| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Stuart Little | - | - | - | $140,035,367 | 3,151 | $15,018,223 | 10.7% | 2,878 | Dec 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | The Green Mile | - | - | - | $136,801,374 | 2,875 | $18,017,152 | 13.2% | 2,875 | Dec 10 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | - | - | - | $81,298,265 | 2,369 | $12,738,237 | 15.7% | 2,307 | Dec 25 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Any Given Sunday | - | - | - | $75,530,832 | 2,505 | $13,584,625 | 18% | 2,505 | Dec 22 | Mar 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Galaxy Quest | - | - | - | $71,583,916 | 2,450 | $7,012,630 | 9.8% | 2,412 | Dec 25 | May 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 6 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | - | - | - | $65,538,755 | 2,162 | $12,224,016 | 18.7% | 2,154 | Dec 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Bicentennial Man | - | - | - | $58,223,861 | 2,767 | $8,234,926 | 14.1% | 2,518 | Dec 17 | Jun 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Cider House Rules | - | - | - | $57,545,092 | 1,738 | $110,098 | 0.2% | 8 | Dec 10 | - | Miramax | false |
| 9 | The Hurricane | - | - | - | $50,699,241 | 2,148 | $384,640 | 0.8% | 11 | Dec 29 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Anna and the King | - | - | - | $39,263,420 | 2,132 | $5,223,416 | 13.3% | 2,132 | Dec 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Man on the Moon | - | - | - | $34,607,430 | 2,079 | $7,515,585 | 21.7% | 2,079 | Dec 22 | Feb 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Girl, Interrupted | - | - | - | $28,912,646 | 1,935 | $95,399 | 0.3% | 9 | Dec 21 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Magnolia | - | - | - | $22,455,976 | 1,086 | $193,604 | 0.9% | 7 | Dec 17 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | Snow Falling on Cedars | - | - | - | $14,417,593 | 1,155 | $32,135 | 0.2% | 3 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | Angela's Ashes | - | - | - | $13,042,112 | 614 | $54,628 | 0.4% | 6 | Dec 25 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | The End of the Affair | - | - | - | $10,827,816 | 688 | $198,535 | 1.8% | 7 | Dec 3 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Play It to the Bone | - | - | - | $8,434,146 | 1,588 | $3,366 | <0.1% | 1 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Topsy-Turvy | - | - | - | $6,208,548 | 224 | $31,387 | 0.5% | 2 | Dec 15 | - | USA Films | false |
| 19 | Sunshine | - | - | - | $5,096,267 | 153 | $42,700 | 0.8% | 4 | Dec 17 | - | Paramount Classics | false |
| 20 | Sweet and Lowdown | - | - | - | $4,197,015 | 239 | $94,686 | 2.3% | 3 | Dec 3 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 21 | Cradle Will Rock | - | - | - | $2,903,404 | 506 | $93,998 | 3.2% | 8 | Dec 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Titus | - | - | - | $2,007,290 | 35 | $22,313 | 1.1% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 23 | Holy Smoke | - | - | - | $1,765,545 | 93 | $33,307 | 1.9% | 2 | Dec 3 | - | Miramax | false |
| 24 | The Emperor and the Assassin | - | - | - | $1,267,239 | 37 | $47,295 | 3.7% | 7 | Dec 15 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 25 | Laura Cadieux... la suite | - | - | - | $777,477 | 59 | $180,948 | 23.3% | 56 | Dec 3 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 26 | The Third Miracle | - | - | - | $591,142 | 30 | $29,459 | 5% | 6 | Dec 31 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 27 | A Map of the World | - | - | - | $544,965 | 19 | $14,017 | 2.6% | 2 | Dec 3 | Jul 13 | First Look International | false |
| 28 | Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. | - | - | - | $507,941 | 28 | $24,125 | 4.7% | 3 | Dec 29 | Mar 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 29 | The War Zone | - | - | - | $254,441 | 12 | $18,335 | 7.2% | 5 | Dec 10 | - | Lot 47 Films | false |
| 30 | Onegin | - | - | - | $206,128 | 6 | $8,855 | 4.3% | 1 | Dec 17 | Apr 20 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 31 | Agnes Browne | - | - | - | $148,853 | 21 | $6,322 | 4.2% | 2 | Dec 3 | Mar 23 | USA Films | false |
| 32 | Diamonds | - | - | - | $88,428 | 27 | $7,837 | 8.9% | 2 | Dec 10 | Feb 24 | Miramax | false |
| 33 | Virtual Sexuality | - | - | - | $74,007 | 101 | $43,865 | 59.3% | 101 | Dec 3 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Miss Julie | - | - | - | $43,941 | - | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | United Artists | false |
| 35 | Dahek: A Burning Passion | - | - | - | $41,284 | 18 | $41,284 | 100% | 18 | Dec 17 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 36 | Beyond the Clouds | - | - | - | $31,738 | 4 | $12,596 | 39.7% | 4 | Dec 1 | Dec 16 | Sceneries Distribution | false |
| 37 | Spanish Fly | - | - | - | $15,503 | - | - | - | - | Dec 1 | Dec 9 | Miramax | false |
| 38 | Hell's Kitchen | - | - | - | $11,710 | 2 | $4,332 | 37% | 2 | Dec 3 | - | Cowboy Pictures | false |
