| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | - | - | - | $96,698,725 | 3,381 | $313,364,114 | Dec 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 2 | A Beautiful Mind | - | - | - | $80,221,615 | 2,250 | $170,742,341 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Black Hawk Down | - | - | - | $63,730,089 | 3,143 | $108,638,745 | Dec 28 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 4 | Ocean's Eleven | - | - | - | $44,702,918 | 3,075 | $183,417,150 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Snow Dogs | - | - | - | $40,927,846 | 2,454 | $81,172,560 | Jan 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Orange County | - | - | - | $34,919,494 | 2,317 | $41,076,018 | Jan 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Royal Tenenbaums | - | - | - | $33,225,732 | 999 | $52,364,010 | Dec 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | - | - | - | $30,822,587 | 3,151 | $80,936,232 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Kate & Leopold | - | - | - | $28,247,526 | 2,467 | $47,121,859 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 10 | Vanilla Sky | - | - | - | $27,980,330 | 2,842 | $100,618,344 | Dec 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | $23,409,960 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Ali | - | - | - | $21,264,698 | 2,521 | $58,203,105 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Gosford Park | - | - | - | $16,512,477 | 918 | $41,308,615 | Dec 26 | USA Films | false |
| 14 | The Count of Monte Cristo | - | - | - | $14,598,971 | 2,211 | $54,234,062 | Jan 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | A Walk to Remember | - | - | - | $14,489,201 | 2,420 | $41,281,092 | Jan 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | The Mothman Prophecies | - | - | - | $13,857,629 | 2,331 | $35,746,370 | Jan 25 | Screen Gems | false |
| 17 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | $13,356,132 | 3,649 | $255,873,250 | Nov 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | $13,212,058 | 1,103 | $35,930,604 | Nov 23 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | How High | - | - | - | $12,139,070 | 1,273 | $31,178,740 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Beauty and the Beast 2000 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $11,656,626 | 68 | $25,487,190 | Jan 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Majestic | - | - | - | $11,278,335 | 2,361 | $27,807,266 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | I Am Sam | - | - | - | $10,941,555 | 1,450 | $40,311,852 | Dec 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 23 | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist | - | - | - | $8,247,188 | 2,478 | $16,037,962 | Jan 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Joe Somebody | - | - | - | $7,535,474 | 2,517 | $22,771,646 | Dec 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | The Shipping News | - | - | - | $7,420,024 | 434 | $11,434,216 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 26 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | $7,334,981 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | Nov 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Not Another Teen Movie | - | - | - | $6,982,631 | 2,365 | $38,252,284 | Dec 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Amélie | - | - | - | $6,955,348 | 303 | $33,225,499 | Nov 2 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Impostor | - | - | - | $6,285,176 | 1,870 | $6,285,176 | Jan 4 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | - | - | - | $4,875,968 | 405 | $11,260,096 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | $1,645,209 | 2,799 | $70,839,203 | Nov 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Spy Game | - | - | - | $1,405,760 | 2,770 | $62,362,560 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Black Knight | - | - | - | $1,259,716 | 2,571 | $33,426,971 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | Monster's Ball | - | - | - | $989,746 | 714 | $31,273,922 | Dec 26 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 35 | Lantana | - | - | - | $967,192 | 108 | $4,623,189 | Dec 14 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 36 | State Property | - | - | - | $933,541 | 75 | $2,106,838 | Jan 18 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 37 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $875,395 | 247 | $7,220,243 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Les Boys III | - | - | - | $796,207 | 115 | $3,557,100 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 39 | The Other Side of Heaven | - | - | - | $753,947 | 306 | $4,720,371 | Dec 14 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 40 | Kandahar | - | - | - | $724,264 | 29 | $1,418,314 | Dec 14 | Avatar Films | false |
| 41 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $640,578 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 42 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $604,040 | 40 | $2,453,083 | Oct 5 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 43 | Charlotte Gray | - | - | - | $562,087 | 52 | $741,394 | Dec 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | $540,290 | 84 | $5,318,679 | Jul 27 | First Look International | false |
| 45 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | $522,710 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | Nov 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 46 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $522,216 | 259 | $7,504,257 | Nov 2 | USA Films | false |
