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Domestic Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $488,192,879 104,092,298
2 Armageddon Jul 1, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $201,573,391 42,979,401
3 Saving Private Ryan Jul 24, 1998 Drama R $190,373,184 40,591,297
4 There’s Something About Mary Jul 15, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $174,422,745 37,190,351
5 The Waterboy Nov 6, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $147,895,431 31,534,207
6 Deep Impact May 8, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $140,300,426 29,914,803
7 Godzilla May 19, 1998 Action PG-13 $136,142,003 29,028,146
8 Rush Hour Sep 18, 1998 Action PG-13 $136,065,335 29,011,799
9 Good Will Hunting Dec 5, 1997 Drama R $133,167,234 28,393,867
10 Lethal Weapon 4 Jul 10, 1998 Action R $129,734,803 27,662,005
11 A Bug’s Life Nov 20, 1998 Adventure G $127,682,000 27,224,307
12 The Truman Show Jun 5, 1998 Drama PG $125,466,701 26,751,962
13 As Good as it Gets Dec 24, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $123,223,474 26,273,662
14 Enemy of the State Nov 20, 1998 Action R $92,020,000 19,620,469
15 Antz Oct 2, 1998 Adventure PG $88,668,349 18,905,831
16 The Wedding Singer Feb 13, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,224,502 17,105,438
17 City of Angels Apr 10, 1998 Drama PG-13 $78,745,923 16,790,175
18 Six Days, Seven Nights Jun 12, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $74,292,149 15,840,543
19 Hope Floats May 29, 1998 Drama PG-13 $60,033,780 12,800,380
20 Snake Eyes Aug 7, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $55,585,389 11,851,895
21 Halloween: H2O Aug 5, 1998 Horror R $55,004,135 11,727,961
22 Small Soldiers Jul 10, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $54,452,676 11,610,379
23 The Negotiator Jul 29, 1998 Action R $44,484,065 9,484,875
24 Meet Joe Black Nov 13, 1998 Drama PG-13 $43,240,705 9,219,767
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 Pleasantville Oct 23, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $38,761,688 8,264,752
28 Urban Legend Sep 25, 1998 Horror R $37,506,463 7,997,114
29 Stepmom Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $35,270,000 7,520,256
30 Mouse Hunt Dec 19, 1997 Comedy PG $33,240,214 7,087,466
31 Bride of Chucky Oct 16, 1998 Horror R $32,305,400 6,888,145
32 Wild Things Mar 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $29,753,944 6,344,125
33 Jack Frost Dec 11, 1998 Comedy PG $27,975,000 5,964,819
34 The Big Hit Apr 24, 1998 Action R $27,052,167 5,768,053
35 Paulie Apr 17, 1998 Comedy PG $27,008,669 5,758,778
36 Bulworth May 15, 1998 Comedy R $26,525,834 5,655,828
37 Scream 2 Dec 12, 1997 Horror R $26,394,374 5,627,798
38 Can’t Hardly Wait Jun 12, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $25,339,117 5,402,797
39 Fallen Jan 16, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $25,188,006 5,370,577
40 The Players Club Apr 8, 1998 Black Comedy R $23,031,390 4,910,744
41 Rounders Sep 11, 1998 Drama R $22,905,674 4,883,939
42 He Got Game May 1, 1998 Drama R $21,554,585 4,595,860
43 The Apostle Dec 17, 1997 Drama PG-13 $20,692,516 4,412,050
44 Mighty Joe Young Dec 25, 1998 Adventure PG $20,117,000 4,289,339
45 Jane Austen's Mafia Jul 24, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $19,843,795 4,231,086
46 Hard Rain Jan 16, 1998 Action R $19,819,494 4,225,905
47 Species 2 Apr 10, 1998 Horror R $19,165,560 4,086,473
48 The Replacement Killers Feb 6, 1998 Action R $18,967,571 4,044,258
49 The Odd Couple II Apr 10, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $18,878,566 4,025,281
50 The Faculty Dec 25, 1998 Horror R $18,323,000 3,906,823
51 The Big Lebowski Mar 6, 1998 Comedy R $17,439,163 3,718,372
52 Disturbing Behavior Jul 24, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $17,411,331 3,712,437
53 Half Baked Jan 16, 1998 Comedy R $17,278,980 3,684,217
54 54 Aug 28, 1998 Drama R $16,574,731 3,534,058
55 Dance With Me Aug 21, 1998 Drama PG $15,862,680 3,382,235
56 Dead Man on Campus Aug 21, 1998 Black Comedy R $15,062,898 3,211,705
57 Twilight Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $15,030,732 3,204,847
58 Soldier Oct 23, 1998 Action R $14,567,883 3,106,158
59 Dark City Feb 27, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $14,337,579 3,057,053
60 Desperate Measures Jan 30, 1998 Action R $13,668,777 2,914,451
61 Hush Mar 6, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,513,622 2,881,369
62 Senseless Feb 20, 1998 Comedy R $13,035,599 2,779,445
63 Black Dog May 1, 1998 Action PG-13 $12,829,351 2,735,469
64 An American Werewolf in Paris Dec 25, 1997 Horror R $12,694,435 2,706,703
