#1 of 311 #1 movie of 1998
1998 · Action, Adventure
$553.7M worldwide · 5% of the chart's total
$201.6M US & Canada · 36% $352.1M elsewhere · 64%
Box office · 1998
1998 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1998
Armageddon (1998) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1998, with $553.7M worldwide, ahead of Saving Private Ryan (1998) at $482.4M and Godzilla (1998) at $379M. 311 films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $11.3B in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. 37 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 10% on 1997, whose releases took $12.6B. By genre, Drama leads with $4.9B across 183 releases.
- 1998 releases with a gross
- 311
- combined worldwide
- $11.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 37
- vs 1997
- −10%
#1 of 311 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1998?
Armageddon (1998) leads with $553.7M, 5% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.1B, 19% of what all 311 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Release of 1998, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 311. 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 Jul 1, 1998 US and Canada: $201.6M Rest of the world: $352.1M Worldwide: $553.7M
- 2 Jul 24, 1998 US and Canada: $217M Rest of the world: $265.3M Worldwide: $482.4M
- 3 May 19, 1998 US and Canada: $136.3M Rest of the world: $242.7M Worldwide: $379M
- 4 Jul 15, 1998 US and Canada: $176.5M Rest of the world: $193.4M Worldwide: $369.9M
- 5 Nov 25, 1998 US and Canada: $162.8M Rest of the world: $200.5M Worldwide: $363.3M
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May 8, 1998 US and Canada: $140.5M Rest of the world: $209M Worldwide: $349.5M - 7
Jun 5, 1998 US and Canada: $120.6M Rest of the world: $183.7M Worldwide: $304.3M - 8
Jun 26, 1998 US and Canada: $144.2M Rest of the world: $150.3M Worldwide: $294.5M - 9
Dec 11, 1998 US and Canada: $100.3M Rest of the world: $189M Worldwide: $289.3M - 10
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $130.4M Rest of the world: $155M Worldwide: $285.4M - 11
Jun 5, 1998 US and Canada: $125.6M Rest of the world: $138.5M Worldwide: $264.1M - 12
Nov 16, 1998 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $139.3M Worldwide: $250.8M - 13
Dec 18, 1998 US and Canada: $115.8M Rest of the world: $135M Worldwide: $250.8M - 14
Jul 17, 1998 US and Canada: $94.1M Rest of the world: $156.2M Worldwide: $250.3M - 15
Sep 18, 1998 US and Canada: $141.2M Rest of the world: $103.5M Worldwide: $244.7M - 16
Oct 23, 1998 US and Canada: $57.6M Rest of the world: $172.5M Worldwide: $230.1M - 17
Dec 18, 1998 US and Canada: $101.4M Rest of the world: $117.2M Worldwide: $218.6M - 18
Dec 25, 1998 US and Canada: $135M Rest of the world: $67.3M Worldwide: $202.3M - 19
Apr 10, 1998 US and Canada: $78.7M Rest of the world: $120M Worldwide: $198.7M - 20
Jun 19, 1998 US and Canada: $83.9M Rest of the world: $105.3M Worldwide: $189.2M - 21
May 15, 1998 US and Canada: $75.4M Rest of the world: $111.5M Worldwide: $186.9M - 22
Nov 6, 1998 US and Canada: $161.5M Rest of the world: $24.5M Worldwide: $186M - 23
Mar 13, 1998 US and Canada: $57M Rest of the world: $126M Worldwide: $183M - 24
Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $90.8M Rest of the world: $81M Worldwide: $171.8M - 25
Jun 12, 1998 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $90.5M Worldwide: $164.8M - 26
Dec 25, 1998 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $68.6M Worldwide: $159.7M - 27
