| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 2 | - | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $12,447,761 | - | 3,003 | - | $4,145 | $329,040,393 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 31 | - | Elf | $287,520 | - | 273 | - | $1,053 | $172,132,026 | 11 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 34 | - | The Matrix Revolutions | $234,434 | - | 319 | - | $734 | $138,737,892 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | Cheaper by the Dozen | $11,873,331 | - | 3,025 | - | $3,925 | $115,075,464 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 64 | - | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $26,544 | - | 32 | - | $829 | $111,733,000 | 26 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 45 | - | Scary Movie 3 | $92,329 | - | 140 | - | $659 | $109,838,872 | 13 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Last Samurai | $3,707,472 | - | 1,403 | - | $2,642 | $102,583,643 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | Something's Gotta Give | $6,721,767 | - | 2,502 | - | $2,686 | $101,683,127 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 30 | - | The Cat in the Hat | $302,365 | - | 334 | - | $905 | $100,253,365 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | - | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $576,187 | - | 306 | - | $1,882 | $84,823,203 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 29 | - | Brother Bear | $303,584 | - | 327 | - | $928 | $84,063,654 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | - | School of Rock | $194,362 | - | 182 | - | $1,067 | $80,791,630 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 58 | - | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $39,908 | - | 57 | - | $700 | $80,390,022 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 22 | - | The Haunted Mansion | $612,055 | - | 446 | - | $1,372 | $72,529,828 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 61 | - | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $33,797 | - | 30 | - | $1,126 | $69,764,145 | 15 | Miramax | false | false |
| 6 | - | Cold Mountain | $7,945,318 | - | 2,802 | - | $2,835 | $65,965,857 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 15 | - | Mona Lisa Smile | $2,553,361 | - | 1,836 | - | $1,390 | $60,913,606 | 5 | Revolution Studios | false | false |
| 32 | - | Bad Santa | $276,341 | - | 389 | - | $710 | $59,230,390 | 8 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 41 | - | Gothika | $137,649 | - | 137 | - | $1,004 | $58,771,320 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | - | Love Actually | $330,825 | - | 238 | - | $1,390 | $58,613,490 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | - | Mystic River | $403,122 | - | 133 | - | $3,030 | $55,315,693 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | - | Radio | $148,471 | - | 148 | - | $1,003 | $52,173,361 | 13 | Revolution Studios | false | false |
| 14 | - | Paycheck | $2,967,416 | - | 1,984 | - | $1,495 | $50,894,692 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 51 | - | Runaway Jury | $73,352 | - | 106 | - | $692 | $49,238,110 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 71 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $18,472 | - | 4 | - | $4,618 | $46,927,072 | 274 | IMAX | false | false |
| 50 | - | Space Station 3D | $76,381 | - | 17 | - | $4,493 | $46,635,285 | 92 | IMAX | false | false |
| 13 | - | Peter Pan | $3,149,590 | - | 1,649 | - | $1,910 | $43,968,270 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 56 | - | Under the Tuscan Sun | $44,371 | - | 68 | - | $652 | $43,540,269 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 89 | - | Out of Time | $3,873 | - | 7 | - | $553 | $41,083,108 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 3 | - | Big Fish | $12,336,971 | - | 2,514 | - | $4,907 | $39,888,222 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | - | Lost in Translation | $927,762 | - | 366 | - | $2,534 | $33,748,519 | 19 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 27 | - | Stuck on You | $348,588 | - | 579 | - | $602 | $33,156,824 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 1 | - | Along Came Polly | $32,450,825 | - | 2,984 | - | $10,874 | $32,450,825 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 35 | - | Honey | $218,960 | - | 238 | - | $920 | $29,709,220 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | - | The Missing | $77,832 | - | 96 | - | $810 | $26,327,890 | 8 | Revolution Studios | false | false |
