| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Payback | - | - | - | $68,126,654 | 2,855 | $81,526,121 | Feb 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $60,095,535 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $55,384,183 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | She's All That | - | - | - | $54,808,793 | 2,654 | $63,366,989 | Jan 29 | Miramax | false |
| 5 | Varsity Blues | - | - | - | $51,441,829 | 2,364 | $52,894,169 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $50,725,809 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 7 | Message in a Bottle | - | - | - | $42,976,812 | 2,545 | $52,880,016 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $36,183,104 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $34,077,759 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $31,821,237 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $28,459,395 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 12 | My Favorite Martian | - | - | - | $26,646,247 | 2,349 | $36,850,101 | Feb 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | At First Sight | - | - | - | $22,034,638 | 1,838 | $22,365,133 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 14 | Blast from the Past | - | - | - | $21,771,671 | 2,544 | $26,511,114 | Feb 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 15 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $20,440,826 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $19,462,229 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | 8MM | - | - | - | $18,315,537 | 2,370 | $36,663,315 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $16,352,597 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $15,287,774 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 20 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $14,838,527 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 21 | Virus | - | - | - | $13,853,370 | 2,018 | $14,036,005 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | October Sky | - | - | - | $13,066,960 | 1,702 | $32,570,685 | Feb 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Rushmore | - | - | - | $12,984,270 | 830 | $17,105,219 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $12,663,072 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $12,008,500 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | In Dreams | - | - | - | $11,883,693 | 1,682 | $12,017,369 | Jan 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 27 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $10,888,423 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $9,092,670 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $9,054,510 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $8,786,965 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 31 | Office Space | - | - | - | $8,693,366 | 1,740 | $10,827,810 | Feb 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | The Other Sister | - | - | - | $8,559,208 | 1,863 | $27,807,627 | Feb 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 33 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $8,552,164 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 34 | Wings of Courage | - | - | - | $6,661,722 | 11 | $15,054,636 | Apr 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 35 | Les Boys II | - | - | - | $5,426,380 | 88 | $5,974,732 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate | false |
| 36 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $4,295,488 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 37 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $4,292,507 | 2,067 | $65,705,771 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Gloria | - | - | - | $4,197,729 | 1,527 | $4,197,729 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 39 | Simply Irresistible | - | - | - | $4,138,010 | 1,359 | $4,398,989 | Feb 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | 200 Cigarettes | - | - | - | $4,068,407 | 978 | $6,852,450 | Feb 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | Playing by Heart | - | - | - | $3,933,144 | 308 | $3,970,078 | Jan 1 | Miramax | false |
| 42 | Everest | - | - | - | $3,928,233 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 43 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $3,833,409 | 300 | $4,912,892 | Dec 30 | October Films | false |
| 44 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $3,256,103 | 215 | $4,611,784 | Dec 4 | Miramax | false |
| 45 | Affliction | - | - | - | $3,234,778 | 335 | $6,330,054 | Dec 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 46 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $2,980,972 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 47 | Jawbreaker | - | - | - | $2,901,796 | 801 | $3,117,085 | Feb 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 48 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $2,897,885 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | Central Station | - | - | - | $2,826,528 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 50 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $2,084,000 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 51 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $1,925,722 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 52 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $1,847,757 | 417 | $5,672,903 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 53 | Vampires | - | - | - | $1,833,530 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 54 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $1,641,299 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 55 | Beloved | - | - | - | $1,610,100 | 1,571 | $22,852,487 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 56 | Antz | - | - | - | $1,404,942 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 57 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $1,330,226 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 58 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $1,256,834 | 84 | $1,798,862 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 59 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $1,020,729 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $968,165 