| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Three Kings | - | - | - | $60,652,036 | 2,942 | $15,847,636 | 26.1% | 2,942 | Oct 1 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | House on Haunted Hill | - | - | - | $40,846,082 | 2,710 | $15,946,032 | 39% | 2,710 | Oct 29 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Fight Club | - | - | - | $37,030,102 | 1,966 | $11,035,485 | 29.8% | 1,963 | Oct 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Best Man | - | - | - | $34,102,780 | 1,348 | $9,031,660 | 26.5% | 1,346 | Oct 22 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Random Hearts | - | - | - | $31,502,583 | 2,697 | $13,012,585 | 41.3% | 2,697 | Oct 8 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Superstar | - | - | - | $30,636,478 | 2,016 | $8,912,743 | 29.1% | 1,943 | Oct 8 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Story of Us | - | - | - | $27,100,031 | 2,175 | $9,673,080 | 35.7% | 2,164 | Oct 15 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Being John Malkovich | - | - | - | $22,863,596 | 630 | $637,721 | 2.8% | 25 | Oct 29 | - | USA Films | false |
| 9 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $18,630,372 | 14 | - | - | - | Oct 29 | - | IMAX | false |
| 10 | Drive Me Crazy | - | - | - | $17,845,337 | 2,233 | $6,846,112 | 38.4% | 2,222 | Oct 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Bringing Out the Dead | - | - | - | $16,797,191 | 1,967 | $6,193,052 | 36.9% | 1,936 | Oct 22 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Music of the Heart | - | - | - | $14,859,394 | 1,353 | $3,653,281 | 24.6% | 1,349 | Oct 29 | - | Miramax | false |
| 13 | The Omega Code | - | - | - | $12,614,346 | 450 | $2,354,362 | 18.7% | 304 | Oct 15 | - | Providence Entertainment | false |
| 14 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | - | - | - | $11,683,047 | 1,210 | $3,255,033 | 27.9% | 1,210 | Oct 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Boys Don't Cry | - | - | - | $11,540,607 | 365 | $73,720 | 0.6% | 2 | Oct 8 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 16 | Three to Tango | - | - | - | $10,570,375 | 2,234 | $4,406,135 | 41.7% | 2,234 | Oct 22 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Bats | - | - | - | $10,155,690 | 2,540 | $4,717,902 | 46.5% | 2,540 | Oct 22 | - | Destination Films | false |
| 18 | Mystery, Alaska | - | - | - | $8,891,623 | 1,704 | $3,102,191 | 34.9% | 1,673 | Oct 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Straight Story | - | - | - | $6,203,044 | 186 | $92,312 | 1.5% | 7 | Oct 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | - | - | - | $5,231,283 | 22 | - | - | - | Oct 1 | - | IMAX | false |
| 21 | Fifty | - | - | - | $3,328,240 | 31 | - | - | - | Oct 29 | - | IMAX | false |
| 22 | The Limey | - | - | - | $3,204,663 | 105 | $187,122 | 5.8% | 17 | Oct 8 | - | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 23 | Princess Mononoke | - | - | - | $2,375,308 | 129 | $144,446 | 6.1% | 8 | Oct 29 | - | Miramax | false |
| 24 | Beyond the Mat | - | - | - | $2,053,648 | 298 | $9,532 | 0.5% | 1 | Oct 22 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 25 | Crazy in Alabama | - | - | - | $2,005,840 | 1,214 | $1,010,596 | 50.4% | 1,214 | Oct 22 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Happy, Texas | - | - | - | $1,955,933 | 146 | $72,056 | 3.7% | 8 | Oct 1 | - | Miramax | false |
| 27 | Body Shots | - | - | - | $752,122 | 309 | $488,342 | 64.9% | 309 | Oct 22 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 28 | Grey Owl | - | - | - | $632,617 | 70 | $162,360 | 25.7% | 70 | Oct 1 | - | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Plunkett & Macleane | - | - | - | $474,900 | 475 | $244,765 | 51.5% | 475 | Oct 1 | Oct 28 | USA Films | false |
| 30 | The Children of the Marshland | - | - | - | $324,006 | 18 | $47,170 | 14.6% | 13 | Oct 1 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 31 | Beefcake | - | - | - | $276,259 | 9 | $42,178 | 15.3% | 6 | Oct 15 | Jul 27 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 32 | Show Me Love | - | - | - | $169,331 | 7 | $17,110 | 10.1% | 5 | Oct 15 | Apr 26 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 33 | The Legend of 1900 | - | - | - | $167,435 | 58 | $39,200 | 23.4% | 5 | Oct 29 | - | Fine Line Features | false |
| 34 | Mast | - | - | - | $158,928 | 25 | - | - | - | Oct 15 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 35 | Matroni and Me | - | - | - | $130,572 | 40 | $80,058 | 61.3% | 31 | Oct 8 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 36 | Thicker Than Water | - | - | - | $112,891 | 111 | $61,977 | 54.9% | 111 | Oct 29 | - | Palm Pictures | false |
| 37 | Julien Donkey-Boy | - | - | - | $85,400 | - | - | - | - | Oct 8 | Nov 11 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 38 | Vaastav: The Reality | - | - | - | $81,367 | 16 | $36,847 | 45.3% | 16 | Oct 15 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 39 | Joe the King | - | - | - | $60,279 | 18 | $11,793 | 19.6% | 5 | Oct 15 | - | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Grandfather | - | - | - | $54,468 | 12 | $12,726 | 23.4% | 2 | Oct 8 | Nov 4 | Miramax | false |
| 41 | Man of the Century | - | - | - | $34,857 | 10 | $7,724 | 22.2% | 2 | Oct 29 | Nov 18 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 42 | New Rose Hotel | - | - | - | $21,521 | 2 | $5,147 | 23.9% | 1 | Oct 1 | Oct 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 43 | Molly | - | - | - | $17,650 | 12 | $9,683 | 54.9% | 12 | Oct 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 44 | Dreaming of Joseph Lees | - | - | - | $12,044 | 2 | $7,680 | 63.8% | 2 | Oct 29 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 45 | The Suburbans | - | - | - | $11,130 | 11 | $5,797 | 52.1% | 11 | Oct 29 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 46 | The Girl Rosemarie | - | - | - | $3,744 | - | - | - | - | Oct 15 | Oct 21 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 47 | Fever Pitch | - | - | - | $3,736 | 1 | $2,093 | 56% | 1 | Oct 15 | - | Phaedra Cinema | false |
| 48 | The Boys | - | - | - | $3,146 | - | - | - | - | Oct 15 | Nov 4 | Stratosphere Entertainment | false |
