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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Armageddon Adventure PG-13 $201,573,391 42,979,401 $308,592,099
2 Saving Private Ryan Drama R $190,373,184 40,591,297 $291,445,512
3 There's Something About Mary Romantic Comedy R $174,711,122 37,251,838 $267,468,197
4 The Waterboy Comedy PG-13 $150,037,914 31,991,026 $229,695,567
5 Deep Impact Adventure PG-13 $140,300,426 29,914,803 $214,788,286
6 Rush Hour Action PG-13 $137,534,276 29,325,006 $210,553,543
7 A Bug's Life Adventure G $136,420,000 29,087,420 $208,847,676
8 Good Will Hunting Drama R $130,828,794 27,895,265 $200,288,003
9 The Truman Show Drama PG $125,466,701 26,751,962 $192,079,087
10 As Good as it Gets Romantic Comedy PG-13 $106,914,817 22,796,336 $163,677,692
11 Enemy of the State Action R $96,817,000 20,643,284 $148,218,779
12 Antz Adventure PG $89,214,361 19,022,252 $136,579,769
13 The Wedding Singer Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,224,502 17,105,438 $122,817,045
14 Six Days, Seven Nights Romantic Comedy PG-13 $74,292,149 15,840,543 $113,735,099
15 Hope Floats Drama PG-13 $60,033,780 12,800,380 $91,906,728
16 Snake Eyes Thriller/Suspense R $55,585,389 11,851,895 $85,096,606
17 Small Soldiers Comedy PG-13 $54,452,676 11,610,379 $83,362,521
18 Stepmom Drama PG-13 $50,018,000 10,664,819 $76,573,400
19 The Negotiator Action R $44,484,065 9,484,875 $68,101,403
20 Meet Joe Black Drama PG-13 $43,542,070 9,284,023 $66,659,285
21 Ronin Action R $41,521,101 8,853,113 $63,565,351
22 The Siege Action R $40,163,804 8,563,711 $61,487,445
23 Pleasantville Comedy PG-13 $38,868,118 8,287,445 $59,503,855
24 Urban Legend Horror R $37,857,342 8,071,928 $57,956,443
25 Jack Frost Comedy PG $31,153,045 6,642,440 $47,692,719
26 Wild Things Thriller/Suspense R $29,753,944 6,344,125 $45,550,818
27 The Big Hit Action R $27,052,167 5,768,053 $41,414,621
28 Paulie Comedy PG $27,008,669 5,758,778 $41,348,026
29 Bulworth Comedy R $26,525,834 5,655,828 $40,608,845
30 The Faculty Horror R $25,895,000 5,521,322 $39,643,092
31 Can't Hardly Wait Comedy PG-13 $25,339,117 5,402,797 $38,792,082
32 Fallen Thriller/Suspense R $25,188,006 5,370,577 $38,560,743
33 The Players Club Drama R $23,031,390 4,910,744 $35,259,142
34 Rounders Drama R $22,905,674 4,883,939 $35,066,682
35 Mouse Hunt Comedy PG $21,812,687 4,650,893 $33,393,412
36 He Got Game Drama R $21,554,585 4,595,860 $32,998,275
37 The Apostle Drama PG-13 $20,692,516 4,412,050 $31,678,519
38 Jane Austen's Mafia Comedy PG-13 $19,843,795 4,231,086 $30,379,197
39 Hard Rain Action R $19,819,494 4,225,905 $30,341,998
40 The Replacement Killers Action R $18,967,571 4,044,258 $29,037,772
41 The Big Lebowski Comedy R $17,439,163 3,718,372 $26,697,911
42 Disturbing Behavior Thriller/Suspense R $17,411,331 3,712,437 $26,655,298
43 Half Baked Comedy R $17,278,980 3,684,217 $26,452,678
44 54 Drama R $16,574,731 3,534,058 $25,374,536
45 Dance With Me Musical PG $15,862,680 3,382,235 $24,284,447
46 Dead Man on Campus Black Comedy R $15,062,898 3,211,705 $23,060,042
47 Twilight Drama R $15,030,732 3,204,847 $23,010,801
48 Soldier Action R $14,567,883 3,106,158 $22,302,214
49 Dark City Thriller/Suspense R $14,337,579 3,057,053 $21,949,641
50 Desperate Measures Action R $13,668,777 2,914,451 $20,925,758
51 Hush Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,513,622 2,881,369 $20,688,229
