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	$231,374,297
2	Godzilla	Action	PG-13	$136,142,003	29,028,146	$229,032,072
3	Lethal Weapon 4	Action	R	$129,734,803	27,662,005	$218,253,219
4	Enemy of the State	Action	R	$96,817,000	20,643,284	$162,875,511
5	The X Files: Fight the Future	Action	PG-13	$83,826,398	17,873,432	$141,021,378
6	Blade	Action	R	$70,001,065	14,925,600	$117,762,984
7	The Negotiator	Action	R	$44,484,065	9,484,875	$74,835,664
8	Ronin	Action	R	$41,521,101	8,853,113	$69,851,062
9	The Siege	Action	R	$40,163,804	8,563,711	$67,567,680
10	Tomorrow Never Dies	Action	PG-13	$32,871,122	7,008,768	$55,299,180
11	The Big Hit	Action	R	$27,052,167	5,768,053	$45,509,938
12	The Avengers	Action	PG-13	$23,385,416	4,986,229	$39,341,347
13	Hard Rain	Action	R	$19,819,494	4,225,905	$33,342,390
14	The Replacement Killers	Action	R	$18,967,571	4,044,258	$31,909,196
15	Soldier	Action	R	$14,567,883	3,106,158	$24,507,587
16	Desperate Measures	Action	R	$13,668,777	2,914,451	$22,995,018
17	Black Dog	Action	PG-13	$12,829,351	2,735,469	$21,582,850
18	Mr. Nice Guy	Action	PG-13	$12,674,183	2,702,384	$21,321,810
19	Deep Rising	Action	R	$11,146,409	2,376,633	$18,751,634
20	Knock Off	Action	R	$10,076,136	2,148,430	$16,951,113
21	Firestorm	Action	R	$8,041,665	1,714,641	$13,528,517
22	The Postman	Action	R	$3,265,763	696,325	$5,494,004
23	Alien: Resurrection	Action	R	$1,655,832	353,056	$2,785,612
24	In God's Hands	Action	PG-13	$1,431,239	305,168	$2,407,776
25	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	Action	PG-13	$867,503	184,969	$1,459,405
26	Men with Guns	Action	R	$742,032	158,216	$1,248,324
27	Air Force One	Action	R	$476,223	101,540	$801,151
28	Starship Troopers	Action	R	$448,397	95,607	$754,339
29	3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain	Action	PG	$308,082	65,689	$518,286
30	Killing Time	Action	R	$12,154	2,591	$20,443
31	Ambushed	Action		$5,000	1,066	$8,411
Total Gross of All Movies				$994,536,914
Total Tickets Sold					212,054,778
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,673,112,198

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.