| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 1 | $26,024,352 | -28.2% | 30.6% | 4 | Gladiator | $24,645,129 | 94.7% | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 2 | 2 | $15,906,485 | -7.9% | 18.7% | 5 | U-571 | $5,738,765 | 36.1% | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 9 | $12,064,143 | +1,104.5% | 14.2% | 6 | Battlefield Earth | $11,548,898 | 95.7% | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 3 | $8,036,125 | -29.3% | 9.4% | 4 | Frequency | $4,925,766 | 61.3% | 3 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 5 | 5 | $7,731,931 | +60.3% | 9.1% | 5 | Center Stage | $4,604,621 | 59.6% | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 6 | 4 | $4,001,707 | -21.7% | 4.7% | 1 | Where the Heart Is | $4,001,707 | 100% | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 6 | $2,666,650 | -31.3% | 3.1% | 5 | Keeping the Faith | $1,893,018 | 71% | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 20 | $1,911,007 | +1,910.6% | 2.2% | 1 | Held Up | $1,911,007 | 100% | 1 | Trimark Pictures | - |
| 9 | 7 | $1,816,832 | -25.7% | 2.1% | 2 | Rules of Engagement | $1,763,323 | 97.1% | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 10 | 8 | $1,137,587 | -24.7% | 1.3% | 1 | Return to Me | $1,137,587 | 100% | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 11 | 10 | $1,065,956 | +7.5% | 1.3% | 5 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $531,692 | 49.9% | 2 | IMAX | - |
| 12 | 14 | $603,740 | +72.5% | 0.7% | 1 | The Virgin Suicides | $603,740 | 100% | 4 | Paramount Classics | - |
| 13 | 11 | $513,820 | -14.2% | 0.6% | 4 | Up at the Villa | $267,162 | 52% | 2 | USA Films | - |
| 14 | 12 | $365,260 | -26.1% | 0.4% | 3 | American Psycho | $199,060 | 54.5% | 5 | Lionsgate | - |
| 15 | 15 | $335,911 | +7% | 0.4% | 3 | East Is East | $206,555 | 61.5% | 5 | Miramax | - |
| 16 | 13 | $295,346 | -15.8% | 0.3% | 4 | East/West | $143,078 | 48.4% | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 17 | 17 | $280,059 | +83.1% | 0.3% | 1 | Scream 3 | $280,059 | 100% | 15 | Dimension Films | - |
| 18 | 19 | $79,155 | -35.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Luminarias | $79,155 | 100% | 2 | New Latin Pictures | - |
| 19 | 22 | $68,555 | +6.4% | <0.1% | 1 | Alien Adventure | $68,555 | 100% | 39 | nWave Pictures | - |
| 20 | 18 | $57,288 | -56.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Chal Mere Bhai | $57,288 | 100% | 2 | Eros Worldwide | - |
| 21 | 26 | $52,869 | +59.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Croupier | $52,869 | 100% | 4 | - | - |
| 22 | 23 | $52,260 | -18.9% | <0.1% | 1 | God's Army | $52,260 | 100% | 10 | Zion Films | - |
| 23 | 16 | $38,788 | -76.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $38,788 | 100% | 11 | Artisan Entertainment | - |
| 24 | 21 | $37,325 | -55.4% | <0.1% | 1 | The Other Conquest | $37,325 | 100% | 4 | Hombre d'Oro | - |
