| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | City of Angels | $15,825,930 | -27.1% | 2,329 | +117 | $6,795 | $37,545,421 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Object of My Affection | $11,932,713 | - | 1,890 | - | $6,313 | $11,932,713 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Lost in Space | $9,180,101 | -49.2% | 3,306 | - | $2,776 | $54,077,686 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Titanic | $9,017,561 | -27.1% | 3,012 | -253 | $2,993 | $555,676,775 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Paulie | $6,406,929 | - | 1,553 | - | $4,125 | $6,406,929 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Species II | $5,252,564 | -46.4% | 2,510 | - | $2,092 | $15,059,697 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Mercury Rising | $4,795,510 | -36.5% | 2,213 | -186 | $2,166 | $25,733,215 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Odd Couple II | $4,739,354 | -31.2% | 1,852 | +202 | $2,559 | $11,624,821 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Players Club | $4,619,605 | -43.5% | 593 | - | $7,790 | $15,317,286 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | - | Major League: Back to the Minors | $2,519,679 | - | 2,322 | - | $1,085 | $2,519,679 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 11 | 11 | As Good as It Gets | $1,995,878 | -32.1% | 1,205 | -209 | $1,656 | $142,502,651 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Primary Colors | $1,921,632 | -41.8% | 1,317 | -437 | $1,459 | $35,546,032 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Good Will Hunting | $1,914,472 | -33.4% | 1,069 | -232 | $1,790 | $132,004,499 | 20 | Miramax | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Barney's Great Adventure | $1,868,781 | -24.3% | 817 | +8 | $2,287 | $7,838,936 | 3 | PolyGram | false | false |
| 15 | - | Suicide Kings | $758,288 | - | 135 | - | $5,616 | $758,288 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment | true | false |
| 16 | 14 | Mousehunt | $207,993 | -44.1% | 439 | -123 | $473 | $61,622,586 | 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | - | Chinese Box | $144,324 | - | 12 | - | $12,027 | $144,324 | 1 | Trimark Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | - | Wild Man Blues | $83,505 | - | 3 | - | $27,835 | $83,505 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 19 | 16 | Sonatine | $32,882 | +26.7% | 6 | +4 | $5,480 | $58,834 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | TwentyFourSeven | $8,318 | +304.2% | 1 | - | $8,318 | $10,376 | 2 | October Films | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Amistad | $7,314 | +21.9% | 10 | -16 | $731 | $44,223,944 | 20 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
