| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Titanic | - | - | - | $112,594,173 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Scream 2 | - | - | - | $75,894,584 | 2,688 | $101,363,301 | Dec 12 | Dimension Films | false |
| 3 | Tomorrow Never Dies | - | - | - | $73,340,938 | 2,807 | $125,304,276 | Dec 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 4 | Flubber | - | - | - | $55,293,536 | 2,679 | $92,977,226 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Alien: Resurrection | - | - | - | $29,792,281 | 2,449 | $47,795,658 | Nov 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Mousehunt | - | - | - | $28,584,968 | 2,233 | $61,917,389 | Dec 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 7 | Anastasia | - | - | - | $25,048,368 | 2,511 | $58,406,347 | Nov 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | As Good as It Gets | - | - | - | $24,394,469 | 1,837 | $148,478,011 | Dec 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | The Rainmaker | - | - | - | $24,277,353 | 2,369 | $45,916,769 | Nov 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Amistad | - | - | - | $20,636,332 | 1,019 | $44,229,441 | Dec 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 11 | For Richer or Poorer | - | - | - | $20,190,107 | 1,954 | $31,642,995 | Dec 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Home Alone 3 | - | - | - | $19,236,073 | 2,261 | $30,882,515 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | The Jackal | - | - | - | $17,969,143 | 2,309 | $54,930,280 | Nov 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Jackie Brown | - | - | - | $17,571,207 | 1,642 | $39,673,162 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 15 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | - | - | - | $14,044,893 | 1,312 | $25,105,255 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | An American Werewolf in Paris | - | - | - | $13,867,313 | 1,731 | $26,570,463 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | - | - | - | $11,607,118 | 2,140 | $35,927,406 | Nov 21 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | Mr. Magoo | - | - | - | $10,045,114 | 1,857 | $21,437,192 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Postman | - | - | - | $9,473,737 | 2,207 | $17,626,234 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | The Wings of the Dove | - | - | - | $8,975,536 | 261 | $13,692,848 | Nov 7 | Miramax | false |
| 21 | The Ice Storm | - | - | - | $7,756,733 | 230 | $8,038,061 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 22 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $6,489,466 | 2,524 | $72,586,134 | Oct 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $4,901,366 | 783 | $45,950,122 | Aug 15 | - | false |
| 24 | Bean | - | - | - | $4,842,512 | 2,015 | $45,319,423 | Oct 17 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 25 | Boogie Nights | - | - | - | $4,605,888 | 1,003 | $26,400,640 | Oct 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 26 | Les Boys | - | - | - | $4,602,341 | 52 | $4,602,341 | Dec 12 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 27 | Good Will Hunting | - | - | - | $4,402,877 | 2,203 | $138,433,435 | Dec 5 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Starship Troopers | - | - | - | $3,809,163 | 2,971 | $54,814,377 | Nov 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Eve's Bayou | - | - | - | $3,625,771 | 672 | $14,842,388 | Nov 7 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Little Mermaid 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,239,737 | 2,057 | $27,187,616 | Nov 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | - | - | - | $3,223,723 | 2,039 | $13,717,039 | Nov 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | The Devil's Advocate | - | - | - | $2,926,990 | 2,404 | $60,944,660 | Oct 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Deconstructing Harry | - | - | - | $2,420,000 | 445 | $10,686,841 | Dec 12 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 34 | Bent | - | - | - | $397,198 | 12 | $496,059 | Nov 26 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 35 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $346,851 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | The Peacemaker | - | - | - | $264,518 | 2,420 | $41,263,140 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 37 | Wag the Dog | - | - | - | $203,402 | 1,752 | $43,061,945 | Dec 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 38 | Kundun | - | - | - | $150,201 | 439 | $5,684,789 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Ma vie en rose | - | - | - | $130,248 | 63 | $2,162,043 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 40 | The Ride | - | - | - | $86,307 | 53 | $86,307 | Dec 5 | R.S. Entertainment | false |
| 41 | Afterglow | - | - | - | $79,542 | 353 | $2,465,960 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | Welcome to Sarajevo | - | - | - | $53,944 | 15 | $334,319 | Nov 26 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | The Winter Guest | - | - | - | $53,405 | 21 | $870,290 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 44 | Will It Snow for Christmas? | - | - | - | $51,950 | 2 | $51,950 | Dec 17 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 45 | The Apostle | - | - | - | $40,969 | 751 | $19,868,354 | Dec 19 | October Films | false |
| 46 | The Boxer | - | - | - | $37,554 | 523 | $5,980,578 | Dec 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 47 | Hugo Pool | - | - | - | $13,330 | 4 | $13,330 | Dec 12 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 48 | The Education of Little Tree | - | - | - | $4,692 | 52 | $323,411 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 49 | Guy | - | - | - | $4,134 | 1 | $4,134 | Dec 17 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
