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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Live Action Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Titanic Drama PG-13 $443,319,081 94,524,324 $678,684,646
2 Armageddon Adventure PG-13 $201,573,391 42,979,401 $308,592,099
3 Saving Private Ryan Drama R $190,373,184 40,591,297 $291,445,512
4 There's Something About Mary Romantic Comedy R $174,711,122 37,251,838 $267,468,197
5 The Waterboy Comedy PG-13 $150,037,914 31,991,026 $229,695,567
6 Doctor Dolittle Comedy PG-13 $144,155,118 30,736,699 $220,689,499
7 Deep Impact Adventure PG-13 $140,300,426 29,914,803 $214,788,286
8 Rush Hour Action PG-13 $137,534,276 29,325,006 $210,553,543
9 Godzilla Action PG-13 $136,142,003 29,028,146 $208,422,088
10 Good Will Hunting Drama R $130,828,794 27,895,265 $200,288,003
11 Lethal Weapon 4 Action R $129,734,803 27,662,005 $198,613,196
12 The Truman Show Drama PG $125,466,701 26,751,962 $192,079,087
13 As Good as it Gets Romantic Comedy PG-13 $106,914,817 22,796,336 $163,677,692
14 Enemy of the State Action R $96,817,000 20,643,284 $148,218,779
15 The Mask of Zorro Adventure PG-13 $93,771,072 19,993,832 $143,555,714
16 The X Files: Fight the Future Action PG-13 $83,826,398 17,873,432 $128,331,242
17 The Wedding Singer Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,224,502 17,105,438 $122,817,045
18 City of Angels Drama PG-13 $78,745,923 16,790,175 $120,553,457
19 You've Got Mail Drama PG $77,939,000 16,618,124 $119,318,130
20 The Horse Whisperer Drama PG-13 $75,370,763 16,070,525 $115,386,370
21 Six Days, Seven Nights Romantic Comedy PG-13 $74,292,149 15,840,543 $113,735,099
22 Blade Action R $70,001,065 14,925,600 $107,165,808
23 Lost In Space Adventure PG-13 $69,102,910 14,734,096 $105,790,809
24 A Perfect Murder Thriller/Suspense R $67,549,705 14,402,922 $103,412,980
25 The Parent Trap Comedy PG $66,304,095 14,137,334 $101,506,058
26 Ever After: A Cinderella Story Drama PG $65,674,605 14,003,114 $100,542,359
27 Patch Adams Comedy PG-13 $65,495,000 13,964,819 $100,267,400
28 Hope Floats Drama PG-13 $60,033,780 12,800,380 $91,906,728
29 Star Trek: Insurrection Adventure PG $58,644,000 12,504,051 $89,779,086
30 U.S. Marshals Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,823,170 12,329,034 $88,522,464
31 The Man in the Iron Mask Adventure PG-13 $56,876,365 12,127,157 $87,072,987
32 Everest Documentary Not Rated $56,145,919 11,971,411 $85,954,731
33 Snake Eyes Thriller/Suspense R $55,585,389 11,851,895 $85,096,606
34 What Dreams May Come Drama PG-13 $55,350,897 11,801,897 $84,737,620
35 Halloween: H2O Horror R $55,004,135 11,727,961 $84,206,760
36 Small Soldiers Comedy PG-13 $54,452,676 11,610,379 $83,362,521
37 Stepmom Drama PG-13 $50,018,000 10,664,819 $76,573,400
38 Practical Magic Comedy PG-13 $46,611,204 9,938,423 $71,357,877
39 The Negotiator Action R $44,484,065 9,484,875 $68,101,403
40 Meet Joe Black Drama PG-13 $43,542,070 9,284,023 $66,659,285
41 Wag the Dog Drama R $41,595,360 8,868,947 $63,679,039
42 Ronin Action R $41,521,101 8,853,113 $63,565,351
43 Mysteries of Egypt Documentary Not Rated $40,593,286 8,655,285 $62,144,946
44 The Siege Action R $40,163,804 8,563,711 $61,487,445
45 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Horror R $39,167,980 8,351,382 $59,962,923
46 Primary Colors Comedy R $38,966,057 8,308,328 $59,653,795
