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Based on Real Life Events Movies Released in 1998
This list shows all Based on Real Life Events films released in 1998, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Based on Real Life Events Movies for 1998
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January 1998 |
| January 9 |
Arguing the World |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$47,044 |
|
| |
| January 29 |
Blue Planet |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$155,016 |
|
| February 1998 |
| February 13 |
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$209,244 |
|
| |
| February 27 |
Kurt and Courtney |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$441,808 |
|
| March 1998 |
| March 6 |
Everest |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$127,990,128 |
|
| |
| March 26 |
¿Quién diablos es Juliette? |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$80,008 |
|
| |
| March 27 |
Abrile |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,541 |
|
|
The Newton Boys |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,341,093 |
|
| April 1998 |
| April 3 |
Artemisia |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$377,512 |
|
| |
| April 10 |
The Big One |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$720,074 |
|
| May 1998 |
| May 7 |
A Place Called Chiapas |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$237,779 |
|
| |
| May 8 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$13,485,455 |
|
| |
| May 15 |
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$19,265 |
|
| July 1998 |
| July 3 |
Mark Twain's America 3D |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,992,106 |
|
| |
| July 10 |
Hands on a Hardbody |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$909,650 |
|
| |
| July 16 |
Mysteries of Egypt |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$90,000,000 |
|
| August 1998 |
| August 14 |
Slums of Beverly Hills |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,502,773 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
Why Do Fools Fall In Love? |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,506,676 |
|
| September 1998 |
| September 11 |
Without Limits |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$780,326 |
|
| |
| September 18 |
Love is the Devil |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$707,654 |
|
| |
| September 25 |
The Brandon Teena Story |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$43,506 |
|
| October 1998 |
| October 7 |
In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Some Nudity Required |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$5,853 |
|
| |
| October 21 |
Freeriders |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,750,064 |
|
| |
| October 23 |
The Cruise |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$255,764 |
|
| November 1998 |
| November 2 |
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$9,025 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
Elizabeth |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$82,150,642 |
|
| December 1998 |
| December 25 |
Patch Adams |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$202,173,000 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
The Color of Courage |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1998 TBD |
Occy: The Occumentary |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
