Week Domestic Box Office January 16, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | The Little Mermaid | $84,485,119 | 258 | $327,462 | $109,763,004 | 2,991 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Titanic | $42,626,796 | +13% | 2,767 | $15,405 | $249,361,166 | 35 | |
| 3 | (2) | Good Will Hunting | $16,269,690 | +10% | 1,819 | $8,944 | $39,863,226 | 49 | |
| 4 | (3) | As Good as it Gets | $12,301,708 | +5% | 1,753 | $7,018 | $69,104,035 | 30 | |
| 5 | (new) | Fallen | $11,983,137 | 2,448 | $4,895 | $11,983,137 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Hard Rain | $9,138,800 | 2,107 | $4,337 | $9,138,800 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Half Baked | $8,879,235 | 1,701 | $5,220 | $8,879,235 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (5) | Wag the Dog | $7,412,671 | -22% | 1,752 | $4,231 | $18,915,041 | 29 | |
| 9 | (4) | Tomorrow Never Dies | $7,277,466 | -24% | 2,427 | $2,999 | $112,756,370 | 35 | |
| 10 | (6) | Mouse Hunt | $6,953,361 | +29% | 2,003 | $3,471 | $53,496,458 | 35 | |
| 11 | (10) | Amistad | $3,963,401 | +11% | 1,001 | $3,959 | $42,983,968 | 42 | |
| 12 | (new) | Star Kid | $3,125,836 | 1,041 | $3,003 | $3,200,677 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (8) | Firestorm | $2,478,090 | -49% | 2,057 | $1,205 | $7,337,972 | 14 | |
| 14 | (7) | Jackie Brown | $2,371,766 | -52% | 1,247 | $1,902 | $36,999,563 | 29 | |
| 15 | (9) | Scream 2 | $2,210,242 | -50% | 1,549 | $1,427 | $93,868,851 | 42 | |
| 16 | (44) | Kundun | $1,932,070 | +2,965% | 439 | $4,401 | $2,260,452 | 29 | |
| 17 | (13) | The Boxer | $1,718,055 | -26% | 523 | $3,285 | $4,197,697 | 23 | |
| 18 | (12) | Flubber | $1,326,890 | -43% | 1,052 | $1,261 | $87,291,565 | 58 | |
| 19 | (24) | The Full Monty | $1,278,772 | +242% | 469 | $2,727 | $37,089,939 | 163 | |
| 20 | (15) | For Richer or Poorer | $1,214,400 | -33% | 880 | $1,380 | $28,128,640 | 42 | |
| 21 | (17) | Deconstructing Harry | $1,127,331 | -27% | 427 | $2,640 | $8,209,457 | 42 | |
| 22 | (16) | Home Alone III | $1,021,309 | -41% | 751 | $1,360 | $27,516,430 | 42 | |
| 23 | (20) | L.A. Confidential | $944,585 | +36% | 294 | $3,213 | $40,147,778 | 126 | |
| 24 | (19) | Anastasia | $939,320 | -13% | 442 | $2,125 | $55,382,965 | 70 | |
| 25 | (11) | An American Werewolf in Paris | $923,261 | -65% | 853 | $1,082 | $24,840,497 | 29 | |
| 26 | (49) | Devil’s Advocate | $915,653 | +2,923% | 802 | $1,142 | $60,037,303 | 98 | |
| 27 | (14) | Mr. Magoo | $866,329 | -57% | 739 | $1,172 | $19,070,572 | 29 | |
| 28 | (18) | The Postman | $495,882 | -67% | 741 | $669 | $17,377,330 | 29 | |
| 29 | (21) | The Jackal | $414,365 | -17% | 456 | $909 | $54,164,915 | 70 | |
| 30 | (22) | Alien: Resurrection | $367,512 | -26% | 442 | $831 | $47,172,310 | 56 | |
| 31 | (23) | The Wings of the Dove | $359,789 | -10% | 131 | $2,746 | $10,065,232 | 77 | |
| 32 | (28) | Les Boys | $358,097 | +59% | 53 | $6,757 | $3,294,092 | 42 | |
| 33 | (25) | The Sweet Hereafter | $291,045 | -6% | 66 | $4,410 | $2,535,388 | 105 | |
| 34 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $276,134 | 4 | $69,034 | $13,000,999 | 826 | ||
