Week Domestic Box Office September 18, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Rush Hour | $42,834,209 | 2,638 | $16,237 | $42,834,209 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | One True Thing | $8,752,960 | 1,590 | $5,505 | $8,752,960 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | There's Something About Mary | $7,337,078 | -20% | 2,538 | $2,891 | $148,828,954 | 72 | |
| 4 | (1) | Rounders | $6,138,465 | -46% | 2,191 | $2,802 | $17,488,857 | 14 | |
| 5 | (5) | Simon Birch | $4,713,914 | +8% | 896 | $5,261 | $9,080,455 | 14 | |
| 6 | (4) | Saving Private Ryan | $4,620,605 | -24% | 2,511 | $1,840 | $179,307,000 | 63 | |
| 7 | (3) | Blade | $4,229,476 | -38% | 2,375 | $1,781 | $62,270,941 | 35 | |
| 8 | (6) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $2,255,870 | -23% | 1,844 | $1,223 | $60,097,564 | 56 | |
| 9 | (9) | Armageddon | $1,602,048 | -21% | 1,259 | $1,272 | $196,183,057 | 86 | |
| 10 | (8) | Snake Eyes | $1,190,546 | -42% | 1,291 | $922 | $54,166,506 | 49 | |
| 11 | (10) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $1,143,086 | -42% | 1,053 | $1,086 | $35,608,142 | 42 | |
| 12 | (13) | The Parent Trap | $1,088,238 | -26% | 1,409 | $772 | $63,294,337 | 58 | |
| 13 | (18) | Everest | $974,036 | -1% | 61 | $15,968 | $42,900,590 | 203 | |
| 14 | (15) | The Mask of Zorro | $884,295 | -32% | 946 | $935 | $90,405,863 | 70 | |
| 15 | (7) | Knock Off | $854,188 | -66% | 1,715 | $498 | $9,731,564 | 21 | |
| 16 | (12) | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $778,856 | -54% | 884 | $881 | $11,755,393 | 28 | |
| 17 | (40) | Doctor Dolittle | $778,415 | +348% | 936 | $832 | $141,241,461 | 91 | |
| 18 | (48) | The Spanish Prisoner | $774,956 | +703% | 59 | $13,135 | $10,114,908 | 175 | |
| 19 | (16) | Slums of Beverly Hills | $748,220 | -36% | 537 | $1,393 | $4,657,502 | 42 | |
| 20 | (11) | 54 | $747,308 | -61% | 1,109 | $674 | $16,436,457 | 28 | |
| 21 | (14) | Dance With Me | $692,113 | -48% | 737 | $939 | $15,276,824 | 35 | |
| 22 | (22) | Mulan | $598,168 | -15% | 706 | $847 | $119,175,151 | 98 | |
| 23 | (20) | Your Friends and Neighbors | $552,462 | -29% | 243 | $2,274 | $4,037,148 | 37 | |
| 24 | (19) | The Negotiator | $551,349 | -43% | 650 | $848 | $42,775,830 | 58 | |
| 25 | (17) | Dead Man on Campus | $549,159 | -48% | 1,022 | $537 | $14,370,892 | 35 | |
| 26 | (21) | Halloween: H2O | $452,835 | -39% | 926 | $489 | $53,416,640 | 51 | |
| 27 | (33) | Governess | $434,564 | +45% | 135 | $3,219 | $3,226,641 | 56 | |
| 28 | (31) | The Avengers | $418,207 | +28% | 633 | $661 | $23,061,406 | 42 | |
| 29 | (23) | Six Days, Seven Nights | $402,133 | -36% | 517 | $778 | $73,663,868 | 105 | |
| 30 | (24) | Lethal Weapon 4 | $392,631 | -35% | 573 | $685 | $127,305,149 | 77 | |
| 31 | (-) | Permanent Midnight | $368,999 | 55 | $6,709 | $384,301 | 9 | ||
| 32 | (26) | Next Stop Wonderland | $353,940 | -28% | 215 | $1,646 | $2,488,450 | 35 | |
| 33 | (54) | Jane Austen's Mafia | $337,089 | +422% | 387 | $871 | $19,421,652 | 63 | |
| 34 | (42) | Touch of Evil | $309,656 | +130% | 12 | $25,805 | $444,316 | 14,737 | |
| 35 | (28) | Smoke Signals | $286,121 | -26% | 277 | $1,033 | $6,233,966 | 91 | |
| 36 | (39) | Hope Floats | $216,696 | +20% | 320 | $677 | $59,638,385 | 119 | |
| 37 | (35) | Madeline | $188,991 | -26% | 441 | $429 | $29,179,022 | 77 | |
| 38 | (30) | Return to Paradise | $174,872 | -47% | 272 | $643 | $8,237,504 | 42 | |
| 39 | (34) | The Truman Show | $158,486 | -43% | 366 | $433 | $125,377,092 | 112 | |
| 40 | (36) | Small Soldiers | $157,218 | -35% | 0 | – | $53,844,346 | 77 | |
| 41 | (41) | Pi | $156,468 | -3% | 0 | – | $2,754,776 | 77 | |
| 42 | (37) | The X Files: Fight the Future | $125,260 | -36% | 183 | $684 | $83,777,343 | 98 | |
| 43 | (43) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $118,621 | -8% | 21 | $5,649 | $10,715,544 | 441 | |
| 44 | (27) | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $113,798 | -72% | 826 | $138 | $9,423,786 | 42 | |
| 45 | (29) | Wrongfully Accused | $103,824 | -68% | 407 | $255 | $9,255,855 | 35 | |
| 46 | (45) | The Horse Whisperer | $103,724 | -17% | 133 | $780 | $75,215,394 | 133 | |
| 47 | (53) | Buffalo '66 | $88,450 | +16% | 58 | $1,525 | $2,128,630 | 91 | |
