| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 3 | The Incredibles | $2,467,044 | +140.9% | 485 | -1 | $5,086 | $54,499,591 | 7 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $2,407,744 | +95.4% | 458 | +6 | $5,257 | $17,136,834 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | National Treasure | $2,318,218 | +284.2% | 409 | +97 | $5,668 | $7,767,204 | 2 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 4 | - | Without a Paddle | $1,132,455 | - | 249 | - | $4,548 | $1,132,455 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 1 | The Polar Express | $1,131,441 | -14.9% | 444 | -8 | $2,548 | $15,641,950 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Phantom of the Opera | $1,111,603 | +133.4% | 405 | -10 | $2,744 | $12,293,956 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | House of Flying Daggers | $1,015,132 | +109.2% | 217 | +11 | $4,678 | $3,279,715 | 2 | Pathé | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $540,753 | +251.2% | 289 | -19 | $1,871 | $66,778,024 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Blade: Trinity | $527,051 | +126.8% | 328 | +4 | $1,606 | $11,598,426 | 4 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Christmas with the Kranks | $255,285 | -45.1% | 325 | -17 | $785 | $7,314,338 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Ella Enchanted | $142,155 | +117.2% | 241 | -22 | $589 | $1,110,166 | 3 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 12 | 16 | Garden State | $120,532 | +374.2% | 39 | -3 | $3,090 | $1,116,502 | 4 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | The Aviator | $113,242 | +146.3% | 1 | - | $113,242 | $351,361 | 2 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 14 | 17 | The Merchant of Venice | $96,198 | +355.4% | 35 | +1 | $2,748 | $1,146,129 | 5 | Optimum Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Swades | $95,218 | +23% | 35 | -4 | $2,720 | $610,161 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | Napoleon Dynamite | $94,734 | +385.5% | 49 | -2 | $1,933 | $718,664 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | $62,146 | -30.8% | 16 | - | $3,884 | $248,774 | 2 | Zee Studios | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Veer Zaara | $57,555 | +97.3% | 19 | +1 | $3,029 | $3,740,993 | 8 | Yash Raj Films | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Forgotten | $33,664 | - | 33 | - | $1,020 | $4,038,121 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Raincoat | $31,403 | +4.3% | 16 | - | $1,962 | $113,765 | 2 | Venus | false | false |
