US Movie Market Summary for 1998
Total Box Office Gross: $6,739,551,834
Tickets sold: 1,437,004,646
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
|
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$443,320,217 |
94,524,567 |
$650,329,021 |
| 2 |
Armageddon
|
7/1/1998
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$201,578,182 |
42,980,423 |
$295,705,310 |
| 3 |
Saving Private Ryan
|
7/24/1998
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
Drama
|
R
|
$190,373,184 |
40,591,297 |
$279,268,123 |
| 4 |
There's Something About Mary
|
7/15/1998
|
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$174,711,122 |
37,251,838 |
$256,292,645 |
| 5 |
The Waterboy
|
11/6/1998
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$150,037,914 |
31,991,026 |
$220,098,259 |
| 6 |
Doctor Dolittle
|
6/26/1998
|
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$144,155,118 |
30,736,699 |
$211,468,489 |
| 7 |
Deep Impact
|
5/8/1998
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$140,464,664 |
29,949,822 |
$206,054,775 |
| 8 |
Rush Hour
|
9/18/1998
|
New Line
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$137,534,276 |
29,325,006 |
$201,756,041 |
| 9 |
A Bug's Life
|
11/20/1998
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$136,420,446 |
29,087,515 |
$200,122,103 |
| 10 |
Godzilla
|
5/20/1998
|
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$136,314,294 |
29,064,881 |
$199,966,381 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1998
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$1,166,154,587 |
248,647,035 |
17.31% |
| 2 |
Buena Vista
|
28 |
$1,110,929,457 |
236,871,951 |
16.49% |
| 3 |
Warner Bros.
|
29 |
$743,228,054 |
158,470,799 |
11.03% |
| 4 |
Sony Pictures
|
36 |
$686,138,697 |
146,298,228 |
10.18% |
| 5 |
Paramount Pictures
|
18 |
$602,826,797 |
128,534,499 |
8.95% |
| 6 |
New Line
|
17 |
$518,917,979 |
110,643,492 |
7.70% |
| 7 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
7 |
$467,538,639 |
99,688,409 |
6.94% |
| 8 |
Universal
|
19 |
$400,705,587 |
85,438,291 |
5.95% |
| 9 |
Miramax
|
38 |
$394,499,331 |
84,114,995 |
5.86% |
| 10 |
MGM
|
14 |
$182,287,967 |
38,867,371 |
2.71% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1998
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Drama
|
116 |
$2,012,924,037 |
429,194,888 |
29.92% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
20 |
$1,215,844,194 |
259,241,834 |
18.07% |
| 3 |
Comedy
|
79 |
$1,167,792,864 |
248,996,345 |
17.36% |
| 4 |
Action
|
30 |
$997,033,408 |
212,587,079 |
14.82% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
14 |
$501,750,637 |
106,983,078 |
7.46% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
18 |
$340,124,020 |
72,521,113 |
5.06% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
16 |
$318,151,658 |
67,836,174 |
4.73% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
11 |
$75,196,164 |
16,033,297 |
1.12% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
7 |
$52,582,462 |
11,211,612 |
.78% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$46,087,958 |
9,826,856 |
.69% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1998
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
79 |
$2,945,214,459 |
627,977,496 |
43.76% |
| 2 |
R
|
186 |
$2,386,940,643 |
508,942,562 |
35.47% |
| 3 |
PG
|
45 |
$893,871,074 |
190,590,848 |
13.28% |
| 4 |
G
|
15 |
$427,916,607 |
91,240,215 |
6.36% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
18 |
$75,858,046 |
16,174,424 |
1.13% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
1 |
$582,024 |
124,099 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1998
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
150 |
$3,266,903,104 |
696,567,822 |
48.62% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
72 |
$895,078,711 |
190,848,340 |
13.32% |
| 3 |
Remake
|
12 |
$657,247,149 |
140,137,985 |
9.78% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
21 |
$647,054,424 |
137,964,697 |
9.63% |
| 5 |
Sequel
|
20 |
$520,243,375 |
110,926,093 |
7.74% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
9 |
$321,903,588 |
68,636,158 |
4.79% |
| 7 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$186,294,859 |
39,721,718 |
2.77% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$81,510,371 |
17,379,609 |
1.21% |
| 9 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
2 |
$70,725,287 |
15,080,019 |
1.05% |
| 10 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
2 |
$42,298,963 |
9,018,968 |
.63% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1998
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
305 |
$6,193,506,820 |
1,320,577,140 |
92.07% |
| 2 |
Hand Animation
|
8 |
$307,625,357 |
65,591,762 |
4.57% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
2 |
$225,634,807 |
48,109,767 |
3.35% |
| 4 |
Animation/Live Action
|
1 |
$517,284 |
110,295 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1998
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1998 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
171 |
$3,463,825,923 |
738,555,631 |
51.56% |
| 2 |
Dramatization
|
20 |
$770,675,468 |
164,323,128 |
11.47% |
| 3 |
Historical Fiction
|
37 |
$675,072,813 |
143,938,765 |
10.05% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction
|
18 |
$607,036,858 |
129,432,166 |
9.04% |
| 5 |
Kids Fiction
|
14 |
$529,535,145 |
112,907,281 |
7.88% |
| 6 |
Fantasy
|
14 |
$521,780,576 |
111,253,853 |
7.77% |
| 7 |
Factual
|
11 |
$79,647,637 |
16,982,439 |
1.19% |
| 8 |
Super Hero
|
1 |
$70,141,876 |
14,955,624 |
1.04% |
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