US Movie Market Summary for 1998
Total Box Office Gross: $6,773,105,662
Tickets sold: 1,444,158,982
Average ticket price:$4.69
Top Grossing Movies of 1998
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 1998 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Titanic
|
12/19/1997
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$443,319,081 |
94,524,324 |
$745,796,916 |
| 2 |
Armageddon
|
7/1/1998
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$201,573,391 |
42,979,401 |
$339,107,474 |
| 3 |
Saving Private Ryan
|
7/24/1998
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
Drama
|
R
|
$190,373,184 |
40,591,297 |
$320,265,333 |
| 4 |
There's Something About Mary
|
7/15/1998
|
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$174,711,122 |
37,251,838 |
$293,917,002 |
| 5 |
The Waterboy
|
11/6/1998
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$150,037,914 |
31,991,026 |
$252,409,195 |
| 6 |
Doctor Dolittle
|
6/26/1998
|
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$144,155,118 |
30,736,699 |
$242,512,555 |
| 7 |
Deep Impact
|
5/8/1998
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$140,300,426 |
29,914,803 |
$236,027,796 |
| 8 |
Rush Hour
|
9/18/1998
|
New Line
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$137,534,276 |
29,325,006 |
$231,374,297 |
| 9 |
A Bug's Life
|
11/20/1998
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$136,420,000 |
29,087,420 |
$229,499,744 |
| 10 |
Godzilla
|
5/20/1998
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$136,142,003 |
29,028,146 |
$229,032,072 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1998
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
28 |
$1,108,750,922 |
236,407,445 |
16.37% |
| 2 |
Paramount Pictures
|
18 |
$1,045,453,448 |
222,911,182 |
15.44% |
| 3 |
Warner Bros.
|
29 |
$741,544,678 |
158,111,871 |
10.95% |
| 4 |
Sony Pictures
|
38 |
$723,654,948 |
154,297,430 |
10.69% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
18 |
$722,595,532 |
154,071,541 |
10.67% |
| 6 |
New Line
|
17 |
$518,485,611 |
110,551,303 |
7.66% |
| 7 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
7 |
$466,673,844 |
99,504,019 |
6.89% |
| 8 |
Universal
|
20 |
$416,856,479 |
88,881,979 |
6.16% |
| 9 |
Miramax
|
40 |
$393,672,539 |
83,938,706 |
5.81% |
| 10 |
MGM
|
16 |
$184,254,068 |
39,286,581 |
2.72% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1998
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Drama
|
123 |
$1,567,636,511 |
334,250,855 |
23.18% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
20 |
$1,213,272,244 |
258,693,446 |
17.94% |
| 3 |
Comedy
|
83 |
$1,171,683,515 |
249,825,908 |
17.33% |
| 4 |
Action
|
31 |
$994,536,914 |
212,054,778 |
14.71% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
19 |
$782,523,377 |
166,849,332 |
11.57% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
14 |
$500,453,447 |
106,706,491 |
7.40% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
15 |
$317,637,319 |
67,726,507 |
4.70% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
12 |
$115,718,746 |
24,673,506 |
1.71% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
7 |
$52,405,908 |
11,173,968 |
.78% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$45,982,332 |
9,804,334 |
.68% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1998
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
82 |
$2,997,132,553 |
639,047,452 |
44.31% |
| 2 |
R
|
202 |
$2,378,980,120 |
507,245,222 |
35.17% |
| 3 |
PG
|
44 |
$892,839,618 |
190,370,920 |
13.20% |
| 4 |
G
|
16 |
$428,461,317 |
91,356,359 |
6.33% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
20 |
$66,285,521 |
14,133,374 |
.98% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
2 |
$615,092 |
131,150 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1998
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
174 |
$3,952,908,053 |
842,837,533 |
59.13% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
79 |
$981,823,129 |
209,343,951 |
14.69% |
| 3 |
Remake
|
12 |
$656,697,917 |
140,020,879 |
9.82% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
11 |
$438,181,922 |
93,428,980 |
6.55% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
23 |
$244,970,994 |
52,232,621 |
3.66% |
| 6 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$186,293,008 |
39,721,324 |
2.79% |
| 7 |
Based on Play
|
9 |
$81,353,744 |
17,346,215 |
1.22% |
| 8 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
2 |
$70,041,552 |
14,934,233 |
1.05% |
| 9 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
2 |
$42,282,932 |
9,015,550 |
.63% |
| 10 |
Musical Group Movie
|
1 |
$29,247,405 |
6,236,120 |
.44% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1998
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
318 |
$6,229,785,514 |
1,328,312,471 |
92.13% |
| 2 |
Hand Animation
|
8 |
$305,778,907 |
65,198,063 |
4.52% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
2 |
$225,634,361 |
48,109,672 |
3.34% |
| 4 |
Animation/Live Action
|
1 |
$448,397 |
95,607 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1998
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
182 |
$3,465,718,391 |
738,959,141 |
52.79% |
| 2 |
Historical Fiction
|
39 |
$927,928,206 |
197,852,495 |
14.13% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
18 |
$605,501,502 |
129,104,799 |
9.22% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
14 |
$526,842,937 |
112,333,251 |
8.02% |
| 5 |
Fantasy
|
14 |
$521,283,205 |
111,147,803 |
7.94% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
21 |
$326,781,199 |
69,676,164 |
4.98% |
| 7 |
Factual
|
13 |
$120,974,290 |
25,794,091 |
1.84% |
| 8 |
Super Hero
|
1 |
$70,001,065 |
14,925,600 |
1.07% |
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