Domestic Box Office For 1998
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Godzilla | $136,314,294 | 3,310 | $44,047,541 | 32.3% | 3,310 | May 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Deep Impact | $140,464,664 | 3,280 | $41,152,375 | 29.3% | 3,156 | May 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Waterboy | $161,491,646 | 2,782 | $39,414,071 | - | 2,664 | Nov 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Armageddon | $201,578,182 | 3,184 | $36,089,972 | 17.9% | 3,127 | Jul 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $130,444,603 | 3,117 | $34,048,124 | 26.1% | 3,117 | Jul 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Rush Hour | $141,186,864 | 2,724 | $33,001,803 | 23.4% | 2,638 | Sep 18 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | The Truman Show | $125,618,201 | 2,911 | $31,542,121 | 25.1% | 2,315 | Jun 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 1 | Saving Private Ryan | $216,540,909 | 2,807 | $30,576,104 | 14.1% | 2,463 | Jul 24 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 23 | The X Files | $83,898,313 | 2,650 | $30,138,758 | 35.9% | 2,629 | Jun 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Doctor Dolittle | $144,156,605 | 2,871 | $29,014,324 | 20.1% | 2,777 | Jun 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | The Rugrats Movie | $100,494,675 | 2,832 | $27,321,470 | 27.2% | 2,782 | Nov 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Patch Adams | $135,026,902 | 2,909 | $25,262,280 | 18.7% | 2,712 | Dec 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Mulan | $120,620,254 | 2,953 | $22,745,143 | 18.9% | 2,888 | Jun 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | The Mask of Zorro | $94,095,523 | 2,515 | $22,525,855 | 23.9% | 2,515 | Jul 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $70,187,658 | 2,677 | $22,052,836 | 31.4% | 2,620 | Dec 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | Lost in Space | $69,117,629 | 3,306 | $20,154,919 | 29.2% | 3,306 | Apr 3 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Enemy of the State | $111,549,836 | 2,517 | $20,038,573 | 18% | 2,393 | Nov 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Stepmom | $91,137,662 | 2,503 | $19,142,440 | 21% | 2,358 | Dec 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | The Wedding Singer | $80,245,725 | 2,837 | $18,865,080 | 23.5% | 2,821 | Feb 13 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | You've Got Mail | $115,821,495 | 2,948 | $18,426,749 | 15.9% | 2,691 | Dec 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | The Man in the Iron Mask | $56,968,902 | 3,101 | $17,271,450 | 30.3% | 3,101 | Mar 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | Antz | $90,757,863 | 2,929 | $17,195,160 | 18.9% | 2,449 | Oct 2 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 29 | Blade | $70,087,718 | 2,389 | $17,073,856 | 24.4% | 2,322 | Aug 21 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 36 | U.S. Marshals | $57,167,405 | 2,817 | $16,863,988 | 29.5% | 2,817 | Mar 6 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | A Perfect Murder | $67,638,368 | 2,845 | $16,615,704 | 24.6% | 2,845 | Jun 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $40,002,112 | 2,473 | $16,520,038 | 41.3% | 2,443 | Nov 13 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | Six Days Seven Nights | $74,339,294 | 2,606 | $16,485,276 | 22.2% | 2,550 | Jun 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Snake Eyes | $55,591,409 | 2,718 | $16,310,373 | 29.3% | 2,713 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | $55,041,738 | 2,669 | $16,187,724 | 29.4% | 2,607 | Aug 7 | - | Dimension Films |
| 40 | What Dreams May Come | $55,382,927 | 2,531 | $15,833,592 | 28.6% | 2,526 | Oct 2 | - | PolyGram |
