Box Office Performance for New Line Movies in 1998
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1998 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Rush Hour
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$137,534,276 |
29,325,006 |
$231,374,297 |
| 2 |
The Wedding Singer
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$80,224,502 |
17,105,438 |
$134,961,906 |
| 3 |
Blade
|
Action
|
R
|
$70,001,065 |
14,925,600 |
$117,762,984 |
| 4 |
Lost In Space
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$69,102,910 |
14,734,096 |
$116,252,017 |
| 5 |
Wag the Dog
|
Drama
|
R
|
$41,595,360 |
8,868,947 |
$69,975,992 |
| 6 |
Pleasantville
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$38,868,118 |
8,287,445 |
$65,387,941 |
| 7 |
The Players Club
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,031,390 |
4,910,744 |
$38,745,770 |
| 8 |
Dark City
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$14,337,579 |
3,057,053 |
$24,120,148 |
| 9 |
Mr. Nice Guy
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$12,674,183 |
2,702,384 |
$21,321,810 |
| 10 |
Living Out Loud
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,651,394 |
2,697,525 |
$21,283,472 |
| 11 |
Woo
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$8,026,971 |
1,711,508 |
$13,503,798 |
| 12 |
American History X
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,114,166 |
1,303,660 |
$10,285,877 |
| 13 |
Boogie Nights
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,568,855 |
547,730 |
$4,321,590 |
| 14 |
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$867,503 |
184,969 |
$1,459,405 |
| 15 |
Wild Man Blues
|
|
PG
|
$483,917 |
103,181 |
$814,098 |
| 16 |
Taste of Cherry
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$311,873 |
66,497 |
$524,661 |
| 17 |
The Night Flier
|
Horror
|
R
|
$91,549 |
19,520 |
$154,013 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $518,485,611 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 110,551,303 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $872,249,781 |
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.
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