| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | In & Out | - | - | - | $59,657,494 | 2,452 | $63,856,929 | Sep 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Kiss the Girls | - | - | - | $52,495,935 | 2,406 | $60,527,873 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Game | - | - | - | $48,323,648 | 2,521 | $48,323,648 | Sep 12 | PolyGram | false |
| 4 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $47,700,262 | 2,524 | $72,586,134 | Oct 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Soul Food | - | - | - | $43,700,855 | 1,350 | $43,700,855 | Sep 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | The Devil's Advocate | - | - | - | $39,902,315 | 2,404 | $60,944,660 | Oct 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Peacemaker | - | - | - | $39,858,623 | 2,420 | $41,263,140 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 8 | Seven Years in Tibet | - | - | - | $32,066,731 | 2,103 | $37,957,682 | Oct 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | L.A. Confidential | - | - | - | $31,511,826 | 1,625 | $64,616,940 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | The Edge | - | - | - | $27,873,386 | 2,355 | $27,873,386 | Sep 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $25,225,646 | 783 | $45,950,122 | Aug 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 12 | G.I. Jane | - | - | - | $25,172,073 | 2,043 | $48,169,156 | Aug 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Money Talks | - | - | - | $20,563,199 | 2,033 | $40,922,619 | Aug 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $16,520,654 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Fire Down Below | - | - | - | $16,228,448 | 2,350 | $16,228,448 | Sep 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Hoodlum | - | - | - | $15,859,430 | 2,020 | $23,499,102 | Aug 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | Wishmaster | - | - | - | $15,738,769 | 2,502 | $15,738,769 | Sep 19 | Live Entertainment | false |
| 18 | RocketMan | - | - | - | $15,448,043 | 1,867 | $15,448,043 | Oct 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Conspiracy Theory | - | - | - | $15,349,543 | 2,806 | $75,982,834 | Aug 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Hercules | - | - | - | $12,291,223 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | Jun 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | George of the Jungle | - | - | - | $11,385,006 | 2,616 | $105,263,257 | Jul 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Cop Land | - | - | - | $10,681,544 | 2,233 | $44,862,187 | Aug 15 | Miramax | false |
| 23 | Boogie Nights | - | - | - | $10,609,139 | 1,003 | $26,400,640 | Oct 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 24 | Mimic | - | - | - | $10,601,840 | 2,255 | $25,480,490 | Aug 22 | Miramax | false |
| 25 | Excess Baggage | - | - | - | $10,412,965 | 2,211 | $14,515,490 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Men in Black | - | - | - | $10,109,916 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Red Corner | - | - | - | $9,837,625 | 2,507 | $22,459,274 | Oct 31 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | Gattaca | - | - | - | $9,178,288 | 1,279 | $12,532,777 | Oct 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Mrs. Brown | - | - | - | $8,180,399 | 432 | $9,229,808 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | A Thousand Acres | - | - | - | $7,936,780 | 1,228 | $7,936,780 | Sep 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | FairyTale: A True Story | - | - | - | $7,832,737 | 1,286 | $14,059,077 | Oct 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | My Best Friend's Wedding | - | - | - | $7,665,450 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Bean | - | - | - | $7,009,159 | 2,015 | $45,319,423 | Oct 17 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 34 | U Turn | - | - | - | $6,682,098 | 1,311 | $6,682,098 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | Most Wanted | - | - | - | $6,391,946 | 2,098 | $6,391,946 | Oct 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 36 | Gang Related | - | - | - | $5,906,773 | 1,260 | $5,906,773 | Oct 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | She's So Lovely | - | - | - | $5,241,012 | 844 | $7,281,450 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 38 | Event Horizon | - | - | - | $5,101,705 | 2,328 | $26,673,242 | Aug 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | A Life Less Ordinary | - | - | - | $4,366,722 | 1,208 | $4,366,722 | Oct 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Leave It to Beaver | - | - | - | $4,357,676 | 1,885 | $10,925,060 | Aug 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | Playing God | - | - | - | $4,166,918 | 1,479 | $4,166,918 | Oct 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 42 | Contact | - | - | - | $4,062,997 | 2,314 | $100,920,329 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Kull the Conqueror | - | - | - | $3,843,797 | 2,091 | $6,112,613 | Aug 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | Switchback | - | - | - | $3,561,767 | 1,128 | $6,492,660 | Oct 31 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 45 | The MatchMaker | - | - | - | $3,392,080 | 705 | $3,392,080 | Oct 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 46 | Career Girls | - | - | - | $2,263,535 | 148 | $2,416,734 | Aug 8 | October Films | false |
| 47 | Con Air | - | - | - | $2,012,727 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | Jun 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 48 | In the Company of Men | - | - | - | $1,776,483 | 108 | $2,804,473 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 49 | Air Bud | - | - | - | $1,229,246 | 1,795 | $23,144,499 | Aug 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 50 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $1,204,930 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 51 | Guantanamera | - | - | - | $892,236 | 12 | $903,840 | Jul 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 52 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $858,645 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | Mar 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 53 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | $612,860 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | The House of Yes | - | - | - | $596,822 | 54 | $626,057 | Oct 10 | Miramax | false |
| 55 | The Myth of Fingerprints | - | - | - | $523,025 | 50 | $523,025 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $448,652 | 6 | $480,941 | Apr 25 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 57 | The Assignment | - | - | - | $332,597 | 34 | $332,597 | Sep 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 58 | Lilies | - | - | - | $301,548 | 7 | $301,548 | Oct 10 | Turbulent Arts | false |
| 59 | Different for Girls | - | - | - | $300,645 | 16 | $300,645 | Sep 12 | First Look International | false |
| 60 | The Ice Storm | - | - | - | $281,328 | 230 | $8,038,061 | Sep 27 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 61 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | - | - | - | $199,033 | 3 | $199,033 | Sep 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 62 | Washington Square | - | - | - | $186,197 | 35 | $1,851,761 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 63 | The Sweet Hereafter | - | - | - | $153,890 | 70 | $3,263,585 | Oct 10 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 64 | Going All the Way | - | - | - | $113,069 | 17 | $113,069 | Sep 19 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 65 | 4 Little Girls | - | - | - | $98,395 | 4 | $130,146 | Jul 9 | - | false |
| 66 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $88,515 | 23 | $141,626 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 67 | The Long Way Home | - | - | - | $60,509 | 7 | $60,509 | Sep 17 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 68 | Critical Care | - | - | - | $59,748 | 34 | $221,193 | Oct 31 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 69 | Bandwagon | - | - | - | $44,544 | 12 | $44,544 | Sep 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 70 | The Locusts | - | - | - | $40,158 | 12 | $40,158 | Oct 3 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 71 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | - | - | - | $37,608 | 40 | $878,960 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 72 | Happy Together | - | - | - | $35,600 | 9 | $320,319 | Oct 10 | Kino International | false |
| 73 | Forgotten Silver | - | - | - | $26,459 | 1 | $26,459 | Oct 3 | First Run | false |
| 74 | I Love You, I Love You Not | - | - | - | $20,677 | 6 | $20,677 | Oct 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 75 | Telling Lies in America | - | - | - | $16,663 | 60 | $318,809 | Oct 17 | Banner Entertainment | false |
| 76 | Trojan Eddie | - | - | - | $13,020 | 2 | $21,264 | Aug 29 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 77 | Breaking Up | - | - | - | $11,690 | 2 | $11,690 | Oct 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 78 | Trojan War | - | - | - | $309 | 1 | $309 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
