| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Sixth Sense | - | - | - | $227,522,683 | 2,821 | $293,506,292 | Aug 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | Runaway Bride | - | - | - | $146,976,987 | 3,240 | $152,257,509 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Blair Witch Project | - | - | - | $138,612,997 | 2,538 | $140,539,099 | Jul 16 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 4 | Wild Wild West | - | - | - | $106,579,506 | 3,342 | $113,804,681 | Jun 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Big Daddy | - | - | - | $102,421,155 | 3,254 | $163,479,795 | Jun 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | American Pie | - | - | - | $101,190,115 | 2,544 | $102,561,004 | Jul 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Inspector Gadget | - | - | - | $94,029,354 | 2,877 | $97,403,112 | Jul 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Haunting | - | - | - | $89,763,760 | 2,881 | $91,411,151 | Jul 23 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 9 | Tarzan | - | - | - | $78,638,306 | 3,131 | $171,091,819 | Jun 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Deep Blue Sea | - | - | - | $72,122,837 | 2,901 | $73,648,142 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | - | - | - | $66,902,375 | 3,126 | $431,088,295 | May 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | The Thomas Crown Affair | - | - | - | $66,363,479 | 2,427 | $69,305,181 | Aug 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | Bowfinger | - | - | - | $64,565,420 | 2,746 | $66,384,775 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Eyes Wide Shut | - | - | - | $55,590,766 | 2,483 | $55,691,208 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The General's Daughter | - | - | - | $49,339,003 | 2,858 | $102,705,852 | Jun 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | - | - | - | $47,184,177 | 2,128 | $52,037,603 | Jun 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | - | - | - | $46,708,048 | 3,314 | $206,040,086 | Jun 9 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | Stigmata | - | - | - | $41,939,762 | 2,901 | $50,046,268 | Sep 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | Blue Streak | - | - | - | $39,736,674 | 2,735 | $68,518,533 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Mickey Blue Eyes | - | - | - | $32,996,533 | 2,573 | $33,864,342 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Lake Placid | - | - | - | $31,604,505 | 2,102 | $31,770,414 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | The 13th Warrior | - | - | - | $31,214,694 | 2,313 | $32,698,899 | Aug 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Double Jeopardy | - | - | - | $30,213,284 | 3,002 | $116,741,558 | Sep 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Mystery Men | - | - | - | $29,529,570 | 2,142 | $29,762,011 | Aug 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | For Love of the Game | - | - | - | $24,859,665 | 2,933 | $35,188,640 | Sep 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Wood | - | - | - | $24,783,398 | 1,191 | $25,059,640 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Arlington Road | - | - | - | $24,756,177 | 1,631 | $24,756,177 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Notting Hill | - | - | - | $23,958,410 | 2,786 | $116,089,678 | May 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Iron Giant | - | - | - | $22,068,622 | 2,179 | $23,159,305 | Aug 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Summer of Sam | - | - | - | $19,579,415 | 1,536 | $19,288,130 | Jul 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Muppets from Space | - | - | - | $16,625,807 | 2,265 | $16,625,807 | Jul 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Stir of Echoes | - | - | - | $16,458,229 | 1,943 | $21,142,914 | Sep 10 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 33 | An Ideal Husband | - | - | - | $15,949,271 | 772 | $18,542,974 | Jun 18 | Miramax | false |
| 34 | In Too Deep | - | - | - | $13,395,944 | 674 | $14,011,454 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | The Muse | - | - | - | $11,614,954 | 1,263 | $11,614,954 | Aug 27 | USA Films | false |
| 36 | Mysteries of Egypt | - | - | - | $11,568,473 | 27 | $40,593,486 | Aug 21 | IMAX | false |
