| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Payback | $10,268,237 | - | 2,768 | - | $3,709 | $57,147,629 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Message in a Bottle | $10,042,342 | -40.1% | 2,545 | +7 | $3,945 | $32,129,098 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | My Favorite Martian | $6,911,596 | -21.7% | 2,312 | +37 | $2,989 | $19,935,338 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | October Sky | $5,905,250 | - | 1,495 | - | $3,950 | $5,905,250 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Blast from the Past | $5,839,227 | -24.9% | 2,544 | +2 | $2,295 | $16,509,086 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Shakespeare in Love | $5,827,713 | -26.1% | 2,030 | +74 | $2,870 | $54,127,857 | 11 | Miramax | false | false |
| 7 | - | She's All That | $5,288,563 | - | 2,639 | - | $2,004 | $49,391,514 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | - | Office Space | $4,231,727 | - | 1,740 | - | $2,432 | $4,231,727 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | Rushmore | $2,804,576 | -12.4% | 764 | +191 | $3,670 | $9,758,902 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Saving Private Ryan | $2,417,157 | -28.1% | 1,139 | -1 | $2,122 | $203,151,532 | 31 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Life Is Beautiful | $2,350,648 | -0.7% | 685 | +41 | $3,431 | $24,666,327 | 18 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Patch Adams | $1,742,395 | -44.3% | 1,570 | -531 | $1,109 | $129,358,260 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Jawbreaker | $1,603,425 | - | 801 | - | $2,001 | $1,603,425 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 14 | - | Varsity Blues | $1,584,546 | - | 1,647 | - | $962 | $50,231,371 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Affliction | $1,111,636 | - | 323 | - | $3,441 | $2,115,023 | 8 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 16 | - | Elizabeth | $1,098,569 | - | 624 | - | $1,760 | $24,038,506 | 16 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Thin Red Line | $932,267 | - | 905 | - | $1,030 | $34,370,394 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Rugrats Movie | $801,649 | - | 818 | - | $980 | $97,388,638 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Waking Ned Devine | $787,254 | - | 429 | - | $1,835 | $21,319,104 | 14 | - | false | false |
| 20 | - | A Civil Action | $770,820 | - | 890 | - | $866 | $55,150,049 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | A Simple Plan | $703,845 | - | 625 | - | $1,126 | $14,654,632 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | The Waterboy | $680,010 | - | 632 | - | $1,075 | $158,886,255 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 10 | The Prince of Egypt | $659,388 | -39.8% | 836 | -572 | $788 | $96,360,722 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | 11 | A Bug's Life | $563,966 | -29.8% | 745 | -234 | $757 | $158,069,884 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | - | Mighty Joe Young | $562,241 | - | 719 | - | $781 | $48,549,424 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 9 | Stepmom | $562,112 | -48.9% | 733 | -831 | $766 | $90,002,330 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 27 | - | You've Got Mail | $489,178 | - | 931 | - | $525 | $113,424,270 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $458,098 | - | 28 | - | $16,360 | $6,417,552 | 18 | IMAX | false | false |
| 29 | - | Enemy of the State | $442,517 | - | 563 | - | $785 | $109,779,418 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | - | Central Station | $369,818 | - | 110 | - | $3,361 | $2,989,385 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 31 | - | Everest | $344,598 | - | 55 | - | $6,265 | $59,799,209 | 51 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 32 | - | Hilary and Jackie | $325,640 | - | 280 | - | $1,163 | $3,682,601 | 8 | October Films | false | false |
| 33 | - | Little Voice | $281,316 | - | 190 | - | $1,480 | $3,897,361 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 34 | - | Gods and Monsters | $251,235 | - | 149 | - | $1,686 | $3,657,447 | 16 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 35 | - | Jack Frost | $148,730 | - | 308 | - | $482 | $34,433,933 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | - | At First Sight | $147,641 | - | 346 | - | $426 | $21,825,457 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 37 | - | Simply Irresistible | $142,836 | - | 299 | - | $477 | $4,047,264 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 38 | - | Virus | $135,300 | - | 246 | - | $550 | $13,701,370 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | - | Star Trek: Insurrection | $113,086 | - | 211 | - | $535 | $68,353,018 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $108,650 | - | 12 | - | $9,054 | $5,262,439 | 43 | IMAX | false | false |
| 41 | - | The Faculty | $65,530 | - | 138 | - | $474 | $38,188,565 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 42 | - | Another Day in Paradise | $58,466 | - | 46 | - | $1,271 | $480,395 | 8 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $57,713 | - | 14 | - | $4,122 | $12,125,784 | 85 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 44 | - | Children of Heaven | $54,724 | - | 10 | - | $5,472 | $253,015 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 45 | - | Tango | $52,698 | - | 5 | - | $10,539 | $168,088 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 46 | - | Babe: Pig in the City | $50,880 | - | 159 | - | $320 | $18,177,545 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 47 | - | Rush Hour | $48,028 | - | 120 | - | $400 | $141,153,686 | 23 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 48 | - | Living Out Loud | $45,413 | - | 127 | - | $357 | $12,827,343 | 17 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 49 | - | American History X | $45,186 | - | 64 | - | $706 | $6,479,476 | 17 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 50 | - | The Last Days | $43,825 | - | 17 | - | $2,577 | $115,382 | 3 | October Films | false | false |
| 51 | - | Les Boys II | $42,660 | - | 36 | - | $1,185 | $4,204,896 | 11 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 52 | - | The Red Violin | $42,527 | - | 21 | - | $2,025 | $1,734,793 | 16 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 53 | - | Playing by Heart | $42,249 | - | 35 | - | $1,207 | $3,956,212 | 8 | Miramax | false | false |
| 54 | - | Dancing at Lughnasa | $40,945 | - | 35 | - | $1,169 | $2,132,792 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 55 | - | The General | $37,493 | - | 16 | - | $2,343 | $642,635 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 56 | - | Down in the Delta | $37,110 | - | 60 | - | $618 | $5,662,985 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 57 | - | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $36,806 | - | 77 | - | $478 | $39,989,008 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 58 | 12 | In Dreams | $36,423 | -52.9% | 60 | -115 | $607 | $11,676,955 | 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 59 | - | There's Something About Mary | $34,684 | - | 115 | - | $301 | $176,437,971 | 32 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 60 | - | Pleasantville | $34,099 | - | 33 | - | $1,033 | $39,393,515 | 18 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 61 | - | The Apple | $15,207 | - | 4 | - | $3,801 | $15,207 | 1 | New Yorker Films | true | false |