| 25 | City of Angels | $78,685,114 | 2,433 | $15,369,048 | 19.5% | 2,212 | Apr 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Meet Joe Black | $44,619,100 | 2,527 | $15,017,995 | 33.7% | 2,503 | Nov 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | The Prince of Egypt | $101,413,188 | 3,218 | $14,524,321 | 14.3% | 3,118 | Dec 18 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 58 | Sphere | $37,020,277 | 2,814 | $14,433,957 | 39% | 2,814 | Feb 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Hope Floats | $60,053,195 | 2,404 | $14,210,464 | 23.7% | 2,367 | May 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | Small Soldiers | $54,682,547 | 2,613 | $14,047,592 | 25.7% | 2,539 | Jul 10 | Nov 19 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 49 | The Siege | $40,981,289 | 2,582 | $13,931,285 | 34% | 2,541 | Nov 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | There's Something About Mary | $176,484,651 | 2,555 | $13,740,644 | 7.8% | 2,186 | Jul 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | The Horse Whisperer | $75,383,563 | 2,362 | $13,685,488 | 18.2% | 2,039 | May 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | Practical Magic | $46,732,881 | 2,652 | $13,104,694 | 28% | 2,652 | Oct 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | Grease 1998 Re-release | $28,411,018 | 2,064 | $12,705,463 | 44.7% | 2,064 | Mar 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | Ronin | $41,616,262 | 2,487 | $12,697,641 | 30.5% | 2,487 | Sep 25 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 54 | Primary Colors | $39,001,187 | 1,976 | $12,045,395 | 30.9% | 1,965 | Mar 20 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures |
| 57 | Out of Sight | $37,562,568 | 2,112 | $12,020,435 | 32% | 2,106 | Jun 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 62 | Bride of Chucky | $32,400,658 | 2,467 | $11,830,855 | 36.5% | 2,412 | Oct 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | The Faculty | $40,283,321 | 2,365 | $11,633,495 | 28.9% | 2,365 | Dec 25 | - | Miramax |
| 56 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $37,672,941 | 1,399 | $11,318,919 | 30% | 1,395 | Aug 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | The Parent Trap | $66,308,518 | 2,407 | $11,148,497 | 16.8% | 2,247 | Jul 31 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 70 | The Big Hit | $27,007,143 | 2,149 | $10,809,424 | 40% | 2,149 | Apr 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 44 | Mighty Joe Young | $50,632,037 | 2,559 | $10,602,042 | 20.9% | 2,502 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 67 | Spice World | $29,342,592 | 2,339 | $10,527,222 | 35.9% | 2,339 | Jan 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 55 | Urban Legend | $38,072,438 | 2,257 | $10,515,444 | 27.6% | 2,257 | Sep 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 75 | Fallen | $25,232,289 | 2,448 | $10,401,586 | 41.2% | 2,448 | Jan 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 77 | The Avengers | $23,384,939 | 2,466 | $10,305,957 | 44.1% | 2,466 | Aug 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | The Negotiator | $44,547,681 | 2,436 | $10,218,831 | 22.9% | 2,436 | Jul 31 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Mercury Rising | $32,935,289 | 2,399 | $10,104,715 | 30.7% | 2,386 | Apr 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 85 | Psycho | $21,485,655 | 2,489 | $10,031,850 | 46.7% | 2,477 | Dec 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 68 | The Object of My Affection | $29,187,243 | 1,990 | $9,725,855 | 33.3% | 1,890 | Apr 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 64 | Wild Things | $30,147,739 | 2,177 | $9,622,444 | 31.9% | 2,177 | Mar 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 63 | A Night at the Roxbury | $30,331,165 | 2,169 | $9,604,791 | 31.7% | 1,865 | Oct 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 73 | Great Expectations | $26,420,672 | 1,906 | $9,593,290 | 36.3% | 1,867 | Jan 30 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 86 | Vampires | $20,308,772 | 1,793 | $9,106,497 | 44.8% | 1,793 | Oct 30 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 51 | Pleasantville | $40,584,421 | 1,773 | $8,855,063 | 21.8% | 1,636 | Oct 23 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 33 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $65,705,771 | 2,067 | $8,526,904 | 13% | 1,767 | Jul 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 80 | Rounders | $22,912,409 | 2,191 | $8,459,126 | 36.9% | 2,176 | Sep 11 | - | Miramax |
