| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Varsity Blues | - | - | - | $17,515,723 | 2,364 | $52,894,169 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $12,049,345 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $11,761,043 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $11,362,226 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | At First Sight | - | - | - | $8,444,321 | 1,838 | $22,365,133 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $7,780,255 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $6,622,424 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $6,289,465 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 9 | Virus | - | - | - | $6,013,640 | 2,018 | $14,036,005 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $4,729,645 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 11 | In Dreams | - | - | - | $4,593,872 | 1,682 | $12,017,369 | Jan 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 12 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $4,565,278 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $4,552,139 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $2,321,458 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 15 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $2,214,290 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 16 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $2,025,063 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $1,572,346 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $1,330,827 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $1,263,249 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 20 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $1,171,170 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $801,844 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 22 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $527,613 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 23 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $405,667 | 417 | $5,672,903 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 24 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $401,509 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $383,200 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $362,178 | 300 | $4,912,892 | Dec 30 | October Films | false |
| 27 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $347,554 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $337,568 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 29 | Antz | - | - | - | $315,900 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 30 | Everest | - | - | - | $288,814 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 31 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $288,321 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $277,891 | 215 | $4,611,784 | Dec 4 | Miramax | false |
| 33 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $275,117 | 84 | $1,798,862 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 34 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $246,720 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $197,715 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $184,943 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | Nov 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 37 | Home Fries | - | - | - | $183,705 | 1,925 | $10,493,366 | Nov 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $154,906 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 39 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $152,680 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 40 | Central Station | - | - | - | $151,673 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 41 | The Siege | - | - | - | $127,931 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $116,597 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 43 | Psycho | - | - | - | $92,025 | 2,489 | $21,485,655 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $85,136 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 45 | Affliction | - | - | - | $82,780 | 335 | $6,330,054 | Dec 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 46 | The Celebration | - | - | - | $45,303 | 28 | $1,656,223 | Oct 9 | October Films | false |
| 47 | The General | - | - | - | $35,836 | 41 | $1,214,198 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $35,267 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 49 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $30,175 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | American History X | - | - | - | $26,378 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 51 | Belly | - | - | - | $25,230 | 630 | $9,639,390 | Nov 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 52 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | - | - | - | $19,573 | 6 | $384,793 | Nov 27 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 53 | The Hi-Lo Country | - | - | - | $12,633 | 16 | $166,082 | Dec 30 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 54 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $11,761 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 55 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $11,089 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 56 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $9,996 | 65 | $1,036,818 | Dec 30 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 57 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $9,304 | 12 | $354,004 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 58 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $8,842 | 1,776 | $12,214,338 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 59 | Wings of Courage | - | - | - | $8,711 | 11 | $15,054,636 | Apr 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $8,050 | 2,067 | $65,705,771 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
