| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 112 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | - | - | - | $319,437 | 3,622 | $339,789,881 | Dec 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 11 | Finding Nemo | - | - | - | $78,858,291 | 3,425 | $339,714,978 | May 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | - | - | - | $296,019,087 | 3,416 | $305,413,918 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | The Matrix Reloaded | - | - | - | $11,662,520 | 3,603 | $281,576,461 | May 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Bruce Almighty | - | - | - | $19,971,254 | 3,549 | $242,829,261 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 57 | X-Men 2 | - | - | - | $3,462,428 | 3,749 | $214,949,694 | May 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 77 | Chicago | - | - | - | $1,198,245 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | Dec 27 | Miramax | false |
| 2 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | - | - | - | $150,171,316 | 3,504 | $150,371,112 | Jul 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Bad Boys II | - | - | - | $137,910,388 | 3,202 | $138,608,444 | Jul 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 73 | Anger Management | - | - | - | $1,404,000 | 3,656 | $135,645,823 | Apr 11 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 82 | Bringing Down the House | - | - | - | $946,550 | 2,910 | $132,716,677 | Mar 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Hulk | - | - | - | $29,081,125 | 3,674 | $132,177,234 | Jun 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | - | - | - | $12,211,035 | 3,418 | $127,154,901 | Jun 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Seabiscuit | - | - | - | $117,532,315 | 2,573 | $120,277,854 | Jul 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | S.W.A.T. | - | - | - | $115,524,018 | 3,220 | $116,934,650 | Aug 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | - | - | - | $110,353,524 | 3,388 | $111,761,982 | Jul 25 | Dimension Films | false |
| 7 | Freaky Friday | - | - | - | $106,915,128 | 3,067 | $110,230,332 | Aug 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Italian Job | - | - | - | $28,076,142 | 2,877 | $106,128,601 | May 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 137 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | - | - | - | $140,959 | 2,923 | $105,813,373 | Feb 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | American Wedding | - | - | - | $103,848,595 | 3,175 | $104,565,114 | Aug 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | Daddy Day Care | - | - | - | $5,739,936 | 3,472 | $104,297,061 | May 9 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 231 | Daredevil | - | - | - | $21,362 | 3,474 | $102,543,518 | Feb 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | - | - | - | $58,328,301 | 3,485 | $100,830,111 | Jun 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 55 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $3,886,619 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 9 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | - | - | - | $90,164,674 | 3,375 | $90,186,328 | Jul 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Freddy vs. Jason | - | - | - | $81,413,328 | 3,014 | $82,622,655 | Aug 15 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 64 | Holes | - | - | - | $2,460,543 | 2,452 | $67,406,573 | Apr 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 185 | Kangaroo Jack | - | - | - | $58,158 | 2,848 | $66,934,963 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | - | - | - | $66,246,177 | 3,002 | $66,465,204 | Jul 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | - | - | - | $65,137,135 | 3,222 | $65,660,196 | Jul 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Open Range | - | - | - | $57,017,719 | 2,268 | $58,331,254 | Aug 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | - | - | - | $49,743,338 | 3,289 | $56,359,780 | Sep 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 61 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $2,852,773 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 91 | Identity | - | - | - | $599,667 | 2,733 | $52,159,536 | Apr 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Underworld | - | - | - | $38,489,091 | 2,928 | $51,970,690 | Sep 19 | Screen Gems | false |
| 133 | Agent Cody Banks | - | - | - | $161,999 | 3,369 | $47,938,330 | Mar 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 29 | The Rundown | - | - | - | $20,965,510 | 3,154 | $47,726,342 | Sep 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 125 | Phone Booth | - | - | - | $209,594 | 2,489 | $46,566,212 | Apr 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | 28 Days Later | - | - | - | $33,497,053 | 1,407 | $45,064,915 | Jun 27 | - | false |
