| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Quest | $7,029,120 | - | 2,092 | - | $3,360 | $7,029,120 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $6,769,363 | - | 1,413 | - | $4,790 | $6,769,363 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 3 | - | Sunset Park | $4,705,440 | - | 1,257 | - | $3,743 | $4,705,440 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | Primal Fear | $4,704,262 | -28.6% | 1,955 | -28 | $2,406 | $39,804,588 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Mulholland Falls | $4,306,221 | - | 1,625 | - | $2,649 | $4,306,221 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | James and the Giant Peach | $3,580,612 | -32% | 2,033 | -235 | $1,761 | $19,673,111 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Birdcage | $3,365,322 | -29% | 1,958 | -327 | $1,718 | $109,303,042 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 8 | 2 | The Substitute | $2,705,358 | -55.6% | 1,762 | +20 | $1,535 | $10,406,721 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Fear | $2,349,060 | -40.1% | 1,598 | -17 | $1,470 | $15,757,395 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | $2,029,279 | -42.1% | 1,092 | -39 | $1,858 | $29,216,069 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Celtic Pride | $1,979,136 | -48% | 1,836 | +4 | $1,077 | $6,640,852 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Mrs. Winterbourne | $1,911,066 | -50.7% | 1,612 | - | $1,185 | $6,942,383 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Flirting with Disaster | $1,015,992 | -49.9% | 621 | -348 | $1,636 | $10,877,355 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Fargo | $955,119 | -34.8% | 541 | -158 | $1,765 | $18,395,787 | 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | Braveheart | $42,111 | -62.7% | 69 | -120 | $610 | $75,545,647 | 49 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Cemetery Man | $22,459 | - | 6 | - | $3,743 | $22,459 | 1 | October Films | true | false |
| 17 | 19 | For the Moment | $3,788 | -52.2% | 3 | - | $1,262 | $14,188 | 2 | - | false | false |
