| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | School of Rock | - | - | - | $17,576,596 | 2,951 | $81,261,177 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Good Boy | - | - | - | $15,172,247 | 3,225 | $37,667,746 | Oct 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 3 | Intolerable Cruelty | - | - | - | $13,858,355 | 2,570 | $35,327,628 | Oct 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Out of Time | - | - | - | $9,632,739 | 3,076 | $41,088,845 | Oct 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | House of the Dead | - | - | - | $6,240,280 | 1,540 | $10,249,719 | Oct 10 | Artisan Entertainment | true |
| 6 | The Rundown | - | - | - | $5,829,505 | 3,154 | $47,726,342 | Sep 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Under the Tuscan Sun | - | - | - | $5,562,019 | 1,701 | $43,610,723 | Sep 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | - | - | - | $3,196,215 | 3,102 | $70,099,045 | Oct 10 | Miramax | false |
| 9 | Lost in Translation | - | - | - | $3,155,000 | 882 | $44,585,453 | Sep 12 | Focus Features | true |
| 10 | Underworld | - | - | - | $2,602,081 | 2,928 | $51,970,690 | Sep 19 | Screen Gems | false |
| 11 | The Fighting Temptations | - | - | - | $2,150,103 | 2,026 | $30,250,745 | Sep 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | - | - | - | $1,207,983 | 3,289 | $56,359,780 | Sep 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Cold Creek Manor | - | - | - | $1,204,602 | 2,035 | $21,386,011 | Sep 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | - | - | - | $1,198,917 | 3,416 | $305,413,918 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Matchstick Men | - | - | - | $991,166 | 2,711 | $36,906,460 | Sep 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Mystic River | - | - | - | $764,581 | 1,581 | $90,135,191 | Oct 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Secondhand Lions | - | - | - | $402,597 | 3,038 | $42,070,939 | Sep 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | Seabiscuit | - | - | - | $356,380 | 2,573 | $120,277,854 | Jul 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | S.W.A.T. | - | - | - | $229,622 | 3,220 | $116,934,650 | Aug 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | - | - | - | $225,297 | 3,124 | $35,667,218 | Aug 29 | United Artists | false |
| 21 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | - | - | - | $181,384 | 2,083 | $22,738,671 | Sep 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | Thirteen | - | - | - | $168,742 | 243 | $4,601,043 | Aug 20 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 23 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | - | - | - | $141,827 | 3,222 | $65,660,196 | Jul 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Whale Rider | - | - | - | $124,427 | 556 | $20,779,666 | Jun 6 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 25 | American Wedding | - | - | - | $119,185 | 3,175 | $104,565,114 | Aug 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Bad Boys II | - | - | - | $110,290 | 3,202 | $138,608,444 | Jul 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Bruce Almighty | - | - | - | $93,240 | 3,549 | $242,829,261 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | The Matrix Reloaded | - | - | - | $91,466 | 3,603 | $281,576,461 | May 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Uptown Girls | - | - | - | $83,606 | 2,495 | $37,182,494 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 30 | Duplex | - | - | - | $76,038 | 2,191 | $9,692,135 | Sep 26 | Miramax | false |
| 31 | The Italian Job | - | - | - | $73,906 | 2,877 | $106,128,601 | May 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | - | - | - | $56,498 | 3,388 | $111,761,982 | Jul 25 | Dimension Films | false |
| 33 | Daddy Day Care | - | - | - | $50,364 | 3,472 | $104,297,061 | May 9 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 34 | The Medallion | - | - | - | $43,400 | 2,652 | $22,219,192 | Aug 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 35 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | - | - | - | $40,757 | 3,504 | $150,371,112 | Jul 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Cabin Fever | - | - | - | $37,689 | 2,105 | $21,158,188 | Sep 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 37 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | - | - | - | $32,528 | 3,002 | $66,465,204 | Jul 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Anything Else | - | - | - | $22,390 | 1,033 | $3,212,310 | Sep 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 39 | The Divorce | - | - | - | $20,596 | 701 | $9,081,057 | Aug 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 40 | Bend It Like Beckham | - | - | - | $16,522 | 1,002 | $32,543,449 | Mar 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 41 | 28 Days Later | - | - | - | $16,467 | 1,407 | $45,064,915 | Jun 27 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 42 | The Order | - | - | - | $15,920 | 1,975 | $7,660,806 | Sep 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 43 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $13,294 | 493 | $8,112,414 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 44 | American Splendor | - | - | - | $12,365 | 272 | $6,010,990 | Aug 15 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 45 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,340 | 295 | $4,583,889 | Aug 1 | Miramax | false |
| 46 | Casa de los babys | - | - | - | $10,368 | 71 | $478,031 | Sep 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 47 | Freddy vs. Jason | - | - | - | $10,058 | 3,014 | $82,622,655 | Aug 15 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 48 | Dopamine | - | - | - | $9,389 | 10 | $69,544 | Oct 10 | Sundance Film Series | false |
| 49 | Wonderland | - | - | - | $8,296 | 195 | $1,060,512 | Oct 3 | Lionsgate | false |
| 50 | The Station Agent | - | - | - | $7,368 | 198 | $5,739,376 | Oct 3 | Miramax | false |
| 51 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,044 | 202 | $10,764,402 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 52 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | - | - | - | $6,091 | 48 | $736,872 | Aug 1 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 53 | My Life Without Me | - | - | - | $5,420 | 39 | $400,948 | Sep 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 54 | Northfork | - | - | - | $4,744 | 71 | $1,420,578 | Jul 11 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 55 | Civil Brand | - | - | - | $4,509 | 35 | $254,293 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 56 | City of God | - | - | - | $3,404 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 57 | Respiro | - | - | - | $2,095 | 32 | $1,072,834 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 58 | Demonlover | - | - | - | $2,016 | 15 | $232,044 | Sep 19 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 59 | Girls Will Be Girls | - | - | - | $1,795 | 14 | $148,047 | Oct 10 | IFC Films | false |
| 60 | The Flower of Evil | - | - | - | $1,710 | 16 | $182,163 | Oct 10 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 61 | Man on the Train | - | - | - | $1,695 | 85 | $2,542,020 | May 9 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 62 | A Housekeeper | - | - | - | $1,392 | 24 | $467,288 | Jul 11 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 63 | Masked and Anonymous | - | - | - | $1,242 | 23 | $533,569 | Jul 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 64 | The Cremaster Cycle | - | - | - | $1,116 | 7 | $514,622 | Apr 25 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 65 | My Boss's Daughter | - | - | - | $1,040 | 2,206 | $15,550,605 | Aug 22 | Dimension Films | false |
| 66 | In This World | - | - | - | $823 | 10 | $84,299 | Sep 19 | Sundance Film Series | false |
| 67 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | - | - | - | $749 | 17 | $172,564 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 68 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $718 | 33 | $505,675 | Aug 2 | Five Sisters Productions | false |
| 69 | The Cuckoo | - | - | - | $492 | 14 | $243,936 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | Owning Mahowny | - | - | - | $453 | 24 | $1,011,871 | May 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 71 | Nowhere in Africa | - | - | - | $453 | 78 | $6,180,200 | Mar 7 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 72 | Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero | - | - | - | $377 | 6 | $159,338 | Jul 11 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 73 | The Eye | - | - | - | $324 | 23 | $512,049 | Jun 6 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 74 | The Legend of Suriyothai | - | - | - | $324 | 22 | $454,736 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 75 | Camp | - | - | - | $313 | 116 | $1,629,862 | Jul 25 | IFC Films | false |
| 76 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | - | - | - | $150 | 13 | $150,268 | Aug 22 | Palm Pictures | false |