| 41 | Lost in Translation | - | - | - | $9,248,291 | 882 | $44,585,453 | Sep 12 | Focus Features | false |
| 39 | Under the Tuscan Sun | - | - | - | $11,415,698 | 1,701 | $43,610,723 | Sep 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 79 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | - | - | - | $1,140,026 | 2,825 | $42,734,455 | May 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Secondhand Lions | - | - | - | $24,460,000 | 3,038 | $42,070,939 | Sep 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 44 | Rugrats Go Wild | - | - | - | $7,769,490 | 3,041 | $39,402,572 | Jun 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 154 | Head of State | - | - | - | $106,522 | 2,256 | $38,125,247 | Mar 28 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 18 | Uptown Girls | - | - | - | $36,669,253 | 2,495 | $37,182,494 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | Matchstick Men | - | - | - | $31,329,696 | 2,711 | $36,906,460 | Sep 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 245 | What a Girl Wants | - | - | - | $14,583 | 2,964 | $36,105,433 | Apr 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | - | - | - | $34,350,476 | 3,124 | $35,667,218 | Aug 29 | United Artists | false |
| 128 | Malibu's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $192,377 | 2,503 | $34,432,201 | Apr 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Bend It Like Beckham | - | - | - | $8,491,339 | 1,002 | $32,543,449 | Mar 12 | - | false |
| 160 | The Core | - | - | - | $92,127 | 3,019 | $31,186,896 | Mar 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 65 | Hollywood Homicide | - | - | - | $2,406,494 | 2,840 | $30,940,691 | Jun 13 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 30 | The Fighting Temptations | - | - | - | $20,673,320 | 2,026 | $30,250,745 | Sep 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Johnny English | - | - | - | $28,057,467 | 2,236 | $28,082,366 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 150 | A Man Apart | - | - | - | $109,913 | 2,495 | $26,736,098 | Apr 4 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 25 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | - | - | - | $26,457,846 | 3,086 | $26,483,452 | Jul 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 72 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | - | - | - | $1,437,364 | 2,609 | $26,276,465 | Jun 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 182 | Bulletproof Monk | - | - | - | $63,075 | 2,955 | $23,358,708 | Apr 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | - | - | - | $20,981,626 | 2,083 | $22,738,671 | Sep 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Medallion | - | - | - | $21,836,715 | 2,652 | $22,219,192 | Aug 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 165 | Bowling for Columbine | - | - | - | $86,421 | 248 | $21,576,018 | Oct 11 | United Artists | false |
| 35 | Cold Creek Manor | - | - | - | $15,260,568 | 2,035 | $21,386,011 | Sep 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Cabin Fever | - | - | - | $18,052,000 | 2,105 | $21,158,188 | Sep 12 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 33 | Whale Rider | - | - | - | $17,662,593 | 556 | $20,779,666 | Jun 6 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 105 | The In-Laws | - | - | - | $387,734 | 2,652 | $20,453,431 | May 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 124 | Down with Love | - | - | - | $211,121 | 2,123 | $20,305,251 | May 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 115 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $286,736 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 71 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $1,531,421 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 92 | A Mighty Wind | - | - | - | $562,273 | 770 | $17,781,006 | Apr 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $2,545,611 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 280 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $4,213 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 186 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | - | - | - | $57,469 | 1,776 | $16,007,718 | Dec 31 | Miramax | false |
| 118 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $237,731 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 101 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | $420,594 | 26 | $15,553,324 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 34 | My Boss's Daughter | - | - | - | $15,373,821 | 2,206 | $15,550,605 | Aug 22 | Dimension Films | false |
