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Domestic 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 $174,422,745 37,190,351
2 The Waterboy Nov 6, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $147,895,431 31,534,207
3 Rush Hour Sep 18, 1998 Action PG-13 $136,065,335 29,011,799
4 Good Will Hunting Dec 5, 1997 Drama R $133,167,234 28,393,867
5 Lethal Weapon 4 Jul 10, 1998 Action R $129,734,803 27,662,005
6 The Truman Show Jun 5, 1998 Drama PG $125,466,701 26,751,962
7 As Good as it Gets Dec 24, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $123,223,474 26,273,662
8 Enemy of the State Nov 20, 1998 Action R $92,020,000 19,620,469
9 City of Angels Apr 10, 1998 Drama PG-13 $78,745,923 16,790,175
10 The Horse Whisperer May 15, 1998 Drama PG-13 $75,370,763 16,070,525
11 Six Days, Seven Nights Jun 12, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $74,292,149 15,840,543
12 A Perfect Murder Jun 5, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $67,549,705 14,402,922
13 The Parent Trap Jul 29, 1998 Comedy PG $66,304,095 14,137,334
14 You’ve Got Mail Dec 18, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG $63,797,000 13,602,772
15 Hope Floats May 29, 1998 Drama PG-13 $60,033,780 12,800,380
16 U.S. Marshals Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,823,170 12,329,034
17 Snake Eyes Aug 7, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $55,585,389 11,851,895
18 What Dreams May Come Oct 2, 1998 Drama PG-13 $55,485,043 11,830,499
19 Halloween: H2O Aug 5, 1998 Horror R $55,004,135 11,727,961
20 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 Action PG-13 $52,054,326 11,099,003
21 Patch Adams Dec 25, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $46,222,000 9,855,437
22 The Negotiator Jul 29, 1998 Action R $44,484,065 9,484,875
23 Meet Joe Black Nov 13, 1998 Drama PG-13 $43,240,705 9,219,767
24 Wag the Dog Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $42,790,574 9,123,790
25 Ronin Sep 25, 1998 Action R $41,521,101 8,853,113
26 The Siege Nov 6, 1998 Action R $39,908,508 8,509,277
27 I Still Know What You Did L… Nov 13, 1998 Horror R $38,889,884 8,292,086
28 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $37,659,364 8,029,715
29 Urban Legend Sep 25, 1998 Horror R $37,506,463 7,997,114
30 Out of Sight Jun 26, 1998 Comedy R $37,474,810 7,990,365
31 Stepmom Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $35,270,000 7,520,256
32 Mercury Rising Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $32,940,507 7,023,562
33 A Night at the Roxbury Oct 2, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $30,312,145 6,463,144
34 Wild Things Mar 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $29,753,944 6,344,125
35 Spice World Jan 23, 1998 Comedy PG $29,247,405 6,236,120
36 The Object of my Affection Apr 17, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $29,106,737 6,206,127
37 Jack Frost Dec 11, 1998 Comedy PG $27,975,000 5,964,819
38 The Big Hit Apr 24, 1998 Action R $27,052,167 5,768,053
39 Bulworth May 15, 1998 Comedy R $26,525,834 5,655,828
40 Scream 2 Dec 12, 1997 Horror R $26,394,374 5,627,798
41 Can’t Hardly Wait Jun 12, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $25,339,117 5,402,797
42 Fallen Jan 16, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $25,188,006 5,370,577
43 The Avengers Aug 14, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $23,385,416 4,986,229
44 One True Thing Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $23,209,440 4,948,708
45 The Players Club Apr 8, 1998 Black Comedy R $23,031,390 4,910,744
46 Rounders Sep 11, 1998 Drama R $22,905,674 4,883,939
47 Jackie Brown Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $22,669,595 4,833,602
48 He Got Game May 1, 1998 Drama R $21,554,585 4,595,860
49 The Apostle Dec 17, 1997 Drama PG-13 $20,692,516 4,412,050
50 Psycho Dec 4, 1998 Horror R $20,363,450 4,341,887
51 Jane Austen's Mafia Jul 24, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $19,843,795 4,231,086
52 Hard Rain Jan 16, 1998 Action R $19,819,494 4,225,905
53 The Replacement Killers Feb 6, 1998 Action R $18,967,571 4,044,258
54 The Odd Couple II Apr 10, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $18,878,566 4,025,281
55 Simon Birch Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG $18,253,415 3,891,986
56 The Big Lebowski Mar 6, 1998 Comedy R $17,439,163 3,718,372
57 Disturbing Behavior Jul 24, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $17,411,331 3,712,437
58 Half Baked Jan 16, 1998 Comedy R $17,278,980 3,684,217
59 Dance With Me Aug 21, 1998 Drama PG $15,862,680 3,382,235
60 Dead Man on Campus Aug 21, 1998 Black Comedy R $15,062,898 3,211,705
61 Twilight Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $15,030,732 3,204,847
62 Blues Brothers 2000 Feb 6, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $13,979,599 2,980,725
63 Desperate Measures Jan 30, 1998 Action R $13,668,777 2,914,451
64 Hush Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,513,622 2,881,369
