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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Box Office Performance for Buena Vista Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Armageddon Adventure PG-13 $201,573,391 42,979,401 $308,592,099
2 The Waterboy Comedy PG-13 $150,037,914 31,991,026 $229,695,567
3 A Bug's Life Adventure G $136,420,000 29,087,420 $208,847,676
4 Mulan Adventure G $120,618,403 25,718,210 $184,656,748
5 Enemy of the State Action R $96,817,000 20,643,284 $148,218,779
6 The Horse Whisperer Drama PG-13 $75,370,763 16,070,525 $115,386,370
7 Six Days, Seven Nights Romantic Comedy PG-13 $74,292,149 15,840,543 $113,735,099
8 The Parent Trap Comedy PG $66,304,095 14,137,334 $101,506,058
9 Mighty Joe Young Adventure PG $28,148,000 6,001,706 $43,092,249
10 Beloved Drama R $22,746,521 4,850,004 $34,823,029
11 He Got Game Drama R $21,554,585 4,595,860 $32,998,275
12 Jane Austen's Mafia Comedy PG-13 $19,843,795 4,231,086 $30,379,197
13 Simon Birch Drama PG $18,252,684 3,891,830 $27,943,339
14 I'll Be Home For Christmas Comedy PG $12,121,586 2,584,560 $18,557,141
15 Holy Man Comedy PG $12,065,985 2,572,705 $18,472,022
16 Deep Rising Action R $11,146,409 2,376,633 $17,064,225
17 Flubber Comedy PG $9,859,711 2,102,284 $15,094,399
18 Krippendorf's Tribe Comedy PG-13 $7,514,883 1,602,320 $11,504,658
19 An American Werewolf in Paris Horror R $6,465,104 1,378,487 $9,897,537
20 Mr. Magoo Comedy PG $5,765,821 1,229,386 $8,826,991
21 Kundun Drama PG-13 $5,294,886 1,128,974 $8,106,033
22 Meet the Deedles Comedy PG $4,351,341 927,791 $6,661,539
23 The Little Mermaid Adventure G $999,528 213,119 $1,530,194
24 Firelight Drama R $784,419 167,254 $1,200,884
25 A Civil Action Drama PG-13 $226,465 48,287 $346,701
26 Washington Square Drama PG $91,818 19,577 $140,563
27 Rushmore Black Comedy R $43,666 9,310 $66,846
28 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Comedy R $40,000 8,529 $61,238
Total Gross of All Movies$1,108,750,922
Total Tickets Sold236,407,445
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,697,405,455

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.