| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Spider-Man 2 | $46,000,000 | $45,180,743 | -$819,257 | -1.8% | 4,166 | $257,300,000 | $256,438,326 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | $28,000,000 | $28,416,365 | +$416,365 | +1.5% | 3,091 | $28,000,000 | $28,416,365 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | King Arthur | $15,200,000 | $15,193,907 | -$6,093 | <0.1% | 3,086 | $23,600,000 | $23,623,758 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $11,000,000 | - | - | - | 2,011 | $80,100,000 | - | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | The Notebook | $6,500,000 | - | - | - | 2,288 | $43,100,000 | - | 3 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | White Chicks | $6,500,000 | $6,231,112 | -$268,888 | -4.1% | 2,201 | $57,200,000 | $56,912,356 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | $5,400,000 | $5,709,817 | +$309,817 | +5.7% | 2,444 | $97,600,000 | $97,865,599 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Terminal | $5,000,000 | $4,974,197 | -$25,803 | -0.5% | 2,313 | $65,300,000 | $65,262,144 | 4 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Shrek 2 | $4,500,000 | $4,450,316 | -$49,684 | -1.1% | 2,142 | - | $418,517,158 | 8 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Sleepover | $4,200,000 | $4,171,226 | -$28,774 | -0.7% | 2,207 | $4,200,000 | $4,171,226 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $3,800,000 | $4,052,317 | +$252,317 | +6.6% | 2,002 | $232,600,000 | $232,795,692 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Garfield: The Movie | $1,600,000 | $1,885,403 | +$285,403 | +17.8% | 1,681 | $67,700,000 | $67,969,942 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
