| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $150,658,018 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $138,231,258 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $98,336,840 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $89,681,758 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $82,002,225 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $70,817,570 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $68,790,448 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 8 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $60,061,771 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $54,104,075 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $43,650,935 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Siege | - | - | - | $40,278,848 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $39,215,590 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $31,664,671 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $29,791,932 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $27,781,795 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 16 | Psycho | - | - | - | $20,919,140 | 2,489 | $21,485,655 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | Antz | - | - | - | $19,916,081 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 18 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $18,321,268 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 19 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $16,235,860 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $16,205,073 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 21 | Everest | - | - | - | $16,154,206 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 22 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,817,226 | 1,882 | $14,836,984 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $14,483,420 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 24 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $12,409,036 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 25 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $12,147,882 | 1,776 | $12,214,338 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $11,106,829 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $10,669,845 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $10,318,334 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Home Fries | - | - | - | $10,095,740 | 1,925 | $10,493,366 | Nov 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Very Bad Things | - | - | - | $9,833,135 | 1,260 | $9,898,412 | Nov 27 | PolyGram | false |
| 31 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $8,774,399 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | Nov 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 32 | Belly | - | - | - | $8,178,650 | 630 | $9,639,390 | Nov 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 33 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $7,071,980 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 34 | Vampires | - | - | - | $6,812,978 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $6,585,978 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 36 | American History X | - | - | - | $5,792,520 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 37 | Celebrity | - | - | - | $5,078,660 | 493 | $5,078,660 | Nov 20 | Miramax | false |
| 38 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $4,664,160 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $4,568,023 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | Jul 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | What Dreams May Come | - | - | - | $3,936,242 | 2,531 | $55,382,927 | Oct 2 | PolyGram | false |
| 41 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $3,825,146 | 417 | $5,672,903 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 42 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $2,906,751 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 43 | Freeriders | - | - | - | $2,345,333 | 30 | $2,750,064 | Oct 20 | - | false |
| 44 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $2,287,587 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 45 | Happiness | - | - | - | $2,172,250 | 60 | $2,982,011 | Oct 16 | Good Machine | false |
| 46 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $1,965,550 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 47 | Apt Pupil | - | - | - | $1,648,465 | 1,448 | $8,863,193 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 48 | Beloved | - | - | - | $1,477,904 | 1,571 | $22,852,487 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $1,267,089 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 50 | Les Boys II | - | - | - | $1,232,544 | 88 | $5,974,732 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate | false |
| 51 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $1,228,810 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 52 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $1,209,663 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 53 | Velvet Goldmine | - | - | - | $1,053,788 | 85 | $1,053,788 | Nov 6 | Miramax | false |
| 54 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $953,762 | 215 | $4,611,784 | Dec 4 | Miramax | false |
| 55 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $926,119 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 56 | Central Station | - | - | - | $731,464 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 57 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $542,028 | 84 | $1,798,862 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 58 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $451,582 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 59 | The Eel | - | - | - | $370,335 | 6 | $418,480 | Aug 21 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 60 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $289,148 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 61 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | - | - | - | $225,977 | 1,399 | $37,672,941 | Aug 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 62 | The General | - | - | - | $198,071 | 41 | $1,214,198 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 63 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $176,513 | 300 | $4,912,892 | Dec 30 | October Films | false |
| 64 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $173,154 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 65 | Affliction | - | - | - | $127,107 | 335 | $6,330,054 | Dec 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 66 | Small Soldiers | - | - | - | $106,750 | 2,613 | $54,682,547 | Jul 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 67 | Shattered Image | - | - | - | $83,568 | 24 | $106,116 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 68 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $72,995 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | The Swindle | - | - | - | $70,967 | 5 | $250,899 | Dec 23 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 70 | The Celebration | - | - | - | $70,195 | 28 | $1,656,223 | Oct 9 | October Films | false |
| 71 | The Brandon Teena Story | - | - | - | $69,019 | 2 | $92,113 | Sep 23 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 72 | The Big Chill 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $56,948 | 50 | $56,948 | Nov 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 73 | The Alarmist | - | - | - | $48,743 | 11 | $59,864 | Oct 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 74 | Rushmore | - | - | - | $43,666 | 830 | $17,105,219 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 75 | Welcome to Woop Woop | - | - | - | $37,621 | 5 | $37,621 | Nov 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 76 | Playing by Heart | - | - | - | $36,934 | 308 | $3,970,078 | Jan 1 | Miramax | false |
| 77 | The Theory of Flight | - | - | - | $31,685 | 13 | $73,233 | Dec 23 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 78 | The Hi-Lo Country | - | - | - | $23,725 | 16 | $166,082 | Dec 30 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 79 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $19,749 | 65 | $1,036,818 | Dec 30 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 80 | Hard Core Logo | - | - | - | $14,540 | 2 | $14,540 | Nov 13 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 81 | Savior | - | - | - | $14,328 | 4 | $14,328 | Nov 20 | Lionsgate | false |
| 82 | Storefront Hitchcock | - | - | - | $12,355 | 1 | $12,355 | Nov 20 | Miramax | false |
| 83 | Hi-Life | - | - | - | $9,066 | 1 | $9,066 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 84 | Talk of Angels | - | - | - | $8,506 | 2 | $18,281 | Oct 30 | Miramax | false |
| 85 | Thursday | - | - | - | $3,121 | 2 | $3,121 | Nov 13 | - | false |
| 86 | Port Djema | - | - | - | $783 | 1 | $783 | Jan 1 | Shadow Distribution | false |
