Domestic Box Office For October 1998
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antz | $90,757,863 | 2,929 | $17,195,160 | 18.9% | 2,449 | Oct 2 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | Life Is Beautiful | $57,247,384 | 1,136 | $118,920 | 0.2% | 6 | Oct 23 | - | Miramax |
| 3 | What Dreams May Come | $55,382,927 | 2,531 | $15,833,592 | 28.6% | 2,526 | Oct 2 | - | PolyGram |
| 4 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $53,354,743 | 38 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | IMAX |
| 5 | Practical Magic | $46,732,881 | 2,652 | $13,104,694 | 28% | 2,652 | Oct 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Pleasantville | $40,584,421 | 1,773 | $8,855,063 | 21.8% | 1,636 | Oct 23 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | Bride of Chucky | $32,400,658 | 2,467 | $11,830,855 | 36.5% | 2,412 | Oct 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | A Night at the Roxbury | $30,331,165 | 2,169 | $9,604,791 | 31.7% | 1,865 | Oct 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Beloved | $22,852,487 | 1,571 | $8,165,551 | 35.7% | 1,501 | Oct 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Vampires | $20,308,772 | 1,793 | $9,106,497 | 44.8% | 1,793 | Oct 30 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Soldier | $14,594,226 | 2,507 | $6,447,237 | 44.2% | 2,507 | Oct 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Living Out Loud | $12,905,901 | 1,087 | $169,747 | 1.3% | 8 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | Holy Man | $12,069,719 | 2,013 | $5,106,919 | 42.3% | 2,013 | Oct 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Apt Pupil | $8,863,193 | 1,448 | $3,583,151 | 40.4% | 1,448 | Oct 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | American History X | $6,719,864 | 513 | $156,076 | 2.3% | 17 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | Happiness | $2,982,011 | 60 | $130,303 | 4.4% | 6 | Oct 16 | - | Good Machine |
| 17 | Freeriders | $2,750,064 | 30 | $264,548 | 9.6% | 11 | Oct 20 | - | Warren Miller Entertainment |
| 18 | The Mighty | $2,652,246 | 518 | $87,705 | 3.3% | 9 | Oct 9 | - | Miramax |
| 19 | The Impostors | $2,198,044 | 162 | $308,767 | 14% | 66 | Oct 2 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | The Celebration | $1,656,223 | 28 | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | October Films |
| 21 | One Tough Cop | $1,223,034 | 415 | $651,350 | 53.3% | 415 | Oct 9 | - | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 22 | Slam | $1,009,819 | - | - | - | - | Oct 7 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 23 | Strangeland | $713,239 | 315 | $373,288 | 52.3% | 315 | Oct 2 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 24 | Orgazmo | $602,302 | 94 | $210,073 | 34.9% | 94 | Oct 23 | Nov 26 | October Films |
| 25 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | $354,004 | 12 | $63,202 | 17.9% | 10 | Oct 7 | Dec 23 | Strand Releasing |
| 26 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | $334,293 | 4 | $25,377 | 7.6% | 1 | Oct 2 | - | Kino International |
| 27 | The Alarmist | $59,864 | 11 | $7,787 | 13% | 1 | Oct 16 | Jan 19 | Lionsgate |
| 28 | Bad Manners | $31,687 | 10 | $11,656 | 36.8% | 10 | Oct 9 | - | Phaedra Cinema |
| 29 | Talk of Angels | $18,281 | 2 | $6,876 | 37.6% | 2 | Oct 30 | Nov 12 | Miramax |
| 30 | Hit Me | $12,500 | 3 | $3,348 | 26.8% | 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 15 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 31 | The Last Broadcast | $12,097 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | Wavelength Releasing |
| 32 | Reach the Rock | $4,960 | 3 | $3,317 | 66.9% | 3 | Oct 16 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 33 | Detroit 9000 | $3,179 | 2 | $2,054 | 64.6% | 2 | Oct 9 | Oct 15 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
