Weekend Domestic Box Office May 1, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | He Got Game | $7,610,663 | 1,319 | $5,770 | $7,610,663 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (2) | City of Angels | $6,608,070 | -27% | 2,433 | $2,716 | $55,441,109 | 24 | |
| 3 | (1) | The Big Hit | $5,751,053 | -47% | 2,149 | $2,676 | $19,353,865 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Les Miserables | $5,011,840 | 1,477 | $3,393 | $5,011,840 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Black Dog | $4,809,375 | 2,025 | $2,375 | $4,809,375 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | Titanic | $4,011,888 | -19% | 2,660 | $1,508 | $565,736,531 | 136 | |
| 7 | (5) | Paulie | $3,749,568 | -14% | 1,803 | $2,080 | $15,214,249 | 17 | |
| 8 | (3) | The Object of my Affection | $3,393,712 | -34% | 1,990 | $1,705 | $21,856,227 | 17 | |
| 9 | (6) | Lost In Space | $2,982,199 | -26% | 2,271 | $1,313 | $62,052,911 | 31 | |
| 10 | (17) | Sliding Doors | $1,640,438 | +97% | 495 | $3,314 | $2,738,642 | 10 | |
| 11 | (7) | The Odd Couple II | $1,523,150 | -38% | 1,852 | $822 | $16,229,136 | 24 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Players Club | $1,384,221 | -32% | 624 | $2,218 | $19,350,301 | 26 | |
| 13 | (8) | Mercury Rising | $1,304,825 | -40% | 1,273 | $1,025 | $29,843,055 | 31 | |
| 14 | (13) | As Good as it Gets | $872,650 | -17% | 1,205 | $724 | $144,751,251 | 131 | |
| 15 | (14) | Good Will Hunting | $825,216 | -20% | 869 | $950 | $134,183,512 | 150 | |
| 16 | (15) | The Spanish Prisoner | $816,111 | -7% | 178 | $4,585 | $2,872,596 | 31 | |
| 17 | (11) | Species 2 | $740,011 | -53% | 1,010 | $733 | $17,888,593 | 24 | |
| 18 | (10) | Scream 2 | $731,449 | -59% | 1,211 | $604 | $99,297,310 | 143 | |
| 19 | (19) | Everest | $731,425 | -1% | 36 | $20,317 | $10,402,351 | 59 | |
| 20 | (16) | Barney's Great Adventure | $601,995 | -29% | 836 | $720 | $9,535,076 | 31 | |
| 21 | (18) | Primary Colors | $550,515 | -34% | 734 | $750 | $37,147,192 | 45 | |
| 22 | (21) | Two Girls and a Guy | $405,467 | -38% | 304 | $1,334 | $1,293,295 | 10 | |
| 23 | (12) | Tarzan and the Lost City | $391,365 | -65% | 1,367 | $286 | $1,846,118 | 10 | |
| 24 | (22) | The Man in the Iron Mask | $361,777 | -35% | 527 | $686 | $55,424,648 | 52 | |
| 25 | (34) | Tomorrow Never Dies | $317,992 | +88% | 909 | $350 | $124,112,893 | 136 | |
| 26 | (25) | L.A. Confidential | $274,060 | -39% | 482 | $569 | $64,131,619 | 227 | |
| 27 | (28) | The Wedding Singer | $258,826 | -10% | 279 | $928 | $75,406,211 | 80 | |
| 28 | (24) | Grease | $247,480 | -48% | 845 | $293 | $180,956,307 | 7,262 | |
| 29 | (23) | In God's Hands | $224,938 | -59% | 110 | $2,045 | $918,547 | 10 | |
| 30 | (35) | The Butcher Boy | $224,674 | +39% | 90 | $2,496 | $1,137,085 | 31 | |
| 31 | (29) | U.S. Marshals | $188,946 | -27% | 322 | $587 | $55,839,764 | 59 | |
| 32 | (33) | The Newton Boys | $142,891 | -18% | 333 | $429 | $10,117,861 | 38 | |
| 33 | (30) | Suicide Kings | $142,836 | -45% | 150 | $952 | $1,238,937 | 17 | |