65 Senseless Feb 20, 1998 Comedy R $13,035,599 2,779,445
66 Black Dog May 1, 1998 Action PG-13 $12,829,351 2,735,469
67 An American Werewolf in Paris Dec 25, 1997 Horror R $12,694,435 2,706,703
68 Mr. Nice Guy Mar 20, 1998 Action PG-13 $12,674,183 2,702,384
69 Living Out Loud Oct 30, 1998 Drama R $12,626,134 2,692,139
70 Home Alone III Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG $12,587,357 2,683,871
71 Holy Man Oct 9, 1998 Comedy PG $12,069,719 2,573,500
72 I'll Be Home For Christmas Nov 13, 1998 Comedy PG $12,025,266 2,564,023
73 Sliding Doors Apr 24, 1998 Drama PG-13 $11,883,495 2,533,794
74 Mr. Magoo Dec 25, 1997 Comedy PG $11,367,456 2,423,765
75 Deep Rising Jan 30, 1998 Action R $11,146,409 2,376,633
76 The Full Monty Aug 13, 1997 Comedy R $10,782,379 2,299,015
77 I Got the Hook-Up! May 27, 1998 Comedy R $10,305,534 2,197,342
78 For Richer or Poorer Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $10,283,705 2,192,688
79 The Spanish Prisoner Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG $10,162,034 2,166,745
80 Knock Off Sep 4, 1998 Action R $10,076,136 2,148,430
81 Home Fries Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy PG-13 $10,050,162 2,142,892
82 Dirty Work Jun 12, 1998 Black Comedy PG-13 $9,975,684 2,127,012
83 Very Bad Things Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy R $9,735,745 2,075,852
84 Wrongfully Accused Aug 21, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $9,604,029 2,047,767
85 Belly Nov 4, 1998 Drama R $9,449,688 2,014,859
86 Apt Pupil Oct 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $8,814,516 1,879,428
87 Jerry Springer: Ringmaster Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy R $8,695,301 1,854,009
88 Return to Paradise Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $8,288,513 1,767,274
89 Firestorm Jan 9, 1998 Action R $8,041,665 1,714,641
90 Woo May 8, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $8,026,971 1,711,508
91 My Giant Apr 10, 1998 Comedy PG $7,985,929 1,702,757
92 Deconstructing Harry Dec 12, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $7,746,106 1,651,622
93 Krippendorf's Tribe Feb 27, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $7,514,883 1,602,320
94 BASEketball Jul 31, 1998 Comedy R $6,940,185 1,479,784
95 Caught Up Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $6,724,217 1,433,735
96 Smoke Signals Jun 26, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $6,719,300 1,432,687
97 The Opposite of Sex May 22, 1998 Black Comedy R $6,267,497 1,336,353
98 American History X Oct 30, 1998 Drama R $6,045,176 1,288,950
99 Palmetto Feb 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $5,840,581 1,245,326
100 Phantoms Jan 23, 1998 Horror R $5,657,370 1,206,262
101 The Boxer Dec 31, 1997 Drama R $5,573,392 1,188,357
102 Ride Mar 27, 1998 Comedy R $5,476,059 1,167,603
103 Waking Ned Devine Nov 20, 1998 Comedy PG $5,335,460 1,137,625
104 Celebrity Nov 20, 1998 Comedy R $5,009,081 1,068,034
105 Your Friends and Neighbors Aug 19, 1998 Black Comedy R $4,710,749 1,004,424
106 Meet the Deedles Mar 27, 1998 Comedy PG $4,351,341 927,791
107 Kissing a Fool Feb 27, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $4,002,640 853,441
108 Major League: Back to the M… Apr 17, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $3,551,208 757,187
109 Next Stop Wonderland Aug 21, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $3,386,698 722,110
110 The Sweet Hereafter Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $2,918,731 622,331
111 Les Boys Dec 12, 1997 Comedy Not Rated $2,750,686 586,500
112 The Mighty Oct 9, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,643,689 563,686
113 Love and Death on Long Island Mar 6, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,542,264 542,061
114 Happiness Oct 16, 1998 Black Comedy Not Rated $2,510,727 535,336
115 Down in the Delta Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,497,557 532,528
116 Hav Plenty Jun 19, 1998 Comedy R $2,301,777 490,784
117 Afterglow Dec 26, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $2,295,804 489,510
118 Pecker Sep 25, 1998 Comedy R $2,279,807 486,100
119 Touch of Evil May 21, 1958 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $2,213,147 471,886
120 The Jackal Nov 14, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $2,196,125 468,257
121 Chinese Box Apr 17, 1998 Drama R $2,195,190 468,058
122 Buffalo '66 Jun 26, 1998 Comedy R $2,180,752 464,979
123 Ma Vie en Rose Dec 26, 1997 Drama R $2,128,617 453,863
124 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Jul 24, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $2,020,700 430,853
125 A Simple Plan Dec 11, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $2,003,920 427,275
126 Devil’s Advocate Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,981,278 422,447
127 Zero Effect Jan 30, 1998 Comedy R $1,980,338 422,247
128 The Rainmaker Nov 21, 1997 Drama PG-13 $1,977,192 421,576
