| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hannibal | $38,871,355 | -47.4% | 3,238 | +8 | $12,004 | $112,745,857 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 2 | - | Down to Earth | $22,760,458 | - | 2,521 | - | $9,028 | $22,760,458 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Recess: School's Out | $15,771,328 | - | 2,624 | - | $6,010 | $15,771,328 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | Sweet November | $12,650,890 | - | 2,268 | - | $5,577 | $12,650,890 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $12,607,810 | +61.4% | 1,651 | +447 | $7,636 | $75,348,103 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Traffic | $8,570,207 | +41.4% | 1,742 | +2 | $4,919 | $81,092,252 | 9 | USA Films | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | The Wedding Planner | $7,901,083 | -21.9% | 2,354 | -372 | $3,356 | $48,225,971 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Chocolat | $6,892,596 | +40.7% | 1,481 | +333 | $4,654 | $35,301,498 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Cast Away | $6,299,461 | -8.4% | 2,243 | -104 | $2,808 | $217,816,721 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 3 | Saving Silverman | $5,735,298 | -38.8% | 2,467 | - | $2,324 | $15,111,791 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Save the Last Dance | $4,626,986 | -24.4% | 2,052 | -454 | $2,254 | $80,444,247 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $3,906,867 | -4.2% | 847 | +12 | $4,612 | $25,974,947 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Finding Forrester | $2,374,334 | -28.7% | 1,130 | -456 | $2,101 | $48,008,364 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Snatch | $1,998,163 | -29.7% | 603 | -248 | $3,313 | $27,868,265 | 11 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 15 | 8 | Valentine | $1,823,605 | -66.4% | 1,605 | -705 | $1,136 | $19,276,818 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | What Women Want | $1,756,062 | -36.4% | 984 | -558 | $1,784 | $178,029,431 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Miss Congeniality | $1,660,789 | -34.1% | 1,074 | -455 | $1,546 | $102,610,052 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | The Emperor's New Groove | $1,393,352 | -12.1% | 873 | -218 | $1,596 | $85,146,067 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Thirteen Days | $1,365,697 | -30.1% | 603 | -399 | $2,264 | $32,425,292 | 9 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | The Pledge | $1,030,719 | -40.6% | 648 | -457 | $1,590 | $19,037,433 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 11 | Head Over Heels | $984,805 | -70.7% | 956 | -1,407 | $1,030 | $10,021,625 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 23 | Shadow of the Vampire | $795,640 | -0.5% | 318 | -50 | $2,502 | $6,673,529 | 8 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 23 | 31 | 102 Dalmatians | $654,690 | +132.6% | 479 | +169 | $1,366 | $65,067,660 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | Double Take | $594,087 | -56.4% | 409 | -228 | $1,452 | $28,532,114 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | The Gift | $528,619 | -56.8% | 580 | -227 | $911 | $11,252,623 | 9 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 26 | 29 | You Can Count on Me | $487,022 | +38.4% | 149 | +10 | $3,268 | $6,951,706 | 15 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 27 | 30 | Before Night Falls | $483,767 | +58.7% | 74 | +19 | $6,537 | $1,974,559 | 9 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | The Family Man | $467,990 | -13.4% | 367 | -109 | $1,275 | $74,311,620 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 41 | Rugrats in Paris | $452,423 | +255.5% | 468 | +258 | $966 | $75,700,604 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 19 | Sugar & Spice | $423,432 | -71.7% | 442 | -904 | $957 | $13,066,869 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 31 | 45 | Quills | $411,236 | +348% | 199 | +163 | $2,066 | $6,297,814 | 13 | - | false | false |
| 32 | 33 | Billy Elliot | $380,190 | +54.4% | 138 | +30 | $2,755 | $20,072,100 | 19 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 33 | - | Pollock | $380,037 | - | 9 | - | $42,226 | $470,117 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | 25 | Vertical Limit | $367,589 | -17.5% | 296 | -156 | $1,241 | $68,184,533 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 35 | 28 | Malena | $357,303 | +0.5% | 116 | +1 | $3,080 | $2,574,576 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 36 | 26 | Meet the Parents | $344,630 | -12.3% | 242 | -47 | $1,424 | $165,286,975 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 22 | Left Behind: The Movie | $321,984 | -63.7% | 258 | -311 | $1,248 | $3,730,260 | 3 | Cloud Ten Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | 37 | In the Mood for Love | $309,041 | +104.3% | 24 | +18 | $12,876 | $625,147 | 3 | USA Films | false | false |
| 39 | 34 | The House of Mirth | $252,395 | +8% | 49 | +6 | $5,150 | $1,601,902 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | 36 | CyberWorld | $251,500 | +34% | 36 | - | $6,986 | $5,998,595 | 20 | IMAX | false | false |
| 41 | 32 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $226,170 | -18.8% | 224 | -89 | $1,009 | $46,267,850 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 42 | - | Almost Famous | $214,839 | - | 41 | - | $5,239 | $32,153,848 | 23 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | 50 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $195,878 | +279.3% | 4 | - | $48,969 | $247,520 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 44 | 35 | State and Main | $184,776 | -15.9% | 72 | -26 | $2,566 | $6,638,283 | 9 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 45 | 47 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $148,862 | +157.2% | 5 | -5 | $29,772 | $36,223,237 | 122 | IMAX | false | false |
| 46 | 42 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $143,258 | +36.1% | 18 | - | $7,958 | $9,428,973 | 42 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 47 | 46 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $141,757 | +68.6% | 14 | - | $10,125 | $15,102,402 | 42 | IMAX | false | false |
| 48 | 40 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $133,405 | +3.2% | 254 | -30 | $525 | $259,971,710 | 14 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | 51 | Requiem for a Dream | $120,418 | +147.2% | 75 | +40 | $1,605 | $3,467,861 | 20 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 50 | 38 | Charlie's Angels | $107,052 | -23.4% | 103 | -40 | $1,039 | $125,256,367 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 51 | - | Gladiator | $89,396 | - | 41 | - | $2,180 | $186,699,448 | 42 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 52 | 43 | Remember the Titans | $78,393 | -20.9% | 91 | -36 | $861 | $115,562,377 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | 53 | Faithless | $77,263 | +83.4% | 13 | +3 | $5,943 | $201,391 | 4 | IDP Distribution | false | false |
| 54 | 44 | Seong Chun-hyang | $72,602 | -21.2% | 15 | +1 | $4,840 | $431,726 | 8 | Lot 47 Films | false | false |
| 55 | 52 | Best in Show | $53,488 | +20.6% | 26 | - | $2,057 | $17,974,477 | 21 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 56 | - | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $48,997 | - | 10 | - | $4,899 | $150,404 | 3 | IMAX | false | false |
