| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $123,722,472 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | Sep 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 2 | Antz | - | - | - | $69,436,840 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | Oct 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 3 | What Dreams May Come | - | - | - | $51,446,685 | 2,531 | $55,382,927 | Oct 2 | PolyGram | false |
| 4 | Ronin | - | - | - | $41,616,262 | 2,487 | $41,616,262 | Sep 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $41,516,591 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $35,576,548 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $35,015,643 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | Sep 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | A Night at the Roxbury | - | - | - | $30,331,165 | 2,169 | $30,331,165 | Oct 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $27,719,690 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Blade | - | - | - | $24,190,973 | 2,389 | $70,087,718 | Aug 21 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 11 | One True Thing | - | - | - | $23,245,840 | 1,636 | $23,245,840 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Rounders | - | - | - | $22,912,409 | 2,191 | $22,912,409 | Sep 11 | Miramax | false |
| 13 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $22,853,360 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | Jul 24 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 14 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $20,590,339 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | Oct 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 15 | Beloved | - | - | - | $19,659,230 | 1,571 | $22,852,487 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Simon Birch | - | - | - | $18,253,415 | 930 | $18,253,415 | Sep 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Soldier | - | - | - | $14,594,226 | 2,507 | $14,594,226 | Oct 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Holy Man | - | - | - | $12,069,719 | 2,013 | $12,069,719 | Oct 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Vampires | - | - | - | $11,662,264 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | Oct 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $8,623,162 | 2,067 | $65,705,771 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | Armageddon | - | - | - | $7,639,585 | 3,184 | $201,578,182 | Jul 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Apt Pupil | - | - | - | $7,214,728 | 1,448 | $8,863,193 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | The Parent Trap | - | - | - | $7,075,068 | 2,407 | $66,308,518 | Jul 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Lethal Weapon 4 | - | - | - | $6,858,876 | 3,117 | $130,444,603 | Jul 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Knock Off | - | - | - | $6,690,061 | 1,800 | $10,319,915 | Sep 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Snake Eyes | - | - | - | $6,284,373 | 2,718 | $55,591,409 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | - | - | - | $5,393,712 | 1,399 | $37,672,941 | Aug 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | 54 | - | - | - | $5,021,818 | 1,869 | $16,757,163 | Aug 28 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | - | - | - | $4,916,514 | 1,377 | $12,461,773 | Aug 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Doctor Dolittle | - | - | - | $4,671,297 | 2,871 | $144,156,605 | Jun 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Dance with Me | - | - | - | $3,948,678 | 1,467 | $15,923,122 | Aug 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | The Governess | - | - | - | $3,620,540 | 135 | $3,719,509 | Jul 31 | Miramax | false |
| 33 | The Negotiator | - | - | - | $3,519,861 | 2,436 | $44,547,681 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | - | - | - | $3,015,677 | 2,669 | $55,041,738 | Aug 7 | Dimension Films | false |
| 35 | Slums of Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $2,933,846 | 253 | $5,502,773 | Aug 14 | - | false |
| 36 | Mulan | - | - | - | $2,894,601 | 2,953 | $120,620,254 | Jun 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Dead Man on Campus | - | - | - | $2,617,544 | 1,830 | $15,064,946 | Aug 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | The Mighty | - | - | - | $2,505,756 | 518 | $2,652,246 | Oct 9 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Pecker | - | - | - | $2,281,761 | 184 | $2,281,761 | Sep 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 40 | Your Friends and Neighbors | - | - | - | $2,230,154 | 246 | $4,714,658 | Aug 21 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 41 | Pi | - | - | - | $2,219,028 | 68 | $3,221,152 | Jul 10 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 42 | The Impostors | - | - | - | $2,198,044 | 162 | $2,198,044 | Oct 2 | - | false |
| 43 | Touch of Evil 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,047,939 | 45 | $2,247,465 | Sep 11 | October Films | false |
| 44 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $2,028,535 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | Jul 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | Next Stop Wonderland | - | - | - | $1,880,290 | 224 | $3,395,581 | Aug 21 | Miramax | false |
| 46 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | - | - | - | $1,695,395 | 149 | $1,782,005 | Sep 18 | October Films | false |
| 47 | Clay Pigeons | - | - | - | $1,650,310 | 297 | $1,794,086 | Sep 25 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 48 | Belly | - | - | - | $1,349,041 | 630 | $9,639,390 | Nov 6 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 49 | One Tough Cop | - | - | - | $1,223,034 | 415 | $1,223,034 | Oct 9 | - | false |
| 50 | Small Soldiers | - | - | - | $1,197,638 | 2,613 | $54,682,547 | Jul 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 51 | Permanent Midnight | - | - | - | $1,171,001 | 90 | $1,171,001 | Sep 18 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 52 | Wrongfully Accused | - | - | - | $937,041 | 2,062 | $9,623,329 | Aug 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $793,660 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 54 | Without Limits | - | - | - | $777,423 | 110 | $777,423 | Sep 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Strangeland | - | - | - | $713,239 | 315 | $713,239 | Oct 2 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 56 | Firelight | - | - | - | $695,313 | 39 | $785,482 | Sep 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Orgazmo | - | - | - | $602,302 | 94 | $602,302 | Oct 23 | October Films | false |
| 58 | Happiness | - | - | - | $566,705 | 60 | $2,982,011 | Oct 16 | Good Machine | false |
| 59 | Cube | - | - | - | $501,818 | 24 | $501,818 | Sep 11 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 60 | The X Files | - | - | - | $484,386 | 2,650 | $83,898,313 | Jun 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 61 | Deep Impact | - | - | - | $409,243 | 3,280 | $140,464,664 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 62 | Freeriders | - | - | - | $404,731 | 30 | $2,750,064 | Oct 20 | - | false |
| 63 | Monument Ave. | - | - | - | $333,760 | 24 | $333,760 | Sep 25 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 64 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $254,189 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 65 | American History X | - | - | - | $185,816 | 513 | $6,719,864 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 66 | Six-String Samurai | - | - | - | $146,125 | 16 | $146,125 | Sep 18 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 67 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $137,639 | 12 | $354,004 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 68 | Titanic | - | - | - | $120,457 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 69 | Digging to China | - | - | - | $43,961 | 10 | $43,961 | Sep 11 | - | false |
| 70 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,451 | 4 | $334,293 | Oct 2 | Kino International | false |
| 71 | Bad Manners | - | - | - | $31,687 | 10 | $31,687 | Oct 9 | Phaedra Cinema | false |
| 72 | Chicago Cab | - | - | - | $23,946 | 2 | $23,946 | Sep 11 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 73 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $23,544 | 149 | $6,451,628 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 74 | The Brandon Teena Story | - | - | - | $23,094 | 2 | $92,113 | Sep 23 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 75 | Dear Jesse | - | - | - | $14,183 | 3 | $17,744 | Jun 26 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 76 | Phoenix | - | - | - | $14,082 | 3 | $45,661 | Sep 4 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 77 | Hit Me | - | - | - | $12,500 | 3 | $12,500 | Oct 2 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 78 | The Alarmist | - | - | - | $11,121 | 11 | $59,864 | Oct 16 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 79 | Talk of Angels | - | - | - | $9,775 | 2 | $18,281 | Oct 30 | Miramax | false |
| 80 | Ill Gotten Gains | - | - | - | $8,329 | 8 | $8,329 | Sep 18 | Spats Films | false |
| 81 | Reach the Rock | - | - | - | $4,960 | 3 | $4,960 | Oct 16 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 82 | Detroit 9000 | - | - | - | $3,179 | 2 | $3,179 | Oct 9 | - | false |