| 81 | Beloved | $22,852,487 | 1,571 | $8,165,551 | 35.7% | 1,501 | Oct 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | The Replacement Killers | $19,204,929 | 1,936 | $8,046,553 | 41.9% | 1,936 | Feb 6 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 74 | Can't Hardly Wait | $25,605,015 | 1,987 | $8,025,910 | 31.3% | 1,987 | Jun 12 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 88 | Hard Rain | $19,870,567 | 2,132 | $8,009,024 | 40.3% | 2,107 | Jan 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 96 | Half Baked | $17,460,020 | 1,703 | $7,722,540 | 44.2% | 1,701 | Jan 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 84 | He Got Game | $21,567,853 | 1,414 | $7,610,663 | 35.3% | 1,319 | May 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 89 | Species II | $19,221,939 | 2,510 | $7,274,008 | 37.8% | 2,510 | Apr 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | Jack Frost | $34,562,556 | 2,152 | $7,104,125 | 20.6% | 2,152 | Dec 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 95 | Disturbing Behavior | $17,514,980 | 1,842 | $7,007,714 | 40% | 1,842 | Jul 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 98 | 54 | $16,757,163 | 1,869 | $6,611,532 | 39.5% | 1,859 | Aug 28 | - | Miramax |
| 78 | One True Thing | $23,245,840 | 1,636 | $6,606,455 | 28.4% | 1,590 | Sep 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 87 | Mafia! | $19,889,299 | 1,944 | $6,577,961 | 33.1% | 1,942 | Jul 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 104 | Soldier | $14,594,226 | 2,507 | $6,447,237 | 44.2% | 2,507 | Oct 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Madeline | $29,967,750 | 1,863 | $6,414,668 | 21.4% | 1,863 | Jul 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 93 | Babe: Pig in the City | $18,319,860 | 2,387 | $6,162,640 | 33.6% | 2,384 | Nov 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 107 | Blues Brothers 2000 | $14,051,384 | 2,516 | $6,129,615 | 43.6% | 2,507 | Feb 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 83 | Quest for Camelot | $22,510,798 | 3,107 | $6,041,602 | 26.8% | 3,107 | May 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 79 | The Players Club | $23,047,939 | 624 | $5,894,607 | 25.6% | 593 | Apr 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 102 | Twilight | $15,055,091 | 1,354 | $5,866,411 | 39% | 1,351 | Mar 6 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 108 | Desperate Measures | $13,806,137 | 1,963 | $5,833,412 | 42.3% | 1,963 | Jan 30 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 109 | Hush | $13,583,690 | 1,966 | $5,742,431 | 42.3% | 1,966 | Mar 6 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 105 | Dark City | $14,378,331 | 1,754 | $5,576,953 | 38.8% | 1,754 | Feb 27 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 92 | The Big Lebowski | $18,718,818 | 1,235 | $5,533,844 | 29.6% | 1,207 | Mar 6 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 124 | Knock Off | $10,319,915 | 1,800 | $5,516,231 | 53.5% | 1,800 | Sep 4 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 71 | Paulie | $26,875,268 | 1,812 | $5,369,800 | 20% | 1,553 | Apr 17 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 103 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | $14,836,984 | 1,882 | $5,354,311 | 36.1% | 1,879 | Nov 6 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 113 | Senseless | $12,874,899 | 1,850 | $5,337,651 | 41.5% | 1,843 | Feb 20 | - | Dimension Films |
