | -20.3% | 53 | -4 | $961 | $7,864,457 | 27 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 55 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $49,837 | - | 7 | - | $7,119 | $49,837 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 56 | 58 | Island of the Sharks | $40,613 | -4.7% | 5 | +1 | $8,122 | $7,233,337 | 55 | IMAX | false | false |
| 57 | 54 | The Filth and the Fury | $38,222 | -24.5% | 20 | +5 | $1,911 | $272,690 | 6 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 58 | 42 | The Sixth Sense | $35,943 | -57.3% | 91 | -120 | $394 | $293,476,912 | 40 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 59 | 46 | Me Myself I | $35,155 | -45.1% | 44 | -15 | $798 | $314,730 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 60 | 63 | Croupier | $33,179 | +2.2% | 11 | -8 | $3,016 | $168,648 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 61 | 62 | The Tigger Movie | $27,992 | -27% | 93 | -44 | $300 | $44,566,225 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 62 | 66 | Committed | $13,838 | +20.8% | 13 | +7 | $1,064 | $31,844 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
