| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Sixth Sense | - | - | - | $142,905,737 | 2,821 | $293,506,292 | Aug 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Blair Witch Project | - | - | - | $107,726,820 | 2,538 | $140,539,099 | Jul 16 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 3 | Runaway Bride | - | - | - | $99,911,981 | 3,240 | $152,257,509 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Deep Blue Sea | - | - | - | $53,277,771 | 2,901 | $73,648,142 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The Thomas Crown Affair | - | - | - | $50,753,821 | 2,427 | $69,305,181 | Aug 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | Bowfinger | - | - | - | $47,606,560 | 2,746 | $66,384,775 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Inspector Gadget | - | - | - | $44,423,895 | 2,877 | $97,403,112 | Jul 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Haunting | - | - | - | $28,672,565 | 2,881 | $91,411,151 | Jul 23 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 9 | Mystery Men | - | - | - | $27,099,820 | 2,142 | $29,762,011 | Aug 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | American Pie | - | - | - | $22,066,130 | 2,544 | $102,561,004 | Jul 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Mickey Blue Eyes | - | - | - | $20,940,645 | 2,573 | $33,864,342 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | The Iron Giant | - | - | - | $19,203,063 | 2,179 | $23,159,305 | Aug 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | The 13th Warrior | - | - | - | $12,217,772 | 2,313 | $32,698,899 | Aug 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | - | - | - | $12,139,512 | 3,126 | $431,088,295 | May 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Tarzan | - | - | - | $10,031,203 | 3,131 | $171,091,819 | Jun 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Big Daddy | - | - | - | $9,645,577 | 3,254 | $163,479,795 | Jun 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Brokedown Palace | - | - | - | $9,291,270 | 1,740 | $10,115,013 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Eyes Wide Shut | - | - | - | $8,395,396 | 2,483 | $55,691,208 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Universal Soldier: The Return | - | - | - | $8,040,147 | 1,639 | $10,667,893 | Aug 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | - | - | - | $6,977,440 | 3,314 | $206,040,086 | Jun 9 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 21 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | - | - | - | $6,607,890 | 1,710 | $8,951,935 | Aug 20 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | In Too Deep | - | - | - | $5,923,750 | 674 | $14,011,454 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 23 | The Wood | - | - | - | $5,473,345 | 1,191 | $25,059,640 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Dick | - | - | - | $5,053,465 | 1,522 | $6,262,878 | Aug 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | The General's Daughter | - | - | - | $4,990,178 | 2,858 | $102,705,852 | Jun 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | Lake Placid | - | - | - | $4,565,430 | 2,102 | $31,770,414 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | The Astronaut's Wife | - | - | - | $4,453,630 | 2,209 | $10,672,566 | Aug 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 28 | The Muse | - | - | - | $4,341,958 | 1,263 | $11,614,954 | Aug 27 | USA Films | false |
| 29 | Detroit Rock City | - | - | - | $4,036,479 | 1,802 | $4,217,115 | Aug 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 30 | Wild Wild West | - | - | - | $3,605,331 | 3,342 | $113,804,681 | Jun 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Dudley Do-Right | - | - | - | $3,454,255 | 1,855 | $9,974,410 | Aug 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | Notting Hill | - | - | - | $3,320,950 | 2,786 | $116,089,678 | May 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | - | - | - | $3,269,437 | 1,207 | $10,571,408 | Jul 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 34 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $3,182,489 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 35 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $2,519,594 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 36 | Arlington Road | - | - | - | $2,442,678 | 1,631 | $24,756,177 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | The Matrix | - | - | - | $2,352,007 | 2,903 | $171,479,930 | Mar 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | An Ideal Husband | - | - | - | $2,188,684 | 772 | $18,542,974 | Jun 18 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Muppets from Space | - | - | - | $2,188,200 | 2,265 | $16,625,807 | Jul 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | The Mummy | - | - | - | $2,037,720 | 3,411 | $155,516,138 | May 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | Run Lola Run | - | - | - | $1,901,811 | 172 | $7,267,585 | Jun 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | Everest | - | - | - | $1,747,941 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 43 | Chill Factor | - | - | - | $1,530,865 | 2,558 | $11,263,966 | Sep 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | - | - | - | $1,370,388 | 2,128 | $52,037,603 | Jun 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 45 | Buena Vista Social Club | - | - | - | $1,297,508 | 74 | $7,002,182 | Jun 4 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 46 | Taal | - | - | - | $1,247,109 | 44 | $2,020,532 | Aug 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 47 | Extreme | - | - | - | $1,127,786 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 48 | Wildfire: Feel the Heat | - | - | - | $1,126,089 | 7 | $2,040,635 | Mar 12 | - | false |
