| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | - | - | - | $27,096,630 | 3,256 | $261,231,700 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Unbreakable | - | - | - | $14,440,935 | 2,708 | $95,011,339 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $8,295,041 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Rugrats in Paris | - | - | - | $6,506,221 | 2,937 | $76,507,756 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Charlie's Angels | - | - | - | $5,020,164 | 3,037 | $125,305,545 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Bounce | - | - | - | $4,415,726 | 2,028 | $36,805,288 | Nov 17 | Miramax | false |
| 7 | Men of Honor | - | - | - | $4,176,811 | 2,188 | $48,818,921 | Nov 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | The 6th Day | - | - | - | $4,011,583 | 2,516 | $34,604,280 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Meet the Parents | - | - | - | $3,823,050 | 2,697 | $166,244,045 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Little Nicky | - | - | - | $2,223,324 | 2,910 | $39,464,775 | Nov 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 11 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $1,341,300 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 12 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | - | - | - | $1,014,720 | 2,162 | $30,919,168 | Nov 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 13 | Remember the Titans | - | - | - | $1,006,166 | 2,803 | $115,654,751 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Red Planet | - | - | - | $748,561 | 2,703 | $17,480,890 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $487,565 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $390,489 | 150 | $9,416,804 | Nov 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 17 | Pay It Forward | - | - | - | $367,920 | 2,130 | $33,519,628 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $264,003 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 19 | Bedazzled | - | - | - | $240,922 | 2,571 | $37,886,980 | Oct 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Requiem for a Dream | - | - | - | $214,077 | 93 | $3,635,482 | Oct 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 21 | Quills | - | - | - | $207,337 | 223 | $7,065,332 | Nov 24 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 22 | What's Cooking? | - | - | - | $180,835 | 50 | $1,045,899 | Nov 17 | Lionsgate | false |
| 23 | What Lies Beneath | - | - | - | $153,052 | 2,925 | $155,464,351 | Jul 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 24 | Almost Famous | - | - | - | $138,734 | 2,262 | $32,534,850 | Sep 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 25 | Bring It On | - | - | - | $128,010 | 2,466 | $68,379,000 | Aug 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Godzilla 2000 | - | - | - | $101,831 | 2,111 | $10,037,390 | Aug 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Dancer in the Dark | - | - | - | $98,558 | 126 | $4,184,036 | Sep 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 28 | The Cell | - | - | - | $95,413 | 2,476 | $61,334,059 | Aug 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 29 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $82,347 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 30 | Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | - | - | - | $76,178 | 3,320 | $26,437,094 | Oct 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 31 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $73,511 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 32 | The Contender | - | - | - | $72,254 | 1,639 | $17,872,723 | Oct 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 33 | A Time for Drunken Horses | - | - | - | $59,511 | 21 | $587,654 | Oct 27 | - | false |
| 34 | The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $59,076 | 62 | $1,746,585 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 35 | Two Family House | - | - | - | $59,022 | 65 | $1,015,122 | Oct 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 36 | Nurse Betty | - | - | - | $58,662 | 1,491 | $25,170,054 | Sep 8 | USA Films | false |
| 37 | Lucky Numbers | - | - | - | $58,084 | 2,528 | $10,042,516 | Oct 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | - | - | - | $55,900 | 3,251 | $123,309,890 | Jul 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $55,607 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 40 | Wonder Boys | - | - | - | $53,713 | 1,509 | $19,393,557 | Feb 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $52,581 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 42 | A Hard Day's Night | - | - | - | $50,445 | 63 | $965,351 | Dec 1 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | Dr. T & the Women | - | - | - | $48,306 | 1,489 | $13,113,041 | Oct 13 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 44 | Get Carter | - | - | - | $41,363 | 2,315 | $14,967,182 | Oct 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Drunken Master II | - | - | - | $41,194 | 1,345 | $11,555,430 | Oct 20 | Miramax | false |
| 46 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | - | - | - | $37,641 | 20 | $1,319,592 | Jun 9 | Iron Hill Pictures | false |
| 47 | The Log | - | - | - | $34,882 | 4 | $238,754 | Sep 29 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 48 | The Perfect Storm | - | - | - | $33,308 | 3,407 | $182,618,434 | Jun 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | Coyote Ugly | - | - | - | $31,913 | 2,664 | $60,786,269 | Aug 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Venus Beauty Institute | - | - | - | $30,897 | 17 | $465,080 | Oct 27 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 51 | The Little Vampire | - | - | - | $28,578 | 2,009 | $13,572,400 | Oct 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 52 | The Exorcist 2000 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $25,850 | 1,708 | $39,671,011 | Sep 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | Rififi 2000 Re-release | - | - | - | $24,918 | 3 | $460,226 | Jul 21 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 54 | Goya in Bordeaux | - | - | - | $22,821 | 22 | $635,361 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 55 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $20,117 | 15 | $1,136,776 | Oct 6 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 56 | Digimon: The Movie | - | - | - | $19,665 | 1,825 | $9,631,153 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 57 | Panic | - | - | - | $18,006 | 11 | $779,137 | Dec 1 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 58 | Waydowntown | - | - | - | $17,903 | 4 | $48,333 | Nov 24 | Odeon | false |
| 59 | Dinosaur | - | - | - | $16,799 | 3,319 | $137,748,063 | May 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 60 | Place Vendôme | - | - | - | $16,358 | 15 | $895,788 | Sep 22 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
