| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hannibal | $19,986,796 | -48.6% | 3,292 | +54 | $6,071 | $132,732,653 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Down to Earth | $13,307,272 | -41.5% | 2,521 | - | $5,278 | $36,067,730 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | 3000 Miles to Graceland | $9,140,601 | - | 2,545 | - | $3,591 | $9,140,601 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 5 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $8,401,797 | -33.4% | 1,749 | +98 | $4,803 | $83,749,900 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Recess: School's Out | $7,855,742 | -50.2% | 2,630 | +6 | $2,986 | $23,627,070 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Traffic | $6,700,055 | -21.8% | 1,755 | +13 | $3,817 | $87,792,307 | 10 | USA Films | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Sweet November | $6,512,382 | -48.5% | 2,268 | - | $2,871 | $19,163,272 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Chocolat | $6,235,670 | -9.5% | 1,844 | +363 | $3,381 | $41,537,168 | 11 | Miramax | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Wedding Planner | $4,851,709 | -38.6% | 2,064 | -290 | $2,350 | $53,077,680 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Cast Away | $3,886,665 | -38.3% | 1,997 | -246 | $1,946 | $221,703,386 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | - | Monkeybone | $3,212,597 | - | 1,722 | - | $1,865 | $3,212,597 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 12 | 12 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $2,908,023 | -25.6% | 830 | -17 | $3,503 | $28,882,970 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Save the Last Dance | $2,770,239 | -40.1% | 1,728 | -324 | $1,603 | $83,214,486 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Saving Silverman | $2,589,574 | -54.8% | 2,151 | -316 | $1,203 | $17,701,365 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Finding Forrester | $1,377,565 | -42% | 808 | -322 | $1,704 | $49,385,929 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Snatch | $1,171,265 | -41.4% | 402 | -201 | $2,913 | $29,039,530 | 12 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | What Women Want | $1,132,946 | -35.5% | 746 | -238 | $1,518 | $179,162,377 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Thirteen Days | $850,253 | -37.7% | 471 | -132 | $1,805 | $33,275,545 | 10 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Miss Congeniality | $847,753 | -49% | 525 | -549 | $1,614 | $103,457,805 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | The Emperor's New Groove | $639,678 | -54.1% | 633 | -240 | $1,010 | $85,785,745 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 33 | Pollock | $598,565 | +57.5% | 32 | +23 | $18,705 | $1,068,682 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 22 | 15 | Valentine | $590,325 | -67.6% | 802 | -803 | $736 | $19,867,143 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Shadow of the Vampire | $531,865 | -33.2% | 297 | -21 | $1,790 | $7,205,394 | 9 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 24 | 27 | Before Night Falls | $494,250 | +2.2% | 127 | +53 | $3,891 | $2,468,809 | 10 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | 102 Dalmatians | $427,046 | -34.8% | 436 | -43 | $979 | $65,494,706 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | You Can Count on Me | $412,890 | -15.2% | 148 | -1 | $2,789 | $7,364,596 | 16 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 27 | 38 | In the Mood for Love | $392,739 | +27.1% | 50 | +26 | $7,854 | $1,017,886 | 4 | USA Films | false | false |
| 28 | - | Unbreakable | $367,930 | - | 258 | - | $1,426 | $93,954,887 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 28 | The Family Man | $367,810 | -21.4% | 336 | -31 | $1,094 | $74,679,430 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 32 | Billy Elliot | $340,395 | -10.5% | 148 | +10 | $2,299 | $20,412,495 | 20 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 31 | 20 | The Pledge | $325,340 | -68.4% | 284 | -364 | $1,145 | $19,362,773 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | Double Take | $322,076 | -45.8% | 236 | -173 | $1,364 | $28,854,190 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 21 | Head Over Heels | $286,810 | -70.9% | 277 | -679 | $1,035 | $10,308,435 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 25 | The Gift | $270,039 | -48.9% | 326 | -254 | $828 | $11,522,662 | 10 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 35 | 36 | Meet the Parents | $269,450 | -21.8% | 219 | -23 | $1,230 | $165,556,425 | 21 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 31 | Quills | $246,240 | -40.1% | 156 | -43 | $1,578 | $6,544,054 | 14 | - | false | false |
| 37 | 35 | Malena | $239,639 | -32.9% | 114 | -2 | $2,102 | $2,814,215 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 38 | 29 | Rugrats in Paris | $237,870 | -47.4% | 401 | -67 | $593 | $75,938,474 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 40 | CyberWorld | $214,656 | -14.6% | 35 | -1 | $6,133 | $6,213,251 | 21 | IMAX | false | false |
| 40 | 34 | Vertical Limit | $190,274 | -48.2% | 192 | -104 | $991 | $68,374,807 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 41 | 39 | The House of Mirth | $186,613 | -26.1% | 57 | +8 | $3,273 | $1,788,515 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 42 | 30 | Sugar & Spice | $153,007 | -63.9% | 213 | -229 | $718 | $13,219,876 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 43 | 41 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $138,368 | -38.8% | 171 | -53 | $809 | $46,406,218 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 44 | 46 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $136,828 | -4.5% | 18 | - | $7,601 | $9,565,801 | 43 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 45 | 44 | State and Main | $119,767 | -35.2% | 60 | -12 | $1,996 | $6,758,050 | 10 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 46 | 42 | Almost Famous | $116,166 | -45.9% | 57 | +16 | $2,038 | $32,270,014 | 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 47 | 47 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $112,278 | -20.8% | 14 | - | $8,019 | $15,214,680 | 43 | IMAX | false | false |
| 48 | 37 | Left Behind: The Movie | $102,258 | -68.2% | 114 | -144 | $897 | $3,832,518 | 4 | Cloud Ten Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | 49 | Requiem for a Dream | $91,218 | -24.2% | 62 | -13 | $1,471 | $3,559,079 | 21 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 50 | 45 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $76,713 | -48.5% | 12 | +7 | $6,392 | $36,299,950 | 123 | IMAX | false | false |
| 51 | 48 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $73,115 | -45.2% | 172 | -82 | $425 | $260,044,825 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | 53 | Faithless | $60,996 | -21.1% | 10 | -3 | $6,099 | $262,387 | 5 | IDP Distribution | false | false |
| 53 | 56 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $50,988 | +4.1% | 9 | -1 | $5,665 | $201,392 | 4 | IMAX | false | false |
| 54 | 55 | Best in Show | $50,339 | -5.9% | 29 | +3 | $1,735 | $18,024,816 | 22 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 55 | 51 | Gladiator | $28,951 | -67.6% | 14 | -27 | $2,067 | $186,728,399 | 43 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