| 49 | Le Dîner de Cons | - | - | - | $1,122,143 | 67 | $4,071,548 | Jul 9 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 50 | Island of the Sharks | - | - | - | $1,086,241 | 17 | $10,658,505 | Apr 23 | IMAX | false |
| 51 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $1,064,838 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 52 | Trick | - | - | - | $1,058,722 | 94 | $2,087,228 | Jul 23 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 53 | A Dog of Flanders | - | - | - | $992,800 | 1,267 | $2,165,637 | Aug 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | Outside Providence | - | - | - | $940,425 | 1,052 | $7,302,522 | Sep 1 | Miramax | false |
| 55 | Tea with Mussolini | - | - | - | $928,443 | 284 | $14,401,563 | May 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 56 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $843,626 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 57 | Entrapment | - | - | - | $793,505 | 2,879 | $87,704,396 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 58 | Autumn Tale | - | - | - | $766,716 | 53 | $2,205,339 | Jul 9 | October Films | false |
| 59 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $614,918 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 60 | Instinct | - | - | - | $530,949 | 2,129 | $34,105,207 | Jun 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 61 | Better Than Chocolate | - | - | - | $492,584 | 130 | $2,015,406 | Aug 13 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 62 | After Life | - | - | - | $459,792 | 11 | $801,985 | May 14 | Artistic License | false |
| 63 | The King of Masks | - | - | - | $456,134 | 23 | $1,113,103 | May 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 64 | Never Been Kissed | - | - | - | $425,626 | 2,500 | $55,474,756 | Apr 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 65 | My Life So Far | - | - | - | $409,670 | 22 | $635,620 | Jul 23 | Miramax | false |
| 66 | Wolves | - | - | - | $408,934 | 16 | $4,811,282 | Jun 18 | IMAX | false |
| 67 | Twin Falls Idaho | - | - | - | $408,603 | 54 | $985,341 | Jul 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 68 | Illuminata | - | - | - | $405,769 | 33 | $840,134 | Aug 3 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 69 | Baadshah | - | - | - | $397,132 | 42 | $660,216 | Aug 27 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 70 | Summer of Sam | - | - | - | $384,953 | 1,536 | $19,288,130 | Jul 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 71 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $373,349 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 72 | Life | - | - | - | $361,364 | 2,613 | $64,016,268 | Apr 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 73 | The Winslow Boy | - | - | - | $340,757 | 141 | $3,957,934 | Apr 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 74 | The Third Man | - | - | - | $325,817 | 5 | $618,173 | May 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 75 | 10 Things I Hate About You | - | - | - | $284,371 | 2,311 | $38,178,166 | Mar 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 76 | Baby Geniuses | - | - | - | $275,070 | 1,702 | $27,250,736 | Mar 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 77 | Limbo | - | - | - | $246,172 | 111 | $2,160,710 | Jun 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 78 | The Thirteenth Floor | - | - | - | $232,489 | 1,815 | $11,916,661 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 79 | Edge of Seventeen | - | - | - | $211,430 | 10 | $871,759 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 80 | Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis | - | - | - | $209,083 | 91 | $3,316,272 | Jul 2 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 81 | Trippin' | - | - | - | $161,962 | 781 | $9,017,070 | May 14 | October Films | false |
| 82 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | - | - | - | $159,566 | 22 | $1,010,933 | May 7 | - | false |
| 83 | Cruel Intentions | - | - | - | $126,672 | 2,312 | $38,328,567 | Mar 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 84 | Election | - | - | - | $122,137 | 827 | $14,902,041 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 85 | Perfect Blue | - | - | - | $112,536 | 1 | $112,536 | Aug 20 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 86 | Go | - | - | - | $101,151 | 1,563 | $16,943,454 | Apr 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 87 | The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | - | - | - | $100,841 | 7 | $100,841 | Aug 6 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 88 | Three Seasons | - | - | - | $97,789 | 66 | $2,021,698 | Apr 30 | October Films | false |
| 89 | Cookie's Fortune | - | - | - | $87,385 | 559 | $10,920,544 | Apr 2 | October Films | false |
| 90 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | - | - | - | $74,688 | 1,099 | $16,071,990 | May 14 | - | false |
| 91 | Kohram | - | - | - | $70,257 | 11 | $70,257 | Aug 3 | - | false |
| 92 | Analyze This | - | - | - | $62,285 | 2,537 | $106,885,658 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 93 | The Very Thought of You | - | - | - | $30,180 | 5 | $98,378 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 94 | Head On | - | - | - | $25,272 | 6 | $379,384 | Aug 13 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 95 | Besieged | - | - | - | $16,119 | 153 | $2,048,740 | May 21 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 96 | On the Ropes | - | - | - | $15,705 | 5 | $46,737 | Aug 18 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 97 | Black Mask | - | - | - | $12,834 | 988 | $12,504,289 | May 14 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 98 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | - | - | - | $2,414 | 2 | $5,710 | Aug 20 | Phaedra Cinema | false |
