| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Darkness Falls | $12,500,000 | $12,024,917 | -$475,083 | -3.8% | 2,837 | $12,500,000 | $12,024,917 | 1 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Kangaroo Jack | $11,900,000 | $11,548,247 | -$351,753 | -3% | 2,848 | $35,500,000 | $35,112,415 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Chicago | $8,400,000 | - | - | - | 616 | $40,500,000 | - | 5 | Miramax | - |
| 4 | 7 | +3 | Just Married | $7,500,000 | $6,482,600 | -$1,017,400 | -13.6% | 2,705 | $44,300,000 | $43,353,177 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | National Security | $7,400,000 | $7,308,966 | -$91,034 | -1.2% | 2,729 | $26,100,000 | $26,040,534 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $6,900,000 | $6,611,705 | -$288,295 | -4.2% | 2,666 | $309,100,000 | $308,821,306 | 6 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 7 | 6 | -1 | Catch Me If You Can | $6,600,000 | $6,501,059 | -$98,941 | -1.5% | 2,776 | $145,100,000 | $144,962,124 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | 1,769 | $6,500,000 | - | 4 | Miramax | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | About Schmidt | $5,500,000 | - | - | - | 1,236 | $37,900,000 | - | 7 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Hours | $4,000,000 | $3,934,284 | -$65,716 | -1.6% | 502 | $13,900,000 | $13,868,754 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 11 | 12 | +1 | Gangs of New York | $2,764,424 | - | - | - | 1,905 | $65,377,894 | - | 6 | Miramax | - |
| 12 | 14 | +2 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,704,430 | - | - | - | 1,143 | $236,448,697 | - | 41 | IFC Films | - |
