| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Distributor
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date |
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $202,108,892 | 3,672 | $317,575,550 | Nov 16 |
| 2 | Monsters, Inc. | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $197,176,459 | 3,649 | $255,284,677 | Nov 2 |
| 3 | The Others | - | - | - | Miramax | $61,437,683 | 2,843 | $96,522,687 | Aug 10 |
| 4 | Shallow Hal | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $58,029,251 | 2,799 | $70,836,296 | Nov 9 |
| 5 | Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $46,473,512 | 3,040 | $93,385,515 | Jul 4 |
| 6 | The One | - | - | - | Revolution Studios | $42,518,651 | 2,894 | $43,646,951 | Nov 2 |
| 7 | Rat Race | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $41,501,537 | 2,551 | $56,618,055 | Aug 17 |
| 8 | Domestic Disturbance | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $40,468,476 | 2,910 | $45,246,095 | Nov 2 |
| 9 | Spy Game | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $39,182,815 | 2,770 | $62,362,560 | Nov 21 |
| 10 | K-PAX | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $28,364,235 | 2,581 | $50,338,485 | Oct 26 |
| 11 | Heist | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $20,822,718 | 1,891 | $23,510,841 | Nov 9 |
| 12 | Thir13en Ghosts | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $20,047,499 | 2,781 | $41,867,960 | Oct 26 |
| 13 | Black Knight | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $18,904,830 | 2,571 | $33,422,806 | Nov 21 |
| 14 | Life as a House | - | - | - | New Line Cinema | $12,345,818 | 1,288 | $15,667,270 | Oct 26 |
| 15 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $11,933,629 | 3,071 | $84,056,472 | Jun 8 |
| 16 | Pearl Harbor | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $10,398,481 | 3,255 | $198,542,554 | May 25 |
| 17 | Riding in Cars with Boys | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $9,131,681 | 2,770 | $30,165,536 | Oct 19 |
| 18 | Out Cold | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $8,577,690 | 2,011 | $13,906,394 | Nov 21 |
| 19 | Training Day | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $8,523,078 | 2,712 | $76,631,907 | Oct 5 |
| 20 | From Hell | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $8,428,934 | 2,334 | $31,602,566 | Oct 19 |
| 21 | Amélie | - | - | - | Miramax | $8,395,551 | 303 | $21,127,194 | Nov 2 |
| 22 | Bandits | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $7,338,203 | 3,207 | $41,575,141 | Oct 12 |
| 23 | Serendipity | - | - | - | Miramax | $7,098,109 | 2,610 | $50,294,317 | Oct 5 |
| 24 | The Wash | - | - | - | Lionsgate | $7,090,987 | 749 | $10,097,538 | Nov 16 |
| 25 | Behind Enemy Lines | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $6,532,523 | 2,844 | $58,856,790 | Nov 30 |
| 26 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | USA Films | $4,818,149 | 259 | $7,504,257 | Nov 2 |
| 27 | The Last Castle | - | - | - | DreamWorks Distribution | $4,209,328 | 2,270 | $18,244,060 | Oct 19 |
| 28 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $2,568,109 | 2,094 | $23,980,304 | Oct 12 |
| 29 | Don't Say a Word | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $2,432,677 | 2,842 | $55,001,642 | Sep 28 |
| 30 | Hardball | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $2,072,694 | 2,314 | $40,222,729 | Sep 14 |
| 31 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $1,949,610 | 247 | $7,220,243 | Oct 8 |
| 32 | Zoolander | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $1,801,162 | 2,522 | $45,172,250 | Sep 28 |
| 33 | Waking Life | - | - | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $1,443,276 | 93 | $2,901,447 | Oct 19 |
