| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Patch Adams | - | - | - | $23,251,470 | 2,909 | $135,026,902 | 17.2% | Dec 25, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | A Civil Action | - | - | - | $23,136,199 | 2,319 | $56,709,981 | 40.8% | Dec 25, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Stepmom | - | - | - | $14,600,720 | 2,503 | $91,137,662 | 16% | Dec 25, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | You've Got Mail | - | - | - | $12,493,563 | 2,948 | $115,821,495 | 10.8% | Dec 18, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Prince of Egypt | - | - | - | $10,553,934 | 3,218 | $101,413,188 | 10.4% | Dec 18, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 6 | A Bug's Life | - | - | - | $7,990,702 | 2,773 | $162,798,565 | 4.9% | Nov 20, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Mighty Joe Young | - | - | - | $7,439,072 | 2,559 | $50,632,037 | 14.7% | Dec 25, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $7,390,816 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | 7.4% | Dec 11, 1998 | Miramax |
| 9 | Wings of Courage | - | - | - | $6,653,011 | 11 | $15,054,636 | 44.2% | Apr 21, 1995 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 10 | The Faculty | - | - | - | $5,941,633 | 2,365 | $40,283,321 | 14.7% | Dec 25, 1998 | Miramax |
| 11 | Varsity Blues | - | - | - | $5,714,654 | 2,364 | $52,894,169 | 10.8% | Jan 15, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | The Thin Red Line | - | - | - | $5,704,900 | 1,657 | $36,400,491 | 15.7% | Dec 25, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Enemy of the State | - | - | - | $4,743,673 | 2,517 | $111,549,836 | 4.3% | Nov 20, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $4,273,113 | 2,067 | $65,705,771 | 6.5% | Jul 31, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Star Trek: Insurrection | - | - | - | $4,272,456 | 2,677 | $70,187,658 | 6.1% | Dec 11, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | Waking Ned Devine | - | - | - | $3,418,927 | 540 | $24,792,251 | 13.8% | Nov 20, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 17 | At First Sight | - | - | - | $2,790,400 | 1,838 | $22,365,133 | 12.5% | Jan 15, 1999 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | In Dreams | - | - | - | $2,760,661 | 1,682 | $12,017,369 | 23% | Jan 15, 1999 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 19 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $2,389,906 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | 1.5% | Nov 6, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | The Rugrats Movie | - | - | - | $2,103,350 | 2,832 | $100,494,675 | 2.1% | Nov 20, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | Virus | - | - | - | $2,000,702 | 2,018 | $14,036,005 | 14.3% | Jan 15, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $1,783,327 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | 3.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | Miramax |
| 23 | Elizabeth | - | - | - | $1,403,136 | 624 | $30,082,699 | 4.7% | Nov 6, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 24 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $1,343,668 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | 1% | Sep 18, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 25 | Jack Frost | - | - | - | $1,286,718 | 2,152 | $34,562,556 | 3.7% | Dec 11, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Down in the Delta | - | - | - | $812,494 | 417 | $5,672,903 | 14.3% | Dec 25, 1998 | Miramax |
| 27 | Everest | - | - | - | $617,303 | 62 | $87,178,599 | 0.7% | Mar 6, 1998 | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| 28 | A Simple Plan | - | - | - | $591,008 | 675 | $16,316,273 | 3.6% | Dec 11, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | Antz | - | - | - | $563,795 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | 0.6% | Oct 2, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 30 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $475,853 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | 0.3% | Jul 15, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | Babe: Pig in the City | - | - | - | $451,040 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | 2.5% | Nov 25, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | Meet Joe Black | - | - | - | $417,396 | 2,527 | $44,619,100 | 0.9% | Nov 13, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $390,664 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.7% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 34 | Little Voice | - | - | - | $379,608 | 215 | $4,611,784 | 8.2% | Dec 4, 1998 | Miramax |
| 35 | The Siege | - | - | - | $362,145 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | 0.9% | Nov 6, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | Hurlyburly | - | - | - | $335,627 | 84 | $1,798,862 | 18.7% | Dec 25, 1998 | Fine Line Features |
