| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Bringing Down the House | $16,200,000 | $16,204,468 | +$4,468 | <0.1% | 2,871 | $83,400,000 | $83,349,134 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Dreamcatcher | $15,300,000 | $15,027,423 | -$272,577 | -1.8% | 2,945 | $15,300,000 | $15,027,423 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Agent Cody Banks | $9,300,000 | $9,227,614 | -$72,386 | -0.8% | 3,369 | $26,600,000 | $26,531,584 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | View from the Top | $7,600,000 | - | - | - | 2,508 | $7,600,000 | - | 1 | Miramax | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | The Hunted | $6,600,000 | $6,510,154 | -$89,846 | -1.4% | 2,517 | $23,400,000 | $23,390,799 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Chicago | $6,200,000 | - | - | - | 2,565 | $134,100,000 | - | 13 | Miramax | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Piglet's Big Movie | $6,100,000 | $6,097,758 | -$2,242 | <0.1% | 2,084 | $6,100,000 | $6,097,758 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Tears of the Sun | $4,500,000 | $4,435,782 | -$64,218 | -1.4% | 2,801 | $38,000,000 | $37,921,775 | 3 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Old School | $4,000,000 | $3,904,358 | -$95,642 | -2.4% | 2,033 | $67,100,000 | $66,960,634 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Boat Trip | $3,700,000 | - | - | - | 1,714 | $3,700,000 | - | 1 | Artisan Entertainment | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $3,000,000 | $2,946,064 | -$53,936 | -1.8% | 1,840 | $98,400,000 | $98,255,071 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 12 | 13 | +1 | Willard | $1,400,000 | - | - | - | 1,762 | $6,300,000 | - | 2 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 13 | 15 | +2 | The Pianist | $1,031,666 | - | - | - | 540 | $20,200,998 | - | 13 | Focus Features | - |
| 14 | 18 | +4 | About Schmidt | $845,427 | - | - | - | 533 | $62,908,447 | - | 15 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 15 | 19 | +4 | The Quiet American | $801,909 | - | - | - | 372 | $9,854,961 | - | 18 | Miramax | - |
| 16 | 22 | +6 | Gangs of New York | $566,576 | - | - | - | 567 | $77,021,614 | - | 14 | Miramax | - |
| 17 | 25 | +8 | Final Destination 2 | $271,195 | - | - | - | 326 | $46,100,642 | - | 8 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 18 | 30 | +12 | City of God | $224,168 | - | - | - | 106 | $2,756,619 | - | 10 | Miramax | - |
| 19 | 56 | +37 | Laurel Canyon | $134,283 | $43,133 | -$91,150 | -67.9% | 19 | $658,160 | $567,010 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 20 | 39 | +19 | Spider | $122,983 | - | - | - | 54 | $917,087 | - | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 21 | 42 | +21 | Nowhere in Africa | $111,495 | - | - | - | 16 | $263,978 | - | 3 | Zeitgeist Films | - |
| 22 | 49 | +27 | Irreversible | $65,272 | - | - | - | 26 | $328,212 | - | 3 | Lionsgate Films | - |
| 23 | 76 | +53 | Down and Out with the Dolls | $13,684 | - | - | - | 7 | $13,684 | - | 1 | Indican Pictures | - |
| 24 | 85 | +61 | Lawless Heart | $7,643 | - | - | - | 6 | $66,175 | - | 5 | First Look International | - |