| 76 | Wrong Turn | - | - | - | $1,253,537 | 1,615 | $15,418,790 | May 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 66 | Alex & Emma | - | - | - | $2,261,448 | 2,310 | $14,218,698 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | How to Deal | - | - | - | $14,197,991 | 2,319 | $14,195,227 | Jul 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 87 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $745,710 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 184 | The Quiet American | - | - | - | $58,861 | 396 | $12,988,801 | Nov 22 | Miramax | false |
| 192 | House of 1000 Corpses | - | - | - | $53,781 | 847 | $12,634,962 | Apr 11 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 48 | Winged Migration 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,900,950 | 202 | $10,764,402 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 40 | Swimming Pool | - | - | - | $9,978,112 | 259 | $10,130,108 | Jul 2 | Focus Features | false |
| 159 | Spirited Away | - | - | - | $97,168 | 714 | $10,055,859 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Duplex | - | - | - | $5,173,000 | 2,191 | $9,692,135 | Sep 26 | Miramax | true |
| 46 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | - | - | - | $7,390,953 | 80 | $9,354,342 | Jul 11 | Odeon | false |
| 42 | The Divorce | - | - | - | $8,941,844 | 701 | $9,081,057 | Aug 8 | - | false |
| 243 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $16,739 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 47 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $7,098,496 | 493 | $8,112,414 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 45 | The Order | - | - | - | $7,547,574 | 1,975 | $7,660,806 | Sep 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 119 | City of God | - | - | - | $225,199 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 234 | It Runs in the Family | - | - | - | $19,499 | 1,207 | $7,491,839 | Apr 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 213 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $29,547 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 80 | Nowhere in Africa | - | - | - | $967,397 | 78 | $6,180,200 | Mar 7 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 49 | Gigli | - | - | - | $6,087,542 | 2,215 | $6,087,542 | Aug 1 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 53 | American Splendor | - | - | - | $5,101,512 | 272 | $6,010,990 | Aug 15 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 83 | Luther | - | - | - | $908,000 | 400 | $5,791,328 | Sep 26 | R.S. Entertainment | true |
| 62 | Spellbound | - | - | - | $2,796,170 | 117 | $5,728,581 | Apr 30 | THINKFilm | false |
| 52 | Grind | - | - | - | $5,123,696 | 2,253 | $5,123,696 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 81 | The Barbarian Invasions | - | - | - | $962,883 | 134 | $5,109,226 | May 9 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 123 | From Justin to Kelly | - | - | - | $212,278 | 2,001 | $4,928,883 | Jun 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 56 | Thirteen | - | - | - | $3,763,702 | 243 | $4,601,043 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 54 | The Magdalene Sisters 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,070,484 | 295 | $4,583,889 | Aug 1 | Miramax | false |
| 214 | The Gospel of John | - | - | - | $29,410 | 113 | $4,069,090 | Sep 26 | THINKFilm | false |
| 102 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $406,650 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 58 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | - | - | - | $3,309,935 | 181 | $3,707,346 | Aug 1 | - | false |
| 59 | Step Into Liquid | - | - | - | $3,128,971 | 91 | $3,681,803 | Aug 8 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 199 | Laurel Canyon | - | - | - | $41,639 | 121 | $3,663,356 | Mar 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 217 | The Good Thief | - | - | - | $27,729 | 222 | $3,517,797 | Apr 2 | - | false |
| 60 | Anything Else | - | - | - | $2,903,517 | 1,033 | $3,212,310 | Sep 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 70 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,532,208 | 183 | $3,205,730 | Sep 19 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 67 | Capturing the Friedmans | - | - | - | $2,015,735 | 78 | $3,119,113 | May 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 75 | Mambo Italiano | - | - | - | $1,342,798 | 100 | $3,047,296 | Jun 6 | - | false |
| 84 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $853,577 | 100 | $2,830,361 | May 16 | - | false |
| 86 | Man on the Train | - | - | - | $788,184 | 85 | $2,542,020 | May 9 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 162 | The Dancer Upstairs | - | - | - | $90,442 | 152 | $2,377,348 | May 2 | - | false |
