| Rank | Title | Studio | Actor | Director | Gross |
| 1. | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal Pictures | Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen and Molly Shannon | Ron Howard | $251,628,705 |
| 2. | ' | Paramount Pictures | Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Šerbedžija and Ving Rhames | John Woo | $215,409,889 |
| 3. | Gladiator | DreamWorks Pictures | Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou and Richard Harris | Ridley Scott | $186,610,052 |
| 4. | The Perfect Storm | Warner Bros. Pictures | George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly | Wolfgang Petersen | $182,618,434 |
| 5. | Meet the Parents | Universal Pictures | Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, James Rebhorn, Jon Abrahams and Owen Wilson | Jay Roach | $161,146,255 |
| 6. | X-Men | 20th Century Fox | Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Tyler Mane and Anna Paquin | Bryan Singer | $157,299,718 |
| 7. | Scary Movie | Dimension Films | Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Dave Sheridan, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans | Keenen Ivory Wayans | $157,019,771 |
| 8. | What Lies Beneath | DreamWorks Pictures | Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer and Diana Scarwid | Robert Zemeckis | $155,359,812 |
| 9. | Dinosaur | Walt Disney Studios | D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere, Samuel E. Wright, Julianna Margulies, Peter Siragusa, Joan Plowright and Della Reese | Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton | $137,748,063 |
| 10. | Erin Brockovich | Universal Pictures | Julia Roberts, Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart | Steven Soderbergh | $125,595,205''' |
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