| 37 | Chill Factor | - | - | - | $11,025,044 | 2,558 | $11,263,966 | Sep 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Universal Soldier: The Return | - | - | - | $10,667,893 | 1,639 | $10,667,893 | Aug 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 39 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | - | - | - | $10,571,408 | 1,207 | $10,571,408 | Jul 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 40 | The Astronaut's Wife | - | - | - | $10,402,678 | 2,209 | $10,672,566 | Aug 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 41 | American Beauty | - | - | - | $10,206,910 | 1,990 | $130,096,601 | Sep 15 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 42 | Brokedown Palace | - | - | - | $10,115,013 | 1,740 | $10,115,013 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 43 | Dudley Do-Right | - | - | - | $9,553,410 | 1,855 | $9,974,410 | Aug 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | - | - | - | $8,951,935 | 1,710 | $8,951,935 | Aug 20 | Miramax | false |
| 45 | The Mummy | - | - | - | $8,573,853 | 3,411 | $155,516,138 | May 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 46 | Outside Providence | - | - | - | $7,197,773 | 1,052 | $7,302,522 | Sep 1 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $6,795,904 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 48 | Dick | - | - | - | $6,262,878 | 1,522 | $6,262,878 | Aug 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Run Lola Run | - | - | - | $6,167,196 | 172 | $7,267,585 | Jun 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 50 | The Red Violin | - | - | - | $6,038,246 | 261 | $10,019,109 | Nov 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 51 | The Matrix | - | - | - | $5,420,418 | 2,903 | $171,479,930 | Mar 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | Everest | - | - | - | $5,086,201 | 62 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false |
| 53 | Detroit Rock City | - | - | - | $4,217,115 | 1,802 | $4,217,115 | Aug 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 54 | Buena Vista Social Club | - | - | - | $4,093,859 | 74 | $7,002,182 | Jun 4 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 55 | Tea with Mussolini | - | - | - | $4,010,824 | 284 | $14,401,563 | May 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 56 | Entrapment | - | - | - | $3,847,940 | 2,879 | $87,704,396 | Apr 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 57 | Extreme | - | - | - | $3,613,585 | 21 | $12,475,172 | Apr 2 | IMAX | false |
| 58 | Le Dîner de Cons | - | - | - | $3,453,442 | 67 | $4,071,548 | Jul 9 | Lionsgate | false |
| 59 | Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis | - | - | - | $3,316,272 | 91 | $3,316,272 | Jul 2 | Lionsgate | false |
| 60 | Love Stinks | - | - | - | $2,924,635 | 1,325 | $2,924,635 | Sep 10 | Independent Artists | false |
| 61 | Instinct | - | - | - | $2,884,942 | 2,129 | $34,105,207 | Jun 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 62 | Jakob the Liar | - | - | - | $2,731,809 | 1,200 | $4,956,401 | Sep 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 63 | Island of the Sharks | - | - | - | $2,604,353 | 17 | $10,658,505 | Apr 23 | IMAX | false |
| 64 | Mumford | - | - | - | $2,501,336 | 1,452 | $4,555,459 | Sep 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 65 | Shakespeare in Love | - | - | - | $2,280,902 | 2,030 | $100,317,794 | Dec 11 | Miramax | false |
| 66 | A Dog of Flanders | - | - | - | $2,165,637 | 1,267 | $2,165,637 | Aug 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 67 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $2,155,166 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 68 | Trick | - | - | - | $2,087,228 | 94 | $2,087,228 | Jul 23 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 69 | Taal | - | - | - | $2,020,532 | 44 | $2,020,532 | Aug 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 70 | Never Been Kissed | - | - | - | $1,980,095 | 2,500 | $55,474,756 | Apr 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 71 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | - | - | - | $1,921,847 | 15 | $13,485,455 | May 1 | IMAX | false |
| 72 | Autumn Tale | - | - | - | $1,892,024 | 53 | $2,205,339 | Jul 9 | October Films | false |
| 73 | Better Than Chocolate | - | - | - | $1,754,290 | 130 | $2,015,406 | Aug 13 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 74 | 10 Things I Hate About You | - | - | - | $1,596,201 | 2,311 | $38,178,166 | Mar 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 75 | Life | - | - | - | $1,375,996 | 2,613 | $64,016,268 | Apr 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 76 | The Winslow Boy | - | - | - | $1,336,284 | 141 | $3,957,934 | Apr 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 77 | Wildfire: Feel the Heat | - | - | - | $1,267,456 | 7 | $2,040,635 | Mar 12 | - | false |
| 78 | Wolves | - | - | - | $1,061,074 | 16 | $4,811,282 | Jun 18 | IMAX | false |
