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Thriller box office · Week 50 · Dec 6–12, 1998

Thriller Box Office, Week 50 of 1998: Thriller Releases of Dec 6–12

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 50 of 1998 (Dec 6–12), with $112.6M worldwide, ahead of A Simple Plan (1998) at $16.3M. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $128.9M in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 50 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$128.9M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
67%
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 50, 1998

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

1998 · Action, Adventure

$112.6M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total

$70.2M US & Canada · 62% $42.4M elsewhere · 38%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 50 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 50 of 1998 (Dec 6–12).

  1. 1 Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) movie poster
    Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) Dec 11, 1998 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $112.6M worldwide
    Dec 11, 1998 US and Canada: $70.2M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $112.6M
  2. 2 A Simple Plan (1998) movie poster
    A Simple Plan (1998) Dec 11, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $16.3M worldwide
    Dec 11, 1998 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.3M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 50 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 50 of 1998 (Dec 6–12)?

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) leads with $112.6M worldwide, $70.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Simple Plan (1998) at $16.3M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 50 of 1998 (Dec 6–12) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 50 of 1998 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $128.9M in all, or $64.5M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 50 of 1998 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) with $112.6M.

How much of the Week 50, 1998 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$86.5M of the $128.9M total, or 67%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 1998 thriller 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 50 of 1998 (Dec 6–12). 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 50, 1998 thriller 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.