Weekend Domestic Box Office December 25, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Patch Adams | $25,262,280 | 2,712 | $9,315 | $25,262,280 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Stepmom | $19,142,440 | 2,358 | $8,118 | $19,142,440 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | You’ve Got Mail | $18,101,967 | -2% | 2,756 | $6,568 | $47,439,770 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | The Prince of Egypt | $15,119,107 | +4% | 3,218 | $4,698 | $40,058,288 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | The Faculty | $11,633,495 | 2,365 | $4,919 | $11,633,495 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Mighty Joe Young | $10,602,042 | 2,502 | $4,237 | $10,602,042 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (3) | A Bug’s Life | $10,126,455 | +1% | 2,456 | $4,123 | $114,492,154 | 38 | |
| 8 | (4) | Star Trek: Insurrection | $7,304,179 | -12% | 2,677 | $2,728 | $47,734,318 | 17 | |
| 9 | (6) | Enemy of the State | $5,295,377 | +11% | 1,505 | $3,519 | $87,486,865 | 38 | |
| 10 | (5) | Jack Frost | $3,903,021 | -24% | 2,142 | $1,822 | $22,518,287 | 17 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Rugrats Movie | $2,666,292 | -7% | 2,225 | $1,198 | $82,015,627 | 38 | |
| 12 | (21) | Shakespeare in Love | $2,609,894 | +666% | 295 | $8,847 | $3,589,742 | 17 | |
| 13 | (7) | The Waterboy | $2,332,774 | -26% | 1,281 | $1,821 | $145,577,190 | 52 | |
| 14 | (17) | Waking Ned Devine | $1,664,179 | +285% | 259 | $6,425 | $3,875,646 | 38 | |
| 15 | (new) | Down in the Delta | $1,636,678 | 416 | $3,934 | $1,636,678 | 3 | ||
| 16 | (27) | Rush Hour | $1,551,791 | +580% | 1,014 | $1,530 | $134,772,462 | 101 | |
| 17 | (12) | Life Is Beautiful | $988,234 | +60% | 224 | $4,412 | $9,434,954 | 66 | |
| 18 | (10) | Elizabeth | $854,052 | -8% | 409 | $2,088 | $14,620,584 | 52 | |
| 19 | (16) | Antz | $552,428 | +13% | 853 | $648 | $87,988,302 | 87 | |
| 20 | (-) | Urban Legend | $531,732 | 541 | $983 | $37,052,806 | 94 | ||
| 21 | (9) | Psycho | $526,985 | -73% | 680 | $775 | $20,030,270 | 24 | |
| 22 | (18) | A Simple Plan | $444,014 | +9% | 80 | $5,550 | $1,643,369 | 17 | |
| 23 | (23) | Everest | $394,813 | +31% | 60 | $6,580 | $55,072,637 | 297 | |
| 24 | (15) | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $393,847 | -23% | 416 | $947 | $38,567,538 | 45 | |
| 25 | (14) | Practical Magic | $311,435 | -41% | 621 | $502 | $46,262,588 | 73 | |
| 26 | (13) | Babe: Pig in the City | $272,085 | -53% | 561 | $485 | $15,345,375 | 33 | |
| 27 | (52) | Dancing at Lughnasa | $251,134 | +1,016% | 90 | $2,790 | $738,104 | 45 | |
| 28 | (26) | There's Something About Mary | $249,334 | +2% | 313 | $797 | $174,151,288 | 166 | |
| 29 | (22) | The Siege | $223,548 | -31% | 371 | $603 | $39,716,979 | 52 | |
| 30 | (new) | The Thin Red Line | $223,548 | 5 | $44,710 | $369,357 | 5 | ||
