| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Forces of Nature | $12,902,774 | -25.7% | 2,224 | +166 | $5,801 | $30,266,358 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Analyze This | $11,556,414 | -24% | 2,537 | - | $4,555 | $72,204,041 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Edtv | $10,911,015 | - | 2,627 | - | $4,153 | $10,911,015 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | The Matrix | $9,564,361 | - | 2,704 | - | $3,537 | $9,564,361 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Mod Squad | $7,849,071 | - | 2,290 | - | $3,427 | $7,849,071 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 6 | - | Doug's 1st Movie | $6,276,580 | - | 2,268 | - | $2,767 | $6,276,580 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 7 | Shakespeare in Love | $5,988,581 | +25.2% | 1,931 | +665 | $3,101 | $80,990,687 | 16 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | 10 | Life Is Beautiful | $4,609,829 | +25.1% | 1,121 | +474 | $4,112 | $42,050,945 | 23 | Miramax | false | false |
| 9 | 3 | True Crime | $4,488,645 | -36.8% | 1,852 | - | $2,423 | $11,588,775 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Baby Geniuses | $3,895,694 | -23.3% | 1,702 | +4 | $2,288 | $16,500,399 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | - | 10 Things I Hate About You | $3,190,535 | - | - | - | - | $3,190,535 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 4 | Cruel Intentions | $3,152,601 | -39.9% | 1,951 | -284 | $1,615 | $34,259,728 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | The King and I | $2,848,805 | -42.6% | 2,352 | - | $1,211 | $7,810,250 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | $2,224,216 | -51.9% | 1,734 | -552 | $1,282 | $15,752,105 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | The Corruptor | $1,908,018 | -54.6% | 1,472 | -332 | $1,296 | $13,900,497 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | October Sky | $1,633,420 | -32.7% | 961 | -339 | $1,699 | $25,817,115 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | The Deep End of the Ocean | $1,576,000 | -53.9% | 1,450 | -457 | $1,086 | $12,428,281 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Wing Commander | $1,392,288 | -52.1% | 1,328 | -690 | $1,048 | $10,870,946 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Saving Private Ryan | $1,390,679 | -11.7% | 655 | +39 | $2,123 | $212,118,047 | 36 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 13 | The Other Sister | $1,365,245 | -50.8% | 1,226 | -428 | $1,113 | $25,540,262 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 23 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | $896,563 | +25.5% | 161 | +4 | $5,568 | $2,235,490 | 4 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 22 | 15 | 8MM | $851,950 | -62.6% | 727 | -597 | $1,171 | $35,463,574 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 27 | A Bug's Life | $797,364 | +76.4% | 661 | +212 | $1,206 | $160,811,526 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 18 | Payback | $783,065 | -47.2% | 802 | -279 | $976 | $79,013,206 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $692,493 | +4.5% | 30 | - | $23,083 | $9,953,554 | 23 | IMAX | false | false |
| 26 | 20 | Patch Adams | $661,375 | -27.5% | 529 | -116 | $1,250 | $133,471,910 | 14 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 22 | Elizabeth | $644,479 | -25.1% | 274 | -16 | $2,352 | $28,752,019 | 21 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 28 | 54 | You've Got Mail | $638,358 | +1,670.1% | 551 | +502 | $1,158 | $114,722,571 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 42 | The Prince of Egypt | $625,933 | +241.6% | 694 | +410 | $901 | $99,099,333 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | 29 | Affliction | $468,769 | +18.2% | 212 | +59 | $2,211 | $5,380,579 | 14 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 31 | 33 | Gods and Monsters | $465,162 | +44.3% | 144 | +41 | $3,230 | $5,266,740 | 21 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | Everest | $420,594 | -13.1% | 53 | +1 | $7,935 | $62,289,980 | 56 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 33 | 21 | Message in a Bottle | $400,772 | -53.9% | 410 | -604 | $977 | $51,342,675 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 34 | Mysteries of Egypt | $326,697 | +9% | 17 | +1 | $19,217 | $6,181,605 | 32 | IMAX | false | false |
| 35 | 19 | My Favorite Martian | $310,037 | -67.8% | 533 | -693 | $581 | $34,880,321 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 30 | Central Station | $295,449 | -24% | 102 | -42 | $2,896 | $5,036,211 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 37 | 25 | She's All That | $290,138 | -53.8% | 415 | -391 | $699 | $60,589,314 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 38 | 28 | Rushmore | $249,056 | -44.3% | 131 | -94 | $1,901 | $16,146,674 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 41 | Varsity Blues | $242,357 | +29.7% | 355 | +53 | $682 | $52,578,496 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | 39 | Tango | $221,000 | +7.2% | 56 | +3 | $3,946 | $1,107,516 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 41 | 32 | The Waterboy | $201,101 | -38.8% | 261 | -107 | $770 | $161,297,817 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 31 | The Rugrats Movie | $198,868 | -48.7% | 230 | -173 | $864 | $100,388,816 | 19 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | 37 | Waking Ned Devine | $197,185 | -24.3% | 118 | -68 | $1,671 | $23,670,315 | 19 | - | false | false |
| 44 | 35 | Blast from the Past | $157,600 | -46.8% | 181 | -177 | $870 | $25,395,649 | 7 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 45 | 47 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $156,801 | +8.2% | 10 | - | $15,680 | $6,075,071 | 48 | IMAX | false | false |
| 46 | 38 | Enemy of the State | $149,772 | -31.2% | 156 | -81 | $960 | $111,341,341 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 47 | 36 | Mighty Joe Young | $130,983 | -53.6% | 225 | -133 | $582 | $50,538,141 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 48 | - | A Walk on the Moon | $114,874 | - | 7 | - | $16,410 | $114,874 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 49 | - | Le dernier souffle | $104,157 | - | 32 | - | $3,254 | $104,157 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
| 50 | 44 | The Thin Red Line | $101,135 | -39.3% | 96 | -33 | $1,053 | $36,102,546 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 51 | 46 | Hilary and Jackie | $99,589 | -34% | 62 | -9 | $1,606 | $4,717,960 | 14 | October Films | false | false |
| 52 | 52 | The Harmonists | $90,783 | +58.5% | 31 | +19 | $2,928 | $184,636 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 53 | 51 | Children of Heaven | $87,520 | +6.2% | 16 | -2 | $5,470 | $655,659 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 54 | - | The General | $66,013 | - | 39 | - | $1,692 | $949,693 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 55 | 55 | Stepmom | $19,075 | -47% | 61 | -45 | $312 | $90,513,823 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
