#1 of 21 #1 horror movie of 1998
1998 · Action, Sci-Fi
$379M worldwide · 41% of the chart's total
$136.3M US & Canada · 36% $242.7M elsewhere · 64%
Horror box office · 1998
Horror Box Office 1998: Highest-Grossing Horror Movies
Godzilla (1998) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in 1998, with $379M worldwide, ahead of The X Files (1998) at $189.2M and Urban Legend (1998) at $72.5M. 21 horror films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $929.6M in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 29% on 1997, whose releases took $720.6M. By language, English leads with $529.3M across 15 horror releases.
- 1998 releases with a gross
- 21
- combined worldwide
- $929.6M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 1997
- +29%
#1 of 21 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of 1998?
Godzilla (1998) leads with $379M, 41% of the total. The top 5 together took $746.4M, 80% of what all 21 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Horror Release 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 1998.
- 1 May 19, 1998 US and Canada: $136.3M Rest of the world: $242.7M Worldwide: $379M
- 2 Jun 19, 1998 US and Canada: $83.9M Rest of the world: $105.3M Worldwide: $189.2M
- 3 Sep 25, 1998 US and Canada: $38.1M Rest of the world: $34.5M Worldwide: $72.5M
- 4 Aug 5, 1998 US and Canada: $55M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $55M
- 5 Oct 16, 1998 US and Canada: $32.4M Rest of the world: $18.3M Worldwide: $50.7M
- 6
Dec 25, 1998 US and Canada: $40.3M Rest of the world: $465 Worldwide: $40.3M - 7
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)Nov 13, 1998 US and Canada: $40M Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $40M
Nov 13, 1998 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $40M worldwide - 8
Jan 16, 1998 US and Canada: $25.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.2M - 9
Oct 30, 1998 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M - 10
Apr 10, 1998 US and Canada: $19.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.2M - 11
Jul 24, 1998 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.5M - 12
Jan 30, 1998 US and Canada: $11.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.2M - 13
Jan 23, 1998 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6M - 14
Apr 17, 1998 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 15
Mar 19, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $831.8K - 16
Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $713.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $713.2K - 17
Sep 11, 1998 US and Canada: $501.8K Rest of the world: $63.9K Worldwide: $565.7K - 18
Jan 31, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $364.8K - 19
Feb 6, 1998 US and Canada: $125.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $125.4K - 20
Mar 9, 1998 US and Canada: $12.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.1K - 21
Mar 11, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1998?
Of the top 10, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Godzilla (1998) made 64% of its gross abroad. Across all 21 films, $527.6M (57%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Godzilla (1998) $379M $136.3M US & Canada · 36% $242.7M elsewhere · 64%
- 2 The X Files (1998) $189.2M $83.9M US & Canada · 44% $105.3M elsewhere · 56%
- 3 Urban Legend (1998) $72.5M $38.1M US & Canada · 52% $34.5M elsewhere · 48%
- 4 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) $55M $55M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Bride of Chucky (1998) $50.7M $32.4M US & Canada · 64% $18.3M elsewhere · 36%
- 6 The Faculty (1998) $40.3M $40.3M US & Canada · 100% $465 elsewhere · <1%
- 7 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) $40M $40M US & Canada · 100% $1.5K elsewhere · <1%
- 8 Fallen (1998) $25.2M $25.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Vampires (1998) $20.3M $20.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Species II (1998) $19.2M $19.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1998 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 21 films crossed $100M and took $568.2M between them, 61% of the total. 9 films, 43% of the list, earned under $10M.
61% 38%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 10% of the list $568.2M · 61% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 10 films, 48% of the list $352M · 38% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 43% of the list $9.4M · 1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1998 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $379M from 1 film, led by Godzilla (1998). February was the quietest month ($125.4K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Fallen (1998) $42.4M Fallen (1998)
- February Feb The Night Flier (1998) $125.4K The Night Flier (1998)
- March Mar Tale of the Mummy (1998) $845.1K Tale of the Mummy (1998)
- April Apr Species II (1998) $20.4M Species II (1998)
- May May Godzilla (1998) $379M Godzilla (1998)
- June Jun The X Files (1998) $189.2M The X Files (1998)
- July Jul Disturbing Behavior (1998) $17.5M Disturbing Behavior (1998)
- August Aug Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) $55M Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
- September Sep Urban Legend (1998) $73.1M Urban Legend (1998)
- October Oct Bride of Chucky (1998) $71.7M Bride of Chucky (1998)
- November Nov I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) $40M I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
- December Dec The Faculty (1998) $40.3M The Faculty (1998)
Last 10 years
How Does 1998 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1998 earned the most: $929.6M from 21 films, led by Godzilla (1998).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 24 films | 24 | $214.3M | – | Pet Sematary (1989) $57.5M |
| 1990 30 films · +110% | 30 | $450.5M | +110% | Flatliners (1990) $61.5M |
| 1991 14 films · −37% | 14 | $285.2M | −37% | Cape Fear (1991) $182.3M |
| 1992 16 films · +100% | 16 | $571M | +100% | Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) $215.9M |
| 1993 20 films · −71% | 20 | $165M | −71% | The Good Son (1993) $60.6M |
| 1994 7 films · +123% | 7 | $368.5M | +123% | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) $223.7M |
| 1995 20 films · −23% | 20 | $283.3M | −23% | Species (1995) $113.4M |
| 1996 11 films · +26% | 11 | $357.9M | +26% | Scream (1996) $173M |
| 1997 14 films · +101% | 14 | $720.6M | +101% | Scream 2 (1997) $172.4M |
| 1998 21 films · +29% | 21 | $929.6M | +29% | Godzilla (1998) $379M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Horror Movies Speak in 1998?
