Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 1998

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1998 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Rush Hour	Action	PG-13	$137,534,276	29,325,006	$210,553,543
2	Godzilla	Action	PG-13	$136,142,003	29,028,146	$208,422,088
3	Lethal Weapon 4	Action	R	$129,734,803	27,662,005	$198,613,196
4	Enemy of the State	Action	R	$96,817,000	20,643,284	$148,218,779
5	The X Files: Fight the Future	Action	PG-13	$83,826,398	17,873,432	$128,331,242
6	Blade	Action	R	$70,001,065	14,925,600	$107,165,808
7	The Negotiator	Action	R	$44,484,065	9,484,875	$68,101,403
8	Ronin	Action	R	$41,521,101	8,853,113	$63,565,351
9	The Siege	Action	R	$40,163,804	8,563,711	$61,487,445
10	Tomorrow Never Dies	Action	PG-13	$32,871,122	7,008,768	$50,322,954
11	The Big Hit	Action	R	$27,052,167	5,768,053	$41,414,621
12	The Avengers	Action	PG-13	$23,385,416	4,986,229	$35,801,124
13	Hard Rain	Action	R	$19,819,494	4,225,905	$30,341,998
14	The Replacement Killers	Action	R	$18,967,571	4,044,258	$29,037,772
15	Soldier	Action	R	$14,567,883	3,106,158	$22,302,214
16	Desperate Measures	Action	R	$13,668,777	2,914,451	$20,925,758
17	Black Dog	Action	PG-13	$12,829,351	2,735,469	$19,640,667
18	Mr. Nice Guy	Action	PG-13	$12,674,183	2,702,384	$19,403,117
19	Deep Rising	Action	R	$11,146,409	2,376,633	$17,064,225
20	Knock Off	Action	R	$10,076,136	2,148,430	$15,425,727
21	Firestorm	Action	R	$8,041,665	1,714,641	$12,311,122
22	The Postman	Action	R	$3,265,763	696,325	$4,999,614
23	Alien: Resurrection	Action	R	$1,655,832	353,056	$2,534,942
24	In God's Hands	Action	PG-13	$1,431,239	305,168	$2,191,106
25	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	Action	PG-13	$867,503	184,969	$1,328,077
26	Men with Guns	Action	R	$742,032	158,216	$1,135,991
27	Air Force One	Action	R	$476,223	101,540	$729,057
28	Starship Troopers	Action	R	$448,397	95,607	$686,458
29	3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain	Action	PG	$308,082	65,689	$471,647
30	Killing Time	Action	R	$12,154	2,591	$18,603
31	Ambushed	Action		$5,000	1,066	$7,654
Total Gross of All Movies				$994,536,914
Total Tickets Sold					212,054,778
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,522,553,306

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1998. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1998. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1997 will most likely earn money in 1997 and 1998. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.