| 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 | $25,600,000 | $25,017,279 | -$582,721 | -2.3% | 3,622 | $261,600,000 | $261,031,601 | 3 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Catch Me If You Can | $21,300,000 | $21,142,434 | -$157,566 | -0.7% | 3,170 | $97,600,000 | $97,437,621 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Two Weeks Notice | $11,600,000 | $11,126,397 | -$473,603 | -4.1% | 2,755 | $69,300,000 | $68,810,079 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | Maid in Manhattan | $9,000,000 | $8,621,757 | -$378,243 | -4.2% | 3,050 | $76,700,000 | $76,328,613 | 4 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | About Schmidt | $8,800,000 | - | - | - | 816 | $12,200,000 | - | 4 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Gangs of New York | $7,400,000 | - | - | - | 2,305 | $47,200,000 | - | 3 | Miramax | - |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | Drumline | $5,600,000 | $5,303,002 | -$296,998 | -5.3% | 1,653 | $47,800,000 | $47,539,218 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | The Wild Thornberrys | $5,500,000 | $5,510,465 | +$10,465 | +0.2% | 2,881 | $31,500,000 | $31,526,879 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Chicago | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | 304 | $9,300,000 | - | 2 | Miramax | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $4,500,000 | $4,653,389 | +$153,389 | +3.4% | 2,015 | $252,000,000 | $252,097,945 | 8 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Hot Chick | $3,600,000 | $3,632,237 | +$32,237 | +0.9% | 2,160 | $29,800,000 | $29,852,872 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Die Another Day | $3,000,000 | $2,938,007 | -$61,993 | -2.1% | 1,808 | $153,800,000 | $153,760,933 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