| 31 | (31) | Gods and Monsters | $222,423 | +30% | 111 | $2,004 | $1,493,656 | 52 | |
| 32 | (25) | Home Fries | $176,167 | -32% | 525 | $336 | $9,972,175 | 33 | |
| 33 | (39) | Little Voice | $170,974 | +168% | 34 | $5,029 | $523,695 | 24 | |
| 34 | (20) | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $170,105 | -55% | 496 | $343 | $11,811,407 | 45 | |
| 35 | (new) | Hurlyburly | $164,826 | 16 | $10,302 | $164,826 | 3 | ||
| 36 | (11) | Meet Joe Black | $151,795 | -78% | 253 | $600 | $43,116,505 | 45 | |
| 37 | (28) | The Wizard of Oz | $150,906 | -32% | 409 | $369 | $14,624,889 | 21,911 | |
| 38 | (41) | Central Station | $124,294 | +117% | 19 | $6,542 | $483,869 | 38 | |
| 39 | (29) | Pleasantville | $93,885 | -57% | 159 | $590 | $38,666,023 | 66 | |
| 40 | (19) | Very Bad Things | $80,500 | -80% | 107 | $752 | $9,670,405 | 33 | |
| 41 | (new) | A Civil Action | $70,079 | 2 | $35,040 | $70,079 | 3 | ||
| 42 | (34) | Bride of Chucky | $66,110 | -36% | 114 | $580 | $32,264,750 | 73 | |
| 43 | (43) | The Mask of Zorro | $64,483 | +36% | 69 | $935 | $93,652,754 | 164 | |
| 44 | (24) | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $59,496 | -78% | 111 | $536 | $8,667,605 | 33 | |
| 45 | (38) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $56,325 | -25% | 16 | $3,520 | $3,846,186 | 234 | |
| 46 | (37) | Belly | $53,998 | -40% | 98 | $551 | $9,414,249 | 54 | |
| 47 | (30) | American History X | $50,462 | -73% | 72 | $701 | $5,992,166 | 59 | |
| 48 | (49) | The General | $48,294 | +80% | 6 | $8,049 | $100,144 | 10 | |
| 49 | (44) | The Celebration | $44,321 | -6% | 23 | $1,927 | $1,178,492 | 80 | |
| 50 | (46) | Apt Pupil | $38,782 | -7% | 51 | $760 | $8,772,906 | 66 | |
| 51 | (48) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $38,352 | +32% | 13 | $2,950 | $11,604,447 | 535 | |
| 52 | (new) | The Swindle | $32,879 | 3 | $10,960 | $32,879 | 3 | ||
| 53 | (42) | What Dreams May Come | $30,810 | -35% | 110 | $280 | $55,350,897 | 87 | |
| 54 | (32) | Celebrity | $27,193 | -82% | 33 | $824 | $4,989,910 | 38 | |
| 55 | (51) | Touch of Evil | $25,025 | +6% | 25 | $1,001 | $2,195,484 | 14,831 | |
| 56 | (36) | Living Out Loud | $20,864 | -77% | 46 | $454 | $12,606,453 | 59 | |
| 57 | (new) | The Theory of Flight | $15,179 | 6 | $2,530 | $18,376 | 5 | ||
| 58 | (50) | A Night at the Roxbury | $14,932 | -42% | 90 | $166 | $30,294,402 | 87 | |
| 59 | (54) | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $14,204 | -17% | 2 | $7,102 | $230,175 | 33 | |
| 60 | (new) | The Day of the Beast | $6,479 | 1 | $6,479 | $8,072 | 5 | ||
| 61 | (63) | The Cruise | $5,805 | -16% | 5 | $1,161 | $220,368 | 66 | |
| 62 | (-) | Marius et Jeannette | $3,877 | 3 | $1,292 | $283,083 | 388 | ||
| 63 | (61) | Holy Man | $3,839 | -47% | 16 | $240 | $12,065,985 | 80 | |
