| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Varsity Blues | $13,067,175 | -34.7% | 2,339 | +218 | $5,586 | $33,068,466 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Patch Adams | $10,019,195 | -27.6% | 2,901 | +8 | $3,453 | $110,506,290 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | A Civil Action | $9,317,483 | -31.5% | 2,026 | +25 | $4,598 | $42,455,276 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | The Thin Red Line | $7,453,428 | -44.6% | 1,538 | +10 | $4,846 | $23,972,143 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Stepmom | $6,599,934 | -28.1% | 2,358 | - | $2,798 | $80,010,577 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | At First Sight | $5,956,432 | -39% | 1,838 | +24 | $3,240 | $15,722,834 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 10 | Shakespeare in Love | $5,156,318 | -9.5% | 655 | +7 | $7,872 | $27,409,385 | 7 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | You've Got Mail | $5,125,229 | -33.8% | 2,331 | -223 | $2,198 | $105,152,207 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Prince of Egypt | $4,803,909 | -32.1% | 2,001 | -214 | $2,400 | $88,204,636 | 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 24 | A Simple Plan | $4,313,265 | +740% | 660 | +580 | $6,535 | $7,961,377 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Virus | $3,837,630 | -45.2% | 2,015 | -3 | $1,904 | $10,840,090 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | In Dreams | $3,467,791 | -36.5% | 1,682 | +12 | $2,061 | $8,928,484 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | A Bug's Life | $3,195,721 | -37.1% | 1,521 | -294 | $2,101 | $152,229,933 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Mighty Joe Young | $3,013,436 | -40.1% | 1,773 | -314 | $1,699 | $43,839,533 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Gloria | $2,782,588 | - | 1,527 | - | $1,822 | $2,782,588 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 16 | 15 | Waking Ned Devine | $2,414,108 | -9.6% | 506 | +2 | $4,770 | $15,227,477 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 17 | - | Playing by Heart | $1,947,282 | - | 305 | - | $6,384 | $1,994,854 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Enemy of the State | $1,525,821 | -36.4% | 993 | -293 | $1,536 | $106,320,996 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,473,869 | -8.1% | 213 | -5 | $6,919 | $16,256,542 | 14 | Miramax | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | The Faculty | $1,328,374 | -50.8% | 1,512 | -591 | $878 | $36,980,251 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $982,397 | -46.5% | 967 | -507 | $1,015 | $66,629,114 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | The Waterboy | $954,259 | -27.6% | 638 | -100 | $1,495 | $154,943,010 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | The Rugrats Movie | $883,370 | -38.7% | 824 | -157 | $1,072 | $93,698,639 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Elizabeth | $856,768 | -13.2% | 378 | -11 | $2,266 | $19,899,041 | 12 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 25 | 27 | Hilary and Jackie | $567,315 | +30% | 95 | +56 | $5,971 | $1,302,712 | 5 | October Films | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Rush Hour | $487,225 | -22.3% | 441 | -38 | $1,104 | $140,484,725 | 19 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 27 | 23 | Everest | $460,839 | -11.7% | 53 | - | $8,695 | $58,048,712 | 47 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 28 | 28 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $431,802 | +5.6% | 23 | +2 | $18,774 | $4,176,645 | 14 | IMAX | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | Babe: Pig in the City | $387,395 | -12.3% | 515 | +36 | $752 | $17,389,870 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | There's Something About Mary | $348,388 | -2.3% | 277 | -6 | $1,257 | $175,922,401 | 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 31 | 33 | Little Voice | $292,033 | -15.4% | 39 | +1 | $7,488 | $1,872,079 | 8 | Miramax | false | false |
| 32 | 25 | Down in the Delta | $272,375 | -41.8% | 208 | -42 | $1,309 | $5,244,282 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 33 | 32 | Hurlyburly | $254,574 | -28.2% | 82 | -2 | $3,104 | $1,385,477 | 5 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 34 | 40 | Central Station | $228,658 | +20.4% | 24 | +2 | $9,527 | $1,303,108 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 35 | 31 | Antz | $211,064 | -40.7% | 382 | -42 | $552 | $90,340,421 | 17 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 36 | 29 | Jack Frost | $191,787 | -49.8% | 309 | -318 | $620 | $33,416,312 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 39 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $188,138 | -3.5% | 61 | -14 | $3,084 | $1,849,571 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Meet Joe Black | $183,240 | -24.7% | 295 | -43 | $621 | $44,425,465 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 41 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $180,001 | +4.2% | 14 | -1 | $12,857 | $4,672,225 | 39 | IMAX | false | false |
| 40 | 38 | Gods and Monsters | $167,580 | -15.7% | 64 | -16 | $2,618 | $2,627,028 | 12 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 41 | - | Still Crazy | $161,045 | - | 14 | - | $11,503 | $161,045 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 42 | 34 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $159,013 | -45.4% | 493 | -45 | $322 | $39,763,254 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | 37 | Ringmaster | $139,613 | -31.9% | 236 | -155 | $591 | $9,161,676 | 9 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 44 | - | Vampires | $127,304 | - | 378 | - | $336 | $20,127,841 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 45 | 45 | Affliction | $122,641 | +19.1% | 7 | +3 | $17,520 | $433,315 | 5 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | Psycho | $116,355 | +4.8% | 248 | +48 | $469 | $21,425,900 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 47 | 36 | Home Fries | $111,784 | -50.9% | 238 | -130 | $469 | $10,463,168 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 48 | 52 | Another Day in Paradise | $96,773 | +634.5% | 19 | +17 | $5,093 | $144,756 | 5 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | 42 | The Siege | $92,623 | -40% | 157 | -55 | $589 | $40,843,919 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 50 | - | The Red Violin | $83,447 | - | 27 | - | $3,090 | $1,460,547 | 12 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 51 | 44 | Pleasantville | $68,532 | -34.1% | 95 | -17 | $721 | $39,209,920 | 14 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 52 | 46 | The Celebration | $60,544 | +3.7% | 24 | +7 | $2,522 | $1,464,664 | 16 | October Films | false | false |
| 53 | 48 | The General | $53,044 | +17.4% | 6 | - | $8,840 | $344,700 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 54 | 47 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $48,665 | -3.3% | 81 | +67 | $600 | $11,885,269 | 81 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 55 | - | Saving Private Ryan | $44,130 | - | 4 | - | $11,032 | $190,982,377 | 27 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 56 | - | Children of Heaven | $28,694 | - | 3 | - | $9,564 | $28,694 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 57 | - | My Name Is Joe | $22,412 | - | 2 | - | $11,206 | $22,412 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment | true | false |
| 58 | 54 | The Winners | $6,228 | +412.6% | 1 | - | $6,228 | $7,443 | 2 | First Look International | false | false |
