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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Fine Line Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Deconstructing Harry Romantic Comedy R $5,664,131 1,207,704 $8,671,315
2 The Sweet Hereafter Drama R $2,918,731 622,331 $4,468,337
3 Pecker Comedy R $2,279,807 486,100 $3,490,198
4 The Winter Guest Drama R $688,824 146,871 $1,054,534
5 Hurlyburly Comedy R $463,298 98,784 $709,269
6 Let's Talk About Sex Comedy   $373,615 79,662 $571,973
7 Passion in the Desert   PG-13 $181,083 38,610 $277,220
8 The Theory of Flight   R $46,931 10,007 $71,850
Total Gross of All Movies$12,616,420
Total Tickets Sold2,690,069
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$19,314,695

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.