| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $24,100,000 | $23,774,850 | -$325,150 | -1.3% | 2,923 | $24,100,000 | $23,774,850 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Shanghai Knights | $19,800,000 | $19,603,630 | -$196,370 | -1% | 2,753 | $19,800,000 | $19,603,630 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Chicago | $10,700,000 | - | - | - | 1,841 | $63,700,000 | - | 7 | Miramax | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Recruit | $9,500,000 | $9,226,419 | -$273,581 | -2.9% | 2,376 | $30,100,000 | $29,822,115 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Final Destination 2 | $8,700,000 | - | - | - | 2,834 | $28,100,000 | - | 2 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Deliver Us from Eva | $7,100,000 | - | - | - | 1,139 | $7,100,000 | - | 1 | Focus Features | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Kangaroo Jack | $5,900,000 | $6,105,250 | +$205,250 | +3.5% | 2,848 | $52,800,000 | $53,035,263 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Biker Boyz | $4,000,000 | $4,233,485 | +$233,485 | +5.8% | 1,769 | $15,800,000 | $16,017,600 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Darkness Falls | $3,800,000 | $3,820,366 | +$20,366 | +0.5% | 2,456 | $26,800,000 | $26,806,695 | 3 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $3,400,000 | $3,516,739 | +$116,739 | +3.4% | 1,680 | $320,700,000 | $320,857,049 | 8 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 11 | 12 | +1 | Catch Me If You Can | $3,100,000 | $2,979,189 | -$120,811 | -3.9% | 1,744 | $156,500,000 | $156,427,366 | 7 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 12 | 11 | -1 | About Schmidt | $3,100,000 | - | - | - | 1,240 | $48,600,000 | - | 9 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 13 | 16 | +3 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $1,343,778 | - | - | - | 1,376 | $14,443,590 | - | 6 | Miramax | - |
| 14 | 17 | +3 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,003,360 | - | - | - | 971 | $239,952,321 | - | 43 | IFC Films | - |
| 15 | 18 | +3 | The Pianist | $996,685 | - | - | - | 328 | $9,078,307 | - | 7 | Focus Features | - |
| 16 | 19 | +3 | Gangs of New York | $862,373 | - | - | - | 891 | $70,047,275 | - | 8 | Miramax | - |
| 17 | 41 | +24 | How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause | $150,000 | - | - | - | 39 | $150,000 | - | 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | - |
