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Monday, November 9, 2009

Box Office Performance for Warner Bros. Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Lethal Weapon 4 Action R $129,734,803 27,662,005 $198,613,196
2 City of Angels Drama PG-13 $78,745,923 16,790,175 $120,553,457
3 You've Got Mail Drama PG $77,939,000 16,618,124 $119,318,130
4 A Perfect Murder Thriller/Suspense R $67,549,705 14,402,922 $103,412,980
5 U.S. Marshals Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,823,170 12,329,034 $88,522,464
6 Practical Magic Comedy PG-13 $46,611,204 9,938,423 $71,357,877
7 The Negotiator Action R $44,484,065 9,484,875 $68,101,403
8 Sphere Horror PG-13 $36,976,367 7,884,087 $56,607,745
9 Jack Frost Comedy PG $31,153,045 6,642,440 $47,692,719
10 L.A. Confidential Drama R $26,308,657 5,609,522 $40,276,368
11 Fallen Thriller/Suspense R $25,188,006 5,370,577 $38,560,743
12 The Avengers Action PG-13 $23,385,416 4,986,229 $35,801,124
13 Quest for Camelot Adventure G $22,717,758 4,843,872 $34,779,001
14 Soldier Action R $14,567,883 3,106,158 $22,302,214
15 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Drama R $12,413,650 2,646,834 $19,004,268
16 Home Fries Black Comedy PG-13 $10,095,740 2,152,610 $15,455,740
17 Wrongfully Accused Comedy PG-13 $9,604,029 2,047,767 $14,702,967
18 Almost Heroes Comedy PG-13 $6,114,928 1,303,823 $9,361,449
19 Dangerous Beauty Drama R $4,530,929 966,083 $6,936,476
20 Major League: Back to the Minors Comedy PG-13 $3,551,208 757,187 $5,436,603
21 The Postman Action R $3,265,763 696,325 $4,999,614
22 Tarzan and the Lost City Adventure PG $2,147,114 457,807 $3,287,054
23 Devil's Advocate Drama R $1,915,297 408,379 $2,932,161
24 The Butcher Boy Drama R $1,822,193 388,527 $2,789,624
25 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Drama R $1,462,474 311,828 $2,238,925
26 Without Limits Drama PG-13 $777,423 165,762 $1,190,171
27 Warners 75th     $498,426 106,274 $763,047
28 The Man Who Knew Too Little Comedy PG $123,329 26,296 $188,805
29 Mad City Drama PG-13 $37,173 7,926 $56,909
Total Gross of All Movies$741,544,678
Total Tickets Sold158,111,871
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,135,243,234

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.