47 Pleasantville Comedy PG-13 $38,868,118 8,287,445 $59,503,855
48 Urban Legend Horror R $37,857,342 8,071,928 $57,956,443
49 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Drama R $37,669,029 8,031,776 $57,668,152
50 Out of Sight Drama R $37,474,810 7,990,365 $57,370,821
51 Sphere Horror PG-13 $36,976,367 7,884,087 $56,607,745
52 Mercury Rising Thriller/Suspense R $32,940,507 7,023,562 $50,429,175
53 Tomorrow Never Dies Action PG-13 $32,871,122 7,008,768 $50,322,954
54 Bride of Chucky Horror R $32,368,960 6,901,697 $49,554,184
55 Jack Frost Comedy PG $31,153,045 6,642,440 $47,692,719
56 A Night at the Roxbury Comedy PG-13 $30,324,946 6,465,873 $46,424,968
57 Madeline Comedy PG $29,767,901 6,347,100 $45,572,178
58 Wild Things Thriller/Suspense R $29,753,944 6,344,125 $45,550,818
59 Spiceworld Comedy PG $29,247,405 6,236,120 $44,775,342
60 The Object of my Affection Romantic Comedy R $29,106,737 6,206,127 $44,559,992
61 Grease Musical PG $28,406,111 6,056,740 $43,487,393
62 Mighty Joe Young Adventure PG $28,148,000 6,001,706 $43,092,249
63 The Big Hit Action R $27,052,167 5,768,053 $41,414,621
64 Paulie Comedy PG $27,008,669 5,758,778 $41,348,026
65 Bulworth Comedy R $26,525,834 5,655,828 $40,608,845
66 Great Expectations Drama R $26,333,044 5,614,722 $40,313,704
67 L.A. Confidential Drama R $26,308,657 5,609,522 $40,276,368
68 The Faculty Horror R $25,895,000 5,521,322 $39,643,092
69 Can't Hardly Wait Comedy PG-13 $25,339,117 5,402,797 $38,792,082
70 Fallen Thriller/Suspense R $25,188,006 5,370,577 $38,560,743
71 The Avengers Action PG-13 $23,385,416 4,986,229 $35,801,124
72 One True Thing Drama R $23,209,440 4,948,708 $35,531,723
73 The Players Club Drama R $23,031,390 4,910,744 $35,259,142
74 Rounders Drama R $22,905,674 4,883,939 $35,066,682
75 Beloved Drama R $22,746,521 4,850,004 $34,823,029
76 The Borrowers Comedy PG $22,359,293 4,767,440 $34,230,219
77 Mouse Hunt Comedy PG $21,812,687 4,650,893 $33,393,412
78 He Got Game Drama R $21,554,585 4,595,860 $32,998,275
79 Psycho Horror R $20,776,265 4,429,907 $31,806,732
80 The Apostle Drama PG-13 $20,692,516 4,412,050 $31,678,519
81 Vampires Horror R $19,915,018 4,246,272 $30,488,233
82 Jane Austen's Mafia Comedy PG-13 $19,843,795 4,231,086 $30,379,197
83 Hard Rain Action R $19,819,494 4,225,905 $30,341,998
84 Species 2 Horror R $19,165,560 4,086,473 $29,340,876
85 The Replacement Killers Action R $18,967,571 4,044,258 $29,037,772
86 The Odd Couple II Comedy PG-13 $18,878,566 4,025,281 $28,901,518
87 Simon Birch Drama PG $18,252,684 3,891,830 $27,943,339
88 Amistad Drama R $17,461,267 3,723,085 $26,731,750
89 The Big Lebowski Comedy R $17,439,163 3,718,372 $26,697,911
90 Disturbing Behavior Thriller/Suspense R $17,411,331 3,712,437 $26,655,298
91 Half Baked Comedy R $17,278,980 3,684,217 $26,452,678
92 54 Drama R $16,574,731 3,534,058 $25,374,536
93 Elizabeth Drama R $16,510,380 3,520,337 $25,276,020
94 Babe: Pig in the City Adventure G $16,132,210 3,439,704 $24,697,075
95 Dance With Me Musical PG $15,862,680 3,382,235 $24,284,447
96 Scream 2 Horror R $15,842,332 3,377,896 $24,253,293
97 Dead Man on Campus Black Comedy R $15,062,898 3,211,705 $23,060,042
98 Twilight Drama R $15,030,732 3,204,847 $23,010,801
99 Soldier Action R $14,567,883 3,106,158 $22,302,214
100 Dark City Thriller/Suspense R $14,337,579 3,057,053 $21,949,641
101 Blues Brothers 2000 Comedy PG-13 $13,979,599 2,980,725 $21,401,606
