| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Erin Brockovich | $17,811,500 | -27.9% | 2,908 | +57 | $6,125 | $79,824,100 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Road to El Dorado | $16,037,702 | - | 3,218 | - | $4,983 | $16,037,702 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | - | The Skulls | $13,748,410 | - | 2,412 | - | $5,700 | $13,748,410 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Romeo Must Die | $11,825,152 | -48.4% | 2,641 | - | $4,477 | $41,291,332 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | High Fidelity | $8,548,884 | - | 1,183 | - | $7,226 | $8,548,884 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Final Destination | $7,073,519 | -27.7% | 2,314 | -273 | $3,056 | $30,062,748 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | American Beauty | $7,039,359 | +3.4% | 1,990 | +328 | $3,537 | $118,290,255 | 30 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Mission to Mars | $4,303,119 | -43.6% | 2,505 | -596 | $1,717 | $55,438,599 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Here on Earth | $2,850,649 | -50.1% | 1,713 | +1 | $1,664 | $8,566,999 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Cider House Rules | $2,740,948 | -33.1% | 1,468 | -203 | $1,867 | $53,673,799 | 17 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Whatever It Takes | $2,720,067 | -47.1% | 2,272 | - | $1,197 | $7,860,284 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | My Dog Skip | $2,314,852 | -46.7% | 2,010 | -321 | $1,151 | $29,617,789 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Fantasia 2000 | $2,039,382 | -11.1% | 54 | - | $37,766 | $38,913,516 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Price of Glory | $2,004,734 | - | 802 | - | $2,499 | $2,004,734 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 15 | 16 | Boys Don't Cry | $1,353,597 | +9.6% | 365 | +85 | $3,708 | $9,695,373 | 26 | - | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | The Whole Nine Yards | $1,343,081 | -50% | 1,501 | -608 | $894 | $56,129,363 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | The Sixth Sense | $1,160,281 | -36.8% | 722 | -154 | $1,607 | $292,003,427 | 35 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 10 | The Ninth Gate | $1,110,394 | -59% | 1,021 | -673 | $1,087 | $17,484,773 | 4 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 19 | - | Black & White | $753,812 | - | - | - | - | $753,812 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Tigger Movie | $532,989 | -59.1% | 701 | -659 | $760 | $43,954,178 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 14 | Snow Day | $489,204 | -63.2% | 1,056 | -868 | $463 | $58,705,471 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | The Green Mile | $413,735 | -34.1% | 354 | -84 | $1,168 | $135,636,970 | 17 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | Stuart Little | $387,623 | -25.4% | 502 | -160 | $772 | $139,287,871 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $378,329 | -29.2% | 106 | -3 | $3,569 | $1,926,648 | 5 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 25 | 29 | Toy Story 2 | $375,698 | +9.5% | 338 | +14 | $1,111 | $242,721,397 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 18 | Pitch Black | $348,337 | -60.2% | 419 | -498 | $831 | $38,236,557 | 7 | USA Films | false | false |
| 27 | 31 | Mysteries of Egypt | $338,221 | +4.2% | 19 | - | $17,801 | $31,474,931 | 85 | IMAX | false | false |
| 28 | 17 | Drowning Mona | $321,976 | -66.4% | 403 | -723 | $798 | $15,383,281 | 5 | Destination Films | false | false |
| 29 | 36 | All About My Mother | $294,247 | +13.4% | 145 | +3 | $2,029 | $7,224,932 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 30 | 19 | Wonder Boys | $286,143 | -65.7% | 498 | -712 | $574 | $18,441,753 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 41 | The Insider | $260,466 | +64% | 310 | +234 | $840 | $28,789,970 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 28 | Sleepy Hollow | $238,221 | -38.7% | 358 | -75 | $665 | $100,651,203 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 34 | The Hurricane | $232,845 | -18.2% | 321 | +10 | $725 | $50,397,956 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 33 | The Beach | $208,080 | -29.1% | 291 | -62 | $715 | $39,479,195 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | $200,916 | -37% | 345 | -107 | $582 | $81,093,308 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 25 | 3 Strikes | $189,877 | -60.8% | 301 | -243 | $630 | $9,629,438 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 37 | 27 | Scream 3 | $178,431 | -61.2% | 306 | -457 | $583 | $86,833,181 | 9 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 38 | 37 | God's Army | $175,221 | -18.1% | 27 | +7 | $6,489 | $759,641 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 39 | 20 | The Next Best Thing | $166,016 | -78.6% | 714 | -968 | $232 | $14,793,174 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | 40 | Topsy-Turvy | $158,971 | -17.1% | 84 | -18 | $1,892 | $5,835,388 | 17 | USA Films | false | false |
| 41 | 26 | Beyond the Mat | $151,691 | -68.1% | 167 | -131 | $908 | $1,878,379 | 24 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 42 | 30 | Boiler Room | $144,673 | -55.9% | 123 | -77 | $1,176 | $16,741,836 | 7 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 43 | 42 | Galapagos | $125,266 | -14.4% | 5 | - | $25,053 | $2,387,919 | 23 | IMAX | false | false |
| 44 | 39 | Next Friday | $116,910 | -40.7% | 132 | -69 | $885 | $56,263,401 | 13 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 45 | 44 | Being John Malkovich | $101,369 | -27.9% | 82 | - | $1,236 | $22,651,888 | 23 | USA Films | false | false |
| 46 | 47 | Island of the Sharks | $101,268 | -10.2% | 5 | -1 | $20,253 | $6,789,974 | 50 | IMAX | false | false |
| 47 | - | Mifune | $71,204 | - | 27 | - | $2,637 | $327,714 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | 49 | Everest | $65,193 | -29.4% | 16 | - | $4,074 | $75,557,904 | 109 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 49 | 54 | Kadosh | $61,704 | -11% | 14 | +2 | $4,407 | $316,162 | 7 | Kino International | false | false |
| 50 | 52 | Titus | $53,205 | -31.1% | 23 | -3 | $2,313 | $1,609,384 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 51 | 53 | The Cup | $49,383 | -28.8% | 30 | -6 | $1,646 | $945,525 | 10 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 52 | 46 | Galaxy Quest | $47,069 | -62.5% | 85 | -60 | $553 | $70,349,124 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 53 | - | The Color of Paradise | $41,525 | - | - | - | - | $41,525 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 54 | 58 | The Filth and the Fury | $24,191 | +302.4% | 1 | - | $24,191 | $30,202 | 2 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 55 | 61 | Long Night's Journey Into Day | $11,128 | +236.5% | 1 | - | $11,128 | $14,435 | 2 | Seventh Art Releasing | false | false |
| 56 | 60 | Buddy Boy | $6,888 | +20.7% | 3 | +1 | $2,296 | $12,597 | 2 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 57 | - | Pups | $1,590 | - | 1 | - | $1,590 | $1,590 | 1 | Monarch | true | false |
