| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $43,233,103 | 513 | $92,041,188 | Dec 18 | - | false |
| 2 | 8 Mile | - | - | - | $15,813,258 | 423 | $20,981,208 | Jan 17 | - | false |
| 3 | Gangs of New York | - | - | - | $13,911,270 | 385 | $16,358,580 | Jan 10 | - | false |
| 4 | Chicago | - | - | - | $10,900,164 | 354 | $25,993,706 | Dec 26 | - | false |
| 5 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | - | - | - | $10,504,164 | 530 | $88,104,108 | Nov 15 | - | false |
| 6 | Die Another Day | - | - | - | $8,746,704 | 467 | $59,182,873 | Nov 22 | - | false |
| 7 | Star Trek: Nemesis | - | - | - | $7,525,028 | 426 | $7,628,023 | Jan 3 | - | false |
| 8 | Sweet Home Alabama | - | - | - | $5,409,888 | 340 | $8,708,667 | Dec 20 | - | false |
| 9 | The Tuxedo | - | - | - | $4,811,862 | 262 | $5,356,009 | Jan 10 | - | false |
| 10 | City of God | - | - | - | $2,621,622 | 77 | $3,819,027 | Jan 3 | - | false |
| 11 | About Schmidt | - | - | - | $1,964,222 | 221 | $6,247,392 | Jan 24 | - | false |
| 12 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $1,939,865 | 282 | $3,271,579 | Jan 24 | - | false |
| 13 | I Spy | - | - | - | $1,866,581 | 278 | $3,274,600 | Jan 24 | - | false |
| 14 | The Santa Clause 2 | - | - | - | $1,515,715 | 389 | $12,634,008 | Nov 29 | - | false |
| 15 | The Transporter | - | - | - | $1,018,447 | 208 | $1,018,447 | Jan 17 | - | false |
| 16 | Like Mike | - | - | - | $752,540 | 289 | $2,005,231 | Dec 13 | - | false |
| 17 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $671,067 | 116 | $2,791,671 | Nov 29 | - | false |
| 18 | The Pianist | - | - | - | $529,964 | 93 | $3,998,172 | Jan 24 | - | false |
| 19 | The Good Girl | - | - | - | $436,786 | 29 | $436,786 | Jan 10 | - | false |
| 20 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $220,120 | 37 | $1,954,067 | Nov 15 | - | false |
| 21 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $186,681 | 50 | $852,571 | Dec 13 | - | false |
| 22 | Dil Ka Rishta | - | - | - | $174,443 | 23 | $174,443 | Jan 17 | - | false |
| 23 | Blood Work | - | - | - | $168,529 | 57 | $266,386 | Dec 27 | - | false |
| 24 | City by the Sea | - | - | - | $125,339 | 53 | $125,339 | Jan 10 | - | false |
| 25 | Spider | - | - | - | $103,027 | 19 | $525,331 | Jan 3 | - | false |
| 26 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | - | - | - | $102,516 | 79 | $1,492,869 | Nov 30 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Master of Disguise | - | - | - | $96,930 | 75 | $96,930 | Jan 17 | - | false |