| 79 | Twin Falls Idaho | - | - | - | $985,341 | 54 | $985,341 | Jul 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 80 | Limbo | - | - | - | $980,093 | 111 | $2,160,710 | Jun 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 81 | Baby Geniuses | - | - | - | $962,931 | 1,702 | $27,250,736 | Mar 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 82 | Illuminata | - | - | - | $840,134 | 33 | $840,134 | Aug 3 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 83 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | - | - | - | $838,962 | 81 | $18,798,590 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 84 | The Thirteenth Floor | - | - | - | $810,029 | 1,815 | $11,916,661 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 85 | After Life | - | - | - | $790,194 | 11 | $801,985 | May 14 | Artistic License | false |
| 86 | Analyze This | - | - | - | $773,529 | 2,537 | $106,885,658 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 87 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | - | - | - | $740,187 | 22 | $1,010,933 | May 7 | - | false |
| 88 | Election | - | - | - | $678,597 | 827 | $14,902,041 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 89 | The King of Masks | - | - | - | $665,164 | 23 | $1,113,103 | May 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 90 | Baadshah | - | - | - | $660,216 | 42 | $660,216 | Aug 27 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 91 | Edge of Seventeen | - | - | - | $637,092 | 10 | $871,759 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 92 | My Life So Far | - | - | - | $635,620 | 22 | $635,620 | Jul 23 | Miramax | false |
| 93 | October Sky | - | - | - | $615,775 | 1,702 | $32,570,685 | Feb 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 94 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | - | - | - | $607,536 | 1,099 | $16,071,990 | May 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 95 | Wings of Courage | - | - | - | $561,183 | 11 | $15,054,636 | Apr 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 96 | Besieged | - | - | - | $517,795 | 153 | $2,048,740 | May 21 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 97 | Black Mask | - | - | - | $469,072 | 988 | $12,504,289 | May 14 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 98 | The Third Man | - | - | - | $448,204 | 5 | $618,173 | May 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 99 | Straight from the Heart | - | - | - | $405,826 | 35 | $1,007,446 | Jun 18 | - | false |
| 100 | The Out-of-Towners | - | - | - | $405,581 | 2,128 | $28,544,120 | Apr 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 101 | This Is My Father | - | - | - | $401,447 | 51 | $1,083,975 | May 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 102 | Go | - | - | - | $392,106 | 1,563 | $16,943,454 | Apr 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 103 | Head On | - | - | - | $379,384 | 6 | $379,384 | Aug 13 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 104 | Genghis Blues | - | - | - | $374,550 | 6 | $374,550 | Jul 1 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 105 | Black Cat, White Cat | - | - | - | $351,447 | 11 | $351,447 | Sep 10 | USA Films | false |
| 106 | My Son the Fanatic | - | - | - | $348,168 | 20 | $417,683 | Jun 25 | Miramax | false |
| 107 | Cruel Intentions | - | - | - | $331,844 | 2,312 | $38,328,567 | Mar 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 108 | Cookie's Fortune | - | - | - | $317,448 | 559 | $10,920,544 | Apr 2 | October Films | false |
| 109 | Hindustan Ki Kasam | - | - | - | $310,330 | 22 | $310,330 | Jul 23 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 110 | The Love Letter | - | - | - | $293,434 | 817 | $8,302,478 | May 21 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 111 | Get Real | - | - | - | $279,709 | 40 | $1,152,979 | Apr 30 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 112 | Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar | - | - | - | $278,770 | 73 | $1,541,261 | Jun 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 113 | Trippin' | - | - | - | $268,348 | 781 | $9,017,070 | May 14 | October Films | false |
| 114 | Doug's 1st Movie | - | - | - | $260,138 | 2,268 | $19,440,089 | Mar 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 115 | Life Is Beautiful Dubbed | - | - | - | $259,917 | 31 | $315,880 | Nov 6 | Miramax | false |
| 116 | Dog Park | - | - | - | $250,147 | 512 | $250,147 | Sep 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 117 | Hello Brother | - | - | - | $245,034 | 41 | $245,034 | Sep 10 | - | false |
| 118 | Simon Sez | - | - | - | $243,936 | 504 | $292,152 | Sep 24 | Independent Artists | false |
