| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Life | $20,414,775 | - | 2,594 | - | $7,869 | $20,414,775 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Matrix | $17,941,314 | -20.5% | 2,903 | - | $6,180 | $98,946,842 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Never Been Kissed | $8,411,489 | -28.9% | 2,458 | +3 | $3,422 | $22,911,743 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Analyze This | $3,925,813 | -21.4% | 2,307 | -44 | $1,701 | $91,149,603 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | 10 Things I Hate About You | $3,733,562 | -26.1% | 2,311 | +35 | $1,615 | $25,136,802 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Out-of-Towners | $3,114,729 | -37.8% | 2,119 | +14 | $1,469 | $20,503,962 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Go | $3,018,312 | -35.9% | 1,563 | - | $1,931 | $9,359,328 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Forces of Nature | $2,464,522 | -30.3% | 2,214 | -121 | $1,113 | $45,786,811 | 5 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 15 | Cookie's Fortune | $1,801,083 | +78.4% | 559 | +380 | $3,221 | $3,363,030 | 3 | October Films | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Shakespeare in Love | $1,750,254 | -18.9% | 1,443 | -171 | $1,212 | $89,856,022 | 19 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,636,781 | -14.3% | 1,113 | -23 | $1,470 | $50,013,888 | 26 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Twin Dragons | $1,395,126 | -50.7% | 1,131 | +2 | $1,233 | $4,893,374 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Doug's 1st Movie | $1,359,867 | -43.5% | 1,914 | -238 | $710 | $15,735,750 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Edtv | $1,023,975 | -50.2% | 1,517 | -974 | $675 | $20,505,385 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Goodbye Lover | $1,011,175 | - | 865 | - | $1,168 | $1,011,175 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 16 | 14 | Baby Geniuses | $920,555 | -39.3% | 1,464 | -126 | $628 | $22,714,360 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 18 | October Sky | $578,160 | -15% | 657 | -13 | $880 | $28,471,440 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | Saving Private Ryan | $558,862 | +22.7% | 711 | +213 | $786 | $214,275,406 | 39 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 10 | Foolish | $549,363 | -74.9% | 305 | - | $1,801 | $3,207,109 | 2 | Artisan Entertainment | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | True Crime | $434,957 | -53.8% | 1,006 | -395 | $432 | $15,846,698 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 27 | A Walk on the Moon | $370,118 | +37.2% | 131 | +59 | $2,825 | $1,092,088 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $331,749 | -12.2% | 30 | - | $11,058 | $11,628,559 | 26 | IMAX | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | A Bug's Life | $315,084 | -21.4% | 484 | -54 | $651 | $162,343,733 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 19 | The King and I | $280,242 | -51% | 704 | -527 | $398 | $10,700,462 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 17 | The Mod Squad | $261,451 | -68.1% | 632 | -998 | $413 | $12,762,210 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | The Prince of Egypt | $256,411 | -34.1% | 482 | -162 | $531 | $100,595,017 | 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 27 | 21 | Cruel Intentions | $253,590 | -42.1% | 537 | -272 | $472 | $36,723,940 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 28 | 25 | Message in a Bottle | $250,665 | -25.9% | 455 | -148 | $550 | $52,282,208 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 30 | Everest | $239,468 | -4.4% | 54 | - | $4,434 | $63,377,087 | 59 | MacGillivray Freeman Films | false | false |
| 30 | 32 | Mysteries of Egypt | $205,501 | -7.1% | 17 | - | $12,088 | $7,340,108 | 35 | IMAX | false | false |
