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Drama box office · Week 34 · Aug 16–22, 1998

Drama Box Office, Week 34 of 1998: Drama Releases of Aug 16–22

Dance with Me (1998) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 34 of 1998 (Aug 16–22), with $15.9M worldwide, ahead of Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) at $4.7M and Next Stop Wonderland (1998) at $3.4M. 5 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 52% on Week 33, 1998, whose releases took $53.1M. By language, English leads with $25.2M across 4 drama releases.

week 34 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$25.6M
Dance with Me (1998), the #1
$15.9M
vs Week 33, 1998
−52%
Dance with Me (1998) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 drama movie of Week 34, 1998

Dance with Me (1998)

1998 · Drama, Music

$15.9M worldwide · 62% of the chart's total

$15.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 34 of 1998?

Dance with Me (1998) leads with $15.9M, 62% of the total. The top 5 together took $25.6M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Dance with Me (1998) movie poster Number 1
    $15.9M Dance with Me (1998)
    $15.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) movie poster Number 2
    $4.7M Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
    $4.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Next Stop Wonderland (1998) movie poster Number 3
    $3.4M Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
    $3.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Get Real (1998) movie poster Number 4
    $1.2M Get Real (1998)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 98% $23.6K elsewhere · 2%
  5. The Eel (1998) movie poster Number 5
    $424.7K The Eel (1998)
    $418.5K US & Canada · 99% $6.2K elsewhere · 1%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 34 of 1998, Ranked by Worldwide 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 34 of 1998 (Aug 16–22).

  1. 1 Dance with Me (1998) movie poster
    Dance with Me (1998) Aug 21, 1998 · English · Drama, Music, Romance $15.9M worldwide
    Aug 21, 1998 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9M
  2. 2 Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) movie poster
    Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) Aug 21, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $4.7M worldwide
    Aug 21, 1998 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7M
  3. 3 Next Stop Wonderland (1998) movie poster
    Next Stop Wonderland (1998) Aug 21, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $3.4M worldwide
    Aug 21, 1998 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M
  4. 4 Get Real (1998) movie poster
    Get Real (1998) Aug 16, 1998 · English · Romance, Drama $1.2M worldwide
    Aug 16, 1998 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $23.6K Worldwide: $1.2M
  5. 5 The Eel (1998) movie poster
    The Eel (1998) Aug 21, 1998 · Japanese · Drama $424.7K worldwide
    Aug 21, 1998 US and Canada: $418.5K Rest of the world: $6.2K Worldwide: $424.7K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 34 of 1998?

Of the top 5, Dance with Me (1998) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Get Real (1998) made 2% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $25.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Dance with Me (1998) $15.9M
    $15.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) $4.7M
    $4.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Next Stop Wonderland (1998) $3.4M
    $3.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Get Real (1998) $1.2M
    $1.2M US & Canada · 98% $23.6K elsewhere · 2%
  5. 5 The Eel (1998) $424.7K
    $418.5K US & Canada · 99% $6.2K elsewhere · 1%
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 1998 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 1993 earned the most: $75.4M from 2 films, led by Hard Target (1993). Week 34, 1998 took $25.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 1989 Aug 20–26 5 films 5 $19.9M – The Package (1989) $10.6M
Week 34, 1990 Aug 19–25 2 films · −29% 2 $14.2M −29% Pump Up the Volume (1990) $11.5M
Week 34, 1991 Aug 18–24 4 films · +263% 4 $51.6M +263% Dead Again (1991) $38M
Week 34, 1992 Aug 16–22 4 films · −67% 4 $16.8M −67% Rapid Fire (1992) $14.4M
Week 34, 1993 Aug 15–21 2 films · +349% 2 $75.4M +349% Hard Target (1993) $74.2M
Week 34, 1994 Aug 14–20 1 film · −100% 1 $364.2K −100% Nostradamus (1994) $364.2K
Week 34, 1995 Aug 20–26 3 films · +12589% 3 $46.2M +12589% Desperado (1995) $25.4M
Week 34, 1996 Aug 18–24 4 films · −78% 4 $10.2M −78% She's the One (1996) $9.5M
Week 34, 1997 Aug 17–23 2 films · +533% 2 $64.4M +533% G.I. Jane (1997) $48.2M
Week 34, 1998 Aug 16–22 5 films · −60% 5 $25.6M −60% Dance with Me (1998) $15.9M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 34 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 34 of 1998 (Aug 16–22)?

Dance with Me (1998) leads with $15.9M worldwide, $15.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) at $4.7M and Next Stop Wonderland (1998) at $3.4M.

How much did drama movies released in week 34 of 1998 (Aug 16–22) earn?

5 drama films released in week 34 of 1998 (Aug 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $25.6M in all, or $5.1M per film on average. Week 33, 1998 releases took $53.1M.

How many drama movies released in week 34 of 1998 (Aug 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dance with Me (1998), earned $15.9M.

How much of the Week 34, 1998 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.6M of the $25.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 1998 drama 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 34 of 1998 (Aug 16–22). 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 34, 1998 drama 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.