102 Les Miserables Drama PG-13 $13,871,914 2,957,764 $21,236,746
103 Desperate Measures Action R $13,668,777 2,914,451 $20,925,758
104 Hush Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,513,622 2,881,369 $20,688,229
105 Senseless Comedy R $13,035,599 2,779,445 $19,956,415
106 Black Dog Action PG-13 $12,829,351 2,735,469 $19,640,667
107 Mr. Nice Guy Action PG-13 $12,674,183 2,702,384 $19,403,117
108 Living Out Loud Drama R $12,651,394 2,697,525 $19,368,230
109 Jackie Brown Drama R $12,482,712 2,661,559 $19,109,994
110 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Drama R $12,413,650 2,646,834 $19,004,268
111 I'll Be Home For Christmas Comedy PG $12,121,586 2,584,560 $18,557,141
112 Holy Man Comedy PG $12,065,985 2,572,705 $18,472,022
113 Sliding Doors Drama PG-13 $11,883,495 2,533,794 $18,192,641
114 Life Is Beautiful Drama PG-13 $11,409,840 2,432,802 $17,467,518
115 Deep Rising Action R $11,146,409 2,376,633 $17,064,225
116 Barney's Great Adventure Adventure G $11,144,518 2,376,230 $17,061,331
117 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Comedy R $10,562,387 2,252,108 $16,170,135
118 The Full Monty Comedy R $10,518,729 2,242,799 $16,103,297
119 I Got the Hook-Up! Comedy R $10,305,534 2,197,342 $15,776,916
120 The Newton Boys Drama PG-13 $10,297,897 2,195,714 $15,765,227
121 Spanish Prisoner Drama PG $10,162,034 2,166,745 $15,557,229
122 Home Fries Black Comedy PG-13 $10,095,740 2,152,610 $15,455,740
123 Air Bud: Golden Receiver Comedy G $10,093,523 2,152,137 $15,452,344
124 Knock Off Action R $10,076,136 2,148,430 $15,425,727
125 Dirty Work Comedy PG-13 $9,975,684 2,127,012 $15,271,946
126 Flubber Comedy PG $9,859,711 2,102,284 $15,094,399
127 Very Bad Things Black Comedy R $9,801,782 2,089,932 $15,005,712
128 Wrongfully Accused Comedy PG-13 $9,604,029 2,047,767 $14,702,967
129 Belly Drama R $9,505,046 2,026,662 $14,551,433
130 Shakespeare in Love Romantic Comedy R $9,412,000 2,006,823 $14,408,989
131 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun Documentary G $9,124,115 1,945,440 $13,968,259
132 Apt Pupil Thriller/Suspense R $8,838,938 1,884,635 $13,531,679
133 Jerry Springer: Ringmaster Comedy R $8,752,700 1,866,247 $13,399,653
134 Return to Paradise Drama R $8,288,513 1,767,274 $12,689,027
135 Firestorm Action R $8,041,665 1,714,641 $12,311,122
136 Woo Romantic Comedy R $8,026,971 1,711,508 $12,288,627
137 My Giant Comedy PG $7,985,929 1,702,757 $12,225,795
138 Krippendorf's Tribe Comedy PG-13 $7,514,883 1,602,320 $11,504,658
139 For Richer or Poorer Comedy PG-13 $7,157,310 1,526,079 $10,957,247
140 Star Kid Adventure PG $7,015,240 1,495,787 $10,739,751
141 Waking Ned Devine Comedy PG $6,954,620 1,482,861 $10,646,942
142 BASEketball Comedy R $6,940,185 1,479,784 $10,624,849
143 Caught Up Drama R $6,724,217 1,433,735 $10,294,217
144 Smoke Signals Comedy PG-13 $6,719,300 1,432,687 $10,286,693
145 Home Alone III Comedy PG $6,672,357 1,422,677 $10,214,821
146 An American Werewolf in Paris Horror R $6,465,104 1,378,487 $9,897,537
147 The Opposite of Sex Black Comedy R $6,267,497 1,336,353 $9,595,015
148 Almost Heroes Comedy PG-13 $6,114,928 1,303,823 $9,361,449
149 American History X Drama R $6,114,166 1,303,660 $9,360,279
150 Les Boys II Comedy Not Rated $5,974,732 1,273,930 $9,146,817
151 Palmetto Thriller/Suspense R $5,840,581 1,245,326 $8,941,441
152 Mr. Magoo Comedy PG $5,765,821 1,229,386 $8,826,991
