| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Dinosaur | $48,410,715 | - | 3,257 | - | $14,863 | $48,410,715 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Gladiator | $26,541,094 | -22.8% | 3,041 | +98 | $8,727 | $109,931,886 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | - | Road Trip | $21,751,621 | - | 2,530 | - | $8,597 | $21,751,621 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | - | Mission: Impossible II | $21,002,839 | - | 3,653 | - | $5,749 | $21,002,839 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | U-571 | $5,931,785 | -22.7% | 2,155 | -665 | $2,752 | $65,692,015 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Frequency | $5,436,229 | -15.5% | 2,202 | -268 | $2,468 | $31,467,898 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 7 | - | Small Time Crooks | $5,003,719 | - | 865 | - | $5,784 | $5,003,719 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 8 | 2 | Battlefield Earth | $4,968,137 | -65.3% | 3,307 | - | $1,502 | $19,298,538 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Center Stage | $4,216,856 | -28.1% | 1,506 | - | $2,800 | $10,078,140 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Where the Heart Is | $3,704,583 | -31% | 2,147 | -264 | $1,725 | $26,577,700 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $3,116,945 | -43.5% | 2,692 | -433 | $1,157 | $28,407,145 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Screwed | $2,108,970 | -50.9% | 1,282 | -477 | $1,645 | $6,400,085 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Love & Basketball | $1,660,648 | -33.2% | 833 | -214 | $1,993 | $24,506,542 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Rules of Engagement | $1,508,852 | -36.2% | 1,062 | -556 | $1,420 | $58,794,380 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Erin Brockovich | $1,425,345 | -37.1% | 952 | -539 | $1,497 | $120,471,750 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | Keeping the Faith | $1,386,591 | -45.3% | 377 | -1,219 | $3,677 | $34,293,342 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Held Up | $1,317,581 | -44.3% | 679 | -9 | $1,940 | $3,681,824 | 2 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 36 | The Big Kahuna | $1,034,631 | +477.3% | 309 | +288 | $3,348 | $1,399,901 | 4 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Final Destination | $856,779 | -43.3% | 651 | -293 | $1,316 | $51,014,492 | 10 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 20 | 21 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $801,129 | -2.2% | 45 | +2 | $17,802 | $2,480,029 | 3 | IMAX | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Return to Me | $793,909 | -48.7% | 733 | -470 | $1,083 | $30,221,238 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 22 | 15 | 28 Days | $740,950 | -62.3% | 778 | -977 | $952 | $35,591,067 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | The Virgin Suicides | $697,952 | -19.8% | 275 | +5 | $2,538 | $2,659,884 | 5 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 24 | 14 | I Dreamed of Africa | $628,113 | -69.6% | 700 | -1,412 | $897 | $6,111,161 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | High Fidelity | $517,434 | -35.9% | 209 | -157 | $2,475 | $24,911,793 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 27 | Romeo Must Die | $457,792 | +37.2% | 490 | +204 | $934 | $55,319,531 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 23 | The Skulls | $405,010 | -34.2% | 217 | -358 | $1,866 | $34,814,250 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 26 | Up at the Villa | $379,367 | +1.9% | 109 | +22 | $3,480 | $1,233,802 | 3 | USA Films | false | false |
| 29 | 33 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $369,955 | +82% | 15 | +8 | $24,663 | $652,210 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 30 | - | Mission to Mars | $362,604 | - | 121 | - | $2,996 | $59,597,340 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 28 | East Is East | $282,504 | -1.9% | 66 | +3 | $4,280 | $1,601,398 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | American Beauty | $282,494 | -36.6% | 302 | -123 | $935 | $129,777,988 | 37 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 33 | 37 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $268,864 | +58.3% | 13 | -1 | $20,681 | $29,505,026 | 83 | IMAX | false | false |
| 34 | 18 | The Road to El Dorado | $254,572 | -79.6% | 451 | -576 | $564 | $49,563,199 | 8 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | 30 | Galapagos | $251,959 | +14% | 10 | -1 | $25,195 | $3,788,512 | 30 | IMAX | false | false |
| 36 | 32 | Toy Story 2 | $249,170 | +21.8% | 293 | -28 | $850 | $245,092,752 | 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 19 | Mysteries of Egypt | $248,917 | -75.9% | 17 | -1 | $14,642 | $34,286,025 | 92 | IMAX | false | false |
| 38 | 25 | Scream 3 | $207,143 | -52.2% | 375 | -126 | $552 | $88,721,988 | 16 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 39 | 29 | American Psycho | $150,596 | -46.8% | 110 | -85 | $1,369 | $13,842,956 | 6 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 40 | 34 | East/West | $147,253 | -27.3% | 54 | -13 | $2,726 | $1,049,846 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 41 | 43 | Hamlet | $145,311 | +49.1% | 13 | +9 | $11,177 | $242,782 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 42 | 31 | Pitch Black | $140,611 | -35.9% | 135 | -37 | $1,041 | $39,077,942 | 14 | USA Films | false | false |
| 43 | 35 | Timecode | $128,969 | -35.3% | 42 | - | $3,070 | $554,293 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 44 | 39 | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | $102,681 | -10% | 14 | - | $7,334 | $3,224,816 | 34 | IMAX | false | false |
| 45 | 45 | Alien Adventure | $101,222 | +8.1% | 8 | - | $12,652 | $909,863 | 40 | - | false | false |
| 46 | 46 | Croupier | $89,312 | +16.2% | 17 | -4 | $5,253 | $357,217 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 47 | 49 | Bossa Nova | $87,059 | +32.3% | 19 | +10 | $4,582 | $218,463 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 48 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $86,880 | - | 12 | - | $7,240 | $12,270,271 | 108 | IMAX | false | false |
| 49 | 42 | God's Army | $82,137 | -19% | 28 | -8 | $2,933 | $1,710,605 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 50 | 44 | The Cider House Rules | $77,723 | -20.2% | 102 | -33 | $761 | $56,926,111 | 24 | Miramax | false | false |
| 51 | 47 | The Color of Paradise | $56,421 | -22.3% | 24 | -2 | $2,350 | $656,677 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 52 | 48 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $47,967 | -29.6% | 33 | -13 | $1,453 | $3,054,264 | 12 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 53 | 51 | Bicentennial Man | $47,038 | -6.1% | 71 | -16 | $662 | $58,207,123 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 54 | - | The Last September | $39,909 | - | 22 | - | $1,814 | $409,718 | 5 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 55 | 53 | The Tigger Movie | $16,495 | +2.4% | 45 | -3 | $366 | $44,606,816 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
