Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 7th, 1998
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Saving Private Ryan |
Dreamworks SKG |
Drama |
$17,398,000 |
-26% |
2,592 |
$6,712 |
$103,770,977 |
17 |
| 2 |
new |
Snake Eyes |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$16,310,373 |
|
2,713 |
$6,012 |
$16,310,373 |
3 |
| 3 |
new |
Halloween: H2O |
Miramax |
Horror |
$16,187,724 |
|
2,607 |
$6,209 |
$24,753,129 |
5 |
| 4 |
(3) |
There's Something About Mary |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$9,626,022 |
-12% |
2,084 |
$4,619 |
$76,635,083 |
26 |
| 5 |
(2) |
The Parent Trap |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$8,127,121 |
-27% |
2,402 |
$3,383 |
$32,350,541 |
12 |
| 6 |
(5) |
Ever After: A Cinderella Story |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$7,694,677 |
-10% |
2,067 |
$3,723 |
$22,522,179 |
10 |
| 7 |
(4) |
The Negotiator |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$6,503,833 |
-36% |
2,436 |
$2,670 |
$24,968,778 |
12 |
| 8 |
(6) |
The Mask of Zorro |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$5,508,627 |
-34% |
2,436 |
$2,261 |
$71,641,665 |
24 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Armageddon |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$5,318,807 |
-30% |
2,123 |
$2,505 |
$172,771,899 |
40 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$4,739,997 |
-39% |
2,329 |
$2,035 |
$116,240,150 |
31 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Doctor Dolittle |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$3,053,717 |
-33% |
1,821 |
$1,677 |
$131,586,778 |
45 |
| 12 |
(13) |
Small Soldiers |
Dreamworks SKG |
Comedy |
$1,551,000 |
-45% |
1,249 |
$1,242 |
$49,380,902 |
31 |
| 13 |
(10) |
Jane Austen's Mafia |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$1,391,056 |
-62% |
1,374 |
$1,012 |
$17,207,743 |
17 |
| 14 |
(14) |
Mulan |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,040,389 |
-34% |
915 |
$1,137 |
$113,608,414 |
52 |
| 15 |
(11) |
BASEketball |
Universal |
Comedy |
$1,021,860 |
-67% |
1,910 |
$535 |
$5,746,365 |
10 |
| 16 |
(17) |
Everest |
MacGillivray Freeman Films |
Documentary |
$965,467 |
+1% |
63 |
$15,325 |
$34,132,807 |
157 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Titanic |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$965,212 |
-17% |
681 |
$1,417 |
$597,285,686 |
234 |
| 18 |
(12) |
Disturbing Behavior |
MGM |
Thriller/Suspense |
$872,469 |
-71% |
1,217 |
$717 |
$15,702,490 |
17 |
| 19 |
(16) |
Madeline |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$677,685 |
-33% |
800 |
$847 |
$26,085,742 |
31 |
| 20 |
(52) |
Deep Impact |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$583,063 |
+1,651% |
634 |
$920 |
$138,949,740 |
94 |
| 21 |
(23) |
Hope Floats |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$484,733 |
+36% |
675 |
$718 |
$57,845,475 |
73 |
| 22 |
(20) |
The Horse Whisperer |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$444,261 |
+13% |
527 |
$843 |
$73,537,519 |
87 |
| 23 |
(18) |
Smoke Signals |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$405,770 |
-4% |
145 |
$2,798 |
$3,008,676 |
45 |
| 24 |
(19) |
The X Files: Fight the Future |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$310,060 |
-25% |
411 |
$754 |
$81,733,980 |
52 |
| 25 |
(37) |
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss |
Trimark |
Romantic Comedy |
$304,828 |
+265% |
77 |
$3,959 |
$602,710 |
17 |
| 26 |
(25) |
Pi |
Live Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$269,144 |
+8% |
41 |
$6,564 |
$1,002,124 |
31 |
| 27 |
(24) |
Out of Sight |
Universal |
Drama |
$217,265 |
-35% |
315 |
$690 |
$36,599,885 |
45 |
| 28 |
(22) |
Six Days, Seven Nights |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$215,541 |
-42% |
243 |
$887 |
$70,871,808 |
59 |
| 29 |
(21) |
The Truman Show |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$192,997 |
-51% |
406 |
$475 |
$123,189,615 |
66 |
| 30 |
(26) |
Gone With the Wind |
