Domestic Box Office For Summer 1998
Summer 1998 is May 1-September 7.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saving Private Ryan | $216,540,909 | 2,807 | $30,576,104 | 14.1% | 2,463 | Jul 24 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | Armageddon | $201,578,182 | 3,184 | $36,089,972 | 17.9% | 3,127 | Jul 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | There's Something About Mary | $176,484,651 | 2,555 | $13,740,644 | 7.8% | 2,186 | Jul 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Doctor Dolittle | $144,156,605 | 2,871 | $29,014,324 | 20.1% | 2,777 | Jun 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Deep Impact | $140,464,664 | 3,280 | $41,152,375 | 29.3% | 3,156 | May 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Godzilla | $136,314,294 | 3,310 | $44,047,541 | 32.3% | 3,310 | May 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $130,444,603 | 3,117 | $34,048,124 | 26.1% | 3,117 | Jul 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Truman Show | $125,618,201 | 2,911 | $31,542,121 | 25.1% | 2,315 | Jun 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Mulan | $120,620,254 | 2,953 | $22,745,143 | 18.9% | 2,888 | Jun 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | The Mask of Zorro | $94,095,523 | 2,515 | $22,525,855 | 23.9% | 2,515 | Jul 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | The X Files | $83,898,313 | 2,650 | $30,138,758 | 35.9% | 2,629 | Jun 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | The Horse Whisperer | $75,383,563 | 2,362 | $13,685,488 | 18.2% | 2,039 | May 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Six Days Seven Nights | $74,339,294 | 2,606 | $16,485,276 | 22.2% | 2,550 | Jun 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Blade | $70,087,718 | 2,389 | $17,073,856 | 24.4% | 2,322 | Aug 21 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | A Perfect Murder | $67,638,368 | 2,845 | $16,615,704 | 24.6% | 2,845 | Jun 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Parent Trap | $66,308,518 | 2,407 | $11,148,497 | 16.8% | 2,247 | Jul 31 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $65,705,771 | 2,067 | $8,526,904 | 13% | 1,767 | Jul 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | Hope Floats | $60,053,195 | 2,404 | $14,210,464 | 23.7% | 2,367 | May 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Snake Eyes | $55,591,409 | 2,718 | $16,310,373 | 29.3% | 2,713 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | $55,041,738 | 2,669 | $16,187,724 | 29.4% | 2,607 | Aug 7 | - | Dimension Films |
| 21 | Small Soldiers | $54,682,547 | 2,613 | $14,047,592 | 25.7% | 2,539 | Jul 10 | Nov 19 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 22 | The Negotiator | $44,547,681 | 2,436 | $10,218,831 | 22.9% | 2,436 | Jul 31 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $37,672,941 | 1,399 | $11,318,919 | 30% | 1,395 | Aug 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | Out of Sight | $37,562,568 | 2,112 | $12,020,435 | 32% | 2,106 | Jun 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Madeline | $29,967,750 | 1,863 | $6,414,668 | 21.4% | 1,863 | Jul 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | Bulworth | $26,528,185 | 2,051 | $141,816 | 0.5% | 2 | May 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Can't Hardly Wait | $25,605,015 | 1,987 | $8,025,910 | 31.3% | 1,987 | Jun 12 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | The Avengers | $23,384,939 | 2,466 | $10,305,957 | 44.1% | 2,466 | Aug 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Quest for Camelot | $22,510,798 | 3,107 | $6,041,602 | 26.8% | 3,107 | May 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | He Got Game | $21,567,853 | 1,414 | $7,610,663 | 35.3% | 1,319 | May 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | Mafia! | $19,889,299 | 1,944 | $6,577,961 | 33.1% | 1,942 | Jul 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Disturbing Behavior | $17,514,980 | 1,842 | $7,007,714 | 40% | 1,842 | Jul 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 33 | 54 | $16,757,163 | 1,869 | $6,611,532 | 39.5% | 1,859 | Aug 28 | - | Miramax |
| 34 | Dance with Me | $15,923,122 | 1,467 | $4,507,663 | 28.3% | 1,467 | Aug 21 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | Dead Man on Campus | $15,064,946 | 1,830 | $4,704,688 | 31.2% | 1,797 | Aug 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | Les Misérables | $14,096,321 | 1,477 | $5,011,840 | 35.6% | 1,477 | May 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 37 | Black Dog | $12,951,088 | 2,050 | $4,809,375 | 37.1% | 2,025 | May 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | $12,461,773 | 1,377 | $3,946,382 | 31.7% | 1,369 | Aug 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | $10,680,275 | 1,130 | $3,338,590 | 31.3% | 1,126 | May 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | Knock Off | $10,319,915 | 1,800 | $5,516,231 | 53.5% | 1,800 | Sep 4 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | I Got the Hook Up | $10,317,779 | 655 | $3,310,349 | 32.1% | 655 | May 29 | - | Miramax |
| 42 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $10,224,116 | 1,669 | $2,603,726 | 25.5% | 1,669 | Aug 14 | - | Miramax |
| 43 | Dirty Work | $10,023,282 | 1,776 | $3,634,236 | 36.3% | 1,776 | Jun 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | Wrongfully Accused | $9,623,329 | 2,062 | $3,504,630 | 36.4% | 2,062 | Aug 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Return to Paradise | $8,341,087 | 985 | $2,465,129 | 29.6% | 965 | Aug 14 | - | PolyGram |
| 46 | Woo | $8,064,972 | 625 | $2,517,263 | 31.2% | 625 | May 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 47 | BASEketball | $7,027,290 | 1,910 | $3,086,105 | 43.9% | 1,905 | Jul 31 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | Almost Heroes | $6,136,856 | 2,048 | $2,837,928 | 46.2% | 2,048 | May 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
