Week Domestic Box Office October 9, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Antz | $19,325,144 | -8% | 2,813 | $6,870 | $40,232,835 | 14 | |
| 2 | (2) | What Dreams May Come | $14,411,502 | -29% | 2,531 | $5,694 | $34,742,656 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | Rush Hour | $14,386,758 | -19% | 2,701 | $5,326 | $101,664,179 | 28 | |
| 4 | (4) | A Night at the Roxbury | $7,851,785 | -33% | 2,169 | $3,620 | $19,535,272 | 14 | |
| 5 | (new) | Holy Man | $6,571,563 | 2,013 | $3,265 | $6,571,563 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (5) | Ronin | $6,509,523 | -31% | 2,487 | $2,617 | $32,627,575 | 21 | |
| 7 | (6) | Urban Legend | $6,242,067 | -25% | 2,257 | $2,766 | $27,972,280 | 21 | |
| 8 | (7) | There's Something About Mary | $3,835,181 | -14% | 1,936 | $1,981 | $162,909,819 | 93 | |
| 9 | (8) | One True Thing | $2,686,280 | -26% | 1,568 | $1,713 | $20,948,825 | 28 | |
| 10 | (9) | Saving Private Ryan | $1,860,788 | -19% | 1,230 | $1,513 | $186,818,743 | 84 | |
| 11 | (10) | Simon Birch | $1,455,732 | -23% | 908 | $1,603 | $15,722,994 | 35 | |
| 12 | (14) | Everest | $1,091,480 | +8% | 61 | $17,893 | $45,914,931 | 224 | |
| 13 | (15) | Armageddon | $1,017,311 | +53% | 806 | $1,262 | $199,092,630 | 107 | |
| 14 | (11) | Blade | $1,004,478 | -27% | 987 | $1,018 | $67,316,130 | 56 | |
| 15 | (new) | One Tough Cop | $901,795 | 415 | $2,173 | $901,795 | 7 | ||
| 16 | (25) | Clay Pigeons | $761,722 | +204% | 297 | $2,565 | $1,252,809 | 21 | |
| 17 | (13) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $744,609 | -28% | 780 | $955 | $63,570,801 | 77 | |
| 18 | (12) | Rounders | $654,673 | -51% | 879 | $745 | $22,583,454 | 35 | |
| 19 | (24) | The Parent Trap | $575,009 | +71% | 751 | $766 | $64,995,476 | 79 | |
| 20 | (32) | Lolita | $498,915 | +166% | 36 | $13,859 | $870,386 | 86 | |
| 21 | (20) | Doctor Dolittle | $451,994 | +6% | 652 | $693 | $142,747,181 | 112 | |
| 22 | (19) | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $420,822 | -11% | 163 | $2,582 | $1,228,597 | 28 | |
| 23 | (16) | Lethal Weapon 4 | $400,351 | -32% | 564 | $710 | $129,302,436 | 98 | |
| 24 | (21) | The Imposters | $387,418 | -7% | 69 | $5,615 | $802,027 | 14 | |
| 25 | (39) | Governess | $376,951 | +172% | 83 | $4,542 | $3,682,060 | 77 | |
| 26 | (17) | Pecker | $356,709 | -31% | 97 | $3,677 | $1,642,062 | 21 | |
| 27 | (22) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $330,669 | -20% | 363 | $911 | $36,991,265 | 63 | |
| 28 | (23) | Mulan | $203,828 | -40% | 368 | $554 | $120,212,366 | 119 | |
| 29 | (29) | Touch of Evil | $202,317 | +2% | 39 | $5,188 | $1,135,915 | 14,758 | |
| 30 | (-) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $189,171 | 14 | $13,512 | $2,002,005 | 161 | ||
| 31 | (-) | Small Soldiers | $188,087 | 0 | – | $54,245,678 | 98 | ||
| 32 | (27) | The Mask of Zorro | $177,148 | -27% | 295 | $601 | $91,349,696 | 91 | |
| 33 | (34) | Madeline | $150,687 | -2% | 235 | $641 | $29,661,077 | 98 | |
| 34 | (31) | Next Stop Wonderland | $148,124 | -22% | 71 | $2,086 | $3,094,336 | 56 | |
| 35 | (28) | Permanent Midnight | $140,902 | -36% | 84 | $1,677 | $1,057,416 | 30 | |
| 36 | (new) | The Mighty | $125,163 | 9 | $13,907 | $125,163 | 7 | ||
| 37 | (36) | Halloween: H2O | $122,530 | -14% | 228 | $537 | $53,927,628 | 72 | |
| 38 | (46) | Without Limits | $120,480 | +32% | 48 | $2,510 | $592,490 | 35 | |
| 39 | (33) | Snake Eyes | $117,110 | -33% | 302 | $388 | $54,995,757 | 70 | |
| 40 | (37) | Slums of Beverly Hills | $110,075 | -23% | 113 | $974 | $5,285,980 | 63 | |
| 41 | (30) | Six Days, Seven Nights | $110,044 | -44% | 171 | $644 | $74,254,110 | 126 | |
| 42 | (41) | Smoke Signals | $106,370 | -16% | 136 | $782 | $6,683,070 | 112 | |
| 43 | (35) | Your Friends and Neighbors | $97,651 | -34% | 84 | $1,163 | $4,633,951 | 58 | |
| 44 | (-) | Love is the Devil | $83,376 | 10 | $8,338 | $83,376 | 9 | ||
