| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Titanic | - | - | - | $600,683,057 | 3,265 | $28,638,131 | 4.8% | 2,674 | Dec 19 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | As Good as It Gets | - | - | - | $148,478,011 | 1,837 | $12,606,928 | 8.5% | 1,572 | Dec 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Good Will Hunting | - | - | - | $138,433,435 | 2,203 | $272,912 | 0.2% | 7 | Dec 5 | - | Miramax | false |
| 4 | Tomorrow Never Dies | - | - | - | $125,304,276 | 2,807 | $25,143,007 | 20.1% | 2,807 | Dec 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | Scream 2 | - | - | - | $101,363,301 | 2,688 | $32,926,342 | 32.5% | 2,663 | Dec 12 | - | Dimension Films | false |
| 6 | Mousehunt | - | - | - | $61,917,389 | 2,233 | $6,062,922 | 9.8% | 2,152 | Dec 19 | Jul 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 7 | Amistad | - | - | - | $44,229,441 | 1,019 | $4,573,523 | 10.3% | 322 | Dec 10 | May 14 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 8 | Wag the Dog | - | - | - | $43,061,945 | 1,752 | $92,079 | 0.2% | 3 | Dec 25 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 9 | Jackie Brown | - | - | - | $39,673,162 | 1,642 | $9,292,248 | 23.4% | 1,370 | Dec 25 | - | Miramax | false |
| 10 | For Richer or Poorer | - | - | - | $31,642,995 | 1,954 | $6,015,970 | 19% | 1,904 | Dec 12 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Home Alone 3 | - | - | - | $30,882,515 | 2,261 | $5,085,482 | 16.5% | 2,147 | Dec 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | An American Werewolf in Paris | - | - | - | $26,570,463 | 1,731 | $7,600,878 | 28.6% | 1,728 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Mr. Magoo | - | - | - | $21,437,192 | 1,857 | $5,233,631 | 24.4% | 1,857 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Apostle | - | - | - | $19,868,354 | 751 | $29,396 | 0.1% | 4 | Dec 19 | - | October Films | false |
| 15 | The Postman | - | - | - | $17,626,234 | 2,207 | $5,260,324 | 29.8% | 2,207 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Deconstructing Harry | - | - | - | $10,686,841 | 445 | $356,476 | 3.3% | 10 | Dec 12 | - | Fine Line Features | false |
| 17 | The Boxer | - | - | - | $5,980,578 | 523 | $86,097 | 1.4% | 3 | Dec 31 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Kundun | - | - | - | $5,684,789 | 439 | $72,095 | 1.3% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Les Boys | - | - | - | $4,602,341 | 52 | $436,174 | 9.5% | 52 | Dec 12 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 20 | Afterglow | - | - | - | $2,465,960 | 353 | $50,052 | 2% | 7 | Dec 26 | May 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 21 | Ma vie en rose | - | - | - | $2,162,043 | 63 | $76,212 | 3.5% | 14 | Dec 26 | May 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 22 | The Winter Guest | - | - | - | $870,290 | 21 | $20,533 | 2.4% | 3 | Dec 25 | Apr 16 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 23 | The Education of Little Tree | - | - | - | $323,411 | 52 | $1,817 | 0.6% | 1 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Ride | - | - | - | $86,307 | 53 | $55,332 | 64.1% | 53 | Dec 5 | - | R.S. Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Office Killer | - | - | - | $76,054 | - | - | - | - | Dec 3 | May 21 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 26 | Will It Snow for Christmas? | - | - | - | $51,950 | 2 | $10,786 | 20.8% | 2 | Dec 17 | - | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 27 | Hugo Pool | - | - | - | $13,330 | 4 | $6,305 | 47.3% | 4 | Dec 12 | Dec 25 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Guy | - | - | - | $4,134 | 1 | $2,132 | 51.6% | 1 | Dec 17 | Dec 25 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
