Weekend Domestic Box Office May 8, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Deep Impact | $41,152,375 | 3,156 | $13,039 | $41,152,375 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (2) | City of Angels | $4,718,049 | -29% | 2,433 | $1,939 | $61,851,568 | 31 | |
| 3 | (1) | He Got Game | $3,710,911 | -51% | 1,322 | $2,807 | $13,234,225 | 10 | |
| 4 | (6) | Titanic | $3,178,573 | -21% | 2,256 | $1,409 | $569,820,413 | 143 | |
| 5 | (4) | Les Miserables | $2,753,148 | -45% | 1,477 | $1,864 | $9,083,490 | 10 | |
| 6 | (7) | Paulie | $2,551,043 | -32% | 1,812 | $1,408 | $18,334,438 | 24 | |
| 7 | (new) | Woo | $2,517,263 | 625 | $4,028 | $2,517,263 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (3) | The Big Hit | $2,332,176 | -59% | 2,149 | $1,085 | $23,210,659 | 17 | |
| 9 | (5) | Black Dog | $2,285,705 | -52% | 2,050 | $1,115 | $8,268,605 | 10 | |
| 10 | (8) | The Object of my Affection | $2,100,093 | -38% | 1,818 | $1,155 | $24,906,627 | 24 | |
| 11 | (9) | Lost In Space | $1,496,964 | -50% | 1,769 | $846 | $64,319,841 | 38 | |
| 12 | (10) | Sliding Doors | $1,425,067 | -13% | 519 | $2,746 | $4,699,521 | 17 | |
| 13 | (16) | The Spanish Prisoner | $977,935 | +20% | 296 | $3,304 | $4,182,825 | 38 | |
| 14 | (11) | The Odd Couple II | $810,752 | -47% | 1,603 | $506 | $17,411,312 | 31 | |
| 15 | (12) | The Players Club | $792,659 | -43% | 693 | $1,144 | $20,532,692 | 33 | |
| 16 | (19) | Everest | $773,098 | +6% | 37 | $20,895 | $11,668,452 | 66 | |
| 17 | (15) | Good Will Hunting | $600,934 | -27% | 697 | $862 | $135,061,674 | 157 | |
| 18 | (14) | As Good as it Gets | $560,315 | -36% | 1,006 | $557 | $145,568,128 | 138 | |
| 19 | (13) | Mercury Rising | $551,205 | -58% | 848 | $650 | $30,797,610 | 38 | |
| 20 | (31) | U.S. Marshals | $400,818 | +112% | 706 | $568 | $56,289,476 | 66 | |
| 21 | (20) | Barney's Great Adventure | $339,268 | -44% | 839 | $404 | $10,034,791 | 38 | |
| 22 | (21) | Primary Colors | $313,045 | -43% | 457 | $685 | $37,613,382 | 52 | |
| 23 | (25) | Tomorrow Never Dies | $306,063 | -4% | 904 | $339 | $124,565,629 | 143 | |
| 24 | (28) | Grease | $272,057 | +10% | 802 | $339 | $181,275,701 | 7,269 | |
| 25 | (17) | Species 2 | $254,005 | -66% | 651 | $390 | $18,404,394 | 31 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Man in the Iron Mask | $251,014 | -31% | 411 | $611 | $55,787,411 | 59 | |
| 27 | (27) | The Wedding Singer | $244,887 | -5% | 261 | $938 | $75,737,016 | 87 | |
| 28 | (35) | Chinese Box | $236,930 | +75% | 68 | $3,484 | $678,762 | 24 | |
| 29 | (29) | In God's Hands | $221,030 | -2% | 131 | $1,687 | $1,215,026 | 17 | |
| 30 | (18) | Scream 2 | $206,004 | -72% | 515 | $400 | $99,716,637 | 150 | |
| 31 | (22) | Two Girls and a Guy | $196,335 | -52% | 138 | $1,423 | $1,650,615 | 17 | |
| 32 | (30) | The Butcher Boy | $157,125 | -30% | 79 | $1,989 | $1,388,208 | 38 | |
| 33 | (55) | Mr. Nice Guy | $147,652 | +189% | 321 | $460 | $12,357,059 | 52 | |
| 34 | (26) | L.A. Confidential | $139,765 | -49% | 278 | $503 | $64,377,578 | 234 | |
