Weekend Domestic Box Office January 9, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Titanic | $28,716,310 | -14% | 2,746 | $10,458 | $197,881,813 | 24 | |
| 2 | (14) | Good Will Hunting | $10,261,471 | +339% | 1,787 | $5,742 | $19,010,323 | 38 | |
| 3 | (3) | As Good as it Gets | $9,012,839 | -26% | 1,632 | $5,523 | $54,049,474 | 19 | |
| 4 | (17) | Wag the Dog | $7,778,122 | +551% | 1,665 | $4,672 | $9,735,924 | 18 | |
| 5 | (2) | Tomorrow Never Dies | $7,537,891 | -45% | 2,807 | $2,685 | $103,403,040 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | Mouse Hunt | $4,602,621 | -45% | 2,233 | $2,061 | $45,765,583 | 24 | |
| 7 | (new) | Firestorm | $3,849,308 | 2,037 | $1,890 | $3,849,308 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (6) | Jackie Brown | $3,737,667 | -49% | 1,642 | $2,276 | $33,377,858 | 18 | |
| 9 | (5) | Scream 2 | $3,581,635 | -51% | 2,332 | $1,536 | $90,781,396 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | Amistad | $2,688,003 | -40% | 773 | $3,477 | $38,127,091 | 31 | |
| 11 | (8) | An American Werewolf in Paris | $2,113,439 | -52% | 1,659 | $1,274 | $23,361,446 | 18 | |
| 12 | (9) | Flubber | $1,989,245 | -55% | 1,624 | $1,225 | $85,633,339 | 47 | |
| 13 | (39) | The Boxer | $1,758,565 | +1,943% | 464 | $3,790 | $1,927,447 | 12 | |
| 14 | (10) | Mr. Magoo | $1,748,059 | -57% | 1,706 | $1,025 | $17,914,757 | 18 | |
| 15 | (13) | For Richer or Poorer | $1,494,895 | -52% | 1,359 | $1,100 | $26,592,705 | 31 | |
| 16 | (11) | Home Alone III | $1,446,194 | -62% | 1,431 | $1,011 | $26,205,337 | 31 | |
| 17 | (16) | Deconstructing Harry | $1,172,608 | -44% | 445 | $2,635 | $6,703,533 | 31 | |
| 18 | (12) | The Postman | $1,127,922 | -68% | 1,722 | $655 | $16,518,149 | 18 | |
| 19 | (15) | Anastasia | $854,868 | -60% | 958 | $892 | $54,218,649 | 59 | |
| 20 | (18) | L.A. Confidential | $538,940 | -7% | 304 | $1,773 | $39,046,234 | 115 | |
| 21 | (21) | Alien: Resurrection | $366,225 | -17% | 572 | $640 | $46,674,097 | 45 | |
| 22 | (24) | The Jackal | $358,825 | -9% | 520 | $690 | $53,609,045 | 59 | |
| 23 | (25) | The Wings of the Dove | $276,051 | -28% | 145 | $1,904 | $9,583,704 | 66 | |
| 24 | (27) | The Full Monty | $250,948 | -5% | 110 | $2,281 | $35,687,939 | 152 | |
| 25 | (23) | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $233,279 | -41% | 437 | $534 | $35,400,819 | 52 | |
| 26 | (29) | The Sweet Hereafter | $214,074 | -5% | 64 | $3,345 | $2,149,587 | 94 | |
| 27 | (19) | The Rainmaker | $212,572 | -63% | 423 | $503 | $44,106,075 | 52 | |
| 28 | (28) | In & Out | $153,061 | -34% | 329 | $465 | $63,634,731 | 115 | |
| 29 | (26) | The Little Mermaid | $144,202 | -50% | 394 | $366 | $109,602,596 | 2,980 | |
| 30 | (20) | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $127,164 | -74% | 222 | $573 | $23,881,224 | 52 | |
| 31 | (22) | Les Boys | $121,777 | -71% | 40 | $3,044 | $2,832,908 | 31 | |
| 32 | (33) | The Ice Storm | $120,804 | -4% | 64 | $1,888 | $7,414,142 | 107 | |
