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Monday, November 23, 2009

Box Office Performance for Sequel Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Lethal Weapon 4 Action R $129,734,803 27,662,005 $198,613,196
2 Star Trek: Insurrection Adventure PG $58,644,000 12,504,051 $89,779,086
3 U.S. Marshals Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,823,170 12,329,034 $88,522,464
4 Halloween: H2O Horror R $55,004,135 11,727,961 $84,206,760
5 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Horror R $39,167,980 8,351,382 $59,962,923
6 Tomorrow Never Dies Action PG-13 $32,871,122 7,008,768 $50,322,954
7 Bride of Chucky Horror R $32,368,960 6,901,697 $49,554,184
8 Species 2 Horror R $19,165,560 4,086,473 $29,340,876
9 The Odd Couple II Comedy PG-13 $18,878,566 4,025,281 $28,901,518
10 Babe: Pig in the City Adventure G $16,132,210 3,439,704 $24,697,075
11 Scream 2 Horror R $15,842,332 3,377,896 $24,253,293
12 Blues Brothers 2000 Comedy PG-13 $13,979,599 2,980,725 $21,401,606
13 Air Bud: Golden Receiver Comedy G $10,093,523 2,152,137 $15,452,344
14 Home Alone III Comedy PG $6,672,357 1,422,677 $10,214,821
15 An American Werewolf in Paris Horror R $6,465,104 1,378,487 $9,897,537
16 Les Boys II Comedy Not Rated $5,974,732 1,273,930 $9,146,817
17 Major League: Back to the Minors Comedy PG-13 $3,551,208 757,187 $5,436,603
18 Alien: Resurrection Action R $1,655,832 353,056 $2,534,942
19 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Action PG-13 $867,503 184,969 $1,328,077
20 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain Action PG $308,082 65,689 $471,647
21 Couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs 2, Les Comedy   $146,072 31,145 $223,621
Total Gross of All Movies$525,346,850
Total Tickets Sold112,014,254
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$804,262,344

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.