Market Charts > 1998 > Sources > Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 1998
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 1998 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Doctor Dolittle |
Jun 26, 1998 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$144,155,259 |
30,736,728 |
2 |
The Horse Whisperer |
May 15, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$75,383,563 |
16,073,254 |
3 |
The Parent Trap |
Jul 29, 1998 |
Comedy |
PG |
$66,308,518 |
14,138,276 |
4 |
The Man in the Iron Mask |
Mar 13, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$56,968,169 |
12,146,731 |
5 |
What Dreams May Come |
Oct 2, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$55,485,043 |
11,830,499 |
6 |
Practical Magic |
Oct 16, 1998 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$46,850,558 |
9,989,457 |
7 |
Wag the Dog |
Dec 25, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$41,595,360 |
8,868,946 |
8 |
I Still Know What You Did L… |
Nov 13, 1998 |
Horror |
R |
$39,199,514 |
8,358,105 |
9 |
Primary Colors |
Mar 20, 1998 |
Comedy |
R |
$39,017,984 |
8,319,399 |
10 |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back |
Aug 14, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$37,669,623 |
8,031,902 |
11 |
Out of Sight |
Jun 26, 1998 |
Comedy |
R |
$37,562,568 |
8,009,076 |
12 |
Sphere |
Feb 13, 1998 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$37,068,294 |
7,903,687 |
13 |
Mercury Rising |
Apr 3, 1998 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$32,983,332 |
7,032,693 |
14 |
Tomorrow Never Dies |
Dec 19, 1997 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$32,871,122 |
7,008,768 |
15 |
Madeline |
Jul 10, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG |
$29,858,048 |
6,366,321 |
16 |
The Object of my Affection |
Apr 17, 1998 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$29,145,924 |
6,214,482 |
17 |
Great Expectations |
Jan 30, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$26,333,044 |
5,614,721 |
18 |
L.A. Confidential |
Sep 19, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$26,308,657 |
5,609,521 |
19 |
One True Thing |
Sep 18, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$23,337,196 |
4,975,947 |
20 |
Quest for Camelot |
May 15, 1998 |
Adventure |
G |
$22,772,500 |
4,855,543 |
21 |
Beloved |
Oct 16, 1998 |
Horror |
R |
$22,755,961 |
4,852,017 |
22 |
The Borrowers |
Feb 13, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG |
$22,619,589 |
4,822,940 |
23 |
Vampires |
Oct 30, 1998 |
Horror |
R |
$19,942,448 |
4,252,121 |
24 |
Simon Birch |
Sep 11, 1998 |
Drama |
PG |
$18,253,415 |
3,891,986 |
25 |
Babe: Pig in the City |
Nov 25, 1998 |
Adventure |
G |
$16,134,070 |
3,440,100 |
26 |
The Wizard of Oz |
Sep 23, 2009 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$14,792,232 |
3,153,994 |
27 |
Les Miserables |
May 1, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$13,887,945 |
2,961,182 |
28 |
Jackie Brown |
Dec 25, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$12,482,712 |
2,661,559 |
29 |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
May 22, 1998 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$10,680,275 |
2,277,244 |
30 |
Flubber |
Nov 26, 1997 |
Comedy |
PG |
$9,859,711 |
2,102,283 |
31 |
Apt Pupil |
Oct 23, 1998 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$8,863,193 |
1,889,806 |
32 |
Krippendorf's Tribe |
Feb 27, 1998 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$7,571,115 |
1,614,310 |
33 |
Gone with the Wind |
Oct 14, 1967 |
Drama |
G |
$6,750,112 |
1,439,256 |
34 |
Smoke Signals |
Jun 26, 1998 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$6,719,300 |
1,432,686 |
35 |
Palmetto |
Feb 20, 1998 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$5,846,660 |
1,246,622 |
36 |
Phantoms |
Jan 23, 1998 |
Horror |
R |
$5,755,333 |
1,227,149 |
37 |
The Wings of the Dove |
Nov 7, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$5,020,136 |
1,070,391 |
38 |
Dangerous Beauty |
Feb 20, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$4,553,271 |
970,846 |
39 |
The Postman |
Dec 25, 1997 |
Action |
R |
$3,265,763 |
696,324 |
40 |
Mrs. Dalloway |
Feb 20, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$3,263,672 |
695,878 |
41 |
The Sweet Hereafter |
Oct 10, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$2,918,731 |
622,330 |
42 |
The Mighty |
Oct 9, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,652,246 |