| 33 | (30) | Air Force One | $118,980 | -41% | 508 | $234 | $172,334,889 | 171 | |
| 34 | (37) | Boogie Nights | $103,904 | +17% | 84 | $1,237 | $23,961,986 | 94 | |
| 35 | (34) | Eve's Bayou | $85,220 | -15% | 72 | $1,184 | $13,598,124 | 66 | |
| 36 | (35) | Ma Vie en Rose | $77,304 | -17% | 12 | $6,442 | $360,306 | 17 | |
| 37 | (31) | Bean | $74,721 | -53% | 359 | $208 | $45,180,399 | 87 | |
| 38 | (43) | The Tango Lesson | $70,437 | 0% | 25 | $2,817 | $508,523 | 59 | |
| 39 | (58) | The Education of Little Tree | $64,844 | +1,912% | 48 | $1,351 | $74,181 | 18 | |
| 40 | (48) | Afterglow | $58,654 | +20% | 9 | $6,517 | $219,669 | 17 | |
| 41 | (40) | Oscar and Lucinda | $53,653 | -36% | 7 | $7,665 | $221,873 | 12 | |
| 42 | (59) | Welcome to Sarajevo | $51,351 | +7,072% | 15 | $3,423 | $248,384 | 47 | |
| 43 | (38) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $50,431 | -42% | 130 | $388 | $70,463,822 | 87 | |
| 44 | (41) | Soul Food | $50,380 | -39% | 123 | $410 | $43,436,158 | 108 | |
| 45 | (42) | Red Corner | $43,528 | -41% | 118 | $369 | $22,363,118 | 73 | |
| 46 | (32) | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $40,744 | -68% | 141 | $289 | $13,747,783 | 59 | |
| 47 | (45) | Kundun | $38,591 | -42% | 2 | $19,296 | $303,939 | 18 | |
| 48 | (36) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $31,035 | -65% | 5 | $6,207 | $2,968,768 | 185 | |
| 49 | (51) | Men in Black | $29,725 | -21% | 41 | $725 | $250,147,615 | 194 | |
| 50 | (50) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $25,938 | -37% | 37 | $701 | $126,805,112 | 206 | |
| 51 | (46) | Across The Sea of Time | $22,838 | -65% | 4 | $5,710 | $12,934,820 | 815 | |
| 52 | (47) | Devil’s Advocate | $21,316 | -68% | 28 | $761 | $59,112,674 | 87 | |
| 53 | (52) | Starship Troopers | $20,485 | -34% | 92 | $223 | $54,277,317 | 66 | |
| 54 | (53) | Washington Square | $20,103 | -29% | 23 | $874 | $1,710,693 | 99 | |
| 55 | (57) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $19,791 | -8% | 17 | $1,164 | $832,785 | 101 | |
| 56 | (54) | The Winter Guest | $19,729 | -28% | 3 | $6,576 | $118,361 | 19 | |
| 57 | (44) | Fairytale: A True Story | $15,739 | -76% | 115 | $137 | $14,036,249 | 80 | |
| 58 | (49) | Mad City | $14,673 | -68% | 111 | $132 | $10,556,196 | 66 | |
| 59 | (new) | Arguing the World | $14,545 | 1 | $14,545 | $19,845 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 59 | $99,828,243 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | $28,716,310 | 2,746 | $197,881,813 |
| 2 | Good Will Hunting | $10,261,471 | 1,787 | $19,010,323 |
| 3 | As Good as it Gets | $9,012,839 | 1,632 | $54,049,474 |
| 4 | Wag the Dog | $7,778,122 | 1,665 | $9,735,924 |
| 5 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $7,537,891 | 2,807 | $103,403,040 |
| 6 | Mouse Hunt | $4,602,621 | 2,233 | $45,765,583 |
| 7 | Firestorm | $3,849,308 | 2,037 | $3,849,308 |
| 8 | Jackie Brown | $3,737,667 | 1,642 | $33,377,858 |
| 9 | Scream 2 | $3,581,635 | 2,332 | $90,781,396 |
