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Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 There's Something About Mary Jul 15, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $174,711,965 37,252,018
2 The Waterboy Nov 6, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $150,042,308 31,991,963
3 Rush Hour Sep 18, 1998 Action PG-13 $137,567,454 29,332,079
4 Good Will Hunting Dec 5, 1997 Drama R $130,828,794 27,895,265
5 Lethal Weapon 4 Jul 10, 1998 Action R $130,444,603 27,813,348
6 The Truman Show Jun 5, 1998 Drama PG $125,618,201 26,784,264
7 As Good as it Gets Dec 24, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $106,914,817 22,796,336
8 Enemy of the State Nov 20, 1998 Action R $96,822,391 20,644,433
9 City of Angels Apr 10, 1998 Drama PG-13 $78,750,909 16,791,238
10 You’ve Got Mail Dec 18, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG $78,028,953 16,637,303
11 The Horse Whisperer May 15, 1998 Drama PG-13 $75,383,563 16,073,254
12 Six Days, Seven Nights Jun 12, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $74,339,294 15,850,595
13 A Perfect Murder Jun 5, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $67,658,331 14,426,083
14 The Parent Trap Jul 29, 1998 Comedy PG $66,308,518 14,138,276
15 Patch Adams Dec 25, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $65,495,000 13,964,818
16 Hope Floats May 29, 1998 Drama PG-13 $60,110,313 12,816,697
17 U.S. Marshals Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,833,603 12,331,258
18 Snake Eyes Aug 7, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $55,591,409 11,853,178
19 What Dreams May Come Oct 2, 1998 Drama PG-13 $55,485,043 11,830,499
20 Halloween: H2O Aug 5, 1998 Horror R $55,041,738 11,735,978
21 Stepmom Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $50,124,835 10,687,598
22 The Negotiator Jul 29, 1998 Action R $44,705,766 9,532,146
23 Meet Joe Black Nov 13, 1998 Drama PG-13 $43,585,738 9,293,334
24 Wag the Dog Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $41,595,360 8,868,946
25 Ronin Sep 25, 1998 Action R $41,522,392 8,853,388
26 The Siege Nov 6, 1998 Action R $40,165,607 8,564,095
27 I Still Know What You Did L… Nov 13, 1998 Horror R $39,199,514 8,358,105
28 Urban Legend Sep 25, 1998 Horror R $37,925,412 8,086,441
29 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $37,669,623 8,031,902
30 Out of Sight Jun 26, 1998 Comedy R $37,562,568 8,009,076
31 Mercury Rising Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $32,983,332 7,032,693
32 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 Action PG-13 $32,871,122 7,008,768
33 Jack Frost Dec 11, 1998 Comedy PG $31,253,389 6,663,835
34 A Night at the Roxbury Oct 2, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $30,331,165 6,467,199
35 Wild Things Mar 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $29,795,299 6,352,942
36 Spice World Jan 23, 1998 Comedy PG $29,342,592 6,256,416
37 The Object of my Affection Apr 17, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $29,145,924 6,214,482
38 The Big Hit Apr 24, 1998 Action R $27,066,941 5,771,202
39 Bulworth May 15, 1998 Comedy R $26,528,684 5,656,435
40 Can’t Hardly Wait Jun 12, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $25,358,996 5,407,035
41 Fallen Jan 16, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $25,310,938 5,396,788
42 The Avengers Aug 14, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $23,385,416 4,986,229
43 One True Thing Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $23,337,196 4,975,947
44 The Players Club Apr 8, 1998 Black Comedy R $23,047,939 4,914,272
45 Rounders Sep 11, 1998 Drama R $22,921,898 4,887,398
46 He Got Game May 1, 1998 Drama R $21,567,853 4,598,689
47 Psycho Dec 4, 1998 Horror R $20,937,263 4,464,235
48 The Apostle Dec 17, 1997 Drama PG-13 $20,692,516 4,412,050
