| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Varsity Blues | $17,515,723 | - | 2,121 | - | $8,258 | $17,515,723 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Patch Adams | $12,049,345 | - | 2,893 | - | $4,165 | $98,697,840 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | A Civil Action | $11,761,043 | - | 2,001 | - | $5,877 | $31,301,412 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | - | The Thin Red Line | $11,362,226 | - | 1,528 | - | $7,436 | $14,435,129 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | - | At First Sight | $8,444,321 | - | 1,814 | - | $4,655 | $8,444,321 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 6 | - | Stepmom | $7,780,255 | - | 2,358 | - | $3,299 | $72,012,562 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | You've Got Mail | $6,622,424 | - | 2,554 | - | $2,592 | $98,905,738 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 8 | - | The Prince of Egypt | $6,289,465 | - | 2,215 | - | $2,839 | $82,611,846 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | - | Virus | $6,013,640 | - | 2,018 | - | $2,980 | $6,013,640 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 10 | - | Shakespeare in Love | $4,729,645 | - | 648 | - | $7,298 | $21,286,905 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 11 | - | In Dreams | $4,593,872 | - | 1,670 | - | $2,750 | $4,593,872 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | true | false |
| 12 | - | Mighty Joe Young | $4,565,278 | - | 2,087 | - | $2,187 | $40,358,246 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | - | A Bug's Life | $4,552,139 | - | 1,815 | - | $2,508 | $148,506,807 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Faculty | $2,321,458 | - | 2,103 | - | $1,103 | $35,273,508 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 15 | - | Waking Ned Devine | $2,214,290 | - | 504 | - | $4,393 | $12,358,017 | - | - | - | false |
| 16 | - | Enemy of the State | $2,025,063 | - | 1,286 | - | $1,574 | $104,419,712 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | - | Star Trek: Insurrection | $1,572,346 | - | 1,474 | - | $1,066 | $65,381,579 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | - | The Rugrats Movie | $1,330,827 | - | 981 | - | $1,356 | $92,703,873 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 19 | - | Life Is Beautiful | $1,263,249 | - | 218 | - | $5,794 | $14,441,642 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 20 | - | The Waterboy | $1,171,170 | - | 738 | - | $1,586 | $153,842,764 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | - | Elizabeth | $801,844 | - | 389 | - | $2,061 | $18,857,140 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - | false |
| 22 | - | Rush Hour | $527,613 | - | 479 | - | $1,101 | $139,897,997 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 23 | - | Down in the Delta | $405,667 | - | 250 | - | $1,622 | $4,909,601 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 24 | - | A Simple Plan | $401,509 | - | 80 | - | $5,018 | $3,536,158 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | - | Babe: Pig in the City | $383,200 | - | 479 | - | $800 | $16,943,870 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 26 | - | Hilary and Jackie | $362,178 | - | 39 | - | $9,286 | $661,209 | - | October Films | - | false |
| 27 | - | Jack Frost | $347,554 | - | 627 | - | $554 | $33,189,689 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 28 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $337,568 | - | 21 | - | $16,074 | $3,673,491 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 29 | - | Antz | $315,900 | - | 424 | - | $745 | $90,089,521 | 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | - | Everest | $288,814 | - | 53 | - | $5,449 | $57,354,592 | - | MacGillivray Freeman Films | - | false |
| 31 | - | There's Something About Mary | $288,321 | - | 283 | - | $1,018 | $175,505,604 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 32 | - | Little Voice | $277,891 | - | 38 | - | $7,312 | $1,512,591 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 33 | - | Hurlyburly | $275,117 | - | 84 | - | $3,275 | $1,051,474 | - | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 34 | - | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $246,720 | - | 538 | - | $458 | $39,559,675 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 35 | - | Meet Joe Black | $197,715 | - | 338 | - | $584 | $44,196,490 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 36 | - | Ringmaster | $184,943 | - | 391 | - | $473 | $9,002,103 | - | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 37 | - | Home Fries | $183,705 | - | 368 | - | $499 | $10,307,422 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 38 | - | Gods and Monsters | $154,906 | - | 80 | - | $1,936 | $2,415,669 | - | Lionsgate Films | - | false |
| 39 | - | Dancing at Lughnasa | $152,680 | - | 75 | - | $2,035 | $1,619,177 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 40 | - | Central Station | $151,673 | - | 22 | - | $6,894 | $1,036,177 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 41 | - | The Siege | $127,931 | - | 212 | - | $603 | $40,724,804 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 42 | - | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $116,597 | - | 15 | - | $7,773 | $4,436,096 | - | IMAX | - | false |
| 43 | - | Psycho | $92,025 | - | 200 | - | $460 | $21,290,585 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 44 | - | Pleasantville | $85,136 | - | 112 | - | $760 | $39,122,547 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 45 | - | Affliction | $82,780 | - | 4 | - | $20,695 | $290,445 | - | Lionsgate Films | - | false |
| 46 | - | The Celebration | $45,303 | - | 17 | - | $2,664 | $1,391,049 | - | October Films | - | false |
| 47 | - | The General | $35,836 | - | 6 | - | $5,972 | $282,323 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 48 | - | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $35,267 | - | 14 | - | $2,519 | $11,821,549 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 49 | - | Urban Legend | $30,175 | - | 134 | - | $225 | $38,048,637 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 50 | - | American History X | $26,378 | - | 56 | - | $471 | $6,260,099 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 51 | - | Belly | $25,230 | - | 58 | - | $435 | $9,606,219 | - | Artisan Entertainment | - | false |
| 52 | - | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $19,573 | - | 5 | - | $3,914 | $359,101 | - | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 53 | - | The Hi-Lo Country | $12,633 | - | 6 | - | $2,105 | $53,436 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - | false |
| 54 | - | Across the Sea of Time | $11,761 | - | 2 | - | $5,880 | $14,561,863 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 55 | - | Living Out Loud | $11,089 | - | 21 | - | $528 | $12,696,036 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 56 | - | Another Day in Paradise | $9,996 | - | 2 | - | $4,998 | $44,803 | - | Trimark Pictures | - | false |
| 57 | - | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | $9,304 | - | 4 | - | $2,326 | $332,301 | - | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 58 | - | I'll Be Home for Christmas | $8,842 | - | 33 | - | $267 | $12,213,678 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 59 | - | Wings of Courage | $8,711 | - | 1 | - | $8,711 | $13,986,265 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 60 | - | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $8,050 | - | 11 | - | $731 | $65,694,427 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