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 61 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $870,499 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 62 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $786,522 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 63 | The Siege | - | - | - | $702,441 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 64 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $645,174 | 65 | $1,036,818 | Dec 30 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 65 | Psycho | - | - | - | $566,515 | 2,489 | $21,485,655 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 66 | American History X | - | - | - | $564,698 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 67 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $555,338 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 68 | Still Crazy | - | - | - | $524,864 | 52 | $524,864 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 69 | The General | - | - | - | $522,046 | 41 | $1,214,198 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 70 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $482,704 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | Nov 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 71 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $468,701 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 72 | The School of Flesh | - | - | - | $402,668 | 7 | $402,668 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 73 | Home Fries | - | - | - | $397,626 | 1,925 | $10,493,366 | Nov 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 74 | The Celebration | - | - | - | $386,220 | 28 | $1,656,223 | Oct 9 | October Films | false |
| 75 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $350,262 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 76 | Children of Heaven | - | - | - | $345,894 | 18 | $933,933 | Jan 22 | Miramax | false |
| 77 | Just the Ticket | - | - | - | $310,361 | 82 | $430,404 | Feb 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 78 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $298,837 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | Jul 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 79 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $295,842 | 4 | $334,293 | Oct 2 | Kino International | false |
| 80 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $242,676 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 81 | Tango | - | - | - | $226,794 | 63 | $1,897,948 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 82 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $216,365 | 12 | $354,004 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 83 | Happiness | - | - | - | $163,890 | 60 | $2,982,011 | Oct 16 | Good Machine | false |
| 84 | Babar: King of the Elephants | - | - | - | $163,475 | 52 | $227,374 | Feb 26 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 85 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $150,044 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 86 | The Hi-Lo Country | - | - | - | $142,357 | 16 | $166,082 | Dec 30 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 87 | My Name Is Joe | - | - | - | $128,396 | 16 | $354,952 | Jan 22 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 88 | The Last Days | - | - | - | $115,382 | 32 | $421,432 | Feb 5 | October Films | false |
| 89 | Unconditional Love | - | - | - | $115,202 | 102 | $115,202 | Feb 12 | Horne Entertainment Inc. | false |
| 90 | Belly | - | - | - | $111,699 | 630 | $9,639,390 | Nov 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 91 | The 24 Hour Woman | - | - | - | $109,535 | 30 | $109,535 | Jan 29 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 92 | Histoires d'hiver | - | - | - | $96,028 | 30 | $138,411 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 93 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | - | - | - | $88,605 | 6 | $384,793 | Nov 27 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 94 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $66,456 | 1,776 | $12,214,338 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 95 | Very Bad Things | - | - | - | $65,277 | 1,260 | $9,898,412 | Nov 27 | PolyGram | false |
| 96 | 20 Dates | - | - | - | $54,169 | 43 | $541,636 | Feb 26 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 97 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $49,504 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 98 | The Theory of Flight | - | - | - | $41,548 | 13 | $73,233 | Dec 23 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 99 | Beyond Beautiful | - | - | - | $29,480 | 2 | $29,480 | Jan 8 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 100 | Shattered Image | - | - | - | $22,548 | 24 | $106,116 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 101 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $21,653 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 102 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,758 | 1,882 | $14,836,984 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 103 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $16,808 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 104 | God Said, 'Ha!' | - | - | - | $15,483 | 5 | $55,970 | Feb 12 | Miramax | false |
| 105 | The Apple | - | - | - | $15,207 | 4 | $15,207 | Feb 19 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 106 | Dry Cleaning | - | - | - | $14,919 | 1 | $14,919 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 107 | The Winners | - | - | - | $13,066 | 1 | $13,066 | Jan 20 | First Look International | false |
| 108 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $11,761 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 109 | Eight Days a Week | - | - | - | $9,090 | 9 | $9,090 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 110 | A Cool, Dry Place | - | - | - | $4,390 | 2 | $4,390 | Jan 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 111 | Dancemaker | - | - | - | $4,045 | 6 | $256,780 | Mar 3 | Artistic License | false |
| 112 | The Sticky Fingers of Time | - | - | - | $1,610 | 1 | $1,610 | Jan 8 | Strand Releasing | false |