49 Hard Rain Jan 16, 1998 Action R $19,870,567 4,236,794
50 Jane Austen's Mafia Jul 24, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $19,843,795 4,231,086
51 The Replacement Killers Feb 6, 1998 Action R $19,035,741 4,058,793
52 The Odd Couple II Apr 10, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $18,912,328 4,032,479
53 Simon Birch Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG $18,253,415 3,891,986
54 Disturbing Behavior Jul 24, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $17,507,368 3,732,914
55 The Big Lebowski Mar 6, 1998 Comedy R $17,451,873 3,721,081
56 Half Baked Jan 16, 1998 Comedy R $17,394,881 3,708,929
57 Dance With Me Aug 21, 1998 Drama PG $15,923,354 3,395,171
58 Scream 2 Dec 12, 1997 Horror R $15,842,332 3,377,895
59 Dead Man on Campus Aug 21, 1998 Black Comedy R $15,064,948 3,212,142
60 Twilight Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $15,055,091 3,210,040
61 Blues Brothers 2000 Feb 6, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $14,089,198 3,004,093
62 Desperate Measures Jan 30, 1998 Action R $13,678,274 2,916,476
63 Hush Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,587,246 2,897,067
64 Senseless Feb 20, 1998 Comedy R $13,109,234 2,795,145
65 Black Dog May 1, 1998 Action PG-13 $12,857,351 2,741,439
66 Mr. Nice Guy Mar 20, 1998 Action PG-13 $12,716,953 2,711,503
67 Living Out Loud Oct 30, 1998 Drama R $12,654,505 2,698,188
68 Jackie Brown Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $12,482,712 2,661,559
69 I'll Be Home For Christmas Nov 13, 1998 Comedy PG $12,122,246 2,584,700
70 Holy Man Oct 9, 1998 Comedy PG $12,069,719 2,573,500
71 Sliding Doors Apr 24, 1998 Drama PG-13 $11,911,200 2,539,701
72 Deep Rising Jan 30, 1998 Action R $11,203,026 2,388,704
73 The Full Monty Aug 13, 1997 Comedy R $10,518,729 2,242,799
74 Knock Off Sep 4, 1998 Action R $10,319,915 2,200,408
75 I Got the Hook-Up! May 27, 1998 Comedy R $10,317,779 2,199,952
76 Home Fries Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy PG-13 $10,166,403 2,167,676
77 The Spanish Prisoner Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG $10,162,034 2,166,744
78 Dirty Work Jun 12, 1998 Black Comedy PG-13 $10,020,081 2,136,477
79 Very Bad Things Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy R $9,949,470 2,121,422
80 Wrongfully Accused Aug 21, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $9,642,860 2,056,046
81 Belly Nov 4, 1998 Drama R $9,514,267 2,028,628
82 Apt Pupil Oct 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $8,863,193 1,889,806
83 Jerry Springer: Ringmaster Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy R $8,761,922 1,868,213
84 Return to Paradise Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $8,352,677 1,780,954
85 Firestorm Jan 9, 1998 Action R $8,123,860 1,732,166
86 Woo May 8, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $8,064,972 1,719,610
87 My Giant Apr 10, 1998 Comedy PG $7,985,929 1,702,756
88 Krippendorf's Tribe Feb 27, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $7,571,115 1,614,310
89 For Richer or Poorer Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $7,157,310 1,526,078
90 BASEketball Jul 31, 1998 Comedy R $7,042,541 1,501,607
91 Waking Ned Devine Nov 20, 1998 Comedy PG $6,959,064 1,483,808
92 Caught Up Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $6,754,958 1,440,289
93 Smoke Signals Jun 26, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $6,719,300 1,432,686
94 An American Werewolf in Paris Dec 25, 1997 Horror R $6,465,104 1,378,486
95 Home Alone III Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG $6,420,920 1,369,066
96 The Opposite of Sex May 22, 1998 Black Comedy R $6,367,164 1,357,604
97 American History X Oct 30, 1998 Drama R $6,121,789 1,305,285
98 Palmetto Feb 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $5,846,660 1,246,622