| 37 | Psycho | - | - | - | $311,130 | 2,489 | $21,485,655 | 1.4% | Dec 4, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $298,837 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | 0.3% | Jul 17, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 39 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $291,659 | 149 | $6,451,628 | 4.5% | Nov 6, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | Dancing at Lughnasa | - | - | - | $255,104 | 93 | $2,287,818 | 11.2% | Nov 13, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | Les Boys II | - | - | - | $252,496 | 88 | $5,974,732 | 4.2% | Dec 11, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 42 | Hilary and Jackie | - | - | - | $247,194 | 300 | $4,912,892 | 5% | Dec 30, 1998 | October Films |
| 43 | Central Station | - | - | - | $207,310 | 144 | $5,969,553 | 3.5% | Nov 20, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $190,072 | 15 | $13,485,455 | 1.4% | May 1, 1998 | IMAX |
| 45 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $188,286 | 12 | $354,004 | 53.2% | Oct 7, 1998 | Strand Releasing |
| 46 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $180,589 | 2,473 | $40,002,112 | 0.5% | Nov 13, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 47 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $155,510 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | 0.4% | Oct 23, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 48 | Affliction | - | - | - | $109,988 | 335 | $6,330,054 | 1.7% | Dec 30, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 49 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $105,394 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | 0.3% | Sep 25, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | Ringmaster | - | - | - | $101,303 | 1,320 | $9,257,103 | 1.1% | Nov 27, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 51 | Home Fries | - | - | - | $93,023 | 1,925 | $10,493,366 | 0.9% | Nov 27, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | The Celebration | - | - | - | $92,421 | 28 | $1,656,223 | 5.6% | Oct 9, 1998 | October Films |
| 53 | American History X | - | - | - | $78,555 | 513 | $6,719,864 | 1.2% | Oct 30, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 54 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $72,942 | 81 | $18,798,590 | 0.4% | Jul 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | Very Bad Things | - | - | - | $65,277 | 1,260 | $9,898,412 | 0.7% | Nov 27, 1998 | PolyGram |
| 56 | The General | - | - | - | $61,320 | 41 | $1,214,198 | 5.1% | Dec 18, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $56,954 | 1,776 | $12,214,338 | 0.5% | Nov 13, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | Belly | - | - | - | $53,298 | 630 | $9,639,390 | 0.6% | Nov 6, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 59 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | - | - | - | $51,320 | 6 | $384,793 | 13.3% | Nov 27, 1998 | Strand Releasing |
| 60 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $49,582 | 261 | $10,019,109 | 0.5% | Nov 6, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 61 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $49,504 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | 0.1% | Oct 16, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | Happiness | - | - | - | $31,328 | 60 | $2,982,011 | 1.1% | Oct 16, 1998 | Good Machine |
| 63 | Beyond Beautiful | - | - | - | $29,480 | 2 | $29,480 | 100% | Jan 8, 1999 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 64 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $27,088 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | <0.1% | Jul 24, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 65 | Shattered Image | - | - | - | $22,548 | 24 | $106,116 | 21.2% | Dec 4, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 66 | The Hi-Lo Country | - | - | - | $21,762 | 16 | $166,082 | 13.1% | Dec 30, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 67 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $21,722 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | 0.2% | Oct 30, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 68 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,758 | 1,882 | $14,836,984 | 0.1% | Nov 6, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | Another Day in Paradise | - | - | - | $18,822 | 65 | $1,036,818 | 1.8% | Dec 30, 1998 | Trimark Pictures |
| 70 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $16,808 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | <0.1% | Oct 16, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 71 | The Sticky Fingers of Time | - | - | - | $1,610 | 1 | $1,610 | 100% | Jan 8, 1999 | Strand Releasing |
| 72 | The Winners | - | - | - | $346 | 1 | $13,066 | 2.6% | Jan 20, 1999 | First Look International |