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English Box Office 1998: Highest-Grossing English Movies, Page 6

Armageddon (1998) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 1998, with $553.7M worldwide, ahead of Saving Private Ryan (1998) at $482.4M and There's Something About Mary (1998) at $369.9M. 254 English-language films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $10B in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada. 33 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 15% on 1997, whose releases took $11.8B. By genre, Drama leads with $4.5B across 146 English releases.

1998 releases with a gross
254
combined worldwide
$10B
films crossed $100M
33
vs 1997
−15%
Armageddon (1998) movie poster #1 of 254
#1 English-language movie of 1998

Armageddon (1998)

1998 · Action, Adventure

$553.7M worldwide · 6% of the chart's total

$201.6M US & Canada · 36% $352.1M elsewhere · 64%
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Every English Release of 1998, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 251 to 254 of 254. 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. 251 Telling You (1998) movie poster
    Telling You (1998) Aug 7, 1998 · Drama, Comedy $2.7K worldwide
    Aug 7, 1998 US and Canada: $2.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.7K
  2. 252 The Velocity of Gary (1998) movie poster
    The Velocity of Gary (1998) Sep 22, 1998 · Romance, Comedy $2.1K worldwide
    Sep 22, 1998 US and Canada: $2.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1K
  3. 253 I Went Down (1998) movie poster
    I Went Down (1998) Jun 24, 1998 · Action, Drama $1.7K worldwide
    Jun 24, 1998 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
  4. 254 I Want You (1998) movie poster
    I Want You (1998) Feb 15, 1998 · Music, Thriller $1.7K worldwide
    Feb 15, 1998 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
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English Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

2020s 7 years · $105.1B
2010s 10 years · $261B
2000s 10 years · $170.2B
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
1950s 10 years · $770.2M
1940s 10 years · $662.1M
1930s 10 years · $217.4M
1920s 4 years · $718.5K
1910s 1 year · $160