Domestic Box Office For April 1998
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Angels | $78,685,114 | 2,433 | $15,369,048 | 19.5% | 2,212 | Apr 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Lost in Space | $69,117,629 | 3,306 | $20,154,919 | 29.2% | 3,306 | Apr 3 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | Mercury Rising | $32,935,289 | 2,399 | $10,104,715 | 30.7% | 2,386 | Apr 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | The Object of My Affection | $29,187,243 | 1,990 | $9,725,855 | 33.3% | 1,890 | Apr 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | The Big Hit | $27,007,143 | 2,149 | $10,809,424 | 40% | 2,149 | Apr 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Paulie | $26,875,268 | 1,812 | $5,369,800 | 20% | 1,553 | Apr 17 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | The Players Club | $23,047,939 | 624 | $5,894,607 | 25.6% | 593 | Apr 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | Species II | $19,221,939 | 2,510 | $7,274,008 | 37.8% | 2,510 | Apr 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | The Odd Couple II | $18,912,328 | 1,852 | $4,810,288 | 25.4% | 1,650 | Apr 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Barney's Great Adventure | $12,218,638 | 833 | $2,203,865 | 18% | 540 | Apr 3 | - | PolyGram |
| 11 | Sliding Doors | $11,841,544 | 522 | $834,817 | 7% | 117 | Apr 24 | - | Miramax |
| 12 | The Spanish Prisoner | $9,584,314 | 296 | $124,011 | 1.3% | 7 | Apr 3 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | My Giant | $8,072,007 | 1,948 | $3,117,795 | 38.6% | 1,948 | Apr 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Major League: Back to the Minors | $3,572,443 | 2,322 | $2,087,011 | 58.4% | 2,322 | Apr 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Chinese Box | $2,178,160 | 106 | $97,916 | 4.5% | 12 | Apr 17 | Jul 16 | Trimark Pictures |
| 16 | Tarzan and the Lost City | $2,172,941 | 1,412 | $1,110,564 | 51.1% | 1,412 | Apr 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Two Girls and a Guy | $2,057,193 | 316 | $649,423 | 31.6% | 316 | Apr 24 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 18 | The Butcher Boy | $1,995,911 | 90 | $135,606 | 6.8% | 9 | Apr 3 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Suicide Kings | $1,740,156 | 152 | $558,081 | 32.1% | 135 | Apr 17 | Jul 23 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 20 | In God's Hands | $1,546,414 | 109 | $555,342 | 35.9% | 109 | Apr 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | Nightwatch | $1,179,002 | 300 | $585,733 | 49.7% | 300 | Apr 17 | - | Miramax |
| 22 | Déjà Vu | $1,086,181 | 39 | $29,018 | 2.7% | 7 | Apr 24 | Jan 21 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 23 | The Big One | $720,074 | 53 | $146,909 | 20.4% | 33 | Apr 10 | May 28 | Miramax |
| 24 | Wild Man Blues | $533,759 | 25 | $54,458 | 10.2% | 3 | Apr 17 | Jul 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 25 | 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | $375,805 | 120 | $150,127 | 39.9% | 120 | Apr 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | I Think I Do | $345,478 | 10 | $33,633 | 9.7% | 5 | Apr 10 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 27 | Marius and Jeannette | $285,038 | - | - | - | - | Apr 24 | Apr 8 | New Yorker Films |
| 28 | Sour Grapes | $123,104 | 28 | $123,104 | 100% | 28 | Apr 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Music from Another Room | $118,475 | - | - | - | - | Apr 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | TwentyFourSeven | $91,805 | 17 | $5,522 | 6% | 1 | Apr 15 | - | October Films |
| 31 | Homegrown | $77,910 | 35 | $77,910 | 100% | 35 | Apr 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | Sonatine | $58,834 | 6 | $17,527 | 29.8% | 2 | Apr 10 | Apr 23 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
| 33 | Stolen Moments | $9,743 | 1 | $3,636 | 37.3% | 1 | Apr 10 | - | First Run |
| 34 | The Last of the High Kings | $7,682 | 3 | $5,569 | 72.5% | 3 | Apr 10 | Apr 16 | Miramax |
