| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Scary Movie 3 | $3,440,024 | -46.2% | 447 | +29 | $7,695 | $11,731,228 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 2 | 13 | Big Fish | $2,985,854 | +1,184.7% | 361 | +344 | $8,271 | $3,321,184 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $2,136,457 | -24.9% | 386 | -34 | $5,534 | $97,764,356 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 14 | Lost in Translation | $1,575,616 | +840.1% | 280 | +21 | $5,627 | $9,454,154 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Last Samurai | $1,553,266 | -31.4% | 384 | -33 | $4,044 | $17,490,605 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Cold Mountain | $1,074,254 | -12.5% | 324 | +2 | $3,315 | $11,582,770 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Peter Pan | $823,207 | -20.4% | 415 | -16 | $1,983 | $14,876,526 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $592,178 | -11% | 139 | +32 | $4,260 | $2,938,089 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Paycheck | $473,819 | -51.4% | 274 | -58 | $1,729 | $3,973,549 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Love Actually | $427,183 | -36.1% | 220 | -51 | $1,941 | $544,449 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Freaky Friday | $398,543 | -21.1% | 327 | -14 | $1,218 | $1,161,282 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Brother Bear | $316,587 | +2.9% | 305 | -29 | $1,037 | $9,811,676 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Runaway Jury | $270,418 | -57.4% | 178 | -109 | $1,519 | $2,775,361 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | - | Cold Creek Manor | $248,013 | - | 174 | - | $1,425 | $248,013 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 15 | - | Sylvia | $225,174 | - | 67 | - | $3,360 | $225,174 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 16 | 16 | Touching the Void | $182,695 | +32.8% | 50 | +10 | $3,653 | $2,356,742 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | - | Elephant | $148,106 | - | 17 | - | $8,712 | $148,106 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 18 | 11 | Stuck on You | $137,962 | -58.5% | 152 | -82 | $907 | $6,141,003 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Khakee | $113,247 | -29.2% | 31 | - | $3,653 | $336,293 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | - | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $109,562 | - | 72 | - | $1,521 | $12,637,092 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
