Weekend Domestic Box Office December 4, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | A Bug’s Life | $17,174,218 | -48% | 2,701 | $6,358 | $68,678,006 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | Psycho | $10,031,850 | 2,477 | $4,050 | $10,031,850 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Enemy of the State | $9,668,783 | -47% | 2,458 | $3,934 | $62,872,780 | 17 | |
| 4 | (2) | The Rugrats Movie | $7,632,293 | -64% | 2,832 | $2,695 | $67,452,270 | 17 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Waterboy | $6,511,707 | -52% | 2,778 | $2,344 | $130,768,331 | 31 | |
| 6 | (6) | Meet Joe Black | $2,417,780 | -58% | 2,188 | $1,105 | $39,220,300 | 24 | |
| 7 | (5) | Babe: Pig in the City | $2,375,065 | -61% | 2,387 | $995 | $11,421,985 | 12 | |
| 8 | (9) | Elizabeth | $1,954,089 | -42% | 540 | $3,619 | $9,780,813 | 31 | |
| 9 | (7) | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $1,732,855 | -61% | 2,212 | $783 | $35,960,227 | 24 | |
| 10 | (8) | Home Fries | $1,725,359 | -54% | 1,925 | $896 | $7,844,785 | 12 | |
| 11 | (11) | Very Bad Things | $1,518,619 | -53% | 1,260 | $1,205 | $7,093,369 | 12 | |
| 12 | (10) | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $1,305,480 | -61% | 1,320 | $989 | $7,002,057 | 12 | |
| 13 | (12) | The Siege | $1,037,257 | -58% | 1,206 | $860 | $37,829,456 | 31 | |
| 14 | (18) | Life Is Beautiful | $720,955 | -17% | 134 | $5,380 | $6,207,910 | 45 | |
| 15 | (13) | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $680,009 | -59% | 1,335 | $509 | $10,285,007 | 24 | |
| 16 | (16) | American History X | $532,218 | -46% | 470 | $1,132 | $4,904,220 | 38 | |
| 17 | (15) | Celebrity | $530,059 | -48% | 468 | $1,133 | $4,115,638 | 17 | |
| 18 | (14) | Pleasantville | $501,005 | -58% | 831 | $603 | $37,437,387 | 45 | |
| 19 | (20) | Everest | $445,380 | -31% | 61 | $7,301 | $53,472,864 | 276 | |
| 20 | (19) | There's Something About Mary | $386,820 | -41% | 584 | $662 | $172,920,167 | 145 | |
| 21 | (21) | Living Out Loud | $385,278 | -37% | 379 | $1,017 | $12,045,811 | 38 | |
| 22 | (17) | Antz | $300,555 | -68% | 920 | $327 | $86,162,869 | 66 | |
| 23 | (23) | Rush Hour | $296,287 | -35% | 408 | $726 | $132,434,079 | 80 | |
| 24 | (25) | Blade | $251,069 | -14% | 401 | $626 | $69,704,495 | 108 | |
| 25 | (67) | A Night at the Roxbury | $179,957 | +1,586% | 511 | $352 | $30,059,631 | 66 | |
| 26 | (35) | Bride of Chucky | $153,015 | +10% | 303 | $505 | $31,825,575 | 52 | |
| 27 | (29) | Waking Ned Devine | $150,975 | -24% | 9 | $16,775 | $653,793 | 17 | |
| 28 | (28) | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $139,745 | -46% | 9 | $15,527 | $1,624,207 | 45 | |
| 29 | (22) | The Wizard of Oz | $133,833 | -78% | 444 | $301 | $14,032,412 | 21,890 | |
| 30 | (26) | Belly | $122,914 | -57% | 151 | $814 | $9,031,413 | 33 | |
| 31 | (32) | Gods and Monsters | $116,287 | -28% | 40 | $2,907 | $804,250 | 31 | |
| 32 | (36) | What Dreams May Come | $98,730 | -25% | 227 | $435 | $55,080,426 | 66 | |
