Weekend Domestic Box Office January 2, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Titanic | $33,315,278 | -6% | 2,727 | $12,217 | $157,467,971 | 17 | |
| 2 | (2) | Tomorrow Never Dies | $13,798,856 | -33% | 2,807 | $4,916 | $92,408,204 | 17 | |
| 3 | (3) | As Good as it Gets | $12,217,707 | -3% | 1,579 | $7,738 | $40,722,657 | 12 | |
| 4 | (4) | Mouse Hunt | $8,418,001 | -13% | 2,213 | $3,804 | $40,021,527 | 17 | |
| 5 | (6) | Scream 2 | $7,284,026 | -20% | 2,688 | $2,710 | $85,492,042 | 24 | |
| 6 | (5) | Jackie Brown | $7,264,531 | -22% | 1,629 | $4,460 | $27,164,883 | 11 | |
| 7 | (11) | Amistad | $4,477,454 | -13% | 726 | $6,167 | $34,043,386 | 24 | |
| 8 | (7) | An American Werewolf in Paris | $4,441,943 | -42% | 1,731 | $2,566 | $20,056,331 | 11 | |
| 9 | (8) | Flubber | $4,403,217 | -19% | 1,957 | $2,250 | $83,110,113 | 40 | |
| 10 | (10) | Mr. Magoo | $4,103,637 | -22% | 1,857 | $2,210 | $15,616,635 | 11 | |
| 11 | (13) | Home Alone III | $3,829,312 | -1% | 2,106 | $1,818 | $24,251,437 | 24 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Postman | $3,533,942 | -33% | 2,107 | $1,677 | $14,327,628 | 11 | |
| 13 | (12) | For Richer or Poorer | $3,126,395 | -26% | 1,954 | $1,600 | $24,453,915 | 24 | |
| 14 | (15) | Good Will Hunting | $2,338,440 | +36% | 164 | $14,259 | $7,510,617 | 31 | |
| 15 | (14) | Anastasia | $2,125,949 | -2% | 1,549 | $1,372 | $53,042,286 | 52 | |
| 16 | (16) | Deconstructing Harry | $2,081,975 | +136% | 443 | $4,700 | $4,904,940 | 24 | |
| 17 | (35) | Wag the Dog | $1,195,214 | +1,198% | 69 | $17,322 | $1,427,164 | 11 | |
| 18 | (20) | L.A. Confidential | $577,971 | +21% | 302 | $1,914 | $38,296,320 | 108 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Rainmaker | $576,040 | -33% | 827 | $697 | $43,751,734 | 45 | |
| 20 | (19) | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $493,621 | -9% | 556 | $888 | $23,616,463 | 45 | |
| 21 | (18) | Alien: Resurrection | $443,179 | -18% | 619 | $716 | $46,147,034 | 38 | |
| 22 | (21) | Les Boys | $419,921 | -10% | 65 | $6,460 | $0 | 24 | |
| 23 | (22) | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $395,625 | -1% | 511 | $774 | $35,059,903 | 45 | |
| 24 | (24) | The Jackal | $392,850 | +12% | 485 | $810 | $53,107,285 | 52 | |
| 25 | (23) | The Wings of the Dove | $382,793 | +1% | 156 | $2,454 | $9,176,835 | 59 | |
| 26 | (27) | The Little Mermaid | $286,474 | +26% | 631 | $454 | $25,048,763 | 2,973 | |
| 27 | (26) | The Full Monty | $263,650 | +9% | 111 | $2,375 | $35,338,724 | 145 | |
| 28 | (25) | In & Out | $233,010 | -20% | 447 | $521 | $63,417,425 | 108 | |
| 29 | (28) | The Sweet Hereafter | $226,218 | +1% | 56 | $4,040 | $1,104,717 | 87 | |
| 30 | (30) | Air Force One | $203,070 | +7% | 593 | $342 | $172,144,501 | 164 | |
| 31 | (32) | Bean | $157,459 | -5% | 426 | $370 | $45,069,803 | 80 | |
| 32 | (29) | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $126,227 | -40% | 394 | $320 | $13,678,426 | 52 | |
