| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 3 | $9,378,180 | +52.6% | 19.8% | 2 | The Quest | $7,029,120 | 75% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 5 | $7,671,543 | +61.9% | 16.2% | 2 | Mulholland Falls | $4,306,221 | 56.1% | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 4 | 6 | $6,616,506 | +70.8% | 13.9% | 2 | Sunset Park | $4,705,440 | 71.1% | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 5 | 1 | $5,559,748 | -46.6% | 11.7% | 2 | James and the Giant Peach | $3,580,612 | 64.4% | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 6 | 2 | $4,746,373 | -35.1% | 10% | 2 | Primal Fear | $4,704,262 | 99.1% | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 7 | 4 | $2,705,358 | -55.6% | 5.7% | 1 | The Substitute | $2,705,358 | 100% | 2 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 7 | $2,029,279 | -42.1% | 4.3% | 2 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | $2,029,279 | 100% | 4 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 9 | 8 | $1,015,992 | -49.9% | 2.1% | 1 | Flirting with Disaster | $1,015,992 | 100% | 6 | Miramax | - |
| 10 | 10 | $955,119 | -42.8% | 2% | 1 | Fargo | $955,119 | 100% | 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - |
| 12 | 12 | $3,788 | -52.2% | <0.1% | 1 | For the Moment | $3,788 | 100% | 2 | - | - |
