| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | What Women Want | - | - | - | $110,187,917 | 3,092 | $182,811,707 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | - | - | - | $106,729,445 | 3,256 | $260,745,620 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Cast Away | - | - | - | $100,628,725 | 3,061 | $233,632,142 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Vertical Limit | - | - | - | $49,834,850 | 2,602 | $69,243,859 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Miss Congeniality | - | - | - | $41,784,460 | 2,668 | $106,807,667 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | The Emperor's New Groove | - | - | - | $38,960,149 | 2,887 | $89,302,687 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Family Man | - | - | - | $38,817,090 | 2,441 | $75,793,305 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Unbreakable | - | - | - | $36,399,603 | 2,708 | $95,011,339 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Dude, Where's My Car? | - | - | - | $33,113,843 | 2,100 | $46,729,800 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | 102 Dalmatians | - | - | - | $27,243,861 | 2,704 | $66,957,026 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Proof of Life | - | - | - | $26,380,380 | 2,705 | $32,598,931 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Rugrats in Paris | - | - | - | $19,873,035 | 2,937 | $76,507,756 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Dracula 2000 | - | - | - | $18,347,231 | 2,204 | $33,022,767 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 14 | Dungeons & Dragons | - | - | - | $13,964,757 | 2,078 | $15,391,970 | Dec 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 15 | Charlie's Angels | - | - | - | $12,291,862 | 3,037 | $125,305,545 | Nov 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | - | - | - | $12,187,815 | 2,027 | $128,078,872 | Dec 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 17 | Meet the Parents | - | - | - | $11,770,695 | 2,697 | $166,244,045 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Bounce | - | - | - | $10,726,456 | 2,028 | $36,805,288 | Nov 17 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | Men of Honor | - | - | - | $10,322,396 | 2,188 | $48,818,921 | Nov 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | The 6th Day | - | - | - | $7,707,737 | 2,516 | $34,604,280 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | All the Pretty Horses | - | - | - | $6,817,435 | 1,593 | $15,540,353 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | Billy Elliot | - | - | - | $5,011,688 | 510 | $21,995,263 | Oct 13 | Focus Features | false |
| 23 | Little Nicky | - | - | - | $4,276,114 | 2,910 | $39,464,775 | Nov 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 24 | Finding Forrester | - | - | - | $4,026,419 | 2,002 | $51,804,714 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Chocolat | - | - | - | $3,471,055 | 1,928 | $71,509,363 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 26 | Remember the Titans | - | - | - | $2,956,829 | 2,803 | $115,654,751 | Sep 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Quills | - | - | - | $2,582,654 | 223 | $7,065,332 | Nov 24 | - | false |
| 28 | You Can Count on Me | - | - | - | $2,416,911 | 150 | $9,416,804 | Nov 10 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 29 | Fantasia 2000 | - | - | - | $2,097,850 | 1,313 | $60,655,420 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | - | - | - | $1,976,641 | 2,162 | $30,919,168 | Nov 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 31 | Best in Show | - | - | - | $1,787,452 | 497 | $18,715,392 | Sep 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | State and Main | - | - | - | $1,284,085 | 462 | $6,944,471 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 33 | Red Planet | - | - | - | $1,283,740 | 2,703 | $17,480,890 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | - | - | - | $1,223,608 | 847 | $45,512,588 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Bedazzled | - | - | - | $982,356 | 2,571 | $37,886,980 | Oct 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 36 | Requiem for a Dream | - | - | - | $944,403 | 93 | $3,635,482 | Oct 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 37 | Pay It Forward | - | - | - | $779,403 | 2,130 | $33,519,628 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $682,975 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 39 | A Hard Day's Night | - | - | - | $596,099 | 63 | $965,351 | Dec 1 | Miramax | false |
| 40 | What's Cooking? | - | - | - | $566,594 | 50 | $1,045,899 | Nov 17 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 41 | Bring It On | - | - | - | $559,840 | 2,466 | $68,379,000 | Aug 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 42 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | $534,980 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 | IMAX | false |
| 43 | What Lies Beneath | - | - | - | $494,308 | 2,925 | $155,464,351 | Jul 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 44 | Shadow of the Vampire | - | - | - | $490,484 | 513 | $8,293,784 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 45 | Aimee & Jaguar | - | - | - | $481,147 | 16 | $927,107 | Aug 11 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 46 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $426,122 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 47 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $413,874 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Space Cowboys | - | - | - | $407,763 | 2,835 | $90,464,773 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | The Girl Next Door | - | - | - | $367,965 | 5 | $771,792 | Apr 14 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 50 | Malena | - | - | - | $360,731 | 117 | $3,448,233 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 51 | Almost Famous | - | - | - | $354,818 | 2,262 | $32,534,850 | Sep 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 52 | Ran 2000 Re-release | - | - | - | $330,464 | 5 | $337,587 | Jun 30 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 53 | Dancer in the Dark | - | - | - | $304,870 | 126 | $4,184,036 | Sep 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 54 | Traffic | - | - | - | $293,953 | 1,755 | $124,115,725 | Dec 27 | USA Films | false |