| 33 | (33) | The Ice Storm | $125,610 | +15% | 73 | $1,721 | $7,238,051 | 100 | |
| 34 | (42) | Eve's Bayou | $100,235 | +42% | 62 | $1,617 | $13,475,192 | 59 | |
| 35 | (39) | Ma Vie en Rose | $92,761 | +22% | 13 | $7,135 | $244,717 | 10 | |
| 36 | (40) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $88,671 | +22% | 7 | $12,667 | $2,570,742 | 178 | |
| 37 | (43) | Boogie Nights | $88,460 | +30% | 54 | $1,638 | $23,816,064 | 87 | |
| 38 | (37) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $86,224 | -4% | 144 | $599 | $70,396,279 | 80 | |
| 39 | (new) | The Boxer | $86,097 | 3 | $28,699 | $129,915 | 5 | ||
| 40 | (new) | Oscar and Lucinda | $83,461 | 7 | $11,923 | $137,163 | 5 | ||
| 41 | (44) | Soul Food | $82,590 | +24% | 133 | $621 | $0 | 101 | |
| 42 | (54) | Red Corner | $73,509 | +153% | 143 | $514 | $22,282,785 | 66 | |
| 43 | (38) | The Tango Lesson | $70,437 | -8% | 25 | $2,817 | $0 | 52 | |
| 44 | (36) | Fairytale: A True Story | $66,893 | -26% | 181 | $370 | $14,013,508 | 73 | |
| 45 | (41) | Kundun | $66,760 | -7% | 2 | $33,380 | $237,415 | 11 | |
| 46 | (45) | Across The Sea of Time | $66,176 | 0% | 4 | $16,544 | $12,758,418 | 808 | |
| 47 | (34) | Devil’s Advocate | $65,981 | -33% | 470 | $140 | $59,068,731 | 80 | |
| 48 | (49) | Afterglow | $48,878 | -2% | 7 | $6,983 | $0 | 10 | |
| 49 | (46) | Mad City | $45,853 | -22% | 302 | $152 | $10,519,023 | 59 | |
| 50 | (47) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $40,854 | -27% | 53 | $771 | $126,768,249 | 199 | |
| 51 | (31) | Men in Black | $37,499 | -78% | 58 | $647 | $250,107,128 | 187 | |
| 52 | (53) | Starship Troopers | $30,948 | -5% | 117 | $265 | $54,251,668 | 59 | |
| 53 | (50) | Washington Square | $28,292 | -40% | 22 | $1,286 | $1,683,826 | 92 | |
| 54 | (58) | The Winter Guest | $27,574 | +29% | 3 | $9,191 | $87,508 | 12 | |
| 55 | (52) | Kiss the Girls | $26,327 | -32% | 41 | $642 | $59,721,359 | 94 | |
| 56 | (48) | Rocket Man | $24,947 | -54% | 101 | $247 | $15,448,043 | 87 | |
| 57 | (59) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $21,512 | +23% | 12 | $1,793 | $0 | 94 | |
| 58 | (-) | The Education of Little Tree | $3,223 | 1 | $3,223 | $0 | 11 | ||
| 59 | (-) | Welcome to Sarajevo | $716 | 1 | $716 | $0 | 40 | ||
| Reporting movies: 59 | $124,714,473 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | $33,315,278 | 2,727 | $157,467,971 |
| 2 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $13,798,856 | 2,807 | $92,408,204 |
| 3 | As Good as it Gets | $12,217,707 | 1,579 | $40,722,657 |
| 4 | Mouse Hunt | $8,418,001 | 2,213 | $40,021,527 |
| 5 | Scream 2 | $7,284,026 | 2,688 | $85,492,042 |
| 6 | Jackie Brown | $7,264,531 | 1,629 | $27,164,883 |
| 7 | Amistad | $4,477,454 | 726 | $34,043,386 |
| 8 | An American Werewolf in Paris | $4,441,943 | 1,731 | $20,056,331 |
| 9 | Flubber | $4,403,217 | 1,957 | $83,110,113 |
