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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Everest Mar 6, 1998 Documentary PG-13 $66,877,098 14,259,509
2 Patch Adams Dec 25, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $65,495,000 13,964,818
3 Amistad Dec 12, 1997 Drama R $17,461,267 3,723,084
4 Elizabeth Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $16,580,089 3,535,200
5 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Aug 28, 1998 Drama R $12,506,676 2,666,668
6 The Newton Boys Mar 27, 1998 Drama PG-13 $10,341,093 2,204,923
7 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Documentary G $9,124,115 1,945,440
8 Slums of Beverly Hills Aug 14, 1998 Comedy R $5,502,773 1,173,299
9 Africa's Elephant Kingdom May 8, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $4,119,728 878,406
10 Freeriders Oct 21, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $2,750,064 586,367
11 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Documentary G $1,043,228 222,436
12 Hands on a Hardbody Jul 10, 1998 Documentary PG $909,650 193,955
13 Without Limits Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG-13 $780,326 166,380
14 The Big One Apr 10, 1998 Documentary PG-13 $720,074 153,533
15 Seven Years in Tibet Oct 8, 1997 Drama PG-13 $345,524 73,672
16 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Feb 13, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $204,507 43,604
17 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Oct 3, 1997 Documentary PG $88,329 18,833
18 Arguing the World Jan 9, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $47,044 10,030
19 Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back Jan 16, 1998 Documentary Not Rated $27,158 5,790
Total Gross of All Movies$214,923,743
Total Tickets Sold45,825,947

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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