Weekend Domestic Box Office December 18, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | You’ve Got Mail | $18,426,749 | 2,691 | $6,848 | $18,426,749 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | The Prince of Egypt | $14,524,321 | 3,118 | $4,658 | $14,524,321 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | A Bug’s Life | $9,987,932 | -11% | 2,773 | $3,602 | $96,342,660 | 31 | |
| 4 | (1) | Star Trek: Insurrection | $8,310,203 | -62% | 2,649 | $3,137 | $35,647,981 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | Jack Frost | $5,106,442 | -28% | 2,152 | $2,373 | $13,702,665 | 10 | |
| 6 | (4) | Enemy of the State | $4,786,789 | -28% | 2,237 | $2,140 | $79,142,604 | 31 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Waterboy | $3,140,587 | -29% | 2,242 | $1,401 | $140,940,281 | 45 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Rugrats Movie | $2,859,389 | -37% | 2,616 | $1,093 | $76,828,697 | 31 | |
| 9 | (7) | Psycho | $1,928,920 | -49% | 2,325 | $830 | $18,472,925 | 17 | |
| 10 | (10) | Elizabeth | $931,078 | -29% | 548 | $1,699 | $13,180,224 | 45 | |
| 11 | (8) | Meet Joe Black | $683,240 | -59% | 1,102 | $620 | $42,589,935 | 38 | |
| 12 | (14) | Life Is Beautiful | $616,260 | -10% | 170 | $3,625 | $8,043,944 | 59 | |
| 13 | (9) | Babe: Pig in the City | $579,505 | -65% | 1,525 | $380 | $14,546,720 | 26 | |
| 14 | (43) | Practical Magic | $525,211 | +924% | 628 | $836 | $45,702,388 | 66 | |
| 15 | (12) | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $511,616 | -36% | 770 | $664 | $37,921,855 | 38 | |
| 16 | (28) | Antz | $487,292 | +170% | 902 | $540 | $87,016,039 | 80 | |
| 17 | (17) | Waking Ned Devine | $432,364 | -22% | 53 | $8,158 | $1,900,573 | 31 | |
| 18 | (20) | A Simple Plan | $406,036 | +4% | 72 | $5,639 | $960,130 | 10 | |
| 19 | (11) | Very Bad Things | $404,544 | -53% | 535 | $756 | $9,327,846 | 26 | |
| 20 | (19) | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $379,043 | -3% | 872 | $435 | $11,287,424 | 38 | |
| 21 | (26) | Shakespeare in Love | $340,495 | +52% | 19 | $17,921 | $688,478 | 10 | |
| 22 | (16) | The Siege | $321,707 | -44% | 486 | $662 | $39,299,835 | 45 | |
| 23 | (21) | Everest | $302,475 | -8% | 62 | $4,879 | $54,434,862 | 290 | |
| 24 | (15) | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $269,132 | -59% | 519 | $519 | $8,474,952 | 26 | |
| 25 | (13) | Home Fries | $258,516 | -67% | 725 | $357 | $9,696,020 | 26 | |
| 26 | (23) | There's Something About Mary | $244,303 | -20% | 393 | $622 | $173,744,067 | 159 | |
| 27 | (25) | Rush Hour | $228,084 | -19% | 332 | $687 | $133,072,703 | 94 | |
| 28 | (41) | The Wizard of Oz | $221,491 | +262% | 439 | $505 | $14,396,143 | 21,904 | |
| 29 | (18) | Pleasantville | $217,026 | -53% | 602 | $361 | $38,413,677 | 59 | |
| 30 | (22) | American History X | $190,142 | -38% | 336 | $566 | $5,804,792 | 52 | |
| 31 | (33) | Gods and Monsters | $171,163 | +58% | 71 | $2,411 | $1,177,540 | 45 | |
