| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $17,165,239 | -2.4% | 3,169 | +53 | $5,416 | $494,514,331 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Primary Colors | $12,045,395 | - | 1,965 | - | $6,129 | $12,045,395 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Man in the Iron Mask | $11,077,005 | -35.9% | 3,101 | - | $3,572 | $34,483,255 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Wild Things | $9,622,444 | - | 2,177 | - | $4,420 | $9,622,444 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | U.S. Marshals | $7,225,511 | -36.4% | 2,817 | - | $2,564 | $43,556,768 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Mr. Nice Guy | $5,250,704 | - | 1,463 | - | $3,588 | $5,442,468 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Good Will Hunting | $4,026,752 | -16.9% | 1,805 | -94 | $2,230 | $115,597,415 | 16 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | As Good as It Gets | $3,260,123 | +6.8% | 1,604 | -106 | $2,032 | $125,803,127 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Wedding Singer | $3,254,479 | -30.3% | 2,065 | -485 | $1,576 | $68,391,968 | 6 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | The Big Lebowski | $1,830,629 | -47.7% | 1,123 | -112 | $1,630 | $13,771,141 | 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Twilight | $1,624,714 | -49.9% | 1,354 | +1 | $1,199 | $13,192,612 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | L.A. Confidential | $1,496,331 | +5% | 723 | -70 | $2,069 | $57,505,024 | 27 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Hush | $1,250,392 | -61.3% | 1,591 | -375 | $785 | $12,622,611 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | The Apostle | $1,169,836 | -8.9% | 712 | -27 | $1,643 | $16,636,186 | 14 | October Films | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Borrowers | $1,041,278 | -20.7% | 1,241 | -273 | $839 | $20,601,297 | 6 | PolyGram | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Dark City | $415,245 | -71.2% | 512 | -1,008 | $811 | $13,562,437 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Full Monty | $364,703 | - | 285 | - | $1,279 | $44,288,450 | 32 | - | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Amistad | $213,748 | -29.9% | 426 | -144 | $501 | $43,935,837 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | - | Wide Awake | $95,875 | - | 29 | - | $3,306 | $95,875 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 20 | - | Fireworks | $59,508 | - | 9 | - | $6,612 | $59,508 | 1 | Milestone | true | false |
| 21 | 18 | Mousehunt | $44,545 | -25.4% | 203 | -48 | $219 | $59,865,928 | 14 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | - | Niagara, Niagara | $16,745 | - | 3 | - | $5,581 | $16,745 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment | true | false |