99 Mr. Magoo Dec 25, 1997 Comedy PG $5,765,821 1,229,386
100 Phantoms Jan 23, 1998 Horror R $5,755,333 1,227,149
101 The Boxer Dec 31, 1997 Drama R $5,669,757 1,208,903
102 Deconstructing Harry Dec 12, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $5,664,131 1,207,703
103 Ride Mar 27, 1998 Comedy R $5,485,295 1,169,572
104 Celebrity Nov 20, 1998 Comedy R $5,078,660 1,082,869
105 Your Friends and Neighbors Aug 19, 1998 Black Comedy R $4,714,658 1,005,257
106 Meet the Deedles Mar 27, 1998 Comedy PG $4,356,126 928,811
107 Kissing a Fool Feb 27, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $4,100,505 874,308
108 Down in the Delta Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $3,588,250 765,085
109 Major League: Back to the M… Apr 17, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $3,551,208 757,187
110 Next Stop Wonderland Aug 21, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $3,395,581 724,004
111 The Sweet Hereafter Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $2,918,731 622,330
112 Les Boys Dec 12, 1997 Comedy Not Rated $2,750,686 586,500
113 The Mighty Oct 9, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,652,246 565,510
114 Happiness Oct 16, 1998 Black Comedy Not Rated $2,635,624 561,966
115 Love and Death on Long Island Mar 6, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,542,264 542,060
116 A Simple Plan Dec 11, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $2,520,500 537,420
117 Afterglow Dec 26, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $2,391,590 509,933
118 Buffalo '66 Jun 26, 1998 Comedy R $2,380,606 507,591
119 Hav Plenty Jun 19, 1998 Comedy R $2,301,777 490,784
120 Pecker Sep 25, 1998 Comedy R $2,281,761 486,516
121 Chinese Box Apr 17, 1998 Drama R $2,265,328 483,012
122 Touch of Evil May 21, 1958 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $2,237,659 477,112
123 Zero Effect Jan 30, 1998 Comedy R $2,080,693 443,644
124 Two Girls and a Guy Apr 24, 1998 Drama R $2,057,193 438,633
125 Ma Vie en Rose Dec 26, 1997 Drama R $2,035,856 434,084
126 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Jul 24, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $2,020,700 430,852
127 The Rainmaker Nov 21, 1997 Drama PG-13 $1,977,192 421,576
128 Devil’s Advocate Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,915,297 408,378
129 High Art Jun 12, 1998 Drama R $1,835,565 391,378
130 I Know What You Did Last Su… Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,823,116 388,724
131 The Butcher Boy Apr 3, 1998 Drama R $1,822,193 388,527
132 The Jackal Nov 14, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $1,803,275 384,493
133 Clay Pigeons Sep 25, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,793,359 382,379
134 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $1,776,489 378,782
135 Suicide Kings Apr 17, 1998 Drama R $1,692,872 360,953
136 The Gingerbread Man Jan 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,626,593 346,821
137 Carne trémula Jan 16, 1998 Drama R $1,535,558 327,411
138 Midnight in the Garden of G… Nov 21, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $1,462,474 311,828
139 In God's Hands Apr 24, 1998 Action PG-13 $1,431,239 305,168
140 Henry Fool Jun 19, 1998 Comedy R $1,334,786 284,602
141 One Tough Cop Oct 9, 1998 Drama R $1,313,607 280,086
142 Nightwatch Apr 17, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,278,516 272,604
143 Festen Oct 9, 1998 Comedy R $1,250,305 266,589
144 A Price Above Rubies Mar 25, 1998 Drama R $1,118,808 238,551
145 C't'a ton tour Laura Cadieux Oct 9, 1998 Comedy Not Rated $1,045,907 223,007
146 Slam Oct 9, 1998 Drama R $1,009,819 215,313
147 Little Voice Dec 4, 1998 Musical R $880,046 187,643
148 Deja Vu Apr 22, 1998 Drama PG-13 $821,997 175,265
149 Kiss the Girls Oct 3, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $770,201 164,221
