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Domestic Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Armageddon Jul 1, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $201,573,391 42,979,401
2 Deep Impact May 8, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $140,300,426 29,914,803
3 Godzilla May 19, 1998 Action PG-13 $136,142,003 29,028,146
4 The X Files: Fight the Future Jun 19, 1998 Action PG-13 $83,826,398 17,873,432
5 Lost In Space Apr 3, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $69,102,910 14,734,096
6 Star Trek: Insurrection Dec 11, 1998 Adventure PG $53,977,000 11,508,955
7 Sphere Feb 13, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $36,976,367 7,884,087
8 Mighty Joe Young Dec 25, 1998 Adventure PG $20,117,000 4,289,339
9 Species 2 Apr 10, 1998 Horror R $19,165,560 4,086,473
10 The Faculty Dec 25, 1998 Horror R $18,323,000 3,906,823
11 Soldier Oct 23, 1998 Action R $14,567,883 3,106,158
12 Star Kid Jan 16, 1998 Adventure PG $7,015,240 1,495,787
13 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Action R $6,799,705 1,449,830
14 Pi Jul 10, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $3,216,970 685,921
15 Alien: Resurrection Nov 26, 1997 Action R $2,099,011 447,550
16 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $1,929,392 411,384
17 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Action R $479,345 102,206
18 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Action PG-13 $77,986 16,628
19 Gattaca Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG-13 $64,361 13,723
20 Last Night Oct 23, 1998 Drama R $48,634 10,370
21 Rocket Man Oct 10, 1997 Comedy PG $24,947 5,319
Total Gross of All Movies$815,827,529
Total Tickets Sold173,950,431

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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