| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $19,633,056 | -6.7% | 3,035 | +29 | $6,468 | $426,983,888 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Wedding Singer | $8,719,890 | -28.7% | 2,826 | -11 | $3,085 | $48,833,850 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Good Will Hunting | $6,636,861 | +2.6% | 2,203 | +18 | $3,012 | $96,394,357 | 13 | Miramax | false | false |
| 4 | - | Dark City | $5,576,953 | - | 1,754 | - | $3,179 | $5,576,953 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 5 | 6 | As Good as It Gets | $4,058,350 | -11.9% | 1,831 | -6 | $2,216 | $112,852,318 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Sphere | $3,809,123 | -50.4% | 2,238 | -576 | $1,702 | $32,462,849 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | Krippendorf's Tribe | $3,316,377 | - | 1,529 | - | $2,168 | $3,316,377 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Senseless | $2,786,952 | -47.8% | 1,850 | +7 | $1,506 | $9,249,606 | 2 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Borrowers | $2,771,184 | -30.9% | 1,606 | +13 | $1,725 | $14,533,004 | 3 | PolyGram | false | false |
| 10 | - | Caught Up | $2,422,631 | - | 713 | - | $3,397 | $2,422,631 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 11 | - | Kissing a Fool | $2,308,145 | - | 1,742 | - | $1,324 | $2,308,145 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Apostle | $2,304,203 | -4.1% | 751 | +75 | $3,068 | $10,954,109 | 11 | October Films | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | L.A. Confidential | $2,151,911 | -9.4% | 859 | +45 | $2,505 | $51,405,394 | 24 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Palmetto | $1,309,012 | -54.5% | 1,505 | - | $869 | $5,146,351 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Replacement Killers | $618,400 | -62.7% | 634 | -866 | $975 | $18,405,603 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Dangerous Beauty | $478,454 | +351.4% | 127 | +117 | $3,767 | $636,889 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Amistad | $252,201 | -38.9% | 401 | -200 | $628 | $43,011,294 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Mousehunt | $193,422 | -32.9% | 379 | -136 | $510 | $59,422,374 | 11 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Real Blonde | $83,488 | - | 10 | - | $8,348 | $83,488 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 20 | - | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | $28,992 | - | 19 | - | $1,525 | $28,992 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 21 | - | Kurt & Courtney | $16,835 | - | 1 | - | $16,835 | $16,835 | 1 | Roxie Releasing | true | false |