153 The Boxer Drama R $5,669,757 1,208,903 $8,679,924
154 Deconstructing Harry Romantic Comedy R $5,664,131 1,207,704 $8,671,315
155 Phantoms Horror R $5,657,370 1,206,262 $8,660,961
156 Slums of Beverly Hills Comedy R $5,480,318 1,168,511 $8,389,909
157 Ride Comedy R $5,476,059 1,167,603 $8,383,390
158 Kundun Drama PG-13 $5,294,886 1,128,974 $8,106,033
159 Celebrity Comedy R $5,032,496 1,073,027 $7,704,334
160 The Wings of the Dove Drama R $5,020,136 1,070,391 $7,685,407
161 Your Friends and Neighbors Black Comedy R $4,710,749 1,004,424 $7,211,764
162 Dangerous Beauty Drama R $4,530,929 966,083 $6,936,476
163 Meet the Deedles Comedy PG $4,351,341 927,791 $6,661,539
164 Africa's Elephant Kingdom Documentary Not Rated $4,119,728 878,407 $6,306,962
165 Kissing a Fool Romantic Comedy R $4,002,640 853,441 $6,127,706
166 Governess Drama R $3,794,031 808,962 $5,808,347
167 Down in the Delta Drama PG-13 $3,578,332 762,971 $5,478,132
168 Major League: Back to the Minors Comedy PG-13 $3,551,208 757,187 $5,436,603
169 Next Stop, Wonderland Romantic Comedy R $3,386,698 722,110 $5,184,750
170 The Postman Action R $3,265,763 696,325 $4,999,614
171 Mrs. Dalloway Drama PG-13 $3,263,672 695,879 $4,996,411
172 Pi Thriller/Suspense R $3,216,970 685,921 $4,924,913
173 The Last Days of Disco Drama R $2,987,297 636,950 $4,573,301
174 The Sweet Hereafter Drama R $2,918,731 622,331 $4,468,337
175 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Adventure Not Rated $2,872,271 612,425 $4,397,212
176 Les Boys Comedy Not Rated $2,750,686 586,500 $4,211,070
177 Freeriders Documentary Not Rated $2,750,064 586,368 $4,210,122
178 The Mighty Drama PG-13 $2,643,689 563,686 $4,047,265
179 Happiness Comedy Not Rated $2,635,624 561,967 $4,034,923
180 Boogie Nights Drama R $2,568,855 547,730 $3,932,701
181 Love and Death on Long Island Drama PG-13 $2,542,264 542,061 $3,891,998
182 A Simple Plan Drama R $2,515,990 536,458 $3,851,768
183 Gone with the Wind Drama G $2,403,316 512,434 $3,679,276
184 Afterglow Romantic Comedy R $2,391,590 509,934 $3,661,326
185 Hav Plenty Comedy R $2,301,777 490,784 $3,523,829
186 Pecker Comedy R $2,279,807 486,100 $3,490,198
187 Chinese Box Drama R $2,195,190 468,058 $3,360,656
188 The Imposters Comedy R $2,194,875 467,990 $3,360,168
189 Buffalo '66 Comedy R $2,180,752 464,979 $3,338,549
190 Wilde Drama R $2,157,701 460,064 $3,303,260
191 Tarzan and the Lost City Adventure PG $2,147,114 457,807 $3,287,054
192 Ma Vie en Rose Drama R $2,035,856 434,084 $3,116,723
193 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Romantic Comedy R $2,020,700 430,853 $3,093,525
194 Zero Effect Comedy R $1,980,338 422,247 $3,031,733
195 Two Girls and a Guy Drama R $1,950,218 415,825 $2,985,624
196 Gods and Monsters Drama R $1,922,758 409,970 $2,943,585
197 Devil's Advocate Drama R $1,915,297 408,379 $2,932,161
198 High Art Drama R $1,835,565 391,378 $2,810,094
199 I Know What You Did Last Summer Horror R $1,823,116 388,724 $2,791,038
200 The Butcher Boy Drama R $1,822,193 388,527 $2,789,624
201 The Jackal Thriller/Suspense R $1,803,275 384,494 $2,760,667
202 Clay Pigeons Thriller/Suspense R $1,789,892 381,640 $2,740,175
203 Across The Sea of Time Drama G $1,776,489 378,782 $2,719,655
204 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Drama R $1,759,596 375,180 $2,693,792
205 Suicide Kings Drama R $1,692,872 360,954 $2,591,650
