| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | The Matrix | $16,558,874 | -29.3% | 2,903 | - | $5,704 | $120,999,149 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Life | $14,020,770 | -45.6% | 2,597 | +3 | $5,398 | $39,779,200 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Never Been Kissed | $7,429,522 | -29.2% | 2,500 | +42 | $2,971 | $32,427,946 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | - | Pushing Tin | $4,596,012 | - | 1,283 | - | $3,582 | $4,596,012 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Analyze This | $3,930,194 | -23.5% | 2,130 | -177 | $1,845 | $96,289,655 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Lost & Found | $3,752,462 | - | 2,469 | - | $1,519 | $3,752,462 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | 10 Things I Hate About You | $3,269,670 | -29.7% | 2,235 | -76 | $1,462 | $29,324,141 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Go | $2,754,121 | -33.5% | 1,563 | - | $1,762 | $13,235,443 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Out-of-Towners | $2,577,108 | -34% | 2,128 | +9 | $1,211 | $23,870,081 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Forces of Nature | $2,108,049 | -33.7% | 1,950 | -264 | $1,081 | $48,609,275 | 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Cookie's Fortune | $1,694,014 | -26.4% | 559 | - | $3,030 | $5,556,874 | 4 | October Films | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Shakespeare in Love | $1,657,070 | -27.9% | 1,181 | -262 | $1,403 | $92,061,820 | 20 | Miramax | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,654,883 | -25.1% | 1,019 | -94 | $1,624 | $52,240,872 | 27 | Miramax | false | false |
| 14 | - | eXistenZ | $1,257,698 | - | 256 | - | $4,912 | $1,257,698 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | Twin Dragons | $1,161,963 | -35.8% | 1,025 | -106 | $1,133 | $6,471,444 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 16 | 19 | Foolish | $935,551 | +33.2% | 410 | +105 | $2,281 | $4,295,433 | 3 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Doug's 1st Movie | $929,046 | -48.1% | 1,532 | -382 | $606 | $17,094,827 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 22 | A Walk on the Moon | $793,045 | +54.7% | 238 | +107 | $3,332 | $2,027,683 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Baby Geniuses | $737,986 | -38.4% | 1,167 | -297 | $632 | $23,730,181 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | October Sky | $656,440 | -11.2% | 598 | -59 | $1,097 | $29,288,735 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Edtv | $627,810 | -51.4% | 823 | -694 | $762 | $21,401,845 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Saving Private Ryan | $614,466 | -23.8% | 627 | -84 | $980 | $215,137,494 | 40 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 48 | The Faculty | $592,153 | +520.5% | 471 | +138 | $1,257 | $39,611,609 | 18 | Miramax | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $529,805 | +2.1% | 30 | - | $17,660 | $12,345,368 | 27 | IMAX | false | false |
| 25 | 14 | Goodbye Lover | $434,712 | -68.1% | 865 | - | $502 | $1,797,836 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Mysteries of Egypt | $360,742 | +0.7% | 17 | - | $21,220 | $7,853,748 | 36 | IMAX | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | Everest | $339,536 | -9% | 54 | - | $6,287 | $63,850,414 | 60 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 28 | 46 | Hideous Kinky | $285,361 | +139.9% | 67 | +57 | $4,259 | $404,301 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 29 | 20 | True Crime | $253,499 | -55.2% | 601 | -405 | $421 | $16,231,563 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 24 | The King and I | $237,261 | -36.9% | 535 | -169 | $443 | $11,033,553 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | 28 | Message in a Bottle | $221,308 | -35.3% | 299 | -156 | $740 | $52,594,906 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | Cruel Intentions | $203,270 | -31.6% | 348 | -189 | $584 | $36,970,798 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 33 | 23 | A Bug's Life | $201,589 | -47.5% | 380 | -104 | $530 | $162,613,994 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 31 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | $191,781 | -24.6% | 105 | -9 | $1,826 | $3,171,186 | 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 35 | 37 | Waking Ned Devine | $186,108 | -6% | 143 | -27 | $1,301 | $24,321,953 | 23 | - | false | false |
| 36 | - | Election | $173,505 | - | 6 | - | $28,917 | $173,505 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 37 | 29 | The Prince of Egypt | $171,317 | -49.5% | 408 | -74 | $419 | $100,849,047 | 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 38 | 53 | The Corruptor | $169,240 | +98.6% | 292 | +164 | $579 | $14,998,369 | 7 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 39 | - | A Simple Plan | $167,396 | - | 322 | - | $519 | $16,185,780 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | 33 | Elizabeth | $162,441 | -33.6% | 149 | -37 | $1,090 | $29,885,826 | 25 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 41 | 45 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $158,839 | +31.9% | 10 | - | $15,883 | $6,649,586 | 52 | IMAX | false | false |
| 42 | 32 | Blast from the Past | $154,804 | -38.4% | 216 | -130 | $716 | $26,225,544 | 11 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 43 | 36 | The Other Sister | $148,588 | -25% | 234 | -78 | $634 | $26,756,441 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 44 | 50 | Rushmore | $144,012 | +57.1% | 167 | +82 | $862 | $16,728,623 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 45 | 34 | Patch Adams | $143,905 | -39.5% | 167 | -80 | $861 | $134,717,170 | 18 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 49 | The Deep End of the Ocean | $138,347 | +48.3% | 401 | +174 | $345 | $13,237,181 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 47 | 41 | Payback | $134,984 | -17.3% | 294 | -88 | $459 | $79,938,500 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 48 | 27 | The Mod Squad | $123,637 | -64% | 269 | -363 | $459 | $12,968,128 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 49 | 38 | Central Station | $123,497 | -28.1% | 66 | -27 | $1,871 | $5,791,962 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 50 | - | Extreme | $117,404 | - | 3 | - | $39,134 | $273,888 | 4 | IMAX | false | false |
| 51 | 40 | You've Got Mail | $117,208 | -29.4% | 154 | -75 | $761 | $115,757,269 | 19 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 52 | 35 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | $110,655 | -45.5% | 211 | -112 | $524 | $17,282,481 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 53 | 54 | SLC Punk! | $95,993 | +89.1% | 137 | +118 | $700 | $146,766 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 54 | 43 | Affliction | $72,465 | -48.6% | 91 | -26 | $796 | $6,153,548 | 18 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 55 | 39 | The Dreamlife of Angels | $71,765 | -57.1% | 24 | +5 | $2,990 | $518,145 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 56 | 44 | Stepmom | $65,613 | -50.2% | 230 | -141 | $285 | $91,044,606 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 57 | 51 | 8MM | $61,949 | -30.9% | 121 | -61 | $511 | $36,090,258 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 58 | - | Goliathon | $5,000 | - | 13 | - | $384 | $5,000 | 1 | Cowboy Pictures | true | false |