| 34 | (31) | The Apostle | $137,854 | -38% | 201 | $686 | $20,294,343 | 138 | |
| 35 | (45) | Chinese Box | $135,627 | +85% | 31 | $4,375 | $392,713 | 17 | |
| 36 | (27) | Wild Things | $119,906 | -61% | 287 | $418 | $28,940,178 | 45 | |
| 37 | (26) | My Giant | $100,294 | -75% | 383 | $262 | $7,508,294 | 24 | |
| 38 | (36) | The Big Lebowski | $99,108 | -34% | 208 | $476 | $17,177,661 | 59 | |
| 39 | (41) | The Borrowers | $91,728 | -8% | 326 | $281 | $22,301,008 | 80 | |
| 40 | (new) | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | $87,983 | 26 | $3,384 | $87,983 | 3 | ||
| 41 | (20) | Major League: Back to the Minors | $87,947 | -87% | 529 | $166 | $3,414,903 | 17 | |
| 42 | (new) | Still Breathing | $86,659 | 67 | $1,293 | $86,659 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (37) | Mrs. Dalloway | $84,394 | -25% | 76 | $1,110 | $2,759,908 | 73 | |
| 44 | (44) | A Price Above Rubies | $82,474 | +4% | 41 | $2,012 | $732,771 | 40 | |
| 45 | (42) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $79,016 | -14% | 10 | $7,902 | $5,539,852 | 297 | |
| 46 | (new) | Wilde | $69,424 | 7 | $9,918 | $69,424 | 3 | ||
| 47 | (38) | Love and Death on Long Island | $65,678 | -41% | 76 | $864 | $2,223,552 | 59 | |
| 48 | (46) | Mouse Hunt | $62,998 | -11% | 105 | $600 | $61,776,886 | 136 | |
| 49 | (47) | Dangerous Beauty | $59,880 | -15% | 74 | $809 | $4,050,849 | 73 | |
| 50 | (new) | Shooting Fish | $56,240 | 23 | $2,445 | $56,240 | 3 | ||
| 51 | (55) | Wild Man Blues | $55,692 | +30% | 14 | $3,978 | $204,921 | 17 | |
| 52 | (40) | Twilight | $54,715 | -47% | 194 | $282 | $15,030,732 | 59 | |
| 53 | (-) | Deja Vu | $52,233 | 20 | $2,612 | $101,815 | 12 | ||
| 54 | (39) | The Big One | $51,250 | -52% | 37 | $1,385 | $594,464 | 24 | |
| 55 | (43) | Mr. Nice Guy | $51,054 | -37% | 86 | $594 | $12,172,740 | 45 | |
| 56 | (57) | The Gingerbread Man | $47,776 | +19% | 29 | $1,647 | $1,210,342 | 101 | |
| 57 | (49) | Senseless | $46,598 | -32% | 104 | $448 | $12,971,761 | 73 | |
| 58 | (32) | Nightwatch | $42,503 | -78% | 80 | $531 | $1,154,237 | 17 | |
| 59 | (48) | Wag the Dog | $39,632 | -44% | 102 | $389 | $43,022,524 | 130 | |
| 60 | (-) | The Truce | $39,613 | 15 | $2,641 | $71,448 | 10 | ||
| 61 | (new) | A Friend of Deceased | $12,527 | 2 | $6,264 | $12,527 | 3 | ||
| 62 | (new) | Go Now! | $3,657 | 1 | $3,657 | $3,657 | 3 | ||
| 63 | (61) | Who the Hell is Juliette? | $3,215 | +329% | 1 | $3,215 | $20,890 | 39 | |
| Reporting movies: 63 | $60,839,301 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He Got Game | $7,610,663 | 1,319 | $7,610,663 |
| 2 | City of Angels | $6,608,070 | 2,433 | $55,441,109 |
| 3 | The Big Hit | $5,751,053 | 2,149 | $19,353,865 |
| 4 | Les Miserables | $5,011,840 | 1,477 | $5,011,840 |
| 5 | Black Dog | $4,809,375 | 2,025 | $4,809,375 |
| 6 | Titanic | $4,011,888 | 2,660 | $565,736,531 |
| 7 | Paulie | $3,749,568 | 1,803 | $15,214,249 |
| 8 | The Object of my Affection | $3,393,712 | 1,990 | $21,856,227 |
| 9 | Lost In Space | $2,982,199 | 2,271 | $62,052,911 |
