| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $147,895,431 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $127,589,564 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $92,027,903 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Antz | - | - | - | $88,668,349 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 5 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $86,430,992 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $70,355,412 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 7 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $63,762,374 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | What Dreams May Come | - | - | - | $55,382,927 | 2,531 | $55,382,927 | Oct 2 | PolyGram | false |
| 9 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $55,106,631 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 10 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $53,895,383 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $46,444,325 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $46,404,796 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $43,240,705 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Siege | - | - | - | $39,908,508 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $38,889,884 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $38,761,264 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 17 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $35,435,611 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $32,305,400 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | A Night at the Roxbury | - | - | - | $30,331,165 | 2,169 | $30,331,165 | Oct 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $27,986,763 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Ronin | - | - | - | $27,320,395 | 2,487 | $41,616,262 | Sep 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 22 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $26,015,319 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Beloved | - | - | - | $21,137,134 | 1,571 | $22,852,487 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $20,622,383 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Psycho | - | - | - | $20,363,450 | 2,489 | $21,485,655 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $20,028,356 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Vampires | - | - | - | $18,475,242 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $18,409,135 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $15,768,180 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Everest | - | - | - | $15,298,681 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 31 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $14,743,882 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 32 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,690,446 | 1,882 | $14,836,984 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Soldier | - | - | - | $14,594,226 | 2,507 | $14,594,226 | Oct 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Holy Man | - | - | - | $12,069,719 | 2,013 | $12,069,719 | Oct 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $12,025,266 | 1,776 | $12,214,338 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 36 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $10,529,980 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 37 | Home Fries | - | - | - | $10,050,162 | 1,925 | $10,493,366 | Nov 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Very Bad Things | - | - | - | $9,735,745 | 1,260 | $9,898,412 | Nov 27 | PolyGram | false |
| 39 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $9,594,989 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 40 | Belly | - | - | - | $9,449,688 | 630 | $9,639,390 | Nov 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 41 | One True Thing | - | - | - | $9,440,665 | 1,636 | $23,245,840 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 42 | Apt Pupil | - | - | - | $8,863,193 | 1,448 | $8,863,193 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 43 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $8,610,206 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | Nov 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 44 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $8,318,142 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 45 | Simon Birch | - | - | - | $6,356,594 | 930 | $18,253,415 | Sep 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 46 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $6,115,598 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | American History X | - | - | - | $5,868,346 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 48 | Blade | - | - | - | $5,539,282 | 2,389 | $70,087,718 | Aug 21 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 49 | Celebrity | - | - | - | $5,078,660 | 493 | $5,078,660 | Nov 20 | Miramax | false |
| 50 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $4,919,886 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 51 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $4,486,599 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | Jul 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | Rounders | - | - | - | $2,765,930 | 2,191 | $22,912,409 | Sep 11 | Miramax | false |
| 53 | Freeriders | - | - | - | $2,750,064 | 30 | $2,750,064 | Oct 20 | - | false |
| 54 | Happiness | - | - | - | $2,521,818 | 60 | $2,982,011 | Oct 16 | Good Machine | false |
| 55 | The Mighty | - | - | - | $2,505,756 | 518 | $2,652,246 | Oct 9 | Miramax | false |
| 56 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $2,497,557 | 417 | $5,672,903 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 57 | The Impostors | - | - | - | $2,198,044 | 162 | $2,198,044 | Oct 2 | - | false |