| 33 | (new) | Little Voice | $93,722 | 6 | $15,620 | $93,722 | 3 | ||
| 34 | (33) | Freeriders | $90,088 | -44% | 10 | $9,009 | $2,719,164 | 47 | |
| 35 | (24) | Practical Magic | $87,560 | -80% | 175 | $500 | $45,074,909 | 52 | |
| 36 | (34) | The Mask of Zorro | $87,355 | -42% | 231 | $378 | $93,365,581 | 143 | |
| 37 | (40) | The Nutcracker | $77,918 | -12% | 26 | $2,997 | $275,341 | 12 | |
| 38 | (38) | The Celebration | $77,236 | -22% | 36 | $2,145 | $978,563 | 59 | |
| 39 | (30) | Snake Eyes | $71,514 | -62% | 406 | $176 | $55,495,903 | 122 | |
| 40 | (27) | Soldier | $71,121 | -73% | 183 | $389 | $14,567,883 | 45 | |
| 41 | (31) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $64,465 | -61% | 15 | $4,298 | $3,484,835 | 213 | |
| 42 | (44) | Central Station | $60,035 | -21% | 7 | $8,576 | $228,453 | 17 | |
| 43 | (41) | Slam | $51,375 | -40% | 65 | $790 | $821,717 | 59 | |
| 44 | (55) | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $44,798 | +35% | 3 | $14,933 | $107,260 | 12 | |
| 45 | (45) | Dancing at Lughnasa | $44,200 | -39% | 6 | $7,367 | $374,187 | 24 | |
| 46 | (42) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $44,128 | -46% | 105 | $420 | $65,573,784 | 129 | |
| 47 | (39) | Holy Man | $41,011 | -55% | 130 | $315 | $12,002,968 | 59 | |
| 48 | (51) | Touch of Evil | $39,454 | -14% | 39 | $1,012 | $2,083,657 | 14,810 | |
| 49 | (37) | Vampires | $38,669 | -63% | 117 | $331 | $19,884,268 | 38 | |
| 50 | (56) | Ronin | $37,735 | +30% | 101 | $374 | $41,437,295 | 73 | |
| 51 | (47) | Velvet Goldmine | $36,174 | -42% | 43 | $841 | $1,011,795 | 31 | |
| 52 | (48) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $34,614 | -40% | 13 | $2,663 | $11,445,450 | 514 | |
| 53 | (43) | Doctor Dolittle | $32,722 | -57% | 145 | $226 | $144,096,799 | 164 | |
| 54 | (49) | Beloved | $31,942 | -44% | 66 | $484 | $22,705,177 | 52 | |
| 55 | (new) | Shattered Image | $31,859 | 24 | $1,327 | $31,859 | 3 | ||
| 56 | (46) | Simon Birch | $31,103 | -54% | 108 | $288 | $18,215,058 | 87 | |
| 57 | (54) | The Cruise | $22,611 | -41% | 15 | $1,507 | $179,981 | 45 | |
| 58 | (59) | The Imposters | $20,061 | -1% | 14 | $1,433 | $2,146,208 | 66 | |
| 59 | (63) | The Inheritors | $18,217 | +30% | 21 | $867 | $153,739 | 59 | |
| 60 | (53) | The Parent Trap | $15,792 | -63% | 89 | $177 | $66,304,095 | 131 | |
| 61 | (52) | Armageddon | $13,029 | -70% | 61 | $214 | $201,573,391 | 159 | |
| 62 | (64) | Gadjo Dilo | $12,883 | +12% | 10 | $1,288 | $623,330 | 122 | |
| 63 | (57) | Mulan | $11,577 | -55% | 51 | $227 | $120,618,403 | 171 | |
| 64 | (73) | Monument Ave. | $9,426 | +47% | 9 | $1,047 | $311,591 | 73 | |
| 65 | (60) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $8,960 | -44% | 30 | $299 | $37,644,802 | 115 | |
| 67 | (71) | I Married a Strange Person | $7,432 | -13% | 4 | $1,858 | $203,134 | 101 | |
| 68 | (68) | Love is the Devil | $5,581 | -47% | 6 | $930 | $307,746 | 61 | |
| 69 | (-) | Marius et Jeannette | $5,557 | 2 | $2,779 | $270,991 | 367 | ||
| 70 | (70) | Governess | $5,316 | -45% | 10 | $532 | $3,700,030 | 129 | |
