| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | - | - | - | $207,099,058 | 3,126 | $431,088,295 | May 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | The Mummy | - | - | - | $117,235,705 | 3,411 | $155,516,138 | May 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Entrapment | - | - | - | $63,688,252 | 2,879 | $87,704,396 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Matrix | - | - | - | $31,327,065 | 2,903 | $171,479,930 | Mar 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Notting Hill | - | - | - | $27,689,760 | 2,786 | $116,089,678 | May 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Life | - | - | - | $18,096,149 | 2,613 | $64,016,268 | Apr 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Never Been Kissed | - | - | - | $15,228,143 | 2,500 | $55,474,756 | Apr 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | - | - | - | $10,806,667 | 1,099 | $16,071,990 | May 14 | - | false |
| 9 | Election | - | - | - | $10,458,518 | 827 | $14,902,041 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Black Mask | - | - | - | $9,018,056 | 988 | $12,504,289 | May 14 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 11 | Analyze This | - | - | - | $6,965,017 | 2,537 | $106,885,658 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Trippin' | - | - | - | $6,450,426 | 781 | $9,017,070 | May 14 | October Films | false |
| 13 | 10 Things I Hate About You | - | - | - | $5,645,057 | 2,311 | $38,178,166 | Mar 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Love Letter | - | - | - | $5,111,905 | 817 | $8,302,478 | May 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 15 | Tea with Mussolini | - | - | - | $5,066,118 | 284 | $14,401,563 | May 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 16 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $4,393,243 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 17 | The Thirteenth Floor | - | - | - | $4,286,036 | 1,815 | $11,916,661 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Cookie's Fortune | - | - | - | $3,904,343 | 559 | $10,920,544 | Apr 2 | October Films | false |
| 19 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $3,871,661 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 20 | The Out-of-Towners | - | - | - | $3,409,183 | 2,128 | $28,544,120 | Apr 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Idle Hands | - | - | - | $3,379,422 | 1,611 | $4,152,230 | Apr 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Pushing Tin | - | - | - | $3,266,521 | 1,284 | $8,408,835 | Apr 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Forces of Nature | - | - | - | $2,865,563 | 2,335 | $52,900,680 | Mar 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 24 | Go | - | - | - | $2,823,717 | 1,563 | $16,943,454 | Apr 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Lost & Found | - | - | - | $2,405,965 | 2,469 | $6,552,255 | Apr 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | A Walk on the Moon | - | - | - | $2,047,855 | 246 | $4,750,660 | Mar 26 | Miramax | false |
| 27 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $2,016,336 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 28 | She's All That | - | - | - | $1,755,026 | 2,654 | $63,366,989 | Jan 29 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | October Sky | - | - | - | $1,649,096 | 1,702 | $32,570,685 | Feb 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Baby Geniuses | - | - | - | $1,328,763 | 1,702 | $27,250,736 | Mar 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $1,322,751 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 32 | Doug's 1st Movie | - | - | - | $1,273,632 | 2,268 | $19,440,089 | Mar 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 33 | Twin Dragons | - | - | - | $1,227,243 | 1,131 | $8,359,717 | Apr 9 | Miramax | false |
| 34 | eXistenZ | - | - | - | $1,220,170 | 256 | $2,856,712 | Apr 23 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | Foolish | - | - | - | $1,184,135 | 410 | $6,033,999 | Apr 9 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 36 | Everest | - | - | - | $1,141,317 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 37 | Three Seasons | - | - | - | $1,014,086 | 66 | $2,021,698 | Apr 30 | October Films | false |
| 38 | Edtv | - | - | - | $893,822 | 2,631 | $22,431,897 | Mar 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $888,049 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 40 | Payback | - | - | - | $866,044 | 2,855 | $81,526,121 | Feb 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Winslow Boy | - | - | - | $855,781 | 141 | $3,957,934 | Apr 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | The King and I | - | - | - | $781,710 | 2,352 | $11,993,021 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | The Dreamlife of Angels | - | - | - | $738,756 | 66 | $1,726,567 | Apr 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 44 | The Other Sister | - | - | - | $719,617 | 1,863 | $27,807,627 | Feb 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | The Deep End of the Ocean | - | - | - | $648,958 | 1,907 | $13,898,649 | Mar 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 46 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $620,990 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $616,526 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 48 | Cruel Intentions | - | - | - | $603,618 | 2,312 | $38,328,567 | Mar 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | - | - | - | $558,047 | 161 | $3,753,929 | Mar 5 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 50 | 8MM | - | - | - | $554,290 | 2,370 | $36,663,315 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Hideous Kinky | - | - | - | $552,526 | 78 | $1,263,279 | Apr 16 | - | false |
