#1 of 4 #1 drama movie of Week 40, 1998
1998 · Drama, Fantasy
$55.4M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$55.4M US & Canada · 100% $239 elsewhere · <1%
Drama box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 1998
Drama Box Office, Week 40 of 1998: Drama Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3
What Dreams May Come (1998) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $55.4M worldwide, ahead of Forever Love (1998) at $2M and Hideous Kinky (1998) at $1.3M. 4 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $58.7M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada. That is 13.3 times the total of Week 39, 1998, whose releases took $4.4M.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $58.7M
- What Dreams May Come (1998), the #1
- $55.4M
- vs Week 39, 1998
- ×13.3
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 40 of 1998?
What Dreams May Come (1998) leads with $55.4M, 94% of the total. The top 4 together took $58.7M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 40 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 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3).
- 1 Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $55.4M Rest of the world: $239 Worldwide: $55.4M
- 2 Sep 27, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
- 3 Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
- 4 Sep 27, 1998 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 1998?
Of the top 4, Hideous Kinky (1998) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while What Dreams May Come (1998) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $56.7M (97%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 What Dreams May Come (1998) $55.4M $55.4M US & Canada · 100% $239 elsewhere · <1%
- 2 Forever Love (1998) $2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Hideous Kinky (1998) $1.3M $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 I Stand Alone (1998) $7K $7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $58.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 27–Oct 3) with $58.7M, led by What Dreams May Come (1998).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Dance with Me (1998) $25.6M Dance with Me (1998)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 54 (1998) $29.2M 54 (1998)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) $2.4M Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Rounders (1998) $44.5M Rounders (1998)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 One True Thing (1998) $30.3M One True Thing (1998)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Pecker (1998) $4.4M Pecker (1998)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 What Dreams May Come (1998) $58.7M What Dreams May Come (1998)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 Holy Man (1998) $15M Holy Man (1998)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Beloved (1998) $25.9M Beloved (1998)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 1998 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1990 earned the most: $91.9M from 8 films, led by Marked for Death (1990). Week 40, 1998 took $58.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 1989 Oct 1–7 2 films | 2 | $24.8M | – | An Innocent Man (1989) $20M |
| Week 40, 1990 Sep 30–Oct 6 8 films · +271% | 8 | $91.9M | +271% | Marked for Death (1990) $58M |
| Week 40, 1991 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · −69% | 6 | $28.9M | −69% | Ricochet (1991) $21.8M |
| Week 40, 1992 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · +209% | 5 | $89.4M | +209% | The Mighty Ducks (1992) $50.8M |
| Week 40, 1993 Sep 26–Oct 2 3 films · −86% | 3 | $12.8M | −86% | For Love or Money (1993) $11.1M |
| Week 40, 1994 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · +111% | 4 | $26.9M | +111% | Jason’s Lyric (1994) $20.9M |
| Week 40, 1995 Oct 1–7 2 films · +56% | 2 | $41.9M | +56% | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) $41.2M |
| Week 40, 1996 Sep 29–Oct 5 7 films · +95% | 7 | $81.8M | +95% | That Thing You Do! (1996) $34.6M |
| Week 40, 1997 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · −16% | 5 | $69.1M | −16% | Kiss the Girls (1997) $60.5M |
| Week 40, 1998 Sep 27–Oct 3 4 films · −15% | 4 | $58.7M | −15% | What Dreams May Come (1998) $55.4M |
Archive
Drama Box Office in 1998, Week by Week
49 weeks of 1998 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 30 (Jul 19–25) with $483.4M, led by Saving Private Ryan (1998).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $27.5K
- Week 3 $48.2M
- Week 4 $5.9M
- Week 5 $71.4M
- Week 6 $21.5M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $11.5M
- Week 9 $6.8M
- Week 10 $2.6M
- Week 11 $183.1M
- Week 12 $52.9M
- Week 13 $12M
- Week 14 $117M
- Week 15 $31.3M
- Week 16 $77M
- Week 17 $14M
- Week 18 $38.5M
- Week 19 $349.5M
- Week 20 $188.5M
- Week 21 $45.8M
- Week 22 $84.5M
- Week 23 $264.3M
- Week 24 $3.3M
- Week 25 $3.3M
- Week 26 $16.2M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $33.5M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $483.4M
- Week 31 $146.3M
- Week 32 $55.1M
- Week 33 $53.1M
- Week 34 $25.6M
- Week 35 $29.2M
- Week 36 $2.4M
- Week 37 $44.5M
- Week 38 $30.3M
- Week 39 $4.4M
- Week 40 $58.7M
- Week 41 $15M
- Week 42 $25.9M
- Week 43 $303.9M
- Week 44 $42.1M
- Week 45 $216M
- Week 46 $142.9M
- Week 47 $402.8M
- Week 48 $79.7M
- Week 49 $4.7M
- Week 50 $357.4M
- Week 51 $219.8M
- Week 52 $424.8M
- Week 53 $12.4M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 40 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?
What Dreams May Come (1998) leads with $55.4M worldwide, $55.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Forever Love (1998) at $2M and Hideous Kinky (1998) at $1.3M.
How much did drama movies released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?
4 drama films released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $58.7M in all, or $14.7M per film on average. Week 39, 1998 releases took $4.4M.
How many drama movies released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, What Dreams May Come (1998), earned $55.4M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 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 40, 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.