565,510 |
43 |
Love and Death on Long Island |
Mar 6, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,542,264 |
542,060 |
44 |
A Simple Plan |
Dec 11, 1998 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$2,520,500 |
537,420 |
45 |
Wilde |
May 1, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$2,157,701 |
460,064 |
46 |
Tarzan and the Lost City |
Apr 24, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG |
$2,147,114 |
457,806 |
47 |
Gods and Monsters |
Nov 6, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,984,354 |
423,103 |
48 |
The Rainmaker |
Nov 21, 1997 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,977,192 |
421,576 |
49 |
Devil’s Advocate |
Oct 17, 1997 |
Horror |
R |
$1,915,297 |
408,378 |
50 |
I Know What You Did Last Su… |
Oct 17, 1997 |
Horror |
R |
$1,823,116 |
388,724 |
51 |
The Butcher Boy |
Apr 3, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,822,193 |
388,527 |
52 |
A Soldier's Daughter Never … |
Sep 18, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,775,523 |
378,576 |
53 |
Suicide Kings |
Apr 17, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,692,872 |
360,953 |
54 |
The Gingerbread Man |
Jan 23, 1998 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,626,593 |
346,821 |
55 |
Carne trémula |
Jan 16, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,535,558 |
327,411 |
56 |
Midnight in the Garden of G… |
Nov 21, 1997 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,462,474 |
311,828 |
57 |
Oscar and Lucinda |
Jan 2, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,371,526 |
292,436 |
58 |
One Tough Cop |
Oct 9, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,313,607 |
280,086 |
59 |
Permanent Midnight |
Sep 16, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,171,001 |
249,680 |
60 |
Cousin Bette |
Jun 12, 1998 |
Comedy |
R |
$1,161,063 |
247,561 |
61 |
Lolita |
Jul 22, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,147,784 |
244,730 |
62 |
C't'a ton tour Laura Cadieux |
Oct 9, 1998 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$1,045,907 |
223,007 |
63 |
The Thin Red Line |
Dec 23, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,035,166 |
220,717 |
64 |
The Little Mermaid |
Nov 15, 1989 |
Adventure |
G |
$999,528 |
213,118 |
65 |
Kiss the Girls |
Oct 3, 1997 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$770,201 |
164,221 |
66 |
Karakter |
Mar 27, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$713,413 |
152,113 |
67 |
The Ice Storm |
Sep 26, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$599,581 |
127,842 |
68 |
Starship Troopers |
Nov 7, 1997 |
Action |
R |
$448,397 |
95,607 |
69 |
Four Days in September |
Jan 30, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$310,724 |
66,252 |
70 |
Pippi Longstocking |
Aug 22, 1997 |
Musical |
G |
$301,087 |
64,197 |
71 |
Swept From The Sea |
Jan 23, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$283,081 |
60,358 |
72 |
A Civil Action |
Dec 25, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$233,545 |
49,796 |
73 |
The General |
Dec 18, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$221,816 |
47,295 |
74 |
Passion in the Desert |
Jun 12, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$181,083 |
38,610 |
75 |
Hilary and Jackie |
Dec 30, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$134,929 |
28,769 |
76 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little |
Nov 14, 1997 |
Comedy |
PG |
$123,329 |
26,296 |
77 |
Ladri di biciclette |
Oct 2, 1998 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$101,034 |
21,542 |
78 |
Affliction |
Dec 30, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$91,879 |
19,590 |
79 |
Washington Square |
Oct 5, 1997 |
Drama |
PG |
$91,818 |
19,577 |
80 |
The Night Flier |
Feb 6, 1998 |
Horror |
R |
$91,549 |
19,520 |
81 |
Illtown |
Jan 16, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$68,955 |
14,702 |
82 |
U-Turn |
Oct 3, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$44,849 |
9,562 |
83 |
Another Day in Paradise |
Dec 30, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$31,333 |
6,680 |
84 |
Regeneration |
Aug 14, 1998 |
|
R |
$19,273 |
4,109 |
85 |
Notes from Underground |
Mar 6, 1998 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$5,000 |
1,066 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,166,557,375 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 248,732,876 |
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