| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Dinosaur | $38,854,851 | - | 3,257 | - | $11,929 | $38,854,851 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Gladiator | $19,749,273 | -19.9% | 3,041 | +98 | $6,494 | $103,140,065 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | - | Road Trip | $15,484,004 | - | 2,530 | - | $6,120 | $15,484,004 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | U-571 | $4,637,520 | -19.2% | 2,736 | -84 | $1,695 | $64,397,750 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Frequency | $4,339,196 | -11.9% | 2,202 | -268 | $1,970 | $30,370,865 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Battlefield Earth | $3,924,921 | -66% | 3,307 | - | $1,186 | $18,255,322 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | Small Time Crooks | $3,880,723 | - | 865 | - | $4,486 | $3,880,723 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Center Stage | $3,252,977 | -29.4% | 1,506 | - | $2,160 | $9,114,261 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Where the Heart Is | $2,771,369 | -30.7% | 2,147 | -264 | $1,290 | $25,644,486 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $2,543,950 | -45.2% | 2,692 | -433 | $945 | $27,834,150 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Screwed | $1,725,830 | -48.4% | 1,761 | +2 | $980 | $6,016,945 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Love & Basketball | $1,335,497 | -31.2% | 833 | -214 | $1,603 | $24,129,298 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Rules of Engagement | $1,164,224 | -34% | 1,062 | -556 | $1,096 | $58,449,752 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Keeping the Faith | $1,116,165 | -41% | 842 | -754 | $1,325 | $34,022,916 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Erin Brockovich | $1,104,330 | -35.9% | 952 | -539 | $1,160 | $120,150,735 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Held Up | $1,080,980 | -43.4% | 679 | -9 | $1,592 | $3,445,223 | 2 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 35 | The Big Kahuna | $791,026 | +527.1% | 309 | +288 | $2,559 | $1,156,296 | 4 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Final Destination | $683,666 | -38.6% | 651 | -293 | $1,050 | $50,841,379 | 10 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Return to Me | $635,007 | -44.2% | 733 | -470 | $866 | $30,062,336 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | 28 Days | $575,144 | -60.8% | 778 | -977 | $739 | $35,425,261 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $504,652 | -5.1% | 45 | +2 | $11,214 | $2,183,552 | 3 | IMAX | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | The Virgin Suicides | $494,584 | -18.1% | 275 | +5 | $1,798 | $2,456,516 | 5 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 23 | 14 | I Dreamed of Africa | $455,198 | -69.4% | 700 | -1,412 | $650 | $5,938,246 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | High Fidelity | $357,077 | -37.4% | 209 | -157 | $1,708 | $24,751,436 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 26 | Romeo Must Die | $325,599 | +34.9% | 490 | +204 | $664 | $55,187,338 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | The Skulls | $306,510 | -33.8% | 305 | -270 | $1,004 | $34,715,750 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | - | Mission to Mars | $302,542 | - | 121 | - | $2,500 | $59,537,278 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 25 | Up at the Villa | $264,953 | -0.8% | 109 | +22 | $2,430 | $1,119,388 | 3 | USA Films | false | false |
| 29 | 27 | East Is East | $195,944 | -5.1% | 66 | +3 | $2,968 | $1,514,838 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 30 | 23 | American Beauty | $193,216 | -37.2% | 302 | -123 | $639 | $129,688,710 | 36 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 31 | 18 | The Road to El Dorado | $182,751 | -82.5% | 451 | -576 | $405 | $49,491,378 | 8 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 32 | 31 | Toy Story 2 | $180,640 | +17.2% | 293 | -28 | $616 | $245,024,222 | 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 43 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $178,919 | +183.7% | 15 | +8 | $11,927 | $461,174 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | 30 | Mysteries of Egypt | $154,684 | -7.5% | 17 | -1 | $9,099 | $34,191,792 | 92 | IMAX | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $138,665 | -8.1% | 13 | -1 | $10,666 | $29,374,827 | 83 | IMAX | false | false |
| 36 | 24 | Scream 3 | $131,250 | -53.1% | 375 | -126 | $350 | $88,646,095 | 16 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Galapagos | $129,162 | -9.6% | 10 | -1 | $12,916 | $3,665,715 | 30 | IMAX | false | false |
| 38 | 33 | East/West | $104,953 | -26.6% | 54 | -13 | $1,943 | $1,007,546 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 39 | 28 | American Psycho | $100,015 | -49.8% | 110 | -85 | $909 | $13,792,375 | 6 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 40 | 44 | Hamlet | $99,543 | +59.9% | 13 | +9 | $7,657 | $197,014 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 41 | 29 | Pitch Black | $89,597 | -48.2% | 135 | -37 | $663 | $39,026,928 | 14 | USA Films | false | false |
| 42 | 36 | Timecode | $85,634 | -32% | 42 | - | $2,038 | $510,958 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | $71,771 | -2% | 14 | - | $5,126 | $3,193,906 | 34 | IMAX | false | false |
| 44 | 40 | Alien Adventure | $70,334 | +2.6% | 8 | - | $8,791 | $878,975 | 40 | - | false | false |
| 45 | - | Hanging Up | $66,748 | - | 194 | - | $344 | $35,967,726 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 46 | 52 | Bossa Nova | $62,350 | +29.9% | 19 | +10 | $3,281 | $193,754 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 47 | 48 | Croupier | $60,164 | +13.8% | 17 | -4 | $3,539 | $328,069 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 48 | 37 | Ready to Rumble | $57,010 | -51.3% | 219 | -160 | $260 | $12,372,410 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 49 | 41 | The Cider House Rules | $53,498 | -20.3% | 102 | -33 | $524 | $56,901,886 | 24 | Miramax | false | false |
| 50 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $47,521 | - | 12 | - | $3,960 | $12,230,912 | 108 | IMAX | false | false |
| 51 | 38 | Luminarias | $40,071 | -49.4% | 32 | -15 | $1,252 | $292,309 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 52 | 50 | The Color of Paradise | $38,345 | -25.6% | 24 | -2 | $1,597 | $638,601 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 53 | 56 | Joe Gould's Secret | $38,196 | +0.4% | 31 | +10 | $1,232 | $468,684 | 7 | USA Films | false | false |
| 54 | 49 | God's Army | $36,714 | -29.7% | 28 | -8 | $1,311 | $1,665,182 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 55 | 59 | Bicentennial Man | $34,047 | -8.7% | 71 | -16 | $479 | $58,194,132 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 56 | 42 | Gossip | $33,919 | -46.7% | 46 | -47 | $737 | $4,977,118 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 57 | - | The Last September | $30,583 | - | 22 | - | $1,390 | $400,392 | 5 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 58 | 55 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $29,717 | -23.4% | 33 | -13 | $900 | $3,036,014 | 12 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 59 | - | Human Traffic | $26,160 | - | 22 | - | $1,189 | $104,257 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 60 | - | The Girl Next Door | $25,807 | - | 5 | - | $5,161 | $131,913 | 6 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 61 | 62 | The Tigger Movie | $9,959 | -13.4% | 45 | -3 | $221 | $44,600,280 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