Nov 13, 1998 US and Canada: $44.6M Rest of the world: $98.3M Worldwide: $142.9M - 28
Nov 20, 1998 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $40.4M Worldwide: $140.9M - 29
Apr 3, 1998 US and Canada: $69.1M Rest of the world: $67M Worldwide: $136.2M - 30
Aug 21, 1998 US and Canada: $70.1M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $131.2M - 31
Jun 5, 1998 US and Canada: $67.6M Rest of the world: $60.4M Worldwide: $128M - 32
Feb 13, 1998 US and Canada: $80.2M Rest of the world: $43.1M Worldwide: $123.3M - 33
Nov 6, 1998 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $75.7M Worldwide: $116.7M - 34
Dec 11, 1998 US and Canada: $70.2M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $112.6M - 35
Oct 23, 1998 US and Canada: $53.4M Rest of the world: $51M Worldwide: $104.4M - 36
Aug 7, 1998 US and Canada: $55.6M Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $103.9M - 37
Mar 6, 1998 US and Canada: $57.2M Rest of the world: $45.2M Worldwide: $102.4M - 38
Jul 31, 1998 US and Canada: $65.7M Rest of the world: $32.3M Worldwide: $98M - 39
Apr 3, 1998 US and Canada: $32.9M Rest of the world: $60.2M Worldwide: $93.1M - 40
Jul 29, 1998 US and Canada: $66.3M Rest of the world: $25.8M Worldwide: $92.1M - 41
Nov 6, 1998 US and Canada: $30.1M Rest of the world: $52.1M Worldwide: $82.2M - 42
May 29, 1998 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $21.4M Worldwide: $81.5M - 43
Jun 26, 1998 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $40.2M Worldwide: $77.7M - 44
Sep 25, 1998 US and Canada: $38.1M Rest of the world: $34.5M Worldwide: $72.5M - 45
Nov 25, 1998 US and Canada: $18.3M Rest of the world: $50.8M Worldwide: $69.1M - 46
Dec 25, 1998 US and Canada: $56.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $56.7M - 47
Jan 30, 1998 US and Canada: $26.4M Rest of the world: $29.1M Worldwide: $55.5M - 48
Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $55.4M Rest of the world: $239 Worldwide: $55.4M - 49
Nov 20, 1998 US and Canada: $24.8M Rest of the world: $30.5M Worldwide: $55.3M - 50
Aug 5, 1998 US and Canada: $55M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $55M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1998?
Of the top 10, Dr. Dolittle (1998) earned the biggest share at home (49% in the US & Canada), while Shakespeare in Love (1998) made 65% of its gross abroad. Across all 311 films, $6.3B (55%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Armageddon (1998) $553.7M $201.6M US & Canada · 36% $352.1M elsewhere · 64%
- 2 Saving Private Ryan (1998) $482.4M $217M US & Canada · 45% $265.3M elsewhere · 55%
- 3 Godzilla (1998) $379M $136.3M US & Canada · 36% $242.7M elsewhere · 64%
- 4 There's Something About Mary (1998) $369.9M $176.5M US & Canada · 48% $193.4M elsewhere · 52%
- 5 A Bug's Life (1998) $363.3M $162.8M US & Canada · 45% $200.5M elsewhere · 55%
- 6 Deep Impact (1998) $349.5M $140.5M US & Canada · 40% $209M elsewhere · 60%
- 7 Mulan (1998) $304.3M $120.6M US & Canada · 40% $183.7M elsewhere · 60%
- 8 Dr. Dolittle (1998) $294.5M $144.2M US & Canada · 49% $150.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 9 Shakespeare in Love (1998) $289.3M $100.3M US & Canada · 35% $189M elsewhere · 65%
- 10 Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) $285.4M $130.4M US & Canada · 46% $155M elsewhere · 54%
Gross bands
How Many 1998 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
37 of 311 films crossed $100M and took $8.4B between them, 74% of the total. 192 films, 62% of the list, earned under $10M.
