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Friday, May 16, 2008

Box Office Performance for Paramount Pictures Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Deep Impact Adventure PG-13 $140,464,664 29,949,822 $206,054,775
2 The Truman Show Drama PG $125,618,201 26,784,265 $184,275,743
3 The Rugrats Movie Adventure G $89,183,190 19,015,606 $130,827,369
4 Star Trek: Insurrection Adventure PG $58,644,099 12,504,072 $86,028,015
5 Snake Eyes Thriller/Suspense R $55,591,409 11,853,179 $81,549,872
6 A Night at the Roxbury Comedy PG-13 $30,324,946 6,465,873 $44,485,206
7 Grease Musical PG $28,411,018 6,057,786 $41,677,568
8 Hard Rain Action R $19,870,567 4,236,795 $29,149,150
9 The Odd Couple II Comedy PG-13 $18,912,328 4,032,479 $27,743,456
10 Dead Man on Campus Black Comedy R $15,064,948 3,212,142 $22,099,537
11 Twilight Drama R $15,055,091 3,210,041 $22,085,082
12 A Simple Plan Drama R $2,515,990 536,458 $3,690,831
13 The Rainmaker Drama PG-13 $1,499,543 319,732 $2,199,756
14 Kiss the Girls Thriller/Suspense R $806,514 171,965 $1,183,119
15 In & Out Comedy PG-13 $409,144 87,238 $600,197
16 The Real Blonde   R $247,745 52,824 $363,429
17 The Education of Little Tree   PG $161,831 34,506 $237,401
18 Fairytale: A True Story Drama PG $45,569 9,716 $66,846
Total Gross of All Movies$602,826,797
Total Tickets Sold128,534,499
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$884,317,353

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.