Weekend Domestic Box Office August 21, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Blade | $17,073,856 | 2,322 | $7,353 | $17,073,856 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Saving Private Ryan | $10,142,045 | -23% | 2,671 | $3,797 | $142,748,038 | 31 | |
| 3 | (4) | There's Something About Mary | $7,690,128 | -13% | 2,186 | $3,518 | $104,005,443 | 40 | |
| 4 | (2) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $6,475,227 | -43% | 1,399 | $4,628 | $22,155,282 | 10 | |
| 5 | (5) | Snake Eyes | $5,046,651 | -42% | 2,642 | $1,910 | $40,500,140 | 17 | |
| 6 | (new) | Dead Man on Campus | $4,704,688 | 1,797 | $2,618 | $4,704,688 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (7) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $4,575,973 | -24% | 1,864 | $2,455 | $42,348,591 | 24 | |
| 8 | (new) | Dance With Me | $4,507,663 | 1,467 | $3,073 | $4,507,663 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (8) | The Parent Trap | $3,885,840 | -31% | 2,169 | $1,792 | $51,142,505 | 26 | |
| 10 | (3) | The Avengers | $3,664,587 | -64% | 2,466 | $1,486 | $17,848,903 | 10 | |
| 11 | (6) | Halloween: H2O | $3,632,178 | -57% | 2,360 | $1,539 | $47,164,113 | 19 | |
| 12 | (new) | Wrongfully Accused | $3,504,630 | 2,062 | $1,700 | $3,504,630 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (10) | Armageddon | $2,735,637 | -34% | 1,423 | $1,922 | $184,993,784 | 54 | |
| 14 | (9) | The Negotiator | $2,265,372 | -46% | 1,558 | $1,454 | $36,782,922 | 26 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Mask of Zorro | $2,103,883 | -44% | 1,500 | $1,403 | $82,512,233 | 38 | |
| 16 | (14) | Return to Paradise | $1,423,289 | -42% | 985 | $1,445 | $5,134,731 | 10 | |
| 17 | (13) | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $1,382,948 | -47% | 1,669 | $829 | $5,720,033 | 10 | |
| 18 | (12) | Lethal Weapon 4 | $1,321,921 | -51% | 1,408 | $939 | $123,585,727 | 45 | |
| 19 | (15) | Doctor Dolittle | $1,163,612 | -28% | 934 | $1,246 | $136,661,554 | 59 | |
| 20 | (17) | Everest | $883,756 | -3% | 61 | $14,488 | $37,699,580 | 171 | |
| 21 | (18) | Titanic | $540,617 | -24% | 570 | $948 | $599,657,813 | 248 | |
| 22 | (22) | Governess | $431,759 | +9% | 110 | $3,925 | $1,205,221 | 24 | |
| 23 | (16) | Small Soldiers | $431,729 | -53% | 607 | $711 | $52,089,097 | 45 | |
| 24 | (19) | Mulan | $409,368 | -34% | 470 | $871 | $115,801,014 | 66 | |
| 25 | (new) | Your Friends and Neighbors | $340,288 | 32 | $10,634 | $382,183 | 5 | ||
| 26 | (26) | The X Files: Fight the Future | $316,597 | +1% | 443 | $715 | $82,766,285 | 66 | |
| 27 | (24) | Smoke Signals | $314,954 | -2% | 126 | $2,500 | $3,991,464 | 59 | |
| 28 | (new) | Strike | $307,763 | 133 | $2,314 | $307,763 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (57) | Godzilla | $268,078 | +1,263% | 563 | $476 | $135,373,940 | 96 | |
| 30 | (29) | Pi | $228,572 | -10% | 61 | $3,747 | $1,769,778 | 45 | |
| 31 | (25) | The Horse Whisperer | $227,813 | -29% | 337 | $676 | $74,506,257 | 101 | |
| 32 | (21) | Deep Impact | $215,543 | -47% | 515 | $419 | $140,123,306 | 108 | |
| 33 | (27) | Hope Floats | $201,847 | -33% | 303 | $666 | $58,798,906 | 87 | |