MGM |
Drama |
$169,322 |
-17% |
200 |
$847 |
$197,913,744 |
21,423 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$162,127 |
-11% |
23 |
$7,049 |
$9,275,685 |
395 |
| 32 |
(27) |
The Opposite of Sex |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Black Comedy |
$144,564 |
-29% |
97 |
$1,490 |
$5,032,716 |
80 |
| 33 |
(32) |
Buffalo '66 |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$122,125 |
-8% |
58 |
$2,106 |
$1,343,524 |
45 |
| 34 |
(28) |
Can't Hardly Wait |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$105,037 |
-43% |
251 |
$418 |
$25,028,881 |
59 |
| 35 |
(47) |
The Thief |
Stratosphere Entertainment |
Drama |
$103,128 |
+157% |
34 |
$3,033 |
$276,877 |
24 |
| 36 |
(39) |
Governess |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$101,526 |
+76% |
11 |
$9,230 |
$200,495 |
10 |
| 37 |
(31) |
City of Angels |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$97,433 |
-37% |
232 |
$420 |
$78,524,064 |
122 |
| 38 |
(30) |
A Perfect Murder |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$80,058 |
-56% |
82 |
$976 |
$67,225,026 |
66 |
| 39 |
(36) |
Spanish Prisoner |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$71,203 |
-15% |
52 |
$1,369 |
$9,608,326 |
129 |
| 40 |
(33) |
Polish Wedding |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$64,600 |
-41% |
54 |
$1,196 |
$486,695 |
24 |
| 41 |
(35) |
Henry Fool |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$63,101 |
-27% |
40 |
$1,578 |
$1,051,758 |
52 |
| 42 |
(51) |
Woo |
New Line |
Romantic Comedy |
$59,356 |
+68% |
107 |
$555 |
$7,958,597 |
94 |
| 43 |
(40) |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
Discovery/IMAX |
Documentary |
$58,005 |
+10% |
7 |
$8,286 |
$1,190,214 |
94 |
| 44 |
(34) |
Paulie |
Dreamworks SKG |
Comedy |
$54,329 |
-43% |
127 |
$428 |
$26,932,065 |
115 |
| 45 |
(41) |
High Art |
October Films |
Drama |
$51,340 |
-2% |
34 |
$1,510 |
$1,707,393 |
59 |
| 46 |
(45) |
Nights of Cabiria |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$49,653 |
+7% |
5 |
$9,931 |
$392,658 |
40 |
| 47 |
(50) |
Cousin Bette |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$44,451 |
+15% |
36 |
$1,235 |
$1,117,540 |
59 |
| 48 |
(38) |
Sliding Doors |
Miramax |
Drama |
$41,326 |
-43% |
123 |
$336 |
$11,775,989 |
108 |
| 49 |
(48) |
Mark Twain's America 3D |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$37,366 |
-6% |
5 |
$7,473 |
$372,502 |
38 |
| 50 |
(44) |
Bulworth |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$34,904 |
-28% |
66 |
$529 |
$26,292,990 |
87 |
| 51 |
(49) |
The Wedding Singer |
New Line |
Romantic Comedy |
$29,708 |
-24% |
50 |
$594 |
$80,224,502 |
178 |
| 52 |
(42) |
The Players Club |
New Line |
Drama |
$27,259 |
-47% |
63 |
$433 |
$23,031,390 |
124 |
| 53 |
(46) |
Wilde |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$26,212 |
-37% |
26 |
$1,008 |
$2,145,807 |
101 |
| 54 |
(54) |
Whatever |
Sony Pictures Classics |
|
$26,174 |
+1% |
22 |
$1,190 |
$229,750 |
31 |
| 55 |
(59) |
The Last Days of Disco |
Gramercy |
Drama |
$22,056 |
+24% |
20 |
$1,103 |
$2,987,297 |
73 |
| 56 |
new |
Safe Men |
October Films |
|
$21,210 |
|
20 |
$1,061 |
$21,210 |
3 |
| 57 |
(43) |
Lost In Space |
New Line |
Adventure |
$20,788 |
-59% |
61 |
$341 |
$69,102,910 |
129 |
| 58 |
(57) |
Quest for Camelot |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$20,230 |
-5% |
68 |
$298 |
$22,717,758 |
87 |
| 59 |
(53) |
Godzilla |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$20,221 |
-25% |
74 |
$273 |
$135,069,042 |
82 |
| 60 |
(55) |
My Giant |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$18,815 |
-26% |
32 |
$588 |
$7,985,929 |
122 |
| 61 |
new |
Gadjo Dilo |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$12,136 |
|
1 |
$12,136 |
$12,136 |
3 |
| 62 |
new |
First Love, Last Rites |
Strand |
Drama |
$10,876 |
|
3 |
$3,625 |
$10,876 |
3 |
| 63 |
new |
Unmade Beds |
New Yorker |
|
$9,615 |
|
1 |
$9,615 |
$9,615 |
3 |
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