| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Polar Express | $1,866,695 | - | 500 | - | $3,733 | $1,866,695 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 3 | Cellular | $535,176 | -22.1% | 198 | -2 | $2,702 | $1,232,070 | 2 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $533,258 | -44% | 296 | -4 | $1,801 | $1,485,528 | 2 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 4 | - | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $508,072 | - | 150 | - | $3,387 | $508,072 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Santos peregrinos | $485,922 | - | 191 | - | $2,544 | $485,922 | 1 | Decine | true | false |
| 6 | 2 | Shall We Dance? | $424,624 | -47.9% | 179 | -4 | $2,372 | $2,150,796 | 3 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 7 | - | Hero | $367,892 | - | 100 | - | $3,678 | $367,892 | 1 | Buena Vista International | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | The Forgotten | $202,259 | -48.2% | 156 | -114 | $1,296 | $4,993,522 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Surviving Christmas | $174,792 | -49.1% | 167 | -33 | $1,046 | $1,131,237 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $160,297 | -38.4% | 152 | -101 | $1,054 | $3,704,526 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Open Water | $158,414 | -28.9% | 113 | -16 | $1,401 | $2,162,222 | 7 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 12 | - | Suspect Zero | $120,977 | - | 61 | - | $1,983 | $120,977 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 13 | 9 | Out of Time | $105,948 | -52.3% | 94 | -20 | $1,127 | $328,085 | 2 | Videocine | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Clearing | $103,523 | - | 47 | - | $2,202 | $662,980 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 17 | The Eye | $87,742 | +37.2% | 37 | +10 | $2,371 | $840,537 | 12 | Gussi Films | false | false |
| 16 | 7 | Criminal | $84,600 | -62.8% | 87 | -13 | $972 | $311,832 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | White Chicks | $83,502 | -53.8% | 82 | -76 | $1,018 | $4,411,313 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Bad Santa | $71,123 | -46.8% | 85 | -5 | $836 | $204,775 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 12 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $69,055 | -58.9% | 79 | -65 | $874 | $627,216 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 10 | Shark Tale | $65,367 | -68.5% | 122 | -139 | $535 | $9,355,184 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
