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Drama Box Office 1998: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies, Page 2

Saving Private Ryan (1998) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1998, with $482.4M worldwide, ahead of Deep Impact (1998) at $349.5M and Shakespeare in Love (1998) at $289.3M. 183 drama films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $4.9B in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada. 14 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 17% on 1997, whose releases took $5.9B. By language, English leads with $4.5B across 146 drama releases.

1998 releases with a gross
183
combined worldwide
$4.9B
films crossed $100M
14
vs 1997
−17%
Saving Private Ryan (1998) movie poster #1 of 183
#1 drama movie of 1998

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

1998 · Action, Drama

$482.4M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total

$217M US & Canada · 45% $265.3M elsewhere · 55%
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Every Drama Release of 1998, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 100 of 183. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1998.

  1. 51 Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) movie poster
    Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) Aug 28, 1998 · English · Drama, Romance $12.5M worldwide
    Aug 28, 1998 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.5M
  2. 52 Barney's Great Adventure (1998) movie poster
    Barney's Great Adventure (1998) Apr 3, 1998 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $12.2M worldwide
    Apr 3, 1998 US and Canada: $12.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.2M
  3. 53 Holy Man (1998) movie poster
    Holy Man (1998) Oct 9, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $12.1M worldwide
    Oct 9, 1998 US and Canada: $12.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.1M
  4. 54 Sliding Doors (1998) movie poster
    Sliding Doors (1998) Apr 24, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $11.8M worldwide
    Apr 24, 1998 US and Canada: $11.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.8M
  5. 55 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) movie poster
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) May 22, 1998 · English · Drama, Fantasy $10.7M worldwide
    May 22, 1998 US and Canada: $10.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.7M
  6. 56 Home Fries (1998) movie poster
    Home Fries (1998) Nov 25, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $10.5M worldwide
    Nov 25, 1998 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.5M
  7. 57 The Newton Boys (1998) movie poster
    The Newton Boys (1998) Mar 27, 1998 · English · Action, Drama, History $10.5M worldwide
    Mar 27, 1998 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.5M
  8. 58 Belly (1998) movie poster
    Belly (1998) Nov 4, 1998 · English · Drama, Crime $9.6M worldwide
    Nov 4, 1998 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.6M
  9. 59 The Spanish Prisoner (1998) movie poster
    The Spanish Prisoner (1998) Apr 3, 1998 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $9.6M worldwide
    Apr 3, 1998 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.6M
  10. 60 Apt Pupil (1998) movie poster
    Apt Pupil (1998) Oct 23, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller $8.9M worldwide
    Oct 23, 1998 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.9M
  11. 61 Return to Paradise (1998) movie poster
    Return to Paradise (1998) Aug 14, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller, Romance $8.3M worldwide
    Aug 14, 1998 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3M
  12. 62 My Giant (1998) movie poster
    My Giant (1998) Apr 10, 1998 · English · Drama, Family, Comedy $8.1M worldwide
    Apr 10, 1998 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1M
  13. 63 Croupier (1998) movie poster
    Croupier (1998) Jun 25, 1998 · English · Thriller, Drama, Crime $7.1M worldwide
    Jun 25, 1998 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $919.4K Worldwide: $7.1M
  14. 64 Caught Up (1998) movie poster
    Caught Up (1998) Feb 27, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $6.8M worldwide
    Feb 27, 1998 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.8M
  15. 65 Smoke Signals (1998) movie poster
    Smoke Signals (1998) Jun 26, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $6.7M worldwide
    Jun 26, 1998 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.7M
  16. 66 Gods and Monsters (1998) movie poster
    Gods and Monsters (1998) Nov 4, 1998 · English · Biography, Drama $6.5M worldwide
    Nov 4, 1998 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5M
  17. 67 Affliction (1998) movie poster
    Affliction (1998) Dec 30, 1998 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $6.3M worldwide
    Dec 30, 1998 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.3M
  18. 68 Central Station (1998) movie poster
    Central Station (1998) Nov 20, 1998 · Portuguese · Drama $6M worldwide
    Nov 20, 1998 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $12.4K Worldwide: $6M
  19. 69 The Opposite of Sex (1998) movie poster
    The Opposite of Sex (1998) May 22, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $5.9M worldwide
    May 22, 1998 US and Canada: $5.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9M
  20. 70 Palmetto (1998) movie poster
    Palmetto (1998) Feb 20, 1998 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $5.9M worldwide
    Feb 20, 1998 US and Canada: $5.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9M
  21. 71 Down in the Delta (1998) movie poster
    Down in the Delta (1998) Dec 25, 1998 · English · Drama $5.7M worldwide
    Dec 25, 1998 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7M
  22. 72 Phantoms (1998) movie poster
    Phantoms (1998) Jan 23, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $5.6M worldwide
