| 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 Return of the King | $51,200,000 | $50,598,104 | -$601,896 | -1.2% | 3,703 | $223,700,000 | $222,268,708 | 2 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Cheaper by the Dozen | $28,200,000 | $27,557,647 | -$642,353 | -2.3% | 3,298 | $36,400,000 | $35,397,241 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Cold Mountain | $14,500,000 | - | - | - | 2,163 | $19,000,000 | - | 1 | Miramax | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Something's Gotta Give | $14,200,000 | $13,816,638 | -$383,362 | -2.7% | 2,709 | $56,400,000 | $55,902,582 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Paycheck | $13,900,000 | $13,462,374 | -$437,626 | -3.1% | 2,762 | $19,200,000 | $18,615,272 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Mona Lisa Smile | $11,500,000 | $11,351,439 | -$148,561 | -1.3% | 2,677 | $31,500,000 | $31,226,270 | 2 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Peter Pan | $11,400,000 | $11,139,495 | -$260,505 | -2.3% | 2,813 | $15,100,000 | $14,627,615 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Last Samurai | $8,400,000 | $8,326,947 | -$73,053 | -0.9% | 2,557 | $74,400,000 | $74,324,104 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Bad Santa | $4,500,000 | - | - | - | 1,710 | $50,900,000 | - | 5 | Dimension Films | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Elf | $4,200,000 | - | - | - | 2,015 | $164,900,000 | - | 8 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Stuck on You | $3,500,000 | $3,626,868 | +$126,868 | +3.6% | 2,400 | $24,300,000 | $24,412,346 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $3,000,000 | $2,953,073 | -$46,927 | -1.6% | 1,133 | $16,500,000 | $16,431,144 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 13 | 18 | +5 | 21 Grams | $1,223,891 | - | - | - | 291 | $4,771,830 | - | 6 | Focus Features | - |
