| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Gladiator | - | - | - | $129,437,622 | 3,188 | $187,705,427 | May 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible II | - | - | - | $100,080,777 | 3,669 | $215,409,889 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Dinosaur | - | - | - | $79,610,283 | 3,319 | $137,748,063 | May 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Road Trip | - | - | - | $37,696,165 | 2,654 | $68,540,777 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 5 | U-571 | - | - | - | $31,250,035 | 2,820 | $77,122,415 | Apr 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Frequency | - | - | - | $30,290,092 | 2,631 | $45,010,278 | Apr 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 7 | Where the Heart Is | - | - | - | $24,152,437 | 2,439 | $33,772,838 | Apr 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Shanghai Noon | - | - | - | $22,078,731 | 2,751 | $56,937,502 | May 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Battlefield Earth | - | - | - | $20,471,928 | 3,307 | $21,471,685 | May 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | - | - | - | $19,737,040 | 3,125 | $35,268,275 | Apr 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Center Stage | - | - | - | $12,861,306 | 1,506 | $17,200,925 | May 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Love & Basketball | - | - | - | $9,410,915 | 1,245 | $27,459,615 | Apr 21 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 13 | Small Time Crooks | - | - | - | $9,295,956 | 886 | $17,266,359 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 14 | Keeping the Faith | - | - | - | $8,984,850 | 2,171 | $37,047,880 | Apr 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Erin Brockovich | - | - | - | $8,810,990 | 3,070 | $125,595,205 | Mar 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Rules of Engagement | - | - | - | $8,576,373 | 3,220 | $61,335,230 | Apr 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | 28 Days | - | - | - | $7,014,120 | 2,523 | $37,170,488 | Apr 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Screwed | - | - | - | $6,865,750 | 1,761 | $7,027,345 | May 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Final Destination | - | - | - | $6,527,570 | 2,587 | $53,331,147 | Mar 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 20 | I Dreamed of Africa | - | - | - | $6,262,643 | 2,112 | $6,651,522 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Return to Me | - | - | - | $5,181,383 | 2,320 | $32,722,798 | Apr 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 22 | Held Up | - | - | - | $4,220,390 | 688 | $4,705,631 | May 12 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Road to El Dorado | - | - | - | $3,569,362 | 3,223 | $50,863,742 | Mar 31 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 24 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $3,198,025 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 25 | High Fidelity | - | - | - | $2,804,284 | 1,231 | $27,287,137 | Mar 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Virgin Suicides | - | - | - | $2,623,033 | 275 | $4,906,229 | Apr 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 27 | The Skulls | - | - | - | $2,506,540 | 2,416 | $35,046,120 | Mar 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | American Psycho | - | - | - | $2,331,422 | 1,242 | $15,070,285 | Apr 14 | Lionsgate | false |
| 29 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $1,969,344 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 30 | The Big Kahuna | - | - | - | $1,810,507 | 309 | $3,165,544 | Apr 28 | Lionsgate | false |
| 31 | Romeo Must Die | - | - | - | $1,648,533 | 2,641 | $55,973,336 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | American Beauty | - | - | - | $1,633,132 | 1,990 | $130,096,601 | Sep 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 33 | Scream 3 | - | - | - | $1,558,622 | 3,467 | $89,143,175 | Feb 4 | Dimension Films | false |
| 34 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $1,557,063 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 35 | Up at the Villa | - | - | - | $1,545,406 | 112 | $2,933,161 | May 5 | USA Films | false |
| 36 | East Is East | - | - | - | $1,486,569 | 157 | $4,177,818 | Apr 14 | Miramax | false |
| 37 | Gossip | - | - | - | $1,218,506 | 1,525 | $5,108,820 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $1,169,650 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 39 | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | - | - | - | $1,062,649 | 22 | $5,231,283 | Oct 1 | IMAX | false |
| 40 | Toy Story 2 | - | - | - | $1,045,412 | 3,257 | $245,852,179 | Nov 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 41 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $1,023,293 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 42 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $962,302 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 43 | East/West | - | - | - | $801,124 | 70 | $2,321,029 | Apr 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 44 | Mission to Mars | - | - | - | $797,338 | 3,101 | $60,883,407 | Mar 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Pitch Black | - | - | - | $770,934 | 1,930 | $39,240,659 | Feb 18 | USA Films | false |
| 46 | The Cider House Rules | - | - | - | $697,420 | 1,738 | $57,545,092 | Dec 10 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | Timecode | - | - | - | $668,564 | 130 | $1,057,750 | Apr 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 48 | My Dog Skip | - | - | - | $577,988 | 2,331 | $34,134,641 | Jan 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | Ready to Rumble | - | - | - | $558,951 | 2,585 | $12,394,327 | Apr 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | God's Army | - | - | - | $441,797 | 50 | $2,637,726 | Mar 10 | - | false |