| 47 | The Devil's Backbone | - | - | - | $406,449 | 35 | $755,249 | Nov 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | The Business of Strangers | - | - | - | $389,904 | 60 | $1,030,920 | Dec 7 | IFC Films | false |
| 49 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $362,820 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | Oct 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $290,163 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $273,819 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 52 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $257,210 | 2,011 | $13,906,394 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Dark Blue World | - | - | - | $245,720 | 7 | $258,771 | Dec 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 54 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | - | - | - | $237,453 | 20 | $1,808,679 | Feb 2 | IMAX | false |
| 55 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $222,752 | 38 | $1,012,153 | Dec 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 56 | Bandits | - | - | - | $181,772 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | Oct 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 57 | Hardball | - | - | - | $180,612 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | Sep 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 58 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $176,560 | 93 | $2,901,447 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 59 | Ghost World | - | - | - | $167,724 | 128 | $6,217,849 | Jul 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 60 | Italian for Beginners | - | - | - | $162,085 | 99 | $4,544,753 | Jan 18 | Miramax | false |
| 61 | Yamakasi | - | - | - | $156,376 | 38 | $184,441 | Jan 18 | Christal Films | false |
| 62 | Iris | - | - | - | $156,259 | 220 | $5,594,617 | Dec 14 | Miramax | false |
| 63 | Innocence | - | - | - | $151,343 | 52 | $2,202,382 | Aug 17 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 64 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | - | - | - | $150,000 | 44 | $2,902,000 | Dec 14 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 65 | The Wash | - | - | - | $145,142 | 749 | $10,097,538 | Nov 16 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 66 | Life and Debt | - | - | - | $132,625 | 4 | $263,107 | Jun 16 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 67 | Metropolis | - | - | - | $130,654 | 16 | $722,932 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 68 | From Hell | - | - | - | $116,832 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | Oct 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 69 | Storytelling | - | - | - | $106,187 | 40 | $921,445 | Jan 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 70 | The Fluffer | - | - | - | $98,434 | 6 | $563,373 | Nov 16 | First Run | false |
| 71 | CyberWorld | - | - | - | $95,700 | 38 | $11,253,900 | Oct 6 | IMAX | false |
| 72 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | $95,565 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 73 | Escaflowne: The Movie | - | - | - | $94,060 | 5 | $94,060 | Jan 25 | Bandai | false |
| 74 | Novocaine | - | - | - | $90,879 | 189 | $2,036,682 | Nov 16 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 75 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $89,221 | 8 | $788,896 | Oct 24 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 76 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | $85,260 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 77 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $84,809 | 17 | $725,854 | Oct 12 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 78 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | $84,032 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | Aug 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 79 | Piñero | - | - | - | $84,027 | 21 | $275,171 | Dec 13 | Miramax | false |
| 80 | Sidewalks of New York | - | - | - | $80,992 | 224 | $2,402,652 | Nov 23 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 81 | Zoolander | - | - | - | $68,114 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | Sep 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 82 | Hometown Legend | - | - | - | $62,857 | 33 | $111,806 | Jan 25 | - | false |
| 83 | What Time Is It There? | - | - | - | $52,373 | 4 | $195,760 | Jan 11 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 84 | American Adobo | - | - | - | $51,818 | 7 | $344,992 | Jan 25 | Outrider Pictures | false |
| 85 | The Debut | - | - | - | $49,887 | 5 | $1,745,778 | Mar 16 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 86 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $43,470 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 87 | Dinner Rush | - | - | - | $42,277 | 52 | $634,566 | Sep 28 | Access Entertainment | false |
| 88 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $39,007 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | Oct 5 | Miramax | false |
| 89 | Beijing Bicycle | - | - | - | $34,730 | 9 | $66,131 | Jan 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 90 | Time of Favor | - | - | - | $19,473 | 5 | $137,340 | Jan 18 | Kino International | false |
| 91 | 101 Reykjavík 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,998 | 2 | $126,404 | Jul 27 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 92 | The Son's Room | - | - | - | $6,582 | 21 | $1,016,340 | Jan 25 | Miramax | false |
| 93 | Lush | - | - | - | $1,182 | 1 | $2,763 | Dec 28 | Menemsha Films | false |
