| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $38,131,241 | +31.2% | 3,002 | +46 | $12,701 | $381,525,538 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Wedding Singer | $25,423,518 | - | 2,821 | - | $9,012 | $25,423,518 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 3 | - | Sphere | $18,178,186 | - | 2,814 | - | $6,459 | $18,178,186 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Good Will Hunting | $11,075,873 | +23.8% | 2,172 | +15 | $5,099 | $81,492,685 | 11 | Miramax | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | As Good as It Gets | $8,716,161 | +25.8% | 1,801 | +6 | $4,839 | $102,901,952 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Borrowers | $7,220,780 | - | 1,535 | - | $4,704 | $7,220,780 | 1 | PolyGram | true | false |
| 7 | 2 | The Replacement Killers | $5,531,500 | -44.9% | 1,936 | - | $2,857 | $15,570,244 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Great Expectations | $4,314,250 | -34.8% | 1,745 | -161 | $2,472 | $22,742,709 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Blues Brothers 2000 | $4,124,605 | -42.7% | 2,516 | +9 | $1,639 | $11,319,695 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | L.A. Confidential | $3,975,476 | - | 814 | - | $4,883 | $46,172,772 | 22 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Apostle | $3,172,826 | - | 404 | - | $7,853 | $5,524,500 | 9 | October Films | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Wag the Dog | $3,037,409 | -24.1% | 1,102 | -484 | $2,756 | $37,469,908 | 9 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Amistad | $1,006,687 | -21.7% | 729 | -89 | $1,380 | $42,193,742 | 11 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Mousehunt | $845,820 | -26.4% | 801 | -281 | $1,055 | $58,870,494 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | - | Hurricane Streets | $282,484 | - | 93 | - | $3,037 | $282,484 | 1 | United Artists | true | false |
| 16 | - | Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life | $32,486 | - | 2 | - | $16,243 | $32,486 | 1 | Strand Releasing | true | false |
