| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $11,040,273 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 2 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $9,085,649 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $4,716,061 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $3,550,000 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax | true |
| 5 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $3,407,646 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 6 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $2,156,728 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $2,128,941 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Drumline | - | - | - | $2,013,356 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | The Hot Chick | - | - | - | $1,319,701 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $1,296,256 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 11 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $1,108,179 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Chicago | - | - | - | $713,000 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | true |
| 13 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $678,649 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 14 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $607,474 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $545,499 | 66 | $15,686,215 | Dec 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Santa Clause 2 | - | - | - | $545,374 | 3,352 | $139,236,327 | Nov 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Treasure Planet | - | - | - | $517,222 | 3,227 | $38,176,783 | Nov 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $426,162 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Pinocchio | - | - | - | $335,000 | 1,195 | $3,675,719 | Dec 25 | Miramax | true |
| 20 | Empire | - | - | - | $329,840 | 869 | $17,600,423 | Dec 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $295,000 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema | true |
| 22 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $138,510 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
| 23 | The Hours | - | - | - | $115,271 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Sweet Home Alabama | - | - | - | $111,569 | 3,313 | $127,223,418 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Evelyn | - | - | - | $92,025 | 137 | $1,487,645 | Dec 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 26 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $86,670 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Ring | - | - | - | $82,009 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | Oct 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 28 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $49,999 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Signs | - | - | - | $41,532 | 3,453 | $227,966,634 | Aug 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $39,302 | 2,787 | $30,113,491 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $36,000 | 842 | $32,572,577 | Dec 25 | Focus Features | true |
| 32 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $36,000 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | true |
| 33 | Jackass: The Movie | - | - | - | $29,621 | 2,532 | $64,255,312 | Oct 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Emperor's Club | - | - | - | $29,225 | 811 | $14,118,751 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | Narc | - | - | - | $26,459 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $22,193 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | Nicholas Nickleby | - | - | - | $18,799 | 100 | $1,587,173 | Dec 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | Spirited Away | - | - | - | $16,702 | 714 | $10,055,859 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Personal Velocity | - | - | - | $15,714 | 43 | $811,299 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 40 | Brown Sugar | - | - | - | $7,062 | 1,378 | $27,363,891 | Oct 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 41 | Solaris | - | - | - | $5,769 | 2,406 | $14,973,382 | Nov 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Extreme Ops | - | - | - | $3,910 | 1,800 | $4,842,259 | Nov 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 43 | Tuck Everlasting | - | - | - | $3,266 | 1,460 | $19,161,999 | Oct 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 44 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $3,042 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 45 | The Transporter | - | - | - | $2,454 | 2,610 | $25,296,447 | Oct 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | Mostly Martha | - | - | - | $926 | 143 | $4,160,475 | Aug 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 47 | Bloody Sunday | - | - | - | $300 | 54 | $773,228 | Oct 4 | Paramount Classics | false |