| 10 | Amistad | $2,688,003 | 773 | $38,127,091 |
| 11 | An American Werewolf in Paris | $2,113,439 | 1,659 | $23,361,446 |
| 12 | Flubber | $1,989,245 | 1,624 | $85,633,339 |
| 13 | The Boxer | $1,758,565 | 464 | $1,927,447 |
| 14 | Mr. Magoo | $1,748,059 | 1,706 | $17,914,757 |
| 15 | For Richer or Poorer | $1,494,895 | 1,359 | $26,592,705 |
| 16 | Home Alone III | $1,446,194 | 1,431 | $26,205,337 |
| 17 | Deconstructing Harry | $1,172,608 | 445 | $6,703,533 |
| 18 | The Postman | $1,127,922 | 1,722 | $16,518,149 |
| 19 | Anastasia | $854,868 | 958 | $54,218,649 |
| 20 | L.A. Confidential | $538,940 | 304 | $39,046,234 |
| 21 | Alien: Resurrection | $366,225 | 572 | $46,674,097 |
| 22 | The Jackal | $358,825 | 520 | $53,609,045 |
| 23 | The Wings of the Dove | $276,051 | 145 | $9,583,704 |
| 24 | The Full Monty | $250,948 | 110 | $35,687,939 |
| 25 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $233,279 | 437 | $35,400,819 |
| 26 | The Sweet Hereafter | $214,074 | 64 | $2,149,587 |
| 27 | The Rainmaker | $212,572 | 423 | $44,106,075 |
| 28 | In & Out | $153,061 | 329 | $63,634,731 |
| 29 | The Little Mermaid | $144,202 | 394 | $109,602,596 |
| 30 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $127,164 | 222 | $23,881,224 |
| 31 | Les Boys | $121,777 | 40 | $2,832,908 |
| 32 | The Ice Storm | $120,804 | 64 | $7,414,142 |
| 33 | Air Force One | $118,980 | 508 | $172,334,889 |
| 34 | Boogie Nights | $103,904 | 84 | $23,961,986 |
| 35 | Eve's Bayou | $85,220 | 72 | $13,598,124 |
| 36 | Ma Vie en Rose | $77,304 | 12 | $360,306 |
| 37 | Bean | $74,721 | 359 | $45,180,399 |
| 38 | The Tango Lesson | $70,437 | 25 | $508,523 |
| 39 | The Education of Little Tree | $64,844 | 48 | $74,181 |
| 40 | Afterglow | $58,654 | 9 | $219,669 |
| 41 | Oscar and Lucinda | $53,653 | 7 | $221,873 |
| 42 | Welcome to Sarajevo | $51,351 | 15 | $248,384 |
| 43 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $50,431 | 130 | $70,463,822 |
| 44 | Soul Food | $50,380 | 123 | $43,436,158 |
| 45 | Red Corner | $43,528 | 118 | $22,363,118 |
| 46 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $40,744 | 141 | $13,747,783 |
| 47 | Kundun | $38,591 | 2 | $303,939 |
| 48 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $31,035 | 5 | $2,968,768 |
| 49 | Men in Black | $29,725 | 41 | $250,147,615 |
| 50 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $25,938 | 37 | $126,805,112 |
| 51 | Across The Sea of Time | $22,838 | 4 | $12,934,820 |
| 52 | Devil’s Advocate | $21,316 | 28 | $59,112,674 |
| 53 | Starship Troopers | $20,485 | 92 | $54,277,317 |
| 54 | Washington Square | $20,103 | 23 | $1,710,693 |
| 55 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $19,791 | 17 | $832,785 |
| 56 | The Winter Guest | $19,729 | 3 | $118,361 |
| 57 | Fairytale: A True Story | $15,739 | 115 | $14,036,249 |
| 58 | Mad City | $14,673 | 111 | $10,556,196 |
| 59 | Arguing the World | $14,545 | 1 | $19,845 |
| Reporting: 59 | $99,828,243 | total | ||