| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Message in a Bottle | $18,852,976 | - | 2,538 | - | $7,428 | $18,852,976 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Payback | $17,719,502 | - | 2,751 | - | $6,441 | $44,054,084 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | - | My Favorite Martian | $11,181,043 | - | 2,275 | - | $4,914 | $11,181,043 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | She's All That | $10,040,576 | - | 2,654 | - | $3,783 | $42,649,931 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 5 | - | Blast from the Past | $9,160,263 | - | 2,542 | - | $3,603 | $9,160,263 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 6 | - | Shakespeare in Love | $9,050,029 | - | 1,956 | - | $4,626 | $46,663,122 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 7 | - | Saving Private Ryan | $3,952,491 | - | 1,140 | - | $3,467 | $199,915,673 | 30 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | - | Rushmore | $3,739,133 | - | 573 | - | $6,525 | $6,274,480 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Patch Adams | $3,570,665 | - | 2,101 | - | $1,699 | $127,005,430 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Varsity Blues | $3,147,635 | - | 2,036 | - | $1,545 | $48,190,950 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | - | Life Is Beautiful | $2,830,316 | - | 644 | - | $4,394 | $21,634,804 | 17 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Thin Red Line | $1,866,991 | - | 1,301 | - | $1,435 | $33,032,012 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 13 | - | A Civil Action | $1,765,313 | - | 1,403 | - | $1,258 | $54,089,852 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | - | The Prince of Egypt | $1,535,837 | - | 1,408 | - | $1,090 | $95,354,781 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | - | Waking Ned Devine | $1,278,004 | - | 482 | - | $2,651 | $20,257,348 | - | - | - | false |
| 16 | - | Stepmom | $1,277,565 | - | 1,564 | - | $816 | $89,158,694 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Rugrats Movie | $1,254,878 | - | 840 | - | $1,493 | $96,174,410 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | - | A Simple Plan | $1,221,786 | - | 675 | - | $1,810 | $13,717,155 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 19 | - | You've Got Mail | $1,170,708 | - | 1,601 | - | $731 | $112,763,180 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 20 | - | Elizabeth | $1,084,428 | - | 483 | - | $2,245 | $22,673,802 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - | false |
| 21 | - | A Bug's Life | $1,069,012 | - | 979 | - | $1,091 | $157,267,797 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | The Waterboy | $1,058,915 | - | 721 | - | $1,468 | $158,012,801 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 23 | - | Simply Irresistible | $997,177 | - | 1,353 | - | $737 | $3,713,570 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 24 | - | Mighty Joe Young | $717,883 | - | 802 | - | $895 | $47,841,489 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | - | Enemy of the State | $662,328 | - | 618 | - | $1,071 | $109,198,670 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 26 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $587,323 | - | 28 | - | $20,975 | $5,722,606 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 27 | - | Little Voice | $533,960 | - | 215 | - | $2,483 | $3,495,950 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 28 | - | Central Station | $505,237 | - | 102 | - | $4,953 | $2,491,808 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 29 | - | Hilary and Jackie | $493,731 | - | 300 | - | $1,645 | $3,228,335 | - | October Films | - | false |
| 30 | - | At First Sight | $479,393 | - | 895 | - | $535 | $21,577,205 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 31 | - | Everest | $371,449 | - | 57 | - | $6,516 | $59,182,926 | - | MacGillivray Freeman Films | - | false |
| 32 | - | Star Trek: Insurrection | $310,725 | - | 409 | - | $759 | $68,154,206 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 33 | - | Gods and Monsters | $289,482 | - | 124 | - | $2,334 | $3,347,357 | - | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 34 | - | Jack Frost | $269,038 | - | 453 | - | $593 | $34,240,906 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 35 | - | Affliction | $220,603 | - | 21 | - | $10,504 | $902,506 | - | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 36 | - | Playing by Heart | $165,174 | - | 111 | - | $1,488 | $3,878,070 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 37 | - | Virus | $133,715 | - | 221 | - | $605 | $13,573,780 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 38 | - | Babe: Pig in the City | $125,730 | - | 235 | - | $535 | $18,100,915 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 39 | - | The Faculty | $123,367 | - | 190 | - | $649 | $38,102,619 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 40 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $114,317 | - | 12 | - | $9,526 | $5,082,682 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 41 | - | Les Boys II | $104,283 | - | 43 | - | $2,425 | $5,827,884 | - | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 42 | - | In Dreams | $87,140 | - | 175 | - | $497 | $11,588,225 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | - | Living Out Loud | $80,913 | - | 188 | - | $430 | $12,800,259 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 44 | - | The General | $78,813 | - | 21 | - | $3,753 | $576,350 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 45 | - | Tango | $78,315 | - | 5 | - | $15,663 | $96,243 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 46 | - | Another Day in Paradise | $77,563 | - | 34 | - | $2,281 | $399,286 | - | Trimark Pictures | - | false |
| 47 | - | Rush Hour | $75,419 | - | 157 | - | $480 | $141,090,975 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 48 | - | Unconditional Love | $73,001 | - | 102 | - | $715 | $73,001 | - | - | - | false |
| 49 | - | Down in the Delta | $69,522 | - | 85 | - | $817 | $5,615,019 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 50 | - | There's Something About Mary | $69,234 | - | 145 | - | $477 | $176,385,813 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 51 | - | American History X | $67,983 | - | 81 | - | $839 | $6,412,832 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 52 | - | Children of Heaven | $65,783 | - | 8 | - | $8,222 | $180,367 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 53 | - | The Red Violin | $59,458 | - | 26 | - | $2,286 | $1,672,108 | - | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 54 | - | Dancing at Lughnasa | $58,682 | - | 47 | - | $1,248 | $2,137,527 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 55 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $53,801 | - | 15 | - | $3,586 | $12,039,900 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 56 | - | The Last Days | $37,692 | - | 5 | - | $7,538 | $67,068 | - | October Films | - | false |
| 57 | - | My Name Is Joe | $34,910 | - | 9 | - | $3,878 | $120,681 | - | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 58 | - | Pleasantville | $33,764 | - | 36 | - | $937 | $39,350,608 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 59 | - | The Celebration | $32,105 | - | 15 | - | $2,140 | $1,618,611 | - | October Films | - | false |
| 60 | - | Hurlyburly | $30,130 | - | 33 | - | $913 | $1,715,227 | - | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 61 | - | Antz | $27,043 | - | 58 | - | $466 | $90,684,272 | 20 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 62 | - | God Said, 'Ha!' | $12,022 | - | 2 | - | $6,011 | $12,022 | - | Miramax | - | false |
