| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Ring | - | - | - | $129,128,133 | 2,927 | $15,015,393 | 11.6% | 1,981 | Oct 18 | Mar 20 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 2 | Red Dragon | - | - | - | $93,149,898 | 3,363 | $36,540,945 | 39.2% | 3,357 | Oct 4 | Jan 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Jackass: The Movie | - | - | - | $64,255,312 | 2,532 | $22,763,437 | 35.4% | 2,509 | Oct 25 | Jan 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Ghost Ship | - | - | - | $30,113,491 | 2,787 | $11,503,423 | 38.2% | 2,787 | Oct 25 | Jan 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Brown Sugar | - | - | - | $27,363,891 | 1,378 | $10,738,882 | 39.2% | 1,372 | Oct 11 | Jan 30 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 6 | Frida | - | - | - | $25,885,000 | 794 | $205,996 | 0.8% | 5 | Oct 25 | May 26 | Miramax | false |
| 7 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | - | - | - | $25,581,229 | 1,625 | $6,201,345 | - | 940 | Oct 4 | Jan 30 | Artisan Entertainment | true |
| 8 | The Transporter | - | - | - | $25,296,447 | 2,610 | $9,107,816 | 36% | 2,573 | Oct 11 | Jan 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $21,576,018 | 248 | $209,148 | 1% | 8 | Oct 11 | Sep 18 | United Artists | false |
| 10 | Tuck Everlasting | - | - | - | $19,161,999 | 1,460 | $5,268,764 | 27.5% | 1,185 | Oct 11 | Feb 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Punch-Drunk Love | - | - | - | $17,844,216 | 1,293 | $367,203 | 2.1% | 5 | Oct 11 | Dec 26 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 12 | White Oleander | - | - | - | $16,357,770 | 1,510 | $5,607,480 | 34.3% | 1,510 | Oct 11 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Knockaround Guys | - | - | - | $11,715,637 | 1,806 | $5,016,852 | - | 1,806 | Oct 11 | Nov 14 | New Line Cinema | true |
| 14 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $10,994,028 | 17 | - | - | - | Oct 18 | Feb 9 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 15 | Abandon | - | - | - | $10,727,683 | 2,347 | $5,064,077 | 47.2% | 2,341 | Oct 18 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $10,086,514 | 16 | - | - | - | Oct 11 | - | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 17 | The Rules of Attraction | - | - | - | $6,532,619 | 1,437 | $2,532,410 | - | 1,437 | Oct 11 | Nov 21 | Lionsgate | true |
| 18 | Real Women Have Curves | - | - | - | $5,853,194 | 163 | $183,772 | 3.1% | 55 | Oct 18 | May 15 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 19 | The Truth About Charlie | - | - | - | $5,350,371 | 755 | $2,270,290 | 42.4% | 753 | Oct 25 | Nov 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Formula 51 | - | - | - | $5,204,007 | 1,857 | $2,817,719 | 54.1% | 1,857 | Oct 18 | Nov 10 | Screen Gems | false |
| 21 | Paid in Full | - | - | - | $3,090,862 | 273 | $1,328,789 | 43% | 268 | Oct 25 | Dec 19 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | Comedian | - | - | - | $2,751,988 | 244 | $60,224 | 2.2% | 4 | Oct 11 | Dec 26 | Miramax | false |
| 23 | Auto Focus | - | - | - | $2,063,196 | 461 | $123,761 | 6% | 11 | Oct 18 | Jan 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 24 | Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest | - | - | - | $1,727,447 | 249 | $717,061 | 41.5% | 249 | Oct 11 | Dec 5 | Dimension Films | false |
| 25 | Bollywood/Hollywood | - | - | - | $1,454,510 | 44 | - | - | - | Oct 25 | Jan 5 | Cinebella Entertainment | false |
| 26 | Time Changer | - | - | - | $1,285,167 | 169 | $300,103 | 23.4% | 169 | Oct 25 | Oct 2 | Five & Two Pictures | false |
