| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | U-571 | $15,918,425 | $12,203,655 | 76.7% | $3,714,770 | 23.3% | 2,616 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $12,008,105 | $10,518,435 | 87.6% | $1,489,670 | 12.4% | 3,040 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | Frequency | $11,341,224 | $9,025,584 | 79.6% | $2,315,640 | 20.4% | 2,621 | 1 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 4 | Where the Heart Is | $10,622,569 | $8,292,939 | 78.1% | $2,329,630 | 21.9% | 2,437 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 5 | Love & Basketball | $6,114,159 | $5,102,637 | 83.5% | $1,011,522 | 16.5% | 1,245 | 2 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 6 | Rules of Engagement | $6,055,114 | $4,643,307 | 76.7% | $1,411,807 | 23.3% | 3,027 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Keeping the Faith | $5,639,621 | $4,451,562 | 78.9% | $1,188,059 | 21.1% | 2,171 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | 28 Days | $5,107,382 | $4,001,803 | 78.4% | $1,105,579 | 21.6% | 2,523 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 9 | Erin Brockovich | $4,596,525 | $3,622,105 | 78.8% | $974,420 | 21.2% | 2,498 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 10 | Return to Me | $3,052,589 | $2,292,245 | 75.1% | $760,344 | 24.9% | 2,006 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 11 | Final Destination | $2,952,830 | $2,351,452 | 79.6% | $601,378 | 20.4% | 1,153 | 7 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 12 | The Road to El Dorado | $2,425,733 | $2,005,892 | 82.7% | $419,841 | 17.3% | 2,247 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 13 | American Psycho | $1,900,028 | $1,340,015 | 70.5% | $560,013 | 29.5% | 1,012 | 3 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 14 | High Fidelity | $1,692,953 | $1,267,055 | 74.8% | $425,898 | 25.2% | 806 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | The Skulls | $1,619,455 | $1,259,685 | 77.8% | $359,770 | 22.2% | 1,333 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | Gossip | $1,309,406 | $944,887 | 72.2% | $364,519 | 27.8% | 1,525 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 17 | Romeo Must Die | $1,067,262 | $807,871 | 75.7% | $259,391 | 24.3% | 709 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 18 | American Beauty | $936,948 | $670,739 | 71.6% | $266,209 | 28.4% | 791 | 34 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 19 | Scream 3 | $867,204 | $656,627 | 75.7% | $210,577 | 24.3% | 1,108 | 13 | Dimension Films | - | false |
| 20 | East Is East | $356,493 | $262,762 | 73.7% | $93,731 | 26.3% | 44 | 3 | Miramax | - | false |
| 21 | Where the Money Is | $349,025 | $285,499 | 81.8% | $63,526 | 18.2% | 456 | 3 | USA Films | - | false |
| 22 | Ready to Rumble | $341,724 | $272,862 | 79.8% | $68,862 | 20.2% | 611 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 23 | Toy Story 2 | $322,393 | $256,826 | 79.7% | $65,567 | 20.3% | 434 | 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | Mysteries of Egypt | $295,299 | $184,732 | 62.6% | $110,567 | 37.4% | 19 | 89 | IMAX | - | false |
| 25 | The Other Conquest | $248,564 | $187,452 | 75.4% | $61,112 | 24.6% | 74 | 2 | Hombre d'Oro | - | false |
| 26 | The Whole Nine Yards | $248,541 | $181,738 | 73.1% | $66,803 | 26.9% | 536 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 27 | The Virgin Suicides | $246,556 | $174,120 | 70.6% | $72,436 | 29.4% | 29 | 2 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 28 | God's Army | $223,550 | $100,776 | 45.1% | $122,774 | 54.9% | 47 | 8 | Zion Films | - | false |
| 29 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $211,557 | $100,600 | 47.6% | $110,957 | 52.4% | 8 | 80 | IMAX | - | false |
| 30 | The Cider House Rules | $210,656 | $159,164 | 75.6% | $51,492 | 24.4% | 263 | 21 | Miramax | - | false |
