Week Domestic Box Office October 2, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Antz | $20,907,691 | 2,449 | $8,537 | $20,907,691 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | What Dreams May Come | $20,331,154 | 2,526 | $8,049 | $20,331,154 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Rush Hour | $17,754,880 | -33% | 2,701 | $6,573 | $87,277,421 | 21 | |
| 4 | (new) | A Night at the Roxbury | $11,683,487 | 1,865 | $6,265 | $11,683,487 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (2) | Ronin | $9,439,541 | -43% | 2,487 | $3,796 | $26,118,052 | 14 | |
| 6 | (3) | Urban Legend | $8,323,879 | -38% | 2,257 | $3,688 | $21,730,213 | 14 | |
| 7 | (5) | There's Something About Mary | $4,445,709 | -23% | 2,174 | $2,045 | $159,074,638 | 86 | |
| 8 | (4) | One True Thing | $3,615,335 | -39% | 1,636 | $2,210 | $18,262,545 | 21 | |
| 9 | (6) | Saving Private Ryan | $2,290,210 | -32% | 1,510 | $1,517 | $184,957,955 | 77 | |
| 10 | (7) | Simon Birch | $1,901,047 | -42% | 930 | $2,044 | $14,267,262 | 28 | |
| 11 | (9) | Blade | $1,383,634 | -48% | 1,388 | $997 | $66,311,652 | 49 | |
| 12 | (8) | Rounders | $1,339,365 | -57% | 1,475 | $908 | $21,928,781 | 28 | |
| 13 | (10) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $1,034,046 | -39% | 1,111 | $931 | $62,826,192 | 70 | |
| 14 | (13) | Everest | $1,010,121 | +11% | 61 | $16,559 | $44,823,451 | 217 | |
| 15 | (11) | Armageddon | $666,953 | -46% | 726 | $919 | $198,075,319 | 100 | |
| 16 | (12) | Lethal Weapon 4 | $591,843 | -41% | 901 | $657 | $128,902,085 | 91 | |
| 17 | (15) | Pecker | $517,684 | -33% | 163 | $3,176 | $1,285,353 | 14 | |
| 18 | (new) | Strangeland | $485,883 | 315 | $1,542 | $485,883 | 7 | ||
| 19 | (29) | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $471,504 | +73% | 149 | $3,164 | $807,775 | 21 | |
| 20 | (17) | Doctor Dolittle | $426,390 | -32% | 600 | $711 | $142,295,187 | 105 | |
| 21 | (new) | The Imposters | $414,609 | 66 | $6,282 | $414,609 | 7 | ||
| 22 | (16) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $413,494 | -35% | 446 | $927 | $36,660,596 | 56 | |
| 23 | (20) | Mulan | $339,572 | -31% | 539 | $630 | $120,008,538 | 112 | |
| 24 | (14) | The Parent Trap | $335,469 | -58% | 665 | $504 | $64,420,467 | 72 | |
| 25 | (34) | Clay Pigeons | $250,430 | +4% | 44 | $5,692 | $491,087 | 14 | |
| 26 | (44) | Wrongfully Accused | $250,117 | +349% | 477 | $524 | $9,561,737 | 49 | |
| 27 | (19) | The Mask of Zorro | $243,172 | -54% | 408 | $596 | $91,172,548 | 84 | |
| 28 | (25) | Permanent Midnight | $218,616 | -30% | 85 | $2,572 | $916,514 | 23 | |
| 29 | (27) | Touch of Evil | $197,545 | -32% | 37 | $5,339 | $933,598 | 14,751 | |
| 30 | (28) | Six Days, Seven Nights | $196,181 | -31% | 302 | $650 | $74,144,066 | 119 | |
| 31 | (30) | Next Stop Wonderland | $191,014 | -28% | 110 | $1,736 | $2,946,212 | 49 | |
| 32 | (41) | Lolita | $187,339 | +31% | 26 | $7,205 | $371,471 | 79 | |
| 33 | (18) | Snake Eyes | $175,369 | -67% | 512 | $343 | $54,878,647 | 63 | |
| 34 | (40) | Madeline | $154,508 | -13% | 333 | $464 | $29,510,390 | 91 | |
| 35 | (23) | Your Friends and Neighbors | $148,232 | -58% | 108 | $1,373 | $4,536,300 | 51 | |
| 36 | (32) | Halloween: H2O | $142,933 | -42% | 263 | $543 | $53,805,098 | 65 | |
| 37 | (22) | Slums of Beverly Hills | $142,087 | -62% | 146 | $973 | $5,175,905 | 56 | |
| 38 | (35) | Jane Austen's Mafia | $140,544 | -42% | 243 | $578 | $19,802,777 | 77 | |
| 39 | (-) | Governess | $138,562 | 102 | $1,358 | $3,305,109 | 70 | ||
| 40 | (37) | Hope Floats | $131,715 | -40% | 230 | $573 | $59,988,670 | 133 | |
| 41 | (38) | Smoke Signals | $126,409 | -42% | 141 | $897 | $6,576,700 | 105 | |
| 42 | (24) | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $106,586 | -67% | 185 | $576 | $12,184,001 | 42 | |
