| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Varsity Blues | $10,574,508 | -30.4% | 2,339 | +218 | $4,520 | $30,575,799 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Patch Adams | $8,101,565 | -20.8% | 2,909 | +16 | $2,785 | $108,588,660 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | A Civil Action | $7,648,388 | - | 2,026 | - | $3,775 | $40,786,181 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Thin Red Line | $5,794,840 | -40.7% | 1,538 | +10 | $3,767 | $22,313,555 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Stepmom | $5,145,549 | -21% | 2,358 | - | $2,182 | $78,556,192 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | At First Sight | $4,787,150 | - | 1,838 | - | $2,604 | $14,553,552 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | - | You've Got Mail | $4,112,471 | - | 2,331 | - | $1,764 | $104,139,449 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Prince of Egypt | $3,926,434 | -15.6% | 2,001 | -214 | $1,962 | $87,327,161 | 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | - | Shakespeare in Love | $3,629,432 | - | 655 | - | $5,541 | $25,882,499 | 7 | Miramax | false | false |
| 10 | - | A Simple Plan | $3,422,072 | - | 660 | - | $5,184 | $7,070,184 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Virus | $3,012,430 | - | 2,015 | - | $1,495 | $10,014,890 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | In Dreams | $2,700,741 | -32.4% | 1,682 | +12 | $1,605 | $8,161,434 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | A Bug's Life | $2,700,616 | -21.6% | 1,521 | -294 | $1,775 | $151,734,828 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Mighty Joe Young | $2,575,283 | - | 1,773 | - | $1,452 | $43,401,380 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Gloria | $2,143,089 | - | 1,527 | - | $1,403 | $2,143,089 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 16 | - | Waking Ned Devine | $1,862,298 | - | 506 | - | $3,680 | $14,675,667 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 17 | - | Playing by Heart | $1,529,922 | - | 305 | - | $5,016 | $1,577,494 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 18 | - | Enemy of the State | $1,205,443 | - | 993 | - | $1,213 | $106,000,618 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Faculty | $1,059,016 | - | 1,512 | - | $700 | $36,710,893 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 20 | - | Life Is Beautiful | $1,055,993 | - | 213 | - | $4,957 | $15,838,666 | 14 | Miramax | false | false |
| 21 | - | The Waterboy | $786,514 | - | 638 | - | $1,232 | $154,775,265 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | The Rugrats Movie | $784,440 | - | 824 | - | $951 | $93,599,709 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | - | Star Trek: Insurrection | $762,058 | - | 967 | - | $788 | $66,408,775 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | - | Elizabeth | $561,256 | - | 378 | - | $1,484 | $19,603,529 | 12 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 25 | - | Hilary and Jackie | $418,368 | - | 95 | - | $4,403 | $1,153,765 | 4 | October Films | false | false |
| 26 | - | Rush Hour | $384,540 | - | 441 | - | $871 | $140,382,040 | 19 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 27 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $362,805 | - | 23 | - | $15,774 | $4,107,648 | 14 | IMAX | false | false |
| 28 | - | Babe: Pig in the City | $316,740 | - | 515 | - | $615 | $17,319,215 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | - | Everest | $301,612 | - | 53 | - | $5,690 | $57,889,485 | 47 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 30 | - | There's Something About Mary | $260,183 | - | 277 | - | $939 | $175,834,196 | 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 31 | - | Les Boys II | $244,613 | - | 63 | - | $3,882 | $5,208,473 | 7 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 32 | - | Down in the Delta | $218,790 | - | 208 | - | $1,051 | $5,190,697 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 33 | - | Little Voice | $197,928 | - | 39 | - | $5,075 | $1,777,974 | 8 | Miramax | false | false |
| 34 | 8 | Antz | $174,713 | -23.3% | 382 | -42 | $457 | $90,304,070 | 17 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 35 | - | Hurlyburly | $174,559 | - | 82 | - | $2,128 | $1,305,462 | 5 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 36 | - | Jack Frost | $164,564 | - | 309 | - | $532 | $33,389,089 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | - | Meet Joe Black | $138,650 | - | 295 | - | $470 | $44,380,875 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | - | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $133,937 | - | 493 | - | $271 | $39,738,178 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 39 | - | Central Station | $130,499 | - | 24 | - | $5,437 | $1,204,949 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $117,540 | - | 14 | - | $8,395 | $4,609,764 | 39 | IMAX | false | false |
| 41 | - | Vampires | $107,496 | - | 378 | - | $284 | $20,108,033 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 42 | - | Gods and Monsters | $105,283 | - | 64 | - | $1,645 | $2,564,731 | 12 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 43 | - | Still Crazy | $102,971 | - | 14 | - | $7,355 | $102,971 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 44 | - | Ringmaster | $101,064 | - | 236 | - | $428 | $9,123,127 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 45 | - | Dancing at Lughnasa | $99,173 | - | 61 | - | $1,625 | $1,760,606 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 46 | - | Home Fries | $91,932 | - | 238 | - | $386 | $10,443,316 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 47 | - | Affliction | $89,944 | - | 7 | - | $12,849 | $400,618 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 48 | - | Psycho | $70,675 | - | 248 | - | $284 | $21,380,220 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | - | The Siege | $67,957 | - | 157 | - | $432 | $40,819,253 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 50 | - | Another Day in Paradise | $67,524 | - | 19 | - | $3,553 | $115,507 | 4 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 51 | - | Pleasantville | $53,452 | - | 95 | - | $562 | $39,194,840 | 14 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 52 | - | The Red Violin | $51,229 | - | 27 | - | $1,897 | $1,428,329 | 12 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 53 | - | The Celebration | $43,240 | - | 24 | - | $1,801 | $1,447,360 | 16 | October Films | false | false |
| 54 | - | The General | $38,323 | - | 6 | - | $6,387 | $329,979 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 55 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $35,716 | - | 81 | - | $440 | $11,872,320 | 81 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 56 | - | Saving Private Ryan | $26,340 | - | 4 | - | $6,585 | $190,964,587 | 27 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 57 | - | The Hi-Lo Country | $25,419 | - | 16 | - | $1,588 | $82,617 | 4 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 58 | - | Urban Legend | $20,395 | - | 43 | - | $474 | $38,071,499 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 59 | - | Children of Heaven | $20,100 | - | 3 | - | $6,700 | $20,100 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 60 | - | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $17,330 | - | 5 | - | $3,466 | $384,793 | 9 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 61 | - | My Name Is Joe | $16,017 | - | 2 | - | $8,008 | $16,017 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment | true | false |
| 62 | - | The Winners | $4,293 | - | 1 | - | $4,293 | $5,508 | 1 | First Look International | true | false |
