| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Gladiator | $49,016,336 | - | 2,938 | - | $16,683 | $49,016,336 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | U-571 | $10,263,805 | -35.5% | 2,701 | +85 | $3,800 | $52,089,720 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Frequency | $8,254,107 | -27.2% | 2,631 | +10 | $3,137 | $19,595,331 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $7,764,940 | -35.3% | 3,051 | +11 | $2,545 | $19,773,045 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Where the Heart Is | $6,882,682 | -35.2% | 2,439 | +2 | $2,821 | $17,505,251 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Love & Basketball | $3,851,571 | -37% | 1,192 | -53 | $3,231 | $20,342,419 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Keeping the Faith | $3,682,039 | -34.7% | 2,014 | -157 | $1,828 | $30,373,250 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | I Dreamed of Africa | $3,415,172 | - | 2,112 | - | $1,617 | $3,415,172 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | Rules of Engagement | $3,289,024 | -45.7% | 2,261 | -766 | $1,454 | $54,916,838 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | 28 Days | $3,204,564 | -37.3% | 2,413 | -110 | $1,328 | $32,887,090 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Erin Brockovich | $2,932,460 | -36.2% | 1,942 | -556 | $1,510 | $116,780,140 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Final Destination | $2,120,131 | -28.2% | 1,103 | -50 | $1,922 | $48,645,309 | 8 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Return to Me | $2,080,493 | -31.8% | 1,703 | -303 | $1,221 | $27,880,692 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | The Road to El Dorado | $1,193,562 | -50.8% | 1,528 | -719 | $781 | $48,060,530 | 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | High Fidelity | $1,053,242 | -37.8% | 552 | -254 | $1,908 | $23,586,649 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | The Skulls | $908,105 | -43.9% | 869 | -464 | $1,045 | $33,794,180 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Michael Jordan to the Max | $859,718 | - | 41 | - | $20,968 | $859,718 | 1 | IMAX | true | false |
| 18 | 18 | American Beauty | $639,046 | -31.8% | 603 | -188 | $1,059 | $129,050,111 | 35 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | American Psycho | $636,281 | -66.5% | 501 | -511 | $1,270 | $13,409,361 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Romeo Must Die | $597,764 | -44% | 453 | -256 | $1,319 | $54,528,053 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 27 | The Virgin Suicides | $522,384 | +111.9% | 100 | +71 | $5,223 | $1,091,815 | 3 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 22 | - | Up at the Villa | $482,014 | - | 89 | - | $5,415 | $482,014 | 1 | USA Films | true | false |
| 23 | 16 | Gossip | $332,482 | -74.6% | 318 | -1,207 | $1,045 | $4,839,326 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | East Is East | $302,317 | -15.2% | 61 | +17 | $4,956 | $1,031,044 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | Mysteries of Egypt | $281,268 | -4.8% | 19 | - | $14,803 | $33,003,791 | 90 | IMAX | false | false |
| 26 | 29 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $264,664 | +25.1% | 13 | +5 | $20,358 | $29,066,330 | 81 | IMAX | false | false |
| 27 | 23 | Toy Story 2 | $222,649 | -30.9% | 379 | -55 | $587 | $244,639,049 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 39 | Galapagos | $221,959 | +42.1% | 11 | +6 | $20,178 | $3,315,592 | 28 | IMAX | false | false |
| 29 | 37 | East/West | $216,811 | +33.9% | 70 | +40 | $3,097 | $699,993 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 30 | - | Pitch Black | $215,239 | - | 271 | - | $794 | $38,717,808 | 12 | USA Films | false | false |
| 31 | 19 | Scream 3 | $214,021 | -75.3% | 482 | -626 | $444 | $88,081,527 | 14 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 32 | - | Luminarias | $147,274 | - | 51 | - | $2,887 | $147,274 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 33 | - | Chal Mere Bhai | $141,939 | - | 25 | - | $5,677 | $141,939 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 34 | 26 | The Whole Nine Yards | $130,469 | -47.5% | 361 | -175 | $361 | $57,218,029 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | 22 | Ready to Rumble | $122,517 | -64.1% | 205 | -406 | $597 | $12,153,161 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 36 | Next Friday | $119,809 | -27% | 140 | -44 | $855 | $57,121,511 | 18 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 37 | 30 | The Cider House Rules | $119,285 | -43.4% | 179 | -84 | $666 | $56,751,050 | 22 | Miramax | false | false |
| 38 | - | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | $109,811 | - | 14 | - | $7,843 | $3,008,067 | 32 | IMAX | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $106,910 | -42.8% | 76 | -7 | $1,406 | $2,938,159 | 10 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 40 | 21 | Where the Money Is | $104,901 | -69.9% | 179 | -277 | $586 | $5,597,271 | 4 | USA Films | false | false |
| 41 | 31 | My Dog Skip | $104,479 | -48.6% | 303 | -242 | $344 | $33,031,625 | 17 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 25 | The Other Conquest | $99,005 | -60.2% | 56 | -18 | $1,767 | $825,496 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 43 | 50 | Alien Adventure | $95,159 | +41.2% | 8 | +4 | $11,894 | $714,966 | 38 | - | false | false |
| 44 | 40 | Timecode | $91,141 | -32.4% | 7 | - | $13,020 | $225,924 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 45 | 47 | The Color of Paradise | $85,980 | +2.2% | 30 | +10 | $2,866 | $527,684 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 46 | 38 | Galaxy Quest | $85,718 | -46.7% | 169 | -94 | $507 | $71,549,105 | 20 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 47 | 35 | Bicentennial Man | $80,782 | -52.2% | 166 | -122 | $486 | $58,110,012 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 48 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $79,009 | - | 7 | - | $11,287 | $79,009 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 49 | 44 | The Big Kahuna | $75,767 | -31.3% | 8 | - | $9,470 | $186,063 | 2 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 50 | 28 | God's Army | $69,441 | -68.9% | 50 | +3 | $1,388 | $1,527,057 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 51 | 52 | Croupier | $55,565 | +20.4% | 11 | -8 | $5,051 | $191,034 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 52 | 46 | Me Myself I | $52,714 | -39.4% | 44 | -15 | $1,198 | $332,289 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 53 | 51 | The Tigger Movie | $35,986 | -25.4% | 93 | -44 | $386 | $44,574,219 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