| 43 | (39) | The Avengers | $103,160 | -45% | 226 | $456 | $23,352,214 | 56 | |
| 44 | (26) | Dance With Me | $96,584 | -69% | 211 | $458 | $15,686,980 | 49 | |
| 45 | (42) | Firelight | $92,251 | -9% | 36 | $2,563 | $530,234 | 35 | |
| 46 | (36) | Without Limits | $91,128 | -62% | 83 | $1,098 | $472,010 | 28 | |
| 47 | (21) | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $89,454 | -78% | 350 | $256 | $9,925,416 | 56 | |
| 48 | (31) | The Negotiator | $88,832 | -65% | 205 | $433 | $43,115,740 | 72 | |
| 49 | (43) | Pi | $82,118 | -18% | 53 | $1,549 | $2,937,192 | 91 | |
| 50 | (new) | Hit Me | $6,246 | 1 | $6,246 | $6,246 | 7 | ||
| 51 | (45) | It’s in the Water | $5,546 | +69% | 2 | $2,773 | $120,498 | 252 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $113,920,178 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antz | $20,907,691 | 2,449 | $20,907,691 |
| 2 | What Dreams May Come | $20,331,154 | 2,526 | $20,331,154 |
| 3 | Rush Hour | $17,754,880 | 2,701 | $87,277,421 |
| 4 | A Night at the Roxbury | $11,683,487 | 1,865 | $11,683,487 |
| 5 | Ronin | $9,439,541 | 2,487 | $26,118,052 |
| 6 | Urban Legend | $8,323,879 | 2,257 | $21,730,213 |
| 7 | There's Something About Mary | $4,445,709 | 2,174 | $159,074,638 |
| 8 | One True Thing | $3,615,335 | 1,636 | $18,262,545 |
| 9 | Saving Private Ryan | $2,290,210 | 1,510 | $184,957,955 |
| 10 | Simon Birch | $1,901,047 | 930 | $14,267,262 |
| 11 | Blade | $1,383,634 | 1,388 | $66,311,652 |
| 12 | Rounders | $1,339,365 | 1,475 | $21,928,781 |
| 13 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $1,034,046 | 1,111 | $62,826,192 |
| 14 | Everest | $1,010,121 | 61 | $44,823,451 |
| 15 | Armageddon | $666,953 | 726 | $198,075,319 |
| 16 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $591,843 | 901 | $128,902,085 |
| 17 | Pecker | $517,684 | 163 | $1,285,353 |
| 18 | Strangeland | $485,883 | 315 | $485,883 |
| 19 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $471,504 | 149 | $807,775 |
| 20 | Doctor Dolittle | $426,390 | 600 | $142,295,187 |
| 21 | The Imposters | $414,609 | 66 | $414,609 |
| 22 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $413,494 | 446 | $36,660,596 |
| 23 | Mulan | $339,572 | 539 | $120,008,538 |
| 24 | The Parent Trap | $335,469 | 665 | $64,420,467 |
| 25 | Clay Pigeons | $250,430 | 44 | $491,087 |
| 26 | Wrongfully Accused | $250,117 | 477 | $9,561,737 |
| 27 | The Mask of Zorro | $243,172 | 408 | $91,172,548 |
| 28 | Permanent Midnight | $218,616 | 85 | $916,514 |
| 29 | Touch of Evil | $197,545 | 37 | $933,598 |
| 30 | Six Days, Seven Nights | $196,181 | 302 | $74,144,066 |
| 31 | Next Stop Wonderland | $191,014 | 110 | $2,946,212 |
| 32 | Lolita | $187,339 | 26 | $371,471 |
| 33 | Snake Eyes | $175,369 | 512 | $54,878,647 |
| 34 | Madeline | $154,508 | 333 | $29,510,390 |
| 35 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $148,232 | 108 | $4,536,300 |
| 36 | Halloween: H2O | $142,933 | 263 | $53,805,098 |
| 37 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $142,087 | 146 | $5,175,905 |
| 38 | Jane Austen's Mafia | $140,544 | 243 | $19,802,777 |
| 39 | Governess | $138,562 | 102 | $3,305,109 |
| 40 | Hope Floats | $131,715 | 230 | $59,988,670 |
| 41 | Smoke Signals | $126,409 | 141 | $6,576,700 |
| 42 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $106,586 | 185 | $12,184,001 |
| 43 | The Avengers | $103,160 | 226 | $23,352,214 |
| 44 | Dance With Me | $96,584 | 211 | $15,686,980 |
| 45 | Firelight | $92,251 | 36 | $530,234 |
| 46 | Without Limits | $91,128 | 83 | $472,010 |
| 47 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $89,454 | 350 | $9,925,416 |
| 48 | The Negotiator | $88,832 | 205 | $43,115,740 |
| 49 | Pi | $82,118 | 53 | $2,937,192 |
| 50 | Hit Me | $6,246 | 1 | $6,246 |
| 51 | It’s in the Water | $5,546 | 2 | $120,498 |
| Reporting: 51 | $113,920,178 | total | ||