List of 1998 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1998.

# Weekend end date Film Box office[1] Notes
1January 4, 1998Titanic$33,315,278
2January 11, 1998Titanic$28,716,310
3January 18, 1998Titanic$30,010,633Titanic held the record for the highest Martin Luther King weekend gross of all time.
4January 25, 1998Titanic$25,238,720
5February 1, 1998Titanic$25,907,172
6February 8, 1998Titanic$23,027,838
7February 15, 1998Titanic$28,167,947
8February 22, 1998Titanic$21,036,343
9March 1, 1998Titanic$19,633,056
10March 8, 1998Titanic$17,605,849
11March 15, 1998Titanic$17,578,815Early figures for that week end had The Man in the Iron Mask ahead but the final numbers for that week end put Titanic ahead by a few $100,000.
12March 22, 1998Titanic$17,165,239
13March 29, 1998Titanic$15,213,500Titanic's 15th consecutive weekend at #1 set a new record for the most consecutive weekends at #1.
14April 5, 1998Lost in Space$20,154,919Lost in Space broke Indecent Proposal's record ($18.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April. The film took over the top spot from Titanic after the film topped for fifteen consecutive weeks.
15April 12, 1998City of Angels$15,369,048
16April 19, 1998City of Angels$12,332,194
17April 26, 1998The Big Hit$10,809,424
18May 3, 1998He Got Game$7,610,663
19May 10, 1998Deep Impact$41,152,375
20May 17, 1998Deep Impact$23,266,622
21May 24, 1998Godzilla$44,047,541Godzilla had the highest weekend debut in 1998.
22May 31, 1998Godzilla$18,020,444
23June 7, 1998The Truman Show$31,542,121
24June 14, 1998The Truman Show$20,010,580
25June 21, 1998The X-Files$30,138,758
26June 28, 1998Doctor Dolittle$29,014,324
27July 5, 1998Armageddon$36,089,972
28July 12, 1998Lethal Weapon 4$34,048,124
29July 19, 1998The Mask of Zorro$22,525,855
30July 26, 1998Saving Private Ryan$30,576,104
31August 2, 1998Saving Private Ryan$23,601,801
32August 9, 1998Saving Private Ryan$17,398,000
33August 16, 1998Saving Private Ryan$13,157,819
34August 23, 1998Blade$17,073,856
35August 30, 1998Blade$10,925,976
36September 6, 1998There's Something About Mary$10,920,201There's Something About Mary reached #1 in its eighth weekend of release.
37September 13, 1998Rounders$8,459,126
38September 20, 1998Rush Hour$33,001,803Rush Hour broke The First Wives Club's record ($18.9 mil) for the highest weekend in September.
39September 27, 1998Rush Hour$21,202,929
40October 4, 1998Antz$17,195,160Antz broke Stargate's record ($16.7 mil) for the highest weekend in October.
41October 11, 1998Antz$14,713,918
42October 18, 1998Practical Magic$13,104,694
43October 25, 1998Pleasantville$8,855,063
44November 1, 1998Vampires$9,106,497
45November 8, 1998The Waterboy$39,414,071The Waterboy broke Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls's record ($37.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November.
46November 15, 1998The Waterboy$24,431,129
47November 22, 1998The Rugrats Movie$27,321,470
48November 29, 1998A Bug's Life$33,258,052
49December 6, 1998A Bug's Life$17,174,218
50December 13, 1998Star Trek: Insurrection$22,052,836
51December 20, 1998You've Got Mail$18,426,749
52December 27, 1998Patch Adams$25,262,280

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1998[2]
RankTitleStudioActorsDirector(s)Domestic Gross
1. Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks/Paramount Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon and Tom Sizemore Steven Spielberg $216,540,909
2. Armageddon Touchstone Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, William Fichtner, Keith David, Michael Clarke Duncan, Owen Wilson and Steve Buscemi Michael Bay $201,578,182
3. There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Chris Elliott, Lee Evans, Lin Shaye and W. Earl Brown Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly $176,484,651
4. A Bug's Life Disney/Pixar voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, Denis Leary, Jonathan Harris, Madeline Kahn, Bonnie Hunt, Brad Garrett and Mike McShane John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton $162,798,565
5. The Waterboy Touchstone Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler and Jerry Reed Frank Coraci $161,491,646
6. Dr. Dolittle 20th Century Fox Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Peter Boyle, Kristen Wilson, Norm Macdonald and Raven-Symoné Betty Thomas $144,156,605
7. Rush Hour New Line Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn and Elizabeth Pena Brett Ratner $141,186,864
8. Deep Impact DreamWorks/Paramount Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell and Morgan Freeman Mimi Leder $140,464,664
9. Godzilla TriStar Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner and Harry Shearer Roland Emmerich $136,314,294
10. Patch Adams Universal Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London and Peter Coyote Tom Shadyac $135,026,902
11. Lethal Weapon 4 Warner Bros. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li Richard Donner $130,444,603
12. The Truman Show Paramount Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone and Holland Taylor Peter Weir $125,618,201
13. Mulan Disney voices of Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, B. D. Wong, Miguel Ferrer and Harvey Fierstein Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft $120,620,254
14. You've Got Mail Warner Bros. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey, Dave Chappelle, Jean Stapleton and Steve Zahn Nora Ephron $115,821,495
15. Enemy of the State Touchstone Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper, Jason Lee, Scott Caan and Gabriel Byrne Tony Scott $111,549,836
16. The Prince of Egypt DreamWorks voices of Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart and Helen Mirren Simon Wells, Steve Hickner and Brenda Chapman $101,413,188
17. The Rugrats Movie Paramount/Nickelodeon voices of E.G. Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase, Tara Strong and Cree Summer Norton Virgien and Igor Kovalyov $100,494,675
18. Shakespeare in Love Miramax/Universal Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench John Madden $100,317,794
19. The Mask of Zorro TriStar Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson and Matt Letscher Martin Campbell $94,095,523
20. Stepmom Columbia Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone and Liam Aiken Chris Columbus $91,137,662

(*) Includes theatrical reissue(s)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Box Office Mojo Weekend Charts for 1998, weekend 1 to 52. Retrieved 2007-09-04
  2. ↑ "1998 DOMESTIC GROSSES". Box Office Mojo.
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