| 32 | (24) | Celebrity | $147,865 | -50% | 201 | $736 | $4,873,604 | 31 | |
| 33 | (32) | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $147,810 | +23% | 14 | $10,558 | $1,929,392 | 59 | |
| 34 | (29) | Bride of Chucky | $102,605 | -24% | 171 | $600 | $32,154,585 | 66 | |
| 35 | (34) | The Nutcracker | $95,977 | +8% | 28 | $3,428 | $652,046 | 26 | |
| 36 | (27) | Living Out Loud | $92,540 | -55% | 301 | $307 | $12,530,317 | 52 | |
| 37 | (30) | Belly | $90,384 | -27% | 168 | $538 | $9,314,200 | 47 | |
| 38 | (39) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $75,438 | -3% | 15 | $5,029 | $3,634,026 | 227 | |
| 39 | (37) | Little Voice | $63,828 | -21% | 11 | $5,803 | $314,710 | 17 | |
| 40 | (31) | Blade | $63,529 | -49% | 247 | $257 | $70,001,065 | 122 | |
| 41 | (49) | Central Station | $57,319 | +64% | 6 | $9,553 | $360,246 | 31 | |
| 42 | (35) | What Dreams May Come | $47,505 | -43% | 128 | $371 | $55,288,714 | 80 | |
| 43 | (40) | The Mask of Zorro | $47,460 | -31% | 84 | $565 | $93,551,761 | 157 | |
| 44 | (47) | The Celebration | $47,064 | +17% | 28 | $1,681 | $1,117,551 | 73 | |
| 45 | (-) | Happiness | $42,593 | 59 | $722 | $2,510,727 | 66 | ||
| 46 | (36) | Apt Pupil | $41,804 | -50% | 76 | $550 | $8,703,477 | 59 | |
| 47 | (44) | Slam | $38,192 | -18% | 59 | $647 | $982,214 | 73 | |
| 48 | (51) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $29,002 | -9% | 13 | $2,231 | $11,547,714 | 528 | |
| 49 | (new) | The General | $26,771 | 2 | $13,386 | $26,771 | 3 | ||
| 50 | (38) | A Night at the Roxbury | $25,919 | -68% | 177 | $146 | $30,260,656 | 80 | |
| 51 | (57) | Touch of Evil | $23,520 | +6% | 25 | $941 | $2,158,273 | 14,824 | |
| 52 | (45) | Dancing at Lughnasa | $22,494 | -49% | 6 | $3,749 | $474,796 | 38 | |
| 53 | (52) | Ronin | $20,437 | -30% | 52 | $393 | $41,521,101 | 87 | |
| 54 | (48) | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $17,046 | -52% | 3 | $5,682 | $206,673 | 26 | |
| 55 | (66) | Gadjo Dilo | $11,961 | +19% | 10 | $1,196 | $657,143 | 136 | |
| 56 | (53) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $11,046 | -59% | 41 | $269 | $65,646,857 | 143 | |
| 57 | (50) | Snake Eyes | $10,256 | -70% | 78 | $131 | $55,585,389 | 136 | |
| 58 | (62) | Shattered Image | $9,948 | -30% | 15 | $663 | $70,835 | 17 | |
| 59 | (58) | The Imposters | $8,900 | -47% | 22 | $405 | $2,187,773 | 80 | |
| 60 | (new) | Outside Ozona | $7,394 | 10 | $739 | $7,394 | 3 | ||
| 61 | (54) | Holy Man | $7,231 | -73% | 32 | $226 | $12,058,443 | 73 | |
| 63 | (64) | The Cruise | $6,889 | -37% | 6 | $1,148 | $210,304 | 59 | |
| 64 | (56) | Doctor Dolittle | $6,443 | -71% | 53 | $122 | $144,139,984 | 178 | |
| 65 | (61) | Beloved | $5,943 | -61% | 21 | $283 | $22,743,463 | 66 | |
| 66 | (63) | The Inheritors | $5,937 | -56% | 12 | $495 | $182,030 | 73 | |
| 67 | (65) | Monument Ave. | $5,817 | -46% | 7 | $831 | $332,388 | 87 | |
| 68 | (new) | The Emperor's Shadow | $5,129 | 1 | $5,129 | $71,906 | 3 | ||