English-language horror films took $529.3M across 15 films, 57% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language horror films ($364.8K) and German-language horror films ($1.3K).
Archive
Horror Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $3.7B, led by Venom (2018).
2020s 7 years · $15.4B
- 2026 so far $2.5B #1 Backrooms (2026)
- 2025 $2.7B #1 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
- 2024 $2.6B #1 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- 2023 $2.7B #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- 2022 $2.6B #1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- 2021 $1.6B #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
- 2020 $697.4M #1 The Invisible Man (2020)
2010s 10 years · $22.6B
- 2019 $3.1B #1 It: Chapter Two (2019)
- 2018 $3.7B #1 Venom (2018)
- 2017 $3.5B #1 It (2017)
- 2016 $1.9B #1 The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- 2015 $1.6B #1 Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
- 2014 $1.4B #1 Annabelle (2014)
- 2013 $2.2B #1 World War Z (2013)
- 2012 $2.7B #1 Prometheus (2012)
- 2011 $1.1B #1 Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
- 2010 $1.3B #1 Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
2000s 10 years · $12.1B
- 2009 $1.4B #1 The Final Destination (2009)
- 2008 $661.8M #1 Saw V (2008)
- 2007 $1.6B #1 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- 2006 $1.2B #1 Saw III (2006)
- 2005 $1.7B #1 Constantine (2005)
- 2004 $1.3B #1 The Grudge (2004)
- 2003 $970.4M #1 Gothika (2003)
- 2002 $1.1B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $712.3M #1 The Others (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 What Lies Beneath (2000)
1990s 10 years · $5.4B
- 1999 $1.3B #1 The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- 1998 $929.6M #1 Godzilla (1998)
- 1997 $720.6M #1 Scream 2 (1997)
- 1996 $357.9M #1 Scream (1996)
- 1995 $283.3M #1 Species (1995)
- 1994 $368.5M #1 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
- 1993 $165M #1 The Good Son (1993)
- 1992 $571M #1 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
- 1991 $285.2M #1 Cape Fear (1991)
- 1990 $450.5M #1 Flatliners (1990)
1980s 10 years · $2.5B
- 1989 $214.3M #1 Pet Sematary (1989)
- 1988 $284.7M #1 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- 1987 $325.5M #1 The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- 1986 $262.9M #1 The Fly (1986)
- 1985 $185.9M #1 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- 1984 $303.5M #1 Gremlins (1984)
- 1983 $243.8M #1 Jaws 3-D (1983)
- 1982 $289M #1 Poltergeist (1982)
- 1981 $209.9M #1 An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- 1980 $175M #1 The Shining (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.7B
- 1979 $279.6M #1 Alien (1979)
- 1978 $286.6M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $45.7M #1 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
- 1976 $149.4M #1 The Omen (1976)
- 1975 $481.8M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $32.1M #1 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- 1973 $431.3M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $1.6K #1 Images (1972)
- 1971 $2.7M #1 THX 1138 (1971)
- 1970 $40.6K #1 Multiple Maniacs (1970)
1960s 10 years · $33M
- 1969 $171 #1 Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
- 1968 $242.2K #1 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- 1967 $240.1K #1 Night of the Big Heat (1967)
- 1966 $5.6K #1 Eye of the Devil (1966)
- 1965 $34.7K #1 Repulsion (1965)
- 1964 $1.2K #1 Onibaba (1964)
- 1963 $55.4K #1 The Birds (1963)
- 1962 $4.5K #1 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- 1961 $30.2K #1 The Innocents (1961)
- 1960 $32.4M #1 Psycho (1960)
1950s 7 years · $24.4M
1940s 5 years · $42.7K
1930s 6 years · $168.1K
FAQ
Horror Box Office 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 21 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in 1998?
Godzilla (1998) leads with $379M worldwide, $136.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The X Files (1998) at $189.2M and Urban Legend (1998) at $72.5M.
How much did horror movies released in 1998 earn?
21 horror films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $929.6M in all, or $44.3M per film on average. 1997 releases took $720.6M.
How many horror movies released in 1998 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Godzilla (1998) with $379M.
How is the 1998 horror 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 1998. 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 1998 horror 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.