Week Domestic Box Office December 4, 1998
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | A Bug’s Life | $20,790,007 | -46% | 2,701 | $7,697 | $72,293,795 | 21 | |
| 2 | (3) | Enemy of the State | $12,335,594 | -44% | 2,458 | $5,019 | $65,539,591 | 21 | |
| 3 | (new) | Psycho | $11,815,290 | 2,477 | $4,770 | $11,815,290 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | The Rugrats Movie | $8,844,890 | -62% | 2,832 | $3,123 | $68,664,867 | 21 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Waterboy | $7,935,669 | -49% | 2,778 | $2,857 | $132,192,293 | 35 | |
| 6 | (6) | Meet Joe Black | $2,976,700 | -56% | 2,188 | $1,360 | $39,779,220 | 28 | |
| 7 | (5) | Babe: Pig in the City | $2,917,750 | -58% | 2,387 | $1,222 | $11,964,670 | 16 | |
| 8 | (9) | Elizabeth | $2,610,788 | -39% | 540 | $4,835 | $10,437,512 | 35 | |
| 9 | (8) | Home Fries | $2,247,822 | -51% | 1,925 | $1,168 | $8,367,248 | 16 | |
| 10 | (7) | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $2,124,379 | -59% | 2,212 | $960 | $36,351,751 | 28 | |
| 11 | (10) | Very Bad Things | $2,104,042 | -49% | 1,260 | $1,670 | $7,678,792 | 16 | |
| 12 | (11) | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $1,680,343 | -58% | 1,320 | $1,273 | $7,376,920 | 16 | |
| 13 | (12) | The Siege | $1,386,241 | -55% | 1,206 | $1,149 | $38,178,440 | 35 | |
| 14 | (18) | Life Is Beautiful | $986,337 | -11% | 134 | $7,361 | $6,473,292 | 49 | |
| 15 | (13) | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $818,638 | -56% | 1,335 | $613 | $10,423,636 | 28 | |
| 16 | (15) | American History X | $787,377 | -42% | 470 | $1,675 | $5,159,379 | 42 | |
| 17 | (16) | Celebrity | $714,097 | -45% | 468 | $1,526 | $4,299,676 | 21 | |
| 18 | (14) | Pleasantville | $662,893 | -53% | 831 | $798 | $37,599,275 | 49 | |
| 19 | (19) | Everest | $582,882 | -37% | 61 | $9,555 | $53,610,366 | 280 | |
| 20 | (20) | There's Something About Mary | $528,180 | -38% | 584 | $904 | $173,061,527 | 149 | |
| 21 | (22) | Living Out Loud | $490,059 | -34% | 379 | $1,293 | $12,150,592 | 42 | |
| 22 | (17) | Antz | $406,600 | -64% | 920 | $442 | $86,268,914 | 70 | |
| 23 | (23) | Rush Hour | $366,152 | -37% | 408 | $897 | $132,503,944 | 84 | |
| 24 | (25) | Blade | $313,466 | -22% | 401 | $782 | $69,766,892 | 112 | |
| 25 | (64) | A Night at the Roxbury | $244,971 | +1,664% | 511 | $479 | $30,124,645 | 70 | |
| 26 | (28) | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $244,462 | -25% | 9 | $27,162 | $1,728,924 | 49 | |
| 27 | (29) | Waking Ned Devine | $209,780 | -19% | 9 | $23,309 | $712,598 | 21 | |
| 28 | (35) | Bride of Chucky | $197,565 | +18% | 303 | $652 | $31,870,125 | 56 | |
| 29 | (21) | The Wizard of Oz | $189,235 | -76% | 444 | $426 | $14,087,814 | 21,894 | |
| 30 | (34) | Gods and Monsters | $164,903 | -19% | 40 | $4,123 | $852,866 | 35 | |
| 31 | (26) | Belly | $156,089 | -56% | 151 | $1,034 | $9,064,588 | 37 | |
| 32 | (38) | The Nutcracker | $153,595 | +2% | 26 | $5,908 | $351,018 | 16 | |
| 33 | (36) | What Dreams May Come | $135,688 | -16% | 227 | $598 | $55,117,384 | 70 | |
| 34 | (new) | Little Voice | $135,335 | 6 | $22,556 | $135,335 | 7 | ||
| 35 | (33) | The Mask of Zorro | $123,382 | -42% | 231 | $534 | $93,401,608 | 147 | |
| 36 | (24) | Practical Magic | $117,596 | -79% | 175 | $672 | $45,104,945 | 56 | |
| 37 | (39) | The Celebration | $107,362 | -21% | 36 | $2,982 | $1,008,689 | 63 | |
| 38 | (30) | Snake Eyes | $99,407 | -59% | 406 | $245 | $55,523,796 | 126 | |
| 39 | (37) | Slam | $93,356 | -38% | 65 | $1,436 | $863,698 | 63 | |
| 40 | (43) | Central Station | $81,962 | -19% | 7 | $11,709 | $250,380 | 21 | |
