The Top Movies, Weekend of May 22, 1998
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Godzilla |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$44,047,541 |
  |
3,310 |
$13,307 |
$58,493,223 |
5 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Deep Impact |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$19,381,788 |
-16.70% |
3,250 |
$5,964 |
$98,908,935 |
17 |
| 3 |
(2) |
The Horse Whisperer |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$14,516,024 |
+6.07% |
2,049 |
$7,084 |
$33,097,956 |
10 |
| 4 |
(31) |
Bulworth |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$10,515,839 |
+7,315.13% |
2,047 |
$5,137 |
$10,744,176 |
10 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Quest for Camelot |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$6,309,793 |
+4.44% |
3,107 |
$2,031 |
$13,771,480 |
10 |
| 6 |
(new) |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$4,335,095 |
  |
1,126 |
$3,850 |
$4,335,095 |
3 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Titanic |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$3,672,703 |
+73.87% |
2,008 |
$1,829 |
$577,060,012 |
157 |
| 8 |
(4) |
City of Angels |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$3,246,295 |
+4.64% |
1,967 |
$1,650 |
$70,491,612 |
45 |
| 9 |
(5) |
He Got Game |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$1,767,185 |
-27.74% |
1,244 |
$1,421 |
$19,141,458 |
24 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Paulie |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Comedy
|
$1,421,694 |
-12.05% |
1,502 |
$947 |
$22,190,311 |
38 |
| 11 |
(13) |
Sliding Doors |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$1,310,127 |
+16.84% |
522 |
$2,510 |
$8,009,578 |
31 |
| 12 |
(7) |
Woo |
New Line
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,212,281 |
-27.37% |
604 |
$2,007 |
$6,431,580 |
17 |
| 13 |
(15) |
Everest |
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
Documentary
|
$1,206,714 |
+70.49% |
46 |
$26,233 |
$14,621,505 |
80 |
| 14 |
(16) |
Spanish Prisoner |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$912,789 |
+29.40% |
328 |
$2,783 |
$6,513,432 |
52 |
| 15 |
(27) |
The Wedding Singer |
New Line
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$813,013 |
+293.39% |
653 |
$1,245 |
$76,868,604 |
101 |
| 16 |
(9) |
Les Miserables |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$747,322 |
-49.51% |
655 |
$1,141 |
$12,605,133 |
24 |
| 17 |
(11) |
Black Dog |
Universal
|
Action
|
$688,510 |
-48.64% |
850 |
$810 |
$11,193,035 |
24 |
| 18 |
(12) |
The Object of my Affection |
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$625,307 |
-47.87% |
604 |
$1,035 |
$27,739,002 |
38 |
| 19 |
(10) |
The Big Hit |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$522,033 |
-63.25% |
525 |
$994 |
$26,273,040 |
31 |
| 20 |
(21) |
As Good as it Gets |
Sony Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$455,516 |
+34.37% |
485 |
$939 |
$146,653,084 |
152 |
| 21 |
(14) |
Lost In Space |
New Line
|
Adventure
|
$417,638 |
-51.06% |
522 |
$800 |
$66,130,248 |
52 |
| 22 |
(17) |
The Players Club |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$391,782 |
-22.94% |
311 |
$1,260 |
$21,867,517 |
47 |
| 23 |
(18) |
Scream 2 |
Miramax
|
Horror
|
$347,914 |
-17.79% |
443 |
$785 |
$100,693,014 |
164 |
| 24 |
(20) |
Good Will Hunting |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$319,444 |
-18.05% |
326 |
$980 |
$136,083,948 |
171 |
| 25 |
(23) |
U.S. Marshals |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$305,220 |
+12.01% |
419 |
$728 |
$57,113,315 |
80 |
| 26 |
(26) |
Chinese Box |
Trimark
|
Drama
|
$269,509 |
+19.19% |
106 |
$2,543 |
$1,336,867 |
38 |
| 27 |
(25) |
Primary Colors |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$242,970 |
+2.22% |
267 |
$910 |
$38,275,612 |
66 |
| 28 |
(19) |
Mercury Rising |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$241,770 |
-38.72% |
308 |
$785 |
$31,712,520 |
52 |
| 29 |
(30) |
The Man in the Iron Mask |
MGM
|
Adventure
|
$173,577 |
+11.08% |
2,271 |
$76 |
$56,272,292 |
73 |
| 30 |
(28) |
Barney's Great Adventure |
Polygram
|
Adventure
|
$155,368 |
-12.12% |
429 |
$362 |
$10,559,238 |
52 |
| 31 |
(24) |
Tomorrow Never Dies |
MGM
|
Action
|
$152,933 |
-43.87% |
131 |
$1,167 |