| 130 | Russian Ark | - | - | - | $179,780 | 22 | $2,326,979 | Dec 13 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 113 | Rivers and Tides | - | - | - | $306,548 | 15 | $2,200,276 | Jun 26 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 122 | Raising Victor Vargas | - | - | - | $216,051 | 69 | $2,078,661 | Mar 28 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 248 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2001 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,987 | 26 | $1,827,696 | Jun 15 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 168 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $83,904 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 103 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | - | - | - | $400,335 | 63 | $1,690,767 | Aug 29 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 100 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | - | - | - | $427,644 | 38 | $1,680,020 | Sep 12 | - | false |
| 68 | Marci X | - | - | - | $1,648,818 | 1,200 | $1,648,818 | Aug 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 236 | Spider | - | - | - | $18,807 | 54 | $1,642,483 | Dec 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | Camp | - | - | - | $1,618,893 | 116 | $1,629,862 | Jul 25 | IFC Films | false |
| 74 | Northfork | - | - | - | $1,377,273 | 71 | $1,420,578 | Jul 11 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 206 | Time Changer | - | - | - | $36,031 | 169 | $1,285,167 | Oct 25 | Five & Two Pictures | false |
| 152 | Bubba Ho-Tep | - | - | - | $108,100 | 25 | $1,239,183 | Sep 19 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 85 | Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon | - | - | - | $829,112 | 60 | $1,232,228 | Jun 27 | - | false |
| 78 | I Capture the Castle | - | - | - | $1,174,447 | 42 | $1,179,035 | Jul 11 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 106 | Together with You | - | - | - | $385,622 | 47 | $1,151,941 | May 30 | United Artists | false |
| 156 | The R.M. | - | - | - | $103,787 | 30 | $1,111,615 | Jan 31 | - | false |
| 95 | Respiro | - | - | - | $525,884 | 32 | $1,072,834 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 207 | The Spanish Apartment | - | - | - | $33,979 | 23 | $1,067,438 | Mar 21 | - | false |
| 135 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $155,393 | 8 | $1,023,156 | Jan 18 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 198 | Assassination Tango | - | - | - | $42,238 | 45 | $1,013,272 | Mar 28 | United Artists | false |
| 90 | Owning Mahowny | - | - | - | $664,348 | 24 | $1,011,871 | May 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 201 | He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | - | - | - | $39,256 | 23 | $1,011,102 | Feb 14 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 267 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | - | - | - | $6,899 | 29 | $1,000,045 | Apr 4 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 142 | The Man Without a Past | - | - | - | $130,829 | 31 | $921,847 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 93 | Gaz Bar Blues | - | - | - | $542,552 | 23 | $884,664 | Sep 5 | Odeon | false |
| 193 | Chalte Chalte | - | - | - | $53,467 | 61 | $836,225 | Jun 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 179 | To Be and to Have | - | - | - | $67,362 | 14 | $777,129 | Sep 19 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 266 | The Girl Next Door | - | - | - | $7,816 | 5 | $771,792 | Apr 14 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 275 | Pokémon Heroes | - | - | - | $5,106 | 200 | $746,381 | May 16 | Miramax | false |
| 99 | Party Monster | - | - | - | $441,087 | 13 | $742,898 | Aug 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 96 | Scarface 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $504,342 | 12 | $739,905 | Sep 19 | Focus Features | false |
| 88 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen | - | - | - | $691,710 | 48 | $736,872 | Aug 1 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 176 | Shanghai Ghetto | - | - | - | $69,484 | 13 | $712,446 | Sep 27 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 89 | Koi... Mil Gaya | - | - | - | $671,372 | 55 | $671,372 | Aug 8 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 240 | Metropolis 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,007 | 8 | $650,422 | Jul 12 | Kino International | false |
| 108 | Father and Sons | - | - | - | $383,479 | 49 | $634,968 | Sep 19 | Odeon | false |
| 97 | The Holy Land | - | - | - | $454,771 | 17 | $603,520 | Jul 11 | - | false |
| 149 | Gloomy Sunday | - | - | - | $112,331 | 16 | $585,604 | Jun 20 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 229 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | - | - | - | $21,400 | 15 | $578,241 | Sep 19 | Artistic License | false |
