| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Erin Brockovich | $2,981,579 | - | 838 | - | $3,557 | $2,981,579 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Ants in the Pants | $1,820,847 | -22.6% | 585 | +135 | $3,112 | $4,594,331 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | American Beauty | $779,108 | -41.9% | 412 | -9 | $1,891 | $20,684,054 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Otto - Der Katastrofenfilm | $579,612 | -56.9% | 787 | -28 | $736 | $4,448,896 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 1 | The Cider House Rules | $531,060 | -94% | 331 | -31 | $1,604 | $4,372,815 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | - | Flashback | $500,898 | - | 309 | - | $1,621 | $500,898 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Story of Us | $494,688 | -52.4% | 495 | -4 | $999 | $3,541,738 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Green Mile | $259,322 | -51% | 283 | -99 | $916 | $12,792,725 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Sleepy Hollow | $238,794 | -52.4% | 370 | -72 | $645 | $9,614,427 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | - | Sweet and Lowdown | $115,282 | - | 57 | - | $2,022 | $328,779 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
