Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 1998
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1998 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Armageddon
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$201,578,182 |
42,980,423 |
$295,705,310 |
| 2 |
Saving Private Ryan
|
Drama
|
R
|
$190,373,184 |
40,591,297 |
$279,268,123 |
| 3 |
There's Something About Mary
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$174,711,122 |
37,251,838 |
$256,292,645 |
| 4 |
The Waterboy
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$150,037,914 |
31,991,026 |
$220,098,259 |
| 5 |
Deep Impact
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$140,464,664 |
29,949,822 |
$206,054,775 |
| 6 |
Rush Hour
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$137,534,276 |
29,325,006 |
$201,756,041 |
| 7 |
A Bug's Life
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$136,420,446 |
29,087,515 |
$200,122,103 |
| 8 |
Good Will Hunting
|
Drama
|
R
|
$130,922,818 |
27,915,313 |
$192,057,353 |
| 9 |
The Truman Show
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$125,618,201 |
26,784,265 |
$184,275,743 |
| 10 |
As Good as it Gets
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$107,755,354 |
22,975,555 |
$158,071,818 |
| 11 |
Enemy of the State
|
Action
|
R
|
$96,816,659 |
20,643,211 |
$142,025,292 |
| 12 |
Antz
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$89,214,361 |
19,022,252 |
$130,873,094 |
| 13 |
The Wedding Singer
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$80,245,725 |
17,109,963 |
$117,716,545 |
| 14 |
Six Days, Seven Nights
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$74,339,294 |
15,850,596 |
$109,052,100 |
| 15 |
Hope Floats
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$60,110,313 |
12,816,698 |
$88,178,882 |
| 16 |
Snake Eyes
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$55,591,409 |
11,853,179 |
$81,549,872 |
| 17 |
Small Soldiers
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$55,143,823 |
11,757,745 |
$80,893,286 |
| 18 |
Stepmom
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$50,017,838 |
10,664,784 |
$73,373,714 |
| 19 |
The Negotiator
|
Action
|
R
|
$44,705,766 |
9,532,146 |
$65,581,164 |
| 20 |
Meet Joe Black
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$43,542,070 |
9,284,023 |
$63,874,078 |
| 21 |
Ronin
|
Action
|
R
|
$41,521,101 |
8,853,113 |
$60,909,417 |
| 22 |
The Siege
|
Action
|
R
|
$40,163,804 |
8,563,711 |
$58,918,332 |
| 23 |
Pleasantville
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$38,868,118 |
8,287,445 |
$57,017,622 |
| 24 |
Urban Legend
|
Horror
|
R
|
$37,857,342 |
8,071,928 |
$55,534,865 |
| 25 |
Jack Frost
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$31,153,045 |
6,642,440 |
$45,699,987 |
| 26 |
Wild Things
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$29,795,299 |
6,352,942 |
$43,708,241 |
| 27 |
Paulie
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$27,084,499 |
5,774,946 |
$39,731,628 |
| 28 |
The Big Hit
|
Action
|
R
|
$27,066,941 |
5,771,203 |
$39,705,877 |
| 29 |
Bulworth
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$26,528,684 |
5,656,436 |
$38,916,280 |
| 30 |
The Faculty
|
Horror
|
R
|
$25,894,803 |
5,521,280 |
$37,986,406 |
| 31 |
Can't Hardly Wait
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,358,996 |
5,407,035 |
$37,200,401 |
| 32 |
Fallen
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$25,310,938 |
5,396,788 |
$37,129,901 |
| 33 |
The Players Club
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,047,939 |
4,914,273 |
$33,810,198 |
| 34 |
Rounders
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,921,898 |
4,887,398 |
$33,625,298 |
| 35 |
Mouse Hunt
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$21,873,064 |
4,663,766 |
$32,086,710 |
| 36 |
He Got Game
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,567,853 |
4,598,689 |
$31,638,980 |
| 37 |
The Apostle
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$20,692,516 |
4,412,050 |
$30,354,904 |
| 38 |
Hard Rain
|
Action
|
R
|
$19,870,567 |
4,236,795 |
$29,149,150 |
| 39 |
Jane Austen's Mafia
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$19,843,795 |
4,231,086 |
$29,109,872 |
| 40 |
The Replacement Killers
|
Action
|
R
|
$19,035,741 |
4,058,793 |
$27,924,496 |
| 41 |
Disturbing Behavior
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$17,507,368 |
3,732,914 |
$25,682,448 |
| 42 |
The Big Lebowski
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$17,498,804 |
3,731,088 |
$25,669,885 |
| 43 |
Half Baked
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$17,394,881 |
3,708,930 |
$25,517,438 |
| 44 |
54
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,757,163 |
3,572,956 |
$24,581,937 |
| 45 |
Dance With Me
|
Musical
|
PG
|
$15,923,354 |
3,395,171 |
$23,358,776 |
| 46 |
Dead Man on Campus
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$15,064,948 |
3,212,142 |
$22,099,537 |
| 47 |
Twilight
|
Drama
|
R
|
$15,055,091 |
3,210,041 |
$22,085,082 |
| 48 |
Soldier
|
Action
|
R
|
$14,623,082 |
3,117,928 |
$21,451,345 |
| 49 |
Dark City
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$14,435,076 |
3,077,841 |
$21,175,546 |
| 50 |
Desperate Measures
|
Action
|
R
|
$13,678,274 |
2,916,476 |
$20,065,355 |
| 51 |
