1998 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1998.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	Jan 2, 1998	The Little Mermaid	$84,696,105	631	$134,225	$109,458,394	2,977
2	Jan 16, 1998	The Little Mermaid	$84,485,119	258	$327,462	$109,763,004	2,991
3	May 22, 1998	Godzilla	$66,860,561	3,310	$20,200	$81,306,243	9
4	Jul 3, 1998	Armageddon	$58,190,770	3,127	$18,609	$76,303,473	9
5	Nov 6, 1998	The Waterboy	$54,672,598	2,664	$20,523	$54,672,598	7
6	May 8, 1998	Deep Impact	$50,703,382	3,156	$16,066	$50,703,382	7
7	Jul 10, 1998	Lethal Weapon 4	$50,015,124	3,117	$16,046	$50,015,124	7
8	Jul 24, 1998	Saving Private Ryan	$49,760,360	2,453	$20,286	$49,760,360	7
9	Dec 25, 1998	Patch Adams	$46,444,325	2,712	$17,125	$46,444,325	7
10	Jun 26, 1998	Doctor Dolittle	$45,125,665	2,777	$16,250	$45,125,665	7
11	Jan 2, 1998	Titanic	$45,012,810	2,727	$16,506	$169,165,503	21
12	Jun 5, 1998	The Truman Show	$44,521,779	2,315	$19,232	$44,521,779	7
13	Jan 2, 1998	Soul Food	$43,468,368	133	$326,830	$43,385,778	105
14	Sep 18, 1998	Rush Hour	$42,834,209	2,638	$16,237	$42,834,209	7
15	Jan 16, 1998	Titanic	$42,626,796	2,767	$15,405	$249,361,166	35
16	Jun 19, 1998	The X Files: Fight the Future	$41,604,418	2,629	$15,825	$41,604,418	7
17	Nov 27, 1998	A Bug’s Life	$38,650,384	2,686	$14,390	$51,503,788	14
18	Feb 13, 1998	Titanic	$38,131,241	3,002	$12,702	$381,525,538	63
19	Jan 9, 1998	Titanic	$37,568,867	2,746	$13,681	$206,734,370	28
20	Jun 19, 1998	Mulan	$37,216,746	2,888	$12,887	$37,216,746	7
21	Nov 20, 1998	The Rugrats Movie	$36,841,875	2,782	$13,243	$36,841,875	7
22	Jul 31, 1998	Saving Private Ryan	$36,612,617	2,540	$14,414	$86,372,977	14
23	Jul 10, 1998	Armageddon	$36,238,991	3,136	$11,556	$112,542,464	16
24	Dec 25, 1998	Stepmom	$35,435,611	2,358	$15,028	$35,435,611	7
25	Dec 25, 1998	You’ve Got Mail	$34,424,571	2,756	$12,491	$63,762,374	14
26	Jul 17, 1998	The Mask of Zorro	$33,855,235	2,515	$13,461	$33,855,235	7
27	Jan 23, 1998	Titanic	$32,831,865	2,771	$11,848	$282,193,031	42
28	Jan 30, 1998	Titanic	$32,134,797	2,853	$11,264	$314,327,828	49
29	Jul 17, 1998	Lethal Weapon 4	$31,446,912	3,117	$10,089	$81,462,036	14
30	Nov 20, 1998	Enemy of the State	$31,197,471	2,393	$13,037	$31,197,471	7
31	Jul 3, 1998	Doctor Dolittle	$31,186,167	2,871	$10,862	$76,311,832	14
32	Dec 25, 1998	The Prince of Egypt	$30,167,450	3,218	$9,375	$55,106,631	14
33	Nov 13, 1998	The Waterboy	$29,850,544	2,675	$11,159	$84,523,142	14
34	Dec 18, 1998	You’ve Got Mail	$29,337,803	2,691	$10,902	$29,337,803	7
35	Feb 6, 1998	Titanic	$29,066,469	2,956	$9,833	$343,394,297	56
36	May 15, 1998	Deep Impact	$28,823,765	3,192	$9,030	$79,527,147	14
37	Jun 12, 1998	The Truman Show	$28,307,580	2,862	$9,891	$72,829,359	14
38	Jun 26, 1998	Mulan	$28,297,359	2,921	$9,688	$65,514,105	14
39	Dec 11, 1998	Star Trek: Insurrection	$27,337,778	2,620	$10,434	$27,337,778	7
40	Apr 3, 1998	Lost In Space	$26,826,930	3,306	$8,115	$26,826,930	7
41	Sep 25, 1998	Rush Hour	$26,688,332	2,643	$10,098	$69,522,541	14
42	Aug 7, 1998	Saving Private Ryan	$26,504,898	2,592	$10,226	$112,877,875	21
43	Jul 17, 1998	Armageddon	$25,905,991	3,184	$8,136	$138,448,455	23
44	Feb 20, 1998	Titanic	$25,825,294	3,006	$8,591	$407,350,832	70
45	Feb 13, 1998	The Wedding Singer	$25,423,518	2,821	$9,012	$25,423,518	7
46	Dec 18, 1998	The Prince of Egypt	$24,939,181	3,118	$7,998	$24,939,181	7
47	Jul 17, 1998	There’s Something About Mary	$24,307,424	2,186	$11,120	$28,364,261	9
48	Feb 27, 1998	Titanic	$24,200,714	3,035	$7,974	$431,551,546	77
49	Nov 20, 1998	The Waterboy	$24,085,931	2,689	$8,957	$108,609,073	21
