| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Titanic | - | - | - | $404,465,186 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Good Will Hunting | - | - | - | $116,654,390 | 2,203 | $138,433,435 | Dec 5 | Miramax | false |
| 3 | As Good as It Gets | - | - | - | $108,007,528 | 1,837 | $148,478,011 | Dec 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | The Wedding Singer | - | - | - | $71,028,427 | 2,837 | $80,245,725 | Feb 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 5 | Tomorrow Never Dies | - | - | - | $51,664,928 | 2,807 | $125,304,276 | Dec 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | U.S. Marshals | - | - | - | $49,211,659 | 2,817 | $57,167,405 | Mar 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Man in the Iron Mask | - | - | - | $43,190,956 | 3,101 | $56,968,902 | Mar 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Wag the Dog | - | - | - | $42,858,539 | 1,752 | $43,061,945 | Dec 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 9 | Sphere | - | - | - | $37,020,277 | 2,814 | $37,020,277 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Mousehunt | - | - | - | $31,827,829 | 2,233 | $61,917,389 | Dec 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 11 | Spice World | - | - | - | $29,342,592 | 2,339 | $29,342,592 | Jan 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | L.A. Confidential | - | - | - | $28,050,116 | 1,625 | $64,616,940 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Great Expectations | - | - | - | $26,420,672 | 1,906 | $26,420,672 | Jan 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | Fallen | - | - | - | $25,232,289 | 2,448 | $25,232,289 | Jan 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Amistad | - | - | - | $23,492,222 | 1,019 | $44,229,441 | Dec 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 16 | Primary Colors | - | - | - | $23,218,475 | 1,976 | $39,001,187 | Mar 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Borrowers | - | - | - | $22,619,589 | 1,606 | $22,619,589 | Feb 13 | PolyGram | false |
| 18 | Jackie Brown | - | - | - | $22,101,951 | 1,642 | $39,673,162 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | Hard Rain | - | - | - | $19,870,567 | 2,132 | $19,870,567 | Jan 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Apostle | - | - | - | $19,827,385 | 751 | $19,868,354 | Dec 19 | October Films | false |
| 21 | The Replacement Killers | - | - | - | $19,204,929 | 1,936 | $19,204,929 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Wild Things | - | - | - | $17,892,894 | 2,177 | $30,147,739 | Mar 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Scream 2 | - | - | - | $17,703,139 | 2,688 | $101,363,301 | Dec 12 | Dimension Films | false |
| 24 | Half Baked | - | - | - | $17,460,020 | 1,703 | $17,460,020 | Jan 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Big Lebowski | - | - | - | $16,618,002 | 1,235 | $18,718,818 | Mar 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 26 | Flubber | - | - | - | $15,849,977 | 2,679 | $92,977,226 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Twilight | - | - | - | $15,055,091 | 1,354 | $15,055,091 | Mar 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Blues Brothers 2000 | - | - | - | $14,051,384 | 2,516 | $14,051,384 | Feb 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Dark City | - | - | - | $13,822,395 | 1,754 | $14,378,331 | Feb 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 30 | Desperate Measures | - | - | - | $13,806,137 | 1,963 | $13,806,137 | Jan 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | Hush | - | - | - | $13,583,690 | 1,966 | $13,583,690 | Mar 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Senseless | - | - | - | $12,874,899 | 1,850 | $12,874,899 | Feb 20 | Dimension Films | false |
| 33 | An American Werewolf in Paris | - | - | - | $12,703,144 | 1,731 | $26,570,463 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 34 | Home Alone 3 | - | - | - | $11,646,438 | 2,261 | $30,882,515 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 35 | For Richer or Poorer | - | - | - | $11,452,887 | 1,954 | $31,642,995 | Dec 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Mr. Magoo | - | - | - | $11,392,075 | 1,857 | $21,437,192 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Deep Rising | - | - | - | $11,203,026 | 1,788 | $11,203,026 | Jan 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Grease 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,475,545 | 2,064 | $28,411,018 | Mar 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | Mr. Nice Guy | - | - | - | $10,131,423 | 1,463 | $12,716,953 | Mar 20 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 40 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $9,467,108 | 783 | $45,950,122 | Aug 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 41 | Firestorm | - | - | - | $8,165,212 | 2,057 | $8,165,212 | Jan 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Anastasia | - | - | - | $8,163,664 | 2,511 | $58,406,347 | Nov 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 43 | The Postman | - | - | - | $8,152,493 | 2,207 | $17,626,234 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Deconstructing Harry | - | - | - | $8,108,116 | 445 | $10,686,841 | Dec 12 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 45 | Krippendorf's Tribe | - | - | - | $7,571,115 | 1,529 | $7,571,115 | Feb 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 46 | Star Kid | - | - | - | $7,029,025 | 1,053 | $7,029,025 | Jan 16 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 47 | Caught Up | - | - | - | $6,754,958 | 722 | $6,754,958 | Feb 27 | - | false |
| 48 | The Boxer | - | - | - | $5,943,019 | 523 | $5,980,578 | Dec 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 49 | Palmetto | - | - | - | $5,878,911 | 1,505 | $5,878,911 | Feb 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | Phantoms | - | - | - | $5,624,282 | 1,859 | $5,624,282 | Jan 23 | Miramax | false |
