Domestic Box Office For July 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 | 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 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $130,444,603 | 3,117 | $34,048,124 | 26.1% | 3,117 | Jul 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Mask of Zorro | $94,095,523 | 2,515 | $22,525,855 | 23.9% | 2,515 | Jul 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | The Parent Trap | $66,308,518 | 2,407 | $11,148,497 | 16.8% | 2,247 | Jul 31 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $65,705,771 | 2,067 | $8,526,904 | 13% | 1,767 | Jul 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Small Soldiers | $54,682,547 | 2,613 | $14,047,592 | 25.7% | 2,539 | Jul 10 | Nov 19 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 9 | The Negotiator | $44,547,681 | 2,436 | $10,218,831 | 22.9% | 2,436 | Jul 31 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Madeline | $29,967,750 | 1,863 | $6,414,668 | 21.4% | 1,863 | Jul 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Mafia! | $19,889,299 | 1,944 | $6,577,961 | 33.1% | 1,942 | Jul 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Disturbing Behavior | $17,514,980 | 1,842 | $7,007,714 | 40% | 1,842 | Jul 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | BASEketball | $7,027,290 | 1,910 | $3,086,105 | 43.9% | 1,905 | Jul 31 | - | Universal Pictures |
