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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $488,192,879 104,092,298
2 Saving Private Ryan Jul 24, 1998 Drama R $190,588,778 40,637,266
3 The Mask of Zorro Jul 17, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $93,828,745 20,006,128
4 The Wedding Singer Feb 13, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,245,725 17,109,962
5 Ever After: A Cinderella Story Jul 31, 1998 Drama PG $65,676,965 14,003,617
6 The Man in the Iron Mask Mar 13, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $56,968,169 12,146,731
7 Grease Mar 27, 1998 Musical PG $28,350,476 6,044,877
8 Great Expectations Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $26,333,044 5,614,721
9 L.A. Confidential Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $26,308,657 5,609,521
10 Beloved Oct 16, 1998 Horror R $22,755,961 4,852,017
11 Les Miserables May 1, 1998 Drama PG-13 $13,887,945 2,961,182
12 La vita è bella Oct 23, 1998 Drama PG-13 $11,409,840 2,432,801
13 Shakespeare in Love Dec 11, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $9,488,472 2,023,128
14 Gone with the Wind Oct 14, 1967 Drama G $6,750,112 1,439,256
15 Almost Heroes May 29, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $6,175,688 1,316,777
16 The Wings of the Dove Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $5,020,136 1,070,391
17 Dangerous Beauty Feb 20, 1998 Drama R $4,553,271 970,846
18 The Governess Jul 31, 1998 Drama R $3,794,031 808,961
19 Mrs. Dalloway Feb 20, 1998 Drama PG-13 $3,263,672 695,878
20 The Last Days of Disco May 29, 1998 Drama R $3,024,198 644,818
21 Boogie Nights Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $2,568,855 547,730
22 The Imposters Oct 2, 1998 Comedy R $2,194,875 467,990
23 Tarzan and the Lost City Apr 24, 1998 Adventure PG $2,147,114 457,806
24 Gods and Monsters Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $1,984,354 423,103
25 A Soldier's Daughter Never … Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $1,775,523 378,576
26 Oscar and Lucinda Jan 2, 1998 Drama R $1,371,526 292,436
27 Eve's Bayou Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $1,346,339 287,065
28 Dancing at Lughnasa Nov 13, 1998 Drama PG $1,191,089 253,963
29 Cousin Bette Jun 12, 1998 Comedy R $1,161,063 247,561
30 Lolita Jul 22, 1998 Drama R $1,147,784 244,730
31 The Thief Jul 17, 1998 Drama R $1,117,402 238,252
32 Velvet Goldmine Nov 6, 1998 Musical R $1,053,788 224,688
33 Strike Aug 21, 1998 Comedy Not Rated $968,506 206,504
34 Firelight Sep 4, 1998 Drama R $784,419 167,253
35 Mrs. Brown Jul 18, 1997 Drama PG $766,267 163,383
36 Karakter Mar 27, 1998 Drama R $713,413 152,113
37 The Ice Storm Sep 26, 1997 Drama R $599,581 127,842
38 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $596,362 127,156
39 Swept From The Sea Jan 23, 1998 Drama PG-13 $283,081 60,358
40 Passion in the Desert Jun 12, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $181,083 38,610
41 The Proposition Mar 27, 1998 Drama R $121,875 25,986
42 Washington Square Oct 5, 1997 Drama PG $91,818 19,577
43 Bent Nov 26, 1997 Drama NC-17 $33,068 7,050
Total Gross of All Movies$1,170,815,949
Total Tickets Sold249,640,908

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1998. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1998. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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