Weekend Domestic Box Office October 9, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Antz | $14,713,918 | -14% | 2,813 | $5,231 | $35,621,609 | 10 | |
| 2 | (3) | Rush Hour | $11,105,465 | -23% | 2,701 | $4,112 | $98,382,886 | 24 | |
| 3 | (2) | What Dreams May Come | $10,917,143 | -31% | 2,531 | $4,313 | $31,248,297 | 10 | |
| 4 | (4) | A Night at the Roxbury | $6,108,845 | -36% | 2,169 | $2,816 | $17,792,332 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | Holy Man | $5,106,919 | 2,013 | $2,537 | $5,106,919 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (6) | Urban Legend | $4,770,882 | -29% | 2,257 | $2,114 | $26,501,095 | 17 | |
| 7 | (5) | Ronin | $4,677,903 | -35% | 2,487 | $1,881 | $30,795,955 | 17 | |
| 8 | (7) | There's Something About Mary | $2,777,500 | -18% | 1,936 | $1,435 | $161,852,138 | 89 | |
| 9 | (8) | One True Thing | $1,920,795 | -28% | 1,568 | $1,225 | $20,183,340 | 24 | |
| 10 | (9) | Saving Private Ryan | $1,300,581 | -22% | 1,230 | $1,057 | $186,258,536 | 80 | |
| 11 | (10) | Simon Birch | $1,055,295 | -29% | 908 | $1,162 | $15,322,557 | 31 | |
| 12 | (15) | Armageddon | $723,198 | +43% | 806 | $897 | $198,798,517 | 103 | |
| 13 | (14) | Everest | $657,270 | 0% | 61 | $10,775 | $45,480,721 | 220 | |
| 14 | (new) | One Tough Cop | $651,350 | 415 | $1,570 | $651,350 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (11) | Blade | $601,619 | -43% | 987 | $610 | $66,913,271 | 52 | |
| 16 | (26) | Clay Pigeons | $528,611 | +194% | 297 | $1,780 | $1,019,698 | 17 | |
| 17 | (13) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $497,749 | -37% | 780 | $638 | $63,323,941 | 73 | |
| 18 | (12) | Rounders | $472,280 | -53% | 879 | $537 | $22,401,061 | 31 | |
| 19 | (23) | The Parent Trap | $433,328 | +59% | 751 | $577 | $64,853,795 | 75 | |
| 20 | (19) | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $318,387 | -14% | 163 | $1,953 | $1,126,162 | 24 | |
| 21 | (20) | Doctor Dolittle | $316,864 | -6% | 652 | $486 | $142,612,051 | 108 | |
| 22 | (16) | Lethal Weapon 4 | $278,936 | -35% | 564 | $495 | $129,181,021 | 94 | |
| 23 | (21) | The Imposters | $277,867 | -10% | 69 | $4,027 | $692,476 | 10 | |
| 24 | (17) | Pecker | $248,550 | -35% | 97 | $2,562 | $1,533,903 | 17 | |
| 25 | (22) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $230,700 | -25% | 363 | $636 | $36,891,296 | 59 | |
| 26 | (45) | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $168,107 | +143% | 991 | $170 | $10,093,523 | 59 | |
| 27 | (32) | Lolita | $165,648 | +25% | 36 | $4,601 | $537,119 | 82 | |
| 28 | (24) | Mulan | $150,512 | -44% | 368 | $409 | $120,159,050 | 115 | |
| 29 | (18) | Strangeland | $145,338 | -61% | 252 | $577 | $631,221 | 10 | |
| 30 | (31) | Touch of Evil | $144,512 | +2% | 39 | $3,705 | $1,078,110 | 14,754 | |
| 31 | (25) | The Mask of Zorro | $135,445 | -33% | 295 | $459 | $91,307,993 | 87 | |
| 32 | (-) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $113,843 | 14 | $8,132 | $1,926,677 | 157 | ||
