| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Payback | - | - | - | $63,291,522 | 2,855 | $81,526,121 | Feb 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | She's All That | - | - | - | $44,118,716 | 2,654 | $63,366,989 | Jan 29 | Miramax | false |
| 3 | Message in a Bottle | - | - | - | $38,363,611 | 2,545 | $52,880,016 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $28,560,167 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 5 | My Favorite Martian | - | - | - | $23,367,549 | 2,349 | $36,850,101 | Feb 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Blast from the Past | - | - | - | $19,311,046 | 2,544 | $26,511,114 | Feb 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 7 | Varsity Blues | - | - | - | $14,704,688 | 2,364 | $52,894,169 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $14,540,262 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 9 | 8MM | - | - | - | $14,252,888 | 2,370 | $36,663,315 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $14,166,695 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Rushmore | - | - | - | $10,459,704 | 830 | $17,105,219 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $10,408,634 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $9,810,841 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 14 | October Sky | - | - | - | $9,717,786 | 1,702 | $32,570,685 | Feb 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $9,052,158 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $6,894,923 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Office Space | - | - | - | $6,840,357 | 1,740 | $10,827,810 | Feb 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $6,642,070 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $6,237,612 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 20 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $5,910,758 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $5,798,528 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 22 | At First Sight | - | - | - | $4,735,100 | 1,838 | $22,365,133 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 23 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $4,591,787 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 24 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $4,227,363 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $4,126,512 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Simply Irresistible | - | - | - | $4,108,458 | 1,359 | $4,398,989 | Feb 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $4,026,925 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $3,986,615 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | Les Boys II | - | - | - | $3,735,382 | 88 | $5,974,732 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate | false |
| 30 | The Other Sister | - | - | - | $3,668,232 | 1,863 | $27,807,627 | Feb 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $3,277,899 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $2,571,545 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 33 | Jawbreaker | - | - | - | $2,387,714 | 801 | $3,117,085 | Feb 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Affliction | - | - | - | $2,368,899 | 335 | $6,330,054 | Dec 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 35 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $2,190,475 | 300 | $4,912,892 | Dec 30 | October Films | false |
| 36 | Virus | - | - | - | $2,111,737 | 2,018 | $14,036,005 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | Everest | - | - | - | $2,047,567 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 38 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $2,028,896 | 215 | $4,611,784 | Dec 4 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Central Station | - | - | - | $1,922,903 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 40 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $1,779,309 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | 200 Cigarettes | - | - | - | $1,743,603 | 978 | $6,852,450 | Feb 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 42 | Playing by Heart | - | - | - | $1,495,727 | 308 | $3,970,078 | Jan 1 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | In Dreams | - | - | - | $1,350,549 | 1,682 | $12,017,369 | Jan 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 44 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $1,115,216 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 45 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $1,103,346 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 46 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $994,568 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Gloria | - | - | - | $922,038 | 1,527 | $4,197,729 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 48 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $780,126 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 49 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $662,043 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 50 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $552,649 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 51 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $459,364 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 52 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $418,505 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 53 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $409,239 | 65 | $1,036,818 | Dec 30 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 54 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $347,016 | 417 | $5,672,903 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 55 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $335,233 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 56 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $328,798 | 84 | $1,798,862 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 57 | The General | - | - | - | $306,439 | 41 | $1,214,198 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 58 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $295,842 | 4 | $334,293 | Oct 2 | Kino International | false |
| 59 | Still Crazy | - | - | - | $285,211 | 52 | $524,864 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 60 | Antz | - | - | - | $272,913 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 61 | Children of Heaven | - | - | - | $265,551 | 18 | $933,933 | Jan 22 | Miramax | false |
| 62 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $261,572 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 63 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $247,204 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 64 | American History X | - | - | - | $244,229 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 65 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $209,865 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 66 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $195,971 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 67 | Tango | - | - | - | $183,701 | 63 | $1,897,948 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 68 | The Celebration | - | - | - | $164,461 | 28 | $1,656,223 | Oct 9 | October Films | false |
| 69 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $150,111 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 70 | Vampires | - | - | - | $144,141 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 71 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $137,086 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 72 | Just the Ticket | - | - | - | $133,011 | 82 | $430,404 | Feb 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 73 | The Last Days | - | - | - | $115,382 | 32 | $421,432 | Feb 5 | October Films | false |
| 74 | Unconditional Love | - | - | - | $115,202 | 102 | $115,202 | Feb 12 | - | false |
| 75 | The Siege | - | - | - | $100,348 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 76 | My Name Is Joe | - | - | - | $97,593 | 16 | $354,952 | Jan 22 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 77 | The 24 Hour Woman | - | - | - | $81,433 | 30 | $109,535 | Jan 29 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 78 | Babar: King of the Elephants | - | - | - | $70,059 | 52 | $227,374 | Feb 26 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 79 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $68,258 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | Nov 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 80 | The School of Flesh | - | - | - | $43,021 | 7 | $402,668 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 81 | Histoires d'hiver | - | - | - | $41,154 | 30 | $138,411 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 82 | 20 Dates | - | - | - | $23,214 | 43 | $541,636 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 83 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $21,653 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 84 | God Said, 'Ha!' | - | - | - | $15,483 | 5 | $55,970 | Feb 12 | Miramax | false |
| 85 | The Apple | - | - | - | $15,207 | 4 | $15,207 | Feb 19 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 86 | Dry Cleaning | - | - | - | $14,919 | 1 | $14,919 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 87 | Eight Days a Week | - | - | - | $9,090 | 9 | $9,090 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 88 | A Cool, Dry Place | - | - | - | $2,508 | 2 | $4,390 | Jan 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 89 | Dancemaker | - | - | - | $1,731 | 6 | $256,780 | Mar 3 | Artistic License | false |
