Domestic Box Office For May 1998
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Opposite of Sex | $5,881,367 | 165 | $102,385 | 1.7% | 5 | May 22 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | The Last Days of Disco | $3,020,601 | 168 | $277,601 | 9.2% | 22 | May 29 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 3 | Wilde | $2,158,775 | 7 | $69,424 | 3.2% | 7 | May 1 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | $676,631 | 28 | $87,983 | 13% | 26 | May 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Clockwatchers | $537,948 | 9 | $34,838 | 6.5% | 6 | May 15 | Oct 22 | Artistic License |
| 6 | Shooting Fish | $375,261 | 23 | $56,240 | 15% | 23 | May 1 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 7 | Artemisia | $356,749 | 17 | $32,941 | 9.2% | 4 | May 8 | Jun 18 | Miramax |
| 8 | Still Breathing | $228,455 | 67 | $86,659 | 37.9% | 67 | May 1 | May 28 | October Films |
| 9 | Insomnia | $227,569 | 3 | $20,366 | 8.9% | 2 | May 29 | - | First Run |
| 10 | Lawn Dogs | $106,404 | 12 | $22,491 | 21.1% | 12 | May 15 | Nov 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 11 | Little Men | $104,255 | 111 | $77,924 | 74.7% | 111 | May 8 | May 21 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 12 | Plump Fiction | $71,145 | 45 | $37,260 | 52.4% | 45 | May 15 | May 28 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 13 | Go Now | $25,695 | 3 | $3,657 | 14.2% | 1 | May 1 | May 28 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 14 | The Other Side of Sunday | $4,769 | 1 | $2,621 | 55% | 1 | May 1 | May 7 | First Look International |