| 114 | Mr. Nice Guy | $12,716,953 | 1,463 | $5,250,704 | 41.3% | 1,463 | Mar 20 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 118 | Holy Man | $12,069,719 | 2,013 | $5,106,919 | 42.3% | 2,013 | Oct 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 106 | Les Misérables | $14,096,321 | 1,477 | $5,011,840 | 35.6% | 1,477 | May 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 91 | The Odd Couple II | $18,912,328 | 1,852 | $4,810,288 | 25.4% | 1,650 | Apr 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 111 | Black Dog | $12,951,088 | 2,050 | $4,809,375 | 37.1% | 2,025 | May 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 120 | Deep Rising | $11,203,026 | 1,788 | $4,737,793 | 42.3% | 1,758 | Jan 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 101 | Dead Man on Campus | $15,064,946 | 1,830 | $4,704,688 | 31.2% | 1,797 | Aug 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 100 | Dance with Me | $15,923,122 | 1,467 | $4,507,663 | 28.3% | 1,467 | Aug 21 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 82 | The Borrowers | $22,619,589 | 1,606 | $4,470,111 | 19.8% | 1,535 | Feb 13 | - | PolyGram |
| 123 | The Newton Boys | $10,452,012 | 1,969 | $4,010,245 | 38.4% | 1,965 | Mar 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 115 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | $12,461,773 | 1,377 | $3,946,382 | 31.7% | 1,369 | Aug 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 117 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | $12,214,338 | 1,776 | $3,898,293 | 31.9% | 1,759 | Nov 13 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 136 | Firestorm | $8,165,212 | 2,057 | $3,849,308 | 47.1% | 2,037 | Jan 9 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 122 | Home Fries | $10,493,366 | 1,925 | $3,784,023 | 36.1% | 1,925 | Nov 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 127 | Dirty Work | $10,023,282 | 1,776 | $3,634,236 | 36.3% | 1,776 | Jun 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 134 | Apt Pupil | $8,863,193 | 1,448 | $3,583,151 | 40.4% | 1,448 | Oct 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 131 | Wrongfully Accused | $9,623,329 | 2,062 | $3,504,630 | 36.4% | 2,062 | Aug 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 130 | Belly | $9,639,390 | 630 | $3,454,776 | 35.8% | 600 | Nov 6 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 133 | Ringmaster | $9,257,103 | 1,320 | $3,344,022 | 36.1% | 1,312 | Nov 27 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 121 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | $10,680,275 | 1,130 | $3,338,590 | 31.3% | 1,126 | May 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 94 | Simon Birch | $18,253,415 | 930 | $3,321,370 | 18.2% | 596 | Sep 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 139 | Krippendorf's Tribe | $7,571,115 | 1,529 | $3,316,377 | 43.8% | 1,529 | Feb 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 125 | I Got the Hook Up | $10,317,779 | 655 | $3,310,349 | 32.1% | 655 | May 29 | - | Miramax |
| 129 | Very Bad Things | $9,898,412 | 1,260 | $3,245,853 | 32.8% | 1,260 | Nov 27 | - | PolyGram |
| 137 | My Giant | $8,072,007 | 1,948 | $3,117,795 | 38.6% | 1,948 | Apr 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 141 | BASEketball | $7,027,290 | 1,910 | $3,086,105 | 43.9% | 1,905 | Jul 31 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 154 | Phantoms | $5,624,282 | 1,859 | $3,065,951 | 54.5% | 1,859 | Jan 23 | - | Miramax |
| 140 | Star Kid | $7,029,025 | 1,053 | $2,958,768 | 42.1% | 1,041 | Jan 16 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 152 | Palmetto | $5,878,911 | 1,505 | $2,876,753 | 48.9% | 1,505 | Feb 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 148 | Almost Heroes | $6,136,856 | 2,048 | $2,837,928 | 46.2% | 2,048 | May 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 126 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $10,224,116 | 1,669 | $2,603,726 | 25.5% | 1,669 | Aug 14 | - | Miramax |
| 138 | Woo | $8,064,972 | 625 | $2,517,263 | 31.2% | 625 | May 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 156 | Ride | $5,485,295 | 509 | $2,513,334 | 45.8% | 496 | Mar 27 | Apr 30 | Miramax |
| 135 | Return to Paradise | $8,341,087 | 985 | $2,465,129 | 29.6% | 965 | Aug 14 | - | PolyGram |
| 142 | Caught Up | $6,754,958 | 722 | $2,422,631 | 35.9% | 713 | Feb 27 | - | - |
