| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Rules of Engagement | $19,662,000 | - | 3,155 | - | $6,232 | $19,662,045 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Erin Brockovich | $12,466,605 | -30% | 3,004 | +96 | $4,150 | $92,290,705 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Road to El Dorado | $10,851,691 | -32.3% | 3,223 | +5 | $3,366 | $26,889,393 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | - | Return to Me | $10,244,172 | - | 2,007 | - | $5,104 | $10,244,172 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Skulls | $7,947,615 | -42.2% | 2,416 | +4 | $3,289 | $21,696,725 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Ready to Rumble | $6,407,450 | - | 2,585 | - | $2,478 | $6,407,450 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Romeo Must Die | $5,770,393 | -51.2% | 2,289 | -352 | $2,520 | $47,061,725 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | High Fidelity | $5,551,106 | -35.1% | 1,229 | +46 | $4,516 | $14,099,990 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Final Destination | $5,099,352 | -27.9% | 2,014 | -300 | $2,531 | $35,162,100 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | American Beauty | $4,457,284 | -36.7% | 1,934 | -56 | $2,304 | $122,747,539 | 31 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | - | Black & White | $2,898,439 | - | 1,284 | - | $2,257 | $3,652,251 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 12 | 13 | Fantasia 2000 | $2,071,844 | +1.6% | 54 | - | $38,367 | $40,985,360 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Mission to Mars | $1,976,011 | -54.1% | 1,594 | -911 | $1,239 | $57,413,610 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | The Cider House Rules | $1,467,984 | -46.4% | 1,021 | -447 | $1,437 | $55,141,783 | 18 | Miramax | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | My Dog Skip | $1,184,264 | -48.8% | 1,401 | -609 | $845 | $30,802,053 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | Here on Earth | $1,164,732 | -59.1% | 1,240 | -473 | $939 | $9,731,732 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Boys Don't Cry | $928,792 | -31.4% | 360 | -5 | $2,579 | $10,624,165 | 27 | - | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Price of Glory | $910,639 | -54.6% | 807 | +5 | $1,128 | $2,915,373 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | Whatever It Takes | $679,779 | -75% | 1,278 | -994 | $531 | $8,540,063 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | The Sixth Sense | $658,046 | -43.3% | 579 | -143 | $1,136 | $292,661,473 | 36 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | The Whole Nine Yards | $449,987 | -66.5% | 885 | -616 | $508 | $56,579,350 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 52 | Galaxy Quest | $405,328 | +761.1% | 503 | +418 | $805 | $70,754,452 | 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | The Ninth Gate | $396,288 | -64.3% | 427 | -594 | $928 | $17,883,169 | 5 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 24 | - | Down to You | $339,308 | - | 267 | - | $1,270 | $19,967,935 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 25 | 27 | Mysteries of Egypt | $329,957 | -2.4% | 19 | - | $17,366 | $31,804,888 | 86 | IMAX | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | Toy Story 2 | $290,295 | -22.7% | 311 | -27 | $933 | $243,011,692 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 23 | Stuart Little | $270,446 | -30.2% | 467 | -35 | $579 | $139,558,317 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $268,216 | -29.1% | 82 | -24 | $3,270 | $2,194,864 | 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 29 | 20 | The Tigger Movie | $210,943 | -60.4% | 306 | -395 | $689 | $44,165,121 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 29 | All About My Mother | $207,595 | -29.4% | 98 | -47 | $2,118 | $7,432,527 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 31 | 33 | The Hurricane | $196,430 | -15.6% | 241 | -80 | $815 | $50,594,386 | 16 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 22 | The Green Mile | $191,354 | -53.7% | 201 | -153 | $952 | $135,828,324 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 32 | Sleepy Hollow | $180,733 | -24.1% | 281 | -77 | $643 | $100,831,936 | 21 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 21 | Snow Day | $170,987 | -65% | 439 | -617 | $389 | $58,876,458 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 38 | God's Army | $147,956 | -15.6% | 32 | +5 | $4,623 | $907,597 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 36 | 43 | Galapagos | $137,108 | +9.5% | 5 | - | $27,421 | $2,525,027 | 24 | IMAX | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | The Beach | $126,497 | -39.2% | 195 | -96 | $648 | $39,605,692 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | $125,846 | -37.4% | 206 | -139 | $610 | $81,219,154 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 40 | Topsy-Turvy | $116,791 | -26.5% | 71 | -13 | $1,644 | $5,952,179 | 18 | USA Films | false | false |
| 40 | 26 | Pitch Black | $114,061 | -67.3% | 165 | -254 | $691 | $38,342,263 | 8 | USA Films | false | false |
| 41 | 46 | Island of the Sharks | $108,940 | +7.6% | 5 | - | $21,788 | $6,898,914 | 51 | IMAX | false | false |
| 42 | 53 | The Color of Paradise | $106,523 | +156.5% | 13 | - | $8,194 | $148,048 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 43 | - | East/West | $80,610 | - | 8 | - | $10,076 | $80,610 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 44 | 44 | Next Friday | $72,463 | -38% | 83 | -49 | $873 | $56,335,864 | 14 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 45 | 45 | Being John Malkovich | $71,286 | -29.7% | 74 | -8 | $963 | $22,723,174 | 24 | USA Films | false | false |
| 46 | 48 | Everest | $69,586 | +6.7% | 15 | -1 | $4,639 | $75,627,490 | 110 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 47 | 36 | 3 Strikes | $68,512 | -63.9% | 129 | -172 | $531 | $9,697,950 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 48 | 50 | Titus | $68,123 | +28% | 33 | +10 | $2,064 | $1,677,507 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 49 | 47 | Mifune | $65,887 | -7.5% | 29 | +2 | $2,271 | $393,601 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 50 | - | Joe Gould's Secret | $58,215 | - | 5 | - | $11,643 | $58,215 | 1 | USA Films | true | false |
| 51 | 51 | The Cup | $49,577 | +0.4% | 30 | - | $1,652 | $995,102 | 11 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 52 | - | Not One Less | $46,177 | - | 24 | +3 | $1,924 | $388,932 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 53 | - | Me Myself I | $42,653 | - | 9 | - | $4,739 | $42,653 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 54 | - | Southpaw | $24,691 | - | 19 | - | $1,299 | $24,691 | 1 | Shooting Gallery | true | false |
