Rank, Title Box Office (in millions) Street Date Studio Rating
2) The Matrix
Reloaded $278 Oct. 14 Warne R
3) Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl $261 Dec. 2 Buena Vista PG-13
4) Bruce Almighty $240 Nov. 25 Universal PG-13
5) X2: X-Men United $215 Nov. 25 Fox PG-13
6) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $148 Nov. 11 Warner R
7) The Santa Clause 2 $139 Nov. 18 Buena Vista G
8) Bad Boys 2 $132 Nov. 11 Columbia R
9) The Hulk $131 Oct. 28 Universal PG-13
10) 2 Fast, 2 Furious $124 Sept. 30 Universal PG-13
11) Daddy Day Care $102 Sept. 23 Columbia PG
12) Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle $98 Oct. 21 Columbia PG-13
13) The Italian Job $97 Oct. 7 Paramount PG-13
14) Seabiscuit $93 Dec. 16 Universal PG-13
15) American Wedding $91 Dec. 30 Universal R
16) Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blue $88 Nov. 4 MGM PG-13
17) Freaky Friday $75 Dec. 16 Buena Vista PG-13
18) Holes $66 Sept. 23 Buena Vista PG
19) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen $64 December Fox PG-13
20) Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life $60 Dec. 1 Paramount PG-13
21) Rugrats Go Wild $39 Dec. 16 Paramoun PG
22) Bend it Like Beckham $31 Sept. 30 Fox PG-13
23) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas $26 Nov. 18 Dreamworks PG
24) Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd $25 Nov. 11 New Line PG-13
25) Eight Crazy Nights $24 Nov. 4 Columbia PG-13
Note: Many movies are still playing in theaters; estimates as of Aug. 24. List comprises titles that will be initially released in the fourth quarter -- late September release dates are included. Among the significant titles not on this chart are New Line's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" gift set ($339 million box office), Buena Vista's "The Lion King: Platinum Edition" ($329 million), and non-theatrical video titles like Artisan/FHE's "Barbie of Swan Lake" and Universal's "The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration."
