| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Torque | $234,286 | - | 35 | - | $6,693 | $247,781 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Brother Bear | $203,350 | -57.6% | 116 | -1 | $1,753 | $2,826,151 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Paycheck | $194,216 | -33.3% | 50 | - | $3,884 | $984,405 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $193,040 | -32.8% | 102 | - | $1,892 | $18,717,021 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Something's Gotta Give | $179,978 | -18.4% | 69 | - | $2,608 | $2,058,327 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | - | Runaway Jury | $169,391 | - | 30 | - | $5,646 | $206,178 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Lost in Translation | $169,262 | -23.6% | 25 | - | $6,770 | $895,301 | 4 | A-Film Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Cold Mountain | $154,454 | -29.1% | 59 | - | $2,617 | $1,010,103 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Hush Hush Baby | $121,697 | -32.5% | 47 | - | $2,589 | $2,695,435 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | School of Rock | $79,564 | -34.4% | 50 | - | $1,591 | $966,137 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Big Fish | $79,459 | -28.1% | 39 | - | $2,037 | $354,040 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Last Samurai | $74,869 | -34.9% | 55 | +16 | $1,361 | $5,180,956 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $66,725 | -54.3% | 79 | - | $844 | $770,289 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Peter Pan | $48,804 | -60% | 103 | +2 | $473 | $604,916 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | - | Elephant | $46,906 | - | 12 | - | $3,908 | $55,794 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 16 | 14 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | $38,799 | -42.5% | 36 | -10 | $1,077 | $1,160,193 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 18 | Good Bye Lenin! | $34,484 | -17.7% | 26 | - | $1,326 | $1,711,534 | 18 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | Johan Cruijff - En un momento dado | $32,720 | -13% | 12 | - | $2,726 | $177,316 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Seabiscuit | $32,357 | -55.9% | 48 | -9 | $674 | $125,458 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Dark Diamond | $29,594 | -53.4% | 95 | -10 | $311 | $386,927 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