| 71 | (-) | Bulworth | $4,209 | 2 | $2,105 | $26,525,834 | 206 | ||
| 72 | (new) | Hi-Life | $3,773 | 1 | $3,773 | $3,773 | 3 | ||
| 73 | (72) | Pecker | $3,550 | -53% | 10 | $355 | $2,264,543 | 73 | |
| 74 | (-) | Hard Core Logo | $3,492 | 5 | $698 | $9,729 | 24 | ||
| 75 | (77) | Across The Sea of Time | $3,304 | -17% | 2 | $1,652 | $14,494,543 | 1,144 | |
| 76 | (-) | Six-String Samurai | $2,839 | 3 | $946 | $112,856 | 80 | ||
| 77 | (75) | Firelight | $2,812 | -47% | 4 | $703 | $770,207 | 94 | |
| 78 | (80) | Modulations | $2,790 | +33% | 4 | $698 | $126,508 | 94 | |
| 79 | (65) | Wings of Courage | $2,765 | -75% | 1 | $2,765 | $13,937,197 | 1,326 | |
| 80 | (66) | Mark Twain's America 3D | $1,833 | -83% | 2 | $917 | $1,015,247 | 157 | |
| 81 | (83) | Slums of Beverly Hills | $1,391 | +65% | 6 | $232 | $5,480,318 | 115 | |
| 82 | (85) | The Last Big Thing | $788 | +885% | 4 | $197 | $19,005 | 73 | |
| 83 | (new) | Hallelujah! Ron Athey: A Story of Deliverance | $719 | 1 | $719 | $719 | 3 | ||
| 84 | (84) | One Tough Cop | $707 | +9% | 2 | $354 | $1,215,304 | 59 | |
| 85 | (81) | The Thief | $569 | -56% | 2 | $285 | $1,111,832 | 143 | |
| Reporting movies: 84 | $72,723,227 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Bug’s Life | $17,174,218 | 2,701 | $68,678,006 |
| 2 | Psycho | $10,031,850 | 2,477 | $10,031,850 |
| 3 | Enemy of the State | $9,668,783 | 2,458 | $62,872,780 |
| 4 | The Rugrats Movie | $7,632,293 | 2,832 | $67,452,270 |
| 5 | The Waterboy | $6,511,707 | 2,778 | $130,768,331 |
| 6 | Meet Joe Black | $2,417,780 | 2,188 | $39,220,300 |
| 7 | Babe: Pig in the City | $2,375,065 | 2,387 | $11,421,985 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | $1,954,089 | 540 | $9,780,813 |
| 9 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $1,732,855 | 2,212 | $35,960,227 |
| 10 | Home Fries | $1,725,359 | 1,925 | $7,844,785 |
| 11 | Very Bad Things | $1,518,619 | 1,260 | $7,093,369 |
| 12 | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $1,305,480 | 1,320 | $7,002,057 |
| 13 | The Siege | $1,037,257 | 1,206 | $37,829,456 |
| 14 | Life Is Beautiful | $720,955 | 134 | $6,207,910 |
| 15 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $680,009 | 1,335 | $10,285,007 |
| 16 | American History X | $532,218 | 470 | $4,904,220 |
| 17 | Celebrity | $530,059 | 468 | $4,115,638 |
| 18 | Pleasantville | $501,005 | 831 | $37,437,387 |
| 19 | Everest | $445,380 | 61 | $53,472,864 |
| 20 | There's Something About Mary | $386,820 | 584 | $172,920,167 |
| 21 | Living Out Loud | $385,278 | 379 | $12,045,811 |
| 22 | Antz | $300,555 | 920 | $86,162,869 |
| 23 | Rush Hour | $296,287 | 408 | $132,434,079 |
| 24 | Blade | $251,069 | 401 | $69,704,495 |
| 25 | A Night at the Roxbury | $179,957 | 511 | $30,059,631 |
| 26 | Bride of Chucky | $153,015 | 303 | $31,825,575 |
| 27 | Waking Ned Devine | $150,975 | 9 | $653,793 |
| 28 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $139,745 | 9 | $1,624,207 |
| 29 | The Wizard of Oz | $133,833 | 444 | $14,032,412 |