| 48 | (25) | The Opposite of Sex | $82,819 | -85% | 60 | $1,380 | $6,063,621 | 126 | |
| 49 | (46) | Disturbing Behavior | $80,564 | -23% | 115 | $701 | $17,362,920 | 63 | |
| 50 | (47) | Firelight | $76,021 | -26% | 17 | $4,472 | $337,021 | 21 | |
| 51 | (52) | The Thief | $69,530 | -10% | 33 | $2,107 | $962,407 | 70 | |
| 52 | (51) | Without Limits | $66,433 | -14% | 0 | – | $144,081 | 14 | |
| 53 | (new) | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $63,630 | 0 | – | $63,630 | 7 | ||
| 54 | (55) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $59,500 | +25% | 0 | – | $1,669,002 | 140 | |
| 55 | (50) | Titanic | $17,894 | -78% | 49 | $365 | $600,783,715 | 280 | |
| 56 | (57) | It’s in the Water | $5,194 | -43% | 1 | $5,194 | $111,663 | 238 | |
| Reporting movies: 56 | $101,374,188 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush Hour | $42,834,209 | 2,638 | $42,834,209 |
| 2 | One True Thing | $8,752,960 | 1,590 | $8,752,960 |
| 3 | There's Something About Mary | $7,337,078 | 2,538 | $148,828,954 |
| 4 | Rounders | $6,138,465 | 2,191 | $17,488,857 |
| 5 | Simon Birch | $4,713,914 | 896 | $9,080,455 |
| 6 | Saving Private Ryan | $4,620,605 | 2,511 | $179,307,000 |
| 7 | Blade | $4,229,476 | 2,375 | $62,270,941 |
| 8 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $2,255,870 | 1,844 | $60,097,564 |
| 9 | Armageddon | $1,602,048 | 1,259 | $196,183,057 |
| 10 | Snake Eyes | $1,190,546 | 1,291 | $54,166,506 |
| 11 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $1,143,086 | 1,053 | $35,608,142 |
| 12 | The Parent Trap | $1,088,238 | 1,409 | $63,294,337 |
| 13 | Everest | $974,036 | 61 | $42,900,590 |
| 14 | The Mask of Zorro | $884,295 | 946 | $90,405,863 |
| 15 | Knock Off | $854,188 | 1,715 | $9,731,564 |
| 16 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $778,856 | 884 | $11,755,393 |
| 17 | Doctor Dolittle | $778,415 | 936 | $141,241,461 |
| 18 | The Spanish Prisoner | $774,956 | 59 | $10,114,908 |
| 19 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $748,220 | 537 | $4,657,502 |
| 20 | 54 | $747,308 | 1,109 | $16,436,457 |
| 21 | Dance With Me | $692,113 | 737 | $15,276,824 |
| 22 | Mulan | $598,168 | 706 | $119,175,151 |
| 23 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $552,462 | 243 | $4,037,148 |
| 24 | The Negotiator | $551,349 | 650 | $42,775,830 |
| 25 | Dead Man on Campus | $549,159 | 1,022 | $14,370,892 |
| 26 | Halloween: H2O | $452,835 | 926 | $53,416,640 |
| 27 | Governess | $434,564 | 135 | $3,226,641 |
| 28 | The Avengers | $418,207 | 633 | $23,061,406 |
| 29 | Six Days, Seven Nights | $402,133 | 517 | $73,663,868 |
| 30 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $392,631 | 573 | $127,305,149 |
| 31 | Permanent Midnight | $368,999 | 55 | $384,301 |
| 32 | Next Stop Wonderland | $353,940 | 215 | $2,488,450 |
| 33 | Jane Austen's Mafia | $337,089 | 387 | $19,421,652 |
| 34 | Touch of Evil | $309,656 | 12 | $444,316 |
| 35 | Smoke Signals | $286,121 | 277 | $6,233,966 |
| 36 | Hope Floats | $216,696 | 320 | $59,638,385 |
| 37 | Madeline | $188,991 | 441 | $29,179,022 |
| 38 | Return to Paradise | $174,872 | 272 | $8,237,504 |
| 39 | The Truman Show | $158,486 | 366 | $125,377,092 |
| 40 | Small Soldiers | $157,218 | 0 | $53,844,346 |
| 41 | Pi | $156,468 | 0 | $2,754,776 |
| 42 | The X Files: Fight the Future | $125,260 | 183 | $83,777,343 |
| 43 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $118,621 | 21 | $10,715,544 |
| 44 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $113,798 | 826 | $9,423,786 |
| 45 | Wrongfully Accused | $103,824 | 407 | $9,255,855 |
| 46 | The Horse Whisperer | $103,724 | 133 | $75,215,394 |
| 47 | Buffalo '66 | $88,450 | 58 | $2,128,630 |
| 48 | The Opposite of Sex | $82,819 | 60 | $6,063,621 |
| 49 | Disturbing Behavior | $80,564 | 115 | $17,362,920 |
| 50 | Firelight | $76,021 | 17 | $337,021 |
| 51 | The Thief | $69,530 | 33 | $962,407 |
| 52 | Without Limits | $66,433 | 0 | $144,081 |
| 53 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $63,630 | 0 | $63,630 |
| 54 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $59,500 | 0 | $1,669,002 |
| 55 | Titanic | $17,894 | 49 | $600,783,715 |
| 56 | It’s in the Water | $5,194 | 1 | $111,663 |
| Reporting: 56 | $101,374,188 | total | ||