| 10 | Sliding Doors | $1,640,438 | 495 | $2,738,642 |
| 11 | The Odd Couple II | $1,523,150 | 1,852 | $16,229,136 |
| 12 | The Players Club | $1,384,221 | 624 | $19,350,301 |
| 13 | Mercury Rising | $1,304,825 | 1,273 | $29,843,055 |
| 14 | As Good as it Gets | $872,650 | 1,205 | $144,751,251 |
| 15 | Good Will Hunting | $825,216 | 869 | $134,183,512 |
| 16 | The Spanish Prisoner | $816,111 | 178 | $2,872,596 |
| 17 | Species 2 | $740,011 | 1,010 | $17,888,593 |
| 18 | Scream 2 | $731,449 | 1,211 | $99,297,310 |
| 19 | Everest | $731,425 | 36 | $10,402,351 |
| 20 | Barney's Great Adventure | $601,995 | 836 | $9,535,076 |
| 21 | Primary Colors | $550,515 | 734 | $37,147,192 |
| 22 | Two Girls and a Guy | $405,467 | 304 | $1,293,295 |
| 23 | Tarzan and the Lost City | $391,365 | 1,367 | $1,846,118 |
| 24 | The Man in the Iron Mask | $361,777 | 527 | $55,424,648 |
| 25 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $317,992 | 909 | $124,112,893 |
| 26 | L.A. Confidential | $274,060 | 482 | $64,131,619 |
| 27 | The Wedding Singer | $258,826 | 279 | $75,406,211 |
| 28 | Grease | $247,480 | 845 | $180,956,307 |
| 29 | In God's Hands | $224,938 | 110 | $918,547 |
| 30 | The Butcher Boy | $224,674 | 90 | $1,137,085 |
| 31 | U.S. Marshals | $188,946 | 322 | $55,839,764 |
| 32 | The Newton Boys | $142,891 | 333 | $10,117,861 |
| 33 | Suicide Kings | $142,836 | 150 | $1,238,937 |
| 34 | The Apostle | $137,854 | 201 | $20,294,343 |
| 35 | Chinese Box | $135,627 | 31 | $392,713 |
| 36 | Wild Things | $119,906 | 287 | $28,940,178 |
| 37 | My Giant | $100,294 | 383 | $7,508,294 |
| 38 | The Big Lebowski | $99,108 | 208 | $17,177,661 |
| 39 | The Borrowers | $91,728 | 326 | $22,301,008 |
| 40 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | $87,983 | 26 | $87,983 |
| 41 | Major League: Back to the Minors | $87,947 | 529 | $3,414,903 |
| 42 | Still Breathing | $86,659 | 67 | $86,659 |
| 43 | Mrs. Dalloway | $84,394 | 76 | $2,759,908 |
| 44 | A Price Above Rubies | $82,474 | 41 | $732,771 |
| 45 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $79,016 | 10 | $5,539,852 |
| 46 | Wilde | $69,424 | 7 | $69,424 |
| 47 | Love and Death on Long Island | $65,678 | 76 | $2,223,552 |
| 48 | Mouse Hunt | $62,998 | 105 | $61,776,886 |
| 49 | Dangerous Beauty | $59,880 | 74 | $4,050,849 |
| 50 | Shooting Fish | $56,240 | 23 | $56,240 |
| 51 | Wild Man Blues | $55,692 | 14 | $204,921 |
| 52 | Twilight | $54,715 | 194 | $15,030,732 |
| 53 | Deja Vu | $52,233 | 20 | $101,815 |
| 54 | The Big One | $51,250 | 37 | $594,464 |
| 55 | Mr. Nice Guy | $51,054 | 86 | $12,172,740 |
| 56 | The Gingerbread Man | $47,776 | 29 | $1,210,342 |
| 57 | Senseless | $46,598 | 104 | $12,971,761 |
| 58 | Nightwatch | $42,503 | 80 | $1,154,237 |
| 59 | Wag the Dog | $39,632 | 102 | $43,022,524 |
| 60 | The Truce | $39,613 | 15 | $71,448 |
| 61 | A Friend of Deceased | $12,527 | 2 | $12,527 |
| 62 | Go Now! | $3,657 | 1 | $3,657 |
| 63 | Who the Hell is Juliette? | $3,215 | 1 | $20,890 |
| Reporting: 63 | $60,839,301 | total | ||