| 33 | (29) | Next Stop Wonderland | $109,610 | -25% | 71 | $1,544 | $3,055,822 | 52 | |
| 34 | (34) | Madeline | $103,165 | -18% | 235 | $439 | $29,613,555 | 94 | |
| 35 | (30) | Permanent Midnight | $95,284 | -34% | 84 | $1,134 | $1,011,798 | 26 | |
| 36 | (35) | Halloween: H2O | $94,539 | -17% | 228 | $415 | $53,899,637 | 68 | |
| 37 | (40) | Governess | $88,758 | -6% | 83 | $1,069 | $3,393,867 | 73 | |
| 38 | (47) | Without Limits | $88,703 | +30% | 48 | $1,848 | $560,713 | 31 | |
| 39 | (new) | The Mighty | $87,705 | 9 | $9,745 | $87,705 | 3 | ||
| 40 | (33) | Snake Eyes | $86,581 | -33% | 302 | $287 | $54,965,228 | 66 | |
| 41 | (36) | Slums of Beverly Hills | $78,131 | -29% | 113 | $691 | $5,254,036 | 59 | |
| 42 | (28) | Six Days, Seven Nights | $76,264 | -48% | 171 | $446 | $74,220,330 | 122 | |
| 43 | (37) | Your Friends and Neighbors | $65,751 | -39% | 84 | $783 | $4,602,051 | 54 | |
| 44 | (41) | Smoke Signals | $65,533 | -24% | 136 | $482 | $6,642,233 | 108 | |
| 45 | (new) | Love is the Devil | $63,202 | 10 | $6,320 | $63,202 | 5 | ||
| 46 | (46) | Firelight | $55,751 | -19% | 35 | $1,593 | $585,985 | 38 | |
| 47 | (43) | Dance With Me | $48,927 | -39% | 118 | $415 | $15,735,907 | 52 | |
| 48 | (42) | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $47,583 | -42% | 119 | $400 | $12,231,584 | 45 | |
| 49 | (50) | Pi | $46,899 | -19% | 61 | $769 | $2,984,091 | 94 | |
| 50 | (-) | Small Soldiers | $45,736 | 0 | – | $54,103,327 | 94 | ||
| 51 | (39) | Hope Floats | $45,110 | -53% | 97 | $465 | $60,033,780 | 136 | |
| 52 | (27) | Wrongfully Accused | $42,292 | -76% | 0 | – | $9,604,029 | 52 | |
| 53 | (-) | Monument Ave. | $41,523 | 0 | – | $143,532 | 17 | ||
| 54 | (38) | Jane Austen's Mafia | $41,018 | -61% | 0 | – | $19,843,795 | 80 | |
| 55 | (48) | The Negotiator | $40,764 | -34% | 0 | – | $43,156,504 | 75 | |
| 56 | (-) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $38,607 | 0 | – | $10,929,451 | 458 | ||
| 57 | (-) | The Opposite of Sex | $35,202 | 0 | – | $6,225,943 | 143 | ||
| 58 | (new) | Slam | $34,887 | 0 | – | $34,887 | 3 | ||
| 59 | (-) | The Horse Whisperer | $34,361 | 0 | – | $75,370,763 | 150 | ||
| 60 | (44) | The Avengers | $33,202 | -55% | 0 | – | $23,385,416 | 59 | |
| 61 | (51) | Hit Me | $4,435 | +6% | 3 | $1,478 | $10,681 | 10 | |
| 62 | (52) | It’s in the Water | $2,615 | -33% | 2 | $1,308 | $123,113 | 255 | |
| Reporting movies: 62 | $73,457,498 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antz | $14,713,918 | 2,813 | $35,621,609 |
| 2 | Rush Hour | $11,105,465 | 2,701 | $98,382,886 |
| 3 | What Dreams May Come | $10,917,143 | 2,531 | $31,248,297 |
| 4 | A Night at the Roxbury | $6,108,845 | 2,169 | $17,792,332 |
| 5 | Holy Man | $5,106,919 | 2,013 | $5,106,919 |
| 6 | Urban Legend | $4,770,882 | 2,257 | $26,501,095 |
| 7 | Ronin | $4,677,903 | 2,487 | $30,795,955 |
| 8 | There's Something About Mary | $2,777,500 | 1,936 | $161,852,138 |
| 9 | One True Thing | $1,920,795 | 1,568 | $20,183,340 |
| 10 | Saving Private Ryan | $1,300,581 | 1,230 | $186,258,536 |
