| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Titanic | - | - | - | $124,152,693 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Flubber | - | - | - | $78,706,896 | 2,679 | $92,977,226 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Scream 2 | - | - | - | $78,208,016 | 2,688 | $101,363,301 | Dec 12 | Dimension Films | false |
| 4 | Tomorrow Never Dies | - | - | - | $67,181,421 | 2,807 | $125,304,276 | Dec 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | The Jackal | - | - | - | $54,930,280 | 2,309 | $54,930,280 | Nov 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Starship Troopers | - | - | - | $54,814,377 | 2,971 | $54,814,377 | Nov 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Anastasia | - | - | - | $50,916,337 | 2,511 | $58,406,347 | Nov 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Alien: Resurrection | - | - | - | $47,795,658 | 2,449 | $47,795,658 | Nov 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | The Rainmaker | - | - | - | $45,916,769 | 2,369 | $45,916,769 | Nov 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Bean | - | - | - | $38,310,264 | 2,015 | $45,319,423 | Oct 17 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 11 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | - | - | - | $35,927,406 | 2,140 | $35,927,406 | Nov 21 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 12 | Mousehunt | - | - | - | $31,603,526 | 2,233 | $61,917,389 | Dec 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 13 | As Good as It Gets | - | - | - | $28,504,950 | 1,837 | $148,478,011 | Dec 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | The Little Mermaid 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $27,187,616 | 2,057 | $27,187,616 | Nov 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | - | - | - | $25,105,255 | 1,312 | $25,105,255 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $24,885,872 | 2,524 | $72,586,134 | Oct 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Amistad | - | - | - | $22,236,673 | 1,019 | $44,229,441 | Dec 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 18 | For Richer or Poorer | - | - | - | $21,327,520 | 1,954 | $31,642,995 | Dec 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Home Alone 3 | - | - | - | $20,422,125 | 2,261 | $30,882,515 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Jackie Brown | - | - | - | $19,900,352 | 1,642 | $39,673,162 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 21 | The Devil's Advocate | - | - | - | $19,100,435 | 2,404 | $60,944,660 | Oct 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Boogie Nights | - | - | - | $15,791,501 | 1,003 | $26,400,640 | Oct 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 23 | An American Werewolf in Paris | - | - | - | $15,614,388 | 1,731 | $26,570,463 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Eve's Bayou | - | - | - | $14,842,388 | 672 | $14,842,388 | Nov 7 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | - | - | - | $13,717,039 | 2,039 | $13,717,039 | Nov 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Wings of the Dove | - | - | - | $13,678,836 | 261 | $13,692,848 | Nov 7 | Miramax | false |
| 27 | Red Corner | - | - | - | $12,621,649 | 2,507 | $22,459,274 | Oct 31 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | Mr. Magoo | - | - | - | $11,512,998 | 1,857 | $21,437,192 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Postman | - | - | - | $10,793,686 | 2,207 | $17,626,234 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Mad City | - | - | - | $10,541,523 | 2,194 | $10,541,523 | Nov 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Kiss the Girls | - | - | - | $8,031,938 | 2,406 | $60,527,873 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $7,895,567 | 783 | $45,950,122 | Aug 15 | - | false |
| 33 | The Ice Storm | - | - | - | $7,756,733 | 230 | $8,038,061 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 34 | FairyTale: A True Story | - | - | - | $6,226,340 | 1,286 | $14,059,077 | Oct 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Seven Years in Tibet | - | - | - | $5,890,951 | 2,103 | $37,957,682 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Men in Black | - | - | - | $5,523,435 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Good Will Hunting | - | - | - | $4,935,401 | 2,203 | $138,433,435 | Dec 5 | Miramax | false |
| 38 | Les Boys | - | - | - | $4,602,341 | 52 | $4,602,341 | Dec 12 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 39 | In & Out | - | - | - | $4,199,435 | 2,452 | $63,856,929 | Sep 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Gattaca | - | - | - | $3,354,489 | 1,279 | $12,532,777 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | Switchback | - | - | - | $2,930,893 | 1,128 | $6,492,660 | Oct 31 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 42 | Deconstructing Harry | - | - | - | $2,664,246 | 445 | $10,686,841 | Dec 12 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 43 | One Night Stand | - | - | - | $2,642,983 | 407 | $2,642,983 | Nov 14 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 44 | Washington Square | - | - | - | $1,446,987 | 35 | $1,851,761 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | The Peacemaker | - | - | - | $1,326,058 | 2,420 | $41,263,140 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 46 | The Tango Lesson | - | - | - | $1,080,192 | 2 | $1,080,192 | Nov 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 47 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | - | - | - | $841,352 | 40 | $878,960 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $783,039 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Bent | - | - | - | $496,059 | 12 | $496,059 | Nov 26 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 50 | Telling Lies in America | - | - | - | $302,146 | 60 | $318,809 | Oct 17 | Banner Entertainment | false |
| 51 | Happy Together | - | - | - | $284,719 | 9 | $320,319 | Oct 10 | Kino International | false |
| 52 | Wag the Dog | - | - | - | $231,950 | 1,752 | $43,061,945 | Dec 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 53 | Kundun | - | - | - | $170,655 | 439 | $5,684,789 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 54 | Critical Care | - | - | - | $161,445 | 34 | $221,193 | Oct 31 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 55 | Ma vie en rose | - | - | - | $151,956 | 63 | $2,162,043 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | Welcome to Sarajevo | - | - | - | $116,758 | 15 | $334,319 | Nov 26 | Miramax | false |
| 57 | Afterglow | - | - | - | $92,805 | 353 | $2,465,960 | Dec 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 58 | The Ride | - | - | - | $86,307 | 53 | $86,307 | Dec 5 | R.S. Entertainment | false |
| 59 | The Winter Guest | - | - | - | $59,934 | 21 | $870,290 | Dec 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 60 | Will It Snow for Christmas? | - | - | - | $51,950 | 2 | $51,950 | Dec 17 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 61 | The Boxer | - | - | - | $43,818 | 523 | $5,980,578 | Dec 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 62 | The Apostle | - | - | - | $40,969 | 751 | $19,868,354 | Dec 19 | October Films | false |
| 63 | Hugo Pool | - | - | - | $13,330 | 4 | $13,330 | Dec 12 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 64 | The Education of Little Tree | - | - | - | $5,479 | 52 | $323,411 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 65 | Cold Around the Heart | - | - | - | $5,171 | 1 | $5,171 | Nov 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 66 | Guy | - | - | - | $4,134 | 1 | $4,134 | Dec 17 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
