| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $4,274,734 | - | 452 | - | $9,457 | $4,274,734 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Incredibles | $3,111,491 | -30% | 485 | - | $6,415 | $42,373,768 | 5 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Polar Express | $2,269,138 | -6.6% | 449 | +9 | $5,053 | $7,794,180 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Blade: Trinity | $1,830,955 | -48.5% | 331 | +2 | $5,531 | $8,587,038 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Phantom of the Opera | $1,828,934 | -21.6% | 427 | +5 | $4,283 | $6,202,379 | 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $1,002,503 | -40.2% | 349 | -78 | $2,872 | $63,077,482 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Christmas with the Kranks | $968,517 | -26.4% | 364 | -7 | $2,660 | $4,931,777 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | - | Ella Enchanted | $208,512 | - | 261 | - | $798 | $208,512 | 1 | Buena Vista International | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | Garden State | $194,612 | -20.8% | 49 | +1 | $3,971 | $633,991 | 2 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 10 | - | Swades | $187,439 | - | 34 | - | $5,512 | $187,439 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Forgotten | $115,668 | -67.1% | 119 | -120 | $972 | $3,911,228 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Merchant of Venice | $110,672 | -23.4% | 44 | -9 | $2,515 | $809,049 | 3 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 19 | Bad Santa | $97,914 | +27% | 91 | +38 | $1,075 | $4,659,594 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Napoleon Dynamite | $87,913 | -26.5% | 29 | +1 | $3,031 | $399,305 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Veer Zaara | $82,398 | -40.8% | 25 | -11 | $3,295 | $3,563,371 | 6 | Yash Raj Films | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | The Manchurian Candidate | $54,457 | -54% | 34 | -36 | $1,601 | $3,836,190 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Sleepover | $51,272 | - | 91 | - | $563 | $51,272 | 1 | Verve Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | 16 | Enduring Love | $50,197 | -36.8% | 40 | -6 | $1,254 | $1,125,136 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | I Heart Huckabees | $47,068 | -51.8% | 30 | -13 | $1,568 | $1,122,687 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | Ladies in Lavender | $43,652 | -54.2% | 46 | -74 | $948 | $5,273,515 | 6 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