| 69 | (59) | Simon Birch | $4,747 | -71% | 21 | $226 | $18,250,532 | 101 | |
| 70 | (68) | Pecker | $4,292 | -35% | 10 | $429 | $2,279,807 | 87 | |
| 71 | (75) | Across The Sea of Time | $3,005 | -3% | 2 | $1,503 | $14,511,832 | 1,158 | |
| 72 | (76) | Wings of Courage | $2,686 | -13% | 1 | $2,686 | $13,945,866 | 1,340 | |
| 73 | (72) | Firelight | $2,142 | -55% | 6 | $357 | $781,530 | 108 | |
| 74 | (71) | Governess | $2,045 | -61% | 4 | $511 | $3,712,319 | 143 | |
| 75 | (70) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $1,930 | -69% | 14 | $138 | $37,659,364 | 129 | |
| 76 | (73) | Mark Twain's America 3D | $1,709 | -58% | 2 | $855 | $1,031,306 | 171 | |
| 77 | (86) | Six-String Samurai | $1,183 | -9% | 2 | $592 | $116,592 | 94 | |
| 78 | (81) | The Thief | $1,044 | -55% | 3 | $348 | $1,115,992 | 157 | |
| 79 | (83) | Hi-Life | $905 | -52% | 1 | $905 | $7,957 | 17 | |
| 80 | (77) | One Tough Cop | $392 | -87% | 2 | $196 | $1,220,906 | 73 | |
| 81 | (80) | Modulations | $369 | -86% | 1 | $369 | $133,821 | 108 | |
| 82 | (87) | The Last Big Thing | $240 | -75% | 2 | $120 | $22,078 | 87 | |
| 83 | (84) | Hard Core Logo | $227 | -87% | 1 | $227 | $14,540 | 38 | |
| Reporting movies: 82 | $79,288,967 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You’ve Got Mail | $18,426,749 | 2,691 | $18,426,749 |
| 2 | The Prince of Egypt | $14,524,321 | 3,118 | $14,524,321 |
| 3 | A Bug’s Life | $9,987,932 | 2,773 | $96,342,660 |
| 4 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $8,310,203 | 2,649 | $35,647,981 |
| 5 | Jack Frost | $5,106,442 | 2,152 | $13,702,665 |
| 6 | Enemy of the State | $4,786,789 | 2,237 | $79,142,604 |
| 7 | The Waterboy | $3,140,587 | 2,242 | $140,940,281 |
| 8 | The Rugrats Movie | $2,859,389 | 2,616 | $76,828,697 |
| 9 | Psycho | $1,928,920 | 2,325 | $18,472,925 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | $931,078 | 548 | $13,180,224 |
| 11 | Meet Joe Black | $683,240 | 1,102 | $42,589,935 |
| 12 | Life Is Beautiful | $616,260 | 170 | $8,043,944 |
| 13 | Babe: Pig in the City | $579,505 | 1,525 | $14,546,720 |
| 14 | Practical Magic | $525,211 | 628 | $45,702,388 |
| 15 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $511,616 | 770 | $37,921,855 |
| 16 | Antz | $487,292 | 902 | $87,016,039 |
| 17 | Waking Ned Devine | $432,364 | 53 | $1,900,573 |
| 18 | A Simple Plan | $406,036 | 72 | $960,130 |
| 19 | Very Bad Things | $404,544 | 535 | $9,327,846 |
| 20 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $379,043 | 872 | $11,287,424 |
| 21 | Shakespeare in Love | $340,495 | 19 | $688,478 |
| 22 | The Siege | $321,707 | 486 | $39,299,835 |
| 23 | Everest | $302,475 | 62 | $54,434,862 |
| 24 | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $269,132 | 519 | $8,474,952 |
| 25 | Home Fries | $258,516 | 725 | $9,696,020 |
| 26 | There's Something About Mary | $244,303 | 393 | $173,744,067 |
| 27 | Rush Hour | $228,084 | 332 | $133,072,703 |
| 28 | The Wizard of Oz | $221,491 | 439 | $14,396,143 |
