| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $70,063,645 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $48,183,515 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $44,914,702 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $43,008,798 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Varsity Blues | - | - | - | $36,219,297 | 2,364 | $52,894,169 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $35,723,158 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 7 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $26,562,439 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $25,273,696 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $24,674,964 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $23,434,945 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 11 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $18,881,331 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 12 | At First Sight | - | - | - | $17,213,288 | 1,838 | $22,365,133 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $14,795,365 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $13,043,856 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Virus | - | - | - | $11,684,389 | 2,018 | $14,036,005 | Jan 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $10,758,999 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 17 | In Dreams | - | - | - | $10,337,697 | 1,682 | $12,017,369 | Jan 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 18 | She's All That | - | - | - | $8,161,923 | 2,654 | $63,366,989 | Jan 29 | Miramax | false |
| 19 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $7,544,835 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $7,323,876 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $7,154,283 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | Wings of Courage | - | - | - | $6,661,722 | 11 | $15,054,636 | Apr 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 23 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $6,466,885 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 24 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $5,487,551 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $4,805,619 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 26 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $4,568,877 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 27 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $4,292,507 | 2,067 | $65,705,771 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Gloria | - | - | - | $3,275,686 | 1,527 | $4,197,729 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Les Boys II | - | - | - | $2,862,630 | 88 | $5,974,732 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 30 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $2,828,328 | 417 | $5,672,903 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 31 | Everest | - | - | - | $2,473,155 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 32 | Playing by Heart | - | - | - | $2,464,082 | 308 | $3,970,078 | Jan 1 | Miramax | false |
| 33 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $2,166,056 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 34 | Antz | - | - | - | $1,816,601 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 35 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $1,783,700 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 36 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $1,771,552 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | Vampires | - | - | - | $1,689,385 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 38 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $1,602,541 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $1,560,559 | 300 | $4,912,892 | Dec 30 | October Films | false |
| 40 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $1,380,777 | 215 | $4,611,784 | Dec 4 | Miramax | false |
| 41 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $1,241,307 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 42 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $1,178,066 | 84 | $1,798,862 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 43 | Psycho | - | - | - | $1,062,450 | 2,489 | $21,485,655 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $1,054,900 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 45 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $937,907 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 46 | The Siege | - | - | - | $935,411 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $916,252 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 48 | Central Station | - | - | - | $823,740 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 49 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $738,650 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 50 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $578,635 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | Nov 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 51 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $565,975 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $473,892 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 53 | Affliction | - | - | - | $449,223 | 335 | $6,330,054 | Dec 30 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 54 | Home Fries | - | - | - | $413,006 | 1,925 | $10,493,366 | Nov 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $380,261 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | Jul 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | Happiness | - | - | - | $359,703 | 60 | $2,982,011 | Oct 16 | Good Machine | false |
| 57 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $342,696 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 58 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $328,085 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 59 | The Celebration | - | - | - | $291,949 | 28 | $1,656,223 | Oct 9 | October Films | false |
| 60 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $251,512 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 61 | The General | - | - | - | $241,368 | 41 | $1,214,198 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 62 | Still Crazy | - | - | - | $239,651 | 52 | $524,864 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 63 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $216,365 | 12 | $354,004 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 64 | American History X | - | - | - | $214,923 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 65 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $195,232 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 66 | Belly | - | - | - | $189,702 | 630 | $9,639,390 | Nov 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 67 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $189,072 | 1,776 | $12,214,338 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 68 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $171,770 | 65 | $1,036,818 | Dec 30 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 69 | Very Bad Things | - | - | - | $162,667 | 1,260 | $9,898,412 | Nov 27 | PolyGram | false |
| 70 | The Hi-Lo Country | - | - | - | $160,069 | 16 | $166,082 | Dec 30 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 71 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $146,538 | 1,882 | $14,836,984 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 72 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $95,258 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 73 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | - | - | - | $88,605 | 6 | $384,793 | Nov 27 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 74 | Shattered Image | - | - | - | $61,634 | 24 | $106,116 | Dec 4 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 75 | The Theory of Flight | - | - | - | $41,548 | 13 | $73,233 | Dec 23 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 76 | Children of Heaven | - | - | - | $41,450 | 18 | $933,933 | Jan 22 | Miramax | false |
| 77 | My Name Is Joe | - | - | - | $30,800 | 16 | $354,952 | Jan 22 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 78 | The Swindle | - | - | - | $30,199 | 5 | $250,899 | Dec 23 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 79 | Beyond Beautiful | - | - | - | $29,480 | 2 | $29,480 | Jan 8 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 80 | The Winners | - | - | - | $13,066 | 1 | $13,066 | Jan 20 | First Look International | false |
| 81 | The 24 Hour Woman | - | - | - | $12,042 | 30 | $109,535 | Jan 29 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 82 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $11,761 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 83 | A Cool, Dry Place | - | - | - | $1,881 | 2 | $4,390 | Jan 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 84 | The Sticky Fingers of Time | - | - | - | $1,610 | 1 | $1,610 | Jan 8 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 85 | Port Djema | - | - | - | $783 | 1 | $783 | Jan 1 | Shadow Distribution | false |
