| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $25,238,720 | -15.9% | 2,771 | +4 | $9,108 | $274,599,886 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Spice World | $10,527,222 | - | 2,339 | - | $4,500 | $10,527,222 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 3 | - | Good Will Hunting | $8,507,974 | - | 1,831 | - | $4,646 | $48,371,200 | 8 | Miramax | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | As Good as It Gets | $7,519,940 | -9.3% | 1,763 | +10 | $4,265 | $76,623,975 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | Fallen | $4,947,268 | - | 2,448 | - | $2,020 | $16,930,405 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Wag the Dog | $4,381,332 | - | 1,726 | - | $2,538 | $23,296,373 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 7 | - | Hard Rain | $3,703,706 | - | 2,132 | - | $1,737 | $12,842,506 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Half Baked | $3,100,230 | - | 1,703 | - | $1,820 | $11,979,465 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Phantoms | $3,065,951 | - | 1,859 | - | $1,649 | $3,065,951 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 10 | - | Tomorrow Never Dies | $2,743,754 | - | 1,905 | - | $1,440 | $115,500,124 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | 3 | Mousehunt | $2,209,281 | -46.9% | 1,776 | -227 | $1,243 | $54,659,175 | 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 4 | Amistad | $1,759,880 | -36.3% | 1,019 | +18 | $1,727 | $37,414,589 | 7 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | - | Star Kid | $1,060,325 | - | 1,053 | - | $1,006 | $4,261,002 | 2 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Kundun | $822,043 | - | 439 | - | $1,872 | $3,082,495 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 5 | The Devil's Advocate | $312,532 | -50.3% | 650 | -152 | $480 | $60,349,835 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | Swept from the Sea | $163,289 | - | 55 | - | $2,968 | $163,289 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 17 | - | The Gingerbread Man | $118,278 | - | 8 | - | $14,784 | $118,278 | 1 | PolyGram | true | false |
| 18 | - | Slappy and the Stinkers | $34,488 | - | 60 | - | $574 | $34,488 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 19 | - | Fallen Angels | $13,804 | - | 1 | - | $13,804 | $18,633 | 1 | Kino International | true | false |
| 20 | 6 | The Peacemaker | $554 | -62.7% | 1 | -4 | $554 | $41,196,489 | 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
