| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Hannibal | $38,871,355 | $29,707,947 | 76.4% | $9,163,408 | 23.6% | 3,238 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 2 | Down to Earth | $22,760,458 | $17,268,883 | 75.9% | $5,491,575 | 24.1% | 2,521 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | Recess: School's Out | $15,771,328 | $10,065,873 | 63.8% | $5,705,455 | 36.2% | 2,624 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | Sweet November | $12,650,890 | $9,733,954 | 76.9% | $2,916,936 | 23.1% | 2,268 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $12,607,810 | $8,683,907 | 68.9% | $3,923,903 | 31.1% | 1,651 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 6 | Traffic | $8,570,207 | - | - | - | - | 1,742 | 9 | USA Films | - | false |
| 7 | The Wedding Planner | $7,901,083 | $5,705,381 | 72.2% | $2,195,702 | 27.8% | 2,354 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 8 | Chocolat | $6,892,596 | - | - | - | - | 1,481 | 10 | Miramax | - | false |
| 9 | Cast Away | $6,299,461 | - | - | - | - | 2,243 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 10 | Saving Silverman | $5,735,298 | - | - | - | - | 2,467 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 11 | Save the Last Dance | $4,626,986 | - | - | - | - | 2,052 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $3,906,867 | - | - | - | - | 847 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Finding Forrester | $2,374,334 | - | - | - | - | 1,130 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 14 | Snatch | $1,998,163 | - | - | - | - | 603 | 11 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 15 | Valentine | $1,823,605 | - | - | - | - | 1,605 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 16 | What Women Want | $1,756,062 | - | - | - | - | 984 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | Miss Congeniality | $1,660,789 | - | - | - | - | 1,074 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 18 | The Emperor's New Groove | $1,393,352 | - | - | - | - | 873 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 19 | Thirteen Days | $1,365,697 | - | - | - | - | 603 | 9 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 20 | The Pledge | $1,030,719 | - | - | - | - | 648 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 21 | Head Over Heels | $984,805 | $712,335 | 72.3% | $272,470 | 27.7% | 956 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 22 | Shadow of the Vampire | $795,640 | - | - | - | - | 318 | 8 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 23 | 102 Dalmatians | $654,690 | - | - | - | - | 479 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | Double Take | $594,087 | - | - | - | - | 409 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | The Gift | $528,619 | - | - | - | - | 580 | 9 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 26 | You Can Count on Me | $487,022 | - | - | - | - | 149 | 15 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 27 | Before Night Falls | $483,767 | - | - | - | - | 74 | 9 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 28 | The Family Man | $467,990 | $337,640 | 72.2% | $130,350 | 27.8% | 367 | 9 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 29 | Rugrats in Paris | $452,423 | - | - | - | - | 468 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 30 | Sugar & Spice | $423,432 | - | - | - | - | 442 | 4 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 31 | Quills | $411,236 | - | - | - | - | 199 | 13 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 32 | Billy Elliot | $380,190 | - | - | - | - | 138 | 19 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 33 | Pollock | $380,037 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 34 | Vertical Limit | $367,589 | - | - | - | - | 296 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 35 | Malena | $357,303 | - | - | - | - | 116 | 9 | Miramax | - | false |
| 36 | Meet the Parents | $344,630 | $250,255 | 72.6% | $94,375 | 27.4% | 242 | 20 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 37 | Left Behind: The Movie | $321,984 | - | - | - | - | 258 | 3 | Cloud Ten Pictures | - | false |
| 38 | In the Mood for Love | $309,041 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 3 | USA Films | - | false |
| 39 | The House of Mirth | $252,395 | - | - | - | - | 49 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 40 | CyberWorld | $251,500 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 20 | IMAX | - | false |
| 41 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $226,170 | - | - | - | - | 224 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 42 | Almost Famous | $214,839 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 23 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 43 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $195,878 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | - | false |
| 44 | State and Main | $184,776 | - | - | - | - | 72 | 9 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 45 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $148,862 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 122 | IMAX | - | false |
| 46 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $143,258 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 42 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 47 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $141,757 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 42 | IMAX | - | false |
| 48 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $133,405 | $90,165 | 67.6% | $43,240 | 32.4% | 254 | 14 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 49 | Requiem for a Dream | $120,418 | - | - | - | - | 75 | 20 | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 50 | Charlie's Angels | $107,052 | - | - | - | - | 103 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 51 | Gladiator | $89,396 | $58,948 | 65.9% | $30,448 | 34.1% | 41 | 42 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 52 | Remember the Titans | $78,393 | - | - | - | - | 91 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 53 | Faithless | $77,263 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 4 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 54 | Seong Chun-hyang | $72,602 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 8 | Lot 47 Films | - | false |
| 55 | Best in Show | $53,488 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 21 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 56 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $48,997 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | IMAX | - | false |
| - | Unbreakable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| - | Proof of Life | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| - | New York in the 50's | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Avatar Films | - | false |