206 Alien: Resurrection Action R $1,655,832 353,056 $2,534,942
207 Live Flesh Drama R $1,535,558 327,411 $2,350,811
208 The Gingerbread Man Thriller/Suspense R $1,534,569 327,200 $2,349,296
209 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Drama R $1,462,474 311,828 $2,238,925
210 The Rainmaker Drama PG-13 $1,439,506 306,931 $2,203,765
211 In God's Hands Action PG-13 $1,431,239 305,168 $2,191,106
212 Oscar and Lucinda Drama R $1,371,526 292,436 $2,099,690
213 Eve's Bayou Drama R $1,346,339 287,066 $2,061,134
214 Henry Fool Comedy R $1,334,786 284,603 $2,043,450
215 The Celebration Comedy R $1,250,305 266,590 $1,914,116
216 One Tough Cop Drama R $1,220,906 260,321 $1,869,105
217 Dancing at Lughnasa Drama PG $1,191,089 253,964 $1,823,462
218 Permanent Midnight Drama R $1,166,199 248,657 $1,785,357
219 Cousin Bette Comedy R $1,161,063 247,561 $1,777,488
220 Nightwatch Thriller/Suspense R $1,154,237 246,106 $1,767,041
221 Lolita Drama R $1,147,784 244,730 $1,757,161
222 A Price Above Rubies Drama R $1,118,808 238,552 $1,712,803
223 The Thief Drama R $1,117,402 238,252 $1,710,649
224 C't'a ton tour Laura Cadieux Comedy Not Rated $1,045,907 223,008 $1,601,197
225 Velvet Goldmine Musical R $1,043,487 222,492 $1,597,493
226 Mark Twain's America 3D Documentary G $1,043,228 222,437 $1,597,098
227 The Thin Red Line Drama R $1,020,438 217,577 $1,562,203
228 Slam Drama R $982,214 209,427 $1,503,686
229 Strike Comedy Not Rated $968,506 206,504 $1,482,699
230 Hands on a Hardbody Documentary PG $909,650 193,955 $1,392,597
231 Little Voice Musical R $880,046 187,643 $1,347,277
232 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Action PG-13 $867,503 184,969 $1,328,077
233 Deja Vu Drama PG-13 $821,997 175,266 $1,258,410
234 Firelight Drama R $784,419 167,254 $1,200,884
235 Without Limits Drama PG-13 $777,423 165,762 $1,190,171
236 Kiss the Girls Thriller/Suspense R $770,201 164,222 $1,179,114
237 Mrs. Brown Drama PG $766,267 163,383 $1,173,090
238 The Tango Lesson Drama PG $761,282 162,320 $1,165,458
239 Nights of Cabiria Drama Not Rated $752,045 160,351 $1,151,320
240 Men with Guns Action R $742,032 158,216 $1,135,991
241 Character Drama R $713,413 152,114 $1,092,179
242 Central Station Drama R $695,022 148,192 $1,064,019
243 The Winter Guest Drama R $688,824 146,871 $1,054,534
244 Gadjo Dilo Drama Not Rated $673,153 143,529 $1,030,538
245 The Nutcracker Musical G $652,046 139,029 $998,228
246 The Big One Documentary PG-13 $649,370 138,458 $994,128
247 Strangeland Horror R $631,221 134,589 $966,349
248 The Ice Storm Drama R $599,581 127,842 $917,906
249 Wings of Courage Drama G $596,362 127,156 $912,980
250 Orgazmo Comedy NC-17 $582,024 124,099 $891,031
251 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Comedy PG $565,592 120,595 $865,872
252 Polish Wedding Comedy PG-13 $563,143 120,073 $862,124
253 Deceiver Drama R $545,622 116,337 $835,300
254 The Hanging Garden Drama R $539,406 115,012 $825,786
255 Air Force One Action R $476,223 101,540 $729,057
256 Hurlyburly Comedy R $463,298 98,784 $709,269
257 Ulee's Gold Drama R $417,709 89,064 $639,480
258 In & Out Comedy PG-13 $409,144 87,238 $626,369
259 Artemisia Drama   $377,512 80,493 $577,940
260 Let's Talk About Sex Comedy   $373,615 79,662 $571,973
261 Seven Years in Tibet Drama PG-13 $345,524 73,672 $528,965
262 Hurricane Streets Drama   $334,041 71,224 $511,388