52 Senseless Comedy R $13,035,599 2,779,445 $19,956,415
53 Black Dog Action PG-13 $12,829,351 2,735,469 $19,640,667
54 Mr. Nice Guy Action PG-13 $12,674,183 2,702,384 $19,403,117
55 Living Out Loud Drama R $12,651,394 2,697,525 $19,368,230
56 I'll Be Home For Christmas Comedy PG $12,121,586 2,584,560 $18,557,141
57 Holy Man Comedy PG $12,065,985 2,572,705 $18,472,022
58 Sliding Doors Drama PG-13 $11,883,495 2,533,794 $18,192,641
59 Life Is Beautiful Drama PG-13 $11,409,840 2,432,802 $17,467,518
60 Deep Rising Action R $11,146,409 2,376,633 $17,064,225
61 The Full Monty Comedy R $10,518,729 2,242,799 $16,103,297
62 I Got the Hook-Up! Comedy R $10,305,534 2,197,342 $15,776,916
63 Spanish Prisoner Drama PG $10,162,034 2,166,745 $15,557,229
64 Home Fries Black Comedy PG-13 $10,095,740 2,152,610 $15,455,740
65 Knock Off Action R $10,076,136 2,148,430 $15,425,727
66 Dirty Work Comedy PG-13 $9,975,684 2,127,012 $15,271,946
67 Very Bad Things Black Comedy R $9,801,782 2,089,932 $15,005,712
68 Wrongfully Accused Comedy PG-13 $9,604,029 2,047,767 $14,702,967
69 Belly Drama R $9,505,046 2,026,662 $14,551,433
70 Shakespeare in Love Romantic Comedy R $9,412,000 2,006,823 $14,408,989
71 Firestorm Action R $8,041,665 1,714,641 $12,311,122
72 Woo Romantic Comedy R $8,026,971 1,711,508 $12,288,627
73 My Giant Comedy PG $7,985,929 1,702,757 $12,225,795
74 For Richer or Poorer Comedy PG-13 $7,157,310 1,526,079 $10,957,247
75 Star Kid Adventure PG $7,015,240 1,495,787 $10,739,751
76 Waking Ned Devine Comedy PG $6,954,620 1,482,861 $10,646,942
77 BASEketball Comedy R $6,940,185 1,479,784 $10,624,849
78 Caught Up Drama R $6,724,217 1,433,735 $10,294,217
79 The Opposite of Sex Black Comedy R $6,267,497 1,336,353 $9,595,015
80 Almost Heroes Comedy PG-13 $6,114,928 1,303,823 $9,361,449
81 American History X Drama R $6,114,166 1,303,660 $9,360,279
82 The Boxer Drama R $5,669,757 1,208,903 $8,679,924
83 Deconstructing Harry Romantic Comedy R $5,664,131 1,207,704 $8,671,315
84 Ride Comedy R $5,476,059 1,167,603 $8,383,390
85 Kundun Drama PG-13 $5,294,886 1,128,974 $8,106,033
86 Celebrity Comedy R $5,032,496 1,073,027 $7,704,334
87 Your Friends and Neighbors Black Comedy R $4,710,749 1,004,424 $7,211,764
88 Meet the Deedles Comedy PG $4,351,341 927,791 $6,661,539
89 Kissing a Fool Romantic Comedy R $4,002,640 853,441 $6,127,706
90 Governess Drama R $3,794,031 808,962 $5,808,347
91 Down in the Delta Drama PG-13 $3,578,332 762,971 $5,478,132
92 Next Stop, Wonderland Romantic Comedy R $3,386,698 722,110 $5,184,750
93 Pi Thriller/Suspense R $3,216,970 685,921 $4,924,913
94 The Last Days of Disco Drama R $2,987,297 636,950 $4,573,301
95 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Adventure Not Rated $2,872,271 612,425 $4,397,212
96 Les Boys Comedy Not Rated $2,750,686 586,500 $4,211,070
97 Happiness Comedy Not Rated $2,635,624 561,967 $4,034,923
98 Boogie Nights Drama R $2,568,855 547,730 $3,932,701
99 Afterglow Romantic Comedy R $2,391,590 509,934 $3,661,326
100 Hav Plenty Comedy R $2,301,777 490,784 $3,523,829
101 Pecker Comedy R $2,279,807 486,100 $3,490,198
102 Chinese Box Drama R $2,195,190 468,058 $3,360,656
103 The Imposters Comedy R $2,194,875 467,990 $3,360,168
104 Buffalo '66 Comedy R $2,180,752 464,979 $3,338,549
105 Ma Vie en Rose Drama R $2,035,856 434,084 $3,116,723
