| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $4,285,775 | -37.4% | 483 | -19 | $8,873 | $89,608,424 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Last Samurai | $3,690,438 | -26.5% | 431 | +1 | $8,562 | $11,038,290 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 5 | Lost in Translation | $1,876,607 | +27.6% | 187 | +91 | $10,035 | $4,236,479 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | - | Paycheck | $1,670,652 | - | 341 | - | $4,899 | $1,670,652 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Peter Pan | $1,375,968 | -24.6% | 436 | - | $3,155 | $12,797,508 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Love Actually | $1,060,362 | -29.9% | 312 | -49 | $3,398 | $58,526,247 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | - | Runaway Jury | $1,051,112 | - | 291 | - | $3,612 | $1,051,112 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Cold Mountain | $1,041,023 | -24.7% | 258 | -23 | $4,034 | $7,581,746 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Stuck on You | $771,692 | -42.4% | 278 | -21 | $2,775 | $5,338,425 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | - | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $692,789 | - | 106 | - | $6,535 | $692,789 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 11 | 8 | Freaky Friday | $654,002 | -32.7% | 346 | -3 | $1,890 | $10,510,620 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Brother Bear | $362,364 | -23.3% | 351 | -19 | $1,032 | $9,491,112 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Touching the Void | $193,362 | -7.6% | 42 | +4 | $4,603 | $1,808,694 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Elf | $146,557 | -54.4% | 294 | -82 | $498 | $27,883,820 | 8 | Park Circus | false | false |
| 15 | - | A Mighty Wind | $112,895 | - | 31 | - | $3,641 | $112,895 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 16 | 13 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $82,694 | -54.3% | 55 | -33 | $1,503 | $12,497,112 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Out of Time | $63,751 | -76.1% | 74 | -110 | $861 | $2,498,081 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | American Splendor | $60,209 | -64% | 22 | -17 | $2,736 | $701,463 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Good Boy | $51,903 | -38.4% | 108 | -58 | $480 | $1,343,709 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | $38,978 | -34.2% | 28 | -3 | $1,392 | $3,612,913 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
