| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 3 | $14,419,205 | -6.2% | 20.5% | 2 | City of Angels | $12,332,194 | 85.5% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 2 | 2 | $12,411,826 | -21.8% | 17.7% | 3 | Titanic | $7,407,989 | 59.7% | 18 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 1 | $11,096,272 | -42.5% | 15.8% | 3 | Lost in Space | $7,451,911 | 67.2% | 3 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 5 | 10 | $5,559,615 | +2,706% | 7.9% | 3 | Paulie | $5,369,800 | 96.6% | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | - |
| 6 | 5 | $5,263,210 | -33.1% | 7.5% | 2 | Mercury Rising | $3,728,905 | 70.8% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 4 | $4,013,009 | -54.8% | 5.7% | 1 | Species II | $4,013,009 | 100% | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 8 | 6 | $3,241,091 | -52.9% | 4.6% | 4 | As Good as It Gets | $1,558,025 | 48.1% | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 9 | 7 | $2,051,557 | -4.8% | 2.9% | 2 | Good Will Hunting | $1,465,824 | 71.4% | 20 | Miramax | - |
| 10 | 8 | $1,473,999 | +6.6% | 2.1% | 1 | Barney's Great Adventure | $1,473,999 | 100% | 3 | PolyGram | - |
| 12 | 9 | $316,653 | +40.7% | 0.5% | 1 | The Spanish Prisoner | $316,653 | 100% | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
