| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cast Away | $30,977,869 | +7.3% | 2,929 | +155 | $10,576 | $100,628,594 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | What Women Want | $20,834,205 | +31.1% | 3,046 | +2 | $6,839 | $110,187,561 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 5 | Miss Congeniality | $14,579,113 | +45.1% | 2,668 | - | $5,464 | $41,784,573 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | The Family Man | $12,771,990 | +21% | 2,394 | +6 | $5,335 | $39,170,330 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | The Emperor's New Groove | $11,319,523 | +47% | 2,887 | - | $3,920 | $47,465,336 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $7,286,100 | -40.5% | 3,161 | -3 | $2,304 | $251,628,905 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Vertical Limit | $6,120,758 | +54.1% | 2,456 | +51 | $2,492 | $49,835,304 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $3,263,821 | +23.8% | 162 | +19 | $20,147 | $12,187,815 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 9 | - | 102 Dalmatians | $2,693,610 | - | 1,577 | - | $1,708 | $57,556,788 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Proof of Life | $2,412,860 | - | 2,062 | - | $1,170 | $28,191,240 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | Rugrats in Paris | $2,183,023 | - | 1,749 | - | $1,248 | $70,565,715 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Unbreakable | $1,578,464 | - | 1,307 | - | $1,207 | $89,525,340 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Meet the Parents | $600,295 | +74.9% | 569 | -33 | $1,055 | $161,146,255 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Charlie's Angels | $345,747 | +46.9% | 606 | -124 | $570 | $122,693,797 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | - | Traffic | $184,725 | - | 4 | - | $46,181 | $305,809 | 1 | USA Films | true | false |
| 16 | 13 | Bring It On | $47,145 | +84.7% | 76 | -12 | $620 | $68,337,590 | 19 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | What Lies Beneath | $34,169 | +85.1% | 77 | -12 | $443 | $155,359,812 | 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | The Contender | $33,477 | +29.8% | 114 | -29 | $293 | $17,793,086 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | - | An Everlasting Piece | $20,861 | - | 8 | - | $2,607 | $43,500 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | $20,373 | +12.5% | 54 | -30 | $377 | $30,688,488 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $7,820 | +38.4% | 23 | -6 | $340 | $123,305,415 | 23 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
