| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 43 | A Civil Action | $19,251,221 | +14,314.8% | 1,802 | +1,800 | $10,683 | $19,540,369 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Patch Adams | $15,830,925 | -35% | 2,770 | +18 | $5,715 | $86,648,495 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | You've Got Mail | $10,281,089 | -43.6% | 2,948 | +172 | $3,487 | $92,283,314 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Stepmom | $10,128,232 | -45.7% | 2,358 | - | $4,295 | $64,232,307 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Prince of Egypt | $7,531,933 | -45% | 2,947 | -255 | $2,555 | $76,322,381 | 4 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Mighty Joe Young | $6,001,036 | -38.5% | 2,559 | +15 | $2,345 | $35,792,968 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 10 | Shakespeare in Love | $5,763,444 | +26.6% | 632 | +333 | $9,119 | $16,557,260 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | A Bug's Life | $5,723,410 | -46.2% | 2,500 | -51 | $2,289 | $143,954,668 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Faculty | $5,170,255 | -44.8% | 2,365 | - | $2,186 | $32,952,050 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Enemy of the State | $4,057,809 | -35.7% | 1,576 | +37 | $2,574 | $102,394,649 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $3,747,462 | -39.2% | 2,161 | -355 | $1,734 | $63,809,233 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 14 | Waking Ned Devine | $2,656,173 | +23.4% | 502 | +233 | $5,291 | $10,143,727 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | The Waterboy | $2,013,576 | -27.1% | 1,149 | -93 | $1,752 | $152,671,594 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 23 | The Thin Red Line | $1,863,240 | +229.9% | 61 | +54 | $30,544 | $3,072,903 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Rugrats Movie | $1,691,288 | -48% | 1,633 | -369 | $1,035 | $91,373,046 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,324,963 | -12.7% | 228 | +3 | $5,811 | $13,178,393 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Jack Frost | $1,177,464 | -68% | 1,702 | -433 | $691 | $32,842,135 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Rush Hour | $1,164,492 | -45.6% | 783 | -233 | $1,487 | $139,370,384 | 17 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Elizabeth | $1,121,144 | -23.3% | 476 | +24 | $2,355 | $18,055,296 | 10 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Down in the Delta | $678,788 | -48.9% | 417 | +1 | $1,627 | $4,503,934 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Everest | $468,133 | -45.3% | 56 | -4 | $8,359 | $57,065,778 | 45 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | A Simple Plan | $444,306 | -35.3% | 80 | - | $5,553 | $3,134,649 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Antz | $420,700 | -38.5% | 565 | -210 | $744 | $89,773,621 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | 27 | There's Something About Mary | $373,931 | -11.1% | 323 | +8 | $1,157 | $175,217,283 | 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 25 | 29 | Meet Joe Black | $347,840 | -15.2% | 544 | +1 | $639 | $43,998,775 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | Babe: Pig in the City | $324,810 | -30.5% | 535 | -82 | $607 | $16,560,670 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 30 | The Siege | $318,025 | -14.1% | 397 | -28 | $801 | $40,596,873 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 28 | 34 | Little Voice | $280,938 | +0.3% | 37 | +3 | $7,592 | $1,234,700 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 29 | 24 | Psycho | $279,420 | -49.7% | 460 | -180 | $607 | $21,198,560 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 26 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $273,830 | -39.4% | 19 | +2 | $14,412 | $3,335,923 | 12 | IMAX | false | false |
| 31 | 31 | Gods and Monsters | $234,893 | -34.5% | 104 | -18 | $2,258 | $2,260,763 | 10 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 32 | 36 | Hurlyburly | $234,329 | -6.3% | 29 | +13 | $8,080 | $776,357 | 3 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 33 | 32 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $199,408 | -40.6% | 80 | -13 | $2,492 | $1,466,497 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 34 | 38 | Central Station | $153,040 | -13.3% | 21 | +1 | $7,287 | $884,504 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 35 | 39 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $140,722 | -18.7% | 15 | +1 | $9,381 | $4,319,499 | 37 | IMAX | false | false |
| 36 | 41 | Pleasantville | $125,804 | -16.3% | 148 | +1 | $850 | $39,037,411 | 12 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 37 | 42 | Hilary and Jackie | $122,518 | -8.9% | 6 | - | $20,419 | $299,031 | 3 | October Films | false | false |
| 38 | 33 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $97,365 | -70.1% | 180 | -236 | $540 | $39,312,955 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 39 | 28 | Urban Legend | $96,068 | -76.9% | 302 | -239 | $318 | $38,018,462 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 40 | 47 | Affliction | $80,558 | -20.3% | 3 | - | $26,852 | $207,665 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 41 | 46 | American History X | $78,555 | -28.6% | 87 | +13 | $902 | $6,233,721 | 11 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 42 | 54 | The Celebration | $75,743 | +7.9% | 27 | -1 | $2,805 | $1,345,746 | 14 | October Films | false | false |
| 43 | 53 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $58,566 | -19.8% | 14 | +1 | $4,183 | $11,786,282 | 79 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 44 | 45 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | $56,954 | -53.6% | 193 | -151 | $295 | $12,204,836 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 45 | 52 | Belly | $53,298 | -31.7% | 82 | -14 | $649 | $9,580,989 | 10 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 46 | 55 | The General | $48,416 | -23.5% | 6 | - | $8,069 | $246,487 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 47 | - | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $43,340 | - | 6 | - | $7,223 | $339,528 | 7 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 48 | 40 | Ringmaster | $42,761 | -74% | 74 | -32 | $577 | $8,817,160 | 7 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 49 | - | Shattered Image | $22,548 | - | 5 | - | $4,509 | $106,116 | 6 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 50 | - | Living Out Loud | $21,722 | - | 43 | - | $505 | $12,684,947 | 11 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
