Week Domestic Box Office September 4, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | There's Something About Mary | $12,937,654 | +13% | 2,545 | $5,084 | $132,285,491 | 58 | |
| 2 | (1) | Blade | $12,477,751 | -17% | 2,375 | $5,254 | $51,244,350 | 21 | |
| 3 | (3) | Saving Private Ryan | $10,325,990 | -7% | 2,807 | $3,679 | $168,572,490 | 49 | |
| 4 | (new) | Knock Off | $6,352,243 | 1,800 | $3,529 | $6,352,243 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (6) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $4,970,245 | -4% | 1,999 | $2,486 | $54,920,207 | 42 | |
| 6 | (4) | 54 | $4,740,999 | -47% | 1,869 | $2,537 | $13,767,200 | 14 | |
| 7 | (5) | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $4,033,512 | -23% | 1,377 | $2,929 | $9,273,907 | 14 | |
| 8 | (8) | Snake Eyes | $3,803,567 | -19% | 1,912 | $1,989 | $50,937,134 | 35 | |
| 9 | (9) | The Parent Trap | $3,486,360 | -12% | 2,045 | $1,705 | $60,727,603 | 44 | |
| 10 | (7) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $3,474,648 | -26% | 1,340 | $2,593 | $32,508,404 | 28 | |
| 11 | (12) | Armageddon | $3,231,599 | +5% | 1,386 | $2,332 | $192,543,903 | 72 | |
| 12 | (10) | Dance With Me | $2,999,940 | -23% | 1,467 | $2,045 | $13,260,130 | 21 | |
| 13 | (11) | Dead Man on Campus | $2,433,409 | -30% | 1,721 | $1,414 | $12,761,487 | 21 | |
| 14 | (14) | The Mask of Zorro | $2,391,620 | +2% | 1,213 | $1,972 | $88,225,108 | 56 | |
| 15 | (20) | Doctor Dolittle | $1,965,153 | +65% | 951 | $2,066 | $140,289,391 | 77 | |
| 16 | (17) | The Negotiator | $1,665,059 | -11% | 911 | $1,828 | $41,248,918 | 44 | |
| 17 | (28) | Your Friends and Neighbors | $1,622,425 | +212% | 229 | $7,085 | $2,707,150 | 23 | |
| 18 | (23) | Everest | $1,588,025 | +77% | 61 | $26,033 | $40,946,898 | 189 | |
| 19 | (15) | Halloween: H2O | $1,505,601 | -35% | 1,608 | $936 | $52,221,804 | 37 | |
| 20 | (-) | Small Soldiers | $1,314,910 | 1,004 | $1,310 | $53,443,949 | 63 | ||
| 21 | (21) | Slums of Beverly Hills | $1,241,041 | +8% | 253 | $4,905 | $2,747,547 | 28 | |
| 22 | (13) | Wrongfully Accused | $1,230,892 | -51% | 1,309 | $940 | $8,823,880 | 21 | |
| 23 | (26) | Mulan | $1,208,091 | +106% | 862 | $1,401 | $117,875,641 | 84 | |
| 24 | (19) | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $1,020,991 | -17% | 1,402 | $728 | $8,899,272 | 28 | |
| 25 | (18) | Lethal Weapon 4 | $989,735 | -20% | 701 | $1,412 | $126,306,928 | 63 | |
| 26 | (16) | The Avengers | $939,505 | -52% | 1,002 | $938 | $22,317,285 | 28 | |
| 27 | (27) | Next Stop Wonderland | $932,801 | +78% | 224 | $4,164 | $1,641,308 | 21 | |
| 28 | (22) | Return to Paradise | $891,350 | -13% | 605 | $1,473 | $7,735,517 | 28 | |
| 29 | (30) | Six Days, Seven Nights | $867,421 | +95% | 537 | $1,615 | $72,637,064 | 91 | |
| 30 | (25) | Smoke Signals | $718,384 | +1% | 343 | $2,094 | $5,562,846 | 77 | |
| 31 | (32) | Governess | $542,201 | +29% | 128 | $4,236 | $2,492,400 | 42 | |
| 32 | (24) | The Truman Show | $542,201 | -26% | 646 | $839 | $124,939,180 | 98 | |
| 33 | (29) | Madeline | $429,843 | -16% | 625 | $688 | $28,734,316 | 63 | |
| 34 | (35) | Pi | $294,814 | +15% | 68 | $4,336 | $2,436,670 | 63 | |
| 35 | (34) | The X Files: Fight the Future | $251,528 | -14% | 252 | $998 | $83,457,779 | 84 | |
| 36 | (36) | Godzilla | $222,195 | -11% | 379 | $586 | $135,940,180 | 114 | |
| 37 | (31) | Titanic | $214,971 | -50% | 447 | $481 | $600,686,132 | 266 | |
| 38 | (37) | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | $207,776 | -14% | 59 | $3,522 | $1,787,261 | 49 | |
| 39 | (38) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $172,855 | -26% | 23 | $7,515 | $10,468,277 | 427 | |
| 40 | (39) | The Horse Whisperer | $172,678 | -13% | 159 | $1,086 | $74,986,832 | 119 | |
| 41 | (40) | Hope Floats | $170,119 | -5% | 174 | $978 | $59,241,175 | 105 | |
| 42 | (42) | The Opposite of Sex | $163,896 | +17% | 65 | $2,521 | $5,437,276 | 112 | |
