Box Office Performance for R Movies in 1998

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1998 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Saving Private Ryan	Drama	R	$190,373,184	40,591,297	$291,445,512
2	There's Something About Mary	Romantic Comedy	R	$174,711,122	37,251,838	$267,468,197
3	Good Will Hunting	Drama	R	$130,828,794	27,895,265	$200,288,003
4	Lethal Weapon 4	Action	R	$129,734,803	27,662,005	$198,613,196
5	Enemy of the State	Action	R	$96,817,000	20,643,284	$148,218,779
6	Blade	Action	R	$70,001,065	14,925,600	$107,165,808
7	A Perfect Murder	Thriller/Suspense	R	$67,549,705	14,402,922	$103,412,980
8	Snake Eyes	Thriller/Suspense	R	$55,585,389	11,851,895	$85,096,606
9	Halloween: H2O	Horror	R	$55,004,135	11,727,961	$84,206,760
10	The Negotiator	Action	R	$44,484,065	9,484,875	$68,101,403
11	Wag the Dog	Drama	R	$41,595,360	8,868,947	$63,679,039
12	Ronin	Action	R	$41,521,101	8,853,113	$63,565,351
13	The Siege	Action	R	$40,163,804	8,563,711	$61,487,445
14	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	Horror	R	$39,167,980	8,351,382	$59,962,923
15	Primary Colors	Comedy	R	$38,966,057	8,308,328	$59,653,795
16	Urban Legend	Horror	R	$37,857,342	8,071,928	$57,956,443
17	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Drama	R	$37,669,029	8,031,776	$57,668,152
18	Out of Sight	Drama	R	$37,474,810	7,990,365	$57,370,821
19	Mercury Rising	Thriller/Suspense	R	$32,940,507	7,023,562	$50,429,175
20	Bride of Chucky	Horror	R	$32,368,960	6,901,697	$49,554,184
21	Wild Things	Thriller/Suspense	R	$29,753,944	6,344,125	$45,550,818
22	The Object of my Affection	Romantic Comedy	R	$29,106,737	6,206,127	$44,559,992
23	The Big Hit	Action	R	$27,052,167	5,768,053	$41,414,621
24	Bulworth	Comedy	R	$26,525,834	5,655,828	$40,608,845
25	Great Expectations	Drama	R	$26,333,044	5,614,722	$40,313,704
26	L.A. Confidential	Drama	R	$26,308,657	5,609,522	$40,276,368
27	The Faculty	Horror	R	$25,895,000	5,521,322	$39,643,092
28	Fallen	Thriller/Suspense	R	$25,188,006	5,370,577	$38,560,743
29	One True Thing	Drama	R	$23,209,440	4,948,708	$35,531,723
30	The Players Club	Drama	R	$23,031,390	4,910,744	$35,259,142
31	Rounders	Drama	R	$22,905,674	4,883,939	$35,066,682
32	Beloved	Drama	R	$22,746,521	4,850,004	$34,823,029
33	He Got Game	Drama	R	$21,554,585	4,595,860	$32,998,275
34	Psycho	Horror	R	$20,776,265	4,429,907	$31,806,732
35	Vampires	Horror	R	$19,915,018	4,246,272	$30,488,233
36	Hard Rain	Action	R	$19,819,494	4,225,905	$30,341,998
37	Species 2	Horror	R	$19,165,560	4,086,473	$29,340,876
38	The Replacement Killers	Action	R	$18,967,571	4,044,258	$29,037,772
39	Amistad	Drama	R	$17,461,267	3,723,085	$26,731,750
40	The Big Lebowski	Comedy	R	$17,439,163	3,718,372	$26,697,911
41	Disturbing Behavior	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,411,331	3,712,437	$26,655,298
42	Half Baked	Comedy	R	$17,278,980	3,684,217	$26,452,678
43	54	Drama	R	$16,574,731	3,534,058	$25,374,536
44	Elizabeth	Drama	R	$16,510,380	3,520,337	$25,276,020
45	Scream 2	Horror	R	$15,842,332	3,377,896	$24,253,293
