| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $117,550,529 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $49,972,219 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $47,635,863 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $43,772,627 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Siege | - | - | - | $35,469,101 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $33,879,893 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $32,004,121 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $21,479,859 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 9 | Antz | - | - | - | $19,881,948 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 10 | Vampires | - | - | - | $15,143,163 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,690,025 | 1,882 | $14,836,984 | Nov 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $12,531,019 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $10,457,351 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $9,745,346 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 15 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $7,748,744 | 1,776 | $12,214,338 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Belly | - | - | - | $6,886,070 | 630 | $9,639,390 | Nov 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 17 | What Dreams May Come | - | - | - | $6,210,267 | 2,531 | $55,382,927 | Oct 2 | PolyGram | false |
| 18 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $6,043,043 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | Nov 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $5,858,394 | 624 | $30,082,699 | Nov 6 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 20 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $5,540,825 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Home Fries | - | - | - | $4,152,311 | 1,925 | $10,493,366 | Nov 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Celebrity | - | - | - | $4,051,910 | 493 | $5,078,660 | Nov 20 | Miramax | false |
| 23 | Beloved | - | - | - | $4,051,444 | 1,571 | $22,852,487 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $3,966,131 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | Nov 27 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Very Bad Things | - | - | - | $3,790,593 | 1,260 | $9,898,412 | Nov 27 | PolyGram | false |
| 26 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $3,725,434 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 27 | Apt Pupil | - | - | - | $3,400,180 | 1,448 | $8,863,193 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Soldier | - | - | - | $3,376,916 | 2,507 | $14,594,226 | Oct 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | American History X | - | - | - | $2,648,733 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 30 | Freeriders | - | - | - | $2,345,333 | 30 | $2,750,064 | Oct 20 | - | false |
| 31 | A Night at the Roxbury | - | - | - | $2,039,831 | 2,169 | $30,331,165 | Oct 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | Ronin | - | - | - | $1,912,517 | 2,487 | $41,616,262 | Sep 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 33 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $1,166,565 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 34 | Velvet Goldmine | - | - | - | $1,053,788 | 85 | $1,053,788 | Nov 6 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | The Eel | - | - | - | $370,335 | 6 | $418,480 | Aug 21 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 36 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $363,426 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 37 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | - | - | - | $285,266 | 1,399 | $37,672,941 | Aug 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Small Soldiers | - | - | - | $155,105 | 2,613 | $54,682,547 | Jul 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 39 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $148,971 | 540 | $24,792,251 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 40 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $83,759 | 93 | $2,287,818 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 41 | The Big Chill 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $56,948 | 50 | $56,948 | Nov 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 42 | The Alarmist | - | - | - | $48,743 | 11 | $59,864 | Oct 16 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 43 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $47,415 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 44 | Welcome to Woop Woop | - | - | - | $37,621 | 5 | $37,621 | Nov 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 45 | Central Station | - | - | - | $35,708 | 144 | $5,969,553 | Nov 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 46 | Talk of Angels | - | - | - | $15,486 | 2 | $18,281 | Oct 30 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | Hard Core Logo | - | - | - | $14,540 | 2 | $14,540 | Nov 13 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 48 | Storefront Hitchcock | - | - | - | $12,355 | 1 | $12,355 | Nov 20 | Miramax | false |
| 49 | Savior | - | - | - | $10,989 | 4 | $14,328 | Nov 20 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 50 | Thursday | - | - | - | $3,121 | 2 | $3,121 | Nov 13 | - | false |
