| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Forces of Nature | $17,363,584 | - | 2,058 | - | $8,437 | $17,363,584 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Analyze This | $15,205,460 | -27.8% | 2,537 | - | $5,993 | $60,647,627 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | True Crime | $7,100,130 | - | 1,852 | - | $3,833 | $7,100,130 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Cruel Intentions | $5,244,815 | -44.7% | 2,235 | -77 | $2,346 | $31,107,127 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Baby Geniuses | $5,078,347 | -32.5% | 1,698 | +9 | $2,990 | $12,604,705 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | The King and I | $4,961,445 | - | 2,352 | - | $2,109 | $4,961,445 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 7 | 10 | Shakespeare in Love | $4,784,859 | +14.5% | 1,266 | -139 | $3,779 | $75,002,106 | 15 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | $4,626,034 | -48% | 2,286 | - | $2,023 | $13,527,889 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | The Corruptor | $4,203,233 | -46% | 1,804 | - | $2,329 | $11,992,479 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 13 | Life Is Beautiful | $3,685,600 | +30.7% | 647 | +1 | $5,696 | $37,441,116 | 22 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Deep End of the Ocean | $3,417,099 | -54% | 1,907 | - | $1,791 | $10,852,281 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Wing Commander | $2,907,385 | -55.8% | 2,018 | -1 | $1,440 | $9,478,658 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | The Other Sister | $2,772,260 | -48.5% | 1,654 | -209 | $1,676 | $24,175,017 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | October Sky | $2,427,805 | -39.2% | 1,300 | -275 | $1,867 | $24,183,695 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | 8MM | $2,280,669 | -53.3% | 1,324 | -917 | $1,722 | $34,611,624 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Saving Private Ryan | $1,574,241 | +17.4% | 616 | - | $2,555 | $210,727,368 | 35 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | - | Ravenous | $1,489,054 | - | 1,040 | - | $1,431 | $1,489,054 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 18 | 12 | Payback | $1,482,956 | -55.4% | 1,081 | -901 | $1,371 | $78,230,141 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | My Favorite Martian | $961,656 | -64.6% | 1,226 | -654 | $784 | $34,570,284 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 35 | Patch Adams | $912,155 | +170.4% | 645 | +355 | $1,414 | $132,810,535 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Message in a Bottle | $869,780 | -66% | 1,014 | -862 | $857 | $50,941,903 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Elizabeth | $860,736 | -1.2% | 290 | -50 | $2,968 | $28,107,540 | 20 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 23 | 32 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | $714,234 | +71% | 157 | +124 | $4,549 | $1,338,927 | 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $662,945 | +5% | 30 | +1 | $22,098 | $9,261,061 | 22 | IMAX | false | false |
| 25 | 16 | She's All That | $628,124 | -64.3% | 806 | -600 | $779 | $60,299,176 | 8 | Miramax | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Everest | $483,838 | -0.5% | 52 | - | $9,304 | $61,869,386 | 55 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | A Bug's Life | $451,939 | -9.4% | 449 | +5 | $1,006 | $160,014,162 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 18 | Rushmore | $447,458 | -50.6% | 225 | -221 | $1,988 | $15,897,618 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 28 | Affliction | $396,632 | -13.3% | 153 | -22 | $2,592 | $4,911,810 | 13 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 30 | 33 | Central Station | $388,895 | -4.1% | 144 | +26 | $2,700 | $4,740,762 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 31 | 23 | The Rugrats Movie | $387,925 | -33.2% | 403 | -130 | $962 | $100,189,948 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | The Waterboy | $328,827 | -36% | 368 | -64 | $893 | $161,096,716 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 37 | Gods and Monsters | $322,267 | +4.3% | 103 | +1 | $3,128 | $4,801,578 | 20 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 34 | 30 | Mysteries of Egypt | $299,665 | -29.3% | 16 | - | $18,729 | $5,854,908 | 31 | IMAX | false | false |
| 35 | 19 | Blast from the Past | $296,251 | -67% | 358 | -643 | $827 | $25,238,049 | 6 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 36 | 29 | Mighty Joe Young | $282,227 | -33.7% | 358 | -158 | $788 | $50,407,158 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | Waking Ned Devine | $260,566 | -28.8% | 186 | -40 | $1,400 | $23,473,130 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 39 | Enemy of the State | $217,761 | -23.3% | 237 | -66 | $918 | $111,191,569 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 40 | Tango | $206,205 | -23% | 53 | +1 | $3,890 | $886,516 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | 21 | 200 Cigarettes | $196,930 | -73.2% | 519 | -391 | $379 | $6,668,357 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 41 | 38 | Varsity Blues | $186,906 | -36.4% | 302 | -204 | $618 | $52,336,139 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 27 | The Prince of Egypt | $183,243 | -60.4% | 284 | -189 | $645 | $98,473,400 | 14 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | 41 | Pleasantville | $169,738 | -31.9% | 215 | -99 | $789 | $40,526,482 | 22 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 44 | 42 | The Thin Red Line | $166,666 | -24.4% | 129 | -47 | $1,291 | $36,001,411 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 45 | 31 | Office Space | $162,274 | -61.6% | 184 | -122 | $881 | $10,643,155 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | Hilary and Jackie | $150,822 | -20.2% | 71 | -26 | $2,124 | $4,618,371 | 13 | October Films | false | false |
| 47 | 46 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $144,873 | +15.2% | 10 | - | $14,487 | $5,918,270 | 47 | IMAX | false | false |
| 48 | 47 | 20 Dates | $92,355 | -17% | 23 | +1 | $4,015 | $341,878 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 49 | 44 | A Simple Plan | $89,456 | -41.9% | 117 | -103 | $764 | $15,877,761 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 50 | 50 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $84,030 | -9.8% | 10 | - | $8,403 | $12,447,120 | 89 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 51 | 53 | Children of Heaven | $82,426 | +1.5% | 18 | +4 | $4,579 | $568,139 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 52 | 57 | The Harmonists | $57,280 | +56.6% | 12 | +7 | $4,773 | $93,853 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 53 | 48 | At First Sight | $54,851 | -47.4% | 122 | -30 | $449 | $22,316,461 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 54 | 54 | You've Got Mail | $36,063 | -53.3% | 49 | -42 | $735 | $114,084,213 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 55 | 56 | Stepmom | $35,980 | -45.2% | 106 | -53 | $339 | $90,494,748 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 56 | - | The Book of Life | $5,475 | - | 1 | - | $5,475 | $5,475 | 1 | Wellspring Media | true | false |
