| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $8,442,823 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 2 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $7,874,455 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $3,728,610 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $2,427,287 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 5 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $2,150,000 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax | true |
| 6 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $1,898,621 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $1,737,667 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $1,080,112 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | Drumline | - | - | - | $1,002,043 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $812,524 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Hot Chick | - | - | - | $675,052 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Chicago | - | - | - | $580,000 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | true |
| 13 | The Santa Clause 2 | - | - | - | $541,986 | 3,352 | $139,236,327 | Nov 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $472,994 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Treasure Planet | - | - | - | $440,109 | 3,227 | $38,176,783 | Nov 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $334,499 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 17 | Pinocchio | - | - | - | $250,000 | 1,195 | $3,675,719 | Dec 25 | Miramax | true |
| 18 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $239,101 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $220,000 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema | true |
| 20 | The Hours | - | - | - | $82,585 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Empire | - | - | - | $76,880 | 869 | $17,600,423 | Dec 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Evelyn | - | - | - | $65,042 | 137 | $1,487,645 | Dec 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 23 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $58,077 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
| 24 | Signs | - | - | - | $45,691 | 3,453 | $227,966,634 | Aug 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $40,125 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Ring | - | - | - | $33,888 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | Oct 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 27 | The Emperor's Club | - | - | - | $25,885 | 811 | $14,118,751 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $21,500 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | true |
| 29 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $19,245 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $19,000 | 842 | $32,572,577 | Dec 25 | Focus Features | true |
| 31 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $18,267 | 2,787 | $30,113,491 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Nicholas Nickleby | - | - | - | $12,915 | 100 | $1,587,173 | Dec 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 33 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $12,377 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | Narc | - | - | - | $9,313 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Jackass: The Movie | - | - | - | $8,625 | 2,532 | $64,255,312 | Oct 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Personal Velocity | - | - | - | $7,944 | 43 | $811,299 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | Solaris | - | - | - | $3,231 | 2,406 | $14,973,382 | Nov 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Brown Sugar | - | - | - | $2,457 | 1,378 | $27,363,891 | Oct 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $1,804 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 40 | Extreme Ops | - | - | - | $1,264 | 1,800 | $4,842,259 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Transporter | - | - | - | $990 | 2,610 | $25,296,447 | Oct 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Mostly Martha | - | - | - | $793 | 143 | $4,160,475 | Aug 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 43 | Bloody Sunday | - | - | - | $338 | 54 | $773,228 | Oct 4 | Paramount Classics | false |
