Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1998

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1998 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Saving Private Ryan	Drama	R	$190,373,184	40,591,297	$291,445,512
2	The Mask of Zorro	Adventure	PG-13	$93,771,072	19,993,832	$143,555,714
3	The Wedding Singer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$80,224,502	17,105,438	$122,817,045
4	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	Drama	PG	$65,674,605	14,003,114	$100,542,359
5	The Man in the Iron Mask	Adventure	PG-13	$56,876,365	12,127,157	$87,072,987
6	Grease	Musical	PG	$28,406,111	6,056,740	$43,487,393
7	Great Expectations	Drama	R	$26,333,044	5,614,722	$40,313,704
8	L.A. Confidential	Drama	R	$26,308,657	5,609,522	$40,276,368
9	Beloved	Drama	R	$22,746,521	4,850,004	$34,823,029
10	Les Miserables	Drama	PG-13	$13,871,914	2,957,764	$21,236,746
11	Life Is Beautiful	Drama	PG-13	$11,409,840	2,432,802	$17,467,518
12	Shakespeare in Love	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,412,000	2,006,823	$14,408,989
13	Almost Heroes	Comedy	PG-13	$6,114,928	1,303,823	$9,361,449
14	The Wings of the Dove	Drama	R	$5,020,136	1,070,391	$7,685,407
15	Dangerous Beauty	Drama	R	$4,530,929	966,083	$6,936,476
16	Governess	Drama	R	$3,794,031	808,962	$5,808,347
17	Mrs. Dalloway	Drama	PG-13	$3,263,672	695,879	$4,996,411
18	The Last Days of Disco	Drama	R	$2,987,297	636,950	$4,573,301
19	Boogie Nights	Drama	R	$2,568,855	547,730	$3,932,701
20	Gone with the Wind	Drama	G	$2,403,316	512,434	$3,679,276
21	The Imposters	Comedy	R	$2,194,875	467,990	$3,360,168
22	Tarzan and the Lost City	Adventure	PG	$2,147,114	457,807	$3,287,054
23	Gods and Monsters	Drama	R	$1,922,758	409,970	$2,943,585
24	A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries	Drama	R	$1,759,596	375,180	$2,693,792
25	Oscar and Lucinda	Drama	R	$1,371,526	292,436	$2,099,690
26	Eve's Bayou	Drama	R	$1,346,339	287,066	$2,061,134
27	Dancing at Lughnasa	Drama	PG	$1,191,089	253,964	$1,823,462
28	Cousin Bette	Comedy	R	$1,161,063	247,561	$1,777,488
29	Lolita	Drama	R	$1,147,784	244,730	$1,757,161
30	The Thief	Drama	R	$1,117,402	238,252	$1,710,649
31	Velvet Goldmine	Musical	R	$1,043,487	222,492	$1,597,493
32	Strike	Comedy	Not Rated	$968,506	206,504	$1,482,699
33	Firelight	Drama	R	$784,419	167,254	$1,200,884
34	Mrs. Brown	Drama	PG	$766,267	163,383	$1,173,090
35	Character	Drama	R	$713,413	152,114	$1,092,179
36	The Ice Storm	Drama	R	$599,581	127,842	$917,906
37	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$596,362	127,156	$912,980
38	Chambermaid on the Titanic	Drama		$244,465	52,125	$374,258
39	The Proposition	Drama	R	$121,875	25,986	$186,579
40	Washington Square	Drama	PG	$91,818	19,577	$140,563
Total Gross of All Movies				$677,380,718
Total Tickets Sold					144,430,856
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,037,013,546

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.