| 51 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | - | - | - | $440,640 | 109 | $3,308,029 | Mar 3 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 52 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $422,892 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 53 | Next Friday | - | - | - | $420,625 | 1,420 | $57,328,603 | Jan 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 54 | Hamlet | - | - | - | $412,864 | 65 | $1,577,287 | May 12 | Miramax | false |
| 55 | Snow Day | - | - | - | $410,368 | 2,717 | $60,020,107 | Feb 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 56 | Where the Money Is | - | - | - | $368,868 | 1,538 | $5,661,798 | Apr 14 | USA Films | false |
| 57 | Croupier | - | - | - | $363,536 | 141 | $6,201,143 | Apr 21 | - | false |
| 58 | Bossa Nova | - | - | - | $356,713 | 59 | $1,823,297 | Apr 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 59 | The Last September | - | - | - | $324,185 | 56 | $478,053 | Apr 21 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 60 | The Color of Paradise | - | - | - | $322,141 | 33 | $1,817,216 | Mar 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 61 | The Whole Nine Yards | - | - | - | $316,952 | 2,910 | $57,262,492 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | The Other Conquest | - | - | - | $301,955 | 74 | $886,410 | Apr 21 | - | false |
| 63 | Luminarias | - | - | - | $292,309 | 51 | $292,309 | May 5 | - | false |
| 64 | Bicentennial Man | - | - | - | $288,835 | 2,767 | $58,223,861 | Dec 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 65 | The Ninth Gate | - | - | - | $275,963 | 1,694 | $18,661,336 | Mar 10 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 66 | All About My Mother | - | - | - | $263,856 | 145 | $8,272,296 | Nov 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 67 | Passion of Mind | - | - | - | $240,966 | 122 | $769,272 | May 26 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 68 | The Green Mile | - | - | - | $228,477 | 2,875 | $136,801,374 | Dec 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 69 | Chal Mere Bhai | - | - | - | $199,227 | 25 | $199,227 | May 5 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 70 | Titus | - | - | - | $182,678 | 35 | $2,007,290 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 71 | Hanging Up | - | - | - | $173,553 | 2,618 | $36,050,230 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 72 | Galaxy Quest | - | - | - | $160,190 | 2,450 | $71,583,916 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 73 | Joe Gould's Secret | - | - | - | $142,935 | 33 | $468,684 | Apr 7 | USA Films | false |
| 74 | Me Myself I | - | - | - | $140,144 | 59 | $369,975 | Apr 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 75 | Beyond the Mat | - | - | - | $135,241 | 298 | $2,053,648 | Oct 22 | Lionsgate | false |
| 76 | The Sixth Sense | - | - | - | $128,707 | 2,821 | $293,506,292 | Aug 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 77 | The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | - | - | - | $124,693 | 31 | $1,712,385 | Jan 12 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 78 | Boys Don't Cry | - | - | - | $115,205 | 365 | $11,540,607 | Oct 8 | - | false |
| 79 | Here on Earth | - | - | - | $111,035 | 1,713 | $10,522,168 | Mar 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 80 | The Tigger Movie | - | - | - | $108,947 | 2,818 | $45,554,533 | Feb 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 81 | The Next Best Thing | - | - | - | $101,537 | 2,035 | $14,990,582 | Mar 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 82 | 8 ½ Women | - | - | - | $96,402 | 30 | $424,123 | May 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 83 | Angela's Ashes | - | - | - | $91,032 | 614 | $13,042,112 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 84 | Island of the Sharks | - | - | - | $90,937 | 17 | $10,658,505 | Apr 23 | IMAX | false |
| 85 | The Filth and the Fury | - | - | - | $86,074 | 29 | $612,192 | Mar 29 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 86 | Hum To Mohabbat Karega | - | - | - | $75,446 | 1 | $75,446 | May 26 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 87 | The Basket | - | - | - | $61,300 | 113 | $367,098 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 88 | Girl, Interrupted | - | - | - | $41,456 | 1,935 | $28,912,646 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 89 | Black & White | - | - | - | $35,984 | 1,284 | $5,277,299 | Apr 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 90 | Committed | - | - | - | $32,643 | 13 | $40,361 | Apr 28 | Miramax | false |
| 91 | Better Living Through Circuitry | - | - | - | $31,920 | 8 | $82,378 | May 26 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 92 | Kikujiro | - | - | - | $29,910 | 4 | $200,920 | May 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 93 | Sleepy Hollow | - | - | - | $28,841 | 3,069 | $101,071,502 | Nov 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 94 | Human Traffic | - | - | - | $26,160 | 22 | $104,257 | May 5 | Miramax | false |
| 95 | The Girl Next Door | - | - | - | $25,807 | 5 | $771,792 | Apr 14 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 96 | Stuart Little | - | - | - | $20,143 | 3,151 | $140,035,367 | Dec 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 97 | Coming Soon | - | - | - | $5,453 | 1 | $5,453 | May 12 | - | false |
| 98 | Grass | - | - | - | $4,290 | 10 | $313,039 | May 31 | - | false |
