| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Mexican | $26,150,163 | $20,108,829 | 76.9% | $6,041,334 | 23.1% | 2,951 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 2 | Hannibal | $12,882,983 | $10,051,008 | 78% | $2,831,975 | 22% | 3,272 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 3 | See Spot Run | $11,366,368 | $9,715,102 | 85.5% | $1,651,266 | 14.5% | 2,656 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 4 | Down to Earth | $9,435,596 | $7,815,382 | 82.8% | $1,620,214 | 17.2% | 2,521 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $6,506,128 | $4,906,007 | 75.4% | $1,600,121 | 24.6% | 1,751 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 6 | Traffic | $5,813,412 | $4,475,069 | 77% | $1,338,343 | 23% | 1,638 | 11 | USA Films | - | false |
| 7 | Chocolat | $5,646,403 | $4,200,052 | 74.4% | $1,446,351 | 25.6% | 1,857 | 12 | Miramax | - | false |
| 8 | Recess: School's Out | $4,664,516 | $3,961,773 | 84.9% | $702,743 | 15.1% | 2,503 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 9 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | $4,181,125 | $3,110,377 | 74.4% | $1,070,748 | 25.6% | 2,545 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | Sweet November | $2,982,989 | $2,275,493 | 76.3% | $707,496 | 23.7% | 2,037 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 11 | The Wedding Planner | $2,769,953 | $2,203,626 | 79.6% | $566,327 | 20.4% | 1,708 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 12 | Cast Away | $2,643,182 | $2,073,578 | 78.4% | $569,604 | 21.6% | 1,499 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 13 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $2,514,990 | $1,940,193 | 77.2% | $574,797 | 22.8% | 833 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | Save the Last Dance | $1,734,793 | $1,415,477 | 81.6% | $319,316 | 18.4% | 1,210 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | Monkeybone | $1,400,618 | $1,130,071 | 80.7% | $270,547 | 19.3% | 1,748 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 16 | Saving Silverman | $933,937 | $707,812 | 75.8% | $226,125 | 24.2% | 950 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 17 | Pollock | $911,982 | $667,160 | 73.2% | $244,822 | 26.8% | 104 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 18 | Carman: The Champion | $878,110 | $769,080 | 87.6% | $109,030 | 12.4% | 232 | 1 | 8x Entertainment | - | false |
| 19 | Finding Forrester | $804,098 | $655,716 | 81.6% | $148,382 | 18.4% | 578 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 20 | Snatch | $695,540 | $486,420 | 69.9% | $209,120 | 30.1% | 254 | 13 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 21 | What Women Want | $651,244 | $523,232 | 80.3% | $128,012 | 19.7% | 512 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 22 | Miss Congeniality | $591,910 | $467,658 | 79% | $124,252 | 21% | 355 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 23 | Thirteen Days | $497,059 | $365,400 | 73.5% | $131,659 | 26.5% | 316 | 11 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 24 | Shadow of the Vampire | $452,830 | $313,568 | 69.2% | $139,262 | 30.8% | 278 | 10 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 25 | Before Night Falls | $425,978 | $300,005 | 70.4% | $125,973 | 29.6% | 125 | 11 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 26 | 102 Dalmatians | $381,561 | $282,855 | 74.1% | $98,706 | 25.9% | 394 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 27 | You Can Count on Me | $374,440 | $275,589 | 73.6% | $98,851 | 26.4% | 142 | 17 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 28 | In the Mood for Love | $371,344 | $271,221 | 73% | $100,123 | 27% | 64 | 5 | USA Films | - | false |
| 29 | The Emperor's New Groove | $368,014 | $281,160 | 76.4% | $86,854 | 23.6% | 457 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 30 | The Family Man | $350,620 | $271,920 | 77.6% | $78,700 | 22.4% | 309 | 11 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 31 | Unbreakable | $347,103 | $259,278 | 74.7% | $87,825 | 25.3% | 271 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 32 | Billy Elliot | $297,670 | $213,295 | 71.6% | $84,375 | 28.4% | 135 | 21 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 33 | Meet the Parents | $270,940 | $205,310 | 75.8% | $65,630 | 24.2% | 185 | 22 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 34 | Left Behind: The Movie | $218,124 | $138,153 | 63.3% | $79,971 | 36.7% | 70 | 5 | Cloud Ten Pictures | - | false |
| 35 | Malena | $211,547 | $151,859 | 71.8% | $59,688 | 28.2% | 104 | 11 | Miramax | - | false |
| 36 | Double Take | $202,465 | $149,983 | 74.1% | $52,482 | 25.9% | 149 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 37 | Valentine | $187,871 | $151,717 | 80.8% | $36,154 | 19.2% | 214 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 38 | CyberWorld | $186,479 | $119,100 | 63.9% | $67,379 | 36.1% | 34 | 22 | IMAX | - | false |
| 39 | Rugrats in Paris | $185,253 | $156,929 | 84.7% | $28,324 | 15.3% | 370 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 40 | The House of Mirth | $152,847 | $114,422 | 74.9% | $38,425 | 25.1% | 45 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 41 | Best in Show | $150,993 | $112,449 | 74.5% | $38,544 | 25.5% | 149 | 23 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 42 | The Caveman's Valentine | $147,349 | $112,041 | 76% | $35,308 | 24% | 16 | 1 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 43 | The Gift | $130,773 | $89,584 | 68.5% | $41,189 | 31.5% | 190 | 11 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 44 | Quills | $129,352 | $87,231 | 67.4% | $42,121 | 32.6% | 89 | 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 45 | Widow of St. Pierre | $116,932 | $31,702 | 27.1% | $85,230 | 72.9% | 1 | 1 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 46 | Head Over Heels | $116,035 | $88,930 | 76.6% | $27,105 | 23.4% | 139 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 47 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | $108,898 | $86,196 | 79.2% | $22,702 | 20.8% | 48 | 6 | Purple Rose Films | - | false |
| 48 | The Pledge | $108,090 | $80,949 | 74.9% | $27,141 | 25.1% | 90 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 49 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $104,641 | $63,399 | 60.6% | $41,242 | 39.4% | 18 | 44 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 50 | State and Main | $101,351 | $71,254 | 70.3% | $30,097 | 29.7% | 51 | 11 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 51 | Dude, Where's My Car? | $97,270 | $73,155 | 75.2% | $24,115 | 24.8% | 128 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 52 | Almost Famous | $94,058 | $66,632 | 70.8% | $27,426 | 29.2% | 54 | 25 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 53 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $92,215 | $71,524 | 77.6% | $20,691 | 22.4% | 14 | 44 | IMAX | - | false |
| 54 | Faithless | $85,192 | $60,499 | 71% | $24,693 | 29% | 16 | 6 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 55 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $69,430 | $51,285 | 73.9% | $18,145 | 26.1% | 10 | 5 | IMAX | - | false |
| 56 | Blow Dry | $53,514 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 57 | Series 7: The Contenders | $42,534 | $28,844 | 67.8% | $13,690 | 32.2% | 2 | 1 | USA Films | - | false |
| 58 | Gladiator | $36,532 | $22,477 | 61.5% | $14,055 | 38.5% | 9 | 44 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 59 | The Gleaners & I | $2,454 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| - | Vertical Limit | - | $98,553 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| - | Requiem for a Dream | - | $50,199 | - | - | - | - | 22 | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| - | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | - | false |
| - | Sugar & Spice | - | $57,077 | - | - | - | - | 6 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