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	Senseless	Comedy	R	$13,035,599	2,779,445	$19,956,415
52	Senseless	Comedy	R	$13,035,599	2,779,445	$19,956,415
53	Living Out Loud	Drama	R	$12,651,394	2,697,525	$19,368,230
54	Jackie Brown	Drama	R	$12,482,712	2,661,559	$19,109,994
55	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?	Drama	R	$12,413,650	2,646,834	$19,004,268
56	Deep Rising	Action	R	$11,146,409	2,376,633	$17,064,225
57	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	Comedy	R	$10,562,387	2,252,108	$16,170,135
58	The Full Monty	Comedy	R	$10,518,729	2,242,799	$16,103,297
59	I Got the Hook-Up!	Comedy	R	$10,305,534	2,197,342	$15,776,916
60	Knock Off	Action	R	$10,076,136	2,148,430	$15,425,727
61	Very Bad Things	Black Comedy	R	$9,801,782	2,089,932	$15,005,712
62	Belly	Drama	R	$9,505,046	2,026,662	$14,551,433
63	Shakespeare in Love	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,412,000	2,006,823	$14,408,989
64	Apt Pupil	Thriller/Suspense	R	$8,838,938	1,884,635	$13,531,679
65	Jerry Springer: Ringmaster	Comedy	R	$8,752,700	1,866,247	$13,399,653
66	Return to Paradise	Drama	R	$8,288,513	1,767,274	$12,689,027
67	Firestorm	Action	R	$8,041,665	1,714,641	$12,311,122
68	Woo	Romantic Comedy	R	$8,026,971	1,711,508	$12,288,627
69	BASEketball	Comedy	R	$6,940,185	1,479,784	$10,624,849
70	Caught Up	Drama	R	$6,724,217	1,433,735	$10,294,217
71	An American Werewolf in Paris	Horror	R	$6,465,104	1,378,487	$9,897,537
72	The Opposite of Sex	Black Comedy	R	$6,267,497	1,336,353	$9,595,015
73	American History X	Drama	R	$6,114,166	1,303,660	$9,360,279
74	Palmetto	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,840,581	1,245,326	$8,941,441
75	The Boxer	Drama	R	$5,669,757	1,208,903	$8,679,924
76	The Boxer	Drama	R	$5,669,757	1,208,903	$8,679,924
77	Deconstructing Harry	Romantic Comedy	R	$5,664,131	1,207,704	$8,671,315
78	Phantoms	Horror	R	$5,657,370	1,206,262	$8,660,961
79	Slums of Beverly Hills	Comedy	R	$5,480,318	1,168,511	$8,389,909
80	Ride	Comedy	R	$5,476,059	1,167,603	$8,383,390
81	Celebrity	Comedy	R	$5,032,496	1,073,027	$7,704,334
82	The Wings of the Dove	Drama	R	$5,020,136	1,070,391	$7,685,407
83	Your Friends and Neighbors	Black Comedy	R	$4,710,749	1,004,424	$7,211,764
84	Dangerous Beauty	Drama	R	$4,530,929	966,083	$6,936,476
85	Kissing a Fool	Romantic Comedy	R	$4,002,640	853,441	$6,127,706
86	Governess	Drama	R	$3,794,031	808,962	$5,808,347
87	Next Stop, Wonderland	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,386,698	722,110	$5,184,750
88	The Postman	Action	R	$3,265,763	696,325	$4,999,614
89	Pi	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,216,970	685,921	$4,924,913
90	The Last Days of Disco	Drama	R	$2,987,297	636,950	$4,573,301
91	The Sweet Hereafter	Drama	R	$2,918,731	622,331	$4,468,337
92	Boogie Nights	Drama	R	$2,568,855	547,730	$3,932,701
93	A Simple Plan	Drama	R	$2,515,990	536,458	$3,851,768
94	Afterglow	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,391,590	509,934	$3,661,326
95	Hav Plenty	Comedy	R	$2,301,777	490,784	$3,523,829