| 35 | (33) | Suicide Kings | $101,081 | -29% | 152 | $665 | $1,409,880 | 24 | |
| 36 | (34) | The Apostle | $93,991 | -32% | 136 | $691 | $20,454,285 | 145 | |
| 37 | (44) | A Price Above Rubies | $86,092 | +4% | 50 | $1,722 | $848,095 | 47 | |
| 38 | (43) | Mrs. Dalloway | $86,071 | +2% | 71 | $1,212 | $2,878,910 | 80 | |
| 39 | (46) | Wilde | $79,860 | +15% | 8 | $9,983 | $187,820 | 10 | |
| 40 | (38) | The Big Lebowski | $70,121 | -29% | 140 | $501 | $17,293,682 | 66 | |
| 41 | (-) | Homegrown | $65,624 | 37 | $1,774 | $215,553 | 24 | ||
| 42 | (40) | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | $65,088 | -26% | 27 | $2,411 | $180,621 | 10 | |
| 43 | (45) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $64,944 | -18% | 13 | $4,996 | $5,668,185 | 304 | |
| 44 | (32) | The Newton Boys | $63,820 | -55% | 182 | $351 | $10,227,321 | 45 | |
| 45 | (53) | Deja Vu | $63,090 | +21% | 34 | $1,856 | $186,723 | 19 | |
| 46 | (47) | Love and Death on Long Island | $62,923 | -4% | 72 | $874 | $2,317,239 | 66 | |
| 47 | (36) | Wild Things | $60,844 | -49% | 186 | $327 | $29,026,632 | 52 | |
| 48 | (51) | Wild Man Blues | $60,413 | +8% | 23 | $2,627 | $295,281 | 24 | |
| 49 | (-) | Character | $58,675 | 47 | $1,248 | $514,477 | 45 | ||
| 50 | (49) | Dangerous Beauty | $44,285 | -26% | 54 | $820 | $4,123,085 | 80 | |
| 51 | (23) | Tarzan and the Lost City | $43,848 | -89% | 186 | $236 | $2,020,264 | 17 | |
| 52 | (39) | The Borrowers | $43,764 | -52% | 200 | $219 | $22,359,293 | 87 | |
| 53 | (48) | Mouse Hunt | $42,839 | -32% | 87 | $492 | $61,834,214 | 143 | |
| 54 | (42) | Still Breathing | $42,143 | -51% | 67 | $629 | $152,693 | 10 | |
| 55 | (37) | My Giant | $41,785 | -58% | 222 | $188 | $7,570,041 | 31 | |
| 56 | (57) | Senseless | $40,073 | -14% | 59 | $679 | $13,035,599 | 80 | |
| 57 | (50) | Shooting Fish | $38,918 | -31% | 21 | $1,853 | $115,248 | 10 | |
| 58 | (54) | The Big One | $36,836 | -28% | 53 | $695 | $649,370 | 31 | |
| 59 | (-) | Artemisia | $34,697 | 5 | $6,939 | $79,725 | 38 | ||
| 60 | (56) | The Gingerbread Man | $31,700 | -34% | 26 | $1,219 | $1,252,962 | 108 | |
| 61 | (new) | The Kingdom, Part II | $8,294 | 2 | $4,147 | $8,294 | 3 | ||
| 62 | (new) | Louisa May Alcott's Little Men | $4,092 | 4 | $1,023 | $4,092 | 3 | ||
| 63 | (new) | Shopping for Fangs | $2,194 | 1 | $2,194 | $2,194 | 3 | ||
| 64 | (63) | Who the Hell is Juliette? | $1,578 | -51% | 1 | $1,578 | $23,526 | 46 | |
| Reporting movies: 64 | $80,513,946 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Impact | $41,152,375 | 3,156 | $41,152,375 |
| 2 | City of Angels | $4,718,049 | 2,433 | $61,851,568 |
| 3 | He Got Game | $3,710,911 | 1,322 | $13,234,225 |
| 4 | Titanic | $3,178,573 | 2,256 | $569,820,413 |
| 5 | Les Miserables | $2,753,148 | 1,477 | $9,083,490 |
| 6 | Paulie | $2,551,043 | 1,812 | $18,334,438 |
| 7 | Woo | $2,517,263 | 625 | $2,517,263 |
| 8 | The Big Hit | $2,332,176 | 2,149 | $23,210,659 |
| 9 | Black Dog | $2,285,705 | 2,050 | $8,268,605 |
| 10 | The Object of my Affection | $2,100,093 | 1,818 | $24,906,627 |