| 52 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $523,018 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | Dec 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 53 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $481,000 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 54 | Get Real | - | - | - | $434,077 | 40 | $1,152,979 | Apr 30 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 55 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $409,575 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 56 | The Castle | - | - | - | $404,057 | 257 | $877,621 | May 7 | Miramax | false |
| 57 | True Crime | - | - | - | $403,446 | 1,852 | $16,649,768 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 58 | My Favorite Martian | - | - | - | $395,707 | 2,349 | $36,850,101 | Feb 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 59 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $365,312 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 60 | Besieged | - | - | - | $327,876 | 153 | $2,048,740 | May 21 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 61 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $320,336 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 62 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | - | - | - | $303,913 | 2,286 | $17,762,705 | Mar 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 63 | The Mod Squad | - | - | - | $283,580 | 2,290 | $13,263,993 | Mar 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 64 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $272,773 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 65 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle | - | - | - | $269,004 | 23 | $317,422 | Apr 9 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 66 | Blast from the Past | - | - | - | $267,722 | 2,544 | $26,511,114 | Feb 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 67 | Message in a Bottle | - | - | - | $265,354 | 2,545 | $52,880,016 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 68 | Rushmore | - | - | - | $264,809 | 830 | $17,105,219 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 69 | Sarfarosh | - | - | - | $262,326 | 24 | $288,733 | Apr 30 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 70 | Dancemaker | - | - | - | $234,366 | 6 | $256,780 | Mar 3 | Artistic License | false |
| 71 | Trekkies | - | - | - | $227,534 | 339 | $318,246 | May 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 72 | This Is My Father | - | - | - | $222,156 | 51 | $1,083,975 | May 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 73 | Island of the Sharks | - | - | - | $215,444 | 17 | $10,658,505 | Apr 23 | IMAX | false |
| 74 | Revelation | - | - | - | $206,755 | 15 | $206,755 | May 7 | Providence Entertainment | false |
| 75 | Extreme | - | - | - | $185,923 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 76 | The Swindle | - | - | - | $179,932 | 5 | $250,899 | Dec 23 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 77 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $169,265 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 78 | Central Station | - | - | - | $160,967 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 79 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $136,593 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 80 | Open Your Eyes | - | - | - | $120,169 | 34 | $370,720 | Apr 16 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 81 | The Corruptor | - | - | - | $105,675 | 1,804 | $15,164,492 | Mar 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 82 | Edge of Seventeen | - | - | - | $105,099 | 10 | $871,759 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 83 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | - | - | - | $94,116 | 22 | $1,010,933 | May 7 | - | false |
| 84 | Goodbye Lover | - | - | - | $89,772 | 865 | $1,940,299 | Apr 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 85 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $71,087 | 675 | $16,316,273 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 86 | Endurance | - | - | - | $54,147 | 20 | $137,124 | May 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 87 | The Loss of Sexual Innocence | - | - | - | $50,354 | 26 | $164,022 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 88 | Frogs for Snakes | - | - | - | $21,589 | 29 | $21,589 | May 21 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 89 | Stop Making Sense 1999 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,054 | 9 | $146,154 | May 28 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 90 | Eternity and a Day | - | - | - | $17,544 | 3 | $107,178 | May 28 | Artistic License | false |
| 91 | The Third Man | - | - | - | $13,576 | 5 | $618,173 | May 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 92 | Twice Upon a Yesterday | - | - | - | $13,404 | 47 | $279,757 | May 28 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 93 | Southie | - | - | - | $12,440 | 2 | $52,819 | May 28 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 94 | Goliathon | - | - | - | $12,368 | 14 | $17,368 | Apr 23 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 95 | After Life | - | - | - | $11,791 | 11 | $801,985 | May 14 | Artistic License | false |
| 96 | Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles | - | - | - | $5,869 | 1 | $5,869 | Apr 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 97 | Leila | - | - | - | $5,294 | 1 | $5,294 | May 14 | First Run | false |
| 98 | My Dinner with Andre | - | - | - | $5,073 | 1 | $5,073 | May 14 | WinStar Cinema | false |
| 99 | The Empty Mirror | - | - | - | $4,688 | 4 | $4,688 | May 7 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 100 | I'm Crazy About Iris Blond | - | - | - | $3,303 | 1 | $3,303 | May 14 | Miramax | false |
| 101 | The Velocity of Gary | - | - | - | $1,836 | 1 | $2,143 | Apr 30 | - | false |
| 102 | The Pusher | - | - | - | $1,656 | 1 | $1,656 | May 7 | First Run | false |
| 103 | The Underground Comedy Movie | - | - | - | $856 | 1 | $856 | May 14 | Phaedra Cinema | false |
| 104 | Heaven | - | - | - | $855 | 1 | $2,838 | Apr 30 | Miramax | false |
