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Domestic 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 $190,373,184 40,591,297
3 The Mask of Zorro Jul 17, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $93,715,262 19,981,932
4 The Wedding Singer Feb 13, 1998 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,224,502 17,105,438
5 Ever After: A Cinderella Story Jul 31, 1998 Drama PG $65,646,857 13,997,198
6 The Man in the Iron Mask Mar 13, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $56,876,365 12,127,157
7 Grease Mar 27, 1998 Musical PG $28,411,018 6,057,786
8 L.A. Confidential Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $26,886,628 5,732,757
9 Great Expectations Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $26,333,044 5,614,722
10 Beloved Oct 16, 1998 Horror R $22,755,961 4,852,017
11 Les Miserables May 1, 1998 Drama PG-13 $13,871,914 2,957,764
12 La vita è bella Oct 23, 1998 Drama PG-13 $10,336,425 2,203,929
13 Gone with the Wind Oct 14, 1967 Drama G $6,750,112 1,439,256
14 Shakespeare in Love Dec 11, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $6,239,569 1,330,399
15 Almost Heroes May 29, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $6,114,928 1,303,823
16 The Wings of the Dove Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $5,402,929 1,152,010
17 Dangerous Beauty Feb 20, 1998 Drama R $4,530,929 966,083
18 The Governess Jul 31, 1998 Drama R $3,716,060 792,337
19 Mrs. Dalloway Feb 20, 1998 Drama PG-13 $3,263,672 695,879
20 The Last Days of Disco May 29, 1998 Drama R $2,987,297 636,950
21 Boogie Nights Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $2,657,315 566,592
22 The Imposters Oct 2, 1998 Comedy R $2,187,773 466,476
23 Tarzan and the Lost City Apr 24, 1998 Adventure PG $2,147,114 457,807
24 A Soldier's Daughter Never … Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $1,759,596 375,180
25 Gods and Monsters Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $1,667,414 355,525
26 Oscar and Lucinda Jan 2, 1998 Drama R $1,508,689 321,682
27 Eve's Bayou Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $1,446,574 308,438
28 Cousin Bette Jun 12, 1998 Comedy R $1,161,063 247,561
29 Lolita Jul 22, 1998 Black Comedy R $1,147,784 244,730
30 The Thief Jul 17, 1998 Drama R $1,117,268 238,223
31 Velvet Goldmine Nov 6, 1998 Musical R $1,043,487 222,492
32 Strike Aug 21, 1998 Comedy Not Rated $968,506 206,504
33 Dancing at Lughnasa Nov 13, 1998 Drama PG $931,404 198,594
34 Firelight Sep 4, 1998 Drama R $784,419 167,253
35 Mrs. Brown Jul 18, 1997 Drama PG $766,267 163,383
36 The Ice Storm Sep 26, 1997 Drama R $725,191 154,625
37 Karakter Mar 27, 1998 Drama R $713,413 152,114
38 Wings of Courage Apr 21, 1995 Drama G $594,409 126,740
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 $120,110 25,610
43 Bent Nov 26, 1997 Drama NC-17 $33,068 7,051
Total Gross of All Movies$1,166,696,438
Total Tickets Sold248,762,566

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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