| 43 | (new) | Firelight | $157,795 | 10 | $15,780 | $157,795 | 7 | ||
| 44 | (44) | The Thief | $116,251 | +5% | 33 | $3,523 | $815,534 | 56 | |
| 45 | (43) | Buffalo '66 | $108,991 | -13% | 53 | $2,056 | $1,963,876 | 77 | |
| 46 | (45) | Disturbing Behavior | $106,416 | +9% | 120 | $887 | $17,177,155 | 49 | |
| 47 | (46) | Jane Austen's Mafia | $91,514 | -1% | 100 | $915 | $19,020,020 | 49 | |
| 48 | (47) | The Spanish Prisoner | $81,716 | +35% | 48 | $1,702 | $9,243,500 | 161 | |
| 49 | (49) | It’s in the Water | $27,725 | +1,061% | 2 | $13,863 | $97,422 | 224 | |
| 50 | (48) | Unmade Beds | $9,871 | -55% | 1 | $9,871 | $75,752 | 35 | |
| Reporting movies: 50 | $101,446,277 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There's Something About Mary | $12,937,654 | 2,545 | $132,285,491 |
| 2 | Blade | $12,477,751 | 2,375 | $51,244,350 |
| 3 | Saving Private Ryan | $10,325,990 | 2,807 | $168,572,490 |
| 4 | Knock Off | $6,352,243 | 1,800 | $6,352,243 |
| 5 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $4,970,245 | 1,999 | $54,920,207 |
| 6 | 54 | $4,740,999 | 1,869 | $13,767,200 |
| 7 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $4,033,512 | 1,377 | $9,273,907 |
| 8 | Snake Eyes | $3,803,567 | 1,912 | $50,937,134 |
| 9 | The Parent Trap | $3,486,360 | 2,045 | $60,727,603 |
| 10 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $3,474,648 | 1,340 | $32,508,404 |
| 11 | Armageddon | $3,231,599 | 1,386 | $192,543,903 |
| 12 | Dance With Me | $2,999,940 | 1,467 | $13,260,130 |
| 13 | Dead Man on Campus | $2,433,409 | 1,721 | $12,761,487 |
| 14 | The Mask of Zorro | $2,391,620 | 1,213 | $88,225,108 |
| 15 | Doctor Dolittle | $1,965,153 | 951 | $140,289,391 |
| 16 | The Negotiator | $1,665,059 | 911 | $41,248,918 |
| 17 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $1,622,425 | 229 | $2,707,150 |
| 18 | Everest | $1,588,025 | 61 | $40,946,898 |
| 19 | Halloween: H2O | $1,505,601 | 1,608 | $52,221,804 |
| 20 | Small Soldiers | $1,314,910 | 1,004 | $53,443,949 |
| 21 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $1,241,041 | 253 | $2,747,547 |
| 22 | Wrongfully Accused | $1,230,892 | 1,309 | $8,823,880 |
| 23 | Mulan | $1,208,091 | 862 | $117,875,641 |
| 24 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $1,020,991 | 1,402 | $8,899,272 |
| 25 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $989,735 | 701 | $126,306,928 |
| 26 | The Avengers | $939,505 | 1,002 | $22,317,285 |
| 27 | Next Stop Wonderland | $932,801 | 224 | $1,641,308 |
| 28 | Return to Paradise | $891,350 | 605 | $7,735,517 |
| 29 | Six Days, Seven Nights | $867,421 | 537 | $72,637,064 |
| 30 | Smoke Signals | $718,384 | 343 | $5,562,846 |
| 31 | Governess | $542,201 | 128 | $2,492,400 |
| 32 | The Truman Show | $542,201 | 646 | $124,939,180 |
| 33 | Madeline | $429,843 | 625 | $28,734,316 |
| 34 | Pi | $294,814 | 68 | $2,436,670 |
| 35 | The X Files: Fight the Future | $251,528 | 252 | $83,457,779 |
| 36 | Godzilla | $222,195 | 379 | $135,940,180 |
| 37 | Titanic | $214,971 | 447 | $600,686,132 |
| 38 | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | $207,776 | 59 | $1,787,261 |
| 39 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $172,855 | 23 | $10,468,277 |
| 40 | The Horse Whisperer | $172,678 | 159 | $74,986,832 |
| 41 | Hope Floats | $170,119 | 174 | $59,241,175 |
| 42 | The Opposite of Sex | $163,896 | 65 | $5,437,276 |
| 43 | Firelight | $157,795 | 10 | $157,795 |
| 44 | The Thief | $116,251 | 33 | $815,534 |
| 45 | Buffalo '66 | $108,991 | 53 | $1,963,876 |
| 46 | Disturbing Behavior | $106,416 | 120 | $17,177,155 |
| 47 | Jane Austen's Mafia | $91,514 | 100 | $19,020,020 |
| 48 | The Spanish Prisoner | $81,716 | 48 | $9,243,500 |
| 49 | It’s in the Water | $27,725 | 2 | $97,422 |
| 50 | Unmade Beds | $9,871 | 1 | $75,752 |
| Reporting: 50 | $101,446,277 | total | ||