| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Forces of Nature | $12,902,774 | $9,439,629 | 73.2% | $3,463,145 | 26.8% | 2,224 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 2 | Analyze This | $11,556,414 | $8,671,921 | 75% | $2,884,493 | 25% | 2,537 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 3 | Edtv | $10,911,015 | $8,311,290 | 76.2% | $2,599,725 | 23.8% | 2,627 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | The Matrix | $9,564,361 | - | - | - | - | 2,704 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | The Mod Squad | $7,849,071 | $6,064,716 | 77.3% | $1,784,355 | 22.7% | 2,290 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 6 | Doug's 1st Movie | $6,276,580 | $4,470,489 | 71.2% | $1,806,091 | 28.8% | 2,268 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Shakespeare in Love | $5,988,581 | $4,284,169 | 71.5% | $1,704,412 | 28.5% | 1,931 | 16 | Miramax | - | false |
| 8 | Life Is Beautiful | $4,609,829 | $3,244,284 | 70.4% | $1,365,545 | 29.6% | 1,121 | 23 | Miramax | - | false |
| 9 | True Crime | $4,488,645 | $3,352,244 | 74.7% | $1,136,401 | 25.3% | 1,852 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | Baby Geniuses | $3,895,694 | $2,732,501 | 70.1% | $1,163,193 | 29.9% | 1,702 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 11 | 10 Things I Hate About You | $3,190,535 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | Cruel Intentions | $3,152,601 | $2,274,293 | 72.1% | $878,308 | 27.9% | 1,951 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 13 | The King and I | $2,848,805 | $2,004,503 | 70.4% | $844,302 | 29.6% | 2,352 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 14 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | $2,224,216 | $1,674,550 | 75.3% | $549,666 | 24.7% | 1,734 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 15 | The Corruptor | $1,908,018 | $1,460,737 | 76.6% | $447,281 | 23.4% | 1,472 | 3 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 16 | October Sky | $1,633,420 | $1,177,225 | 72.1% | $456,195 | 27.9% | 961 | 6 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | The Deep End of the Ocean | $1,576,000 | $1,120,485 | 71.1% | $455,515 | 28.9% | 1,450 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 18 | Wing Commander | $1,392,288 | $1,154,955 | 83% | $237,333 | 17% | 1,328 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 19 | Saving Private Ryan | $1,390,679 | $970,435 | 69.8% | $420,244 | 30.2% | 655 | 36 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 20 | The Other Sister | $1,365,245 | $1,005,981 | 73.7% | $359,264 | 26.3% | 1,226 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | $896,563 | $405,869 | 45.3% | $490,694 | 54.7% | 161 | 4 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - | false |
| 22 | 8MM | $851,950 | $714,090 | 83.8% | $137,860 | 16.2% | 727 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 23 | A Bug's Life | $797,364 | $529,461 | 66.4% | $267,903 | 33.6% | 661 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | Payback | $783,065 | $615,991 | 78.7% | $167,074 | 21.3% | 802 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $692,493 | $382,012 | 55.2% | $310,481 | 44.8% | 30 | 23 | IMAX | - | false |
| 26 | Patch Adams | $661,375 | $444,310 | 67.2% | $217,065 | 32.8% | 529 | 14 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 27 | Elizabeth | $644,479 | $464,009 | 72% | $180,470 | 28% | 274 | 21 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - | false |
| 28 | You've Got Mail | $638,358 | $416,285 | 65.2% | $222,073 | 34.8% | 551 | 15 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 29 | The Prince of Egypt | $625,933 | $378,443 | 60.5% | $247,490 | 39.5% | 694 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 30 | Affliction | $468,769 | $349,967 | 74.7% | $118,802 | 25.3% | 212 | 14 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 31 | Gods and Monsters | $465,162 | $342,793 | 73.7% | $122,369 | 26.3% | 144 | 21 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 32 | Everest | $420,594 | $263,754 | 62.7% | $156,840 | 37.3% | 53 | 56 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | - | false |
| 33 | Message in a Bottle | $400,772 | $286,851 | 71.6% | $113,921 | 28.4% | 410 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 34 | Mysteries of Egypt | $326,697 | $148,233 | 45.4% | $178,464 | 54.6% | 17 | 32 | IMAX | - | false |
| 35 | My Favorite Martian | $310,037 | $217,997 | 70.3% | $92,040 | 29.7% | 533 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 36 | Central Station | $295,449 | $208,357 | 70.5% | $87,092 | 29.5% | 102 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 37 | She's All That | $290,138 | $203,858 | 70.3% | $86,280 | 29.7% | 415 | 9 | Miramax | - | false |
| 38 | Rushmore | $249,056 | $177,364 | 71.2% | $71,692 | 28.8% | 131 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 39 | Varsity Blues | $242,357 | $159,289 | 65.7% | $83,068 | 34.3% | 355 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 40 | Tango | $221,000 | $158,698 | 71.8% | $62,302 | 28.2% | 56 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 41 | The Waterboy | $201,101 | $142,657 | 70.9% | $58,444 | 29.1% | 261 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 42 | The Rugrats Movie | $198,868 | $166,458 | 83.7% | $32,410 | 16.3% | 230 | 19 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 43 | Waking Ned Devine | $197,185 | $149,632 | 75.9% | $47,553 | 24.1% | 118 | 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 44 | Blast from the Past | $157,600 | $90,195 | 57.2% | $67,405 | 42.8% | 181 | 7 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 45 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $156,801 | $79,240 | 50.5% | $77,561 | 49.5% | 10 | 48 | IMAX | - | false |
| 46 | Enemy of the State | $149,772 | $105,293 | 70.3% | $44,479 | 29.7% | 156 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 47 | Mighty Joe Young | $130,983 | $93,372 | 71.3% | $37,611 | 28.7% | 225 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 48 | A Walk on the Moon | $114,874 | $78,709 | 68.5% | $36,165 | 31.5% | 7 | 1 | Miramax | - | false |
| 49 | Le dernier souffle | $104,157 | $62,727 | 60.2% | $41,430 | 39.8% | 32 | 1 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 50 | The Thin Red Line | $101,135 | $65,470 | 64.7% | $35,665 | 35.3% | 96 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 51 | Hilary and Jackie | $99,589 | $74,221 | 74.5% | $25,368 | 25.5% | 62 | 14 | October Films | - | false |
| 52 | The Harmonists | $90,783 | $64,783 | 71.4% | $26,000 | 28.6% | 31 | 3 | Miramax | - | false |
| 53 | Children of Heaven | $87,520 | $58,425 | 66.8% | $29,095 | 33.2% | 16 | 10 | Miramax | - | false |
| 54 | The General | $66,013 | $45,378 | 68.7% | $20,635 | 31.3% | 39 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 55 | Stepmom | $19,075 | $16,105 | 84.4% | $2,970 | 15.6% | 61 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| - | The Last Days | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 8 | October Films | - | false |
| - | Pleasantville | - | $41,543 | - | - | - | - | 23 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| - | The Book of Life | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| - | 20 Dates | - | $74,550 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| - | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| - | A Civil Action | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| - | At First Sight | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| - | Office Space | - | $38,725 | - | - | - | - | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| - | Ravenous | - | $361,881 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