| 34 | (23) | Madeline | $182,005 | -51% | 384 | $474 | $27,642,695 | 45 | |
| 35 | (30) | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | $168,826 | -15% | 64 | $2,638 | $1,220,023 | 31 | |
| 36 | (32) | Out of Sight | $148,005 | -20% | 207 | $715 | $37,166,650 | 59 | |
| 37 | (33) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $141,823 | -10% | 23 | $6,166 | $9,905,458 | 409 | |
| 38 | (20) | Jane Austen's Mafia | $134,908 | -69% | 171 | $789 | $18,796,023 | 31 | |
| 39 | (34) | The Opposite of Sex | $125,733 | -10% | 62 | $2,028 | $5,496,021 | 94 | |
| 40 | (new) | Next Stop Wonderland | $123,055 | 8 | $15,382 | $123,055 | 3 | ||
| 41 | (28) | Disturbing Behavior | $114,336 | -62% | 223 | $513 | $16,906,645 | 31 | |
| 42 | (37) | The Truman Show | $108,948 | -11% | 240 | $454 | $123,617,690 | 80 | |
| 43 | (36) | Slums of Beverly Hills | $101,718 | -19% | 8 | $12,715 | $290,520 | 10 | |
| 44 | (39) | Buffalo '66 | $99,109 | -1% | 54 | $1,835 | $1,679,721 | 59 | |
| 45 | (35) | Six Days, Seven Nights | $97,704 | -29% | 119 | $821 | $71,272,983 | 73 | |
| 46 | (38) | The Thief | $82,363 | -23% | 32 | $2,574 | $544,281 | 38 | |
| 47 | (40) | A Perfect Murder | $68,780 | -31% | 447 | $154 | $67,475,793 | 80 | |
| 48 | (31) | BASEketball | $68,400 | -63% | 171 | $400 | $6,849,200 | 24 | |
| 49 | (45) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $48,337 | -5% | 7 | $6,905 | $1,401,336 | 108 | |
| 50 | (60) | Clockwatchers | $47,708 | +164% | 8 | $5,964 | $444,354 | 101 | |
| 51 | (43) | The Spanish Prisoner | $42,214 | -37% | 44 | $959 | $9,770,170 | 143 | |
| 52 | (48) | Henry Fool | $41,209 | +3% | 39 | $1,057 | $1,179,685 | 66 | |
| 53 | (42) | Can't Hardly Wait | $40,687 | -43% | 61 | $667 | $25,278,501 | 73 | |
| 54 | (44) | City of Angels | $34,325 | -44% | 71 | $483 | $78,719,439 | 136 | |
| 55 | (52) | Nights of Cabiria | $34,277 | +9% | 6 | $5,713 | $513,988 | 54 | |
| 56 | (47) | Mark Twain's America 3D | $32,711 | -26% | 5 | $6,542 | $537,757 | 52 | |
| 57 | (53) | Gadjo Dilo | $31,680 | +3% | 8 | $3,960 | $187,586 | 17 | |
| 58 | (41) | Gone with the Wind | $30,970 | -68% | 46 | $673 | $198,238,881 | 21,437 | |
| 59 | (new) | The Eel | $29,879 | 3 | $9,960 | $29,879 | 3 | ||
| 60 | (46) | High Art | $26,158 | -41% | 29 | $902 | $1,835,565 | 73 | |
| 61 | (61) | Unmade Beds | $7,233 | -1% | 1 | $7,233 | $38,648 | 17 | |
| 62 | (62) | It’s in the Water | $1,989 | +47% | 2 | $995 | $66,228 | 206 | |
| Reporting movies: 62 | $94,633,902 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blade | $17,073,856 | 2,322 | $17,073,856 |
| 2 | Saving Private Ryan | $10,142,045 | 2,671 | $142,748,038 |
| 3 | There's Something About Mary | $7,690,128 | 2,186 | $104,005,443 |
| 4 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $6,475,227 | 1,399 | $22,155,282 |
| 5 | Snake Eyes | $5,046,651 | 2,642 | $40,500,140 |
| 6 | Dead Man on Campus | $4,704,688 | 1,797 | $4,704,688 |
| 7 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $4,575,973 | 1,864 | $42,348,591 |
| 8 | Dance With Me | $4,507,663 | 1,467 | $4,507,663 |