| 41 | (53) | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $71,329 | +42% | 3 | $23,776 | $133,791 | 16 | |
| 42 | (32) | Freeriders | $66,988 | -71% | 10 | $6,699 | $2,696,064 | 51 | |
| 43 | (41) | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $62,217 | -40% | 105 | $593 | $65,591,873 | 133 | |
| 44 | (55) | Ronin | $58,298 | +49% | 101 | $577 | $41,457,858 | 77 | |
| 45 | (44) | Dancing at Lughnasa | $57,470 | -42% | 6 | $9,578 | $387,457 | 28 | |
| 46 | (50) | Touch of Evil | $54,984 | -15% | 39 | $1,410 | $2,099,187 | 14,814 | |
| 47 | (42) | Holy Man | $53,448 | -48% | 130 | $411 | $12,015,405 | 63 | |
| 48 | (46) | Velvet Goldmine | $52,545 | -39% | 43 | $1,222 | $1,028,166 | 35 | |
| 49 | (48) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $49,224 | -33% | 13 | $3,786 | $11,460,060 | 518 | |
| 50 | (40) | Vampires | $45,870 | -62% | 117 | $392 | $19,891,469 | 42 | |
| 51 | (new) | Shattered Image | $44,482 | 24 | $1,853 | $44,482 | 7 | ||
| 52 | (49) | Beloved | $42,984 | -39% | 66 | $651 | $22,716,219 | 56 | |
| 53 | (45) | Doctor Dolittle | $41,554 | -53% | 145 | $287 | $144,105,631 | 168 | |
| 54 | (47) | Simon Birch | $39,226 | -51% | 108 | $363 | $18,223,181 | 91 | |
| 55 | (52) | The Cruise | $30,133 | -41% | 15 | $2,009 | $187,503 | 49 | |
| 56 | (58) | The Imposters | $28,161 | +1% | 14 | $2,012 | $2,154,308 | 70 | |
| 57 | (60) | The Inheritors | $24,217 | +30% | 21 | $1,153 | $159,739 | 63 | |
| 58 | (62) | Gadjo Dilo | $18,901 | +11% | 10 | $1,890 | $629,348 | 126 | |
| 59 | (69) | Monument Ave. | $13,548 | +50% | 9 | $1,505 | $315,713 | 77 | |
| 60 | (59) | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $12,176 | -38% | 30 | $406 | $37,648,018 | 119 | |
| 61 | (-) | Marius et Jeannette | $11,353 | 2 | $5,677 | $276,787 | 371 | ||
| 63 | (61) | Governess | $8,335 | -52% | 10 | $834 | $3,703,049 | 133 | |
| 64 | (66) | Love is the Devil | $7,962 | -41% | 6 | $1,327 | $310,127 | 65 | |
| 65 | (63) | Mark Twain's America 3D | $7,329 | -56% | 2 | $3,665 | $1,020,743 | 161 | |
| 66 | (71) | Across The Sea of Time | $6,914 | +14% | 2 | $3,457 | $14,498,153 | 1,148 | |
| 67 | (73) | Modulations | $5,831 | +141% | 4 | $1,458 | $129,549 | 98 | |
| 68 | (-) | Hard Core Logo | $5,347 | 5 | $1,069 | $11,584 | 28 | ||
| 69 | (68) | Pecker | $4,834 | -53% | 10 | $483 | $2,265,827 | 77 | |
| 70 | (new) | Hi-Life | $4,679 | 1 | $4,679 | $4,679 | 7 | ||
| 71 | (67) | Wings of Courage | $4,652 | -63% | 1 | $4,652 | $13,939,084 | 1,330 | |
| 72 | (-) | Six-String Samurai | $3,946 | 3 | $1,315 | $113,963 | 84 | ||
| 73 | (70) | Firelight | $3,556 | -51% | 4 | $889 | $770,951 | 98 | |
| 74 | (31) | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $1,671 | -99% | 15 | $111 | $3,422,041 | 217 | |
| 75 | (76) | The Last Big Thing | $1,078 | +806% | 4 | $270 | $19,295 | 77 | |
| 76 | (75) | One Tough Cop | $1,057 | +18% | 2 | $529 | $1,215,654 | 63 | |
| 77 | (72) | The Thief | $797 | -68% | 2 | $399 | $1,112,060 | 147 | |
| Reporting movies: 76 | $89,827,980 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Bug’s Life | $20,790,007 | 2,701 | $72,293,795 |
| 2 | Enemy of the State | $12,335,594 | 2,458 | $65,539,591 |
| 3 | Psycho | $11,815,290 | 2,477 | $11,815,290 |
| 4 | The Rugrats Movie | $8,844,890 | 2,832 | $68,664,867 |
| 5 | The Waterboy | $7,935,669 | 2,778 | $132,192,293 |
| 6 | Meet Joe Black | $2,976,700 | 2,188 | $39,779,220 |
| 7 | Babe: Pig in the City | $2,917,750 | 2,387 | $11,964,670 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | $2,610,788 | 540 | $10,437,512 |
| 9 | Home Fries | $2,247,822 | 1,925 | $8,367,248 |
| 10 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | $2,124,379 | 2,212 | $36,351,751 |