96	Pecker	Comedy	R	$2,279,807	486,100	$3,490,198
97	Chinese Box	Drama	R	$2,195,190	468,058	$3,360,656
98	The Imposters	Comedy	R	$2,194,875	467,990	$3,360,168
99	Buffalo '66	Comedy	R	$2,180,752	464,979	$3,338,549
100	Wilde	Drama	R	$2,157,701	460,064	$3,303,260
101	Ma Vie en Rose	Drama	R	$2,035,856	434,084	$3,116,723
102	Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,020,700	430,853	$3,093,525
103	Zero Effect	Comedy	R	$1,980,338	422,247	$3,031,733
104	Two Girls and a Guy	Drama	R	$1,950,218	415,825	$2,985,624
105	Gods and Monsters	Drama	R	$1,922,758	409,970	$2,943,585
106	Devil's Advocate	Drama	R	$1,915,297	408,379	$2,932,161
107	High Art	Drama	R	$1,835,565	391,378	$2,810,094
108	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Horror	R	$1,823,116	388,724	$2,791,038
109	The Butcher Boy	Drama	R	$1,822,193	388,527	$2,789,624
110	The Jackal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,803,275	384,494	$2,760,667
111	Clay Pigeons	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,789,892	381,640	$2,740,175
112	A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries	Drama	R	$1,759,596	375,180	$2,693,792
113	Suicide Kings	Drama	R	$1,692,872	360,954	$2,591,650
114	Alien: Resurrection	Action	R	$1,655,832	353,056	$2,534,942
115	Live Flesh	Drama	R	$1,535,558	327,411	$2,350,811
116	The Gingerbread Man	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,534,569	327,200	$2,349,296
117	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	Drama	R	$1,462,474	311,828	$2,238,925
118	Oscar and Lucinda	Drama	R	$1,371,526	292,436	$2,099,690
119	Eve's Bayou	Drama	R	$1,346,339	287,066	$2,061,134
120	Henry Fool	Comedy	R	$1,334,786	284,603	$2,043,450
121	The Celebration	Comedy	R	$1,250,305	266,590	$1,914,116
122	One Tough Cop	Drama	R	$1,220,906	260,321	$1,869,105
123	Permanent Midnight	Drama	R	$1,166,199	248,657	$1,785,357
124	Cousin Bette	Comedy	R	$1,161,063	247,561	$1,777,488
125	Nightwatch	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,154,237	246,106	$1,767,041
126	Lolita	Drama	R	$1,147,784	244,730	$1,757,161
127	A Price Above Rubies	Drama	R	$1,118,808	238,552	$1,712,803
128	The Thief	Drama	R	$1,117,402	238,252	$1,710,649
129	Velvet Goldmine	Musical	R	$1,043,487	222,492	$1,597,493
130	The Thin Red Line	Drama	R	$1,020,438	217,577	$1,562,203
131	Slam	Drama	R	$982,214	209,427	$1,503,686
132	Little Voice	Musical	R	$880,046	187,643	$1,347,277
133	Firelight	Drama	R	$784,419	167,254	$1,200,884
134	Kiss the Girls	Thriller/Suspense	R	$770,201	164,222	$1,179,114
135	Men with Guns	Action	R	$742,032	158,216	$1,135,991
136	Character	Drama	R	$713,413	152,114	$1,092,179
137	Central Station	Drama	R	$695,022	148,192	$1,064,019
138	The Winter Guest	Drama	R	$688,824	146,871	$1,054,534
139	Strangeland	Horror	R	$631,221	134,589	$966,349
140	The Ice Storm	Drama	R	$599,581	127,842	$917,906
141	Deceiver	Drama	R	$545,622	116,337	$835,300
142	The Hanging Garden	Drama	R	$539,406	115,012	$825,786
143	Air Force One	Action	R	$476,223	101,540	$729,057
144	Hurlyburly	Comedy	R	$463,298	98,784	$709,269