| 9 | The Parent Trap | $3,885,840 | 2,169 | $51,142,505 |
| 10 | The Avengers | $3,664,587 | 2,466 | $17,848,903 |
| 11 | Halloween: H2O | $3,632,178 | 2,360 | $47,164,113 |
| 12 | Wrongfully Accused | $3,504,630 | 2,062 | $3,504,630 |
| 13 | Armageddon | $2,735,637 | 1,423 | $184,993,784 |
| 14 | The Negotiator | $2,265,372 | 1,558 | $36,782,922 |
| 15 | The Mask of Zorro | $2,103,883 | 1,500 | $82,512,233 |
| 16 | Return to Paradise | $1,423,289 | 985 | $5,134,731 |
| 17 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $1,382,948 | 1,669 | $5,720,033 |
| 18 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $1,321,921 | 1,408 | $123,585,727 |
| 19 | Doctor Dolittle | $1,163,612 | 934 | $136,661,554 |
| 20 | Everest | $883,756 | 61 | $37,699,580 |
| 21 | Titanic | $540,617 | 570 | $599,657,813 |
| 22 | Governess | $431,759 | 110 | $1,205,221 |
| 23 | Small Soldiers | $431,729 | 607 | $52,089,097 |
| 24 | Mulan | $409,368 | 470 | $115,801,014 |
| 25 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $340,288 | 32 | $382,183 |
| 26 | The X Files: Fight the Future | $316,597 | 443 | $82,766,285 |
| 27 | Smoke Signals | $314,954 | 126 | $3,991,464 |
| 28 | Strike | $307,763 | 133 | $307,763 |
| 29 | Godzilla | $268,078 | 563 | $135,373,940 |
| 30 | Pi | $228,572 | 61 | $1,769,778 |
| 31 | The Horse Whisperer | $227,813 | 337 | $74,506,257 |
| 32 | Deep Impact | $215,543 | 515 | $140,123,306 |
| 33 | Hope Floats | $201,847 | 303 | $58,798,906 |
| 34 | Madeline | $182,005 | 384 | $27,642,695 |
| 35 | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | $168,826 | 64 | $1,220,023 |
| 36 | Out of Sight | $148,005 | 207 | $37,166,650 |
| 37 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $141,823 | 23 | $9,905,458 |
| 38 | Jane Austen's Mafia | $134,908 | 171 | $18,796,023 |
| 39 | The Opposite of Sex | $125,733 | 62 | $5,496,021 |
| 40 | Next Stop Wonderland | $123,055 | 8 | $123,055 |
| 41 | Disturbing Behavior | $114,336 | 223 | $16,906,645 |
| 42 | The Truman Show | $108,948 | 240 | $123,617,690 |
| 43 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $101,718 | 8 | $290,520 |
| 44 | Buffalo '66 | $99,109 | 54 | $1,679,721 |
| 45 | Six Days, Seven Nights | $97,704 | 119 | $71,272,983 |
| 46 | The Thief | $82,363 | 32 | $544,281 |
| 47 | A Perfect Murder | $68,780 | 447 | $67,475,793 |
| 48 | BASEketball | $68,400 | 171 | $6,849,200 |
| 49 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $48,337 | 7 | $1,401,336 |
| 50 | Clockwatchers | $47,708 | 8 | $444,354 |
| 51 | The Spanish Prisoner | $42,214 | 44 | $9,770,170 |
| 52 | Henry Fool | $41,209 | 39 | $1,179,685 |
| 53 | Can't Hardly Wait | $40,687 | 61 | $25,278,501 |
| 54 | City of Angels | $34,325 | 71 | $78,719,439 |
| 55 | Nights of Cabiria | $34,277 | 6 | $513,988 |
| 56 | Mark Twain's America 3D | $32,711 | 5 | $537,757 |
| 57 | Gadjo Dilo | $31,680 | 8 | $187,586 |
| 58 | Gone with the Wind | $30,970 | 46 | $198,238,881 |
| 59 | The Eel | $29,879 | 3 | $29,879 |
| 60 | High Art | $26,158 | 29 | $1,835,565 |
| 61 | Unmade Beds | $7,233 | 1 | $38,648 |
| 62 | It’s in the Water | $1,989 | 2 | $66,228 |
| Reporting: 62 | $94,633,902 | total | ||