| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $48,900,000 | $48,875,549 | -$24,451 | <0.1% | 3,622 | $200,100,000 | $200,058,231 | 2 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Catch Me If You Can | $30,000,000 | $30,053,627 | +$53,627 | +0.2% | 3,156 | $48,600,000 | $48,646,930 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Two Weeks Notice | $16,100,000 | $15,518,420 | -$581,580 | -3.6% | 2,755 | $43,600,000 | $43,044,430 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Maid in Manhattan | $13,000,000 | $12,524,396 | -$475,604 | -3.7% | 2,938 | $57,400,000 | $56,950,454 | 3 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Gangs of New York | $11,200,000 | - | - | - | 2,190 | $30,100,000 | - | 2 | Miramax | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Drumline | $8,300,000 | $8,108,083 | -$191,917 | -2.3% | 1,669 | $36,900,000 | $36,619,270 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Wild Thornberrys | $7,400,000 | $7,364,432 | -$35,568 | -0.5% | 3,012 | $18,500,000 | $18,418,284 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $6,500,000 | $6,474,267 | -$25,733 | -0.4% | 2,505 | $240,300,000 | $240,307,533 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Hot Chick | $4,800,000 | $4,813,878 | +$13,878 | +0.3% | 2,246 | $22,200,000 | $22,201,384 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Die Another Day | $4,500,000 | $4,365,536 | -$134,464 | -3% | 1,875 | $146,800,000 | $146,699,881 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Star Trek: Nemesis | $4,100,000 | $4,054,107 | -$45,893 | -1.1% | 2,642 | $33,900,000 | $33,846,500 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 12 | 14 | +2 | The Santa Clause 2 | $2,300,000 | $2,070,255 | -$229,745 | -10% | 1,511 | $135,700,000 | $135,459,771 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 13 | 19 | +6 | Pinocchio | $1,151,463 | - | - | - | 1,195 | $1,802,706 | - | 1 | Miramax | - |