| 11 | Simon Birch | $1,055,295 | 908 | $15,322,557 |
| 12 | Armageddon | $723,198 | 806 | $198,798,517 |
| 13 | Everest | $657,270 | 61 | $45,480,721 |
| 14 | One Tough Cop | $651,350 | 415 | $651,350 |
| 15 | Blade | $601,619 | 987 | $66,913,271 |
| 16 | Clay Pigeons | $528,611 | 297 | $1,019,698 |
| 17 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $497,749 | 780 | $63,323,941 |
| 18 | Rounders | $472,280 | 879 | $22,401,061 |
| 19 | The Parent Trap | $433,328 | 751 | $64,853,795 |
| 20 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $318,387 | 163 | $1,126,162 |
| 21 | Doctor Dolittle | $316,864 | 652 | $142,612,051 |
| 22 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $278,936 | 564 | $129,181,021 |
| 23 | The Imposters | $277,867 | 69 | $692,476 |
| 24 | Pecker | $248,550 | 97 | $1,533,903 |
| 25 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $230,700 | 363 | $36,891,296 |
| 26 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $168,107 | 991 | $10,093,523 |
| 27 | Lolita | $165,648 | 36 | $537,119 |
| 28 | Mulan | $150,512 | 368 | $120,159,050 |
| 29 | Strangeland | $145,338 | 252 | $631,221 |
| 30 | Touch of Evil | $144,512 | 39 | $1,078,110 |
| 31 | The Mask of Zorro | $135,445 | 295 | $91,307,993 |
| 32 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $113,843 | 14 | $1,926,677 |
| 33 | Next Stop Wonderland | $109,610 | 71 | $3,055,822 |
| 34 | Madeline | $103,165 | 235 | $29,613,555 |
| 35 | Permanent Midnight | $95,284 | 84 | $1,011,798 |
| 36 | Halloween: H2O | $94,539 | 228 | $53,899,637 |
| 37 | Governess | $88,758 | 83 | $3,393,867 |
| 38 | Without Limits | $88,703 | 48 | $560,713 |
| 39 | The Mighty | $87,705 | 9 | $87,705 |
| 40 | Snake Eyes | $86,581 | 302 | $54,965,228 |
| 41 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $78,131 | 113 | $5,254,036 |
| 42 | Six Days, Seven Nights | $76,264 | 171 | $74,220,330 |
| 43 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $65,751 | 84 | $4,602,051 |
| 44 | Smoke Signals | $65,533 | 136 | $6,642,233 |
| 45 | Love is the Devil | $63,202 | 10 | $63,202 |
| 46 | Firelight | $55,751 | 35 | $585,985 |
| 47 | Dance With Me | $48,927 | 118 | $15,735,907 |
| 48 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $47,583 | 119 | $12,231,584 |
| 49 | Pi | $46,899 | 61 | $2,984,091 |
| 50 | Small Soldiers | $45,736 | 0 | $54,103,327 |
| 51 | Hope Floats | $45,110 | 97 | $60,033,780 |
| 52 | Wrongfully Accused | $42,292 | 0 | $9,604,029 |
| 53 | Monument Ave. | $41,523 | 0 | $143,532 |
| 54 | Jane Austen's Mafia | $41,018 | 0 | $19,843,795 |
| 55 | The Negotiator | $40,764 | 0 | $43,156,504 |
| 56 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $38,607 | 0 | $10,929,451 |
| 57 | The Opposite of Sex | $35,202 | 0 | $6,225,943 |
| 58 | Slam | $34,887 | 0 | $34,887 |
| 59 | The Horse Whisperer | $34,361 | 0 | $75,370,763 |
| 60 | The Avengers | $33,202 | 0 | $23,385,416 |
| 61 | Hit Me | $4,435 | 3 | $10,681 |
| 62 | It’s in the Water | $2,615 | 2 | $123,113 |
| Reporting: 62 | $73,457,498 | total | ||