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Contemporary Fiction Movies Released in 1998
This list shows all Contemporary Fiction films released in 1998, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Contemporary Fiction Movies for 1998
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1998 |
| January 1 |
Hao Xia |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
Comedy |
Video |
$9,076 |
|
|
Leprechaun 4: In Space |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Long de Xin |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 6 |
Gíng Chaat Gu Sih Sāam: Chīu Kāp … |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 9 |
Firestorm |
Action |
Theatrical |
$8,123,860 |
|
| |
| January 15 |
The Castle |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,014,198 |
|
| |
| January 16 |
Carne trémula |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,535,558 |
|
|
Fallen |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,310,938 |
|
|
Half Baked |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,394,881 |
|
|
Hard Rain |
Action |
Theatrical |
$19,870,567 |
|
| |
| January 23 |
The Gingerbread Man |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,626,593 |
|
|
Phantoms |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,755,333 |
|
|
Spice World |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$56,042,592 |
|
| |
| January 24 |
8 Weoleui Keuriseumaseu |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$182,179 |
|
| |
| January 30 |
Caught Up |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,762,661 |
|
|
Deep Rising |
Action |
Theatrical |
$11,551,337 |
|
|
Desperate Measures |
Action |
Theatrical |
$13,678,274 |
|
|
It’s in the Water |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$130,928 |
|
|
Ta'm e guilass |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$322,827 |
|
|
Zero Effect |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,080,693 |
|
| February, 1998 |
| February 6 |
Blues Brothers 2000 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,089,198 |
|
|
The Replacement Killers |
Action |
Theatrical |
$19,035,741 |
|
| |
| February 17 |
Love Letters |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 20 |
Palmetto |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,846,660 |
|
|
Senseless |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,109,234 |
|
| |
| February 27 |
Kissing a Fool |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,100,505 |
|
|
Krippendorf's Tribe |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,571,115 |
|
| March, 1998 |
| March 6 |
The Big Lebowski |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$47,409,582 |
|
|
El Callejón de los Milagros |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Hush |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$13,587,246 |
|
|
The Leading Man |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Love and Death on Long Island |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,542,264 |
|
|
Men with Guns |
Action |
Theatrical |
$742,032 |
|
|
Notes from Underground |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Twilight |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$15,055,091 |
|
|
U.S. Marshals |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$57,833,603 |
|
| |
| March 13 |
Chairman of the Board |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$306,715 |
|
| |
| March 20 |
Fireworks |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$487,743 |
|
|
Mr. Nice Guy |
Action |
Theatrical |
$31,716,953 |
|
|
Niagara, Niagara |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$168,462 |
|
|
Wild Things |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$55,576,210 |
|
| |
| March 25 |
A Price Above Rubies |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,118,808 |
|
| |
| March 27 |
Meet the Deedles |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,356,126 |
|
|
Ride |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,485,295 |
|
| April, 1998 |
| April 3 |
The Butcher Boy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,822,193 |
|
|
He liu |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,275 |
|
|
Mercury Rising |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$32,983,332 |
|
|
The Spanish Prisoner |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$13,835,130 |
|
| |
| April 8 |
The Players Club |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,047,939 |
|
| |
| April 10 |
City of Angels |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$199,101,894 |
|
|
I Think I Do |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$278,332 |
|
|
My Giant |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,985,929 |
|
|
The Odd Couple II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,912,328 |
|
| |
| April 17 |
Chinese Box |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,265,328 |
|
|
Major League: Back to the Minors |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,551,208 |
|
|
Nightwatch |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,278,516 |
|
|
The Object of my Affection |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,145,924 |
|
|
Suicide Kings |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,692,872 |
|
| |
| April 22 |
Deja Vu |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,321,997 |
|
| |
| April 24 |
The Big Hit |
Action |
Theatrical |
$27,073,371 |
|
|
In God's Hands |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,431,239 |
|
|
Sliding Doors |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$58,809,149 |
|
|
Two Girls and a Guy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,315,026 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
You and Me |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| May, 1998 |
| May 1 |
Black Dog |
Action |
Theatrical |
$12,857,351 |
|
|
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$574,838 |
|
|
He Got Game |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$22,411,948 |
|
|
Still Breathing |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$212,267 |
|
| |
| May 8 |
Woo |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,064,972 |
|
| |
| May 15 |
Bulworth |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,203,383 |
|
|
Clockwatchers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$539,961 |
|
|
The Horse Whisperer |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$186,883,563 |
|
| |
| May 22 |
The Opposite of Sex |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,367,164 |
|
| |
| May 27 |
I Got the Hook-Up! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,317,779 |
|
| |
| May 29 |
Hope Floats |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$81,529,000 |
|
| June, 1998 |
| June 5 |
Charlie Hoboken |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Mr. Jealousy |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$287,752 |
|
|
A Perfect Murder |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$67,658,331 |
|
|
The Truman Show |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$264,118,201 |
|
| |
| June 9 |
Tomahawk |
Western |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 12 |
Can't Hardly Wait |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,358,996 |
|
|
Dirty Work |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,020,081 |
|
|
High Art |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,835,565 |
|
|
Six Days, Seven Nights |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$164,800,000 |
|
|
Stiff Upper Lips |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$69,582 |
|
| |
| June 19 |
Hav Plenty |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,301,777 |
|
|
Henry Fool |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,334,786 |
|
| |
| June 20 |
Alors voilà |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$95 |
|
| |
| June 23 |
Drowning by Numbers |
Comedy |
Video |
$52,310 |
|
| |
| June 26 |
Buffalo '66 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,689,814 |
|
|
Out of Sight |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$77,562,568 |
|
|
Picnic at Hanging Rock |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$655,525 |
|
|
Smoke Signals |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,756,617 |
|
| |
| |
| Jun, 1998 TBD |
Talk to Me |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July, 1998 |
| July 10 |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$285,400,000 |
|
| |
| July 15 |
There's Something About Mary |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$369,884,651 |
|
| |
| July 17 |
Polish Wedding |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$608,296 |
|
|
Under Heaven |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 22 |
