| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $21,036,343 | -25.3% | 3,006 | +4 | $6,998 | $402,561,881 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Wedding Singer | $12,228,970 | -35.2% | 2,837 | +16 | $4,310 | $37,652,488 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Sphere | $7,684,122 | -46.8% | 2,814 | - | $2,730 | $25,862,308 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | Good Will Hunting | $6,471,601 | - | 2,185 | - | $2,961 | $87,964,286 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 5 | - | Senseless | $5,337,651 | - | 1,843 | - | $2,896 | $5,337,651 | 1 | Dimension Films | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | As Good as It Gets | $4,608,900 | -28.4% | 1,837 | +36 | $2,508 | $107,510,852 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Borrowers | $4,011,304 | -10.3% | 1,593 | +58 | $2,518 | $11,232,084 | 2 | PolyGram | false | false |
| 8 | - | Palmetto | $2,876,753 | - | 1,505 | - | $1,911 | $2,876,753 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | - | The Apostle | $2,403,800 | - | 676 | - | $3,555 | $7,928,300 | 10 | October Films | false | false |
| 10 | - | L.A. Confidential | $2,376,331 | - | 814 | - | $2,919 | $48,549,103 | 23 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Replacement Killers | $1,658,125 | -59.2% | 1,500 | -436 | $1,105 | $17,228,369 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | Wag the Dog | $1,607,788 | - | 1,031 | - | $1,559 | $39,077,696 | 9 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 13 | - | Great Expectations | $1,552,001 | - | 1,530 | - | $1,014 | $24,294,710 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 14 | - | Blues Brothers 2000 | $1,302,350 | - | 2,135 | - | $610 | $12,622,045 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 7 | Amistad | $412,888 | -41.3% | 601 | -128 | $687 | $42,606,630 | 11 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 8 | Mousehunt | $288,253 | -36% | 515 | -286 | $559 | $59,158,747 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | - | Dangerous Beauty | $105,989 | - | 10 | - | $10,598 | $105,989 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 18 | - | Mrs Dalloway | $90,127 | - | 8 | - | $11,265 | $90,127 | 1 | First Look International | true | false |
| 19 | - | I Love You, Don't Touch Me! | $33,598 | - | 9 | - | $3,733 | $33,598 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 20 | - | Comrades: Almost a Love Story | $8,510 | - | 1 | - | $8,510 | $8,510 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 21 | - | The Break | $5,975 | - | 1 | - | $5,975 | $5,975 | 1 | Castle Hill Productions | true | false |
| 22 | - | The Peacemaker | $431 | - | 1 | - | $431 | $41,197,170 | 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