| 11 | Lost In Space | $1,496,964 | 1,769 | $64,319,841 |
| 12 | Sliding Doors | $1,425,067 | 519 | $4,699,521 |
| 13 | The Spanish Prisoner | $977,935 | 296 | $4,182,825 |
| 14 | The Odd Couple II | $810,752 | 1,603 | $17,411,312 |
| 15 | The Players Club | $792,659 | 693 | $20,532,692 |
| 16 | Everest | $773,098 | 37 | $11,668,452 |
| 17 | Good Will Hunting | $600,934 | 697 | $135,061,674 |
| 18 | As Good as it Gets | $560,315 | 1,006 | $145,568,128 |
| 19 | Mercury Rising | $551,205 | 848 | $30,797,610 |
| 20 | U.S. Marshals | $400,818 | 706 | $56,289,476 |
| 21 | Barney's Great Adventure | $339,268 | 839 | $10,034,791 |
| 22 | Primary Colors | $313,045 | 457 | $37,613,382 |
| 23 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $306,063 | 904 | $124,565,629 |
| 24 | Grease | $272,057 | 802 | $181,275,701 |
| 25 | Species 2 | $254,005 | 651 | $18,404,394 |
| 26 | The Man in the Iron Mask | $251,014 | 411 | $55,787,411 |
| 27 | The Wedding Singer | $244,887 | 261 | $75,737,016 |
| 28 | Chinese Box | $236,930 | 68 | $678,762 |
| 29 | In God's Hands | $221,030 | 131 | $1,215,026 |
| 30 | Scream 2 | $206,004 | 515 | $99,716,637 |
| 31 | Two Girls and a Guy | $196,335 | 138 | $1,650,615 |
| 32 | The Butcher Boy | $157,125 | 79 | $1,388,208 |
| 33 | Mr. Nice Guy | $147,652 | 321 | $12,357,059 |
| 34 | L.A. Confidential | $139,765 | 278 | $64,377,578 |
| 35 | Suicide Kings | $101,081 | 152 | $1,409,880 |
| 36 | The Apostle | $93,991 | 136 | $20,454,285 |
| 37 | A Price Above Rubies | $86,092 | 50 | $848,095 |
| 38 | Mrs. Dalloway | $86,071 | 71 | $2,878,910 |
| 39 | Wilde | $79,860 | 8 | $187,820 |
| 40 | The Big Lebowski | $70,121 | 140 | $17,293,682 |
| 41 | Homegrown | $65,624 | 37 | $215,553 |
| 42 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | $65,088 | 27 | $180,621 |
| 43 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $64,944 | 13 | $5,668,185 |
| 44 | The Newton Boys | $63,820 | 182 | $10,227,321 |
| 45 | Deja Vu | $63,090 | 34 | $186,723 |
| 46 | Love and Death on Long Island | $62,923 | 72 | $2,317,239 |
| 47 | Wild Things | $60,844 | 186 | $29,026,632 |
| 48 | Wild Man Blues | $60,413 | 23 | $295,281 |
| 49 | Character | $58,675 | 47 | $514,477 |
| 50 | Dangerous Beauty | $44,285 | 54 | $4,123,085 |
| 51 | Tarzan and the Lost City | $43,848 | 186 | $2,020,264 |
| 52 | The Borrowers | $43,764 | 200 | $22,359,293 |
| 53 | Mouse Hunt | $42,839 | 87 | $61,834,214 |
| 54 | Still Breathing | $42,143 | 67 | $152,693 |
| 55 | My Giant | $41,785 | 222 | $7,570,041 |
| 56 | Senseless | $40,073 | 59 | $13,035,599 |
| 57 | Shooting Fish | $38,918 | 21 | $115,248 |
| 58 | The Big One | $36,836 | 53 | $649,370 |
| 59 | Artemisia | $34,697 | 5 | $79,725 |
| 60 | The Gingerbread Man | $31,700 | 26 | $1,252,962 |
| 61 | The Kingdom, Part II | $8,294 | 2 | $8,294 |
| 62 | Louisa May Alcott's Little Men | $4,092 | 4 | $4,092 |
| 63 | Shopping for Fangs | $2,194 | 1 | $2,194 |
| 64 | Who the Hell is Juliette? | $1,578 | 1 | $23,526 |
| Reporting: 64 | $80,513,946 | total | ||