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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Doctor Dolittle Jun 26, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $144,139,984 30,733,472
2 The Mask of Zorro Jul 17, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $93,715,262 19,981,932
3 The Horse Whisperer May 15, 1998 Drama PG-13 $75,370,763 16,070,525
4 The Parent Trap Jul 29, 1998 Comedy PG $66,304,095 14,137,334
5 The Man in the Iron Mask Mar 13, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $56,876,365 12,127,157
6 What Dreams May Come Oct 2, 1998 Drama PG-13 $55,485,043 11,830,499
7 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 Action PG-13 $52,054,326 11,099,003
8 Practical Magic Oct 16, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $46,404,796 9,894,413
9 Wag the Dog Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $42,790,574 9,123,790
10 Primary Colors Mar 20, 1998 Comedy R $38,966,057 8,308,328
11 I Still Know What You Did L… Nov 13, 1998 Horror R $38,889,884 8,292,086
12 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Aug 14, 1998 Drama R $37,659,364 8,029,715
13 Out of Sight Jun 26, 1998 Comedy R $37,474,810 7,990,365
14 Sphere Feb 13, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $36,976,367 7,884,087
15 Mercury Rising Apr 3, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $32,940,507 7,023,562
16 Madeline Jul 10, 1998 Adventure PG $29,767,901 6,347,100
17 The Object of my Affection Apr 17, 1998 Romantic Comedy R $29,106,737 6,206,127
18 L.A. Confidential Sep 19, 1997 Drama R $26,886,628 5,732,757
19 Great Expectations Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $26,333,044 5,614,722
20 One True Thing Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $23,209,440 4,948,708
21 Beloved Oct 16, 1998 Horror R $22,755,961 4,852,017
22 Quest for Camelot May 15, 1998 Adventure G $22,717,758 4,843,872
23 Jackie Brown Dec 25, 1997 Drama R $22,669,595 4,833,602
24 The Borrowers Feb 13, 1998 Adventure PG $22,359,293 4,767,440
25 Psycho Dec 4, 1998 Horror R $20,363,450 4,341,887
26 Vampires Oct 30, 1998 Horror R $19,915,018 4,246,272
27 Simon Birch Sep 11, 1998 Drama PG $18,253,415 3,891,986
28 Babe: Pig in the City Nov 25, 1998 Adventure G $15,768,180 3,362,085
29 Flubber Nov 26, 1997 Comedy PG $15,711,824 3,350,069
30 Les Miserables May 1, 1998 Drama PG-13 $13,871,914 2,957,764
31 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas May 22, 1998 Black Comedy R $10,562,387 2,252,108
32 Apt Pupil Oct 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $8,814,516 1,879,428
33 Krippendorf's Tribe Feb 27, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $7,514,883 1,602,320
34 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Action R $6,799,705 1,449,830
35 Gone with the Wind Oct 14, 1967 Drama G $6,750,112 1,439,256
36 Smoke Signals Jun 26, 1998 Comedy PG-13 $6,719,300 1,432,687
37 Palmetto Feb 20, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $5,840,581 1,245,326
38 Phantoms Jan 23, 1998 Horror R $5,657,370 1,206,262
39 The Wings of the Dove Nov 7, 1997 Drama R $5,402,929 1,152,010
40 Dangerous Beauty Feb 20, 1998 Drama R $4,530,929 966,083
41 Mrs. Dalloway Feb 20, 1998 Drama PG-13 $3,263,672 695,879
42 The Sweet Hereafter Oct 10, 1997 Drama R $2,918,731 622,331
43 The Mighty Oct 9, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,643,689 563,686
44 Love and Death on Long Island Mar 6, 1998 Drama PG-13 $2,542,264 542,061
45 The Wizard of Oz Sep 23, 2009 Musical PG-13 $2,420,446 516,087
46 The Jackal Nov 14, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $2,196,125 468,257
47 Wilde May 1, 1998 Drama R $2,157,701 460,064
48 Tarzan and the Lost City Apr 24, 1998 Adventure PG $2,147,114 457,807
49 A Simple Plan Dec 11, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $2,003,920 427,275
50 Devil’s Advocate Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,981,278 422,447
51 The Rainmaker Nov 21, 1997 Drama PG-13 $1,977,192 421,576
52 Midnight in the Garden of G… Nov 21, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $1,956,095 417,078
53 I Know What You Did Last Su… Oct 17, 1997 Horror R $1,909,340 407,109
54 The Butcher Boy Apr 3, 1998 Drama R $1,822,193 388,527
55 A Soldier's Daughter Never … Sep 18, 1998 Drama R $1,759,596 375,180
56 Suicide Kings Apr 17, 1998 Drama R $1,692,872 360,954
57 Gods and Monsters Nov 6, 1998 Drama R $1,667,414 355,525
58 Carne trémula Jan 16, 1998 Drama R $1,535,558 327,411
59 The Gingerbread Man Jan 23, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $1,534,569 327,200
60 Oscar and Lucinda Jan 2, 1998 Drama R $1,508,689 321,682
61 One Tough Cop Oct 9, 1998 Drama R $1,220,906 260,321
62 Permanent Midnight Sep 16, 1998 Drama R $1,166,199 248,657
63 Cousin Bette Jun 12, 1998 Comedy R $1,161,063 247,561
64 Lolita Jul 22, 1998 Black Comedy R $1,147,784 244,730
65 C't'a ton tour Laura Cadieux Oct 9, 1998 Comedy Not Rated $1,045,907 223,008
66 The Little Mermaid Nov 15, 1989 Musical G $999,528 213,119
67 Kiss the Girls Oct 3, 1997 Thriller/Suspense R $796,528 169,835
68 The Ice Storm Sep 26, 1997 Drama R $725,191 154,625
69 Karakter Mar 27, 1998 Drama R $713,413 152,114
70 The Thin Red Line Dec 23, 1998 Drama R $644,802 137,484
71 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Action R $479,345 102,206
72 Four Days in September Jan 30, 1998 Drama R $310,724 66,252
73 Pippi Longstocking Aug 22, 1997 Musical G $301,087 64,198
74 Swept From The Sea Jan 23, 1998 Drama PG-13 $283,081 60,358
75 The Man Who Knew Too Little Nov 14, 1997 Comedy PG $249,556 53,210
76 Passion in the Desert Jun 12, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $181,083 38,610
77 A Civil Action Dec 25, 1998 Drama PG-13 $155,596 33,176
78 Hilary and Jackie Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $134,929 28,769
79 The General Dec 18, 1998 Drama R $134,817 28,746
80 Washington Square Oct 5, 1997 Drama PG $120,110 25,610
81 Ladri di biciclette Oct 2, 1998 Drama Not Rated $101,034 21,542
82 Affliction Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $91,879 19,590
83 The Night Flier Feb 6, 1998 Horror R $91,549 19,520
84 Illtown Jan 16, 1998 Drama R $49,067 10,462
85 U-Turn Oct 3, 1997 Drama R $44,849 9,563
86 Another Day in Paradise Dec 30, 1998 Drama R $31,333 6,680
87 Regeneration Aug 14, 1998 R $19,273 4,109
88 Notes from Underground Mar 6, 1998 Drama Not Rated $5,000 1,066
Total Gross of All Movies$1,308,375,158
Total Tickets Sold278,971,243

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.

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