| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Payback | $26,334,582 | - | 2,729 | - | $9,649 | $26,334,582 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | She's All That | $13,564,864 | -28.8% | 2,620 | +398 | $5,177 | $32,609,355 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Patch Adams | $5,464,200 | -26.8% | 2,702 | -177 | $2,022 | $123,434,765 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 54 | Saving Private Ryan | $4,938,538 | +11,584.1% | 1,027 | +1,022 | $4,808 | $195,963,182 | 29 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Shakespeare in Love | $4,918,405 | -6.9% | 833 | +74 | $5,904 | $37,613,093 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Varsity Blues | $4,622,907 | -37.1% | 2,364 | - | $1,955 | $45,043,315 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | A Civil Action | $3,767,541 | -38.3% | 2,031 | -288 | $1,855 | $52,324,539 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Stepmom | $3,200,775 | -31.5% | 2,358 | - | $1,357 | $87,881,129 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | - | Simply Irresistible | $2,716,393 | - | 1,359 | - | $1,998 | $2,716,393 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | You've Got Mail | $2,662,674 | -29.5% | 2,016 | -80 | $1,320 | $111,592,472 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Thin Red Line | $2,651,379 | -41.6% | 1,646 | -11 | $1,610 | $31,165,021 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | - | Rushmore | $2,453,896 | - | 103 | - | $23,824 | $2,535,347 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Prince of Egypt | $2,350,609 | -28% | 1,663 | -262 | $1,413 | $93,818,944 | 8 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | At First Sight | $1,897,251 | -45.4% | 1,787 | -51 | $1,061 | $21,097,812 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 15 | 34 | Les Boys II | $1,752,938 | +691.4% | 48 | -4 | $36,519 | $5,723,601 | 9 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | A Simple Plan | $1,741,397 | -37.6% | 673 | - | $2,587 | $12,495,369 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Waking Ned Devine | $1,728,907 | -14.5% | 540 | +14 | $3,201 | $18,979,344 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | A Bug's Life | $1,656,071 | -28.4% | 1,286 | -224 | $1,287 | $156,198,785 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 26 | The Waterboy | $1,366,178 | +111.9% | 823 | +244 | $1,659 | $156,953,886 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,272,153 | -0.3% | 221 | +6 | $5,756 | $18,804,488 | 16 | Miramax | false | false |
| 21 | 14 | Mighty Joe Young | $1,268,565 | -37.1% | 1,247 | -374 | $1,017 | $47,123,606 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Enemy of the State | $1,043,372 | -11% | 827 | +1 | $1,261 | $108,536,342 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Elizabeth | $804,738 | -9.1% | 412 | -20 | $1,953 | $21,589,374 | 14 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Hilary and Jackie | $732,312 | +4.7% | 280 | +110 | $2,615 | $2,734,604 | 7 | October Films | false | false |
| 25 | 28 | Little Voice | $664,703 | +56.3% | 158 | +94 | $4,206 | $2,961,990 | 10 | Miramax | false | false |
| 26 | 16 | In Dreams | $635,241 | -67.2% | 865 | -750 | $734 | $11,501,085 | 4 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 15 | Virus | $629,940 | -68% | 828 | -1,032 | $760 | $13,440,065 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 20 | Playing by Heart | $599,221 | -46.4% | 259 | -49 | $2,313 | $3,712,896 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | The Rugrats Movie | $574,118 | -11.2% | 596 | -183 | $963 | $94,919,532 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 39 | Central Station | $507,289 | +187.9% | 44 | +13 | $11,529 | $1,986,571 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 31 | 23 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $490,740 | -32.2% | 529 | -179 | $927 | $67,843,481 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 27 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $450,981 | -11.2% | 25 | +2 | $18,039 | $5,135,283 | 16 | IMAX | false | false |
| 33 | 41 | Jack Frost | $420,212 | +210.5% | 520 | +234 | $808 | $33,971,868 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 29 | Everest | $374,117 | -3.7% | 53 | - | $7,058 | $58,811,477 | 49 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 35 | 22 | The Faculty | $275,163 | -62% | 443 | -643 | $621 | $37,979,252 | 7 | Miramax | false | false |
| 36 | 30 | Babe: Pig in the City | $235,635 | -32.6% | 407 | -100 | $578 | $17,975,185 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 33 | Gods and Monsters | $208,510 | -6.2% | 86 | -2 | $2,424 | $3,057,875 | 14 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 38 | 53 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $183,212 | +297.8% | 67 | +4 | $2,734 | $2,078,845 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 39 | 31 | Rush Hour | $182,025 | -47.8% | 314 | -113 | $579 | $141,015,556 | 21 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 40 | 32 | There's Something About Mary | $154,112 | -35.8% | 254 | -27 | $606 | $176,316,579 | 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 41 | 44 | Affliction | $150,710 | +54% | 12 | +5 | $12,559 | $681,903 | 7 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 42 | 38 | Antz | $137,618 | -23.2% | 282 | -63 | $488 | $90,657,229 | 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 43 | 40 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $128,023 | -23.8% | 13 | -1 | $9,847 | $4,968,365 | 41 | IMAX | false | false |
| 44 | 36 | Down in the Delta | $110,806 | -41.8% | 134 | -56 | $826 | $5,545,497 | 7 | Miramax | false | false |
| 45 | 46 | Another Day in Paradise | $102,619 | +38% | 34 | +15 | $3,018 | $321,723 | 7 | Trimark Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 35 | Hurlyburly | $102,253 | -48.2% | 80 | -1 | $1,278 | $1,685,097 | 7 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 47 | 48 | The Red Violin | $87,244 | +34.5% | 23 | -1 | $3,793 | $1,612,650 | 14 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 48 | 47 | The General | $79,370 | +8% | 38 | +13 | $2,088 | $497,537 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 49 | 50 | The Celebration | $58,620 | -7.3% | 21 | -1 | $2,791 | $1,586,506 | 18 | October Films | false | false |
| 50 | 55 | Children of Heaven | $56,123 | +88.5% | 8 | +5 | $7,015 | $114,584 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 51 | 52 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $51,910 | +6.1% | 16 | +1 | $3,244 | $11,986,099 | 83 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 52 | 51 | Pleasantville | $48,034 | -18.4% | 59 | -21 | $814 | $39,316,844 | 16 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 53 | 57 | My Name Is Joe | $43,784 | +123.7% | 7 | +5 | $6,254 | $85,771 | 3 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 54 | - | The Last Days | $29,376 | - | 3 | - | $9,792 | $29,376 | 1 | October Films | true | false |
