Domestic Box Office For August 1998
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blade | $70,087,718 | 2,389 | $17,073,856 | 24.4% | 2,322 | Aug 21 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Snake Eyes | $55,591,409 | 2,718 | $16,310,373 | 29.3% | 2,713 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | $55,041,738 | 2,669 | $16,187,724 | 29.4% | 2,607 | Aug 7 | - | Dimension Films |
| 4 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $37,672,941 | 1,399 | $11,318,919 | 30% | 1,395 | Aug 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | The Avengers | $23,384,939 | 2,466 | $10,305,957 | 44.1% | 2,466 | Aug 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 54 | $16,757,163 | 1,869 | $6,611,532 | 39.5% | 1,859 | Aug 28 | - | Miramax |
| 7 | Dance with Me | $15,923,122 | 1,467 | $4,507,663 | 28.3% | 1,467 | Aug 21 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Dead Man on Campus | $15,064,946 | 1,830 | $4,704,688 | 31.2% | 1,797 | Aug 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | $12,461,773 | 1,377 | $3,946,382 | 31.7% | 1,369 | Aug 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | $10,224,116 | 1,669 | $2,603,726 | 25.5% | 1,669 | Aug 14 | - | Miramax |
| 11 | Wrongfully Accused | $9,623,329 | 2,062 | $3,504,630 | 36.4% | 2,062 | Aug 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Return to Paradise | $8,341,087 | 985 | $2,465,129 | 29.6% | 965 | Aug 14 | - | PolyGram |