65 Mr. Nice Guy Mar 20, 1998 Action PG-13 $12,674,183 2,702,384
66 Living Out Loud Oct 30, 1998 Drama R $12,626,134 2,692,139
67 Home Alone III Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG $12,587,357 2,683,871
68 Holy Man Oct 9, 1998 Comedy PG $12,069,719 2,573,500
69 I'll Be Home For Christmas Nov 13, 1998 Comedy PG $12,025,266 2,564,023
70 Sliding Doors Apr 24, 1998 Drama PG-13 $11,883,495 2,533,794
71 Deep Rising Jan 30, 1998 Action R $11,146,409 2,376,633
72 The Full Monty Aug 13, 1997 Comedy R $10,782,379 2,299,015
73 La vita è bella Oct 23, 1998 Drama PG-13 $10,336,425 2,203,929
74 I Got the Hook-Up! May 27, 1998 Comedy R $10,305,534 2,197,342
75 For Richer or Poorer Dec 12, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $10,283,705 2,192,688
76 The Spanish Prisoner Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG $10,162,034 2,166,745
77 Air Bud: Golden Receiver Aug 14, 1998 Comedy G $10,093,523 2,152,137
78 Knock Off Sep 4, 1998 Action R $10,076,136 2,148,430
79 Home Fries Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy PG-13 $10,050,162 2,142,892
80 Dirty Work Jun 12, 1998 Black Comedy PG-13 $9,975,684 2,127,012
81 Very Bad Things Nov 25, 1998 Black Comedy R $9,735,745 2,075,852
82 Wrongfully Accused Aug 21, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $9,604,029 2,047,767
83 Belly Nov 4, 1998 Drama R $9,449,688 2,014,859
84 Return to Paradise Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $8,288,513 1,767,274
85 Firestorm Jan 9, 1998 Action R $8,041,665 1,714,641
86 Woo May 8, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $8,026,971 1,711,508
87 My Giant Apr 10, 1998 Comedy PG $7,985,929 1,702,757
88 Deconstructing Harry Dec 12, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $7,746,106 1,651,622
89 Star Kid Jan 16, 1998 Adventure PG $7,015,240 1,495,787
90 BASEketball Jul 31, 1998 Comedy R $6,940,185 1,479,784
91 Caught Up Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $6,724,217 1,433,735
92 The Opposite of Sex May 22, 1998 Black Comedy R $6,267,497 1,336,353
93 Shakespeare in Love Dec 11, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $6,239,569 1,330,399
94 Almost Heroes May 29, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $6,114,928 1,303,823
95 American History X Oct 30, 1998 Drama R $6,045,176 1,288,950
96 The Boxer Dec 31, 1997 Drama R $5,573,392 1,188,357
97 Ride Mar 27, 1998 Comedy R $5,476,059 1,167,603
98 Kundun Dec 25, 1997 Drama PG-13 $5,361,646 1,143,208
99 Waking Ned Devine Nov 20, 1998 Comedy PG $5,335,460 1,137,625
100 Celebrity Nov 20, 1998 Comedy R $5,009,081 1,068,034
101 Your Friends and Neighbors Aug 19, 1998 Black Comedy R $4,710,749 1,004,424
102 Meet the Deedles Mar 27, 1998 Comedy PG $4,351,341 927,791
103 Kissing a Fool Feb 27, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $4,002,640 853,441
104 The Governess Jul 31, 1998 Drama R $3,716,060 792,337
105 Major League: Back to the M… Apr 17, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $3,551,208 757,187
106 Next Stop Wonderland Aug 21, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $3,386,698 722,110
107 Pi Jul 10, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $3,216,970 685,921
108 The Last Days of Disco May 29, 1998 Drama R $2,987,297 636,950
109 Les Boys Dec 12, 1997 Comedy Not Rated $2,750,686 586,500
110 Happiness Oct 16, 1998 Black Comedy Not Rated $2,510,727 535,336
111 Down in the Delta Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,497,557 532,528
112 Hav Plenty Jun 19, 1998 Comedy R $2,301,777 490,784
113 Afterglow Dec 26, 1997 Romantic Comedy R $2,295,804 489,510
114 Pecker Sep 25, 1998 Comedy R $2,279,807 486,100
115 Touch of Evil May 21, 1958 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $2,213,147 471,886
116 Chinese Box Apr 17, 1998 Drama R $2,195,190 468,058
117 The Imposters Oct 2, 1998 Comedy R $2,187,773 466,476
118 Buffalo '66 Jun 26, 1998 Comedy R $2,180,752 464,979
119 Ma Vie en Rose Dec 26, 1997 Drama R $2,128,617 453,863
120 Alien: Resurrection Nov 26, 1997 Action R $2,099,011 447,550
121 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Jul 24, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $2,020,700 430,853
122 Zero Effect Jan 30, 1998 Comedy R $1,980,338 422,247
123 Two Girls and a Guy Apr 24, 1998 Drama R $1,950,218 415,825
124 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $1,929,392 411,384
125 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $1,836,208 391,516
126 High Art Jun 12, 1998 Drama R $1,835,565 391,378
127 Clay Pigeons Sep 25, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,789,892 381,640
