| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Sixth Sense | - | - | - | $293,506,292 | 2,821 | $26,681,262 | 9.1% | 2,161 | Aug 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Thomas Crown Affair | - | - | - | $69,305,181 | 2,427 | $14,600,719 | 21.1% | 2,427 | Aug 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 3 | Bowfinger | - | - | - | $66,384,775 | 2,746 | $18,062,550 | 27.2% | 2,706 | Aug 13 | Dec 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Mickey Blue Eyes | - | - | - | $33,864,342 | 2,573 | $10,178,289 | 30.1% | 2,573 | Aug 20 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The 13th Warrior | - | - | - | $32,698,899 | 2,313 | $10,267,756 | 31.4% | 2,306 | Aug 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Mystery Men | - | - | - | $29,762,011 | 2,142 | $10,017,865 | 33.7% | 2,136 | Aug 6 | Oct 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Iron Giant | - | - | - | $23,159,305 | 2,179 | $5,732,614 | 24.8% | 2,179 | Aug 3 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | In Too Deep | - | - | - | $14,011,454 | 674 | $4,220,297 | 30.1% | 667 | Aug 27 | - | Miramax | false |
| 9 | The Muse | - | - | - | $11,614,954 | 1,263 | $3,926,825 | 33.8% | 1,263 | Aug 27 | - | USA Films | false |
| 10 | The Astronaut's Wife | - | - | - | $10,672,566 | 2,209 | $4,027,003 | 37.7% | 2,209 | Aug 27 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 11 | Universal Soldier: The Return | - | - | - | $10,667,893 | 1,639 | $4,605,167 | 43.2% | 1,639 | Aug 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Brokedown Palace | - | - | - | $10,115,013 | 1,740 | $3,871,616 | 38.3% | 1,740 | Aug 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Dudley Do-Right | - | - | - | $9,974,410 | 1,855 | $3,018,345 | 30.3% | 1,802 | Aug 27 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $8,959,784 | 10 | - | - | - | Aug 20 | Nov 15 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 15 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | - | - | - | $8,951,935 | 1,710 | $3,326,870 | 37.2% | 1,710 | Aug 20 | - | Miramax | false |
| 16 | Dick | - | - | - | $6,262,878 | 1,522 | $2,210,267 | 35.3% | 1,522 | Aug 3 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Detroit Rock City | - | - | - | $4,217,115 | 1,802 | $2,005,512 | 47.6% | 1,802 | Aug 13 | - | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | A Dog of Flanders | - | - | - | $2,165,637 | 1,267 | $807,873 | 37.3% | 1,267 | Aug 27 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Taal | - | - | - | $2,020,532 | 44 | $591,289 | 29.3% | - | Aug 13 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 20 | Better Than Chocolate | - | - | - | $2,015,406 | 130 | $84,584 | 4.2% | 15 | Aug 13 | - | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 21 | Illuminata | - | - | - | $840,134 | 33 | $53,264 | 6.3% | 8 | Aug 3 | - | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 22 | Baadshah | - | - | - | $660,216 | 42 | $263,084 | 39.8% | 42 | Aug 27 | - | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 23 | Head On | - | - | - | $379,384 | 6 | $14,224 | 3.7% | 1 | Aug 13 | May 11 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 24 | The Basket | - | - | - | $367,098 | 113 | - | - | - | Aug 20 | - | North by Northwest Entertainment | false |
| 25 | The Source | - | - | - | $362,649 | - | - | - | - | Aug 25 | Jun 29 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 26 | Perfect Blue | - | - | - | $112,536 | 1 | $9,600 | 8.5% | 1 | Aug 20 | - | Palm Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | - | - | - | $100,841 | 7 | $12,598 | 12.5% | 7 | Aug 6 | Oct 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 28 | The Very Thought of You | - | - | - | $98,378 | 5 | $29,692 | 30.2% | 5 | Aug 27 | Sep 16 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Stiff Upper Lips | - | - | - | $72,482 | - | - | - | - | Aug 27 | Feb 10 | Cowboy Pictures | false |
| 30 | Kohram | - | - | - | $70,257 | 11 | $31,727 | 45.2% | 11 | Aug 3 | - | Video Sound | false |
| 31 | On the Ropes | - | - | - | $46,737 | 5 | $7,431 | 15.9% | 1 | Aug 18 | Apr 6 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 32 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | - | - | - | $5,710 | 2 | $1,731 | 30.3% | 1 | Aug 20 | - | Phaedra Cinema | false |
