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Friday, May 16, 2008

Box Office Performance for Buena Vista Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Armageddon Adventure PG-13 $201,578,182 42,980,423 $295,705,310
2 The Waterboy Comedy PG-13 $150,037,914 31,991,026 $220,098,259
3 A Bug's Life Adventure G $136,420,446 29,087,515 $200,122,103
4 Mulan Adventure G $120,620,254 25,718,604 $176,943,996
5 Enemy of the State Action R $96,816,659 20,643,211 $142,025,292
6 The Horse Whisperer Drama PG-13 $75,383,563 16,073,254 $110,583,988
7 Six Days, Seven Nights Romantic Comedy PG-13 $74,339,294 15,850,596 $109,052,100
8 The Parent Trap Comedy PG $66,308,518 14,138,277 $97,271,346
9 Mighty Joe Young Adventure PG $28,148,105 6,001,728 $41,291,889
10 Beloved Drama R $22,746,521 4,850,004 $33,368,028
11 He Got Game Drama R $21,567,853 4,598,689 $31,638,980
12 Jane Austen's Mafia Comedy PG-13 $19,843,795 4,231,086 $29,109,872
13 Simon Birch Drama PG $18,253,415 3,891,986 $26,776,864
14 I'll Be Home For Christmas Comedy PG $12,121,586 2,584,560 $17,781,773
15 Holy Man Comedy PG $12,069,719 2,573,501 $17,705,687
16 Deep Rising Action R $11,203,026 2,388,705 $16,434,290
17 Flubber Comedy PG $9,883,688 2,107,396 $14,498,884
18 Krippendorf's Tribe Comedy PG-13 $7,571,115 1,614,310 $11,106,453
19 An American Werewolf in Paris Horror R $6,514,132 1,388,941 $9,555,914
20 Mr. Magoo Comedy PG $5,820,557 1,241,057 $8,538,472
21 Kundun Drama PG-13 $5,449,279 1,161,893 $7,993,824
22 Meet the Deedles Comedy PG $4,356,126 928,812 $6,390,227
23 The Little Mermaid Adventure G $2,683,563 572,188 $3,936,653
24 Firelight Drama R $784,419 167,254 $1,150,708
25 A Civil Action Drama PG-13 $226,465 48,287 $332,215
26 Washington Square Drama PG $91,818 19,577 $134,690
27 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Comedy R $45,779 9,761 $67,156
28 Rushmore Black Comedy R $43,666 9,310 $64,053
Total Gross of All Movies$1,110,929,457
Total Tickets Sold236,871,951
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,629,679,023

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.