| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Training Day | - | - | - | $76,631,907 | 2,712 | $22,550,788 | 29.4% | 2,712 | Oct 5 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | K-PAX | - | - | - | $50,338,485 | 2,581 | $17,215,275 | 34.2% | 2,541 | Oct 26 | Jan 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Serendipity | - | - | - | $50,294,317 | 2,610 | $13,309,241 | 26.5% | 2,601 | Oct 5 | - | Miramax | false |
| 4 | Thir13en Ghosts | - | - | - | $41,867,960 | 2,781 | $15,165,355 | 36.2% | 2,781 | Oct 26 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Bandits | - | - | - | $41,575,141 | 3,207 | $13,050,700 | 31.4% | 3,207 | Oct 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | From Hell | - | - | - | $31,602,566 | 2,334 | $11,014,818 | 34.9% | 2,305 | Oct 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Riding in Cars with Boys | - | - | - | $30,165,536 | 2,770 | $10,404,652 | 34.5% | 2,770 | Oct 19 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Corky Romano | - | - | - | $23,980,304 | 2,094 | $9,023,173 | 37.6% | 2,062 | Oct 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Joy Ride | - | - | - | $21,974,919 | 2,522 | $7,347,259 | 33.4% | 2,497 | Oct 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | The Last Castle | - | - | - | $18,244,060 | 2,270 | $7,088,213 | 38.9% | 2,262 | Oct 19 | Dec 20 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 11 | Max Keeble's Big Move | - | - | - | $17,294,293 | 2,045 | $5,377,958 | 31.1% | 2,014 | Oct 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Life as a House | - | - | - | $15,667,270 | 1,288 | $294,056 | 1.9% | 29 | Oct 26 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 13 | Iron Monkey | - | - | - | $14,694,904 | 1,235 | $6,014,653 | 40.9% | 1,225 | Oct 12 | - | Miramax | false |
| 14 | Bones | - | - | - | $7,316,658 | 847 | $2,823,548 | 38.6% | 847 | Oct 26 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 15 | Mulholland Drive | - | - | - | $7,220,243 | 247 | $587,591 | 8.1% | 66 | Oct 8 | May 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | On the Line | - | - | - | $4,365,455 | 901 | $2,307,063 | 52.8% | 900 | Oct 26 | - | Miramax | false |
| 17 | Waking Life | - | - | - | $2,901,447 | 93 | $88,977 | 3.1% | 4 | Oct 19 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Endurance | - | - | - | $2,453,083 | 40 | $18,931 | 0.8% | 3 | Oct 5 | Nov 14 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 19 | Trembling Before G-d | - | - | - | $788,896 | 8 | $21,410 | 2.7% | 1 | Oct 24 | Jan 5 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 20 | Asoka | - | - | - | $731,277 | 66 | $337,464 | 46.1% | 66 | Oct 26 | - | First Look International | false |
| 21 | Fat Girl | - | - | - | $725,854 | 17 | $31,237 | 4.3% | 4 | Oct 12 | Mar 27 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 22 | Focus | - | - | - | $645,418 | 62 | $24,139 | 3.7% | 2 | Oct 19 | - | Paramount Classics | false |
| 23 | My First Mister | - | - | - | $568,762 | 103 | $102,456 | 18% | 33 | Oct 12 | - | Paramount Classics | false |
| 24 | Donnie Darko | - | - | - | $517,375 | 58 | $110,494 | 21.4% | 58 | Oct 26 | Apr 11 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 25 | Intimacy | - | - | - | $405,094 | 11 | $33,808 | 8.3% | 5 | Oct 19 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 26 | Grateful Dawg | - | - | - | $360,251 | 21 | - | - | - | Oct 5 | Mar 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | High Heels and Low Lifes | - | - | - | $228,194 | 175 | $113,512 | 49.7% | 175 | Oct 26 | Nov 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | One Week | - | - | - | $190,441 | 18 | $77,575 | 40.7% | 18 | Oct 19 | - | Filmways Pictures | false |
| 29 | Burnt Money | - | - | - | $183,132 | 5 | - | - | - | Oct 19 | - | Strand Releasing | false |
| 30 | Chop Suey | - | - | - | $179,914 | 5 | $10,472 | 5.8% | 1 | Oct 5 | Apr 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 31 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | - | - | - | $67,913 | 7 | $30,181 | 44.4% | 7 | Oct 19 | Nov 1 | Keystone Pictures | false |
| 32 | The Town Is Quiet | - | - | - | $66,303 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 26 | - | New Yorker Films | false |
| 33 | Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. | - | - | - | $41,040 | 2 | $7,412 | 18.1% | 1 | Oct 12 | Oct 24 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 34 | Spriggan | - | - | - | $25,824 | 5 | $7,420 | 28.7% | 5 | Oct 12 | - | ADV Films | false |
| 35 | Werckmeister Harmonies | - | - | - | $25,461 | 1 | $4,852 | 19.1% | 1 | Oct 5 | Feb 14 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 36 | Better Than Sex | - | - | - | $19,521 | 7 | $19,521 | 100% | 7 | Oct 26 | - | IDP Distribution | false |
| 37 | My Voyage to Italy | - | - | - | $11,683 | 1 | $7,117 | 60.9% | 1 | Oct 24 | - | Miramax | false |
| 38 | Ginger Snaps | - | - | - | $2,554 | 1 | $1,430 | 56% | 1 | Oct 26 | Nov 1 | Cinema Village Features | false |