69% 23%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $553.7M · 5% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 36 films, 12% of the list $7.8B · 69% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 82 films, 26% of the list $2.6B · 23% of the gross
- Under $10M 192 films, 62% of the list $333.7M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1998 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $2.3B from 21 films, led by Armageddon (1998). January was the quietest month ($238.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Great Expectations (1998) $238.5M Great Expectations (1998)
- February Feb The Wedding Singer (1998) $276.3M The Wedding Singer (1998)
- March Mar The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) $457.9M The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
- April Apr City of Angels (1998) $643.5M City of Angels (1998)
- May May Godzilla (1998) $1.2B Godzilla (1998)
- June Jun Mulan (1998) $1.5B Mulan (1998)
- July Jul Armageddon (1998) $2.3B Armageddon (1998)
- August Aug Blade (1998) $447M Blade (1998)
- September Sep Rush Hour (1998) $453.7M Rush Hour (1998)
- October Oct Life Is Beautiful (1998) $872.1M Life Is Beautiful (1998)
- November Nov A Bug's Life (1998) $1.5B A Bug's Life (1998)
- December Dec Shakespeare in Love (1998) $1.5B Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Last 10 years
How Does 1998 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1997 earned the most: $12.6B from 280 films, led by Titanic (1997). 1998 took $11.3B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 235 films | 235 | $6.1B | – | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $474.2M |
| 1990 227 films · +10% | 227 | $6.7B | +10% | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| 1991 262 films · −8% | 262 | $6.2B | −8% | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $517.8M |
| 1992 213 films · +2% | 213 | $6.3B | +2% | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
| 1993 252 films · +13% | 252 | $7.1B | +13% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
| 1994 243 films · +19% | 243 | $8.5B | +19% | The Lion King (1994) $979.2M |
| 1995 276 films · +12% | 276 | $9.5B | +12% | Toy Story (1995) $394.4M |
| 1996 283 films · +4% | 283 | $9.9B | +4% | Independence Day (1996) $817.4M |
| 1997 280 films · +28% | 280 | $12.6B | +28% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 311 films · −10% | 311 | $11.3B | −10% | Armageddon (1998) $553.7M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1998?
Drama took $4.9B across 183 films, 43% of the total, ahead of Action ($4.3B) and Comedy ($4.2B). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $10B across 254 films, 88% of the total, ahead of French-language films ($28M) and Portuguese-language films ($6M).
1998 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $4.9B183 films · #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998) -
Action $4.3B45 films · #1 Armageddon (1998) -
Comedy $4.2B126 films · #1 There's Something About Mary (1998) -
Thriller $4.2B75 films · #1 Armageddon (1998) -
Romance $3.6B83 films · #1 Armageddon (1998) -
Adventure $3.1B32 films · #1 Armageddon (1998) -
Family $2B28 films · #1 A Bug's Life (1998) -
Sci-Fi $1.9B20 films · #1 Armageddon (1998) -
Crime $1.7B54 films · #1 Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) -
Animation $1.2B9 films · #1 A Bug's Life (1998)
1998 Box Office by Language
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English $10B254 films · #1 Armageddon (1998) -
French $28M8 films · #1 The Big Hit (1998) -
Portuguese $6M2 films · #1 Central Station (1998) -
Russian $2.6M2 films · #1 The Barber of Siberia (1998) -
Italian $2.2M5 films · #1 Besieged (1998) -
Spanish $1.9M3 films · #1 Live Flesh (1998) -
Danish $1.7M2 films · #1 The Celebration (1998) -
Japanese $1.2M6 films · #1 The Eel (1998) -
Chinese $1M2 films · #1 Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) -
Swedish $319.9K2 films · #1 Under the Sun (1998)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $135.1B
2010s 10 years · $325.8B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.3B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.8B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.6B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $1B #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $243.1M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $815.8M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $171M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $156.8M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $99.5M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10.7M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $725.1K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
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 311 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 1998?
Armageddon (1998) leads with $553.7M worldwide, $201.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Saving Private Ryan (1998) at $482.4M and Godzilla (1998) at $379M.
How much did movies released in 1998 earn?
311 films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $11.3B in all, or $36.4M per film on average. 1997 releases took $12.6B.
How many movies released in 1998 made $1 billion?
None. 37 films crossed $100 million, led by Armageddon (1998) with $553.7M.
How is the 1998 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 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.