| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cast Away | $28,499,878 | -42.8% | 2,948 | +19 | $9,667 | $147,981,225 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 28 | Traffic | $21,378,303 | +5,200% | 1,510 | +1,506 | $14,157 | $21,902,754 | 3 | USA Films | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | What Women Want | $19,577,060 | -40.7% | 3,052 | +6 | $6,414 | $141,919,413 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Miss Congeniality | $16,465,521 | -34.5% | 2,668 | - | $6,171 | $68,820,771 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Family Man | $11,483,675 | -44.6% | 2,410 | +16 | $4,765 | $58,614,055 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Emperor's New Groove | $8,706,174 | -53.7% | 2,774 | -113 | $3,138 | $63,644,341 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Vertical Limit | $6,486,446 | -38.5% | 2,602 | +146 | $2,492 | $60,751,466 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Dracula 2000 | $5,537,783 | -42.2% | 2,204 | - | $2,512 | $29,363,314 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $4,906,858 | -20.4% | 172 | +10 | $28,528 | $19,994,569 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $4,729,259 | -39.1% | 2,004 | -14 | $2,359 | $42,282,684 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | All the Pretty Horses | $3,364,770 | -45.4% | 1,593 | +45 | $2,112 | $13,703,501 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | 14 | Finding Forrester | $3,073,085 | -24.5% | 200 | - | $15,365 | $9,425,797 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $2,968,580 | -73% | 2,594 | -567 | $1,144 | $258,295,695 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 17 | Chocolat | $2,256,354 | -10% | 260 | +2 | $8,678 | $7,160,108 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | 102 Dalmatians | $1,898,375 | -59.5% | 1,474 | -103 | $1,287 | $61,443,431 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $1,877,756 | -9.7% | 165 | +69 | $11,380 | $4,289,968 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Unbreakable | $1,697,388 | -38.5% | 1,106 | -201 | $1,534 | $92,403,396 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Proof of Life | $1,692,853 | -59.2% | 1,381 | -681 | $1,225 | $31,613,282 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Rugrats in Paris | $1,208,019 | -66.7% | 1,308 | -441 | $923 | $73,217,430 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Quills | $861,711 | -24.6% | 223 | +7 | $3,864 | $4,530,780 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Meet the Parents | $834,145 | -16.9% | 558 | -11 | $1,494 | $162,384,390 | 14 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 23 | You Can Count on Me | $801,608 | +2.3% | 149 | +2 | $5,379 | $4,920,317 | 9 | Paramount Classics | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | Billy Elliot | $640,795 | -9.8% | 267 | +33 | $2,399 | $17,922,030 | 13 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | State and Main | $631,848 | -20.1% | 77 | - | $8,205 | $2,367,833 | 3 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 25 | 25 | Remember the Titans | $509,172 | -21.6% | 392 | -26 | $1,298 | $114,426,998 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 27 | Men of Honor | $404,975 | -14.4% | 406 | +20 | $997 | $48,032,374 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | Dungeons & Dragons | $387,752 | -59.6% | 514 | -371 | $754 | $14,900,911 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 28 | 26 | Charlie's Angels | $341,448 | -43.7% | 304 | -302 | $1,123 | $123,296,074 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 29 | - | CyberWorld | $277,914 | - | 38 | - | $7,313 | $4,748,862 | 14 | IMAX | false | false |
| 30 | 29 | Malena | $277,637 | -22% | 35 | +2 | $7,932 | $841,719 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 31 | 31 | Thirteen Days | $236,068 | -4.1% | 11 | +2 | $21,460 | $636,238 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | Best in Show | $228,588 | -17.4% | 105 | +4 | $2,177 | $17,463,871 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 34 | Little Nicky | $174,307 | -3.4% | 194 | +43 | $898 | $39,078,453 | 9 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | Space Cowboys | $163,345 | -27.7% | 240 | -242 | $680 | $90,399,701 | 23 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | 38 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $143,447 | -1.3% | 16 | - | $8,965 | $14,515,922 | 36 | IMAX | false | false |
| 36 | 41 | Red Planet | $138,382 | -0.6% | 219 | +39 | $631 | $17,442,761 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | - | Shadow of the Vampire | $134,182 | - | 6 | - | $22,363 | $334,423 | 2 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Bedazzled | $129,715 | -24.8% | 147 | -12 | $882 | $37,700,739 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | The 6th Day | $126,609 | -35.3% | 195 | -8 | $649 | $34,497,709 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 40 | 43 | Before Night Falls | $121,872 | -8% | 8 | - | $15,234 | $396,533 | 3 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 41 | 36 | A Hard Day's Night | $118,237 | -28.8% | 63 | +7 | $1,876 | $809,217 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 42 | 44 | The House of Mirth | $111,611 | +8.2% | 7 | - | $15,944 | $308,624 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 43 | 40 | Requiem for a Dream | $110,037 | -22.4% | 63 | -9 | $1,746 | $3,004,851 | 14 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 44 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $78,214 | - | 12 | - | $6,517 | $35,719,352 | 116 | IMAX | false | false |
| 45 | 42 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $74,229 | -44.8% | 14 | +3 | $5,302 | $8,816,733 | 36 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 46 | - | Galapagos | $56,354 | - | 9 | - | $6,261 | $8,785,570 | 63 | IMAX | false | false |
| 47 | - | Extreme | $44,962 | - | 9 | - | $4,995 | $10,640,268 | 93 | IMAX | false | false |
| 48 | 46 | The Contender | $31,689 | -48.8% | 50 | -64 | $633 | $17,853,159 | 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 49 | 49 | Wonder Boys | $31,650 | -16% | 13 | +2 | $2,434 | $19,325,288 | 47 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | What Lies Beneath | $28,373 | -50.6% | 38 | -39 | $746 | $155,411,457 | 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 51 | 50 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | $24,858 | -31.5% | 6 | -1 | $4,143 | $1,142,256 | 31 | - | false | false |
| 52 | 53 | Chunhyang | $22,565 | -0.2% | 3 | +1 | $7,521 | $45,176 | 2 | Lot 47 Films | false | false |
| 53 | 55 | Yi Yi | $19,987 | +16.1% | 3 | - | $6,662 | $221,366 | 14 | WinStar Cinema | false | false |
| 54 | 52 | Pay It Forward | $18,262 | -24.3% | 37 | -10 | $493 | $32,992,814 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 55 | - | A Time for Drunken Horses | $18,121 | - | 9 | - | $2,013 | $578,599 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 56 | 48 | An Everlasting Piece | $12,863 | -66.5% | 7 | -1 | $1,837 | $73,930 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 57 | - | Left Luggage | $11,843 | - | 2 | - | $5,921 | $231,509 | 16 | Castle Hill Productions | false | false |
| 58 | 51 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | $10,718 | -69.3% | 18 | -36 | $595 | $30,713,800 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
