| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $22,699,938 | -3.3% | 3,169 | +53 | $7,163 | $500,049,030 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Primary Colors | $15,238,535 | - | 1,965 | - | $7,754 | $15,238,535 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Man in the Iron Mask | $13,912,036 | -40.6% | 3,101 | - | $4,486 | $37,318,286 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Wild Things | $12,544,494 | - | 2,177 | - | $5,762 | $12,544,494 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | U.S. Marshals | $9,065,827 | -38.8% | 2,817 | - | $3,218 | $45,397,084 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Mr. Nice Guy | $6,526,672 | - | 1,463 | - | $4,461 | $6,718,436 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Good Will Hunting | $5,878,301 | -10.6% | 1,805 | -94 | $3,256 | $117,448,964 | 16 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | As Good as It Gets | $4,940,678 | +18% | 1,604 | -106 | $3,080 | $127,483,682 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Wedding Singer | $4,205,393 | -33.5% | 2,065 | -485 | $2,036 | $69,342,882 | 6 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | The Big Lebowski | $2,439,065 | -48.3% | 1,123 | -112 | $2,171 | $14,379,577 | 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | L.A. Confidential | $2,171,399 | +8.7% | 723 | -70 | $3,003 | $58,180,092 | 27 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Full Monty | $549,414 | - | 285 | -61 | $1,927 | $44,473,161 | 32 | - | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Amistad | $312,396 | -31.5% | 426 | -144 | $733 | $44,034,485 | 16 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | - | Fireworks | $92,304 | - | 9 | - | $10,256 | $92,304 | 1 | Milestone | true | false |
| 15 | 15 | Mousehunt | $66,425 | -55.2% | 203 | -48 | $327 | $59,887,808 | 14 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | - | Niagara, Niagara | $21,770 | - | 3 | - | $7,256 | $21,770 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment | true | false |
| 17 | - | A Price Above Rubies | $7,525 | - | - | - | - | $7,525 | - | Miramax | - | false |