| 64 | (71) | Across The Sea of Time | $3,392 | +13% | 2 | $1,696 | $14,521,955 | 1,165 | |
| 65 | (55) | Gadjo Dilo | $2,708 | -77% | 2 | $1,354 | $664,292 | 143 | |
| 66 | (-) | Western | $2,303 | 2 | $1,152 | $197,716 | 157 | ||
| 67 | (72) | Wings of Courage | $2,288 | -15% | 1 | $2,288 | $13,949,026 | 1,347 | |
| 68 | (58) | Shattered Image | $2,247 | -77% | 3 | $749 | $77,689 | 24 | |
| 69 | (73) | Firelight | $1,845 | -14% | 3 | $615 | $784,419 | 115 | |
| 70 | (74) | Governess | $1,806 | -12% | 2 | $903 | $3,715,135 | 150 | |
| 71 | (76) | Mark Twain's America 3D | $1,659 | -3% | 2 | $830 | $1,037,277 | 178 | |
| 72 | (66) | The Inheritors | $1,634 | -72% | 3 | $545 | $187,489 | 80 | |
| 73 | (69) | Simon Birch | $947 | -80% | 5 | $189 | $18,252,684 | 108 | |
| 74 | (-) | The Eel | $908 | 1 | $908 | $379,113 | 129 | ||
| 75 | (-) | It’s in the Water | $876 | 1 | $876 | $129,780 | 332 | ||
| 76 | (65) | Beloved | $724 | -88% | 2 | $362 | $22,746,521 | 73 | |
| 77 | (78) | The Thief | $256 | -75% | 2 | $128 | $1,117,068 | 164 | |
| 78 | (-) | Love is the Devil | $186 | 1 | $186 | $320,161 | 82 | ||
| 79 | (82) | The Last Big Thing | $32 | -87% | 1 | $32 | $22,180 | 94 | |
| Reporting movies: 79 | $147,490,634 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patch Adams | $25,262,280 | 2,712 | $25,262,280 |
| 2 | Stepmom | $19,142,440 | 2,358 | $19,142,440 |
| 3 | You’ve Got Mail | $18,101,967 | 2,756 | $47,439,770 |
| 4 | The Prince of Egypt | $15,119,107 | 3,218 | $40,058,288 |
| 5 | The Faculty | $11,633,495 | 2,365 | $11,633,495 |
| 6 | Mighty Joe Young | $10,602,042 | 2,502 | $10,602,042 |
| 7 | A Bug’s Life | $10,126,455 | 2,456 | $114,492,154 |
| 8 | Star Trek: Insurrection | $7,304,179 | 2,677 | $47,734,318 |
| 9 | Enemy of the State | $5,295,377 | 1,505 | $87,486,865 |
| 10 | Jack Frost | $3,903,021 | 2,142 | $22,518,287 |
| 11 | The Rugrats Movie | $2,666,292 | 2,225 | $82,015,627 |
| 12 | Shakespeare in Love | $2,609,894 | 295 | $3,589,742 |
| 13 | The Waterboy | $2,332,774 | 1,281 | $145,577,190 |
| 14 | Waking Ned Devine | $1,664,179 | 259 | $3,875,646 |
| 15 | Down in the Delta | $1,636,678 | 416 | $1,636,678 |
| 16 | Rush Hour | $1,551,791 | 1,014 | $134,772,462 |
| 17 | Life Is Beautiful | $988,234 | 224 | $9,434,954 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | $854,052 | 409 | $14,620,584 |
| 19 | Antz | $552,428 | 853 | $87,988,302 |
| 20 | Urban Legend | $531,732 | 541 | $37,052,806 |
| 21 | Psycho | $526,985 | 680 | $20,030,270 |
| 22 | A Simple Plan | $444,014 | 80 | $1,643,369 |
| 23 | Everest | $394,813 | 60 | $55,072,637 |
| 24 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $393,847 | 416 | $38,567,538 |
| 25 | Practical Magic | $311,435 | 621 | $46,262,588 |
| 26 | Babe: Pig in the City | $272,085 | 561 | $15,345,375 |
| 27 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $251,134 | 90 | $738,104 |