Hóng Sè Liàn Rén (红色恋人) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$229,020 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,020,700 |
|
|
Disturbing Behavior |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$19,014,238 |
|
|
Jane Austen's Mafia |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$30,143,795 |
|
| |
| July 29 |
The Negotiator |
Action |
Theatrical |
$49,105,766 |
|
|
The Parent Trap |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$83,977,418 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
BASEketball |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,042,541 |
|
|
Killer Condom |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August, 1998 |
| August 5 |
Halloween: H2O |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$55,041,738 |
|
| |
| August 7 |
Gadjo Dilo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$673,153 |
|
|
Snake Eyes |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$103,891,409 |
|
|
Unmade Beds |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$75,752 |
|
| |
| August 14 |
The Avengers |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$48,585,416 |
|
|
How Stella Got Her Groove Back |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$37,672,944 |
|
|
Return to Paradise |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,352,677 |
|
| |
| August 15 |
Cheun Gwong Tsa Sit |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,105 |
|
| |
| August 19 |
Your Friends and Neighbors |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,714,658 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
Dance With Me |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,923,354 |
|
|
Dead Man on Campus |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,064,948 |
|
|
Next Stop Wonderland |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,465,703 |
|
|
Quince |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,102 |
|
|
Wrongfully Accused |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,642,860 |
|
| |
| August 26 |
Ground Control |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
I Married a Strange Person |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$203,134 |
|
|
Lovers of the Arctic Circle |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$504,223 |
|
| September, 1998 |
| September 1 |
Flamingo Road |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
A Lion in the Streets |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
A Lion is in the Streets |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Song of the Thin Man |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 4 |
Knock Off |
Action |
Theatrical |
$10,319,915 |
|
|
Phoenix |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| September 11 |
Chicago Cab |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Digging to China |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$33,000 |
|
|
Rounders |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$22,921,898 |
|
|
Simon Birch |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,310,591 |
|
| |
| September 18 |
One True Thing |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$26,708,196 |
|
|
Rush Hour |
Action |
Theatrical |
$245,300,000 |
|
| |
| September 25 |
Clay Pigeons |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,256,606 |
|
|
Pecker |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,281,761 |
|
|
Ronin |
Action |
Theatrical |
$70,692,101 |
|
|
Urban Legend |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$72,571,864 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
Top of the World |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| October, 1998 |
| October 2 |
A Night at the Roxbury |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$30,331,165 |
|
|
Strangeland |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$631,221 |
|
|
What Dreams May Come |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$71,485,043 |
|
| |
| October 9 |
C't'a ton tour Laura Cadieux |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,045,907 |
|
|
Festen |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,649,337 |
|
|
Holy Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,069,719 |
|
|
The Mighty |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,121,582 |
|
|
One Tough Cop |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,313,607 |
|
|
Slam |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,087,521 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
The Alarmist |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$55,986 |
|
|
Happiness |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,746,453 |
|
| |
| October 23 |
Apt Pupil |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,863,193 |
|
|
Les Boys II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,974,732 |
|
|
Orgazmo |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$987,207 |
|
| |
| October 30 |
American History X |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,719,864 |
|
|
Living Out Loud |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,905,901 |
|
| November, 1998 |
| November 4 |
Belly |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,639,390 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
The Siege |
Action |
Theatrical |
$116,625,798 |
|
|
The Waterboy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$190,191,646 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
Hard Core Logo |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,012 |
|
|
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$40,020,622 |
|
|
I'll Be Home For Christmas |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,214,338 |
|
|
Meet Joe Black |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$44,650,003 |
|
|
Thursday |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,971 |
|
| |
| November 20 |
Celebrity |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,200,000 |
|
|
Central do Brasil |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,006,158 |
|
|
Enemy of the State |
Action |
Theatrical |
$250,649,836 |
|
|
Taxi |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Waking Ned Devine |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$55,193,251 |
|
| |
| November 25 |
Home Fries |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,513,979 |
|
|
Jerry Springer: Ringmaster |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,257,103 |
|
|
Steam: The Turkish Bath |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$655,078 |
|
|
Very Bad Things |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,094,974 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
Os Mutantes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$605 |
|
| December, 1998 |
| December 4 |
Little Voice |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$21,787,233 |
|
|
Psycho |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$37,226,218 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Jack Frost |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$34,645,374 |
|
|
Rushmore |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,080,435 |
|
|
A Simple Plan |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$16,316,273 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
Sangue per Dracula |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
You’ve Got Mail |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$250,800,000 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
A Civil Action |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$56,709,981 |
|
|
Down in the Delta |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,672,903 |
|
|
Hurlyburly |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,798,862 |
|
|
Patch Adams |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$202,173,000 |
|
|
Stepmom |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$159,745,279 |
|
| |
| December 26 |
Crna macka, beli macor |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$352,823 |
|
| |
| December 30 |
Affliction |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,330,054 |
|
|
Another Day in Paradise |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,036,818 |
|
|
Playing by Heart |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,956,212 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Esmeralda Comes by Night |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The First 9 1/2 Weeks |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Legionnaire |
Action |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Letters from a Killer |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The Patriot |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Recoil |
Action |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1998 TBD |
Andaz Apna Apna - अंदाज़ … |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
