| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | - | - | - | $60,003,949 | 3,161 | $302,191,252 | May 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Spider-Man | - | - | - | $35,814,844 | 3,876 | $403,706,375 | May 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Insomnia | - | - | - | $26,068,419 | 2,610 | $67,355,513 | May 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | - | - | - | $23,213,736 | 3,362 | $73,280,117 | May 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 5 | Enough | - | - | - | $17,213,137 | 2,623 | $40,007,742 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | About a Boy | - | - | - | $9,821,030 | 1,756 | $41,385,278 | May 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Unfaithful | - | - | - | $7,554,263 | 2,625 | $52,775,765 | May 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | The New Guy | - | - | - | $5,426,096 | 2,687 | $29,760,152 | May 10 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 9 | Changing Lanes | - | - | - | $1,909,290 | 2,642 | $66,818,548 | Apr 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Scorpion King | - | - | - | $1,843,965 | 3,466 | $91,047,077 | Apr 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $1,590,085 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | Apr 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 12 | The Rookie | - | - | - | $985,328 | 2,543 | $75,600,072 | Mar 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $784,947 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 14 | Y tu mamá también | - | - | - | $620,633 | 286 | $13,839,658 | Mar 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 15 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $568,863 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | Nov 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Murder by Numbers | - | - | - | $526,570 | 2,663 | $31,945,749 | Apr 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Ice Age | - | - | - | $505,807 | 3,345 | $176,387,405 | Mar 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | The Importance of Being Earnest | - | - | - | $500,447 | 216 | $8,384,929 | May 17 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | Monsoon Wedding | - | - | - | $482,837 | 254 | $13,885,966 | Feb 22 | USA Films | false |
| 20 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $443,814 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | Dec 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 21 | Enigma 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $420,546 | 115 | $4,301,582 | Apr 19 | Manhattan Pictures International | false |
| 22 | Ultimate X: The Movie | - | - | - | $376,483 | 48 | $4,197,492 | May 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Panic Room | - | - | - | $350,328 | 3,119 | $96,397,334 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | High Crimes | - | - | - | $308,764 | 2,747 | $41,543,917 | Apr 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | We Were Soldiers | - | - | - | $276,368 | 3,143 | $78,122,718 | Mar 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Cat's Meow | - | - | - | $247,709 | 153 | $3,209,481 | Apr 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 27 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $151,199 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | false |
| 28 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $144,430 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Hollywood Ending | - | - | - | $128,558 | 772 | $4,850,753 | May 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 30 | Blade II | - | - | - | $126,578 | 2,707 | $82,348,319 | Mar 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 31 | Jason X | - | - | - | $113,971 | 1,879 | $13,121,555 | Apr 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 32 | Kissing Jessica Stein | - | - | - | $110,062 | 319 | $7,025,722 | Mar 13 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 33 | Nine Queens | - | - | - | $96,504 | 36 | $1,222,889 | Apr 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 34 | 13 Conversations About One Thing | - | - | - | $89,499 | 68 | $3,288,164 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 35 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $83,488 | 714 | $31,273,922 | Dec 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 36 | Frailty | - | - | - | $80,678 | 1,497 | $13,110,448 | Apr 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 37 | The Mystic Masseur | - | - | - | $79,000 | 36 | $399,110 | May 3 | THINKFilm | false |
| 38 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | - | - | - | $75,368 | 70 | $1,300,682 | Apr 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 39 | Clockstoppers | - | - | - | $69,162 | 2,563 | $36,989,956 | Mar 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Life or Something Like It | - | - | - | $68,938 | 2,609 | $14,448,589 | Apr 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | Late Marriage | - | - | - | $68,649 | 38 | $1,656,445 | May 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 42 | Amélie | - | - | - | $62,820 | 303 | $33,225,499 | Nov 2 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | CQ | - | - | - | $54,942 | 19 | $414,358 | May 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 44 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $46,619 | 918 | $41,308,615 | Dec 26 | USA Films | false |
| 45 | Deuces Wild | - | - | - | $46,307 | 1,480 | $6,080,065 | May 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 46 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $46,297 | 99 | $4,544,753 | Jan 18 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | The Piano Teacher | - | - | - | $45,749 | 19 | $1,012,069 | Mar 29 | Kino International | false |
| 48 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $45,571 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 49 | Crush | - | - | - | $43,990 | 117 | $1,084,935 | Apr 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 50 | The Believer | - | - | - | $43,029 | 13 | $416,925 | May 17 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 51 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $40,493 | 999 | $52,364,010 | Dec 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 52 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $39,687 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | Jan 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | The Salton Sea | - | - | - | $38,389 | 30 | $764,554 | Apr 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $33,603 | 68 | $25,487,190 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 55 | Rain | - | - | - | $31,042 | 17 | $455,164 | Apr 26 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 56 | Joshua | - | - | - | $30,910 | 43 | $1,461,635 | Apr 19 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 57 | The Count of Monte Cristo | - | - | - | $29,424 | 2,211 | $54,234,062 | Jan 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 58 | The Lady and the Duke | - | - | - | $29,133 | 14 | $331,051 | May 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | Showtime | - | - | - | $28,476 | 2,917 | $38,082,712 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 60 | Last Orders | - | - | - | $28,418 | 60 | $2,329,631 | Feb 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 61 | Return to Never Land | - | - | - | $25,723 | 2,626 | $48,430,258 | Feb 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 62 | Son of the Bride | - | - | - | $22,242 | 18 | $624,757 | Mar 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 63 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $21,848 | 306 | $4,720,371 | Dec 14 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 64 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | - | - | - | $20,869 | 57 | $3,789,952 | Apr 12 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 65 | The Singles Ward | - | - | - | $20,470 | 29 | $1,250,798 | Feb 1 | Halestone Distribution | false |
| 66 | The Triumph of Love | - | - | - | $19,413 | 51 | $447,267 | Apr 17 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 67 | Time Out | - | - | - | $19,000 | 22 | $448,542 | Mar 29 | THINKFilm | false |
| 68 | The Son's Room | - | - | - | $17,979 | 21 | $1,016,340 | Jan 25 | Miramax | false |
| 69 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $16,560 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 70 | The Cockettes | - | - | - | $16,402 | 6 | $220,165 | May 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 71 | Bartleby | - | - | - | $14,599 | 9 | $148,479 | May 24 | Outrider Pictures | false |
| 72 | Sorority Boys | - | - | - | $13,659 | 1,801 | $10,200,032 | Mar 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 73 | Les Destinées | - | - | - | $12,852 | 5 | $230,900 | Apr 5 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 74 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,774 | 5 | $73,276 | May 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 75 | Master of the Flying Guillotine | - | - | - | $6,836 | 3 | $21,779 | May 24 | Pathfinder Pictures | false |
| 76 | A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake | - | - | - | $3,768 | 1 | $17,384 | May 17 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 77 | The Business of Fancydancing | - | - | - | $3,653 | 6 | $175,710 | May 10 | Outrider Pictures | false |
| 78 | Sia, the Dream of the Python | - | - | - | $3,313 | 1 | $4,662 | May 24 | ArtMattan Productions | false |
| 79 | Chelsea Walls | - | - | - | $2,661 | 6 | $60,902 | Apr 19 | Lionsgate | false |
| 80 | The Last Waltz 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,420 | 15 | $322,313 | Apr 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 81 | Big Trouble | - | - | - | $1,748 | 1,961 | $7,267,307 | Apr 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