| 10 | Mr. Magoo | $4,103,637 | 1,857 | $15,616,635 |
| 11 | Home Alone III | $3,829,312 | 2,106 | $24,251,437 |
| 12 | The Postman | $3,533,942 | 2,107 | $14,327,628 |
| 13 | For Richer or Poorer | $3,126,395 | 1,954 | $24,453,915 |
| 14 | Good Will Hunting | $2,338,440 | 164 | $7,510,617 |
| 15 | Anastasia | $2,125,949 | 1,549 | $53,042,286 |
| 16 | Deconstructing Harry | $2,081,975 | 443 | $4,904,940 |
| 17 | Wag the Dog | $1,195,214 | 69 | $1,427,164 |
| 18 | L.A. Confidential | $577,971 | 302 | $38,296,320 |
| 19 | The Rainmaker | $576,040 | 827 | $43,751,734 |
| 20 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $493,621 | 556 | $23,616,463 |
| 21 | Alien: Resurrection | $443,179 | 619 | $46,147,034 |
| 22 | Les Boys | $419,921 | 65 | $0 |
| 23 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $395,625 | 511 | $35,059,903 |
| 24 | The Jackal | $392,850 | 485 | $53,107,285 |
| 25 | The Wings of the Dove | $382,793 | 156 | $9,176,835 |
| 26 | The Little Mermaid | $286,474 | 631 | $25,048,763 |
| 27 | The Full Monty | $263,650 | 111 | $35,338,724 |
| 28 | In & Out | $233,010 | 447 | $63,417,425 |
| 29 | The Sweet Hereafter | $226,218 | 56 | $1,104,717 |
| 30 | Air Force One | $203,070 | 593 | $172,144,501 |
| 31 | Bean | $157,459 | 426 | $45,069,803 |
| 32 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $126,227 | 394 | $13,678,426 |
| 33 | The Ice Storm | $125,610 | 73 | $7,238,051 |
| 34 | Eve's Bayou | $100,235 | 62 | $13,475,192 |
| 35 | Ma Vie en Rose | $92,761 | 13 | $244,717 |
| 36 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $88,671 | 7 | $2,570,742 |
| 37 | Boogie Nights | $88,460 | 54 | $23,816,064 |
| 38 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $86,224 | 144 | $70,396,279 |
| 39 | The Boxer | $86,097 | 3 | $129,915 |
| 40 | Oscar and Lucinda | $83,461 | 7 | $137,163 |
| 41 | Soul Food | $82,590 | 133 | $0 |
| 42 | Red Corner | $73,509 | 143 | $22,282,785 |
| 43 | The Tango Lesson | $70,437 | 25 | $0 |
| 44 | Fairytale: A True Story | $66,893 | 181 | $14,013,508 |
| 45 | Kundun | $66,760 | 2 | $237,415 |
| 46 | Across The Sea of Time | $66,176 | 4 | $12,758,418 |
| 47 | Devil’s Advocate | $65,981 | 470 | $59,068,731 |
| 48 | Afterglow | $48,878 | 7 | $0 |
| 49 | Mad City | $45,853 | 302 | $10,519,023 |
| 50 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $40,854 | 53 | $126,768,249 |
| 51 | Men in Black | $37,499 | 58 | $250,107,128 |
| 52 | Starship Troopers | $30,948 | 117 | $54,251,668 |
| 53 | Washington Square | $28,292 | 22 | $1,683,826 |
| 54 | The Winter Guest | $27,574 | 3 | $87,508 |
| 55 | Kiss the Girls | $26,327 | 41 | $59,721,359 |
| 56 | Rocket Man | $24,947 | 101 | $15,448,043 |
| 57 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $21,512 | 12 | $0 |
| 58 | The Education of Little Tree | $3,223 | 1 | $0 |
| 59 | Welcome to Sarajevo | $716 | 1 | $0 |
| Reporting: 59 | $124,714,473 | total | ||