263 Taste of Cherry Drama Not Rated $311,873 66,497 $477,448
264 Four Days in September Drama R $310,724 66,252 $475,689
265 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain Action PG $308,082 65,689 $471,647
266 Chairman of the Board Comedy PG-13 $306,715 65,398 $469,558
267 Soul Food Comedy R $291,265 62,103 $445,900
268 Swept From The Sea Drama PG-13 $283,081 60,358 $433,370
269 Steam: The Turkish Bath Drama Not Rated $261,410 55,738 $400,199
270 Chambermaid on the Titanic Drama   $244,465 52,125 $374,258
271 Bean Comedy PG-13 $228,853 48,796 $350,355
272 A Civil Action Drama PG-13 $226,465 48,287 $346,701
273 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Documentary Not Rated $204,507 43,605 $313,084
274 The General Drama R $177,220 37,787 $271,311
275 Beyond Silence Drama PG-13 $171,334 36,532 $262,300
276 Shall We Dance? Romantic Comedy PG $159,056 33,914 $243,503
277 Red Corner Thriller/Suspense R $152,380 32,490 $233,278
278 Couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs 2, Les Comedy   $146,072 31,145 $223,621
279 Marius et Jeannette Romantic Comedy Not Rated $140,334 29,922 $214,840
280 Hilary and Jackie Drama R $134,929 28,770 $206,569
281 The Man Who Knew Too Little Comedy PG $123,329 26,296 $188,805
282 The Proposition Drama R $121,875 25,986 $186,579
283 Post Coitum, Animal Triste Drama   $109,596 23,368 $167,782
284 Guantanamera Comedy Not Rated $104,101 22,196 $159,367
285 All the Rage Comedy   $97,433 20,775 $149,165
286 Washington Square Drama PG $91,818 19,577 $140,563
287 The Night Flier Horror R $91,549 19,520 $140,154
288 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Documentary PG $88,329 18,833 $135,221
289 24 7: Twenty Four Seven Comedy R $72,544 15,468 $111,060
290 The Swindle Comedy   $70,697 15,074 $108,231
291 Gattaca Drama PG-13 $64,361 13,723 $98,531
292 Affliction Drama R $63,979 13,642 $97,950
293 Fallen Angels (1998) Drama Not Rated $58,318 12,435 $89,283
294 Life During Wartime Comedy R $55,986 11,937 $85,708
295 Illtown Drama R $49,067 10,462 $75,117
296 Madadayo Drama   $48,856 10,417 $74,794
297 Last Night Drama R $48,634 10,370 $74,457
298 Arguing the World Documentary Not Rated $47,044 10,031 $72,023
299 U-Turn Drama R $44,849 9,563 $68,662
300 Fairytale: A True Story Drama PG $44,421 9,471 $68,002
301 Rushmore Black Comedy R $43,666 9,310 $66,846
302 The Brandon Teena Story Documentary   $43,506 9,276 $66,602
303 Men in Black Adventure PG-13 $40,487 8,633 $61,985
304 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Comedy R $40,000 8,529 $61,238
305 Plump Fiction Comedy   $37,260 7,945 $57,045
306 Mad City Drama PG-13 $37,173 7,926 $56,909
307 Playing by Heart Drama R $36,934 7,875 $56,543
308 My Best Friend's Wedding Comedy PG-13 $36,863 7,860 $56,435
309 Slappy and the Stinkers Comedy PG $34,488 7,354 $52,802
310 Another Day in Paradise Drama R $19,749 4,211 $30,235
311 The Dress Drama Not Rated $16,556 3,530 $25,345
312 Killing Time Action R $12,154 2,591 $18,603
313 First Love, Last Rites Drama R $10,876 2,319 $16,650
314 Phoenix Drama R $5,000 1,066 $7,654
315 Ambushed Action   $5,000 1,066 $7,654
316 The Leading Man Drama R $5,000 1,066 $7,654
317 Chicago Cab Comedy R $5,000 1,066 $7,654
Total Gross of All Movies$6,229,747,539
Total Tickets Sold1,328,304,374
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$9,537,225,405

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.