| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Bringing Down the House | $31,700,000 | $31,101,026 | -$598,974 | -1.9% | 2,801 | $31,700,000 | $31,101,026 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Tears of the Sun | $17,200,000 | $17,057,213 | -$142,787 | -0.8% | 2,973 | $17,200,000 | $17,057,213 | 1 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Old School | $7,000,000 | $9,190,062 | +$2,190,062 | +31.3% | 2,707 | $114,500,000 | $50,768,507 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Chicago | $7,000,000 | - | - | - | 2,600 | $114,500,000 | - | 11 | Miramax | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $6,800,000 | $6,688,675 | -$111,325 | -1.6% | 2,897 | $87,000,000 | $86,885,012 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Cradle 2 the Grave | $6,600,000 | $6,535,475 | -$64,525 | -1% | 2,625 | $27,000,000 | $26,878,648 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Daredevil | $5,200,000 | $5,214,469 | +$14,469 | +0.3% | 2,778 | $91,500,000 | $91,536,021 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Jungle Book 2 | $4,200,000 | $4,258,002 | +$58,002 | +1.4% | 2,553 | $39,500,000 | $39,521,501 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Shanghai Knights | $2,700,000 | $2,688,514 | -$11,486 | -0.4% | 1,905 | $54,700,000 | $54,749,445 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Life of David Gale | $2,100,000 | $2,124,235 | +$24,235 | +1.2% | 1,872 | $17,100,000 | $17,112,765 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 11 | 15 | +4 | The Recruit | $1,400,000 | $1,359,539 | -$40,461 | -2.9% | 1,071 | $50,300,000 | $50,281,018 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 12 | 11 | -1 | The Hours | $1,400,000 | $1,475,801 | +$75,801 | +5.4% | 962 | $35,200,000 | $35,303,998 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | The Pianist | $1,393,292 | - | - | - | 565 | $16,779,231 | - | 11 | Focus Features | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | About Schmidt | $1,376,030 | - | - | - | 845 | $60,007,505 | - | 13 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 15 | 17 | +2 | The Quiet American | $1,153,381 | - | - | - | 381 | $7,291,271 | - | 16 | Miramax | - |
| 16 | 18 | +2 | Final Destination 2 | $1,034,114 | - | - | - | 881 | $44,616,117 | - | 6 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 17 | 20 | +3 | Gangs of New York | $518,916 | - | - | - | 378 | $75,469,504 | - | 12 | Miramax | - |
| 18 | 21 | +3 | Deliver Us from Eva | $456,084 | - | - | - | 365 | $16,780,282 | - | 5 | Focus Features | - |
| 19 | 36 | +17 | Spider | $163,822 | - | - | - | 35 | $463,164 | - | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 20 | 45 | +25 | The Safety of Objects | $86,250 | - | - | - | 32 | $86,250 | - | 1 | IFC Films | - |
| 21 | 47 | +26 | Poolhall Junkies | $76,534 | - | - | - | 119 | $504,507 | - | 2 | - | - |