| 11 | Very Bad Things | $2,104,042 | 1,260 | $7,678,792 |
| 12 | Jerry Springer: Ringmaster | $1,680,343 | 1,320 | $7,376,920 |
| 13 | The Siege | $1,386,241 | 1,206 | $38,178,440 |
| 14 | Life Is Beautiful | $986,337 | 134 | $6,473,292 |
| 15 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | $818,638 | 1,335 | $10,423,636 |
| 16 | American History X | $787,377 | 470 | $5,159,379 |
| 17 | Celebrity | $714,097 | 468 | $4,299,676 |
| 18 | Pleasantville | $662,893 | 831 | $37,599,275 |
| 19 | Everest | $582,882 | 61 | $53,610,366 |
| 20 | There's Something About Mary | $528,180 | 584 | $173,061,527 |
| 21 | Living Out Loud | $490,059 | 379 | $12,150,592 |
| 22 | Antz | $406,600 | 920 | $86,268,914 |
| 23 | Rush Hour | $366,152 | 408 | $132,503,944 |
| 24 | Blade | $313,466 | 401 | $69,766,892 |
| 25 | A Night at the Roxbury | $244,971 | 511 | $30,124,645 |
| 26 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $244,462 | 9 | $1,728,924 |
| 27 | Waking Ned Devine | $209,780 | 9 | $712,598 |
| 28 | Bride of Chucky | $197,565 | 303 | $31,870,125 |
| 29 | The Wizard of Oz | $189,235 | 444 | $14,087,814 |
| 30 | Gods and Monsters | $164,903 | 40 | $852,866 |
| 31 | Belly | $156,089 | 151 | $9,064,588 |
| 32 | The Nutcracker | $153,595 | 26 | $351,018 |
| 33 | What Dreams May Come | $135,688 | 227 | $55,117,384 |
| 34 | Little Voice | $135,335 | 6 | $135,335 |
| 35 | The Mask of Zorro | $123,382 | 231 | $93,401,608 |
| 36 | Practical Magic | $117,596 | 175 | $45,104,945 |
| 37 | The Celebration | $107,362 | 36 | $1,008,689 |
| 38 | Snake Eyes | $99,407 | 406 | $55,523,796 |
| 39 | Slam | $93,356 | 65 | $863,698 |
| 40 | Central Station | $81,962 | 7 | $250,380 |
| 41 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | $71,329 | 3 | $133,791 |
| 42 | Freeriders | $66,988 | 10 | $2,696,064 |
| 43 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $62,217 | 105 | $65,591,873 |
| 44 | Ronin | $58,298 | 101 | $41,457,858 |
| 45 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $57,470 | 6 | $387,457 |
| 46 | Touch of Evil | $54,984 | 39 | $2,099,187 |
| 47 | Holy Man | $53,448 | 130 | $12,015,405 |
| 48 | Velvet Goldmine | $52,545 | 43 | $1,028,166 |
| 49 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $49,224 | 13 | $11,460,060 |
| 50 | Vampires | $45,870 | 117 | $19,891,469 |
| 51 | Shattered Image | $44,482 | 24 | $44,482 |
| 52 | Beloved | $42,984 | 66 | $22,716,219 |
| 53 | Doctor Dolittle | $41,554 | 145 | $144,105,631 |
| 54 | Simon Birch | $39,226 | 108 | $18,223,181 |
| 55 | The Cruise | $30,133 | 15 | $187,503 |
| 56 | The Imposters | $28,161 | 14 | $2,154,308 |
| 57 | The Inheritors | $24,217 | 21 | $159,739 |
| 58 | Gadjo Dilo | $18,901 | 10 | $629,348 |
| 59 | Monument Ave. | $13,548 | 9 | $315,713 |
| 60 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $12,176 | 30 | $37,648,018 |
| 61 | Marius et Jeannette | $11,353 | 2 | $276,787 |
| 63 | Governess | $8,335 | 10 | $3,703,049 |
| 64 | Love is the Devil | $7,962 | 6 | $310,127 |
| 65 | Mark Twain's America 3D | $7,329 | 2 | $1,020,743 |
| 66 | Across The Sea of Time | $6,914 | 2 | $14,498,153 |
| 67 | Modulations | $5,831 | 4 | $129,549 |
| 68 | Hard Core Logo | $5,347 | 5 | $11,584 |
| 69 | Pecker | $4,834 | 10 | $2,265,827 |
| 70 | Hi-Life | $4,679 | 1 | $4,679 |
| 71 | Wings of Courage | $4,652 | 1 | $13,939,084 |
| 72 | Six-String Samurai | $3,946 | 3 | $113,963 |
| 73 | Firelight | $3,556 | 4 | $770,951 |
| 74 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $1,671 | 15 | $3,422,041 |
| 75 | The Last Big Thing | $1,078 | 4 | $19,295 |
| 76 | One Tough Cop | $1,057 | 2 | $1,215,654 |
| 77 | The Thief | $797 | 2 | $1,112,060 |
| Reporting: 76 | $89,827,980 | total | ||