| 29 | Pleasantville | $217,026 | 602 | $38,413,677 |
| 30 | American History X | $190,142 | 336 | $5,804,792 |
| 31 | Gods and Monsters | $171,163 | 71 | $1,177,540 |
| 32 | Celebrity | $147,865 | 201 | $4,873,604 |
| 33 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $147,810 | 14 | $1,929,392 |
| 34 | Bride of Chucky | $102,605 | 171 | $32,154,585 |
| 35 | The Nutcracker | $95,977 | 28 | $652,046 |
| 36 | Living Out Loud | $92,540 | 301 | $12,530,317 |
| 37 | Belly | $90,384 | 168 | $9,314,200 |
| 38 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $75,438 | 15 | $3,634,026 |
| 39 | Little Voice | $63,828 | 11 | $314,710 |
| 40 | Blade | $63,529 | 247 | $70,001,065 |
| 41 | Central Station | $57,319 | 6 | $360,246 |
| 42 | What Dreams May Come | $47,505 | 128 | $55,288,714 |
| 43 | The Mask of Zorro | $47,460 | 84 | $93,551,761 |
| 44 | The Celebration | $47,064 | 28 | $1,117,551 |
| 45 | Happiness | $42,593 | 59 | $2,510,727 |
| 46 | Apt Pupil | $41,804 | 76 | $8,703,477 |
| 47 | Slam | $38,192 | 59 | $982,214 |
| 48 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $29,002 | 13 | $11,547,714 |
| 49 | The General | $26,771 | 2 | $26,771 |
| 50 | A Night at the Roxbury | $25,919 | 177 | $30,260,656 |
| 51 | Touch of Evil | $23,520 | 25 | $2,158,273 |
| 52 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $22,494 | 6 | $474,796 |
| 53 | Ronin | $20,437 | 52 | $41,521,101 |
| 54 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $17,046 | 3 | $206,673 |
| 55 | Gadjo Dilo | $11,961 | 10 | $657,143 |
| 56 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $11,046 | 41 | $65,646,857 |
| 57 | Snake Eyes | $10,256 | 78 | $55,585,389 |
| 58 | Shattered Image | $9,948 | 15 | $70,835 |
| 59 | The Imposters | $8,900 | 22 | $2,187,773 |
| 60 | Outside Ozona | $7,394 | 10 | $7,394 |
| 61 | Holy Man | $7,231 | 32 | $12,058,443 |
| 63 | The Cruise | $6,889 | 6 | $210,304 |
| 64 | Doctor Dolittle | $6,443 | 53 | $144,139,984 |
| 65 | Beloved | $5,943 | 21 | $22,743,463 |
| 66 | The Inheritors | $5,937 | 12 | $182,030 |
| 67 | Monument Ave. | $5,817 | 7 | $332,388 |
| 68 | The Emperor's Shadow | $5,129 | 1 | $71,906 |
| 69 | Simon Birch | $4,747 | 21 | $18,250,532 |
| 70 | Pecker | $4,292 | 10 | $2,279,807 |
| 71 | Across The Sea of Time | $3,005 | 2 | $14,511,832 |
| 72 | Wings of Courage | $2,686 | 1 | $13,945,866 |
| 73 | Firelight | $2,142 | 6 | $781,530 |
| 74 | Governess | $2,045 | 4 | $3,712,319 |
| 75 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $1,930 | 14 | $37,659,364 |
| 76 | Mark Twain's America 3D | $1,709 | 2 | $1,031,306 |
| 77 | Six-String Samurai | $1,183 | 2 | $116,592 |
| 78 | The Thief | $1,044 | 3 | $1,115,992 |
| 79 | Hi-Life | $905 | 1 | $7,957 |
| 80 | One Tough Cop | $392 | 2 | $1,220,906 |
| 81 | Modulations | $369 | 1 | $133,821 |
| 82 | The Last Big Thing | $240 | 2 | $22,078 |
| 83 | Hard Core Logo | $227 | 1 | $14,540 |
| Reporting: 82 | $79,288,967 | total | ||