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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Doctor Dolittle Jun 26, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $144,155,259 30,736,728
2 The Horse Whisperer May 15, 1998 Drama PG-13 $75,383,563 16,073,254
3 The Parent Trap Jul 29, 1998 Comedy PG $66,308,518 14,138,276
4 The Man in the Iron Mask Mar 13, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $56,968,169 12,146,731
5 What Dreams May Come Oct 2, 1998 Drama PG-13 $55,485,043 11,830,499
6 Practical Magic Oct 16, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $46,850,558 9,989,457
7 Wag the Dog Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $41,595,360 8,868,946
8 I Still Know What You Did L… Nov 13, 1998 Horror R $39,199,514 8,358,105
9 Primary Colors Mar 20, 1998 Comedy R $39,017,984 8,319,399
10 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $37,669,623 8,031,902
11 Out of Sight Jun 26, 1998 Comedy R $37,562,568 8,009,076
12 Sphere Feb 13, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $37,068,294 7,903,687
13 Mercury Rising Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $32,983,332 7,032,693
14 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 Action PG-13 $32,871,122 7,008,768
15 Madeline Jul 10, 1998 Adventure PG $29,858,048 6,366,321
16 The Object of my Affection Apr 17, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $29,145,924 6,214,482
17 Great Expectations Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $26,333,044 5,614,721
18 L.A. Confidential Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $26,308,657 5,609,521
19 One True Thing Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $23,337,196 4,975,947
20 Quest for Camelot May 15, 1998 Adventure G $22,772,500 4,855,543
21 Beloved Oct 16, 1998 Horror R $22,755,961 4,852,017
22 The Borrowers Feb 13, 1998 Adventure PG $22,619,589 4,822,940
23 Vampires Oct 30, 1998 Horror R $19,942,448 4,252,121
24 Simon Birch Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG $18,253,415 3,891,986
25 Babe: Pig in the City Nov 25, 1998 Adventure G $16,134,070 3,440,100
26 The Wizard of Oz Sep 23, 2009 Musical PG-13 $14,792,232 3,153,994
27 Les Miserables May 1, 1998 Drama PG-13 $13,887,945 2,961,182
28 Jackie Brown Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $12,482,712 2,661,559
29 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas May 22, 1998 Black Comedy R $10,680,275 2,277,244
30 Apt Pupil Oct 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $8,863,193 1,889,806
31 Krippendorf's Tribe Feb 27, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $7,571,115 1,614,310
32 Gone with the Wind Oct 14, 1967 Drama G $6,750,112 1,439,256
33 Smoke Signals Jun 26, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $6,719,300 1,432,686
34 Palmetto Feb 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $5,846,660 1,246,622
35 Phantoms Jan 23, 1998 Horror R $5,755,333 1,227,149
36 The Wings of the Dove Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $5,020,136 1,070,391
37 Dangerous Beauty Feb 20, 1998 Drama R $4,553,271 970,846
38 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Action R $3,265,763 696,324
39 Mrs. Dalloway Feb 20, 1998 Drama PG-13 $3,263,672 695,878
40 The Sweet Hereafter Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $2,918,731 622,330
41 The Mighty Oct 9, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,652,246 565,510
42 Love and Death on Long Island Mar 6, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,542,264 542,060
43 A Simple Plan Dec 11, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $2,520,500 537,420
44 Wilde May 1, 1998 Drama R $2,157,701 460,064
45 Tarzan and the Lost City Apr 24, 1998 Adventure PG $2,147,114 457,806
46 Gods and Monsters Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $1,984,354 423,103
47 Devil’s Advocate Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,915,297 408,378
48 I Know What You Did Last Su… Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,823,116 388,724
49 The Butcher Boy Apr 3, 1998 Drama R $1,822,193 388,527
50 A Soldier's Daughter Never … Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $1,775,523 378,576
51 Suicide Kings Apr 17, 1998 Drama R $1,692,872 360,953
52 The Gingerbread Man Jan 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,626,593 346,821
53 Carne trémula Jan 16, 1998 Drama R $1,535,558 327,411
54 Midnight in the Garden of G… Nov 21, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $1,462,474 311,828
55 The Rainmaker Nov 21, 1997 Drama PG-13 $1,439,506 306,930
56 Oscar and Lucinda Jan 2, 1998 Drama R $1,371,526 292,436
57 One Tough Cop Oct 9, 1998 Drama R $1,313,607 280,086
58 Permanent Midnight Sep 16, 1998 Drama R $1,171,001 249,680
59 Cousin Bette Jun 12, 1998 Comedy R $1,161,063 247,561
60 Lolita Jul 22, 1998 Drama R $1,147,784 244,730
61 C't'a ton tour Laura Cadieux Oct 9, 1998 Comedy Not Rated $1,045,907 223,007
62 The Thin Red Line Dec 23, 1998 Drama R $1,035,166 220,717
63 The Little Mermaid Nov 15, 1989 Adventure G $999,528 213,118
64 Kiss the Girls Oct 3, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $770,201 164,221
65 Karakter Mar 27, 1998 Drama R $713,413 152,113
66 The Ice Storm Sep 26, 1997 Drama R $599,581 127,842
67 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Action R $448,397 95,607
68 Four Days in September Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $310,724 66,252
69 Pippi Longstocking Aug 22, 1997 Musical G $301,087 64,197
70 Swept From The Sea Jan 23, 1998 Drama PG-13 $283,081 60,358
71 A Civil Action Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $233,545 49,796
72 The General Dec 18, 1998 Drama R $221,816 47,295
73 Passion in the Desert Jun 12, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $181,083 38,610
74 Hilary and Jackie Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $134,929 28,769
75 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Comedy PG $123,329 26,296
76 Ladri di biciclette Oct 2, 1998 Drama Not Rated $101,034 21,542
77 Affliction Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $91,879 19,590
78 Washington Square Oct 5, 1997 Drama PG $91,818 19,577
79 The Night Flier Feb 6, 1998 Horror R $91,549 19,520
80 Illtown Jan 16, 1998 Drama R $68,955 14,702
81 U-Turn Oct 3, 1997 Drama R $44,849 9,562
82 Another Day in Paradise Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $31,333 6,680
83 Regeneration Aug 14, 1998 R $19,273 4,109
84 Notes from Underground Mar 6, 1998 Drama Not Rated $5,000 1,066
Total Gross of All Movies$1,156,159,978
Total Tickets Sold246,515,947

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.

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