| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Last Samurai | $2,075,335 | -29.5% | 390 | - | $5,321 | $5,017,299 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Rundown | $1,005,105 | - | 275 | - | $3,654 | $1,005,105 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Brother Bear | $724,622 | -30.6% | 357 | -45 | $2,029 | $12,698,508 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $645,248 | -26.8% | 288 | -57 | $2,240 | $4,715,483 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $389,058 | -26.7% | 296 | +241 | $1,314 | $15,253,061 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Ladies' Night | $328,965 | -28.9% | 153 | -31 | $2,150 | $6,395,002 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Uptown Girls | $308,184 | -27.5% | 120 | - | $2,568 | $733,449 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Mona Lisa Smile | $206,478 | -40.9% | 132 | -50 | $1,564 | $3,678,796 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | - | Lost in Translation | $199,396 | - | 35 | - | $5,697 | $199,396 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 10 | 9 | Mystic River | $199,143 | -10.4% | 79 | -11 | $2,520 | $1,699,180 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | In the Cut | $154,698 | -34.2% | 100 | -16 | $1,546 | $844,661 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | - | Thirteen | $125,641 | - | 25 | - | $5,025 | $125,641 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 13 | 10 | Timeline | $91,567 | -43% | 92 | -44 | $995 | $1,390,654 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | - | Veronica Guerin | $51,725 | - | 20 | - | $2,586 | $51,725 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 15 | - | The Medallion | $50,378 | - | 35 | - | $1,439 | $638,864 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Elf | $47,878 | -43.3% | 73 | -37 | $655 | $1,577,994 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | - | Dogville | $47,859 | - | 12 | - | $3,988 | $47,859 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 18 | 14 | Irreversible | $35,512 | -16.7% | 14 | - | $2,536 | $284,793 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | The Truce | $34,553 | +18.4% | 31 | +7 | $1,114 | $538,299 | 14 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 11 | Open Range | $30,678 | -65.5% | 34 | -16 | $902 | $119,642 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