| 119 | One Man's Hero | - | - | - | $240,067 | 52 | $240,067 | Sep 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 120 | Dil Kya Kare | - | - | - | $230,253 | 35 | $284,856 | Sep 24 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 121 | Three Seasons | - | - | - | $227,783 | 66 | $2,021,698 | Apr 30 | October Films | false |
| 122 | Hote Hote Pyar Hogaya | - | - | - | $214,574 | 16 | $214,574 | Jul 2 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 123 | Earth | - | - | - | $207,597 | 18 | $424,798 | Sep 10 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 124 | My Favorite Martian | - | - | - | $189,909 | 2,349 | $36,850,101 | Feb 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 125 | The Minus Man | - | - | - | $164,185 | 45 | $370,668 | Sep 10 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 126 | The Dreamlife of Angels | - | - | - | $149,919 | 66 | $1,726,567 | Apr 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 127 | Romance | - | - | - | $139,062 | 74 | $1,585,642 | Sep 17 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 128 | Waco: The Rules of Engagement | - | - | - | $134,146 | 5 | $142,193 | Feb 28 | - | false |
| 129 | Foolish | - | - | - | $131,315 | 410 | $6,033,999 | Apr 9 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 130 | Stop Making Sense 1999 Re-release | - | - | - | $125,100 | 9 | $146,154 | May 28 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 131 | The Castle | - | - | - | $121,359 | 257 | $877,621 | May 7 | Miramax | false |
| 132 | Twin Dragons | - | - | - | $119,392 | 1,131 | $8,359,717 | Apr 9 | Miramax | false |
| 133 | Perfect Blue | - | - | - | $112,536 | 1 | $112,536 | Aug 20 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 134 | The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | - | - | - | $100,841 | 7 | $100,841 | Aug 6 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 135 | The Very Thought of You | - | - | - | $98,378 | 5 | $98,378 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 136 | Forces of Nature | - | - | - | $89,120 | 2,335 | $52,900,680 | Mar 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 137 | Guinevere | - | - | - | $84,853 | 310 | $632,283 | Sep 24 | Miramax | false |
| 138 | Kohram | - | - | - | $70,257 | 11 | $70,257 | Aug 3 | - | false |
| 139 | Late August, Early September | - | - | - | $69,400 | 1 | $69,400 | Jul 7 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 140 | Lucie Aubrac | - | - | - | $67,176 | 19 | $394,079 | Sep 17 | USA Films | false |
| 141 | Bedrooms and Hallways | - | - | - | $62,267 | 7 | $136,049 | Sep 3 | First Run | false |
| 142 | Sugar Town | - | - | - | $61,396 | 22 | $178,095 | Sep 17 | USA Films | false |
| 143 | Breakfast of Champions | - | - | - | $60,003 | 11 | $178,278 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 144 | Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season | - | - | - | $54,392 | 35 | $58,946 | Jun 25 | - | false |
| 145 | Get Bruce | - | - | - | $44,337 | 4 | $44,337 | Sep 17 | Miramax | false |
| 146 | B. Monkey | - | - | - | $39,371 | 5 | $39,371 | Sep 10 | Miramax | false |
| 147 | Whiteboyz | - | - | - | $38,738 | 17 | $38,738 | Sep 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 148 | Following | - | - | - | $38,107 | 2 | $48,482 | Apr 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 149 | A Walk on the Moon | - | - | - | $37,446 | 246 | $4,750,660 | Mar 26 | Miramax | false |
| 150 | Regret to Inform | - | - | - | $35,317 | 3 | $44,204 | Jun 25 | Artistic License | false |
| 151 | On the Ropes | - | - | - | $34,206 | 5 | $46,737 | Aug 18 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 152 | Best Laid Plans | - | - | - | $27,816 | 5 | $27,816 | Sep 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 153 | All the Little Animals | - | - | - | $26,558 | 10 | $26,558 | Sep 3 | Lionsgate | false |
| 154 | Wildfire: Feel the Heat 1999 Re-release | - | - | - | $26,227 | 6 | $858,356 | Jun 18 | - | false |
| 155 | The Lovers on the Bridge | - | - | - | $22,653 | 2 | $29,679 | Jul 2 | Miramax | false |
| 156 | I'm Losing You | - | - | - | $13,996 | 2 | $13,996 | Jul 16 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 157 | Taxman | - | - | - | $9,871 | 2 | $9,871 | Sep 17 | Phaedra Cinema | false |
| 158 | Speaking in Strings | - | - | - | $6,859 | 2 | $6,859 | Sep 10 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 159 | Suits | - | - | - | $3,000 | 2 | $3,676 | Sep 24 | Taurus Entertainment Company | false |
| 160 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | - | - | - | $2,414 | 2 | $5,710 | Aug 20 | Phaedra Cinema | false |