| 31 | 29 | Blast from the Past | $190,635 | -25.5% | 346 | -70 | $550 | $26,010,216 | 10 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | Patch Adams | $185,515 | -31.4% | 265 | -75 | $700 | $134,521,030 | 17 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 31 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | $173,195 | -24% | 114 | -17 | $1,519 | $2,898,127 | 7 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 34 | 35 | Elizabeth | $168,904 | -17.5% | 186 | -14 | $908 | $29,647,689 | 24 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 35 | 28 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | $159,197 | -38.1% | 323 | -212 | $492 | $17,128,021 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | The Other Sister | $147,888 | -32.1% | 312 | -102 | $474 | $26,557,588 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | 47 | Waking Ned Devine | $137,066 | +43.9% | 170 | +58 | $806 | $24,074,909 | 22 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 36 | Payback | $131,040 | -30.1% | 382 | -39 | $343 | $79,771,275 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 48 | The Dreamlife of Angels | $130,858 | +55.3% | 19 | +10 | $6,887 | $410,112 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 40 | 34 | You've Got Mail | $124,978 | -39.6% | 229 | -134 | $545 | $115,598,923 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 41 | 43 | Central Station | $121,836 | -3.7% | 93 | +10 | $1,310 | $5,618,565 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 42 | 38 | Gods and Monsters | $116,726 | -28.4% | 95 | -22 | $1,228 | $6,021,646 | 24 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 43 | 41 | Stepmom | $111,230 | -26.4% | 371 | -61 | $299 | $90,958,387 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 44 | 40 | Affliction | $100,197 | -34.8% | 117 | -30 | $856 | $6,040,369 | 16 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 45 | 39 | A Civil Action | $86,184 | -44% | 152 | -128 | $567 | $56,615,755 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | - | Hideous Kinky | $82,431 | - | 10 | - | $8,243 | $82,431 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 47 | 45 | Tango | $81,662 | -26.9% | 59 | -4 | $1,384 | $1,540,720 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 48 | 42 | The Deep End of the Ocean | $78,265 | -39% | 227 | -97 | $344 | $13,083,816 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 49 | 44 | 8MM | $75,959 | -33.2% | 182 | -71 | $417 | $36,014,588 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 50 | - | Silsila Hai Pyar Ka | $71,756 | - | 19 | - | $3,776 | $71,756 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 51 | 46 | Rushmore | $66,980 | -39.5% | 85 | -14 | $788 | $16,559,930 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | 49 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $63,571 | -23.1% | 10 | - | $6,357 | $6,433,900 | 51 | IMAX | false | false |
| 53 | - | The Faculty | $63,313 | - | 333 | - | $190 | $38,987,344 | 17 | Miramax | false | false |
| 54 | 37 | The Corruptor | $61,394 | -64.7% | 128 | -128 | $479 | $14,805,311 | 6 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 55 | 50 | My Favorite Martian | $60,915 | -25.8% | 155 | -50 | $393 | $35,248,602 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 56 | - | 200 Cigarettes | $52,781 | - | 307 | - | $171 | $6,803,183 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 57 | 56 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $51,066 | +1% | 6 | - | $8,511 | $403,120 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 58 | 59 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $41,227 | -3.3% | 10 | +2 | $4,122 | $12,695,908 | 93 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 59 | - | Open Your Eyes | $38,289 | - | 10 | - | $3,828 | $38,289 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment | true | false |
| 60 | 58 | Le dernier souffle | $37,839 | -17.1% | 32 | -1 | $1,182 | $316,043 | 4 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 61 | - | SLC Punk! | $36,218 | - | 19 | - | $1,906 | $36,218 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
| 62 | - | Friends & Lovers | $33,543 | - | 53 | - | $632 | $33,543 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
| 63 | - | The Joyriders | $26,999 | - | 26 | - | $1,038 | $26,999 | 1 | Providence Entertainment | true | false |
| 64 | - | Clubland | $12,598 | - | 60 | - | $209 | $12,598 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 65 | - | Jeanne and the Perfect Guy | $4,417 | - | 1 | - | $4,417 | $4,417 | 1 | Strand Releasing | true | false |
| 66 | - | Do You Wanna Dance? | $1,723 | - | 1 | - | $1,723 | $1,723 | 1 | - | true | false |
