#1 of 6 1998 · Action, Thriller
$285.4M worldwide · 76% of the chart's total
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 28 of 1998 (Jul 5–11), with $285.4M worldwide, ahead of Small Soldiers (1998) at $54.7M and Madeline (1998) at $30M. 6 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $374.2M in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By genre, Action leads with $340.1M across 2 releases.
#1 of 6 1998 · Action, Thriller
$285.4M worldwide · 76% of the chart's total
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) leads with $285.4M, 76% of the total. The top 5 together took $373.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 28 of 1998 (Jul 5–11).
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $130.4M Rest of the world: $155M Worldwide: $285.4M
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $54.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.7M
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30M
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2M
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $563.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $563.5K
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $307K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $307K Of the top 6, Small Soldiers (1998) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) made 54% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $219.2M (59%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 28 releases took $374.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 23 (May 31–Jun 6) with $697M, led by Mulan (1998).
Of these 10 years, Week 28, 1994 earned the most: $678.2M from 1 film, led by Forrest Gump (1994). Week 28, 1998 took $374.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 28, 1989 Jul 9–15 5 films | 5 | $251.5M | – | Licence to Kill (1989) $156.2M |
| Week 28, 1990 Jul 8–14 3 films · +116% | 3 | $542.4M | +116% | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| Week 28, 1991 Jul 7–13 3 films · −66% | 3 | $184.1M | −66% | Point Break (1991) $83.5M |
| Week 28, 1992 Jul 5–11 5 films · −59% | 5 | $75.7M | −59% | Universal Soldier (1992) $36.3M |
| Week 28, 1993 Jul 4–10 3 films · +225% | 3 | $246.2M | +225% | In the Line of Fire (1993) $177M |
| Week 28, 1994 Jul 3–9 1 film · +175% | 1 | $678.2M | +175% | Forrest Gump (1994) $678.2M |
| Week 28, 1995 Jul 9–15 4 films · −55% | 4 | $308.6M | −55% | Nine Months (1995) $138.5M |
| Week 28, 1996 Jul 7–13 1 film · −100% | 1 | $25.9K | −100% | Army Daze (1996) $25.9K |
| Week 28, 1997 Jul 6–12 6 films · +766677% | 6 | $198.5M | +766677% | Contact (1997) $171.1M |
| Week 28, 1998 Jul 5–11 6 films · +89% | 6 | $374.2M | +89% | Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) $285.4M |
53 weeks of 1998 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (May 31–Jun 6) with $697M, led by Mulan (1998).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 6 films as the chart.
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) leads with $285.4M worldwide, $130.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Small Soldiers (1998) at $54.7M and Madeline (1998) at $30M.
6 films released in week 28 of 1998 (Jul 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $374.2M in all, or $62.4M per film on average.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) with $285.4M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 28 of 1998 (Jul 5–11). 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.
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.