| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Daredevil | - | - | - | $4,723,035 | 3,474 | $102,543,518 | Feb 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | The Jungle Book 2 | - | - | - | $2,668,064 | 2,815 | $47,901,582 | Feb 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | - | - | - | $1,995,442 | 2,923 | $105,813,373 | Feb 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Chicago | - | - | - | $1,794,275 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | false |
| 5 | Shanghai Knights | - | - | - | $1,760,811 | 2,755 | $60,476,872 | Feb 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Kangaroo Jack | - | - | - | $1,082,256 | 2,848 | $66,934,963 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Recruit | - | - | - | $845,558 | 2,376 | $52,802,140 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Final Destination 2 | - | - | - | $580,438 | 2,834 | $46,961,214 | Jan 31 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 9 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $524,839 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 10 | The Hours | - | - | - | $494,624 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Deliver Us from Eva | - | - | - | $403,783 | 1,139 | $17,573,594 | Feb 7 | Focus Features | false |
| 12 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $383,712 | 1,240 | $65,016,287 | Dec 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 13 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $279,367 | 3,225 | $164,615,351 | Dec 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 14 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $271,526 | 2,340 | $77,812,000 | Dec 20 | Miramax | false |
| 15 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $262,494 | 842 | $32,572,577 | Dec 25 | Focus Features | false |
| 16 | Darkness Falls | - | - | - | $248,825 | 2,865 | $32,551,396 | Jan 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 17 | Biker Boyz | - | - | - | $232,771 | 1,769 | $22,076,772 | Jan 31 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 18 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $194,155 | 396 | $12,988,801 | Nov 22 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | Adaptation. | - | - | - | $180,946 | 672 | $22,498,520 | Dec 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Just Married | - | - | - | $99,825 | 2,769 | $56,127,162 | Jan 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $93,241 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $75,900 | 3,682 | $261,988,482 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | The Guru | - | - | - | $65,163 | 98 | $3,095,506 | Jan 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | National Security | - | - | - | $65,098 | 2,729 | $36,381,186 | Jan 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | - | - | - | $56,049 | 2,016 | $241,438,208 | Apr 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 26 | 25th Hour | - | - | - | $43,490 | 495 | $13,084,595 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $42,957 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
| 28 | Two Weeks Notice | - | - | - | $33,915 | 2,755 | $93,354,851 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Antwone Fisher | - | - | - | $33,780 | 1,021 | $21,078,145 | Dec 19 | - | false |
| 30 | Maid in Manhattan | - | - | - | $24,284 | 3,050 | $94,011,225 | Dec 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 31 | Lockdown | - | - | - | $24,000 | 75 | $449,482 | Feb 14 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | true |
| 32 | A Guy Thing | - | - | - | $22,447 | 2,520 | $15,545,431 | Jan 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 33 | The Wild Thornberrys | - | - | - | $17,820 | 3,012 | $40,108,697 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 34 | He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | - | - | - | $16,000 | 23 | $1,011,102 | Feb 14 | IDP Distribution | true |
| 35 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $14,027 | 2,711 | $43,254,409 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Drumline | - | - | - | $13,888 | 1,837 | $56,399,184 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $10,795 | 2,585 | $116,750,901 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | All the Real Girls | - | - | - | $7,374 | 25 | $549,666 | Feb 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 39 | Narc | - | - | - | $5,955 | 822 | $10,465,659 | Dec 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Analyze That | - | - | - | $3,851 | 2,635 | $32,130,627 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $44 | 58 | $8,485,488 | Nov 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | The Way Home | - | - | - | $33 | 20 | $445,367 | Nov 15 | Paramount Classics | false |