| 34 | Rush Hour 2 | - | - | - | New Line Cinema | $1,240,494 | 3,118 | $226,164,286 | Aug 3 |
| 35 | The Princess Diaries | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $1,237,414 | 2,749 | $108,248,956 | Aug 3 |
| 36 | Galapagos | - | - | - | IMAX | $1,171,222 | 14 | $18,629,106 | Oct 29 |
| 37 | Novocaine | - | - | - | Artisan Entertainment | $1,055,232 | 189 | $2,036,682 | Nov 16 |
| 38 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | - | $865,132 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 |
| 39 | Legally Blonde | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $849,446 | 2,725 | $96,520,674 | Jul 13 |
| 40 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | - | $845,731 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 |
| 41 | Joy Ride | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $829,274 | 2,522 | $21,974,919 | Oct 5 |
| 42 | Sidewalks of New York | - | - | - | Paramount Classics | $813,038 | 224 | $2,402,652 | Nov 23 |
| 43 | Bread and Tulips | - | - | - | First Look International | $806,981 | 84 | $5,318,679 | Jul 27 |
| 44 | American Pie 2 | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $687,836 | 3,157 | $145,103,595 | Aug 10 |
| 45 | Shrek | - | - | - | DreamWorks Distribution | $585,069 | 3,715 | $267,665,011 | May 16 |
| 46 | Jurassic Park III | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $583,910 | 3,462 | $181,171,875 | Jul 18 |
| 47 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $516,431 | 2,045 | $17,294,293 | Oct 5 |
| 48 | Michael Jordan to the Max | - | - | - | IMAX | $447,614 | 56 | $18,650,521 | May 5 |
| 49 | Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $442,085 | 3,530 | $180,011,740 | Jul 27 |
| 50 | Innocence | - | - | - | IDP Distribution | $432,623 | 52 | $2,202,382 | Aug 17 |
| 51 | Hearts in Atlantis | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $417,823 | 2,010 | $24,185,781 | Sep 28 |
| 52 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | - | - | - | 8x Entertainment | $332,859 | 353 | $6,047,691 | Sep 21 |
| 53 | Tape | - | - | - | Lionsgate | $324,557 | 35 | $490,475 | Nov 2 |
| 54 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | - | $318,631 | 10 | $13,644,921 | Feb 23 |
| 55 | Liam | - | - | - | Lionsgate | $312,686 | 55 | $1,016,021 | Sep 21 |
| 56 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | IMAX | $253,688 | 21 | $3,918,213 | Jun 9 |
| 57 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | Rainbow Releasing | $193,289 | 26 | $1,821,082 | Jun 15 |
| 58 | Intimacy | - | - | - | Empire Pictures Inc. | $172,420 | 11 | $405,094 | Oct 19 |
| 59 | Moulin Rouge! | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $168,700 | 2,283 | $57,386,607 | May 18 |
| 60 | In the Bedroom | - | - | - | Miramax | $145,414 | 1,103 | $23,224,195 | Nov 23 |
| 61 | My First Mister | - | - | - | Paramount Classics | $125,644 | 103 | $568,762 | Oct 12 |
| 62 | Ghost World | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $121,929 | 128 | $6,217,849 | Jul 20 |
| 63 | Under the Sun | - | - | - | Shadow Distribution | $112,570 | 10 | $316,020 | Aug 3 |
| 64 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | Cowboy Pictures | $110,266 | 17 | $698,568 | Oct 12 |
| 65 | Burnt Money | - | - | - | Strand Releasing | $90,230 | 5 | $174,083 | Oct 19 |
| 66 | The Devil's Backbone | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $58,804 | 35 | $755,249 | Nov 21 |
| 67 | One Week | - | - | - | - | $29,106 | 18 | $190,441 | Oct 19 |
| 68 | The Fluffer | - | - | - | First Run | $19,280 | 6 | $557,752 | Nov 16 |
| 69 | Happenstance | - | - | - | Lot 47 Films | $12,888 | 7 | $250,099 | Nov 2 |
| 70 | The Fast and the Furious | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $6,110 | 2,899 | $144,533,925 | Jun 22 |