Hush
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$13,587,246 |
2,897,067 |
$19,931,821 |
| 52 |
Senseless
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$13,109,234 |
2,795,146 |
$19,230,604 |
| 53 |
Black Dog
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$12,857,351 |
2,741,439 |
$18,861,100 |
| 54 |
Mr. Nice Guy
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$12,716,953 |
2,711,504 |
$18,655,148 |
| 55 |
Living Out Loud
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,651,394 |
2,697,525 |
$18,558,972 |
| 56 |
I'll Be Home For Christmas
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$12,121,586 |
2,584,560 |
$17,781,773 |
| 57 |
Holy Man
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$12,069,719 |
2,573,501 |
$17,705,687 |
| 58 |
Sliding Doors
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$11,911,200 |
2,539,701 |
$17,473,143 |
| 59 |
Life Is Beautiful
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$11,409,840 |
2,432,802 |
$16,737,678 |
| 60 |
Deep Rising
|
Action
|
R
|
$11,203,026 |
2,388,705 |
$16,434,290 |
| 61 |
The Full Monty
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$10,611,398 |
2,262,558 |
$15,566,399 |
| 62 |
Knock Off
|
Action
|
R
|
$10,319,915 |
2,200,408 |
$15,138,807 |
| 63 |
I Got the Hook-Up!
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$10,317,779 |
2,199,953 |
$15,135,677 |
| 64 |
Spanish Prisoner
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$10,162,034 |
2,166,745 |
$14,907,206 |
| 65 |
Home Fries
|
Black Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$10,095,740 |
2,152,610 |
$14,809,957 |
| 66 |
Dirty Work
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$10,020,081 |
2,136,478 |
$14,698,969 |
| 67 |
Very Bad Things
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$9,801,782 |
2,089,932 |
$14,378,732 |
| 68 |
Wrongfully Accused
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$9,642,860 |
2,056,047 |
$14,145,603 |
| 69 |
Belly
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,505,046 |
2,026,662 |
$13,943,435 |
| 70 |
Shakespeare in Love
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$9,411,676 |
2,006,754 |
$13,806,468 |
| 71 |
Firestorm
|
Action
|
R
|
$8,123,860 |
1,732,166 |
$11,917,302 |
| 72 |
Woo
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$8,064,972 |
1,719,610 |
$11,830,917 |
| 73 |
My Giant
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,985,929 |
1,702,757 |
$11,714,968 |
| 74 |
For Richer or Poorer
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,226,881 |
1,540,913 |
$10,601,481 |
| 75 |
BASEketball
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$7,042,541 |
1,501,608 |
$10,331,063 |
| 76 |
Star Kid
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,015,240 |
1,495,787 |
$10,291,015 |
| 77 |
Waking Ned Devine
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$6,954,620 |
1,482,861 |
$10,202,084 |
| 78 |
Caught Up
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,754,958 |
1,440,290 |
$9,909,195 |
| 79 |
The Opposite of Sex
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$6,367,164 |
1,357,604 |
$9,340,316 |
| 80 |
Almost Heroes
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$6,175,688 |
1,316,778 |
$9,059,433 |
| 81 |
American History X
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,114,166 |
1,303,660 |
$8,969,181 |
| 82 |
The Boxer
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,896,037 |
1,257,151 |
$8,649,199 |
| 83 |
Deconstructing Harry
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$5,781,901 |
1,232,815 |
$8,481,767 |
| 84 |
Ride
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$5,485,295 |
1,169,572 |
$8,046,655 |
| 85 |
Kundun
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,449,279 |
1,161,893 |
$7,993,824 |
| 86 |
Celebrity
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$5,032,496 |
1,073,027 |
$7,382,426 |
| 87 |
Your Friends and Neighbors
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$4,714,658 |
1,005,258 |
$6,916,175 |
| 88 |
Meet the Deedles
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$4,356,126 |
928,812 |
$6,390,227 |
| 89 |
Kissing a Fool
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$4,100,505 |
874,308 |
$6,015,239 |
| 90 |
Governess
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,794,031 |
808,962 |
$5,565,659 |
| 91 |
Down in the Delta
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,578,332 |
762,971 |
$5,249,240 |
| 92 |
Next Stop, Wonderland
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$3,386,698 |
722,110 |
$4,968,117 |
| 93 |
Pi
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,221,152 |
686,813 |
$4,725,273 |
| 94 |
The Last Days of Disco
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,024,198 |
644,818 |
$4,436,348 |
| 95 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$2,872,271 |
612,425 |
$4,213,484 |
| 96 |
Les Boys
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$2,750,686 |
586,500 |
$4,035,120 |
| 97 |
Happiness
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$2,635,624 |
561,967 |
$3,866,333 |
| 98 |
Boogie Nights
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,594,707 |
553,242 |
$3,806,305 |
| 99 |
Afterglow
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$2,487,376 |
