| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Sixth Sense | $39,659,610 | -9.7% | 2,395 | +234 | $16,559 | $83,556,273 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Bowfinger | $25,192,860 | - | 2,706 | - | $9,310 | $25,192,860 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Blair Witch Project | $20,601,546 | -44.4% | 2,412 | +270 | $8,541 | $113,380,290 | 5 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Runaway Bride | $20,064,622 | -35.6% | 3,212 | +51 | $6,246 | $104,248,977 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Thomas Crown Affair | $14,317,584 | -31.5% | 2,427 | - | $5,899 | $35,214,045 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Deep Blue Sea | $9,421,058 | -41.6% | 2,710 | -191 | $3,476 | $59,862,745 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Inspector Gadget | $8,949,781 | -37.4% | 2,591 | -271 | $3,454 | $78,844,786 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Mystery Men | $7,132,865 | -51.2% | 2,142 | +6 | $3,330 | $21,743,130 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Brokedown Palace | $6,036,396 | - | 1,740 | - | $3,469 | $6,036,396 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Iron Giant | $5,538,347 | -36.9% | 2,179 | - | $2,541 | $14,339,231 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The Haunting | $4,745,839 | -49.7% | 2,239 | -642 | $2,119 | $85,077,292 | 4 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | American Pie | $4,166,725 | -36.8% | 1,382 | -413 | $3,014 | $92,124,890 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Detroit Rock City | $3,011,269 | - | 1,802 | - | $1,671 | $3,011,269 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $2,452,787 | -31.4% | 771 | -428 | $3,181 | $416,579,492 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | 19 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | $2,065,514 | +70.8% | 953 | +252 | $2,167 | $202,170,781 | 11 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Tarzan | $1,802,981 | -35.4% | 944 | -188 | $1,909 | $164,737,183 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Dick | $1,281,233 | -63.9% | 1,522 | - | $841 | $6,016,557 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Big Daddy | $1,154,368 | -51% | 1,011 | -507 | $1,141 | $158,073,142 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Eyes Wide Shut | $944,119 | -60.1% | 732 | -880 | $1,289 | $53,843,527 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | The Wood | $801,243 | -50.9% | 564 | -247 | $1,420 | $23,958,252 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Taal | $778,787 | - | - | - | - | $778,787 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 22 | 20 | Mysteries of Egypt | $763,964 | -35.7% | 22 | +1 | $34,725 | $17,462,768 | 52 | IMAX | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Notting Hill | $751,970 | -12.1% | 470 | -44 | $1,599 | $113,726,260 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 26 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $662,292 | +8.7% | 38 | +2 | $17,428 | $21,298,598 | 43 | IMAX | false | false |
| 25 | 16 | The General's Daughter | $636,532 | -61.1% | 553 | -383 | $1,151 | $100,933,357 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | The Matrix | $609,743 | -8.4% | 412 | -43 | $1,479 | $170,605,917 | 21 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 18 | Lake Placid | $563,597 | -55.7% | 434 | -381 | $1,298 | $29,718,481 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 28 | 29 | Muppets from Space | $483,515 | +4.5% | 576 | +122 | $839 | $15,574,654 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 29 | 28 | The Mummy | $465,090 | -19.9% | 408 | -62 | $1,139 | $154,476,860 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 32 | Run Lola Run | $464,052 | +9.9% | 120 | +14 | $3,867 | $4,375,425 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 31 | 31 | Everest | $430,487 | <0.1% | 56 | -2 | $7,687 | $70,166,370 | 76 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 32 | 21 | Wild Wild West | $386,939 | -63.8% | 579 | -578 | $668 | $111,453,313 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 27 | An Ideal Husband | $377,056 | -35.7% | 232 | -104 | $1,625 | $17,028,302 | 9 | Miramax | false | false |
| 34 | 35 | Extreme | $361,196 | +26.1% | 20 | - | $18,059 | $4,290,662 | 20 | IMAX | false | false |
| 35 | 37 | Buena Vista Social Club | $294,445 | +17.8% | 60 | +9 | $4,907 | $3,586,126 | 11 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 36 | 36 | Island of the Sharks | $261,926 | +4.5% | 11 | +1 | $23,811 | $2,627,152 | 17 | IMAX | false | false |
| 37 | 30 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | $254,132 | -42% | 226 | -116 | $1,124 | $50,997,901 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | 46 | The Red Violin | $247,968 | +91% | 109 | -8 | $2,274 | $7,592,310 | 41 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | Entrapment | $235,061 | -25.1% | 240 | -87 | $979 | $87,420,155 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 40 | 25 | Arlington Road | $232,931 | -63.5% | 186 | -175 | $1,252 | $23,729,593 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 41 | 44 | Autumn Tale | $223,560 | +49.2% | 28 | +1 | $7,984 | $765,368 | 6 | October Films | false | false |
| 42 | 40 | Le Dîner de Cons | $207,595 | -3.2% | 50 | +13 | $4,151 | $2,038,924 | 6 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $206,169 | -7.6% | 15 | - | $13,744 | $3,266,797 | 25 | - | false | false |
| 44 | 34 | Trick | $202,630 | -35.4% | 34 | - | $5,959 | $841,062 | 4 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
| 45 | 38 | Tea with Mussolini | $201,688 | -15.5% | 161 | -6 | $1,252 | $13,596,608 | 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 46 | 23 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | $197,657 | -71.8% | 176 | -600 | $1,123 | $9,977,534 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 47 | 41 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $160,906 | -14.4% | 9 | - | $17,878 | $9,712,558 | 68 | IMAX | false | false |
| 48 | - | Better Than Chocolate | $133,284 | - | 15 | - | $8,885 | $133,284 | 1 | Trimark Pictures | true | false |
| 49 | 48 | My Life So Far | $102,183 | -16.2% | 20 | +3 | $5,109 | $374,848 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $92,038 | -27.7% | 12 | - | $7,669 | $14,354,854 | 110 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 51 | 42 | Instinct | $90,769 | -49.7% | 131 | -121 | $692 | $34,012,666 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | 45 | Never Been Kissed | $89,101 | -32.8% | 124 | -45 | $718 | $55,386,397 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 53 | 54 | Twin Falls Idaho | $73,513 | +51.3% | 12 | +6 | $6,126 | $196,932 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 54 | 50 | Illuminata | $64,288 | -20.9% | 8 | - | $8,036 | $145,556 | 3 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 55 | 51 | Wildfire: Feel the Heat | $61,022 | -11% | 7 | - | $8,717 | $1,117,575 | 23 | - | false | false |
| 56 | 49 | Wolves | $59,432 | -44.9% | 10 | - | $5,943 | $1,497,424 | 9 | IMAX | false | false |
| 57 | 56 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | $52,426 | +18.2% | 21 | +9 | $2,496 | $715,622 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 58 | 52 | The Winslow Boy | $50,146 | -16.6% | 40 | - | $1,253 | $3,727,467 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 59 | 55 | Baby Geniuses | $48,852 | +1.5% | 92 | +5 | $531 | $27,041,980 | 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 60 | 43 | Life | $44,131 | -71.8% | 155 | - | $284 | $63,970,271 | 18 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 61 | - | The Third Man | $43,854 | - | 5 | - | $8,770 | $382,218 | 15 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 62 | - | Head On | $25,272 | - | 1 | - | $25,272 | $25,272 | 1 | Strand Releasing | true | false |
| 63 | - | On the Ropes | $3,862 | - | 1 | - | $3,862 | $3,862 | 1 | Wellspring Media | true | false |
