| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Titanic | $32,876,424 | - | 3,002 | - | $10,951 | $376,270,721 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Wedding Singer | $21,917,127 | - | 2,821 | - | $7,769 | $21,917,127 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 3 | - | Sphere | $16,586,765 | - | 2,814 | - | $5,894 | $16,586,765 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 9 | - | Blues Brothers 2000 | $3,572,730 | - | 2,516 | - | $1,420 | $10,767,820 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | - | Good Will Hunting | $9,254,361 | - | 2,172 | - | $4,260 | $79,671,173 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 7 | - | The Replacement Killers | $4,705,165 | - | 1,936 | - | $2,430 | $14,743,909 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | As Good as It Gets | $7,428,700 | - | 1,801 | - | $4,124 | $101,614,491 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | - | Spice World | $2,439,090 | - | 1,765 | - | $1,381 | $26,651,987 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 8 | - | Great Expectations | $3,662,441 | - | 1,745 | - | $2,098 | $22,090,900 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 6 | - | The Borrowers | $6,075,079 | - | 1,535 | - | $3,957 | $6,075,079 | 1 | PolyGram | true | false |
| 14 | - | Desperate Measures | $1,378,515 | - | 1,432 | - | $962 | $12,405,688 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 12 | - | Wag the Dog | $2,574,034 | - | 1,102 | - | $2,335 | $37,006,533 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 15 | - | Deep Rising | $1,058,485 | - | 986 | - | $1,073 | $10,116,905 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 10 | - | L.A. Confidential | $3,280,173 | - | 814 | - | $4,029 | $45,477,469 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 17 | - | Mousehunt | $665,610 | - | 801 | - | $830 | $58,690,284 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | - | Amistad | $818,699 | - | 729 | - | $1,123 | $42,005,754 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Apostle | $2,681,381 | - | 404 | - | $6,637 | $5,033,055 | - | October Films | - | false |
| 18 | - | Zero Effect | $330,445 | - | 129 | - | $2,561 | $1,513,302 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 19 | - | Hurricane Streets | $231,500 | - | 93 | - | $2,489 | $231,500 | - | United Artists | - | false |
| 20 | - | Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life | $26,101 | - | 2 | - | $13,050 | $26,101 | - | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 21 | - | Bugs Bunny Film Festival | $12,285 | - | 1 | - | $12,285 | $12,285 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