530,357 |
$3,648,856 |
| 100 |
Buffalo '66
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,380,606 |
507,592 |
$3,492,233 |
| 101 |
Hav Plenty
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,301,777 |
490,784 |
$3,376,594 |
| 102 |
Pecker
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,281,761 |
486,516 |
$3,347,230 |
| 103 |
Chinese Box
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,265,328 |
483,012 |
$3,323,123 |
| 104 |
The Imposters
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,194,875 |
467,990 |
$3,219,771 |
| 105 |
Zero Effect
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,080,693 |
443,645 |
$3,052,278 |
| 106 |
Two Girls and a Guy
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,057,193 |
438,634 |
$3,017,802 |
| 107 |
Ma Vie en Rose
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,035,856 |
434,084 |
$2,986,498 |
| 108 |
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$2,020,700 |
430,853 |
$2,964,269 |
| 109 |
High Art
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,835,565 |
391,378 |
$2,692,681 |
| 110 |
Clay Pigeons
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,793,359 |
382,379 |
$2,630,768 |
| 111 |
Across The Sea of Time
|
Drama
|
G
|
$1,776,489 |
378,782 |
$2,606,020 |
| 112 |
The Proposition
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,622,381 |
345,923 |
$2,379,950 |
| 113 |
In God's Hands
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$1,431,239 |
305,168 |
$2,099,556 |
| 114 |
Eve's Bayou
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,368,233 |
291,734 |
$2,007,130 |
| 115 |
Henry Fool
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,334,786 |
284,603 |
$1,958,069 |
| 116 |
The Celebration
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,250,305 |
266,590 |
$1,834,139 |
| 117 |
A Price Above Rubies
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,118,808 |
238,552 |
$1,641,238 |
| 118 |
The Thief
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,117,402 |
238,252 |
$1,639,174 |
| 119 |
Deja Vu
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$821,997 |
175,266 |
$1,205,830 |
| 120 |
Air Force One
|
Action
|
R
|
$811,908 |
173,115 |
$1,191,031 |
| 121 |
Firelight
|
Drama
|
R
|
$784,419 |
167,254 |
$1,150,708 |
| 122 |
Mrs. Brown
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$766,267 |
163,383 |
$1,124,075 |
| 123 |
Nights of Cabiria
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$752,045 |
160,351 |
$1,103,215 |
| 124 |
Men with Guns
|
Action
|
R
|
$742,032 |
158,216 |
$1,088,526 |
| 125 |
Central Station
|
Drama
|
R
|
$695,022 |
148,192 |
$1,019,561 |
| 126 |
Gadjo Dilo
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$673,153 |
143,529 |
$987,480 |
| 127 |
Strangeland
|
Horror
|
R
|
$631,221 |
134,589 |
$925,972 |
| 128 |
Polish Wedding
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$608,296 |
129,701 |
$892,343 |
| 129 |
Wings of Courage
|
Drama
|
G
|
$596,362 |
127,156 |
$874,833 |
| 130 |
Orgazmo
|
Comedy
|
NC-17
|
$582,024 |
124,099 |
$853,801 |
| 131 |
Ulee's Gold
|
Drama
|
R
|
$417,709 |
89,064 |
$612,760 |
| 132 |
In & Out
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$409,144 |
87,238 |
$600,197 |
| 133 |
Chairman of the Board
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$306,715 |
65,398 |
$449,938 |
| 134 |
Soul Food
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$293,597 |
62,601 |
$430,695 |
| 135 |
Steam: The Turkish Bath
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$261,410 |
55,738 |
$383,477 |
| 136 |
Gattaca
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$257,505 |
54,905 |
$377,746 |
| 137 |
Beyond Silence
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$171,334 |
36,532 |
$251,340 |
| 138 |
Red Corner
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$160,030 |
34,122 |
$234,759 |
| 139 |
Shall We Dance?
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$159,056 |
33,914 |
$233,328 |
| 140 |
Marius et Jeannette
|
Romantic Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$140,334 |
29,922 |
$205,863 |
| 141 |
The Beyond
|
Horror
|
|
$126,387 |
26,948 |
$185,402 |
| 142 |
Guantanamera
|
Comedy
|
Not Rated
|
$104,101 |
22,196 |
$152,708 |
| 143 |
Fallen Angels (1998)
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$58,318 |
12,435 |
$85,553 |
| 144 |
Last Night
|
Drama
|
R
|
$48,634 |
10,370 |
$71,346 |
| 145 |
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$45,779 |
9,761 |
$67,156 |
| 146 |
My Best Friend's Wedding
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$44,904 |
9,574 |
$65,869 |
| 147 |
Rushmore
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$43,666 |
9,310 |
$64,053 |
| 148 |
Mad City
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$42,015 |
8,958 |
$61,631 |
| 149 |
The Dress
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$16,556 |
3,530 |
$24,286 |
| 150 |
Killing Time
|
Action
|
R
|
$12,154 |
2,591 |
$17,826 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $3,266,903,104 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 696,567,822 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $4,792,386,615 |
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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