| 51 | Kundun | - | - | - | $5,534,582 | 439 | $5,684,789 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 52 | Dangerous Beauty | - | - | - | $4,250,808 | 313 | $4,553,271 | Feb 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | Kissing a Fool | - | - | - | $4,106,588 | 1,754 | $4,106,588 | Feb 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | The Newton Boys | - | - | - | $3,762,370 | 1,969 | $10,452,012 | Mar 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 55 | Mrs Dalloway | - | - | - | $3,309,421 | 8 | $3,309,421 | Feb 20 | First Look International | false |
| 56 | The Sweet Hereafter | - | - | - | $3,018,801 | 70 | $3,263,585 | Oct 10 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 57 | Love and Death on Long Island | - | - | - | $2,581,012 | 6 | $2,581,012 | Mar 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 58 | Afterglow | - | - | - | $2,373,155 | 353 | $2,465,960 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | Ride | - | - | - | $2,190,605 | 509 | $5,485,295 | Mar 27 | Miramax | false |
| 60 | Ma vie en rose | - | - | - | $2,031,795 | 63 | $2,162,043 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 61 | The Devil's Advocate | - | - | - | $1,949,848 | 2,404 | $60,944,660 | Oct 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | Zero Effect | - | - | - | $1,790,078 | 129 | $2,087,471 | Jan 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 63 | Meet the Deedles | - | - | - | $1,757,720 | 1,763 | $4,356,216 | Mar 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 64 | Washington Square | - | - | - | $1,643,214 | 35 | $1,851,761 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 65 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $1,076,392 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 66 | Everest | - | - | - | $987,555 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 67 | Deceiver | - | - | - | $572,433 | 211 | $572,433 | Jan 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 68 | Bugs Bunny Film Festival | - | - | - | $413,076 | 1 | $413,076 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 69 | Swept from the Sea | - | - | - | $397,020 | 55 | $397,020 | Jan 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 70 | Hurricane Streets | - | - | - | $375,634 | 93 | $375,634 | Feb 13 | United Artists | false |
| 71 | The Education of Little Tree | - | - | - | $318,714 | 52 | $323,411 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 72 | Barney's Great Adventure | - | - | - | $272,445 | 833 | $12,218,638 | Apr 3 | PolyGram | false |
| 73 | Welcome to Sarajevo | - | - | - | $217,561 | 15 | $334,319 | Nov 26 | Miramax | false |
| 74 | Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life | - | - | - | $205,246 | 4 | $205,246 | Feb 13 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 75 | Chairman of the Board | - | - | - | $181,233 | 196 | $181,233 | Mar 13 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 76 | The Gingerbread Man | - | - | - | $170,292 | 30 | $1,677,131 | Jan 23 | PolyGram | false |
| 77 | Fallen Angels | - | - | - | $163,145 | 3 | $163,145 | Jan 21 | Kino International | false |
| 78 | Fireworks | - | - | - | $139,444 | 12 | $500,000 | Mar 20 | Milestone | false |
| 79 | The Night Flier | - | - | - | $125,397 | 95 | $125,397 | Feb 6 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 80 | Wide Awake | - | - | - | $95,875 | 43 | $282,175 | Mar 20 | Miramax | false |
| 81 | The Real Blonde | - | - | - | $83,488 | 10 | $83,488 | Feb 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 82 | Oscar and Lucinda | - | - | - | $83,461 | 65 | $1,897,404 | Jan 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 83 | Slappy and the Stinkers | - | - | - | $80,837 | 60 | $80,837 | Jan 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 84 | The Peacemaker | - | - | - | $79,734 | 2,420 | $41,263,140 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 85 | The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time | - | - | - | $77,756 | 24 | $146,072 | Mar 27 | Miramax | false |
| 86 | The Proposition | - | - | - | $62,285 | 17 | $147,773 | Mar 27 | PolyGram | false |
| 87 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | - | - | - | $45,779 | 19 | $45,779 | Feb 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 88 | Nil by Mouth | - | - | - | $45,493 | 18 | $266,130 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 89 | A Price Above Rubies | - | - | - | $45,490 | 44 | $1,130,732 | Mar 27 | Miramax | false |
| 90 | No Looking Back | - | - | - | $43,940 | 23 | $222,099 | Mar 27 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 91 | I Love You, Don't Touch Me! | - | - | - | $43,504 | 10 | $98,973 | Feb 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 92 | Century of Cinema: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | - | - | - | $39,075 | 1 | $39,075 | Mar 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 93 | Character | - | - | - | $37,235 | 42 | $623,983 | Mar 27 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 94 | Mean Streets 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $32,645 | 3 | $32,645 | Mar 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 95 | Four Days in September | - | - | - | $32,017 | 43 | $397,517 | Jan 30 | Miramax | false |
| 96 | Kurt & Courtney | - | - | - | $28,557 | 12 | $668,228 | Feb 27 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 97 | Niagara, Niagara | - | - | - | $21,770 | 33 | $214,661 | Mar 20 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 98 | The Leading Man | - | - | - | $18,012 | 3 | $18,012 | Mar 6 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 99 | Comrades: Almost a Love Story | - | - | - | $17,676 | 1 | $17,676 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 100 | The Break | - | - | - | $14,760 | 1 | $14,760 | Feb 20 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 101 | The Winter Guest | - | - | - | $6,527 | 21 | $870,290 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 102 | Eden | - | - | - | $2,646 | 1 | $4,210 | Mar 27 | - | false |
| 103 | Pretty Village, Pretty Flame | - | - | - | $211 | 1 | $211 | Jan 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
