| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $6,847,775 | -41.2% | 502 | +4 | $13,640 | $83,412,520 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Last Samurai | $5,024,135 | - | 430 | - | $11,684 | $5,024,135 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Peter Pan | $1,823,768 | -38.2% | 436 | -6 | $4,182 | $11,153,381 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Love Actually | $1,512,022 | -24.9% | 361 | -43 | $4,188 | $56,601,893 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | - | Lost in Translation | $1,470,611 | - | 96 | - | $15,318 | $1,470,611 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 6 | 5 | Cold Mountain | $1,382,085 | -17% | 281 | -3 | $4,918 | $5,769,465 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Stuck on You | $1,340,386 | -32.9% | 299 | +1 | $4,482 | $4,249,685 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Freaky Friday | $972,376 | -36.5% | 349 | +2 | $2,786 | $9,903,856 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Brother Bear | $472,327 | -41.8% | 370 | -28 | $1,276 | $48,902,421 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Elf | $321,696 | -69% | 376 | -23 | $855 | $27,707,779 | 7 | Park Circus | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Out of Time | $266,273 | -56.8% | 184 | -85 | $1,447 | $2,387,441 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | Touching the Void | $209,328 | +0.4% | 38 | +3 | $5,508 | $1,512,768 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $181,103 | -14.4% | 88 | - | $2,057 | $12,332,681 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | American Splendor | $167,336 | -31.1% | 39 | +1 | $4,290 | $565,738 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | S.W.A.T. | $99,841 | -65% | 99 | -74 | $1,008 | $9,731,149 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Good Boy | $84,210 | -54.6% | 166 | -87 | $507 | $565,738 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | $59,199 | -44.6% | 31 | +7 | $1,909 | $2,957,570 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | The Matrix Revolutions | $33,862 | -38.2% | 9 | -2 | $3,762 | $31,020,318 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Finding Nemo | $20,609 | -59.5% | 44 | -34 | $468 | $64,751,831 | 15 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | - | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $11,058 | - | 9 | - | $1,228 | $19,958,331 | 14 | N/A | false | false |
