| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Heartbreakers | $15,337,492 | $11,801,323 | 76.9% | $3,536,169 | 23.1% | 2,750 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 2 | The Brothers | $12,501,608 | $10,302,846 | 82.4% | $2,198,762 | 17.6% | 1,378 | 1 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 3 | Exit Wounds | $12,425,869 | $9,710,747 | 78.2% | $2,715,122 | 21.8% | 2,830 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 4 | Enemy at the Gates | $11,046,740 | $8,258,312 | 74.8% | $2,788,428 | 25.2% | 1,677 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $7,068,638 | $4,613,172 | 65.3% | $2,455,466 | 34.7% | 2,027 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 6 | The Mexican | $6,292,379 | $4,623,578 | 73.5% | $1,668,801 | 26.5% | 3,043 | 4 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 7 | Traffic | $5,908,074 | $3,948,118 | 66.8% | $1,959,956 | 33.2% | 1,684 | 14 | USA Films | - | false |
| 8 | Chocolat | $4,591,838 | $3,308,107 | 72% | $1,283,731 | 28% | 1,781 | 15 | Miramax | - | false |
| 9 | See Spot Run | $4,542,068 | $3,605,570 | 79.4% | $936,498 | 20.6% | 2,605 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | Say It Isn't So | $3,816,225 | $2,861,903 | 75% | $954,322 | 25% | 1,974 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 11 | Down to Earth | $3,051,687 | $2,436,212 | 79.8% | $615,475 | 20.2% | 2,044 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | 15 Minutes | $3,042,150 | $2,203,182 | 72.4% | $838,968 | 27.6% | 2,013 | 3 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 13 | Hannibal | $2,636,705 | $1,914,209 | 72.6% | $722,496 | 27.4% | 1,812 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 14 | Get Over It | $2,045,991 | $1,643,898 | 80.4% | $402,093 | 19.6% | 1,740 | 3 | Miramax | - | false |
| 15 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | $1,859,525 | $1,310,111 | 70.4% | $549,414 | 29.6% | 816 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | Cast Away | $1,411,731 | $1,050,300 | 74.4% | $361,431 | 25.6% | 786 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 17 | Recess: School's Out | $1,358,512 | $984,061 | 72.4% | $374,451 | 27.6% | 1,308 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | Pollock | $1,221,541 | $807,443 | 66.1% | $414,098 | 33.9% | 271 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 19 | Save the Last Dance | $688,711 | $539,977 | 78.4% | $148,734 | 21.6% | 615 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | The Wedding Planner | $614,718 | $470,994 | 76.6% | $143,724 | 23.4% | 483 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 21 | Miss Congeniality | $546,243 | $401,504 | 73.5% | $144,739 | 26.5% | 536 | 14 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 22 | The Emperor's New Groove | $461,848 | $310,494 | 67.2% | $151,354 | 32.8% | 414 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 23 | Memento | $353,523 | $230,938 | 65.3% | $122,585 | 34.7% | 15 | 2 | Newmarket Films | - | false |
| 24 | You Can Count on Me | $339,573 | $253,732 | 74.7% | $85,841 | 25.3% | 132 | 20 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 25 | Finding Forrester | $333,418 | $260,177 | 78% | $73,241 | 22% | 279 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 26 | American Desi | $314,079 | $250,079 | 79.6% | $64,000 | 20.4% | 37 | 2 | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 27 | Before Night Falls | $313,645 | $217,850 | 69.5% | $95,795 | 30.5% | 107 | 14 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 28 | Sweet November | $297,835 | $205,062 | 68.8% | $92,773 | 31.2% | 705 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 29 | What Women Want | $276,452 | $206,858 | 74.8% | $69,594 | 25.2% | 240 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 30 | Billy Elliot | $271,890 | $182,055 | 67% | $89,835 | 33% | 159 | 24 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 31 | 102 Dalmatians | $212,639 | $150,441 | 70.8% | $62,198 | 29.2% | 274 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 32 | In the Mood for Love | $209,190 | $146,620 | 70.1% | $62,570 | 29.9% | 69 | 8 | USA Films | - | false |
| 33 | The Family Man | $174,765 | $127,900 | 73.2% | $46,865 | 26.8% | 184 | 14 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 34 | Widow of St. Pierre | $164,170 | $119,360 | 72.7% | $44,810 | 27.3% | 41 | 4 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 35 | Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure | $148,689 | $94,826 | 63.8% | $53,863 | 36.2% | 4 | 7 | WGBH Giant-Screen Films | - | false |
| 36 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | $138,856 | $111,265 | 80.1% | $27,591 | 19.9% | 47 | 9 | Purple Rose Films | - | false |
| 37 | Thirteen Days | $134,248 | $96,389 | 71.8% | $37,859 | 28.2% | 161 | 14 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 38 | CyberWorld | $121,612 | $100,714 | 82.8% | $20,898 | 17.2% | 34 | 25 | IMAX | - | false |
| 39 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $119,713 | $67,883 | 56.7% | $51,830 | 43.3% | 15 | 47 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 40 | Michael Jordan to the Max | $117,319 | $70,209 | 59.8% | $47,110 | 40.2% | 15 | 47 | IMAX | - | false |
| 41 | Unbreakable | $112,060 | $78,453 | 70% | $33,607 | 30% | 141 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 42 | The Pledge | $111,720 | $72,962 | 65.3% | $38,758 | 34.7% | 230 | 10 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 43 | The House of Mirth | $109,044 | $82,895 | 76% | $26,149 | 24% | 63 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 44 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | $96,633 | $68,684 | 71.1% | $27,949 | 28.9% | 149 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 45 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $93,466 | $39,356 | 42.1% | $54,110 | 57.9% | 13 | 127 | IMAX | - | false |
| 46 | Shadow of the Vampire | $92,640 | $59,898 | 64.7% | $32,742 | 35.3% | 75 | 13 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 47 | Quills | $84,244 | $55,360 | 65.7% | $28,884 | 34.3% | 54 | 18 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 48 | The Dish | $75,172 | $53,287 | 70.9% | $21,885 | 29.1% | 6 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 49 | Meet the Parents | $73,150 | $54,145 | 74% | $19,005 | 26% | 119 | 25 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 50 | NSync: Bigger Than Live | $67,264 | $53,723 | 79.9% | $13,541 | 20.1% | 12 | 8 | IMAX | - | false |
| 51 | Best in Show | $66,310 | $46,372 | 69.9% | $19,938 | 30.1% | 63 | 26 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 52 | The Taste of Others | $60,038 | $41,351 | 68.9% | $18,687 | 31.1% | 12 | 28 | Miramax | - | false |
| 53 | Gladiator | $44,299 | $26,857 | 60.6% | $17,442 | 39.4% | 12 | 47 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 54 | The Caveman's Valentine | $40,773 | $30,139 | 73.9% | $10,634 | 26.1% | 25 | 4 | Focus Features | - | false |
| - | Nico and Dani | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | Avatar Films | - | false |
| - | Series 7: The Contenders | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | USA Films | - | false |
| - | Carman: The Champion | - | $87,552 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8x Entertainment | - | false |
| - | Me You Them | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| - | Saving Silverman | - | $73,944 | - | - | - | - | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| - | Rugrats in Paris | - | $67,396 | - | - | - | - | 19 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| - | Monkeybone | - | $67,979 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| - | Malena | - | $62,722 | - | - | - | - | 14 | Miramax | - | false |
| - | Valentine | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