50	Aug 21, 1998	Blade	$23,810,646	2,322	$10,254	$23,810,646	7
51	Jun 12, 1998	Six Days, Seven Nights	$23,664,918	2,550	$9,280	$23,664,918	7
52	Mar 13, 1998	Titanic	$23,481,767	3,116	$7,536	$477,349,092	91
53	Mar 13, 1998	The Man in the Iron Mask	$23,406,250	3,101	$7,548	$23,406,250	7
54	Dec 25, 1998	A Bug’s Life	$23,223,865	2,456	$9,456	$127,589,564	42
55	Jun 5, 1998	A Perfect Murder	$23,096,578	2,845	$8,118	$23,096,578	7
56	Aug 7, 1998	Halloween: H2O	$23,061,386	2,607	$8,846	$31,626,791	9
57	May 29, 1998	Godzilla	$22,995,923	3,310	$6,947	$104,302,166	16
58	Aug 7, 1998	Snake Eyes	$22,995,380	2,713	$8,476	$22,995,380	7
59	Nov 27, 1998	The Rugrats Movie	$22,978,102	2,823	$8,140	$59,819,977	14
60	Mar 20, 1998	Titanic	$22,699,938	3,169	$7,163	$500,049,030	98
61	May 22, 1998	Deep Impact	$22,398,372	3,250	$6,892	$101,925,519	21
62	Mar 6, 1998	Titanic	$22,315,779	3,103	$7,192	$453,867,325	84
63	Nov 27, 1998	Enemy of the State	$22,006,526	2,435	$9,038	$53,203,997	14
64	Apr 10, 1998	City of Angels	$21,719,491	2,212	$9,819	$21,719,491	7
65	Jul 10, 1998	Small Soldiers	$21,668,534	2,539	$8,534	$21,668,534	7
66	Mar 6, 1998	U.S. Marshals	$21,523,852	2,817	$7,641	$21,523,852	7
67	Oct 2, 1998	Antz	$20,907,691	2,449	$8,537	$20,907,691	7
68	Dec 4, 1998	A Bug’s Life	$20,790,007	2,701	$7,697	$72,293,795	21
69	Jul 24, 1998	There’s Something About Mary	$20,775,013	2,216	$9,375	$49,139,274	16
70	Oct 2, 1998	What Dreams May Come	$20,331,154	2,526	$8,049	$20,331,154	7
71	May 29, 1998	Hope Floats	$20,070,450	2,367	$8,479	$20,070,450	7
72	Dec 25, 1998	Mighty Joe Young	$20,028,356	2,502	$8,005	$20,028,356	7
73	Jul 24, 1998	The Mask of Zorro	$19,777,150	2,515	$7,864	$53,632,385	14
74	Aug 14, 1998	Saving Private Ryan	$19,728,118	2,654	$7,433	$132,605,993	28
75	Jul 10, 1998	Doctor Dolittle	$19,591,640	2,869	$6,829	$95,903,472	21
76	Oct 9, 1998	Antz	$19,325,144	2,813	$6,870	$40,232,835	14
77	Jul 3, 1998	Mulan	$19,314,542	2,953	$6,541	$84,828,647	21
78	Nov 13, 1998	I Still Know What You Did Las…	$19,203,140	2,443	$7,860	$19,203,140	7
79	Jun 26, 1998	The X Files: Fight the Future	$19,196,299	2,650	$7,244	$60,800,717	14
80	Jul 31, 1998	The Parent Trap	$19,159,684	2,247	$8,527	$24,223,420	9
81	Mar 27, 1998	Titanic	$18,824,028	3,233	$5,822	$518,873,058	105
82	Jul 24, 1998	Lethal Weapon 4	$18,650,629	3,117	$5,984	$100,112,665	21
83	May 15, 1998	The Horse Whisperer	$18,581,932	2,039	$9,113	$18,581,932	7
84	Nov 13, 1998	Meet Joe Black	$18,559,830	2,503	$7,415	$18,559,830	7
85	Dec 25, 1998	The Faculty	$18,409,135	2,365	$7,784	$18,409,135	7
86	Nov 6, 1998	The Siege	$18,269,279	2,541	$7,190	$18,269,279	7
87	Feb 13, 1998	Sphere	$18,178,186	2,814	$6,460	$18,178,186	7
88	Jun 19, 1998	The Truman Show	$18,160,527	2,911	$6,239	$90,989,886	21
89	Apr 10, 1998	Lost In Space	$18,070,655	3,306	$5,466	$44,897,585	14
90	Dec 18, 1998	A Bug’s Life	$18,010,971	2,773	$6,495	$104,365,699	35
91	Jul 31, 1998	There’s Something About Mary	$17,869,787	2,145	$8,331	$67,009,061	23
92	Oct 2, 1998	Rush Hour	$17,754,880	2,701	$6,573	$87,277,421	21
93	May 22, 1998	The Horse Whisperer	$17,494,429	2,049	$8,538	$36,076,361	14
94	Jan 2, 1998	Tomorrow Never Dies	$17,255,801	2,807	$6,147	$95,865,149	21
95	Jul 24, 1998	Armageddon	$17,130,327	3,127	$5,478	$155,578,782	30
96	Oct 16, 1998	Practical Magic	$17,086,463	2,652	$6,443	$17,086,463	7
97	Sep 25, 1998	Ronin	$16,678,511	2,487	$6,706	$16,678,511	7
98	Jun 26, 1998	Out of Sight	$16,574,405	2,106	$7,870	$16,574,405	7
99	Jan 2, 1998	As Good as it Gets	$16,531,685	1,579	$10,470	$45,036,635	16
100	Jan 16, 1998	Good Will Hunting	$16,269,690	1,819	$8,944	$39,863,226	49