| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | U-571 | $15,918,425 | -38.6% | 2,616 | +33 | $6,085 | $41,825,915 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $12,008,105 | - | 3,040 | - | $3,950 | $12,008,105 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Frequency | $11,341,224 | - | 2,621 | - | $4,327 | $11,341,224 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 4 | - | Where the Heart Is | $10,622,569 | - | 2,437 | - | $4,358 | $10,622,569 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Love & Basketball | $6,114,159 | -40.9% | 1,245 | +8 | $4,910 | $16,518,681 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Rules of Engagement | $6,055,114 | -42.5% | 3,027 | -193 | $2,000 | $51,629,814 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Keeping the Faith | $5,639,621 | -41.6% | 2,171 | +13 | $2,597 | $26,691,219 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | 28 Days | $5,107,382 | -48.1% | 2,523 | - | $2,024 | $29,682,526 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Erin Brockovich | $4,596,525 | -37.6% | 2,498 | -558 | $1,840 | $113,847,680 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Return to Me | $3,052,589 | -44.6% | 2,006 | -314 | $1,521 | $25,800,199 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Final Destination | $2,952,830 | -20.9% | 1,153 | -152 | $2,560 | $46,525,178 | 7 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | The Road to El Dorado | $2,425,733 | -68.7% | 2,247 | -923 | $1,079 | $46,866,968 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | American Psycho | $1,900,028 | -50.6% | 1,012 | -230 | $1,877 | $12,773,080 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | High Fidelity | $1,692,953 | -42.8% | 806 | -425 | $2,100 | $22,533,407 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Skulls | $1,619,455 | -55.6% | 1,333 | -714 | $1,214 | $32,886,075 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Gossip | $1,309,406 | -59% | 1,525 | - | $858 | $4,506,844 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Romeo Must Die | $1,067,262 | -47.4% | 709 | -730 | $1,505 | $53,930,289 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | American Beauty | $936,948 | -50% | 791 | -339 | $1,184 | $128,411,065 | 34 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | - | Scream 3 | $867,204 | - | 1,108 | - | $782 | $87,867,506 | 13 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 20 | 27 | East Is East | $356,493 | +22.7% | 44 | +26 | $8,102 | $728,727 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Where the Money Is | $349,025 | -79.8% | 456 | -1,079 | $765 | $5,492,370 | 3 | USA Films | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Ready to Rumble | $341,724 | -75.2% | 611 | -1,061 | $559 | $12,030,644 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | Toy Story 2 | $322,393 | -41.6% | 434 | -82 | $742 | $244,416,400 | 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 25 | Mysteries of Egypt | $295,299 | -6% | 19 | - | $15,542 | $32,722,523 | 89 | IMAX | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | The Other Conquest | $248,564 | -35.5% | 74 | - | $3,358 | $726,491 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 26 | 45 | The Whole Nine Yards | $248,541 | +130.1% | 536 | +376 | $463 | $57,087,560 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | The Virgin Suicides | $246,556 | -23.6% | 29 | +11 | $8,501 | $569,431 | 2 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 28 | 49 | God's Army | $223,550 | +206.5% | 47 | -2 | $4,756 | $1,457,616 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 29 | 39 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $211,557 | +13.3% | 8 | - | $26,444 | $28,801,666 | 80 | IMAX | false | false |
| 30 | 22 | The Cider House Rules | $210,656 | -57.4% | 263 | -159 | $800 | $56,631,765 | 21 | Miramax | false | false |
| 31 | 19 | My Dog Skip | $203,077 | -77.7% | 545 | -392 | $372 | $32,927,146 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | 28 | The Green Mile | $188,764 | -34.2% | 371 | +3 | $508 | $136,680,761 | 21 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 35 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $187,063 | -7.5% | 83 | - | $2,253 | $2,831,249 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 34 | 21 | Mission to Mars | $179,851 | -65% | 283 | -225 | $635 | $59,098,650 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 26 | Bicentennial Man | $169,047 | -44.8% | 288 | -68 | $586 | $58,029,230 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 32 | Next Friday | $164,017 | -27.3% | 184 | -93 | $891 | $57,001,702 | 17 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 37 | 42 | East/West | $161,919 | +26.6% | 30 | +13 | $5,397 | $483,182 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 38 | 34 | Galaxy Quest | $160,700 | -21.9% | 263 | -43 | $611 | $71,463,387 | 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | Galapagos | $156,185 | -30% | 5 | - | $31,237 | $3,093,633 | 27 | IMAX | false | false |
| 40 | - | Timecode | $134,783 | - | 7 | - | $19,254 | $134,783 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 41 | 57 | The Last September | $118,296 | +232.6% | 28 | - | $4,224 | $153,868 | 2 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 30 | The Sixth Sense | $110,927 | -55.2% | 211 | -112 | $525 | $293,440,969 | 39 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | 43 | All About My Mother | $110,502 | -8.7% | 57 | -4 | $1,938 | $7,813,523 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 44 | - | The Big Kahuna | $110,296 | - | 8 | - | $13,787 | $110,296 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
| 45 | 48 | Island of the Sharks | $88,073 | -7.5% | 4 | -1 | $22,018 | $7,192,724 | 54 | IMAX | false | false |
| 46 | 47 | Me Myself I | $87,058 | -12.9% | 59 | +26 | $1,475 | $279,575 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 47 | 46 | The Color of Paradise | $84,161 | -17.6% | 20 | +1 | $4,208 | $441,704 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | - | The Filth and the Fury | $83,743 | - | 15 | +8 | $5,582 | $234,468 | 6 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 49 | 37 | The Ninth Gate | $78,361 | -60.5% | 124 | -77 | $631 | $18,430,149 | 8 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 50 | 54 | Alien Adventure | $67,405 | +2.1% | 4 | - | $16,851 | $619,807 | 37 | - | false | false |
| 51 | 40 | The Tigger Movie | $48,212 | -67.1% | 137 | -89 | $351 | $44,538,233 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | 50 | Croupier | $46,134 | -36.4% | 19 | - | $2,428 | $135,469 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 53 | - | Committed | $18,006 | - | 6 | - | $3,001 | $18,006 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