| 35 | (26) | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $237,309 | -22% | 335 | $708 | $35,707,682 | 63 | |
| 36 | (27) | The Rainmaker | $133,734 | -51% | 204 | $656 | $46,305,747 | 63 | |
| 37 | (37) | The Tango Lesson | $132,164 | +39% | 38 | $3,478 | $665,589 | 70 | |
| 38 | (31) | Air Force One | $130,915 | -21% | 383 | $342 | $172,513,377 | 182 | |
| 39 | (48) | The Winter Guest | $127,066 | +315% | 17 | $7,474 | $256,308 | 30 | |
| 40 | (32) | The Ice Storm | $123,039 | -25% | 63 | $1,953 | $7,580,545 | 118 | |
| 41 | (35) | Ma Vie en Rose | $115,808 | +3% | 12 | $9,651 | $511,679 | 28 | |
| 42 | (29) | In & Out | $103,146 | -50% | 192 | $537 | $63,790,531 | 126 | |
| 43 | (33) | Boogie Nights | $98,154 | -36% | 48 | $2,045 | $24,109,647 | 105 | |
| 44 | (34) | Eve's Bayou | $96,249 | -17% | 67 | $1,437 | $13,724,995 | 77 | |
| 45 | (40) | Afterglow | $90,351 | +20% | 12 | $7,529 | $326,942 | 28 | |
| 46 | (47) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $86,914 | +54% | 5 | $17,383 | $3,081,074 | 196 | |
| 47 | (new) | Live Flesh | $76,737 | 2 | $38,369 | $76,737 | 7 | ||
| 48 | (30) | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $70,353 | -58% | 64 | $1,099 | $23,992,985 | 63 | |
| 49 | (36) | Bean | $70,229 | -27% | 214 | $328 | $45,271,724 | 98 | |
| 50 | (39) | Oscar and Lucinda | $65,824 | -14% | 7 | $9,403 | $310,822 | 23 | |
| 51 | (-) | The Apostle | $62,353 | 5 | $12,471 | $125,388 | 37 | ||
| 52 | (45) | Welcome to Sarajevo | $52,544 | -16% | 13 | $4,042 | $429,756 | 58 | |
| 53 | (42) | Red Corner | $37,370 | -44% | 68 | $550 | $22,424,225 | 84 | |
| 54 | (38) | The Education of Little Tree | $35,060 | -57% | 49 | $716 | $125,661 | 29 | |
| 55 | (46) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $34,926 | -44% | 91 | $384 | $70,510,302 | 98 | |
| 56 | (50) | Starship Troopers | $26,953 | -5% | 67 | $402 | $54,312,072 | 77 | |
| 57 | (51) | Washington Square | $22,678 | -17% | 13 | $1,744 | $1,740,639 | 110 | |
| 58 | (new) | Illtown | $20,807 | 1 | $20,807 | $20,807 | 7 | ||
| 59 | (-) | Bob Dylan Don't Look Back (1967) (Re-release) | $19,817 | 1 | $19,817 | $19,817 | 11,209 | ||
| 60 | (54) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $19,547 | +623% | 15 | $1,303 | $835,246 | 112 | |
| 61 | (-) | Seven Years in Tibet | $18,926 | 57 | $332 | $37,657,954 | 107 | ||
| 62 | (-) | Fire | $13,294 | 3 | $4,431 | $496,675 | 154 | ||
| 63 | (-) | Kiss the Girls | $13,220 | 31 | $426 | $59,759,801 | 112 | ||
| 64 | (-) | Guantanamera | $13,111 | 8 | $1,639 | $845,690 | 203 | ||
| Reporting movies: 64 | $240,396,715 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Little Mermaid | $84,485,119 | 258 | $109,763,004 |
| 2 | Titanic | $42,626,796 | 2,767 | $249,361,166 |
| 3 | Good Will Hunting | $16,269,690 | 1,819 | $39,863,226 |
| 4 | As Good as it Gets | $12,301,708 | 1,753 | $69,104,035 |
| 5 | Fallen | $11,983,137 | 2,448 | $11,983,137 |
| 6 | Hard Rain | $9,138,800 | 2,107 | $9,138,800 |
| 7 | Half Baked | $8,879,235 | 1,701 | $8,879,235 |
| 8 | Wag the Dog | $7,412,671 | 1,752 | $18,915,041 |
| 9 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $7,277,466 | 2,427 | $112,756,370 |