| 55 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | - | - | - | $278,648 | 20 | $1,319,592 | Jun 9 | - | false |
| 56 | The Contender | - | - | - | $266,016 | 1,639 | $17,872,723 | Oct 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 57 | Thirteen Days | - | - | - | $259,569 | 2,034 | $34,592,089 | Dec 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 58 | The Cell | - | - | - | $236,021 | 2,476 | $61,334,059 | Aug 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 59 | Lucky Numbers | - | - | - | $217,756 | 2,528 | $10,042,516 | Oct 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 60 | The Exorcist 2000 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $212,550 | 1,708 | $39,671,011 | Sep 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | Two Family House | - | - | - | $209,781 | 65 | $1,015,122 | Oct 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 62 | Boys Life 3 | - | - | - | $208,538 | 8 | $208,538 | Dec 8 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 63 | The Ladies Man | - | - | - | $207,986 | 2,043 | $13,616,610 | Oct 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 64 | Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | - | - | - | $207,878 | 3,320 | $26,437,094 | Oct 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 65 | Wonder Boys | - | - | - | $203,737 | 1,509 | $19,393,557 | Feb 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 66 | Dr. T & the Women | - | - | - | $202,718 | 1,489 | $13,113,041 | Oct 13 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 67 | Place Vendôme | - | - | - | $202,470 | 15 | $895,788 | Sep 22 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 68 | Before Night Falls | - | - | - | $198,964 | 127 | $4,242,892 | Dec 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 69 | The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $192,855 | 62 | $1,746,585 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | - | - | - | $176,540 | 3,251 | $123,309,890 | Jul 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 71 | A Time for Drunken Horses | - | - | - | $163,333 | 21 | $587,654 | Oct 27 | - | false |
| 72 | The House of Mirth | - | - | - | $138,088 | 63 | $3,043,284 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 73 | Godzilla 2000 | - | - | - | $132,388 | 2,111 | $10,037,390 | Aug 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 74 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $129,942 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 75 | Coyote Ugly | - | - | - | $129,011 | 2,664 | $60,786,269 | Aug 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 76 | Spring Forward | - | - | - | $117,471 | 2 | $117,471 | Dec 8 | IFC Films | false |
| 77 | Sound and Fury | - | - | - | $100,713 | 6 | $114,882 | Oct 25 | Artistic License | false |
| 78 | The Log | - | - | - | $99,008 | 4 | $238,754 | Sep 29 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 79 | Rififi 2000 Re-release | - | - | - | $96,104 | 3 | $460,226 | Jul 21 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 80 | Yi Yi | - | - | - | $95,820 | 15 | $1,136,776 | Oct 6 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 81 | Drunken Master II | - | - | - | $89,229 | 1,345 | $11,555,430 | Oct 20 | Miramax | false |
| 82 | Sunshine | - | - | - | $89,072 | 153 | $5,096,267 | Dec 17 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 83 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $86,488 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 84 | Nurse Betty | - | - | - | $82,551 | 1,491 | $25,170,054 | Sep 8 | USA Films | false |
| 85 | Into the Arms of Strangers | - | - | - | $82,405 | 18 | $382,807 | Sep 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 86 | Get Carter | - | - | - | $71,661 | 2,315 | $14,967,182 | Oct 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 87 | Raju Chacha | - | - | - | $65,505 | 35 | $194,698 | Dec 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 88 | Taboo | - | - | - | $65,463 | 3 | $114,425 | Oct 6 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 89 | Dinosaur | - | - | - | $65,307 | 3,319 | $137,748,063 | May 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 90 | Venus Beauty Institute | - | - | - | $61,728 | 17 | $465,080 | Oct 27 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 91 | Digimon: The Movie | - | - | - | $57,061 | 1,825 | $9,631,153 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 92 | The Perfect Storm | - | - | - | $56,897 | 3,407 | $182,618,434 | Jun 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 93 | Left Luggage | - | - | - | $47,410 | 7 | $1,069,540 | Sep 22 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 94 | The Little Vampire | - | - | - | $44,990 | 2,009 | $13,572,400 | Oct 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 95 | Pollock | - | - | - | $44,244 | 280 | $8,598,593 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 96 | An Everlasting Piece | - | - | - | $43,500 | 8 | $75,228 | Dec 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 97 | Panic | - | - | - | $42,328 | 11 | $779,137 | Dec 1 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 98 | Snatch | - | - | - | $37,662 | 1,444 | $30,328,156 | Dec 8 | Screen Gems | false |
| 99 | The Gift | - | - | - | $28,104 | 807 | $12,008,642 | Dec 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 100 | Goya in Bordeaux | - | - | - | $22,821 | 22 | $635,361 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 101 | Waydowntown | - | - | - | $17,903 | 4 | $48,333 | Nov 24 | Odeon | false |
| 102 | Vatel | - | - | - | $11,855 | 2 | $51,080 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 103 | Chunhyang | - | - | - | $9,690 | 16 | $798,977 | Dec 29 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 104 | The Weekend | - | - | - | $9,041 | 4 | $32,050 | Nov 22 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 105 | Khiladi 420 | - | - | - | $8,073 | 12 | $26,731 | Dec 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 106 | Cleopatra's Second Husband | - | - | - | $7,116 | 1 | $175,058 | Sep 29 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 107 | The Claim | - | - | - | $4,071 | 29 | $669,258 | Dec 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
