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
1 January 4, 1998 Titanic $33,315,278 [2]
2 January 11, 1998 $28,716,310 Titanic became the first film since The Birdcage to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [3]
3 January 18, 1998 $30,010,633 Titanic became the first film since The Fugitive to top the box office for five consecutive weekends and gross more than $20 million for five weekends. [4][5]
4 January 25, 1998 $25,238,720 Titanic became the first film since The Fugitive to top the box office for six consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Jerry Maguire to top the box office in its sixth weekend. [6]
5 February 1, 1998 $25,907,172 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for seven consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office in its seventh weekend. [7]
6 February 8, 1998 $23,027,838 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for eight consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Aladdin to top the box office in its eighth weekend. [8]
7 February 15, 1998 $28,167,947 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for nine consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office in its ninth weekend. [9]
8 February 22, 1998 $21,036,343 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for ten consecutive weekends as well as the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office in its tenth weekend. It also became the first film to gross more than $10 million for ten consecutive weekends. It reaches that level for another six weekends. [10]
9 March 1, 1998 $19,633,056 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for eleven consecutive weekends. [11]
10 March 8, 1998 $17,605,849 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for twelve consecutive weekends. [12]
11 March 15, 1998 $17,578,815 Titanic became the first film since Beverly Hills Cop to top the box office for thirteen consecutive weekends. Initial estimates had The Man in the Iron Mask as the number one film. [13]
12 March 22, 1998 $17,165,239 Titanic became the first film since Star Wars to top the box office for fourteen consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to top the box office in its fourteenth weekend. [14]
13 March 29, 1998 $15,213,500 Titanic became one of only two films to top the box office for fifteen consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Beverly Hills Cop to top the box office in its fifteenth weekend. It set a new record for the most consecutive weekends at #1 of the modern era. [15]
14 April 5, 1998 Lost in Space $20,154,919 Lost in Space broke Indecent Proposal's record ($18.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April. [16]
15 April 12, 1998 City of Angels $15,369,048 [17]
16 April 19, 1998 $12,332,194 [18]
17 April 26, 1998 The Big Hit $10,809,424 [19]
18 May 3, 1998 He Got Game $7,610,663 [20]
19 May 10, 1998 Deep Impact $41,152,375 [21]
20 May 17, 1998 $23,266,622 [22]
21 May 24, 1998 Godzilla $44,047,541 Godzilla had the highest weekend debut in 1998. [23]
22 May 31, 1998 $18,020,444 [24]
23 June 7, 1998 The Truman Show $31,542,121 [25]
24 June 14, 1998 $20,010,580 [26]
25 June 21, 1998 The X-Files $30,138,758 [27]
26 June 28, 1998 Doctor Dolittle $29,014,324 [28]
27 July 5, 1998 Armageddon $36,089,972 [29]
28 July 12, 1998 Lethal Weapon 4 $34,048,124 [30]
29 July 19, 1998 The Mask of Zorro $22,525,855 [31]
30 July 26, 1998 Saving Private Ryan $30,576,104 [32]
31 August 2, 1998 $23,601,801 [33]
32 August 9, 1998 $17,398,000 [34]
33 August 16, 1998 $13,157,819 Saving Private Ryan became the first film since Titanic to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [35]
34 August 23, 1998 Blade $17,073,856 [36]
35 August 30, 1998 $10,925,976 [37]
36 September 6, 1998 There's Something About Mary $10,920,201 There's Something About Mary reached #1 in its eighth weekend of release. It also became the first film since Titanic to top the box office in its eighth weekend. [38]
37 September 13, 1998 Rounders $8,459,126 [39]
38 September 20, 1998 Rush Hour $33,001,803 Rush Hour broke The First Wives Club's record ($18.9 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September. [40]
39 September 27, 1998 $21,202,929 [41]
40 October 4, 1998 Antz $17,195,160 Antz broke Stargate's record ($16.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October. [42]
41 October 11, 1998 $14,713,918 [43]
42 October 18, 1998 Practical Magic $13,104,694 [44]
43 October 25, 1998 Pleasantville $8,855,063 [45]
44 November 1, 1998 Vampires $9,106,497 [46]
45 November 8, 1998 The Waterboy $39,414,071 The Waterboy broke Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls's record ($37.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November. [47]
46 November 15, 1998 $24,431,129 [48]
47 November 22, 1998 The Rugrats Movie $27,321,470 The Rugrats Movie broke Beavis and Butt-Head Do America's record ($20.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-Disney animated film. [49]
48 November 29, 1998 A Bug's Life $33,258,052 [50]
49 December 6, 1998 $17,174,218 [51]
50 December 13, 1998 Star Trek: Insurrection $22,052,836 [52]
51 December 20, 1998 You've Got Mail $18,426,749 [53]
52 December 27, 1998 Patch Adams $25,262,280 [54]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar gross

Highest-grossing films of 1998 by calendar gross:[55]

Rank Title Studio(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, Gloria Stuart, Suzy Amis 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, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg and Jeremy Davies 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, Oliver Platt, Jeffrey Tambor, Peter Boyle, Richard Schiff, Raven-Symone, Kyla Pratt, Norm MacDonald and Chris Rock 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, Elizabeth Peña, Tzi Ma, Ken Leung, Mark Rolston and Rex Linn 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 Ryan DreamWorks $216,540,909
2. Armageddon Disney $201,578,182
3. There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox $176,484,651
4. A Bug's Life Disney $162,798,565
5. The Waterboy $161,491,646
6. Dr. Dolittle Fox $144,156,605
7. Rush Hour New Line Cinema $141,186,864
8. Deep Impact Paramount $140,464,664
9. Godzilla TriStar $136,314,294
10. Patch Adams Universal $135,026,902


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1998
G A Bug's Life
PG The Truman Show
PG-13 Armageddon
R Saving Private Ryan

See also

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