145	Starship Troopers	Action	R	$448,397	95,607	$686,458
146	Ulee's Gold	Drama	R	$417,709	89,064	$639,480
147	I Went Down		R	$405,297	86,417	$620,474
148	Four Days in September	Drama	R	$310,724	66,252	$475,689
149	Soul Food	Comedy	R	$291,265	62,103	$445,900
150	Mr. Jealousy		R	$287,752	61,354	$440,522
151	The Real Blonde		R	$247,745	52,824	$379,276
152	Whatever		R	$229,750	48,987	$351,727
153	Insomnia		R	$221,173	47,158	$338,594
154	Sour Grapes		R	$219,932	46,894	$336,699
155	Homegrown		R	$215,553	45,960	$329,993
156	Welcome to Sarajevo		R	$184,639	39,369	$282,669
157	The General	Drama	R	$177,220	37,787	$271,311
158	Red Corner	Thriller/Suspense	R	$152,380	32,490	$233,278
159	The Land Girls		R	$146,083	31,148	$223,643
160	No Looking Back		R	$143,273	30,549	$219,342
161	Hilary and Jackie	Drama	R	$134,929	28,770	$206,569
162	The Proposition	Drama	R	$121,875	25,986	$186,579
163	Lawn Dogs		R	$106,292	22,664	$162,728
164	The Night Flier	Horror	R	$91,549	19,520	$140,154
165	Shattered Image		R	$88,355	18,839	$135,264
166	24 7: Twenty Four Seven	Comedy	R	$72,544	15,468	$111,060
167	Affliction	Drama	R	$63,979	13,642	$97,950
168	Life During Wartime	Comedy	R	$55,986	11,937	$85,708
169	Illtown	Drama	R	$49,067	10,462	$75,117
170	Last Night	Drama	R	$48,634	10,370	$74,457
171	The Theory of Flight		R	$46,931	10,007	$71,850
172	U-Turn	Drama	R	$44,849	9,563	$68,662
173	Rushmore	Black Comedy	R	$43,666	9,310	$66,846
174	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn	Comedy	R	$40,000	8,529	$61,238
175	Playing by Heart	Drama	R	$36,934	7,875	$56,543
176	The Hi-Lo Country		R	$23,725	5,059	$36,324
177	The Last Big Thing		R	$22,180	4,729	$33,954
178	Safe Men		R	$21,210	4,522	$32,468
179	Another Day in Paradise	Drama	R	$19,749	4,211	$30,235
180	Regeneration		R	$19,273	4,109	$29,503
181	The Only Thrill		R	$15,093	3,218	$23,105
182	Hard Core Logo		R	$14,540	3,100	$22,258
183	Savior		R	$12,903	2,751	$19,752
184	Killing Time	Action	R	$12,154	2,591	$18,603
185	First Love, Last Rites	Drama	R	$10,876	2,319	$16,650
186	Unmade Beds		R	$9,615	2,050	$14,719
187	Hi-Life		R	$7,957	1,697	$12,184
188	Outside Ozona		R	$7,394	1,577	$11,323
189	Somewhere in the City		R	$7,016	1,496	$10,741
190	Phoenix	Drama	R	$5,000	1,066	$7,654
191	This is the Sea		R	$5,000	1,066	$7,654
192	Chicago Cab	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,066	$7,654
193	Dream for an Insomniac		R	$5,000	1,066	$7,654
194	The Leading Man	Drama	R	$5,000	1,066	$7,654
195	Heaven's Burning		R	$5,000	1,066	$7,654
196	Love Walked In		R	$5,000	1,066	$7,654
197	Reach the Rock		R	$4,960	1,058	$7,596
198	Little Boy Blue		R	$3,526	752	$5,399
199	The Ogre		R	$3,500	746	$5,356
200	Hit Me		R	$3,348	714	$5,127
201	The Last of the High Kings		R	$2,647	564	$4,050
202	River Red		R	$2,197	468	$3,360
203	Shopping for Fangs		R	$2,194	468	$3,360
204	Thursday		R	$1,971	420	$3,016
Total Gross of All Movies				$2,397,685,476
Total Tickets Sold					511,233,570
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$3,670,657,033

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.