| 45 | (45) | Firelight | $78,261 | -15% | 35 | $2,236 | $608,495 | 42 | |
| 46 | (-) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $71,873 | 0 | – | $10,962,717 | 462 | ||
| 47 | (44) | Dance With Me | $68,505 | -29% | 118 | $581 | $15,755,485 | 56 | |
| 48 | (49) | Pi | $67,338 | -18% | 61 | $1,104 | $3,004,530 | 98 | |
| 49 | (48) | The Negotiator | $61,216 | -31% | 0 | – | $43,176,956 | 79 | |
| 50 | (-) | The Opposite of Sex | $47,144 | 0 | – | $6,237,885 | 147 | ||
| 51 | (47) | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $44,906 | -50% | 991 | $45 | $9,970,322 | 63 | |
| 52 | (50) | Hit Me | $6,245 | 0% | 3 | $2,082 | $12,491 | 14 | |
| 53 | (51) | It’s in the Water | $4,188 | -24% | 2 | $2,094 | $124,686 | 259 | |
| Reporting movies: 53 | $97,953,968 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antz | $19,325,144 | 2,813 | $40,232,835 |
| 2 | What Dreams May Come | $14,411,502 | 2,531 | $34,742,656 |
| 3 | Rush Hour | $14,386,758 | 2,701 | $101,664,179 |
| 4 | A Night at the Roxbury | $7,851,785 | 2,169 | $19,535,272 |
| 5 | Holy Man | $6,571,563 | 2,013 | $6,571,563 |
| 6 | Ronin | $6,509,523 | 2,487 | $32,627,575 |
| 7 | Urban Legend | $6,242,067 | 2,257 | $27,972,280 |
| 8 | There's Something About Mary | $3,835,181 | 1,936 | $162,909,819 |
| 9 | One True Thing | $2,686,280 | 1,568 | $20,948,825 |
| 10 | Saving Private Ryan | $1,860,788 | 1,230 | $186,818,743 |
| 11 | Simon Birch | $1,455,732 | 908 | $15,722,994 |
| 12 | Everest | $1,091,480 | 61 | $45,914,931 |
| 13 | Armageddon | $1,017,311 | 806 | $199,092,630 |
| 14 | Blade | $1,004,478 | 987 | $67,316,130 |
| 15 | One Tough Cop | $901,795 | 415 | $901,795 |
| 16 | Clay Pigeons | $761,722 | 297 | $1,252,809 |
| 17 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $744,609 | 780 | $63,570,801 |
| 18 | Rounders | $654,673 | 879 | $22,583,454 |
| 19 | The Parent Trap | $575,009 | 751 | $64,995,476 |
| 20 | Lolita | $498,915 | 36 | $870,386 |
| 21 | Doctor Dolittle | $451,994 | 652 | $142,747,181 |
| 22 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $420,822 | 163 | $1,228,597 |
| 23 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $400,351 | 564 | $129,302,436 |
| 24 | The Imposters | $387,418 | 69 | $802,027 |
| 25 | Governess | $376,951 | 83 | $3,682,060 |
| 26 | Pecker | $356,709 | 97 | $1,642,062 |
| 27 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $330,669 | 363 | $36,991,265 |
| 28 | Mulan | $203,828 | 368 | $120,212,366 |
| 29 | Touch of Evil | $202,317 | 39 | $1,135,915 |
| 30 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $189,171 | 14 | $2,002,005 |
| 31 | Small Soldiers | $188,087 | 0 | $54,245,678 |
| 32 | The Mask of Zorro | $177,148 | 295 | $91,349,696 |
| 33 | Madeline | $150,687 | 235 | $29,661,077 |
| 34 | Next Stop Wonderland | $148,124 | 71 | $3,094,336 |
| 35 | Permanent Midnight | $140,902 | 84 | $1,057,416 |
| 36 | The Mighty | $125,163 | 9 | $125,163 |
| 37 | Halloween: H2O | $122,530 | 228 | $53,927,628 |
| 38 | Without Limits | $120,480 | 48 | $592,490 |
| 39 | Snake Eyes | $117,110 | 302 | $54,995,757 |
| 40 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $110,075 | 113 | $5,285,980 |
| 41 | Six Days, Seven Nights | $110,044 | 171 | $74,254,110 |
| 42 | Smoke Signals | $106,370 | 136 | $6,683,070 |
| 43 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $97,651 | 84 | $4,633,951 |
| 44 | Love is the Devil | $83,376 | 10 | $83,376 |
| 45 | Firelight | $78,261 | 35 | $608,495 |
| 46 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $71,873 | 0 | $10,962,717 |
| 47 | Dance With Me | $68,505 | 118 | $15,755,485 |
| 48 | Pi | $67,338 | 61 | $3,004,530 |
| 49 | The Negotiator | $61,216 | 0 | $43,176,956 |
| 50 | The Opposite of Sex | $47,144 | 0 | $6,237,885 |
| 51 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $44,906 | 991 | $9,970,322 |
| 52 | Hit Me | $6,245 | 3 | $12,491 |
| 53 | It’s in the Water | $4,188 | 2 | $124,686 |
| Reporting: 53 | $97,953,968 | total | ||