| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Kangaroo Jack | - | - | - | $5,315,274 | 2,848 | $66,934,963 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | National Security | - | - | - | $2,443,823 | 2,729 | $36,381,186 | Jan 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $2,229,602 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 4 | Chicago | - | - | - | $2,141,927 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | false |
| 5 | Just Married | - | - | - | $1,900,447 | 2,769 | $56,127,162 | Jan 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $1,828,272 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 7 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $1,153,581 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 8 | The Hours | - | - | - | $1,094,241 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | A Guy Thing | - | - | - | $1,017,483 | 2,520 | $15,545,431 | Jan 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $913,438 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax | false |
| 11 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $746,782 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $707,151 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $642,558 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 14 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $602,000 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 15 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $492,302 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $484,083 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $427,753 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | Apr 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 18 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $426,393 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Narc | - | - | - | $383,635 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Lion King 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $347,808 | 66 | $15,686,215 | Dec 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Drumline | - | - | - | $336,461 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $147,777 | 3,377 | $160,942,139 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 23 | The Hot Chick | - | - | - | $104,778 | 2,246 | $35,081,594 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $75,068 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $72,269 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
| 26 | The Ring | - | - | - | $69,454 | 2,927 | $129,128,133 | Oct 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 27 | Nicholas Nickleby | - | - | - | $45,156 | 100 | $1,587,173 | Dec 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $30,745 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | City of God | - | - | - | $26,150 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | Empire | - | - | - | $17,290 | 869 | $17,600,423 | Dec 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $14,624 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Evelyn | - | - | - | $10,826 | 137 | $1,487,645 | Dec 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 33 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $7,482 | 2,787 | $30,113,491 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | The Emperor's Club | - | - | - | $3,825 | 811 | $14,118,751 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $2,611 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 36 | Personal Velocity | - | - | - | $2,305 | 43 | $811,299 | Nov 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | Mostly Martha | - | - | - | $2,022 | 143 | $4,160,475 | Aug 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 38 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $1,043 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 39 | Bloody Sunday | - | - | - | $271 | 54 | $773,228 | Oct 4 | Paramount Classics | false |
