| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $952,270 | - | 300 | - | $3,174 | $952,270 | 1 | Buena Vista International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Shall We Dance? | $814,530 | -3.1% | 183 | -2 | $4,450 | $1,726,172 | 2 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 3 | - | Cellular | $686,894 | - | 200 | - | $3,434 | $686,894 | 1 | Gussi Films | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Forgotten | $390,433 | -38.8% | 270 | -30 | $1,446 | $4,791,273 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Surviving Christmas | $343,605 | -43.9% | 200 | - | $1,718 | $956,445 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $260,332 | -52% | 253 | -49 | $1,028 | $3,544,223 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | Criminal | $227,222 | - | 100 | - | $2,272 | $227,222 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 8 | 9 | Open Water | $222,928 | -8.3% | 129 | +4 | $1,728 | $2,003,800 | 6 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 9 | - | Out of Time | $222,137 | - | 114 | - | $1,948 | $222,137 | 1 | Videocine | true | false |
| 10 | 5 | Shark Tale | $207,432 | -48.8% | 261 | -64 | $794 | $9,293,811 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | White Chicks | $180,728 | -43.8% | 158 | -32 | $1,143 | $4,327,811 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $167,894 | -57% | 144 | -6 | $1,165 | $558,163 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Bad Santa | $133,652 | - | 90 | - | $1,485 | $133,652 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 14 | - | Without a Paddle | $123,563 | - | 120 | - | $1,029 | $123,563 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | 8 | Alfie | $102,765 | -64.1% | 132 | -64 | $778 | $957,238 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Desnudos | $80,815 | -39.3% | 79 | -29 | $1,022 | $662,525 | 5 | Videocine | false | false |
| 17 | 18 | The Eye | $63,947 | -23.1% | 27 | -2 | $2,368 | $736,452 | 11 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Notebook | $63,124 | -34.5% | 39 | -13 | $1,618 | $2,776,459 | 13 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Jersey Girl | $62,485 | -32.7% | 55 | -3 | $1,136 | $938,851 | 12 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Wicker Park | $59,098 | -30.9% | 45 | -15 | $1,313 | $272,119 | 3 | Gussi Films | false | false |