| 30 | Belly | $122,914 | 151 | $9,031,413 |
| 31 | Gods and Monsters | $116,287 | 40 | $804,250 |
| 32 | What Dreams May Come | $98,730 | 227 | $55,080,426 |
| 33 | Little Voice | $93,722 | 6 | $93,722 |
| 34 | Freeriders | $90,088 | 10 | $2,719,164 |
| 35 | Practical Magic | $87,560 | 175 | $45,074,909 |
| 36 | The Mask of Zorro | $87,355 | 231 | $93,365,581 |
| 37 | The Nutcracker | $77,918 | 26 | $275,341 |
| 38 | The Celebration | $77,236 | 36 | $978,563 |
| 39 | Snake Eyes | $71,514 | 406 | $55,495,903 |
| 40 | Soldier | $71,121 | 183 | $14,567,883 |
| 41 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $64,465 | 15 | $3,484,835 |
| 42 | Central Station | $60,035 | 7 | $228,453 |
| 43 | Slam | $51,375 | 65 | $821,717 |
| 44 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $44,798 | 3 | $107,260 |
| 45 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $44,200 | 6 | $374,187 |
| 46 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $44,128 | 105 | $65,573,784 |
| 47 | Holy Man | $41,011 | 130 | $12,002,968 |
| 48 | Touch of Evil | $39,454 | 39 | $2,083,657 |
| 49 | Vampires | $38,669 | 117 | $19,884,268 |
| 50 | Ronin | $37,735 | 101 | $41,437,295 |
| 51 | Velvet Goldmine | $36,174 | 43 | $1,011,795 |
| 52 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $34,614 | 13 | $11,445,450 |
| 53 | Doctor Dolittle | $32,722 | 145 | $144,096,799 |
| 54 | Beloved | $31,942 | 66 | $22,705,177 |
| 55 | Shattered Image | $31,859 | 24 | $31,859 |
| 56 | Simon Birch | $31,103 | 108 | $18,215,058 |
| 57 | The Cruise | $22,611 | 15 | $179,981 |
| 58 | The Imposters | $20,061 | 14 | $2,146,208 |
| 59 | The Inheritors | $18,217 | 21 | $153,739 |
| 60 | The Parent Trap | $15,792 | 89 | $66,304,095 |
| 61 | Armageddon | $13,029 | 61 | $201,573,391 |
| 62 | Gadjo Dilo | $12,883 | 10 | $623,330 |
| 63 | Mulan | $11,577 | 51 | $120,618,403 |
| 64 | Monument Ave. | $9,426 | 9 | $311,591 |
| 65 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $8,960 | 30 | $37,644,802 |
| 67 | I Married a Strange Person | $7,432 | 4 | $203,134 |
| 68 | Love is the Devil | $5,581 | 6 | $307,746 |
| 69 | Marius et Jeannette | $5,557 | 2 | $270,991 |
| 70 | Governess | $5,316 | 10 | $3,700,030 |
| 71 | Bulworth | $4,209 | 2 | $26,525,834 |
| 72 | Hi-Life | $3,773 | 1 | $3,773 |
| 73 | Pecker | $3,550 | 10 | $2,264,543 |
| 74 | Hard Core Logo | $3,492 | 5 | $9,729 |
| 75 | Across The Sea of Time | $3,304 | 2 | $14,494,543 |
| 76 | Six-String Samurai | $2,839 | 3 | $112,856 |
| 77 | Firelight | $2,812 | 4 | $770,207 |
| 78 | Modulations | $2,790 | 4 | $126,508 |
| 79 | Wings of Courage | $2,765 | 1 | $13,937,197 |
| 80 | Mark Twain's America 3D | $1,833 | 2 | $1,015,247 |
| 81 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $1,391 | 6 | $5,480,318 |
| 82 | The Last Big Thing | $788 | 4 | $19,005 |
| 83 | Hallelujah! Ron Athey: A Story of Deliverance | $719 | 1 | $719 |
| 84 | One Tough Cop | $707 | 2 | $1,215,304 |
| 85 | The Thief | $569 | 2 | $1,111,832 |
| Reporting: 84 | $72,723,227 | total | ||