| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $72,586,134 | 2,524 | $15,818,645 | 21.8% | 2,524 | Oct 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | The Devil's Advocate | - | - | - | $60,944,660 | 2,404 | $12,170,536 | 20% | 2,161 | Oct 17 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Kiss the Girls | - | - | - | $60,527,873 | 2,406 | $13,215,167 | 21.8% | 2,271 | Oct 3 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Bean | - | - | - | $45,319,423 | 2,015 | $2,255,233 | 5% | 242 | Oct 17 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 5 | Seven Years in Tibet | - | - | - | $37,957,682 | 2,103 | $10,020,378 | 26.4% | 2,103 | Oct 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Boogie Nights | - | - | - | $26,400,640 | 1,003 | $50,168 | 0.2% | 2 | Oct 10 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 7 | Red Corner | - | - | - | $22,459,274 | 2,507 | $7,403,362 | 33% | 2,244 | Oct 31 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | RocketMan | - | - | - | $15,448,043 | 1,867 | $4,472,937 | 29% | 1,836 | Oct 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | FairyTale: A True Story | - | - | - | $14,059,077 | 1,286 | $3,515,323 | 25% | 1,058 | Oct 24 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Gattaca | - | - | - | $12,532,777 | 1,279 | $4,320,202 | 34.5% | 1,279 | Oct 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | U Turn | - | - | - | $6,682,098 | 1,311 | $2,730,440 | 40.9% | 1,230 | Oct 3 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Switchback | - | - | - | $6,492,660 | 1,128 | $2,704,568 | 41.7% | 1,128 | Oct 31 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Most Wanted | - | - | - | $6,391,946 | 2,098 | $2,836,490 | 44.4% | 2,098 | Oct 10 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | Gang Related | - | - | - | $5,906,773 | 1,260 | $2,443,237 | 41.4% | 1,260 | Oct 10 | Jan 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 15 | A Life Less Ordinary | - | - | - | $4,366,722 | 1,208 | $2,007,279 | 46% | 1,207 | Oct 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Playing God | - | - | - | $4,166,918 | 1,479 | $1,937,374 | 46.5% | 1,479 | Oct 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | The MatchMaker | - | - | - | $3,392,080 | 705 | $1,378,930 | 40.7% | 705 | Oct 3 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 18 | The Sweet Hereafter | - | - | - | $3,263,585 | 70 | $31,149 | 1% | 2 | Oct 10 | - | Fine Line Features | false |
| 19 | Snowriders II | - | - | - | $2,287,639 | - | - | - | - | Oct 15 | - | Warren Miller Entertainment | false |
| 20 | Washington Square | - | - | - | $1,851,761 | 35 | $14,352 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 5 | Apr 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | - | - | - | $878,960 | 40 | $23,665 | 2.7% | 2 | Oct 3 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 22 | The House of Yes | - | - | - | $626,057 | 54 | $63,266 | 10.1% | 4 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Miramax | false |
| 23 | Happy Together | - | - | - | $320,319 | 9 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | Kino International | false |
| 24 | Telling Lies in America | - | - | - | $318,809 | 60 | $11,470 | 3.6% | 2 | Oct 17 | Jan 8 | Banner Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Lilies | - | - | - | $301,548 | 7 | $28,781 | 9.5% | 4 | Oct 10 | Jan 28 | Turbulent Arts | false |
| 26 | Critical Care | - | - | - | $221,193 | 34 | $43,380 | 19.6% | 10 | Oct 31 | Dec 25 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 27 | Gummo | - | - | - | $116,799 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | Fine Line Features | false |
| 28 | The Locusts | - | - | - | $40,158 | 12 | $17,787 | 44.3% | 12 | Oct 3 | - | Orion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Forgotten Silver | - | - | - | $26,459 | 1 | $1,740 | 6.6% | 1 | Oct 3 | - | First Run | false |
| 30 | I Love You, I Love You Not | - | - | - | $20,677 | 6 | $10,587 | 51.2% | 6 | Oct 31 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 31 | Breaking Up | - | - | - | $11,690 | 2 | $4,493 | 38.4% | 2 | Oct 17 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
