| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Titanic | $25,825,294 | -32.3% | 3,006 | +4 | $8,591 | $407,350,832 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Wedding Singer | $14,690,442 | -42.2% | 2,837 | +16 | $5,178 | $40,113,960 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Sphere | $10,475,540 | -42.4% | 2,814 | - | $3,722 | $28,653,726 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Good Will Hunting | $8,264,811 | -25.4% | 2,185 | +13 | $3,782 | $89,757,496 | 12 | Miramax | false | false |
| 5 | - | Senseless | $6,462,654 | - | 1,843 | - | $3,506 | $6,462,654 | 1 | Dimension Films | true | false |
| 6 | 5 | As Good as It Gets | $5,892,016 | -32.4% | 1,837 | +36 | $3,207 | $108,793,968 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Borrowers | $4,541,040 | -37.1% | 1,593 | +58 | $2,850 | $11,761,820 | 2 | PolyGram | false | false |
| 8 | - | Palmetto | $3,837,339 | - | 1,505 | - | $2,549 | $3,837,339 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | 11 | The Apostle | $3,125,406 | -1.5% | 676 | +272 | $4,623 | $8,649,906 | 10 | October Films | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | L.A. Confidential | $3,080,711 | -22.5% | 814 | - | $3,784 | $49,253,483 | 23 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Replacement Killers | $2,216,959 | -59.9% | 1,500 | -436 | $1,477 | $17,787,203 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | Amistad | $565,351 | -43.8% | 601 | -128 | $940 | $42,759,093 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | Mousehunt | $358,458 | -57.6% | 515 | -286 | $696 | $59,228,952 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | - | I Love You, Don't Touch Me! | $43,504 | - | 9 | - | $4,833 | $43,504 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 15 | - | Comrades: Almost a Love Story | $10,498 | - | 1 | - | $10,498 | $10,498 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 16 | - | The Break | $7,780 | - | 1 | - | $7,780 | $7,780 | 1 | Castle Hill Productions | true | false |
| 17 | - | The Peacemaker | $662 | - | 1 | - | $662 | $41,197,401 | 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