| 27 | Roger Dodger | - | - | - | $1,266,828 | 61 | $47,431 | 3.7% | 4 | Oct 25 | Jan 23 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Heaven | - | - | - | $784,399 | 38 | $51,909 | 6.6% | 4 | Oct 4 | Dec 15 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Bloody Sunday | - | - | - | $773,228 | 54 | $29,419 | 3.8% | 2 | Oct 4 | Jan 26 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 30 | Below | - | - | - | $605,562 | 353 | $201,431 | 33.3% | 168 | Oct 11 | Oct 31 | Dimension Films | false |
| 31 | Swept Away | - | - | - | $598,645 | 196 | $354,052 | 59.1% | 196 | Oct 11 | Oct 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 32 | The Grey Zone | - | - | - | $517,872 | 36 | $24,526 | 4.7% | 8 | Oct 18 | Dec 19 | Lionsgate | false |
| 33 | Welcome to Collinwood | - | - | - | $336,620 | 45 | $75,180 | 22.3% | 16 | Oct 4 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Waking Up in Reno | - | - | - | $267,109 | 197 | $108,930 | 40.8% | 197 | Oct 25 | Nov 21 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | All or Nothing | - | - | - | $201,546 | 16 | $25,890 | 12.8% | 7 | Oct 25 | - | United Artists | false |
| 36 | Derrida | - | - | - | $157,200 | 6 | $11,473 | 7.3% | 1 | Oct 23 | Feb 20 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 37 | Hansel & Gretel | - | - | - | $154,642 | 59 | $100,477 | 65% | 59 | Oct 18 | Oct 31 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 38 | Jenny Lamour | - | - | - | $152,961 | 2 | $9,632 | 6.3% | 1 | Oct 25 | - | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 39 | Naqoyqatsi | - | - | - | $133,058 | 9 | $17,154 | 12.9% | 2 | Oct 18 | Nov 26 | Miramax | false |
| 40 | Fidel | - | - | - | $121,304 | 2 | $19,320 | 15.9% | 2 | Oct 18 | May 8 | First Run | false |
| 41 | Handcart | - | - | - | $98,666 | 14 | $14,035 | 14.2% | 14 | Oct 11 | Apr 20 | Media Partners Entertainment | false |
| 42 | On Guard | - | - | - | $97,552 | 4 | $11,756 | 12.1% | 1 | Oct 18 | Feb 13 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 43 | Food of Love | - | - | - | $43,922 | 4 | $3,692 | 8.4% | 1 | Oct 25 | Feb 9 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 44 | Safe Conduct | - | - | - | $25,440 | 3 | $6,811 | 26.8% | 2 | Oct 9 | Nov 21 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 45 | All the Queen's Men | - | - | - | $23,662 | 17 | $15,026 | 63.5% | 17 | Oct 25 | Nov 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 46 | Hell House | - | - | - | $18,279 | 2 | $6,950 | 38% | 2 | Oct 18 | Nov 3 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 47 | Pipe Dream | - | - | - | $15,430 | 3 | $7,998 | 51.8% | 3 | Oct 4 | Oct 24 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 48 | Family Fundamentals | - | - | - | $11,344 | 4 | $7,352 | 64.8% | 4 | Oct 11 | Oct 17 | Focus Features | false |
| 49 | Take Care of My Cat | - | - | - | $9,866 | 2 | $3,137 | 31.8% | 2 | Oct 18 | Jan 23 | Kino International | false |
| 50 | Perfect Pie | - | - | - | $5,000 | 3 | $5,000 | - | 3 | Oct 18 | - | Odeon Films | true |
| 51 | Looking Through Lillian | - | - | - | $3,300 | 1 | $1,707 | 51.7% | 1 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Pathfinder Pictures | false |
| 52 | A Cuban Legend | - | - | - | $3,212 | 1 | $2,590 | 80.6% | 1 | Oct 11 | Oct 17 | - | false |
| 53 | Ash Wednesday | - | - | - | $2,942 | 2 | $2,942 | 100% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 54 | Stealing the Fire | - | - | - | $2,139 | 1 | $1,053 | 49.2% | 1 | Oct 16 | Oct 24 | Friedman/Nadler Productions | false |
| 55 | By Hook or by Crook | - | - | - | $1,802 | 2 | $1,802 | 100% | 2 | Oct 25 | - | Artistic License | false |