    Jan 23, 1998 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6M
  23. 73 Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) movie poster
    Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) Aug 14, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $5.5M worldwide
    Aug 14, 1998 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
  24. 74 Celebrity (1998) movie poster
    Celebrity (1998) Nov 20, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $5.1M worldwide
    Nov 20, 1998 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  25. 75 Hilary and Jackie (1998) movie poster
    Hilary and Jackie (1998) Dec 30, 1998 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $4.9M worldwide
    Dec 30, 1998 US and Canada: $4.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9M
  26. 76 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
  27. 77 Little Voice (1998) movie poster
    Little Voice (1998) Dec 4, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $4.6M worldwide
    Dec 4, 1998 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
  28. 78 Dangerous Beauty (1998) movie poster
    Dangerous Beauty (1998) Feb 20, 1998 · English · Romance, Drama $4.6M worldwide
    Feb 20, 1998 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
  29. 79 The Governess (1998) movie poster
    The Governess (1998) Jul 31, 1998 · English · Drama, Romance $3.7M worldwide
    Jul 31, 1998 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7M
  30. 80 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
  31. 81 Pi (1998) movie poster
    Pi (1998) Jul 10, 1998 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $3.2M worldwide
    Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2M
  32. 82 The Last Days of Disco (1998) movie poster
    The Last Days of Disco (1998) May 29, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $3M worldwide
    May 29, 1998 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
  33. 83 Happiness (1998) movie poster
    Happiness (1998) Oct 16, 1998 · Drama, Comedy $3M worldwide
    Oct 16, 1998 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $310 Worldwide: $3M
  34. 84 The Barber of Siberia (1998) movie poster
    The Barber of Siberia (1998) Oct 30, 1998 · Russian · Comedy, Drama, Romance $2.6M worldwide
    Oct 30, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
  35. 85 Love and Death on Long Island (1998) movie poster
    Love and Death on Long Island (1998) Mar 6, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $2.6M worldwide
    Mar 6, 1998 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M
  36. 86 Buffalo '66 (1998) movie poster
    Buffalo '66 (1998) Jun 26, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $2.4M worldwide
    Jun 26, 1998 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $621 Worldwide: $2.4M
  37. 87 Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) movie poster
    Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) Sep 4, 1998 · English · Drama $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 4, 1998 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  38. 88 Pecker (1998) movie poster
    Pecker (1998) Sep 25, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 25, 1998 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  39. 89 Wilde (1998) movie poster
    Wilde (1998) May 1, 1998 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $2.2M worldwide
    May 1, 1998 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M
  40. 90 Left Luggage (1998) movie poster
    Left Luggage (1998) Mar 30, 1998 · English · Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Mar 30, 1998 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $2.1M
  41. 91 Zero Effect (1998) movie poster
    Zero Effect (1998) Jan 30, 1998 · English · Mystery, Drama, Comedy $2.1M worldwide
    Jan 30, 1998 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
  42. 92 Two Girls and a Guy (1998) movie poster
    Two Girls and a Guy (1998) Apr 24, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $2.1M worldwide
    Apr 24, 1998 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
  43. 93 Besieged (1998) movie poster
    Besieged (1998) Feb 5, 1998 · Italian · Romance, Drama $2M worldwide
    Feb 5, 1998 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
  44. 94 Forever Love (1998) movie poster
    Forever Love (1998) Sep 27, 1998 · English · Drama, Romance $2M worldwide
    Sep 27, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  45. 95 High Art (1998) movie poster
    High Art (1998) Jun 12, 1998 · English · Drama, Romance $2M worldwide
    Jun 12, 1998 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
  46. 96 Hurlyburly (1998) movie poster
    Hurlyburly (1998) Sep 11, 1998 · English · Drama, Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 11, 1998 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $9.1K Worldwide: $1.8M
  47. 97 Clay Pigeons (1998) movie poster
    Clay Pigeons (1998) Sep 25, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 25, 1998 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
  48. 98 Live Flesh (1998) movie poster
    Live Flesh (1998) Jan 16, 1998 · Spanish · Drama, Thriller, Romance $1.8M worldwide
    Jan 16, 1998 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $943 Worldwide: $1.8M
  49. 99 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) movie poster
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) Sep 18, 1998 · English · Drama $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 18, 1998 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
  50. 100 Suicide Kings (1998) movie poster
    Suicide Kings (1998) Apr 17, 1998 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $1.7M worldwide
    Apr 17, 1998 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M
Archive

Drama Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).

2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
1970s 10 years · $5B
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
1910s 1 year · $160