| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Hero | $2,118,532 | - | 165 | - | $12,839 | $2,128,056 | 1 | Buena Vista International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Shall We Dance? | $1,486,636 | -17.1% | 257 | -11 | $5,784 | $5,556,288 | 3 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Forgotten | $1,427,318 | - | 200 | - | $7,136 | $1,427,318 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Manchurian Candidate | $723,072 | -29.8% | 195 | -4 | $3,708 | $1,753,099 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Collateral | $651,672 | -36.4% | 260 | -14 | $2,506 | $5,678,140 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Notebook | $641,488 | -10.3% | 155 | - | $4,138 | $3,630,996 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | $315,674 | -36% | 172 | -6 | $1,835 | $1,540,448 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $289,801 | -49.8% | 149 | -14 | $1,944 | $1,987,546 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Shark Tale | $271,614 | -18.7% | 174 | -8 | $1,561 | $11,109,756 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | De-Lovely | $243,559 | - | 36 | - | $6,765 | $248,245 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 11 | 7 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $234,613 | -52.1% | 127 | - | $1,847 | $724,712 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Somersault | $134,099 | -1% | 39 | -2 | $3,438 | $1,216,669 | 8 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | In My Father's Den | $101,089 | +0.6% | 18 | - | $5,616 | $226,229 | 2 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Open Water | $91,878 | -63.7% | 91 | -65 | $1,009 | $1,789,399 | 4 | Icon Film Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Saved! | $79,858 | -45.2% | 42 | -1 | $1,901 | $225,685 | 2 | Becker Film Group | false | false |
| 16 | - | A Man's Gotta Do | $67,012 | - | 46 | - | $1,456 | $77,896 | 1 | Hopscotch Films | true | false |
| 17 | 11 | Wimbledon | $59,934 | -57.4% | 68 | -63 | $881 | $4,141,940 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | $56,030 | -8.7% | 11 | - | $5,093 | $489,566 | 6 | Dendy Films | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Shaun of the Dead | $50,374 | -47.5% | 33 | -30 | $1,526 | $1,241,586 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Alien vs. Predator | $42,397 | -49.3% | 37 | -51 | $1,145 | $4,627,869 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