| 163 | Kissing a Fool | $4,106,588 | 1,754 | $2,308,145 | 56.2% | 1,742 | Feb 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 116 | Barney's Great Adventure | $12,218,638 | 833 | $2,203,865 | 18% | 540 | Apr 3 | - | PolyGram |
| 165 | Major League: Back to the Minors | $3,572,443 | 2,322 | $2,087,011 | 58.4% | 2,322 | Apr 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 162 | Meet the Deedles | $4,356,216 | 1,763 | $2,006,751 | 46.1% | 1,763 | Mar 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 157 | Celebrity | $5,078,660 | 493 | $1,588,013 | 31.3% | 493 | Nov 20 | - | Miramax |
| 143 | Gone with the Wind 1998 Re-release | $6,750,112 | 214 | $1,192,593 | 17.7% | 214 | Jun 26 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 182 | Tarzan and the Lost City | $2,172,941 | 1,412 | $1,110,564 | 51.1% | 1,412 | Apr 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 177 | Hav Plenty | $2,284,034 | 413 | $1,102,036 | 48.2% | 413 | Jun 19 | - | Miramax |
| 119 | Sliding Doors | $11,841,544 | 522 | $834,817 | 7% | 117 | Apr 24 | - | Miramax |
| 200 | One Tough Cop | $1,223,034 | 415 | $651,350 | 53.3% | 415 | Oct 9 | - | - |
| 186 | Two Girls and a Guy | $2,057,193 | 316 | $649,423 | 31.6% | 316 | Apr 24 | - | - |
| 202 | Nightwatch | $1,179,002 | 300 | $585,733 | 49.7% | 300 | Apr 17 | - | Miramax |
| 193 | Suicide Kings | $1,740,156 | 152 | $558,081 | 32.1% | 135 | Apr 17 | Jul 23 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 197 | In God's Hands | $1,546,414 | 109 | $555,342 | 35.9% | 109 | Apr 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 178 | Pecker | $2,281,761 | 184 | $541,646 | 23.7% | 184 | Sep 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 184 | Zero Effect | $2,087,471 | 129 | $434,840 | 20.8% | 100 | Jan 30 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 99 | A Simple Plan | $16,316,273 | 675 | $390,563 | 2.4% | 31 | Dec 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 217 | Strangeland | $713,239 | 315 | $373,288 | 52.3% | 315 | Oct 2 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 22 | Everest | $87,178,599 | 62 | $364,244 | 0.4% | 10 | Mar 6 | - | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| 159 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $4,714,658 | 246 | $340,288 | 7.2% | 32 | Aug 21 | Nov 5 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 180 | The Impostors | $2,198,044 | 162 | $308,767 | 14% | 66 | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 212 | Strike! | $907,996 | 133 | $307,763 | 33.9% | 133 | Aug 21 | Sep 3 | Miramax |
| 208 | Velvet Goldmine | $1,053,788 | 85 | $301,787 | 28.6% | 85 | Nov 6 | - | Miramax |
| 4 | A Bug's Life | $162,798,565 | 2,773 | $291,121 | 0.2% | 1 | Nov 20 | May 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 59 | The Thin Red Line | $36,400,491 | 1,657 | $282,534 | 0.8% | 5 | Dec 25 | May 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 223 | Deceiver | $572,433 | 211 | $279,103 | 48.8% | 211 | Jan 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 169 | The Last Days of Disco | $3,020,601 | 168 | $277,601 | 9.2% | 22 | May 29 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 65 | Elizabeth | $30,082,699 | 624 | $275,131 | 0.9% | 9 | Nov 6 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 171 | Freeriders | $2,750,064 | 30 | $264,548 | 9.6% | 11 | Oct 20 | - | - |
| 203 | Permanent Midnight | $1,171,001 | 90 | $260,562 | 22.3% | 55 | Sep 18 | Nov 12 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 235 | Hurricane Streets | $375,634 | 93 | $231,500 | 61.6% | 93 | Feb 13 | - | United Artists |
| 18 | Shakespeare in Love | $100,317,794 | 2,030 | $224,012 | 0.2% | 8 | Dec 11 | - | Miramax |
| 222 | Orgazmo | $602,302 | 94 | $210,073 | 34.9% | 94 | Oct 23 | Nov 26 | October Films |
