| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gladiator | $34,374,456 | -29.9% | 2,943 | +5 | $11,680 | $83,390,792 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | - | Battlefield Earth | $14,330,401 | - | 3,307 | - | $4,333 | $14,330,401 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | U-571 | $7,670,510 | -25.3% | 2,820 | +119 | $2,720 | $59,760,230 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Frequency | $6,436,338 | -22% | 2,470 | -161 | $2,605 | $26,031,669 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 5 | - | Center Stage | $5,861,284 | - | 1,506 | - | $3,891 | $5,861,284 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $5,517,155 | -28.9% | 3,125 | +74 | $1,765 | $25,290,200 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Where the Heart Is | $5,367,866 | -22% | 2,411 | -28 | $2,226 | $22,873,117 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | - | Screwed | $4,291,115 | - | 1,759 | - | $2,439 | $4,291,115 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | Keeping the Faith | $2,533,493 | -31.2% | 1,596 | -418 | $1,587 | $32,906,751 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Love & Basketball | $2,487,795 | -35.4% | 1,047 | -145 | $2,376 | $22,812,354 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Rules of Engagement | $2,366,690 | -28% | 1,618 | -643 | $1,462 | $56,682,161 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Held Up | $2,364,243 | - | 688 | - | $3,436 | $2,364,243 | 1 | Trimark Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Erin Brockovich | $2,266,265 | -22.7% | 1,491 | -451 | $1,519 | $119,046,405 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | I Dreamed of Africa | $2,067,876 | -39.5% | 2,112 | - | $979 | $5,483,048 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | 28 Days | $1,963,027 | -38.7% | 1,755 | -658 | $1,118 | $34,850,117 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Return to Me | $1,546,637 | -25.7% | 1,203 | -500 | $1,285 | $29,427,329 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Final Destination | $1,512,404 | -28.7% | 944 | -159 | $1,602 | $50,157,713 | 9 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Road to El Dorado | $1,248,097 | +4.6% | 1,027 | -501 | $1,215 | $49,308,627 | 7 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 25 | Mysteries of Egypt | $1,033,317 | +267.4% | 18 | -1 | $57,406 | $34,037,108 | 91 | IMAX | false | false |
| 20 | 21 | The Virgin Suicides | $870,117 | +66.6% | 270 | +170 | $3,222 | $1,961,932 | 4 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $819,182 | -4.7% | 43 | +2 | $19,050 | $1,678,900 | 2 | IMAX | false | false |
| 22 | 15 | High Fidelity | $807,710 | -23.3% | 366 | -186 | $2,206 | $24,394,359 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | The Skulls | $615,060 | -32.3% | 575 | -294 | $1,069 | $34,409,240 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 18 | American Beauty | $445,383 | -30.3% | 425 | -178 | $1,047 | $129,495,494 | 36 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 31 | Scream 3 | $433,318 | +102.5% | 501 | +19 | $864 | $88,514,845 | 15 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Up at the Villa | $372,421 | -22.7% | 87 | -2 | $4,280 | $854,435 | 2 | USA Films | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | Romeo Must Die | $333,686 | -44.2% | 286 | -167 | $1,166 | $54,861,739 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | East Is East | $287,850 | -4.8% | 63 | +2 | $4,569 | $1,318,894 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 29 | 19 | American Psycho | $282,999 | -55.5% | 195 | -306 | $1,451 | $13,692,360 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 30 | 28 | Galapagos | $220,961 | -0.4% | 11 | - | $20,087 | $3,536,553 | 29 | IMAX | false | false |
| 31 | 30 | Pitch Black | $219,523 | +2% | 172 | -99 | $1,276 | $38,937,331 | 13 | USA Films | false | false |
| 32 | 27 | Toy Story 2 | $204,533 | -8.1% | 321 | -58 | $637 | $244,843,582 | 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 48 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $203,246 | +157.2% | 7 | - | $29,035 | $282,255 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | 29 | East/West | $202,600 | -6.6% | 67 | -3 | $3,023 | $902,593 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 35 | 44 | Timecode | $199,400 | +118.8% | 42 | +35 | $4,747 | $425,324 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 36 | 49 | The Big Kahuna | $179,207 | +136.5% | 21 | +13 | $8,533 | $365,270 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 37 | 26 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $169,832 | -35.8% | 14 | +1 | $12,130 | $29,236,162 | 82 | IMAX | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Ready to Rumble | $162,239 | +32.4% | 379 | +174 | $428 | $12,315,400 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | 38 | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | $114,068 | +3.9% | 14 | - | $8,147 | $3,122,135 | 33 | IMAX | false | false |
| 40 | 32 | Luminarias | $104,964 | -28.7% | 47 | -4 | $2,233 | $252,238 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 41 | 23 | Gossip | $103,873 | -68.8% | 93 | -225 | $1,116 | $4,943,199 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 50 | God's Army | $101,411 | +46% | 36 | -14 | $2,816 | $1,628,468 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 43 | - | Hamlet | $97,471 | - | 4 | - | $24,367 | $97,471 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 44 | 37 | The Cider House Rules | $97,338 | -18.4% | 135 | -44 | $721 | $56,848,388 | 23 | Miramax | false | false |
| 45 | 43 | Alien Adventure | $93,675 | -1.6% | 8 | - | $11,709 | $808,641 | 39 | - | false | false |
| 46 | 51 | Croupier | $76,871 | +38.3% | 21 | +10 | $3,660 | $267,905 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 47 | 45 | The Color of Paradise | $72,572 | -15.6% | 26 | -4 | $2,791 | $600,256 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | 39 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $68,138 | -36.3% | 46 | -30 | $1,481 | $3,006,297 | 11 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 49 | - | Bossa Nova | $65,780 | - | 9 | - | $7,308 | $131,404 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 50 | - | Joe Gould's Secret | $52,051 | - | 21 | - | $2,478 | $430,488 | 6 | USA Films | false | false |
| 51 | 47 | Bicentennial Man | $50,073 | -38% | 87 | -79 | $575 | $58,160,085 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | 46 | Galaxy Quest | $34,811 | -59.4% | 56 | -113 | $621 | $71,583,916 | 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 53 | 53 | The Tigger Movie | $16,102 | -55.3% | 48 | -45 | $335 | $44,590,321 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 54 | - | Coming Soon | $5,453 | - | 1 | - | $5,453 | $5,453 | 1 | - | true | false |