| 58 | Armageddon | - | - | - | $1,663,847 | 3,184 | $201,578,182 | Jul 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 59 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $1,630,638 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 60 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $1,601,164 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 61 | Touch of Evil 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,583,412 | 45 | $2,247,465 | Sep 11 | October Films | false |
| 62 | Clay Pigeons | - | - | - | $1,482,946 | 297 | $1,794,086 | Sep 25 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 63 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | - | - | - | $1,469,153 | 1,399 | $37,672,941 | Aug 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 64 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | - | - | - | $1,445,734 | 149 | $1,782,005 | Sep 18 | October Films | false |
| 65 | One Tough Cop | - | - | - | $1,223,034 | 415 | $1,223,034 | Oct 9 | - | false |
| 66 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $1,145,646 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 67 | Velvet Goldmine | - | - | - | $1,053,788 | 85 | $1,053,788 | Nov 6 | Miramax | false |
| 68 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $931,404 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | Small Soldiers | - | - | - | $777,848 | 2,613 | $54,682,547 | Jul 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 70 | Strangeland | - | - | - | $713,239 | 315 | $713,239 | Oct 2 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 71 | Without Limits | - | - | - | $699,775 | 110 | $777,423 | Sep 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 72 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $673,534 | 215 | $4,611,784 | Dec 4 | Miramax | false |
| 73 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $644,802 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 74 | Firelight | - | - | - | $627,687 | 39 | $785,482 | Sep 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 75 | Orgazmo | - | - | - | $602,302 | 94 | $602,302 | Oct 23 | October Films | false |
| 76 | Central Station | - | - | - | $554,869 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 77 | Permanent Midnight | - | - | - | $517,902 | 90 | $1,171,001 | Sep 18 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 78 | Cube | - | - | - | $444,671 | 24 | $501,818 | Sep 11 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 79 | The Eel | - | - | - | $370,335 | 6 | $418,480 | Aug 21 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 80 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $291,996 | 84 | $1,798,862 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 81 | Monument Ave. | - | - | - | $283,054 | 24 | $333,760 | Sep 25 | Lionsgate | false |
| 82 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $155,596 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 83 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $137,639 | 12 | $354,004 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 84 | The General | - | - | - | $134,817 | 41 | $1,214,198 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 85 | The Brandon Teena Story | - | - | - | $71,632 | 2 | $92,113 | Sep 23 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 86 | The Alarmist | - | - | - | $59,864 | 11 | $59,864 | Oct 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 87 | The Big Chill 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $56,948 | 50 | $56,948 | Nov 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 88 | Shattered Image | - | - | - | $44,482 | 24 | $106,116 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 89 | Rushmore | - | - | - | $43,666 | 830 | $17,105,219 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 90 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $41,973 | 300 | $4,912,892 | Dec 30 | October Films | false |
| 91 | The Swindle | - | - | - | $40,768 | 5 | $250,899 | Dec 23 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 92 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,451 | 4 | $334,293 | Oct 2 | Kino International | false |
| 93 | Welcome to Woop Woop | - | - | - | $37,621 | 5 | $37,621 | Nov 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 94 | Bad Manners | - | - | - | $31,687 | 10 | $31,687 | Oct 9 | Phaedra Cinema | false |
| 95 | The Theory of Flight | - | - | - | $31,685 | 13 | $73,233 | Dec 23 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 96 | Affliction | - | - | - | $26,038 | 335 | $6,330,054 | Dec 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 97 | Talk of Angels | - | - | - | $18,281 | 2 | $18,281 | Oct 30 | Miramax | false |
| 98 | Hard Core Logo | - | - | - | $14,540 | 2 | $14,540 | Nov 13 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 99 | Savior | - | - | - | $14,328 | 4 | $14,328 | Nov 20 | Lionsgate | false |
| 100 | Dear Jesse | - | - | - | $14,183 | 3 | $17,744 | Jun 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 101 | Hit Me | - | - | - | $12,500 | 3 | $12,500 | Oct 2 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 102 | Storefront Hitchcock | - | - | - | $12,355 | 1 | $12,355 | Nov 20 | Miramax | false |
| 103 | Playing by Heart | - | - | - | $10,265 | 308 | $3,970,078 | Jan 1 | Miramax | false |
| 104 | Hi-Life | - | - | - | $9,066 | 1 | $9,066 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 105 | The Hi-Lo Country | - | - | - | $6,013 | 16 | $166,082 | Dec 30 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 106 | Reach the Rock | - | - | - | $4,960 | 3 | $4,960 | Oct 16 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 107 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $4,849 | 65 | $1,036,818 | Dec 30 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 108 | Detroit 9000 | - | - | - | $3,179 | 2 | $3,179 | Oct 9 | - | false |
| 109 | Thursday | - | - | - | $3,121 | 2 | $3,121 | Nov 13 | - | false |
| 110 | Titanic | - | - | - | $256 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
