| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Exit Wounds | $23,421,257 | - | 2,830 | - | $8,276 | $23,421,257 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Enemy at the Gates | $17,795,824 | - | 1,509 | - | $11,793 | $17,795,824 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Mexican | $10,596,341 | -36.2% | 3,162 | +203 | $3,351 | $53,356,342 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | See Spot Run | $6,074,602 | -28% | 2,656 | - | $2,287 | $25,882,752 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | 15 Minutes | $5,848,398 | -57% | 2,337 | - | $2,502 | $19,446,183 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $5,408,292 | -9.5% | 1,860 | +104 | $2,907 | $101,640,366 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Down to Earth | $4,937,828 | -32.3% | 2,425 | -96 | $2,036 | $57,739,457 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Chocolat | $4,863,206 | -8.3% | 1,901 | -27 | $2,558 | $57,349,836 | 14 | Miramax | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Hannibal | $4,691,867 | -40.6% | 2,433 | -514 | $1,928 | $158,202,486 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Traffic | $4,673,260 | -14.3% | 1,682 | +4 | $2,778 | $103,733,403 | 13 | USA Films | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Get Over It | $3,517,256 | -32.6% | 1,742 | - | $2,019 | $8,737,742 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Recess: School's Out | $2,158,243 | -35.9% | 1,736 | -603 | $1,243 | $33,817,134 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $2,024,026 | -14.2% | 826 | - | $2,450 | $35,781,092 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Cast Away | $1,664,717 | -21% | 1,079 | -210 | $1,542 | $228,118,296 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Wedding Planner | $1,198,818 | -38.6% | 885 | -338 | $1,354 | $59,000,203 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Save the Last Dance | $1,082,057 | -26% | 862 | -161 | $1,255 | $87,494,446 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Pollock | $1,073,769 | +2.9% | 218 | +63 | $4,925 | $4,097,773 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Sweet November | $792,704 | -53.5% | 705 | -919 | $1,124 | $24,642,810 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Miss Congeniality | $600,689 | +22.7% | 574 | +253 | $1,046 | $105,139,963 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | $469,122 | -72.5% | 752 | -1,181 | $623 | $15,495,318 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 24 | The Emperor's New Groove | $453,838 | +12.8% | 405 | +35 | $1,120 | $87,010,011 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Finding Forrester | $429,506 | -12.5% | 373 | +10 | $1,151 | $51,110,229 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | What Women Want | $422,611 | -16.2% | 322 | -73 | $1,312 | $180,740,524 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | - | American Desi | $380,054 | - | 38 | - | $10,001 | $380,054 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 25 | - | Memento | $352,243 | - | 11 | - | $32,022 | $352,243 | 1 | Newmarket Films | true | false |
| 26 | 28 | You Can Count on Me | $349,744 | -3.9% | 132 | -3 | $2,649 | $8,452,839 | 19 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | Before Night Falls | $337,639 | -8% | 112 | +4 | $3,014 | $3,599,514 | 13 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | Carman: The Champion | $296,173 | -38.6% | 175 | -48 | $1,692 | $1,656,311 | 3 | 8x Entertainment | false | false |
| 29 | 32 | Billy Elliot | $268,445 | -4.9% | 153 | - | $1,754 | $21,260,890 | 23 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 30 | 29 | In the Mood for Love | $264,116 | -26.1% | 74 | +1 | $3,569 | $2,010,878 | 7 | USA Films | false | false |
| 31 | 25 | 102 Dalmatians | $260,297 | -30.7% | 316 | -63 | $823 | $66,512,290 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | Thirteen Days | $228,047 | -38.1% | 210 | -74 | $1,085 | $34,368,857 | 13 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 33 | 34 | Shadow of the Vampire | $221,602 | -17.1% | 179 | -29 | $1,238 | $8,147,106 | 12 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 34 | 37 | CyberWorld | $216,969 | +16.1% | 35 | +1 | $6,199 | $6,803,618 | 24 | IMAX | false | false |
| 35 | 33 | The Family Man | $212,330 | -23.6% | 220 | -62 | $965 | $75,520,160 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 23 | Saving Silverman | $196,551 | -55.9% | 178 | -268 | $1,104 | $19,277,625 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 37 | 43 | Widow of St. Pierre | $191,007 | +63.6% | 35 | +21 | $5,457 | $424,723 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 38 | 21 | Monkeybone | $166,257 | -65.6% | 208 | -525 | $799 | $5,262,193 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 39 | 50 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | $163,974 | +149.7% | 47 | +11 | $3,488 | $1,865,689 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 40 | 39 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $162,861 | +1.1% | 4 | - | $40,715 | $843,798 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 41 | 31 | Unbreakable | $159,903 | -47.1% | 177 | -75 | $903 | $94,763,885 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 42 | The House of Mirth | $132,482 | +2.8% | 59 | +16 | $2,245 | $2,202,658 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 43 | 36 | Meet the Parents | $131,795 | -37.8% | 138 | -23 | $955 | $166,170,895 | 24 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 44 | 35 | The Caveman's Valentine | $122,817 | -49.6% | 58 | -1 | $2,117 | $514,039 | 3 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 45 | 41 | Malena | $121,358 | -21.3% | 93 | -14 | $1,304 | $3,301,343 | 13 | Miramax | false | false |
| 46 | 47 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $109,652 | +15.5% | 15 | +2 | $7,310 | $15,511,510 | 46 | IMAX | false | false |
| 47 | 40 | Rugrats in Paris | $109,262 | -29.6% | 215 | -97 | $508 | $76,388,263 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 48 | - | The Dish | $98,494 | - | 6 | - | $16,415 | $114,472 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 49 | 45 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $98,327 | -8.5% | 16 | - | $6,145 | $9,876,286 | 46 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 50 | 38 | Double Take | $97,804 | -40.2% | 91 | -26 | $1,074 | $29,318,011 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 51 | - | Gabriela | $97,697 | - | 11 | - | $8,881 | $99,731 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 52 | 46 | Quills | $92,731 | -10.8% | 62 | -8 | $1,495 | $6,870,093 | 17 | - | false | false |
| 53 | 44 | Best in Show | $74,061 | -33.4% | 71 | -46 | $1,043 | $18,361,005 | 25 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 54 | 51 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $56,693 | -12.3% | 11 | - | $5,153 | $392,178 | 7 | IMAX | false | false |
| 55 | 55 | Series 7: The Contenders | $52,550 | +75.8% | 10 | +6 | $5,255 | $124,975 | 3 | USA Films | false | false |
| 56 | 54 | Gladiator | $45,790 | +39.6% | 15 | +5 | $3,052 | $186,843,520 | 46 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
