#1 of 3 #1 romance 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%
Romance box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 1998
Romance Box Office, Week 40 of 1998: Romance Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3
What Dreams May Come (1998) is the highest-grossing romance 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. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $58.7M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $58.7M
- What Dreams May Come (1998), the #1
- $55.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 97%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 40 of 1998?
What Dreams May Come (1998) leads with $55.4M, 94% of the total. The top 3 together took $58.7M, almost all of what the 3 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 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance 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
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) $20.5M Dance with Me (1998)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) $12.5M Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Phoenix (1998) $54.1K Phoenix (1998)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Permanent Midnight (1998) $1.2M Permanent Midnight (1998)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 The Velocity of Gary (1998) $2.1K The Velocity of Gary (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 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Practical Magic (1998) $46.7M Practical Magic (1998)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 1998 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1998 earned the most: $58.7M from 3 films, led by What Dreams May Come (1998).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 1989 Oct 1–7 1 film | 1 | $1.2M | – | Queen of Hearts (1989) $1.2M |
| Week 40, 1990 Sep 30–Oct 6 1 film · −2% | 1 | $1.2M | −2% | The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990) $1.2M |
| Week 40, 1991 Sep 29–Oct 5 4 films · +479% | 4 | $7.1M | +479% | Shout (1991) $3.5M |
| Week 40, 1992 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film · +177% | 1 | $19.5M | +177% | Hero (1992) $19.5M |
| Week 40, 1993 Sep 26–Oct 2 3 films · −35% | 3 | $12.8M | −35% | For Love or Money (1993) $11.1M |
| Week 40, 1994 Sep 25–Oct 1 1 film · +63% | 1 | $20.9M | +63% | Jason’s Lyric (1994) $20.9M |
| Week 40, 1995 Oct 1–7 1 film · +98% | 1 | $41.2M | +98% | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) $41.2M |
| Week 40, 1996 Sep 29–Oct 5 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 40, 1997 Sep 28–Oct 4 3 films | 3 | $5.3M | – | The Matchmaker (1997) $3.4M |
| Week 40, 1998 Sep 27–Oct 3 3 films · +1010% | 3 | $58.7M | +1010% | What Dreams May Come (1998) $55.4M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 1998, Week by Week
48 weeks of 1998 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 12–18) with $620.2M, led by There's Something About Mary (1998).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $27.5K
- Week 3 $1.8M
- Week 4 $238.5K
- Week 5 $55.5M
- Week 6 $11.2M
- Week 7 $123.3M
- Week 8 $23.3M
- Week 9 $4.2M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $98.2K
- Week 12 $500K
- Week 13 $1.5M
- Week 14 $7.9K
- Week 15 $198.7M
- Week 16 $46.9M
- Week 17 $12M
- Week 18 $16.6M
- Week 19 $8.2M
- Week 20 $186.9M
- Week 21 $35.1M
- Week 22 $84.5M
- Week 23 $332K
- Week 24 $193.7M
- Week 25 $2M
- Week 26 $80.2M
- Week 27 $553.7M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $620.2M
- Week 30 $3.1M
- Week 31 $101.7M
- Week 32 $2.7K
- Week 33 $47.6M
- Week 34 $20.5M
- Week 35 $12.5M
- Week 36 $54.1K
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $1.2M
- Week 39 $2.1K
- Week 40 $58.7M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $46.7M
- Week 43 $230.6M
- Week 44 $18.3M
- Week 45 $82.2M
- Week 46 $142.9M
- Week 47 $163
- Week 48 $10.6M
- Week 49 $4.6M
- Week 50 $289.3M
- Week 51 $250.8M
- Week 52 $389.3K
- Week 53 $166.1K
FAQ
Romance 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance 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 romance movies released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?
3 romance films released in week 40 of 1998 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $58.7M in all, or $19.6M per film on average.
How many romance 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 romance 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 romance 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.