| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Varsity Blues | $20,001,291 | - | 2,121 | - | $9,430 | $20,001,291 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Patch Adams | $13,838,600 | -12.6% | 2,893 | +123 | $4,783 | $100,487,095 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | A Civil Action | $13,597,424 | -29.4% | 2,001 | +199 | $6,795 | $33,137,793 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 14 | The Thin Red Line | $13,445,812 | +621.6% | 1,528 | +1,467 | $8,799 | $16,518,715 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | - | At First Sight | $9,766,402 | - | 1,814 | - | $5,383 | $9,766,402 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Stepmom | $9,178,336 | -9.4% | 2,358 | - | $3,892 | $73,410,643 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | You've Got Mail | $7,743,664 | -24.7% | 2,554 | -394 | $3,031 | $100,026,978 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Prince of Egypt | $7,078,346 | -6% | 2,215 | -732 | $3,195 | $83,400,727 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | - | Virus | $7,002,460 | - | 2,018 | - | $3,470 | $7,002,460 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | Shakespeare in Love | $5,695,807 | -1.2% | 648 | +16 | $8,789 | $22,253,067 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | - | In Dreams | $5,460,693 | - | 1,670 | - | $3,269 | $5,460,693 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 12 | 8 | A Bug's Life | $5,079,544 | -11.2% | 1,815 | -685 | $2,798 | $149,034,212 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | Mighty Joe Young | $5,033,129 | -16.1% | 2,087 | -472 | $2,411 | $40,826,097 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | The Faculty | $2,699,827 | -47.8% | 2,103 | -262 | $1,283 | $35,651,877 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Waking Ned Devine | $2,669,642 | +0.5% | 504 | +2 | $5,296 | $12,813,369 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Enemy of the State | $2,400,526 | -40.8% | 1,286 | -290 | $1,866 | $104,795,175 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $1,837,484 | -51% | 1,474 | -687 | $1,246 | $65,646,717 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,604,280 | +21.1% | 218 | -10 | $7,359 | $14,782,673 | 13 | Miramax | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | The Rugrats Movie | $1,442,223 | -14.7% | 981 | -652 | $1,470 | $92,815,269 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 13 | The Waterboy | $1,317,157 | -34.6% | 738 | -411 | $1,784 | $153,988,751 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Elizabeth | $986,977 | -12% | 389 | -87 | $2,537 | $19,042,273 | 11 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Rush Hour | $627,116 | -46.1% | 479 | -304 | $1,309 | $139,997,500 | 18 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Everest | $522,095 | +11.5% | 53 | -3 | $9,850 | $57,587,873 | 46 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | A Simple Plan | $513,463 | +15.6% | 80 | - | $6,418 | $3,648,112 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | Down in the Delta | $467,973 | -31.1% | 250 | -167 | $1,871 | $4,971,907 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Babe: Pig in the City | $441,805 | +36% | 479 | -56 | $922 | $17,002,475 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 37 | Hilary and Jackie | $436,366 | +256.2% | 39 | +33 | $11,188 | $735,397 | 4 | October Films | false | false |
| 28 | 30 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $408,920 | +49.3% | 21 | +2 | $19,472 | $3,744,843 | 13 | IMAX | false | false |
| 29 | 17 | Jack Frost | $382,390 | -67.5% | 627 | -1,075 | $609 | $33,224,525 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 24 | There's Something About Mary | $356,730 | -4.6% | 283 | -40 | $1,260 | $175,574,013 | 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 31 | 23 | Antz | $355,736 | -15.4% | 424 | -141 | $839 | $90,129,357 | 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 32 | 32 | Hurlyburly | $354,546 | +51.3% | 84 | +55 | $4,220 | $1,130,903 | 4 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 33 | 28 | Little Voice | $345,346 | +22.9% | 38 | +1 | $9,088 | $1,580,046 | 7 | Miramax | false | false |
| 34 | 38 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $291,286 | +199.2% | 538 | +358 | $541 | $39,604,241 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 35 | 25 | Meet Joe Black | $243,450 | -30% | 338 | -206 | $720 | $44,242,225 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | - | Home Fries | $227,667 | - | 368 | - | $618 | $10,351,384 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 48 | Ringmaster | $204,903 | +379.2% | 391 | +317 | $524 | $9,022,063 | 8 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 38 | 31 | Gods and Monsters | $198,685 | -15.4% | 80 | -24 | $2,483 | $2,459,448 | 11 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $194,936 | -2.2% | 75 | -5 | $2,599 | $1,661,433 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | 34 | Central Station | $189,946 | +24.1% | 22 | +1 | $8,633 | $1,074,450 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 41 | 35 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $172,725 | +22.7% | 15 | - | $11,515 | $4,492,224 | 38 | IMAX | false | false |
| 42 | 27 | The Siege | $154,423 | -51.4% | 212 | -185 | $728 | $40,751,296 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 43 | 29 | Psycho | $110,985 | -60.3% | 200 | -260 | $554 | $21,309,545 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 44 | 36 | Pleasantville | $103,977 | -17.4% | 112 | -36 | $928 | $39,141,388 | 13 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 45 | 40 | Affliction | $103,009 | +27.9% | 4 | +1 | $25,752 | $310,674 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 46 | 42 | The Celebration | $58,374 | -22.9% | 17 | -10 | $3,433 | $1,404,120 | 15 | October Films | false | false |
| 47 | 43 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $50,322 | -14.1% | 14 | - | $3,594 | $11,836,604 | 80 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | 46 | The General | $45,169 | -6.7% | 6 | - | $7,528 | $291,656 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 49 | 39 | Urban Legend | $32,642 | -66% | 134 | -168 | $243 | $38,051,104 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $27,935 | -35.5% | 5 | -1 | $5,587 | $367,463 | 8 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 51 | - | The Hi-Lo Country | $16,395 | - | 6 | +3 | $2,732 | $57,198 | 4 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 52 | - | Another Day in Paradise | $13,176 | - | 2 | - | $6,588 | $47,983 | 4 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | - | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | $10,250 | - | 4 | +2 | $2,562 | $333,247 | 16 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 54 | - | The Winners | $1,215 | - | 1 | - | $1,215 | $1,215 | 1 | First Look International | true | false |