| 10 | Mouse Hunt | $6,953,361 | 2,003 | $53,496,458 |
| 11 | Amistad | $3,963,401 | 1,001 | $42,983,968 |
| 12 | Star Kid | $3,125,836 | 1,041 | $3,200,677 |
| 13 | Firestorm | $2,478,090 | 2,057 | $7,337,972 |
| 14 | Jackie Brown | $2,371,766 | 1,247 | $36,999,563 |
| 15 | Scream 2 | $2,210,242 | 1,549 | $93,868,851 |
| 16 | Kundun | $1,932,070 | 439 | $2,260,452 |
| 17 | The Boxer | $1,718,055 | 523 | $4,197,697 |
| 18 | Flubber | $1,326,890 | 1,052 | $87,291,565 |
| 19 | The Full Monty | $1,278,772 | 469 | $37,089,939 |
| 20 | For Richer or Poorer | $1,214,400 | 880 | $28,128,640 |
| 21 | Deconstructing Harry | $1,127,331 | 427 | $8,209,457 |
| 22 | Home Alone III | $1,021,309 | 751 | $27,516,430 |
| 23 | L.A. Confidential | $944,585 | 294 | $40,147,778 |
| 24 | Anastasia | $939,320 | 442 | $55,382,965 |
| 25 | An American Werewolf in Paris | $923,261 | 853 | $24,840,497 |
| 26 | Devil’s Advocate | $915,653 | 802 | $60,037,303 |
| 27 | Mr. Magoo | $866,329 | 739 | $19,070,572 |
| 28 | The Postman | $495,882 | 741 | $17,377,330 |
| 29 | The Jackal | $414,365 | 456 | $54,164,915 |
| 30 | Alien: Resurrection | $367,512 | 442 | $47,172,310 |
| 31 | The Wings of the Dove | $359,789 | 131 | $10,065,232 |
| 32 | Les Boys | $358,097 | 53 | $3,294,092 |
| 33 | The Sweet Hereafter | $291,045 | 66 | $2,535,388 |
| 34 | Across The Sea of Time | $276,134 | 4 | $13,000,999 |
| 35 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $237,309 | 335 | $35,707,682 |
| 36 | The Rainmaker | $133,734 | 204 | $46,305,747 |
| 37 | The Tango Lesson | $132,164 | 38 | $665,589 |
| 38 | Air Force One | $130,915 | 383 | $172,513,377 |
| 39 | The Winter Guest | $127,066 | 17 | $256,308 |
| 40 | The Ice Storm | $123,039 | 63 | $7,580,545 |
| 41 | Ma Vie en Rose | $115,808 | 12 | $511,679 |
| 42 | In & Out | $103,146 | 192 | $63,790,531 |
| 43 | Boogie Nights | $98,154 | 48 | $24,109,647 |
| 44 | Eve's Bayou | $96,249 | 67 | $13,724,995 |
| 45 | Afterglow | $90,351 | 12 | $326,942 |
| 46 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $86,914 | 5 | $3,081,074 |
| 47 | Live Flesh | $76,737 | 2 | $76,737 |
| 48 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $70,353 | 64 | $23,992,985 |
| 49 | Bean | $70,229 | 214 | $45,271,724 |
| 50 | Oscar and Lucinda | $65,824 | 7 | $310,822 |
| 51 | The Apostle | $62,353 | 5 | $125,388 |
| 52 | Welcome to Sarajevo | $52,544 | 13 | $429,756 |
| 53 | Red Corner | $37,370 | 68 | $22,424,225 |
| 54 | The Education of Little Tree | $35,060 | 49 | $125,661 |
| 55 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $34,926 | 91 | $70,510,302 |
| 56 | Starship Troopers | $26,953 | 67 | $54,312,072 |
| 57 | Washington Square | $22,678 | 13 | $1,740,639 |
| 58 | Illtown | $20,807 | 1 | $20,807 |
| 59 | Bob Dylan Don't Look Back (1967) (Re-release) | $19,817 | 1 | $19,817 |
| 60 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $19,547 | 15 | $835,246 |
| 61 | Seven Years in Tibet | $18,926 | 57 | $37,657,954 |
| 62 | Fire | $13,294 | 3 | $496,675 |
| 63 | Kiss the Girls | $13,220 | 31 | $59,759,801 |
| 64 | Guantanamera | $13,111 | 8 | $845,690 |
| Reporting: 64 | $240,396,715 | total | ||