Domestic Box Office For Q4 1998
Q4 1998 is October 1-December 31.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakespeare in Love | $100,317,794 | 2,030 | $224,012 | 0.2% | 8 | Dec 11 | - | Miramax |
| 2 | Life Is Beautiful | $57,247,384 | 1,136 | $118,920 | 0.2% | 6 | Oct 23 | - | Miramax |
| 3 | A Civil Action | $56,709,981 | 2,319 | $70,079 | 0.1% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | The Thin Red Line | $36,400,491 | 1,657 | $282,534 | 0.8% | 5 | Dec 25 | May 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Elizabeth | $30,082,699 | 624 | $275,131 | 0.9% | 9 | Nov 6 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 6 | Waking Ned Devine | $24,792,251 | 540 | $148,971 | 0.6% | 9 | Nov 20 | Jun 24 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 7 | Rushmore | $17,105,219 | 830 | $43,666 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | A Simple Plan | $16,316,273 | 675 | $390,563 | 2.4% | 31 | Dec 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | The Red Violin | $10,019,109 | 261 | $47,415 | 0.5% | 10 | Nov 6 | - | Lionsgate |
| 10 | American History X | $6,719,864 | 513 | $156,076 | 2.3% | 17 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | Gods and Monsters | $6,451,628 | 149 | $75,508 | 1.2% | 6 | Nov 6 | - | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Central Station | $5,969,553 | 144 | $35,708 | 0.6% | 2 | Nov 20 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | Celebrity | $5,078,660 | 493 | $1,588,013 | 31.3% | 493 | Nov 20 | - | Miramax |
| 14 | Little Voice | $4,611,784 | 215 | $93,722 | 2% | 6 | Dec 4 | - | Miramax |
| 15 | Happiness | $2,982,011 | 60 | $130,303 | 4.4% | 6 | Oct 16 | - | Good Machine |
| 16 | Freeriders | $2,750,064 | 30 | $264,548 | 9.6% | 11 | Oct 20 | - | Warren Miller Entertainment |
| 17 | The Mighty | $2,652,246 | 518 | $87,705 | 3.3% | 9 | Oct 9 | - | Miramax |
| 18 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $2,287,818 | 93 | $83,759 | 3.7% | 4 | Nov 13 | Apr 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | The Impostors | $2,198,044 | 162 | $308,767 | 14% | 66 | Oct 2 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | Hurlyburly | $1,798,862 | 84 | $164,826 | 9.2% | 16 | Dec 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 21 | One Tough Cop | $1,223,034 | 415 | $651,350 | 53.3% | 415 | Oct 9 | - | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 22 | The General | $1,214,198 | 41 | $26,771 | 2.2% | 2 | Dec 18 | May 27 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | Velvet Goldmine | $1,053,788 | 85 | $301,787 | 28.6% | 85 | Nov 6 | - | Miramax |
| 24 | Strangeland | $713,239 | 315 | $373,288 | 52.3% | 315 | Oct 2 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 25 | Orgazmo | $602,302 | 94 | $210,073 | 34.9% | 94 | Oct 23 | Nov 26 | October Films |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | $334,293 | 4 | $25,377 | 7.6% | 1 | Oct 2 | - | Kino International |
| 28 | The Swindle | $250,899 | 5 | $24,917 | 9.9% | 3 | Dec 23 | Nov 25 | New Yorker Films |
| 29 | Shattered Image | $106,116 | 24 | $31,859 | 30% | 24 | Dec 4 | Jan 14 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | The Theory of Flight | $73,233 | 13 | $15,179 | 20.7% | 6 | Dec 23 | Feb 4 | Fine Line Features |
| 31 | The Alarmist | $59,864 | 11 | $7,787 | 13% | 1 | Oct 16 | Jan 19 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | The Big Chill 1998 Re-release | $56,948 | 50 | $56,948 | 100% | 50 | Nov 6 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | Welcome to Woop Woop | $37,621 | 5 | $19,812 | 52.7% | 5 | Nov 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 34 | Bad Manners | $31,687 | 10 | $11,656 | 36.8% | 10 | Oct 9 | - | Phaedra Cinema |
| 35 | Talk of Angels | $18,281 | 2 | $6,876 | 37.6% | 2 | Oct 30 | Nov 12 | Miramax |
| 36 | Hard Core Logo | $14,540 | 2 | $3,864 | 26.6% | 2 | Nov 13 | Dec 24 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 37 | Savior | $14,328 | 4 | $3,898 | 27.2% | 2 | Nov 20 | Dec 3 | Lionsgate |
| 38 | Hit Me | $12,500 | 3 | $3,348 | 26.8% | 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 15 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 39 | Storefront Hitchcock | $12,355 | 1 | $1,803 | 14.6% | 1 | Nov 20 | - | Miramax |
| 40 | Hi-Life | $9,066 | 1 | $3,773 | 41.6% | 1 | Dec 4 | Dec 24 | Lionsgate |
| 41 | Reach the Rock | $4,960 | 3 | $3,317 | 66.9% | 3 | Oct 16 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 42 | Detroit 9000 | $3,179 | 2 | $2,054 | 64.6% | 2 | Oct 9 | Oct 15 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
| 43 | Thursday | $3,121 | 2 | $1,971 | 63.2% | 2 | Nov 13 | Nov 19 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
