| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Life | $25,758,430 | - | 2,594 | - | $9,930 | $25,758,430 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Matrix | $23,434,747 | -22.6% | 2,903 | - | $8,072 | $104,440,275 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Never Been Kissed | $10,498,170 | -27.6% | 2,458 | +3 | $4,271 | $24,998,424 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Analyze This | $5,135,671 | -19.4% | 2,307 | -44 | $2,226 | $92,359,461 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | 10 Things I Hate About You | $4,651,231 | -22.8% | 2,311 | +35 | $2,012 | $26,054,471 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Go | $4,140,306 | -34.7% | 1,563 | - | $2,648 | $10,481,322 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Out-of-Towners | $3,903,740 | -37% | 2,119 | +14 | $1,842 | $21,292,973 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Forces of Nature | $3,178,937 | -28.8% | 2,214 | -121 | $1,435 | $46,501,226 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 16 | Cookie's Fortune | $2,300,913 | +77.4% | 559 | +380 | $4,116 | $3,862,860 | 3 | October Films | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Shakespeare in Love | $2,298,982 | -17.2% | 1,443 | -171 | $1,593 | $90,404,750 | 19 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | Life Is Beautiful | $2,208,882 | -13.3% | 1,113 | -23 | $1,984 | $50,585,989 | 26 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Twin Dragons | $1,811,233 | -48.2% | 1,131 | +2 | $1,601 | $5,309,481 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Doug's 1st Movie | $1,789,898 | -35.3% | 1,914 | -238 | $935 | $16,165,781 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Goodbye Lover | $1,363,124 | - | 865 | - | $1,575 | $1,363,124 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | Edtv | $1,292,625 | -49.8% | 1,517 | -974 | $852 | $20,774,035 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Baby Geniuses | $1,198,390 | -31.5% | 1,464 | -126 | $818 | $22,992,195 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 20 | Saving Private Ryan | $806,484 | +32.6% | 711 | +213 | $1,134 | $214,523,028 | 39 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | October Sky | $739,015 | -11.5% | 657 | -13 | $1,124 | $28,632,295 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | Foolish | $702,136 | -73.6% | 305 | - | $2,302 | $3,359,882 | 2 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | True Crime | $566,323 | -56.5% | 1,006 | -395 | $562 | $15,978,064 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $518,753 | -8% | 30 | - | $17,291 | $11,815,563 | 26 | IMAX | false | false |
| 22 | 28 | A Walk on the Moon | $512,668 | +42.7% | 131 | +59 | $3,913 | $1,234,638 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 23 | 25 | A Bug's Life | $383,756 | -20.6% | 484 | -54 | $792 | $162,412,405 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 19 | The King and I | $376,072 | -52.4% | 704 | -527 | $534 | $10,796,292 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 27 | Everest | $373,259 | -7% | 54 | - | $6,912 | $63,510,878 | 59 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Mysteries of Egypt | $358,399 | -20.8% | 17 | - | $21,082 | $7,493,006 | 35 | IMAX | false | false |
| 27 | 17 | The Mod Squad | $343,732 | -67.8% | 632 | -998 | $543 | $12,844,491 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | Message in a Bottle | $342,055 | -29.4% | 455 | -148 | $751 | $52,373,598 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 23 | The Prince of Egypt | $339,124 | -30.4% | 482 | -162 | $703 | $100,677,730 | 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 30 | 22 | Cruel Intentions | $297,178 | -42.9% | 537 | -272 | $553 | $36,767,528 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 31 | 31 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | $254,473 | -22% | 114 | -17 | $2,232 | $2,979,405 | 7 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | Blast from the Past | $251,159 | -25.2% | 346 | -70 | $725 | $26,070,740 | 10 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 33 | 35 | Elizabeth | $244,600 | -11.4% | 186 | -14 | $1,315 | $29,723,385 | 24 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 34 | 29 | Patch Adams | $237,750 | -30.5% | 247 | -71 | $962 | $134,573,265 | 17 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | $203,002 | -37.7% | 323 | -212 | $628 | $17,171,826 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | The Other Sister | $198,153 | -31.2% | 312 | -102 | $635 | $26,607,853 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 47 | Waking Ned Devine | $198,002 | +54.6% | 170 | +58 | $1,164 | $24,135,845 | 22 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 41 | Central Station | $171,736 | -3.5% | 93 | +10 | $1,846 | $5,668,465 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 39 | 48 | The Dreamlife of Angels | $167,126 | +38.6% | 19 | +10 | $8,796 | $446,380 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | 34 | You've Got Mail | $166,116 | -39.9% | 229 | -134 | $725 | $115,640,061 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 41 | 37 | Payback | $163,281 | -28.1% | 382 | -39 | $427 | $79,803,516 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 36 | Gods and Monsters | $157,974 | -31.6% | 95 | -22 | $1,662 | $6,062,894 | 24 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | Affliction | $140,911 | -34.5% | 117 | -30 | $1,204 | $6,081,083 | 17 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 44 | 42 | Stepmom | $131,836 | -25.5% | 371 | -61 | $355 | $90,978,993 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 45 | 49 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $120,418 | +8.6% | 10 | - | $12,041 | $6,490,747 | 51 | IMAX | false | false |
| 46 | - | Hideous Kinky | $118,940 | - | 10 | - | $11,894 | $118,940 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 47 | 46 | Tango | $117,339 | -12.1% | 59 | -4 | $1,988 | $1,576,397 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | - | The Faculty | $95,425 | - | 333 | - | $286 | $39,019,456 | 17 | Miramax | false | false |
| 49 | 43 | The Deep End of the Ocean | $93,283 | -38.5% | 227 | -97 | $410 | $13,098,834 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 50 | 44 | Rushmore | $91,661 | -35.4% | 85 | -14 | $1,078 | $16,584,611 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 51 | 45 | 8MM | $89,680 | -33.3% | 182 | -71 | $492 | $36,028,309 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 52 | - | Silsila Hai Pyar Ka | $89,280 | - | 19 | - | $4,698 | $89,280 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 53 | 38 | The Corruptor | $85,212 | -62.1% | 128 | -128 | $665 | $14,829,129 | 6 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 54 | - | SLC Punk! | $50,773 | - | 19 | - | $2,672 | $50,773 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 55 | - | Do You Wanna Dance? | $3,210 | - | 1 | - | $3,210 | $3,210 | 1 | - | true | false |
