| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Quest | $8,891,000 | - | 2,092 | - | $4,250 | $8,891,000 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $8,709,871 | - | 1,413 | - | $6,164 | $8,709,871 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Primal Fear | $6,168,550 | -28.2% | 1,955 | -28 | $3,155 | $41,268,876 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Mulholland Falls | $5,722,245 | - | 1,625 | - | $3,521 | $5,722,245 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 5 | - | Sunset Park | $5,601,132 | - | 1,257 | - | $4,455 | $5,601,132 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Birdcage | $4,403,474 | -28.7% | 1,958 | -327 | $2,248 | $110,341,194 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | James and the Giant Peach | $4,372,656 | -32.8% | 2,033 | -235 | $2,150 | $20,465,155 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 2 | The Substitute | $3,482,489 | -54.8% | 1,762 | +20 | $1,976 | $11,183,852 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Fear | $3,031,560 | -40.9% | 1,598 | -17 | $1,897 | $16,439,895 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | $2,561,270 | -42% | 1,092 | -39 | $2,345 | $29,748,060 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Fargo | $1,268,144 | -34.7% | 541 | -158 | $2,344 | $18,708,812 | 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Braveheart | $58,224 | -63.3% | 69 | -120 | $843 | $75,561,760 | 50 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Cemetery Man | $34,055 | - | 6 | - | $5,675 | $34,055 | 1 | October Films | true | false |
| 14 | - | I Shot Andy Warhol | $18,986 | - | - | - | - | $18,986 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | August | $13,712 | -20.8% | 5 | +1 | $2,742 | $31,035 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | For the Moment | $5,051 | -51.4% | 3 | - | $1,683 | $15,451 | 2 | - | false | false |