129 Midnight in the Garden of G… Nov 21, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $1,956,095 417,078
130 Two Girls and a Guy Apr 24, 1998 Drama R $1,950,218 415,825
131 I Know What You Did Last Su… Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,909,340 407,109
132 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $1,836,208 391,516
133 High Art Jun 12, 1998 Drama R $1,835,565 391,378
134 The Butcher Boy Apr 3, 1998 Drama R $1,822,193 388,527
135 Clay Pigeons Sep 25, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,789,892 381,640
136 Suicide Kings Apr 17, 1998 Drama R $1,692,872 360,954
137 Carne trémula Jan 16, 1998 Drama R $1,535,558 327,411
138 The Gingerbread Man Jan 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,534,569 327,200
139 In God's Hands Apr 24, 1998 Action PG-13 $1,431,239 305,168
140 Henry Fool Jun 19, 1998 Comedy R $1,334,786 284,603
141 One Tough Cop Oct 9, 1998 Drama R $1,220,906 260,321
142 Festen Oct 9, 1998 Comedy R $1,199,808 255,823
143 Nightwatch Apr 17, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,154,237 246,106
144 A Price Above Rubies Mar 25, 1998 Drama R $1,118,808 238,552
145 C't'a ton tour Laura Cadieux Oct 9, 1998 Comedy Not Rated $1,045,907 223,008
146 Slam Oct 9, 1998 Drama R $982,214 209,427
147 Deja Vu Apr 22, 1998 Drama PG-13 $821,997 175,266
148 Kiss the Girls Oct 3, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $796,528 169,835
149 The Tango Lesson Nov 14, 1997 Drama PG $761,282 162,320
150 The Nights of Cabiria Jul 1, 1998 Drama Not Rated $752,045 160,351
151 Men with Guns Mar 6, 1998 Action R $742,032 158,216
152 The Winter Guest Dec 24, 1997 Drama R $716,398 152,750
153 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Action R $679,293 144,839
154 Little Voice Dec 4, 1998 Musical R $673,534 143,611
155 Gadjo Dilo Aug 7, 1998 Drama Not Rated $666,129 142,032
156 In & Out Sep 19, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $642,154 136,920
157 Strangeland Oct 2, 1998 Horror R $631,221 134,589
158 Orgazmo Oct 23, 1998 Comedy NC-17 $582,024 124,099
159 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 May 1, 1998 Comedy PG $565,592 120,595
160 Polish Wedding Jul 17, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $563,143 120,073
161 Central do Brasil Nov 20, 1998 Drama R $554,869 118,309
162 The Hanging Garden Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $539,406 115,012
163 Clockwatchers May 15, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $444,354 94,745
164 Ulee's Gold Jun 13, 1997 Drama R $417,709 89,064
165 Bean Oct 17, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $386,312 82,369
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 65,398
168 Hurlyburly Dec 25, 1998 Comedy R $291,996 62,259
169 Soul Food Sep 26, 1997 Comedy R $288,933 61,606
170 Mr. Jealousy Jun 5, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $287,752 61,354
171 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Comedy PG $249,556 53,210
172 Steam: The Turkish Bath Nov 25, 1998 Drama Not Rated $243,143 51,843
173 Red Corner Oct 31, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $225,889 48,164
174 Still Breathing May 1, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $212,267 45,259
175 Shall We Dance? Jul 11, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $159,056 33,913
176 A Civil Action Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $155,596 33,176
177 Marius et Jeannette Dec 5, 1997 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $140,334 29,921
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 Picnic at Hanging Rock Jun 26, 1998 Drama PG $84,744 18,069
182 Mad City Nov 7, 1997 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $83,026 17,703
183 My Best Friend’s Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $77,717 16,571
184 Unmade Beds Aug 7, 1998 Black Comedy R $75,752 16,152
185 Fallen Angels Jan 21, 1998 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $58,318 12,435
186 The Alarmist Oct 16, 1998 Comedy R $55,986 11,937
187 U-Turn Oct 3, 1997 Drama R $44,849 9,563
188 Rushmore Dec 11, 1998 Black Comedy R $43,666 9,310
189 Playing by Heart Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $36,934 7,875
190 Digging to China Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG $33,000 7,036
191 Mean Streets Oct 2, 1973 Drama R $32,645 6,961
192 Another Day in Paradise Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $31,333 6,680
193 Hard Core Logo Nov 13, 1998 Comedy R $14,540 3,100
194 Notes from Underground Mar 6, 1998 Drama Not Rated $5,000 1,066
195 Phoenix Sep 4, 1998 Drama R $5,000 1,066
196 The Leading Man Mar 6, 1998 Drama R $5,000 1,066
197 Chicago Cab Sep 11, 1998 Comedy R $5,000 1,066
198 Thursday Nov 13, 1998 Action R $1,971 420
Total Gross of All Movies$3,464,505,281
Total Tickets Sold738,700,481

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.

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