| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Message in a Bottle | $16,751,560 | - | 2,538 | - | $6,600 | $16,751,560 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | My Favorite Martian | $8,828,586 | - | 2,275 | - | $3,880 | $8,828,586 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 6 | Shakespeare in Love | $7,882,506 | +127.6% | 1,956 | +1,123 | $4,029 | $45,495,599 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 4 | - | Blast from the Past | $7,771,066 | - | 2,542 | - | $3,057 | $7,771,066 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 5 | 5 | Saving Private Ryan | $3,360,087 | -6.9% | 1,140 | +113 | $2,947 | $199,323,269 | 30 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 13 | Rushmore | $3,203,241 | +73.9% | 573 | +470 | $5,590 | $5,738,588 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Patch Adams | $3,129,670 | -29% | 2,101 | -628 | $1,489 | $126,564,435 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 20 | Life Is Beautiful | $2,366,346 | +182.5% | 644 | +423 | $3,674 | $21,170,834 | 17 | Miramax | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Stepmom | $1,100,248 | -56.2% | 1,564 | -794 | $703 | $88,981,377 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | The Prince of Egypt | $1,094,786 | -43% | 1,408 | -255 | $777 | $94,913,730 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 15 | A Bug's Life | $803,104 | -43.3% | 979 | -307 | $820 | $157,001,889 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 26 | In Dreams | $77,251 | -84% | 175 | -690 | $441 | $11,578,336 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 38 | Antz | $21,346 | -83.2% | 58 | -224 | $368 | $90,678,575 | 20 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