| 28 | There's Something About Mary | $249,334 | 313 | $174,151,288 |
| 29 | The Siege | $223,548 | 371 | $39,716,979 |
| 30 | The Thin Red Line | $223,548 | 5 | $369,357 |
| 31 | Gods and Monsters | $222,423 | 111 | $1,493,656 |
| 32 | Home Fries | $176,167 | 525 | $9,972,175 |
| 33 | Little Voice | $170,974 | 34 | $523,695 |
| 34 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $170,105 | 496 | $11,811,407 |
| 35 | Hurlyburly | $164,826 | 16 | $164,826 |
| 36 | Meet Joe Black | $151,795 | 253 | $43,116,505 |
| 37 | The Wizard of Oz | $150,906 | 409 | $14,624,889 |
| 38 | Central Station | $124,294 | 19 | $483,869 |
| 39 | Pleasantville | $93,885 | 159 | $38,666,023 |
| 40 | Very Bad Things | $80,500 | 107 | $9,670,405 |
| 41 | A Civil Action | $70,079 | 2 | $70,079 |
| 42 | Bride of Chucky | $66,110 | 114 | $32,264,750 |
| 43 | The Mask of Zorro | $64,483 | 69 | $93,652,754 |
| 44 | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $59,496 | 111 | $8,667,605 |
| 45 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $56,325 | 16 | $3,846,186 |
| 46 | Belly | $53,998 | 98 | $9,414,249 |
| 47 | American History X | $50,462 | 72 | $5,992,166 |
| 48 | The General | $48,294 | 6 | $100,144 |
| 49 | The Celebration | $44,321 | 23 | $1,178,492 |
| 50 | Apt Pupil | $38,782 | 51 | $8,772,906 |
| 51 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $38,352 | 13 | $11,604,447 |
| 52 | The Swindle | $32,879 | 3 | $32,879 |
| 53 | What Dreams May Come | $30,810 | 110 | $55,350,897 |
| 54 | Celebrity | $27,193 | 33 | $4,989,910 |
| 55 | Touch of Evil | $25,025 | 25 | $2,195,484 |
| 56 | Living Out Loud | $20,864 | 46 | $12,606,453 |
| 57 | The Theory of Flight | $15,179 | 6 | $18,376 |
| 58 | A Night at the Roxbury | $14,932 | 90 | $30,294,402 |
| 59 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $14,204 | 2 | $230,175 |
| 60 | The Day of the Beast | $6,479 | 1 | $8,072 |
| 61 | The Cruise | $5,805 | 5 | $220,368 |
| 62 | Marius et Jeannette | $3,877 | 3 | $283,083 |
| 63 | Holy Man | $3,839 | 16 | $12,065,985 |
| 64 | Across The Sea of Time | $3,392 | 2 | $14,521,955 |
| 65 | Gadjo Dilo | $2,708 | 2 | $664,292 |
| 66 | Western | $2,303 | 2 | $197,716 |
| 67 | Wings of Courage | $2,288 | 1 | $13,949,026 |
| 68 | Shattered Image | $2,247 | 3 | $77,689 |
| 69 | Firelight | $1,845 | 3 | $784,419 |
| 70 | Governess | $1,806 | 2 | $3,715,135 |
| 71 | Mark Twain's America 3D | $1,659 | 2 | $1,037,277 |
| 72 | The Inheritors | $1,634 | 3 | $187,489 |
| 73 | Simon Birch | $947 | 5 | $18,252,684 |
| 74 | The Eel | $908 | 1 | $379,113 |
| 75 | It’s in the Water | $876 | 1 | $129,780 |
| 76 | Beloved | $724 | 2 | $22,746,521 |
| 77 | The Thief | $256 | 2 | $1,117,068 |
| 78 | Love is the Devil | $186 | 1 | $320,161 |
| 79 | The Last Big Thing | $32 | 1 | $22,180 |
| Reporting: 79 | $147,490,634 | total | ||