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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for Polygram Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 What Dreams May Come Drama PG-13 $55,485,043 11,830,500 $81,393,840
2 The Borrowers Comedy PG $22,619,589 4,822,940 $33,181,827
3 Barney's Great Adventure Adventure G $11,156,471 2,378,778 $16,365,993
4 Very Bad Things Black Comedy R $9,801,782 2,089,932 $14,378,732
5 The Gingerbread Man Thriller/Suspense R $1,626,593 346,822 $2,386,135
6 The Proposition Drama R $1,622,381 345,923 $2,379,950
Total Gross of All Movies$102,311,859
Total Tickets Sold21,814,895
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$150,086,478

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.