150 The Tango Lesson Nov 14, 1997 Drama PG $761,282 162,320
151 The Nights of Cabiria Jul 1, 1998 Drama Not Rated $752,045 160,350
152 Men with Guns Mar 6, 1998 Action R $742,032 158,215
153 Central do Brasil Nov 20, 1998 Drama R $695,022 148,192
154 The Winter Guest Dec 24, 1997 Drama R $688,824 146,870
155 Gadjo Dilo Aug 7, 1998 Drama Not Rated $673,153 143,529
156 Strangeland Oct 2, 1998 Horror R $631,221 134,588
157 Polish Wedding Jul 17, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $608,296 129,700
158 Orgazmo Oct 23, 1998 Comedy NC-17 $582,024 124,098
159 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 May 1, 1998 Comedy PG $574,838 122,566
160 The Hanging Garden Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $539,406 115,011
161 Clockwatchers May 15, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $537,948 114,701
162 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Action R $476,223 101,540
163 Hurlyburly Dec 25, 1998 Comedy R $465,832 99,324
164 Ulee's Gold Jun 13, 1997 Drama R $417,709 89,063
165 In & Out Sep 19, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $409,144 87,237
166 Ta'm e guilass Jan 30, 1998 Drama Not Rated $311,873 66,497
167 Chairman of the Board Mar 13, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $306,715 65,397
168 Soul Food Sep 26, 1997 Comedy R $291,265 62,103
169 Mr. Jealousy Jun 5, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $287,752 61,354
170 Steam: The Turkish Bath Nov 25, 1998 Drama Not Rated $261,410 55,737
171 A Civil Action Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $233,545 49,796
172 Bean Oct 17, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $228,853 48,795
173 Still Breathing May 1, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $212,267 45,259
174 Shall We Dance? Jul 11, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $159,056 33,913
175 Red Corner Oct 31, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $152,380 32,490
176 Marius et Jeannette Dec 5, 1997 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $140,334 29,921
177 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Comedy PG $123,329 26,296
178 Guantanamera Jul 4, 1997 Comedy Not Rated $104,101 22,196
179 Ladri di biciclette Oct 2, 1998 Drama Not Rated $101,034 21,542
180 Affliction Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $91,879 19,590
181 Unmade Beds Aug 7, 1998 Black Comedy R $75,752 16,151
182 Fallen Angels Jan 21, 1998 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $58,318 12,434
183 The Alarmist Oct 16, 1998 Comedy R $55,986 11,937
184 Rushmore Dec 11, 1998 Black Comedy R $52,832 11,264
185 U-Turn Oct 3, 1997 Drama R $44,849 9,562
186 Mad City Nov 7, 1997 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $37,173 7,926
187 Playing by Heart Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $36,934 7,875
188 My Best Friend's Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $36,863 7,859
189 Digging to China Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG $33,000 7,036
190 Mean Streets Oct 2, 1973 Drama R $32,645 6,960
191 Another Day in Paradise Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $31,333 6,680
192 Hard Core Logo Nov 13, 1998 Comedy R $14,540 3,100
193 Phoenix Sep 4, 1998 Drama R $5,000 1,066
194 The Leading Man Mar 6, 1998 Drama R $5,000 1,066
195 Chicago Cab Sep 11, 1998 Comedy R $5,000 1,066
196 Notes from Underground Mar 6, 1998 Drama Not Rated $5,000 1,066
197 Thursday Nov 13, 1998 Action R $1,971 420
Total Gross of All Movies$3,451,350,599
Total Tickets Sold735,895,550

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1998. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1998. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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