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Monday, November 23, 2009

Box Office Performance for New Line Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Rush Hour Action PG-13 $137,534,276 29,325,006 $210,553,543
2 The Wedding Singer Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,224,502 17,105,438 $122,817,045
3 Blade Action R $70,001,065 14,925,600 $107,165,808
4 Lost In Space Adventure PG-13 $69,102,910 14,734,096 $105,790,809
5 Wag the Dog Drama R $41,595,360 8,868,947 $63,679,039
6 Pleasantville Comedy PG-13 $38,868,118 8,287,445 $59,503,855
7 The Players Club Drama R $23,031,390 4,910,744 $35,259,142
8 Dark City Thriller/Suspense R $14,337,579 3,057,053 $21,949,641
9 Mr. Nice Guy Action PG-13 $12,674,183 2,702,384 $19,403,117
10 Living Out Loud Drama R $12,651,394 2,697,525 $19,368,230
11 Woo Romantic Comedy R $8,026,971 1,711,508 $12,288,627
12 American History X Drama R $6,114,166 1,303,660 $9,360,279
13 Boogie Nights Drama R $2,568,855 547,730 $3,932,701
14 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Action PG-13 $867,503 184,969 $1,328,077
15 Wild Man Blues   PG $483,917 103,181 $740,840
16 Taste of Cherry Drama Not Rated $311,873 66,497 $477,448
17 The Night Flier Horror R $91,549 19,520 $140,154
Total Gross of All Movies$518,485,611
Total Tickets Sold110,551,303
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$793,758,356

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.