| 111 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $328,473 | 14 | $564,632 | Jun 4 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 138 | Kurosawa & Mifune Festival | - | - | - | $139,845 | 5 | $561,692 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 283 | All the Real Girls | - | - | - | $3,942 | 25 | $549,666 | Feb 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 107 | Jet Lag 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $383,556 | 24 | $544,964 | Jun 13 | Miramax | false |
| 94 | Passionada | - | - | - | $536,743 | 74 | $540,833 | Aug 15 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 98 | Masked and Anonymous | - | - | - | $449,221 | 23 | $533,569 | Jul 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 134 | The Cremaster Cycle | - | - | - | $156,474 | 7 | $514,622 | Apr 25 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 126 | The Eye | - | - | - | $206,178 | 23 | $512,049 | Jun 6 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 249 | Manna from Heaven | - | - | - | $13,917 | 33 | $505,675 | Aug 2 | Five Sisters Productions | false |
| 167 | Casa de los babys | - | - | - | $84,375 | 71 | $478,031 | Sep 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 104 | A Housekeeper | - | - | - | $397,387 | 24 | $467,288 | Jul 11 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 218 | Blue Car | - | - | - | $26,860 | 28 | $465,310 | May 2 | Miramax | false |
| 110 | The Legend of Suriyothai | - | - | - | $334,913 | 22 | $454,736 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 282 | I Am Trying to Break Your Heart | - | - | - | $4,021 | 13 | $445,522 | Jul 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 114 | The Hard Word | - | - | - | $291,413 | 38 | $426,880 | Jun 13 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 226 | Divine Intervention | - | - | - | $22,879 | 9 | $421,343 | Jan 17 | Avatar Films | false |
| 292 | Tuvalu | - | - | - | $2,934 | 8 | $411,678 | Apr 27 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 153 | Hawayein | - | - | - | $107,964 | 5 | $409,978 | Aug 15 | - | false |
| 255 | My Life Without Me | - | - | - | $11,700 | 39 | $400,948 | Sep 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | true |
| 270 | Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary | - | - | - | $5,526 | 12 | $378,382 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 180 | The Red Circle | - | - | - | $66,707 | 4 | $369,970 | Jan 10 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 173 | The Animation Show | - | - | - | $71,379 | 10 | $366,344 | Sep 5 | - | false |
| 232 | City of Ghosts | - | - | - | $20,773 | 20 | $357,197 | Apr 25 | United Artists | false |
| 109 | Buffalo Soldiers | - | - | - | $353,763 | 24 | $354,421 | Jul 25 | Miramax | false |
| 202 | Lawless Heart | - | - | - | $38,884 | 18 | $330,067 | Feb 21 | First Look International | false |
| 187 | Sweet Sixteen | - | - | - | $56,540 | 21 | $316,319 | May 16 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 191 | The Gatekeeper | - | - | - | $53,788 | 3 | $312,434 | Apr 25 | - | false |
| 144 | The Trip | - | - | - | $128,244 | 9 | $306,567 | May 9 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 131 | Bonhoeffer | - | - | - | $177,946 | 7 | $296,181 | Jun 20 | First Run | false |
| 279 | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times | - | - | - | $4,373 | 4 | $290,767 | Nov 22 | First Run | false |
| 116 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | - | - | - | $280,351 | 13 | $280,351 | Aug 22 | Miramax | false |
| 219 | Amen. | - | - | - | $26,615 | 9 | $274,299 | Jan 24 | Kino International | false |
| 227 | Seven Samurai 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,695 | 4 | $271,841 | Aug 30 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 117 | Lucía, Lucía | - | - | - | $269,586 | 53 | $269,586 | Jul 25 | - | false |
| 228 | Morvern Callar | - | - | - | $21,752 | 9 | $267,907 | Dec 20 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 210 | Yossi & Jagger | - | - | - | $30,025 | 6 | $267,005 | Sep 24 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 161 | Stone Reader | - | - | - | $91,103 | 7 | $260,523 | Feb 12 | - | false |
| 121 | Civil Brand | - | - | - | $217,918 | 35 | $254,293 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 127 | The Cuckoo | - | - | - | $195,505 | 14 | $243,936 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 155 | Demonlover | - | - | - | $105,865 | 15 | $232,044 | Sep 19 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 120 | Kuch Naa Kaho | - | - | - | $224,831 | 32 | $224,831 | Sep 5 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 223 | Levity | - | - | - | $24,174 | 17 | $209,695 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 220 | Chaos 2002 Re-release | - | - | - | $25,901 | 5 | $206,789 | Jan 29 | New Yorker Films | false |
