| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
| New This Week
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| 1 | 1 | - | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $73,600,000 | $72,629,713 | -$970,287 | -1.3% | 3,703 | $125,100,000 | $124,100,534 | 1 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Mona Lisa Smile | $12,000,000 | $11,528,498 | -$471,502 | -3.9% | 2,677 | $12,000,000 | $11,528,498 | 1 | Revolution Studios | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Something's Gotta Give | $11,500,000 | $11,416,793 | -$83,207 | -0.7% | 2,677 | $33,500,000 | $33,429,833 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Last Samurai | $7,300,000 | $7,769,301 | +$469,301 | +6.4% | 2,938 | $59,000,000 | $59,487,166 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Stuck on You | $5,400,000 | $5,284,023 | -$115,977 | -2.1% | 3,007 | $17,100,000 | $16,983,906 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Elf | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | 2,451 | $154,300,000 | - | 7 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Bad Santa | $4,300,000 | - | - | - | 2,225 | $42,100,000 | - | 4 | Dimension Films | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Haunted Mansion | $4,200,000 | $3,928,641 | -$271,359 | -6.5% | 2,414 | $59,100,000 | $58,802,462 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $4,000,000 | $3,750,265 | -$249,735 | -6.2% | 1,844 | $11,400,000 | $11,192,300 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Honey | $2,600,000 | $2,708,610 | +$108,610 | +4.2% | 1,824 | $23,500,000 | $23,596,315 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Cat in the Hat | $2,300,000 | $2,311,890 | +$11,890 | +0.5% | 2,121 | $93,900,000 | $93,924,705 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $1,400,000 | $1,500,514 | +$100,514 | +7.2% | 1,050 | $78,400,000 | $78,522,124 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 13 | 20 | +7 | The Cooler | $284,871 | - | - | - | 70 | $678,555 | - | 4 | Lionsgate | - |
| 14 | 23 | +9 | 21 Grams | $259,484 | - | - | - | 71 | $3,308,691 | - | 5 | Focus Features | - |