128 Eve's Bayou Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $1,446,574 308,438
129 In God's Hands Apr 24, 1998 Action PG-13 $1,431,239 305,168
130 Henry Fool Jun 19, 1998 Comedy R $1,334,786 284,603
131 Festen Oct 9, 1998 Comedy R $1,199,808 255,823
132 Nightwatch Apr 17, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,154,237 246,106
133 A Price Above Rubies Mar 25, 1998 Drama R $1,118,808 238,552
134 The Thief Jul 17, 1998 Drama R $1,117,268 238,223
135 Velvet Goldmine Nov 6, 1998 Musical R $1,043,487 222,492
136 Slam Oct 9, 1998 Drama R $982,214 209,427
137 Strike Aug 21, 1998 Comedy Not Rated $968,506 206,504
138 Deja Vu Apr 22, 1998 Drama PG-13 $821,997 175,266
139 Firelight Sep 4, 1998 Drama R $784,419 167,253
140 Mrs. Brown Jul 18, 1997 Drama PG $766,267 163,383
141 The Tango Lesson Nov 14, 1997 Drama PG $761,282 162,320
142 The Nights of Cabiria Jul 1, 1998 Drama Not Rated $752,045 160,351
143 Men with Guns Mar 6, 1998 Action R $742,032 158,216
144 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Action R $679,293 144,839
145 Gadjo Dilo Aug 7, 1998 Drama Not Rated $666,129 142,032
146 In & Out Sep 19, 1997 Comedy PG-13 $642,154 136,920
147 Strangeland Oct 2, 1998 Horror R $631,221 134,589
148 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $594,409 126,740
149 Orgazmo Oct 23, 1998 Comedy NC-17 $582,024 124,099
150 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 May 1, 1998 Comedy PG $565,592 120,595
151 Polish Wedding Jul 17, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $563,143 120,073
152 Central do Brasil Nov 20, 1998 Drama R $554,869 118,309
153 The Hanging Garden Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $539,406 115,012
154 Clockwatchers May 15, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $444,354 94,745
155 Ulee's Gold Jun 13, 1997 Drama R $417,709 89,064
156 Ta'm e guilass Jan 30, 1998 Drama Not Rated $311,873 66,497
157 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega… Apr 10, 1998 Action PG $308,082 65,689
158 Chairman of the Board Mar 13, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $306,715 65,398
159 Soul Food Sep 26, 1997 Comedy R $288,933 61,606
160 Mr. Jealousy Jun 5, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $287,752 61,354
161 Steam: The Turkish Bath Nov 25, 1998 Drama Not Rated $243,143 51,843
162 Red Corner Oct 31, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $225,889 48,164
163 Still Breathing May 1, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $212,267 45,259
164 Jenseits der Stille Jun 5, 1998 Drama PG-13 $171,334 36,532
165 Shall We Dance? Jul 11, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $159,056 33,913
166 Marius et Jeannette Dec 5, 1997 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $140,334 29,921
167 The Proposition Mar 27, 1998 Drama R $121,875 25,986
168 Fairytale: A True Story Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG $111,314 23,734
169 Guantanamera Jul 4, 1997 Comedy Not Rated $104,101 22,196
170 Picnic at Hanging Rock Jun 26, 1998 Drama PG $84,744 18,069
171 Mad City Nov 7, 1997 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $83,026 17,703
172 My Best Friend’s Wedding Jun 20, 1997 Romantic Comedy PG $77,717 16,571
173 Unmade Beds Aug 7, 1998 Black Comedy R $75,752 16,152
174 24 7: Twenty Four Seven Apr 15, 1998 Comedy R $72,544 15,467
175 Gattaca Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG-13 $64,361 13,723
176 Fallen Angels Jan 21, 1998 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $58,318 12,435
177 Last Night Oct 23, 1998 Drama R $48,634 10,370
178 Rushmore Dec 11, 1998 Black Comedy R $43,666 9,310
179 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn … Feb 27, 1998 Comedy R $40,000 8,529
180 Playing by Heart Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $36,934 7,875
181 Digging to China Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG $33,000 7,036
182 Mean Streets Oct 2, 1973 Drama R $32,645 6,961
183 Rocket Man Oct 10, 1997 Comedy PG $24,947 5,319
184 The Dress Jan 16, 1998 Drama Not Rated $16,556 3,530
185 Hard Core Logo Nov 13, 1998 Comedy R $14,540 3,100
186 Killing Time Jan 30, 1998 Action R $12,154 2,591
187 Love Walked In Feb 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $5,000 1,066
188 Phoenix Sep 4, 1998 Drama R $5,000 1,066
189 Ambushed Jun 20, 1998 Action R $5,000 1,066
190 The Leading Man Mar 6, 1998 Drama R $5,000 1,066
191 Thursday Nov 13, 1998 Action R $1,971 420
Total Gross of All Movies$4,303,453,490
Total Tickets Sold917,580,698

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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