| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Antz | - | - | - | $68,736,848 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | 75.7% | Oct 2, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $56,557,288 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | 40.1% | Sep 18, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | What Dreams May Come | - | - | - | $50,537,071 | 2,531 | $55,382,927 | 91.3% | Oct 2, 1998 | PolyGram |
| 4 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $33,497,752 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | 71.7% | Oct 16, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | A Night at the Roxbury | - | - | - | $29,119,276 | 2,169 | $30,331,165 | 96% | Oct 2, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $26,304,240 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | 81.2% | Oct 16, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Ronin | - | - | - | $23,813,056 | 2,487 | $41,616,262 | 57.2% | Sep 25, 1998 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $22,292,603 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | 58.6% | Sep 25, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Beloved | - | - | - | $18,629,812 | 1,571 | $22,852,487 | 81.5% | Oct 16, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $17,968,849 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | 44.3% | Oct 23, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $13,437,501 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | 7.6% | Jul 15, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Holy Man | - | - | - | $12,069,719 | 2,013 | $12,069,719 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Soldier | - | - | - | $11,769,573 | 2,507 | $14,594,226 | 80.6% | Oct 23, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | One True Thing | - | - | - | $9,440,665 | 1,636 | $23,245,840 | 40.6% | Sep 18, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Vampires | - | - | - | $8,330,185 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | 41% | Oct 30, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $7,299,070 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | 3.4% | Jul 24, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 17 | Apt Pupil | - | - | - | $6,514,042 | 1,448 | $8,863,193 | 73.5% | Oct 23, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Simon Birch | - | - | - | $6,356,594 | 930 | $18,253,415 | 34.8% | Sep 11, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Blade | - | - | - | $5,539,282 | 2,389 | $70,087,718 | 7.9% | Aug 21, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 20 | Rounders | - | - | - | $2,765,930 | 2,191 | $22,912,409 | 12.1% | Sep 11, 1998 | Miramax |
| 21 | The Mighty | - | - | - | $2,505,756 | 518 | $2,652,246 | 94.5% | Oct 9, 1998 | Miramax |
| 22 | The Impostors | - | - | - | $2,198,044 | 162 | $2,198,044 | 100% | Oct 2, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 23 | Armageddon | - | - | - | $1,663,847 | 3,184 | $201,578,182 | 0.8% | Jul 1, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Touch of Evil 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,583,412 | 45 | $2,247,465 | 70.5% | Sep 11, 1998 | October Films |
| 25 | Clay Pigeons | - | - | - | $1,482,946 | 297 | $1,794,086 | 82.7% | Sep 25, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 26 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | - | - | - | $1,445,734 | 149 | $1,782,005 | 81.1% | Sep 18, 1998 | October Films |
| 27 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | - | - | - | $1,228,586 | 1,399 | $37,672,941 | 3.3% | Aug 14, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | One Tough Cop | - | - | - | $1,223,034 | 415 | $1,223,034 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 29 | Belly | - | - | - | $963,600 | 630 | $9,639,390 | 10% | Nov 6, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 30 | Strangeland | - | - | - | $713,239 | 315 | $713,239 | 100% | Oct 2, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 31 | Without Limits | - | - | - | $699,775 | 110 | $777,423 | 90% | Sep 11, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Small Soldiers | - | - | - | $661,091 | 2,613 | $54,682,547 | 1.2% | Jul 10, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 33 | Firelight | - | - | - | $627,687 | 39 | $785,482 | 79.9% | Sep 4, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Orgazmo | - | - | - | $602,302 | 94 | $602,302 | 100% | Oct 23, 1998 | October Films |
| 35 | Happiness | - | - | - | $566,705 | 60 | $2,982,011 | 19% | Oct 16, 1998 | Good Machine |
| 36 | Permanent Midnight | - | - | - | $517,902 | 90 | $1,171,001 | 44.2% | Sep 18, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 37 | Cube | - | - | - | $444,671 | 24 | $501,818 | 88.6% | Sep 11, 1998 | Trimark Pictures |
| 38 | Freeriders | - | - | - | $404,731 | 30 | $2,750,064 | 14.7% | Oct 20, 1998 | Warren Miller Entertainment |
| 39 | Monument Ave. | - | - | - | $283,054 | 24 | $333,760 | 84.8% | Sep 25, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $181,560 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | 1.4% | Oct 30, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 41 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $137,639 | 12 | $354,004 | 38.9% | Oct 7, 1998 | Strand Releasing |
| 42 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $118,920 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | 0.2% | Oct 23, 1998 | Miramax |
| 43 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,451 | 4 | $334,293 | 11.5% | Oct 2, 1998 | Kino International |
| 44 | Bad Manners | - | - | - | $31,687 | 10 | $31,687 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Phaedra Cinema |
| 45 | American History X | - | - | - | $29,740 | 513 | $6,719,864 | 0.4% | Oct 30, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 46 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $16,815 | 149 | $6,451,628 | 0.3% | Nov 6, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 47 | Dear Jesse | - | - | - | $14,183 | 3 | $17,744 | 79.9% | Jun 26, 1998 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 48 | Hit Me | - | - | - | $12,500 | 3 | $12,500 | 100% | Oct 2, 1998 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 49 | The Alarmist | - | - | - | $11,121 | 11 | $59,864 | 18.6% | Oct 16, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 50 | Talk of Angels | - | - | - | $6,980 | 2 | $18,281 | 38.2% | Oct 30, 1998 | Miramax |
| 51 | Reach the Rock | - | - | - | $4,960 | 3 | $4,960 | 100% | Oct 16, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 52 | Detroit 9000 | - | - | - | $3,179 | 2 | $3,179 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
| 53 | The Brandon Teena Story | - | - | - | $2,613 | 2 | $92,113 | 2.8% | Sep 23, 1998 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 54 | Titanic | - | - | - | $256 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | <0.1% | Dec 19, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
