| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 7 | $50,934,662 | +1,345.6% | 43.2% | 4 | Gladiator | $49,016,336 | 96.2% | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 2 | 1 | $21,869,310 | -35.9% | 18.5% | 4 | U-571 | $10,263,805 | 46.9% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $14,345,618 | -30.3% | 12.2% | 4 | Frequency | $8,254,107 | 57.5% | 2 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 4 | 3 | $6,882,682 | -35.2% | 5.8% | 1 | Where the Heart Is | $6,882,682 | 100% | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 6 | $6,710,877 | +28% | 5.7% | 4 | I Dreamed of Africa | $3,415,172 | 50.9% | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 6 | 4 | $5,074,698 | -37.8% | 4.3% | 6 | Keeping the Faith | $3,682,039 | 72.6% | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 7 | 5 | $3,289,024 | -45.7% | 2.8% | 2 | Rules of Engagement | $3,289,024 | 100% | 5 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 8 | 9 | $2,080,493 | -31.8% | 1.8% | 1 | Return to Me | $2,080,493 | 100% | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 9 | 12 | $1,737,420 | +131.3% | 1.5% | 5 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $859,718 | 49.5% | 1 | IMAX | - |
| 10 | 8 | $1,287,711 | -61.7% | 1.1% | 6 | Romeo Must Die | $597,764 | 46.4% | 8 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 11 | 15 | $802,154 | +129.8% | 0.7% | 4 | Up at the Villa | $482,014 | 60.1% | 1 | USA Films | - |
| 12 | 10 | $712,048 | -64.6% | 0.6% | 3 | American Psycho | $636,281 | 89.4% | 4 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 13 | 18 | $522,384 | +111.9% | 0.4% | 1 | The Virgin Suicides | $522,384 | 100% | 3 | Paramount Classics | - |
| 14 | 14 | $434,514 | -2.1% | 0.4% | 4 | East/West | $216,811 | 49.9% | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 15 | 13 | $421,602 | -28% | 0.4% | 3 | East Is East | $302,317 | 71.7% | 4 | Miramax | - |
| 16 | 11 | $214,021 | -75.3% | 0.2% | 1 | Scream 3 | $214,021 | 100% | 14 | Dimension Films | - |
| 19 | 16 | $106,910 | -59.7% | <0.1% | 2 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $106,910 | 100% | 10 | Artisan Entertainment | - |
| 20 | 17 | $99,005 | -60.2% | <0.1% | 1 | The Other Conquest | $99,005 | 100% | 3 | - | - |
| 21 | 22 | $95,159 | +41.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Alien Adventure | $95,159 | 100% | 38 | - | - |
| 22 | 19 | $69,441 | -68.9% | <0.1% | 1 | God's Army | $69,441 | 100% | 9 | - | - |
| 23 | 23 | $55,565 | +20.4% | <0.1% | 1 | Croupier | $55,565 | 100% | 3 | - | - |
