| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $40,038,715 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | What Women Want | - | - | - | $26,408,527 | 3,092 | $182,811,707 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Miss Congeniality | - | - | - | $19,187,211 | 2,668 | $106,807,667 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | The Family Man | - | - | - | $16,746,030 | 2,441 | $75,793,305 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Emperor's New Groove | - | - | - | $14,666,471 | 2,887 | $89,302,687 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | - | - | - | $9,024,650 | 3,256 | $261,231,700 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Vertical Limit | - | - | - | $8,165,568 | 2,602 | $69,243,859 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Dracula 2000 | - | - | - | $7,331,064 | 2,204 | $33,022,767 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 9 | Dude, Where's My Car? | - | - | - | $5,847,749 | 2,100 | $46,729,800 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | All the Pretty Horses | - | - | - | $4,860,556 | 1,593 | $15,540,353 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 11 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $4,526,797 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 12 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $3,472,781 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Proof of Life | - | - | - | $3,275,097 | 2,705 | $32,598,931 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Finding Forrester | - | - | - | $3,020,028 | 2,002 | $51,804,714 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Rugrats in Paris | - | - | - | $2,823,007 | 2,937 | $76,507,756 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Unbreakable | - | - | - | $2,086,920 | 2,708 | $95,011,339 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $1,852,451 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 18 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $1,604,476 | 847 | $45,512,588 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Quills | - | - | - | $825,044 | 223 | $7,065,332 | Nov 24 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 20 | Meet the Parents | - | - | - | $779,530 | 2,697 | $166,244,045 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Dungeons & Dragons | - | - | - | $697,018 | 2,078 | $15,391,970 | Dec 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 22 | State and Main | - | - | - | $618,605 | 462 | $6,944,471 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 23 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $608,516 | 150 | $9,416,804 | Nov 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 24 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $524,160 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 25 | Remember the Titans | - | - | - | $477,819 | 2,803 | $115,654,751 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Charlie's Angels | - | - | - | $454,711 | 3,037 | $125,305,545 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Men of Honor | - | - | - | $357,895 | 2,188 | $48,818,921 | Nov 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Malena | - | - | - | $264,406 | 117 | $3,448,233 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Traffic | - | - | - | $250,580 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | Dec 27 | USA Films | false |
| 30 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $221,103 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Thirteen Days | - | - | - | $182,650 | 2,034 | $34,592,089 | Dec 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 32 | Space Cowboys | - | - | - | $169,542 | 2,835 | $90,464,773 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Shadow of the Vampire | - | - | - | $150,171 | 513 | $8,293,784 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 34 | The 6th Day | - | - | - | $142,075 | 2,516 | $34,604,280 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | A Hard Day's Night | - | - | - | $125,511 | 63 | $965,351 | Dec 1 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Little Nicky | - | - | - | $124,875 | 2,910 | $39,464,775 | Nov 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 37 | Raju Chacha | - | - | - | $123,989 | 35 | $194,698 | Dec 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 38 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $121,235 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 39 | Bedazzled | - | - | - | $120,824 | 2,571 | $37,886,980 | Oct 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Red Planet | - | - | - | $100,289 | 2,703 | $17,480,890 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Bounce | - | - | - | $100,277 | 2,028 | $36,805,288 | Nov 17 | Miramax | false |
| 42 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $99,499 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 43 | Before Night Falls | - | - | - | $93,040 | 127 | $4,242,892 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 44 | Requiem for a Dream | - | - | - | $92,013 | 93 | $3,635,482 | Oct 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 45 | Fantasia 2000 | - | - | - | $75,847 | 1,313 | $60,655,420 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 46 | The House of Mirth | - | - | - | $75,161 | 63 | $3,043,284 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 47 | Bring It On | - | - | - | $63,105 | 2,466 | $68,379,000 | Aug 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 48 | What Lies Beneath | - | - | - | $44,719 | 2,925 | $155,464,351 | Jul 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 49 | The Contender | - | - | - | $44,664 | 1,639 | $17,872,723 | Oct 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 50 | An Everlasting Piece | - | - | - | $30,134 | 8 | $75,228 | Dec 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 51 | Wonder Boys | - | - | - | $29,007 | 1,509 | $19,393,557 | Feb 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 52 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | - | - | - | $27,112 | 2,162 | $30,919,168 | Nov 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 53 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | - | - | - | $26,451 | 20 | $1,319,592 | Jun 9 | Iron Hill Pictures | false |
| 54 | Seong Chun-hyang | - | - | - | $16,187 | 16 | $798,977 | Dec 29 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 55 | Vatel | - | - | - | $16,032 | 2 | $51,080 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 56 | Pay It Forward | - | - | - | $15,604 | 2,130 | $33,519,628 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | The Gift | - | - | - | $15,371 | 807 | $12,008,642 | Dec 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 58 | Khiladi 420 | - | - | - | $15,098 | 12 | $26,731 | Dec 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 59 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $15,013 | 15 | $1,136,776 | Oct 6 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 60 | Sunshine | - | - | - | $11,317 | 153 | $5,096,267 | Dec 17 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 61 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | - | - | - | $10,350 | 3,251 | $123,309,890 | Jul 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 62 | The Claim | - | - | - | $7,131 | 29 | $669,258 | Dec 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
