| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Hannibal | $33,501,505 | - | 3,238 | - | $10,346 | $107,376,007 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 2 | - | Down to Earth | $20,027,309 | - | 2,521 | - | $7,944 | $20,027,309 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Recess: School's Out | $13,455,016 | - | 2,624 | - | $5,127 | $13,455,016 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | Sweet November | $11,015,226 | - | 2,268 | - | $4,856 | $11,015,226 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | - | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $10,462,539 | - | 1,651 | - | $6,337 | $73,202,832 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 6 | - | Traffic | $7,498,582 | - | 1,742 | - | $4,304 | $80,020,627 | - | USA Films | - | false |
| 7 | - | The Wedding Planner | $6,708,124 | - | 2,354 | - | $2,849 | $47,033,012 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | - | Chocolat | $5,669,966 | - | 1,481 | - | $3,828 | $34,078,868 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 9 | - | Cast Away | $5,401,468 | - | 2,243 | - | $2,408 | $216,918,728 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 10 | - | Saving Silverman | $4,812,228 | - | 2,467 | - | $1,950 | $14,188,721 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 11 | - | Save the Last Dance | $3,965,681 | - | 2,052 | - | $1,932 | $79,782,942 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | - | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $3,308,585 | - | 847 | - | $3,906 | $25,376,665 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | - | Finding Forrester | $2,007,353 | - | 1,130 | - | $1,776 | $47,641,383 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 14 | - | Snatch | $1,605,445 | - | 603 | - | $2,662 | $27,475,547 | - | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 15 | - | Valentine | $1,575,694 | - | 1,605 | - | $981 | $19,028,907 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 16 | - | What Women Want | $1,522,847 | - | 984 | - | $1,547 | $177,796,216 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | - | Miss Congeniality | $1,430,388 | - | 1,074 | - | $1,331 | $102,379,651 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 18 | - | Thirteen Days | $1,154,226 | - | 603 | - | $1,914 | $32,213,821 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 19 | - | The Emperor's New Groove | $1,123,663 | - | 873 | - | $1,287 | $84,876,378 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | - | The Pledge | $887,471 | - | 648 | - | $1,369 | $18,894,185 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 21 | - | Head Over Heels | $855,730 | - | 956 | - | $895 | $9,892,550 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | Shadow of the Vampire | $638,251 | - | 318 | - | $2,007 | $6,516,140 | - | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 23 | - | 102 Dalmatians | $541,691 | - | 479 | - | $1,130 | $64,954,661 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | - | Double Take | $512,090 | - | 409 | - | $1,252 | $28,450,117 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | - | The Gift | $427,498 | - | 580 | - | $737 | $11,151,502 | - | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 26 | - | You Can Count on Me | $401,512 | - | 149 | - | $2,694 | $6,866,196 | - | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 27 | - | Rugrats in Paris | $400,528 | - | 468 | - | $855 | $75,648,709 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 28 | - | Before Night Falls | $397,047 | - | 74 | - | $5,365 | $1,887,839 | - | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 29 | - | The Family Man | $387,185 | - | 367 | - | $1,055 | $74,230,815 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | - | Sugar & Spice | $372,297 | - | 442 | - | $842 | $13,015,734 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 31 | - | Quills | $330,730 | - | 199 | - | $1,661 | $6,217,308 | - | - | - | false |
| 32 | - | Vertical Limit | $310,433 | - | 296 | - | $1,048 | $68,127,377 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 33 | - | Pollock | $305,744 | - | 9 | - | $33,971 | $395,824 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 34 | - | Billy Elliot | $300,840 | - | 138 | - | $2,180 | $19,992,750 | - | Focus Features | - | false |
| 35 | - | Malena | $299,105 | - | 116 | - | $2,578 | $2,516,378 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 36 | - | Meet the Parents | $290,180 | - | 242 | - | $1,199 | $165,232,525 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | - | Left Behind: The Movie | $277,092 | - | 258 | - | $1,074 | $3,685,368 | - | Cloud Ten Pictures | - | false |
| 38 | - | In the Mood for Love | $262,133 | - | 24 | - | $10,922 | $578,239 | - | USA Films | - | false |
| 39 | - | Escanaba in da Moonlight | $211,694 | - | 48 | - | $4,410 | $1,340,984 | - | - | - | false |
| 40 | - | The House of Mirth | $210,011 | - | 49 | - | $4,285 | $1,559,518 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 41 | - | CyberWorld | $188,389 | - | 36 | - | $5,233 | $5,935,484 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 42 | - | Dude, Where's My Car? | $185,020 | - | 224 | - | $825 | $46,226,700 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 43 | - | Almost Famous | $173,665 | - | 41 | - | $4,235 | $32,112,674 | - | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 44 | - | State and Main | $156,158 | - | 72 | - | $2,168 | $6,609,665 | - | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 45 | - | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $132,548 | - | 4 | - | $33,137 | $184,190 | - | - | - | false |
| 46 | - | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $113,020 | - | 254 | - | $444 | $259,951,325 | 14 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 47 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $96,772 | - | 18 | - | $5,376 | $9,382,487 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 48 | - | Requiem for a Dream | $94,018 | - | 75 | - | $1,253 | $3,441,461 | - | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 49 | - | Charlie's Angels | $89,173 | - | 103 | - | $865 | $125,238,488 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 50 | - | Michael Jordan to the Max | $85,050 | - | 14 | - | $6,075 | $15,045,695 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 51 | - | Gladiator | $72,892 | - | 41 | - | $1,777 | $186,682,944 | 42 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 52 | - | Remember the Titans | $68,862 | - | 91 | - | $756 | $115,552,846 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 53 | - | Faithless | $64,089 | - | 13 | - | $4,929 | $188,217 | - | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 54 | - | Seong Chun-hyang | $61,256 | - | 15 | - | $4,083 | $420,380 | - | Lot 47 Films | - | false |
| 55 | - | Proof of Life | $54,285 | - | 97 | - | $559 | $32,562,963 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 56 | - | Best in Show | $45,336 | - | 26 | - | $1,743 | $17,966,325 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 57 | - | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $44,082 | - | 10 | - | $4,408 | $145,489 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 58 | - | Galapagos | $40,294 | - | 10 | - | $4,029 | $9,072,597 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 59 | - | Yi Yi | $36,829 | - | 13 | - | $2,833 | $513,072 | - | WinStar Cinema | - | false |
| 60 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $35,117 | - | 5 | - | $7,023 | $36,109,492 | - | IMAX | - | false |
