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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Box Office Performance for Remake Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Doctor Dolittle Comedy PG-13 $144,155,118 30,736,699 $220,689,499
2 Godzilla Action PG-13 $136,142,003 29,028,146 $208,422,088
3 The Mask of Zorro Adventure PG-13 $93,771,072 19,993,832 $143,555,714
4 City of Angels Drama PG-13 $78,745,923 16,790,175 $120,553,457
5 A Perfect Murder Thriller/Suspense R $67,549,705 14,402,922 $103,412,980
6 The Parent Trap Comedy PG $66,304,095 14,137,334 $101,506,058
7 Mighty Joe Young Adventure PG $28,148,000 6,001,706 $43,092,249
8 Psycho Horror R $20,776,265 4,429,907 $31,806,732
9 Flubber Comedy PG $9,859,711 2,102,284 $15,094,399
10 Return to Paradise Drama R $8,288,513 1,767,274 $12,689,027
11 The Jackal Thriller/Suspense R $1,803,275 384,494 $2,760,667
12 Nightwatch Thriller/Suspense R $1,154,237 246,106 $1,767,041
Total Gross of All Movies$656,697,917
Total Tickets Sold140,020,879
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,005,349,911

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.