| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Scary Movie 3 | $4,185,557 | -51.9% | 654 | +24 | $6,399 | $12,881,818 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 2 | - | Along Came Polly | $3,779,530 | - | 469 | - | $8,058 | $3,779,530 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Something's Gotta Give | $2,555,872 | -29.5% | 624 | -1 | $4,095 | $16,153,938 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Cold Mountain | $954,941 | -34.9% | 448 | - | $2,131 | $4,264,666 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $534,375 | +12.2% | 327 | +78 | $1,634 | $86,802,722 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | - | Peas at 5:30 | $506,540 | - | 1,333 | - | $380 | $506,540 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 7 | Deep Blue | $390,204 | -20.5% | 170 | +5 | $2,295 | $4,078,776 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Lost in Translation | $388,537 | -14.1% | 131 | - | $2,965 | $6,582,268 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $336,951 | -24.7% | 447 | - | $753 | $3,941,067 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | School of Rock | $323,950 | -38.7% | 447 | -12 | $724 | $5,145,082 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | 21 Grams | $314,402 | -40.7% | 107 | - | $2,938 | $844,032 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 4 | Mona Lisa Smile | $311,946 | -49.6% | 418 | -118 | $746 | $13,148,258 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 15 | Calendar Girls | $201,388 | -13.3% | 145 | - | $1,388 | $4,869,869 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Autobahnraser | $179,832 | -56.3% | 290 | -22 | $620 | $1,592,205 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Last Samurai | $171,529 | -40.6% | 213 | +5 | $805 | $18,725,181 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | The Missing | $148,880 | -52.8% | 264 | -32 | $563 | $1,935,308 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Love in Thoughts | $132,238 | -43.7% | 91 | -3 | $1,453 | $1,192,335 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Sams in Gefahr | $130,247 | -16.3% | 344 | -37 | $378 | $6,273,379 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Where's Firuze? | $126,858 | -1.1% | 40 | +7 | $3,171 | $255,109 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | $112,281 | -15.9% | 72 | +5 | $1,559 | $1,348,736 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | - | The Cooler | $88,736 | - | 34 | - | $2,609 | $88,736 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
