| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $22,315,779 | -7.8% | 3,103 | +68 | $7,191 | $453,867,325 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | U.S. Marshals | $21,523,852 | - | 2,817 | - | $7,640 | $21,523,852 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Wedding Singer | $7,938,023 | -26.3% | 2,826 | - | $2,808 | $58,815,800 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 4 | - | Twilight | $7,351,763 | - | 1,351 | - | $5,441 | $7,351,763 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Big Lebowski | $7,221,329 | - | 1,207 | - | $5,982 | $7,221,329 | 1 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | true | false |
| 6 | - | Hush | $7,159,401 | - | 1,966 | - | $3,641 | $7,159,401 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 7 | 3 | Good Will Hunting | $6,746,496 | -20.6% | 2,049 | -154 | $3,292 | $104,998,452 | 14 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | As Good as It Gets | $4,344,936 | -16.7% | 1,788 | -43 | $2,430 | $118,355,988 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Dark City | $3,795,530 | -48.4% | 1,754 | - | $2,163 | $11,148,248 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Borrowers | $2,498,494 | -27.2% | 1,581 | -25 | $1,580 | $17,694,659 | 4 | PolyGram | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Apostle | $2,025,864 | -34% | 747 | -4 | $2,712 | $13,744,883 | 12 | October Films | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | L.A. Confidential | $1,939,998 | -31.1% | 826 | -33 | $2,348 | $54,010,313 | 25 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | The Replacement Killers | $584,049 | -29.9% | 211 | -423 | $2,768 | $19,204,929 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | Mousehunt | $179,701 | -32% | 275 | -104 | $653 | $59,673,081 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Amistad | $158,821 | -54.4% | 226 | -175 | $702 | $43,266,353 | 14 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | - | A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | $22,260 | - | 1 | - | $22,260 | $22,260 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | - | The Leading Man | $3,519 | - | 2 | - | $1,759 | $3,519 | 1 | Northern Arts Entertainment | true | false |
