| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Message in a Bottle | - | - | - | $18,852,976 | 2,545 | $52,880,016 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Payback | - | - | - | $17,719,502 | 2,855 | $81,526,121 | Feb 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | My Favorite Martian | - | - | - | $11,181,043 | 2,349 | $36,850,101 | Feb 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | She's All That | - | - | - | $10,040,576 | 2,654 | $63,366,989 | Jan 29 | Miramax | false |
| 5 | Blast from the Past | - | - | - | $9,160,263 | 2,544 | $26,511,114 | Feb 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 6 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $9,050,029 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 7 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $3,952,491 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 8 | Rushmore | - | - | - | $3,739,133 | 830 | $17,105,219 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $3,570,665 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Varsity Blues | - | - | - | $3,147,635 | 2,364 | $52,894,169 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $2,830,316 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 12 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $1,866,991 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $1,765,313 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $1,535,837 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 15 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $1,278,004 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 16 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $1,277,565 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $1,254,878 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $1,221,786 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $1,170,708 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $1,084,428 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 21 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $1,069,012 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $1,058,915 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Simply Irresistible | - | - | - | $997,177 | 1,359 | $4,398,989 | Feb 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $717,883 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $662,328 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $587,323 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 27 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $533,960 | 215 | $4,611,784 | Dec 4 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Central Station | - | - | - | $505,237 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 29 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $493,731 | 300 | $4,912,892 | Dec 30 | October Films | false |
| 30 | At First Sight | - | - | - | $479,393 | 1,838 | $22,365,133 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | Everest | - | - | - | $371,449 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 32 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $310,725 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $289,482 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 34 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $269,038 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Affliction | - | - | - | $220,603 | 335 | $6,330,054 | Dec 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 36 | Playing by Heart | - | - | - | $165,174 | 308 | $3,970,078 | Jan 1 | Miramax | false |
| 37 | Virus | - | - | - | $133,715 | 2,018 | $14,036,005 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $125,730 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $123,367 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 40 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $114,317 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 41 | Les Boys II | - | - | - | $104,283 | 88 | $5,974,732 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate | false |
| 42 | In Dreams | - | - | - | $87,140 | 1,682 | $12,017,369 | Jan 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 43 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $80,913 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 44 | The General | - | - | - | $78,813 | 41 | $1,214,198 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 45 | Tango | - | - | - | $78,315 | 63 | $1,897,948 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 46 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $77,563 | 65 | $1,036,818 | Dec 30 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 47 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $75,419 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 48 | Unconditional Love | - | - | - | $73,001 | 102 | $115,202 | Feb 12 | Horne Entertainment Inc. | false |
| 49 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $69,522 | 417 | $5,672,903 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 50 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $69,234 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 51 | American History X | - | - | - | $67,983 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 52 | Children of Heaven | - | - | - | $65,783 | 18 | $933,933 | Jan 22 | Miramax | false |
| 53 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $59,458 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 54 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $58,682 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 55 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $53,801 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | The Last Days | - | - | - | $37,692 | 32 | $421,432 | Feb 5 | October Films | false |
| 57 | My Name Is Joe | - | - | - | $34,910 | 16 | $354,952 | Jan 22 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 58 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $33,764 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 59 | The Celebration | - | - | - | $32,105 | 28 | $1,656,223 | Oct 9 | October Films | false |
| 60 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $30,130 | 84 | $1,798,862 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 61 | Antz | - | - | - | $27,043 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 62 | God Said, 'Ha!' | - | - | - | $12,022 | 5 | $55,970 | Feb 12 | Miramax | false |
