| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Mexican | $16,609,838 | -36.5% | 2,959 | +8 | $5,613 | $42,760,001 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | - | 15 Minutes | $13,597,785 | - | 2,337 | - | $5,818 | $13,597,785 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | See Spot Run | $8,441,782 | -25.7% | 2,656 | - | $3,178 | $19,808,150 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Hannibal | $7,894,983 | -38.7% | 2,947 | -325 | $2,678 | $153,510,619 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Down to Earth | $7,298,303 | -22.7% | 2,521 | - | $2,895 | $52,801,629 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $5,976,046 | -8.1% | 1,756 | +5 | $3,403 | $96,232,074 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Traffic | $5,454,424 | -6.2% | 1,678 | +40 | $3,250 | $99,060,143 | 12 | USA Films | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Chocolat | $5,303,059 | -6.1% | 1,928 | +71 | $2,750 | $52,486,630 | 13 | Miramax | false | false |
| 9 | - | Get Over It | $5,220,486 | - | 1,742 | - | $2,996 | $5,220,486 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | Recess: School's Out | $3,367,305 | -27.8% | 2,339 | -164 | $1,439 | $31,658,891 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $2,359,106 | -6.2% | 826 | -7 | $2,856 | $33,757,066 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Cast Away | $2,107,011 | -20.3% | 1,289 | -210 | $1,634 | $226,453,579 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | The Wedding Planner | $1,953,752 | -29.5% | 1,223 | -485 | $1,597 | $57,801,385 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | $1,704,470 | -59.2% | 1,933 | -612 | $881 | $15,026,196 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Sweet November | $1,703,845 | -42.9% | 1,624 | -413 | $1,049 | $23,850,106 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Save the Last Dance | $1,463,110 | -15.7% | 1,023 | -187 | $1,430 | $86,412,389 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Pollock | $1,043,340 | +14.4% | 155 | +51 | $6,731 | $3,024,004 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 18 | 21 | What Women Want | $504,292 | -22.6% | 395 | -117 | $1,276 | $180,317,913 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Finding Forrester | $490,696 | -39% | 363 | -215 | $1,351 | $50,680,723 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 22 | Miss Congeniality | $489,559 | -17.3% | 321 | -34 | $1,525 | $104,539,274 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Monkeybone | $482,721 | -65.5% | 733 | -1,015 | $658 | $5,095,936 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Carman: The Champion | $482,028 | -45.1% | 223 | -9 | $2,161 | $1,360,138 | 2 | 8x Entertainment | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | Saving Silverman | $445,772 | -52.3% | 446 | -504 | $999 | $19,081,074 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 29 | The Emperor's New Groove | $402,414 | +9.3% | 370 | -87 | $1,087 | $86,556,173 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 26 | 102 Dalmatians | $375,726 | -1.5% | 379 | -15 | $991 | $66,251,993 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | Thirteen Days | $368,206 | -25.9% | 284 | -32 | $1,296 | $34,140,810 | 12 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | Before Night Falls | $367,088 | -13.8% | 108 | -17 | $3,398 | $3,261,875 | 12 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 28 | 27 | You Can Count on Me | $364,059 | -2.8% | 135 | -7 | $2,696 | $8,103,095 | 18 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 29 | 28 | In the Mood for Love | $357,532 | -3.7% | 73 | +9 | $4,897 | $1,746,762 | 6 | USA Films | false | false |
| 30 | - | Blow Dry | $331,002 | - | 157 | - | $2,108 | $384,516 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 31 | 31 | Unbreakable | $301,992 | -13% | 252 | -19 | $1,198 | $94,603,982 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 32 | Billy Elliot | $282,280 | -5.2% | 153 | +18 | $1,844 | $20,992,445 | 22 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 33 | 30 | The Family Man | $277,780 | -20.8% | 282 | -27 | $985 | $75,307,830 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 24 | Shadow of the Vampire | $267,280 | -41% | 208 | -70 | $1,285 | $7,925,504 | 11 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 35 | 42 | The Caveman's Valentine | $243,873 | +65.5% | 59 | +43 | $4,133 | $391,222 | 2 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | Meet the Parents | $211,735 | -21.9% | 161 | -24 | $1,315 | $166,039,100 | 23 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 38 | CyberWorld | $186,919 | +0.2% | 34 | - | $5,497 | $6,586,649 | 23 | IMAX | false | false |
| 38 | 36 | Double Take | $163,552 | -19.2% | 117 | -32 | $1,397 | $29,220,207 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | - | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $161,145 | - | 4 | - | $40,286 | $680,937 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 40 | 39 | Rugrats in Paris | $155,274 | -16.2% | 312 | -58 | $497 | $76,279,001 | 17 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 41 | 35 | Malena | $154,223 | -27.1% | 107 | +3 | $1,441 | $3,179,985 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 42 | 40 | The House of Mirth | $128,814 | -15.7% | 43 | -2 | $2,995 | $2,070,176 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 43 | 45 | Widow of St. Pierre | $116,784 | -0.1% | 14 | +13 | $8,341 | $233,716 | 2 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 44 | 41 | Best in Show | $111,135 | -26.4% | 117 | -32 | $949 | $18,286,944 | 24 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 45 | 49 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $107,517 | +2.7% | 16 | -2 | $6,719 | $9,777,959 | 45 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 46 | 44 | Quills | $103,956 | -19.6% | 70 | -19 | $1,485 | $6,777,362 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 47 | 53 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $94,963 | +3% | 13 | -1 | $7,304 | $15,401,858 | 45 | IMAX | false | false |
| 48 | 37 | Valentine | $82,312 | -56.2% | 121 | -93 | $680 | $20,137,326 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 49 | 52 | Almost Famous | $76,616 | -18.5% | 47 | -7 | $1,630 | $32,440,688 | 26 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | $65,668 | -39.7% | 36 | -12 | $1,824 | $1,701,715 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 51 | 55 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $64,663 | -6.9% | 11 | +1 | $5,878 | $335,485 | 6 | IMAX | false | false |
| 52 | 54 | Faithless | $60,281 | -29.2% | 17 | +1 | $3,545 | $407,860 | 7 | IDP Distribution | false | false |
| 53 | - | When Brendan Met Trudy | $56,001 | - | 14 | - | $4,000 | $56,001 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 54 | 58 | Gladiator | $32,799 | -10.2% | 10 | +1 | $3,279 | $186,797,730 | 45 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 55 | 57 | Series 7: The Contenders | $29,891 | -29.7% | 4 | +2 | $7,472 | $72,425 | 2 | USA Films | false | false |
| 56 | 59 | The Gleaners & I | $20,830 | +748.8% | 2 | - | $10,415 | $23,284 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 57 | - | The Dish | $15,978 | - | - | - | - | $15,978 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 58 | - | Simon Magus | $7,860 | - | 1 | - | $7,860 | $7,860 | 1 | IDP Distribution | true | false |
| 59 | - | Gabriela | $2,034 | - | - | - | - | $2,034 | - | - | - | false |
