| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $23,481,767 | +5.2% | 3,116 | +13 | $7,535 | $477,349,092 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Man in the Iron Mask | $23,406,250 | - | 3,101 | - | $7,547 | $23,406,250 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | U.S. Marshals | $14,807,405 | -31.2% | 2,817 | - | $5,256 | $36,331,257 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 7 | Good Will Hunting | $6,572,211 | -2.6% | 1,899 | -150 | $3,460 | $111,570,663 | 15 | Miramax | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Wedding Singer | $6,321,689 | -20.4% | 2,550 | -276 | $2,479 | $65,137,489 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Big Lebowski | $4,719,183 | -34.6% | 1,235 | +28 | $3,821 | $11,940,512 | 2 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Twilight | $4,216,135 | -42.7% | 1,353 | +2 | $3,116 | $11,567,898 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Hush | $4,212,818 | -41.2% | 1,966 | - | $2,142 | $11,372,219 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | As Good as It Gets | $4,187,016 | -3.6% | 1,710 | -78 | $2,448 | $122,543,004 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | L.A. Confidential | $1,998,380 | +3% | 793 | -33 | $2,520 | $56,008,693 | 26 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Borrowers | $1,865,360 | -25.3% | 1,514 | -67 | $1,232 | $19,560,019 | 5 | PolyGram | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Apostle | $1,721,467 | -15% | 739 | -8 | $2,329 | $15,466,350 | 13 | October Films | false | false |
| 13 | 15 | Amistad | $455,736 | +186.9% | 570 | +344 | $799 | $43,722,089 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | - | Mr. Nice Guy | $191,764 | - | - | - | - | $191,764 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 15 | 14 | Mousehunt | $148,302 | -17.5% | 251 | -24 | $590 | $59,821,383 | 13 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
