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Documentary box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–3, 1998

Documentary Box Office, Week 1 of 1998: Documentary Releases of Jan 1–3

Mysteries of Egypt (1998) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 1 of 1998 (Jan 1–3), with $44.7M worldwide. 1 documentary film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $44.7M in all, 91% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$44.7M
Mysteries of Egypt (1998), the #1
$44.7M
earned in the US & Canada
91%
Mysteries of Egypt (1998) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 documentary movie of Week 1, 1998

Mysteries of Egypt (1998)

1998 · Documentary, History

$44.7M worldwide

$40.6M US & Canada · 91% $4.1M elsewhere · 9%
The chart

The Only Documentary Release of Week 1 of 1998 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 1 of 1998 (Jan 1–3).

  1. 1 Mysteries of Egypt (1998) movie poster
    Mysteries of Egypt (1998) 1998 · English · Documentary, History $44.7M worldwide
    1998 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $44.7M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 1 of 1998: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 1 of 1998 (Jan 1–3)?

Mysteries of Egypt (1998) leads with $44.7M worldwide, $40.6M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did documentary movies released in week 1 of 1998 (Jan 1–3) earn?

1 documentary film released in week 1 of 1998 (Jan 1–3) reports a worldwide gross, $44.7M in all, or $44.7M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 1 of 1998 (Jan 1–3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mysteries of Egypt (1998), earned $44.7M.

How much of the Week 1, 1998 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$40.6M of the $44.7M total, or 91%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 1998 documentary box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 1 of 1998 (Jan 1–3). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 1, 1998 documentary box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.