106 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Romantic Comedy R $2,020,700 430,853 $3,093,525
107 Zero Effect Comedy R $1,980,338 422,247 $3,031,733
108 Two Girls and a Guy Drama R $1,950,218 415,825 $2,985,624
109 High Art Drama R $1,835,565 391,378 $2,810,094
110 Clay Pigeons Thriller/Suspense R $1,789,892 381,640 $2,740,175
111 Across The Sea of Time Drama G $1,776,489 378,782 $2,719,655
112 In God's Hands Action PG-13 $1,431,239 305,168 $2,191,106
113 Eve's Bayou Drama R $1,346,339 287,066 $2,061,134
114 Henry Fool Comedy R $1,334,786 284,603 $2,043,450
115 The Celebration Comedy R $1,250,305 266,590 $1,914,116
116 A Price Above Rubies Drama R $1,118,808 238,552 $1,712,803
117 The Thief Drama R $1,117,402 238,252 $1,710,649
118 Velvet Goldmine Musical R $1,043,487 222,492 $1,597,493
119 Slam Drama R $982,214 209,427 $1,503,686
120 Strike Comedy Not Rated $968,506 206,504 $1,482,699
121 Deja Vu Drama PG-13 $821,997 175,266 $1,258,410
122 Firelight Drama R $784,419 167,254 $1,200,884
123 Mrs. Brown Drama PG $766,267 163,383 $1,173,090
124 The Tango Lesson Drama PG $761,282 162,320 $1,165,458
125 Nights of Cabiria Drama Not Rated $752,045 160,351 $1,151,320
126 Men with Guns Action R $742,032 158,216 $1,135,991
127 Central Station Drama R $695,022 148,192 $1,064,019
128 Gadjo Dilo Drama Not Rated $673,153 143,529 $1,030,538
129 Strangeland Horror R $631,221 134,589 $966,349
130 Wings of Courage Drama G $596,362 127,156 $912,980
131 Orgazmo Comedy NC-17 $582,024 124,099 $891,031
132 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Comedy PG $565,592 120,595 $865,872
133 Polish Wedding Comedy PG-13 $563,143 120,073 $862,124
134 The Hanging Garden Drama R $539,406 115,012 $825,786
135 Air Force One Action R $476,223 101,540 $729,057
136 Ulee's Gold Drama R $417,709 89,064 $639,480
137 In & Out Comedy PG-13 $409,144 87,238 $626,369
138 Chairman of the Board Comedy PG-13 $306,715 65,398 $469,558
139 Soul Food Comedy R $291,265 62,103 $445,900
140 Steam: The Turkish Bath Drama Not Rated $261,410 55,738 $400,199
141 Beyond Silence Drama PG-13 $171,334 36,532 $262,300
142 Shall We Dance? Romantic Comedy PG $159,056 33,914 $243,503
143 Red Corner Thriller/Suspense R $152,380 32,490 $233,278
144 Marius et Jeannette Romantic Comedy Not Rated $140,334 29,922 $214,840
145 The Proposition Drama R $121,875 25,986 $186,579
146 Guantanamera Comedy Not Rated $104,101 22,196 $159,367
147 24 7: Twenty Four Seven Comedy R $72,544 15,468 $111,060
148 Gattaca Drama PG-13 $64,361 13,723 $98,531
149 Fallen Angels (1998) Drama Not Rated $58,318 12,435 $89,283
150 Last Night Drama R $48,634 10,370 $74,457
151 Rushmore Black Comedy R $43,666 9,310 $66,846
152 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Comedy R $40,000 8,529 $61,238
153 Mad City Drama PG-13 $37,173 7,926 $56,909
154 Playing by Heart Drama R $36,934 7,875 $56,543
155 My Best Friend's Wedding Comedy PG-13 $36,863 7,860 $56,435
156 The Dress Drama Not Rated $16,556 3,530 $25,345
157 Killing Time Action R $12,154 2,591 $18,603
158 The Leading Man Drama R $5,000 1,066 $7,654
159 Phoenix Drama R $5,000 1,066 $7,654
160 Ambushed Action   $5,000 1,066 $7,654
Total Gross of All Movies$3,263,630,808
Total Tickets Sold695,870,105
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$4,996,347,354

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.