| 33 | - | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $240,798 | - | 265 | - | $908 | $21,404,278 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 48 | - | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $78,375 | - | 162 | - | $483 | $20,904,494 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | - | Timeline | $128,952 | - | 165 | - | $781 | $19,277,033 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Calendar Girls | $3,864,120 | - | 967 | - | $3,995 | $18,002,429 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 116 | - | Across the Sea of Time | $191 | - | 1 | - | $191 | $16,001,931 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 88 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $3,951 | - | 1 | - | $3,951 | $15,615,335 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 70 | - | Ghosts of the Abyss | $18,950 | - | 7 | - | $2,707 | $15,326,145 | 41 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 77 | - | Galapagos | $10,604 | - | 3 | - | $3,534 | $14,274,081 | 221 | IMAX | false | false |
| 8 | - | My Baby's Daddy | $4,433,788 | - | 1,448 | - | $3,062 | $13,174,496 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 5 | - | Torque | $11,442,203 | - | 2,463 | - | $4,645 | $11,442,203 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 18 | - | 21 Grams | $1,278,497 | - | 411 | - | $3,110 | $10,934,562 | 9 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 12 | - | Chasing Liberty | $3,453,487 | - | 2,400 | - | $1,438 | $10,677,289 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | - | House of Sand and Fog | $1,227,002 | - | 598 | - | $2,051 | $9,261,494 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 85 | - | Dirty Pretty Things | $4,438 | - | 5 | - | $887 | $8,089,797 | 27 | Miramax | false | false |
| 78 | - | Haunted Castle | $8,500 | - | 5 | - | $1,700 | $8,005,685 | - | - | - | false |
| 20 | - | In America | $1,027,209 | - | 286 | - | $3,591 | $8,001,848 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 109 | - | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $475 | - | 1 | - | $475 | $6,957,080 | - | - | - | false |
| 59 | - | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $39,798 | - | 16 | - | $2,487 | $5,452,731 | - | Giant Screen Films | - | false |
| 100 | - | The Human Stain | $1,846 | - | 9 | - | $205 | $5,377,055 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 43 | - | The Station Agent | $117,099 | - | 66 | - | $1,774 | $4,922,844 | 16 | Miramax | false | false |
| 79 | 42 | City of God | $6,959 | -93.9% | 4 | -1 | $1,739 | $4,808,112 | 53 | Miramax | false | false |
| 57 | - | Bugs! | $41,246 | - | 15 | - | $2,749 | $4,532,002 | - | SK Films | - | false |
| 111 | - | Alien Adventure | $350 | - | 1 | - | $350 | $4,321,314 | - | - | - | false |
| 17 | - | The Cooler | $1,330,763 | - | 396 | - | $3,360 | $3,751,701 | 8 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 117 | - | China: The Panda Adventure | $89 | - | 1 | - | $89 | $3,682,017 | 137 | IMAX | false | false |
| 11 | - | Teacher's Pet | $3,602,245 | - | 2,027 | - | $1,777 | $3,602,245 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | Monster | $1,804,052 | - | 221 | - | $8,163 | $3,561,693 | 4 | Newmarket Films | false | false |
| 24 | - | The Young Black Stallion | $558,912 | - | 51 | - | $10,959 | $3,463,344 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | - | The Gospel of John | $58,766 | - | 28 | - | $2,098 | $3,169,753 | 17 | THINKFilm | false | false |
| 112 | - | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | $328 | - | 1 | - | $328 | $3,039,503 | 12 | IMAX | false | false |
| 67 | - | Pieces of April | $20,064 | - | 26 | - | $771 | $2,450,119 | - | United Artists | - | false |
| 65 | - | Shattered Glass | $21,924 | - | 25 | - | $876 | $2,183,309 | 12 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 55 | - | Red Nose | $45,093 | - | 36 | - | $1,252 | $2,004,814 | - | Christal Films | - | false |
| 25 | - | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $544,225 | - | 51 | - | $10,671 | $1,947,052 | 6 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 108 | - | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $710 | - | 1 | - | $710 | $1,723,739 | 70 | IMAX | false | false |
| 37 | - | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $196,196 | - | 19 | - | $10,326 | $1,673,997 | 21 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false | false |
| 39 | - | The Triplets of Belleville | $186,466 | - | 35 | - | $5,327 | $1,540,597 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 86 | - | The Bread, My Sweet | $4,406 | - | 3 | - | $1,468 | $1,011,725 | - | Panorama Entertainment | - | false |
| 62 | - | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | $33,731 | - | 10 | - | $3,373 | $901,409 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 104 | - | Party Monster | $937 | - | 4 | - | $234 | $734,910 | 21 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 36 | - | The Company | $204,260 | - | 43 | - | $4,750 | $647,720 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 95 | - | The Holy Land | $2,440 | - | 2 | - | $1,220 | $600,775 | - | - | - | false |
