| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | John Q | - | - | - | $42,674,645 | 2,505 | $71,756,802 | Feb 15 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 2 | Black Hawk Down | - | - | - | $38,421,995 | 3,143 | $108,638,745 | Dec 28 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 3 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $38,182,525 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Collateral Damage | - | - | - | $35,700,021 | 2,824 | $40,077,257 | Feb 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Big Fat Liar | - | - | - | $34,073,460 | 2,534 | $48,360,547 | Feb 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $32,288,098 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | Jan 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Count of Monte Cristo | - | - | - | $30,979,801 | 2,211 | $54,234,062 | Jan 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Return to Never Land | - | - | - | $28,833,489 | 2,626 | $48,430,258 | Feb 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Crossroads | - | - | - | $27,143,645 | 2,713 | $37,191,304 | Feb 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | A Walk to Remember | - | - | - | $23,998,391 | 2,420 | $41,281,092 | Jan 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $23,685,334 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | Dec 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 12 | I Am Sam | - | - | - | $22,870,720 | 1,450 | $40,311,852 | Dec 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 13 | The Mothman Prophecies | - | - | - | $20,449,439 | 2,331 | $35,746,370 | Jan 25 | Screen Gems | false |
| 14 | Queen of the Damned | - | - | - | $18,005,132 | 2,511 | $30,336,800 | Feb 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Rollerball | - | - | - | $17,790,180 | 2,762 | $18,990,798 | Feb 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 16 | Hart's War | - | - | - | $16,403,041 | 2,459 | $19,077,641 | Feb 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | Super Troopers | - | - | - | $13,648,440 | 1,805 | $18,492,362 | Feb 15 | - | false |
| 18 | Dragonfly | - | - | - | $12,598,055 | 2,507 | $30,323,400 | Feb 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $12,168,718 | 918 | $41,308,615 | Dec 26 | USA Films | false |
| 20 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $11,769,439 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | Nov 23 | Miramax | false |
| 21 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $10,225,057 | 714 | $31,273,922 | Dec 26 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 22 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $7,252,522 | 999 | $52,364,010 | Dec 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist | - | - | - | $6,849,117 | 2,478 | $16,037,962 | Jan 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $5,639,652 | 68 | $25,487,190 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $5,482,220 | 405 | $11,260,096 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Orange County | - | - | - | $5,459,427 | 2,317 | $41,076,018 | Jan 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Slackers | - | - | - | $5,285,941 | 1,893 | $5,285,941 | Feb 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Birthday Girl | - | - | - | $5,142,576 | 1,000 | $5,142,576 | Feb 1 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Ocean's Eleven | - | - | - | $4,859,514 | 3,075 | $183,417,150 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Amélie | - | - | - | $4,520,807 | 303 | $33,225,499 | Nov 2 | Miramax | false |
| 31 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | - | - | - | $3,316,043 | 3,151 | $80,936,232 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $2,807,583 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Vanilla Sky | - | - | - | $2,739,347 | 2,842 | $100,618,344 | Dec 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 34 | Lantana | - | - | - | $1,712,379 | 108 | $4,623,189 | Dec 14 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 35 | Kate & Leopold | - | - | - | $1,652,048 | 2,467 | $47,121,859 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | The Shipping News | - | - | - | $1,640,897 | 434 | $11,434,216 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 37 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $1,381,932 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | Nov 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $1,097,357 | 99 | $4,544,753 | Jan 18 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | $1,050,020 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | Nov 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $1,037,603 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 41 | Iris | - | - | - | $907,393 | 220 | $5,594,617 | Dec 14 | Miramax | false |
| 42 | How High | - | - | - | $805,850 | 1,273 | $31,178,740 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 43 | State Property | - | - | - | $762,160 | 75 | $2,106,838 | Jan 18 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 44 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $647,449 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | Nov 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 45 | Storytelling | - | - | - | $600,388 | 40 | $921,445 | Jan 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 46 | Joe Somebody | - | - | - | $569,257 | 2,517 | $22,771,646 | Dec 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | Black Knight | - | - | - | $517,958 | 2,571 | $33,426,971 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 48 | The Majestic | - | - | - | $487,398 | 2,361 | $27,807,266 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $430,920 | 247 | $7,220,243 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | Not Another Teen Movie | - | - | - | $404,853 | 2,365 | $38,252,284 | Dec 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Metropolis | - | - | - | $328,385 | 16 | $722,932 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $316,386 | 306 | $4,720,371 | Dec 14 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 53 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $283,274 | 40 | $2,453,083 | Oct 5 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 54 | Kandahar | - | - | - | $276,701 | 29 | $1,418,314 | Dec 14 | Avatar Films | false |
| 55 | Ali | - | - | - | $243,459 | 2,521 | $58,203,105 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | The Singles Ward | - | - | - | $232,120 | 29 | $1,250,798 | Feb 1 | - | false |
| 57 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $231,852 | 38 | $1,012,153 | Dec 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 58 | The Son's Room | - | - | - | $212,691 | 21 | $1,016,340 | Jan 25 | Miramax | false |
| 59 | The Independent | - | - | - | $207,835 | 11 | $238,431 | Nov 30 | Arrow Releasing | false |
| 60 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $201,246 | 93 | $2,901,447 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 61 | Last Orders | - | - | - | $168,163 | 60 | $2,329,631 | Feb 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 62 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $165,366 | 259 | $7,504,257 | Nov 2 | USA Films | false |
| 63 | Scotland, Pa. | - | - | - | $143,837 | 25 | $384,098 | Feb 8 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 64 | Piñero | - | - | - | $133,579 | 21 | $275,171 | Dec 13 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | American Adobo | - | - | - | $131,816 | 7 | $344,992 | Jan 25 | Outrider Pictures | false |
| 66 | Charlotte Gray | - | - | - | $130,448 | 52 | $741,394 | Dec 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 67 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $119,864 | 8 | $788,896 | Oct 24 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 68 | The Debut | - | - | - | $118,554 | 5 | $1,745,778 | Mar 16 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 69 | Spy Game | - | - | - | $116,750 | 2,770 | $62,362,560 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 70 | Happenstance | - | - | - | $112,829 | 7 | $251,444 | Nov 2 | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 71 | Shiri | - | - | - | $98,452 | 7 | $98,452 | Feb 8 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 72 | Tuvalu | - | - | - | $97,230 | 8 | $411,678 | Apr 27 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 73 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $97,036 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 74 | Monsoon Wedding | - | - | - | $96,959 | 254 | $13,885,966 | Feb 22 | USA Films | false |
| 75 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $86,009 | 2,011 | $13,906,394 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 76 | The Fluffer | - | - | - | $77,148 | 6 | $563,373 | Nov 16 | First Run | false |
| 77 | Les Boys III | - | - | - | $58,686 | 115 | $3,557,100 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 78 | Hometown Legend | - | - | - | $48,949 | 33 | $111,806 | Jan 25 | - | false |
| 79 | A Rumor of Angels | - | - | - | $38,610 | 7 | $38,610 | Feb 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 80 | Life and Debt | - | - | - | $31,220 | 4 | $263,107 | Jun 16 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 81 | Yamakasi | - | - | - | $28,065 | 38 | $184,441 | Jan 18 | Christal Films | false |
| 82 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | - | - | - | $23,342 | 6 | $49,894 | Feb 22 | Artistic License | false |
| 83 | Beijing Bicycle | - | - | - | $21,816 | 9 | $66,131 | Jan 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