$125,210,295 |
157 |
| 32 |
(42) |
Wilde |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$143,683 |
+96.10% |
37 |
$3,883 |
$468,564 |
24 |
| 33 |
(41) |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$134,642 |
+83.39% |
14 |
$9,617 |
$5,996,784 |
318 |
| 34 |
(22) |
The Odd Couple II |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$116,071 |
-62.52% |
394 |
$295 |
$18,101,161 |
45 |
| 35 |
(29) |
Species 2 |
MGM
|
Horror
|
$106,753 |
-38.45% |
209 |
$511 |
$18,848,067 |
45 |
| 36 |
(new) |
The Opposite of Sex |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Black Comedy
|
$102,385 |
  |
5 |
$20,477 |
$102,385 |
3 |
| 37 |
(re-entry) |
Tarzan and the Lost City |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$91,689 |
+417.00% |
260 |
$353 |
$2,147,114 |
31 |
| 38 |
(50) |
Deja Vu |
Rainbow Releasing
|
|
$86,290 |
+101.98% |
32 |
$2,697 |
$360,103 |
33 |
| 39 |
(re-entry) |
Artemisia |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$80,573 |
-11.00% |
19 |
$4,241 |
$275,063 |
52 |
| 40 |
(43) |
L.A. Confidential |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$79,643 |
+15.65% |
60 |
$1,327 |
$64,604,977 |
248 |
| 41 |
(32) |
The Butcher Boy |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$77,777 |
-27.80% |
44 |
$1,768 |
$1,686,897 |
52 |
| 42 |
(44) |
A Price Above Rubies |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$71,051 |
+27.46% |
52 |
$1,366 |
$1,027,877 |
61 |
| 43 |
(re-entry) |
Hush |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$67,163 |
  |
305 |
$220 |
$13,513,622 |
80 |
| 44 |
(48) |
Shooting Fish |
Fox Searchlight
|
|
$63,822 |
+39.89% |
64 |
$997 |
$254,732 |
24 |
| 45 |
(39) |
Mr. Nice Guy |
New Line
|
Action
|
$60,676 |
-24.53% |
96 |
$632 |
$12,583,626 |
66 |
| 46 |
(38) |
Mrs. Dalloway |
First Look
|
Drama
|
$59,728 |
-26.58% |
45 |
$1,327 |
$3,101,536 |
94 |
| 47 |
(re-entry) |
The Apostle |
October Films
|
Drama
|
$58,996 |
-15.00% |
63 |
$936 |
$20,601,063 |
159 |
| 48 |
(56) |
Clockwatchers |
Artistic License
|
|
$54,361 |
+56.04% |
9 |
$6,040 |
$106,498 |
10 |
| 49 |
(34) |
Two Girls and a Guy |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$48,776 |
-50.72% |
41 |
$1,190 |
$1,909,309 |
31 |
| 50 |
(57) |
The Hanging Garden |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
|
$45,957 |
+40.83% |
7 |
$6,565 |
$699,760 |
199 |
| 51 |
(49) |
The Big Lebowski |
Gramercy
|
Comedy
|
$45,144 |
+5.06% |
64 |
$705 |
$17,439,163 |
80 |
| 52 |
(45) |
Love and Death on Long Island |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$44,721 |
-13.49% |
47 |
$952 |
$2,448,658 |
80 |
| 53 |
(52) |
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 |
Sony Pictures
|
|
$41,684 |
+2.97% |
18 |
$2,316 |
$294,014 |
24 |
| 54 |
(re-entry) |
Friend of Deceased |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
|
$39,116 |
+27.00% |
17 |
$2,301 |
$105,053 |
24 |
| 55 |
(46) |
Wild Man Blues |
New Line
|
|
$36,788 |
-23.60% |
22 |
$1,672 |
$425,788 |
38 |
| 56 |
(58) |
The Gingerbread Man |
Polygram
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$35,063 |
+16.61% |
22 |
$1,594 |
$1,351,109 |
122 |
| 57 |
(53) |
Character |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$33,505 |
-12.32% |
35 |
$957 |
$635,998 |
59 |
| 58 |
(55) |
Dangerous Beauty |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$33,388 |
-7.92% |
25 |
$1,336 |
$4,228,818 |
94 |
| 59 |
(re-entry) |
I Think I Do |
Strand
|
|
$33,377 |
+174.00% |
7 |
$4,768 |
$249,044 |
45 |
| 60 |
(re-entry) |
Still Breathing |
October Films
|
|
$33,307 |
+139.00% |
18 |
$1,850 |
$212,267 |
24 |
| 61 |
(re-entry) |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
Discovery/IMAX
|
Documentary
|
$33,044 |
  |
3 |
$11,015 |
$308,659 |
17 |
| 62 |
(33) |
In God's Hands |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$31,223 |
-68.99% |
32 |
$976 |
$1,431,239 |
31 |
| 63 |
(35) |
Suicide Kings |
Artisan
|
Drama
|
$29,795 |
-66.49% |
85 |
$351 |
$1,598,065 |
38 |
| 64 |
(40) |
Meet the Deedles |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$24,596 |
-67.64% |
76 |
$324 |
$4,351,341 |
59 |
| 65 |
(37) |
Grease |
Paramount Pictures
|
Musical
|
$24,522 |
-70.44% |
406 |
$60 |
$181,469,808 |
7,283 |
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