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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 A Bug's Life Adventure G $136,420,446 29,087,515 $200,122,103
2 City of Angels Drama PG-13 $78,750,909 16,791,239 $115,523,724
3 What Dreams May Come Drama PG-13 $55,485,043 11,830,500 $81,393,840
4 Practical Magic Comedy PG-13 $46,611,204 9,938,423 $68,376,350
5 Meet Joe Black Drama PG-13 $43,542,070 9,284,023 $63,874,078
6 Pleasantville Comedy PG-13 $38,868,118 8,287,445 $57,017,622
7 Bride of Chucky Horror R $32,368,960 6,901,697 $47,483,675
8 Jack Frost Comedy PG $31,153,045 6,642,440 $45,699,987
9 The Borrowers Comedy PG $22,619,589 4,822,940 $33,181,827
10 Vampires Horror R $19,915,018 4,246,272 $29,214,351
11 Dark City Thriller/Suspense R $14,435,076 3,077,841 $21,175,546
12 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Action PG-13 $867,503 184,969 $1,272,587
13 The Nutcracker Musical G $652,046 139,029 $956,520
14 The Night Flier Horror R $91,549 19,520 $134,298
Total Gross of All Movies$521,780,576
Total Tickets Sold111,253,853
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$765,426,509

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.