| 31 | My Dog Skip | $203,077 | $171,269 | 84.3% | $31,808 | 15.7% | 545 | 16 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 32 | The Green Mile | $188,764 | $149,748 | 79.3% | $39,016 | 20.7% | 371 | 21 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 33 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | $187,063 | $121,746 | 65.1% | $65,317 | 34.9% | 83 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 34 | Mission to Mars | $179,851 | $138,377 | 76.9% | $41,474 | 23.1% | 283 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 35 | Bicentennial Man | $169,047 | $129,346 | 76.5% | $39,701 | 23.5% | 288 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 36 | Next Friday | $164,017 | $123,406 | 75.2% | $40,611 | 24.8% | 184 | 17 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 37 | East/West | $161,919 | $116,790 | 72.1% | $45,129 | 27.9% | 30 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 38 | Galaxy Quest | $160,700 | $121,039 | 75.3% | $39,661 | 24.7% | 263 | 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 39 | Galapagos | $156,185 | $80,524 | 51.6% | $75,661 | 48.4% | 5 | 27 | IMAX | - | false |
| 40 | Timecode | $134,783 | $93,148 | 69.1% | $41,635 | 30.9% | 7 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 41 | The Last September | $118,296 | $85,581 | 72.3% | $32,715 | 27.7% | 28 | 2 | Trimark Pictures | - | false |
| 42 | The Sixth Sense | $110,927 | $84,118 | 75.8% | $26,809 | 24.2% | 211 | 39 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 43 | All About My Mother | $110,502 | $63,943 | 57.9% | $46,559 | 42.1% | 57 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 44 | The Big Kahuna | $110,296 | $80,957 | 73.4% | $29,339 | 26.6% | 8 | 1 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 45 | Island of the Sharks | $88,073 | $42,603 | 48.4% | $45,470 | 51.6% | 4 | 54 | IMAX | - | false |
| 46 | Me Myself I | $87,058 | $64,065 | 73.6% | $22,993 | 26.4% | 59 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 47 | The Color of Paradise | $84,161 | $62,064 | 73.7% | $22,097 | 26.3% | 20 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 48 | The Filth and the Fury | $83,743 | $50,658 | 60.5% | $33,085 | 39.5% | 15 | 6 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 49 | The Ninth Gate | $78,361 | $58,219 | 74.3% | $20,142 | 25.7% | 124 | 8 | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 50 | Alien Adventure | $67,405 | $38,974 | 57.8% | $28,431 | 42.2% | 4 | 37 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 51 | The Tigger Movie | $48,212 | $38,366 | 79.6% | $9,846 | 20.4% | 137 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 52 | Croupier | $46,134 | $32,477 | 70.4% | $13,657 | 29.6% | 19 | 2 | - | - | false |
| 53 | Committed | $18,006 | $11,452 | 63.6% | $6,554 | 36.4% | 6 | 1 | Miramax | - | false |
| - | Here on Earth | - | $43,482 | - | - | - | - | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| - | Stuart Little | - | $52,587 | - | - | - | - | 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| - | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | IMAX | - | false |
| - | A Map of the World | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | First Look International | - | false |
| - | Black & White | - | $44,618 | - | - | - | - | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| - | Topsy-Turvy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | USA Films | - | false |
| - | Sleepy Hollow | - | $29,226 | - | - | - | - | 24 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| - | Angela's Ashes | - | $58,658 | - | - | - | - | 19 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| - | Titus | - | $40,453 | - | - | - | - | 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| - | The Basket | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | North by Northwest Entertainment | - | false |
| - | Pitch Black | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | USA Films | - | false |
| - | Boys Don't Cry | - | $68,053 | - | - | - | - | 30 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| - | Girl, Interrupted | - | $57,144 | - | - | - | - | 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