| 260 | Chairman of the Board | $181,233 | 196 | $181,233 | 100% | 196 | Mar 13 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 112 | Living Out Loud | $12,905,901 | 1,087 | $169,747 | 1.3% | 8 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 191 | Clay Pigeons | $1,794,086 | 297 | $167,364 | 9.3% | 19 | Sep 25 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 190 | Hurlyburly | $1,798,862 | 84 | $164,826 | 9.2% | 16 | Dec 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 232 | Swept from the Sea | $397,020 | 55 | $163,289 | 41.1% | 55 | Jan 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 145 | American History X | $6,719,864 | 513 | $156,076 | 2.3% | 17 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 234 | 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | $375,805 | 120 | $150,127 | 39.9% | 120 | Apr 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 76 | Waking Ned Devine | $24,792,251 | 540 | $148,971 | 0.6% | 9 | Nov 20 | Jun 24 | - |
| 216 | The Big One | $720,074 | 53 | $146,909 | 20.4% | 33 | Apr 10 | May 28 | Miramax |
| 72 | Bulworth | $26,528,185 | 2,051 | $141,816 | 0.5% | 2 | May 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 187 | The Butcher Boy | $1,995,911 | 90 | $135,606 | 6.8% | 9 | Apr 3 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 213 | Firelight | $785,482 | 39 | $135,401 | 17.2% | 10 | Sep 4 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 170 | Happiness | $2,982,011 | 60 | $130,303 | 4.4% | 6 | Oct 16 | - | Good Machine |
| 155 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $5,502,773 | 253 | $125,561 | 2.3% | 7 | Aug 14 | - | - |
| 132 | The Spanish Prisoner | $9,584,314 | 296 | $124,011 | 1.3% | 7 | Apr 3 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 269 | Sour Grapes | $123,104 | 28 | $123,104 | 100% | 28 | Apr 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 166 | Next Stop Wonderland | $3,395,581 | 224 | $123,055 | 3.6% | 8 | Aug 21 | - | Miramax |
| 35 | Life Is Beautiful | $57,247,384 | 1,136 | $118,920 | 0.2% | 6 | Oct 23 | - | Miramax |
| 195 | The Gingerbread Man | $1,677,131 | 30 | $118,278 | 7.1% | 8 | Jan 23 | - | PolyGram |
| 161 | Dangerous Beauty | $4,553,271 | 313 | $105,989 | 2.3% | 10 | Feb 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 151 | The Opposite of Sex | $5,881,367 | 165 | $102,385 | 1.7% | 5 | May 22 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 181 | Chinese Box | $2,178,160 | 106 | $97,916 | 4.5% | 12 | Apr 17 | Jul 16 | Trimark Pictures |
| 246 | Wide Awake | $282,175 | 43 | $95,875 | 34% | 29 | Mar 20 | Apr 9 | Miramax |
| 160 | Little Voice | $4,611,784 | 215 | $93,722 | 2% | 6 | Dec 4 | - | Miramax |
| 158 | Hilary and Jackie | $4,912,892 | 300 | $92,956 | 1.9% | 6 | Dec 30 | - | October Films |
| 218 | Polish Wedding | $692,588 | 59 | $92,055 | 13.3% | 11 | Jul 17 | - | - |
| 267 | The Night Flier | $125,397 | 95 | $91,549 | 73% | 95 | Feb 6 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 167 | Mrs Dalloway | $3,309,421 | 8 | $90,127 | 2.7% | 8 | Feb 20 | - | First Look International |
| 219 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | $676,631 | 28 | $87,983 | 13% | 26 | May 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 172 | The Mighty | $2,652,246 | 518 | $87,705 | 3.3% | 9 | Oct 9 | - | Miramax |
| 253 | Still Breathing | $228,455 | 67 | $86,659 | 37.9% | 67 | May 1 | May 28 | October Films |
| 176 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $2,287,818 | 93 | $83,759 | 3.7% | 4 | Nov 13 | Apr 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 279 | The Real Blonde | $83,488 | 10 | $83,488 | 100% | 10 | Feb 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 189 | Oscar and Lucinda | $1,897,404 | 65 | $83,461 | 4.4% | 7 | Jan 2 | - | - |
| 173 | Love and Death on Long Island | $2,581,012 | 6 | $78,151 | 3% | 6 | Mar 6 | - | Lionsgate Films |
| 273 | Little Men | $104,255 | 111 | $77,924 | 74.7% | 111 | May 8 | May 21 | - |
| 283 | Homegrown | $77,910 | 35 | $77,910 | 100% | 35 | Apr 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 199 | Cousin Bette | $1,295,194 | 68 | $76,488 | 5.9% | 13 | Jun 12 | - | - |
| 146 | Gods and Monsters | $6,451,628 | 149 | $75,508 | 1.2% | 6 | Nov 6 | - | Lionsgate Films |
| 179 | Touch of Evil 1998 Re-release | $2,247,465 | 45 | $70,725 | 3.1% | 3 | Sep 11 | Jan 7 | October Films |
