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Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Everest Mar 6, 1998 MacGillivray Free… PG-13 $66,877,098 14,259,509
2 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… G $9,124,115 1,945,440
3 Africa's Elephant Kingdom May 8, 1998 Discovery/IMAX Not Rated $4,119,728 878,406
4 Freeriders Oct 21, 1998 Warren Miller Ent… Not Rated $2,750,064 586,367
5 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Sony Pictures Cla… G $1,043,228 222,436
6 Hands on a Hardbody Jul 10, 1998 Legacy Releasing PG $909,650 193,955
7 The Big One Apr 10, 1998 Miramax PG-13 $720,074 153,533
8 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Feb 13, 1998 Strand Releasing Not Rated $204,507 43,604
9 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Oct 3, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… PG $88,329 18,833
10 Arguing the World Jan 9, 1998 First Run Features Not Rated $47,044 10,030
11 The Brandon Teena Story Sep 25, 1998 Zeitgeist Not Rated $43,506 9,276
12 Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back May 17, 1967 Not Rated $27,158 5,790
13 ¿Quién diablos es Juliette? Mar 26, 1998 Kino International Not Rated $25,646 5,468
14 Off the Menu: The Last Days… May 15, 1998 Northern Arts Ent… Not Rated $19,265 4,107
Total Gross of All Movies$85,999,412
Total Tickets Sold18,336,754

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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