| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Hannibal | - | - | - | $33,501,505 | 3,292 | $165,092,268 | Feb 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 2 | Down to Earth | - | - | - | $20,027,309 | 2,521 | $64,186,502 | Feb 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Recess: School's Out | - | - | - | $13,455,016 | 2,630 | $36,706,141 | Feb 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Sweet November | - | - | - | $11,015,226 | 2,268 | $25,288,103 | Feb 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $10,462,539 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 6 | Traffic | - | - | - | $7,498,582 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | Dec 27 | USA Films | false |
| 7 | The Wedding Planner | - | - | - | $6,708,124 | 2,785 | $60,400,856 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $5,669,966 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 9 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $5,401,468 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Saving Silverman | - | - | - | $4,812,228 | 2,467 | $19,402,030 | Feb 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Save the Last Dance | - | - | - | $3,965,681 | 2,570 | $91,057,006 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $3,308,585 | 847 | $45,512,588 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Finding Forrester | - | - | - | $2,007,353 | 2,002 | $51,804,714 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | Snatch | - | - | - | $1,605,445 | 1,444 | $30,328,156 | Dec 8 | Screen Gems | false |
| 15 | Valentine | - | - | - | $1,575,694 | 2,310 | $20,384,136 | Feb 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | What Women Want | - | - | - | $1,522,847 | 3,092 | $182,811,707 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | Miss Congeniality | - | - | - | $1,430,388 | 2,668 | $106,807,667 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Thirteen Days | - | - | - | $1,154,226 | 2,034 | $34,592,089 | Dec 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 19 | The Emperor's New Groove | - | - | - | $1,123,663 | 2,887 | $89,302,687 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Pledge | - | - | - | $887,471 | 1,410 | $19,733,089 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Head Over Heels | - | - | - | $855,730 | 2,363 | $10,424,470 | Feb 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Shadow of the Vampire | - | - | - | $638,251 | 513 | $8,293,784 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 23 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $541,691 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Double Take | - | - | - | $512,090 | 1,631 | $29,831,583 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Gift | - | - | - | $427,498 | 807 | $12,008,642 | Dec 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 26 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $401,512 | 150 | $9,416,804 | Nov 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 27 | Rugrats in Paris | - | - | - | $400,528 | 2,937 | $76,507,756 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Before Night Falls | - | - | - | $397,047 | 127 | $4,242,892 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 29 | The Family Man | - | - | - | $387,185 | 2,441 | $75,793,305 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Sugar & Spice | - | - | - | $372,297 | 2,150 | $13,305,101 | Jan 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 31 | Quills | - | - | - | $330,730 | 223 | $7,065,332 | Nov 24 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 32 | Vertical Limit | - | - | - | $310,433 | 2,602 | $69,243,859 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Pollock | - | - | - | $305,744 | 280 | $8,598,593 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 34 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $300,840 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 35 | Malena | - | - | - | $299,105 | 117 | $3,448,233 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Meet the Parents | - | - | - | $290,180 | 2,697 | $166,244,045 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | Left Behind: The Movie | - | - | - | $277,092 | 867 | $4,224,065 | Feb 2 | Cloud Ten Pictures | false |
| 38 | In the Mood for Love | - | - | - | $262,133 | 74 | $2,738,980 | Feb 2 | USA Films | false |
| 39 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | - | - | - | $211,694 | 48 | $2,276,602 | Jan 26 | Purple Rose Films | false |
| 40 | The House of Mirth | - | - | - | $210,011 | 63 | $3,043,284 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 41 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $188,389 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 42 | Dude, Where's My Car? | - | - | - | $185,020 | 2,100 | $46,729,800 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 43 | Almost Famous | - | - | - | $173,665 | 2,262 | $32,534,850 | Sep 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 44 | State and Main | - | - | - | $156,158 | 462 | $6,944,471 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 45 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $132,548 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | false |
| 46 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | - | - | - | $113,020 | 3,256 | $261,231,700 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 47 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $96,772 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Requiem for a Dream | - | - | - | $94,018 | 93 | $3,635,482 | Oct 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 49 | Charlie's Angels | - | - | - | $89,173 | 3,037 | $125,305,545 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $85,050 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 51 | Gladiator | - | - | - | $72,892 | 3,188 | $187,705,427 | May 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 52 | Remember the Titans | - | - | - | $68,862 | 2,803 | $115,654,751 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Faithless | - | - | - | $64,089 | 24 | $739,055 | Jan 26 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 54 | Seong Chun-hyang | - | - | - | $61,256 | 16 | $798,977 | Dec 29 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 55 | Proof of Life | - | - | - | $54,285 | 2,705 | $32,598,931 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $45,336 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $44,082 | 20 | $1,808,679 | Feb 2 | IMAX | false |
| 58 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $40,294 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 59 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $36,829 | 15 | $1,136,776 | Oct 6 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 60 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $35,117 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