| 72 | - | To Be and to Have | $17,900 | - | 8 | - | $2,237 | $580,226 | - | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 46 | - | Alexandra's Project | $91,258 | - | 29 | - | $3,146 | $564,536 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | - | false |
| 52 | - | The Statement | $63,363 | - | 51 | - | $1,242 | $537,875 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 110 | - | The Cremaster Cycle | $350 | - | 1 | - | $350 | $514,622 | 39 | Palm Pictures | false | false |
| 101 | - | The Weather Underground | $1,695 | - | 2 | - | $847 | $503,933 | - | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 54 | - | My Architect | $46,642 | - | 6 | - | $7,773 | $502,754 | - | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 44 | - | The Fog of War | $93,701 | - | 9 | - | $10,411 | $500,542 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 66 | - | Gloomy Sunday | $21,305 | - | 8 | - | $2,663 | $481,207 | - | Menemsha Films | - | false |
| 76 | - | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $11,764 | - | 5 | - | $2,352 | $396,723 | 18 | Artistic License | false | false |
| 69 | - | Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins | $19,280 | - | 33 | - | $584 | $374,360 | - | - | - | false |
| 105 | - | The Singing Detective | $931 | - | 3 | - | $310 | $334,392 | 13 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 87 | - | The Animation Show | $4,287 | - | 2 | - | $2,143 | $320,608 | - | - | - | false |
| 99 | - | Bonhoeffer | $1,983 | - | 2 | - | $991 | $278,507 | - | First Run | - | false |
| 115 | - | Demonlover | $274 | - | 1 | - | $274 | $230,739 | 18 | Palm Pictures | false | false |
| 102 | - | Yossi & Jagger | $1,581 | - | 2 | - | $790 | $200,215 | 17 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 80 | - | The Gatekeeper | $6,005 | - | 2 | - | $3,002 | $193,816 | - | - | - | false |
| 47 | - | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | $83,645 | - | 7 | - | $11,949 | $188,820 | - | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 75 | - | Pride and Prejudice | $12,272 | - | 6 | - | $2,045 | $187,048 | 7 | Excel Entertainment | false | false |
| 92 | - | Bus 174 | $2,976 | - | 2 | - | $1,488 | $175,495 | 15 | THINKFilm | false | false |
| 81 | - | Incantato | $5,695 | - | 4 | - | $1,423 | $101,163 | - | Odeon | - | false |
| 94 | - | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | $2,560 | - | 3 | - | $853 | $97,412 | - | Kino International | - | false |
| 63 | - | Japanese Story | $30,661 | - | 5 | - | $6,132 | $94,287 | 3 | IDP Distribution | false | false |
| 113 | - | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $309 | - | 1 | - | $309 | $90,953 | - | First Look International | - | false |
| 91 | - | The Hebrew Hammer | $2,987 | - | 2 | - | $1,493 | $75,982 | 5 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 82 | - | The Bullocks 2003 Re-release | $5,451 | - | 3 | - | $1,817 | $68,931 | - | Kino International | - | false |
| 93 | 83 | The Son | $2,755 | -69% | 1 | -1 | $2,755 | $68,710 | - | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 68 | - | Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times | $19,310 | - | 1 | - | $19,310 | $50,909 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. | - | false |
| 74 | - | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer | $13,169 | - | 2 | - | $6,584 | $37,887 | - | Lantern Lane Entertainment | - | false |
| 60 | - | Tokyo Godfathers | $37,127 | - | 8 | - | $4,640 | $37,127 | 1 | IDP Distribution | true | false |
| 98 | - | What Alice Found | $2,019 | - | 1 | - | $2,019 | $33,172 | - | Castle Hill Productions | - | false |
| 107 | - | Glowing Eyes | $742 | - | 1 | - | $742 | $29,912 | 15 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 97 | - | AKA | $2,054 | - | 1 | - | $2,054 | $26,486 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. | - | false |
| 90 | - | Postmen in the Mountains | $3,722 | - | 2 | - | $1,861 | $20,783 | - | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 73 | - | Crimson Gold | $17,427 | - | 2 | - | $8,713 | $17,427 | 1 | Wellspring Media | true | false |
| 114 | - | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | $284 | - | 1 | - | $284 | $16,194 | - | First Run | - | false |
| 103 | - | Hukkle | $1,312 | - | 2 | - | $656 | $15,178 | - | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 106 | - | Millennium Mambo | $869 | - | 1 | - | $869 | $14,809 | 3 | Palm Pictures | false | false |
| 96 | - | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | $2,087 | - | 1 | - | $2,087 | $11,114 | - | First Run | - | false |
| 83 | - | Cuba: Island of Music | $5,071 | - | 1 | - | $5,071 | $5,071 | - | Cinema Four | - | false |
| 84 | - | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | $4,993 | - | 1 | - | $4,993 | $4,993 | - | ArtMattan Productions | - | false |
