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.[1]

Number-one films
# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1January 4, 1998Titanic$33,315,278[2]
2January 11, 1998$28,716,310[3]
3January 18, 1998$30,010,633Titanic held the record for the highest Martin Luther King weekend gross of all time. This was also the highest weekend gross for a film after its fourth week of wide release. It became the first film to gross $20 million for 5 weekends.[4][5]
4January 25, 1998$25,238,720[6]
5February 1, 1998$25,907,172[7]
6February 8, 1998$23,027,838[8]
7February 15, 1998$28,167,947[9]
8February 22, 1998$21,036,343Titanic beats Home Alone's record, grossing more than $10 million in a weekend for a 10th time. It reaches that level for another 6 weekends.[10]
9March 1, 1998$19,633,056[11]
10March 8, 1998$17,605,849[12]
11March 15, 1998$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.[13]
12March 22, 1998$17,165,239[14]
13March 29, 1998$15,213,500Titanic's 15th consecutive weekend at #1 set a new record for the most consecutive weekends at #1.[15]
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.[16]
15April 12, 1998City of Angels$15,369,048[17]
16April 19, 1998$12,332,194[18]
17April 26, 1998The Big Hit$10,809,424[19]
18May 3, 1998He Got Game$7,610,663[20]
19May 10, 1998Deep Impact$41,152,375[21]
20May 17, 1998$23,266,622[22]
21May 24, 1998Godzilla$44,047,541Godzilla had the highest weekend debut in 1998.[23]
22May 31, 1998$18,020,444[24]
23June 7, 1998The Truman Show$31,542,121[25]
24June 14, 1998$20,010,580[26]
25June 21, 1998The X-Files$30,138,758[27]
26June 28, 1998Doctor Dolittle$29,014,324[28]
27July 5, 1998Armageddon$36,089,972[29]
28July 12, 1998Lethal Weapon 4$34,048,124[30]
29July 19, 1998The Mask of Zorro$22,525,855[31]
30July 26, 1998Saving Private Ryan$30,576,104[32]
31August 2, 1998$23,601,801[33]
32August 9, 1998$17,398,000[34]
33August 16, 1998$13,157,819[35]
34August 23, 1998Blade$17,073,856[36]
35August 30, 1998$10,925,976[37]
36September 6, 1998There's Something About Mary$10,920,201There's Something About Mary reached #1 in its eighth weekend of release.[38]
37September 13, 1998Rounders$8,459,126[39]
38September 18, 1998Rush Hour$33,001,803Rush Hour broke The First Wives Club's record ($18.9 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September.[40]
39September 27, 1998$21,202,929[41]
40October 4, 1998Antz$17,195,160Antz broke Stargate's record ($16.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October.[42]
41October 11, 1998$14,713,918[43]
42October 18, 1998Practical Magic$13,104,694[44]
43October 25, 1998Pleasantville$8,855,063[45]
44November 1, 1998Vampires$9,106,497[46]
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.[47]
46November 15, 1998$24,431,129[48]
47November 22, 1998The Rugrats Movie$27,321,470[49]
48November 29, 1998A Bug's Life$33,258,052[50]
49December 6, 1998$17,174,218[51]
50December 13, 1998Star Trek: Insurrection$22,052,836[52]
51December 20, 1998You've Got Mail$18,426,749[53]
52December 27, 1998Patch Adams$25,262,280[54]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1998 by Calendar Gross[55]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Titanic Paramount Pictures Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner and Bill Paxton James Cameron $488,194,015
2. Armageddon Walt Disney Studios Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David and Steve Buscemi Michael Bay $198,798,517
3. Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks Pictures Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon and Tom Sizemore Steven Spielberg $190,805,259
4. There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans and Chris Elliott Peter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly		 $174,422,745
5. The Waterboy Walt Disney Studios Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed and Henry Winkler Frank Coraci $147,895,431
6. Dr. Dolittle 20th Century Fox Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis and Oliver Platt Betty Thomas $144,156,605
7. Deep Impact Paramount Pictures Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell and Morgan Freeman Mimi Leder $140,464,664
8. Godzilla TriStar Pictures Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner and Harry Shearer Roland Emmerich $136,314,294
9. Rush Hour New Line Cinema Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn and Elizabeth Peña Brett Ratner $136,065,335
10. Good Will Hunting Miramax Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver Gus Van Sant $133,793,781

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 1998 by In-year release[56]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.Saving Private RyanDreamworks$216,540,909
2.ArmageddonDisney$201,578,182
3.There's Something About MaryFox$176,484,651
4.A Bug's LifeDisney$162,798,565
5.The Waterboy$161,491,646
6.Dr. DolittleFox$144,156,605
7.Rush HourNew Line Cinema$141,186,864
8.Deep ImpactParamount$140,464,664
9.GodzillaTriStar$136,314,294
10.Patch AdamsUniversal$135,026,902


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1998
GA Bug's Life
PGThe Truman Show
PG-13Armageddon
RSaving Private Ryan

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See also
Preceded by
1997		 1998 Succeeded by
1999
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