Domestic Box Office For Fall 1998
Fall 1998 is September 8-November 5.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush Hour | $141,186,864 | 2,724 | $33,001,803 | 23.4% | 2,638 | Sep 18 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Antz | $90,757,863 | 2,929 | $17,195,160 | 18.9% | 2,449 | Oct 2 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | Life Is Beautiful | $57,247,384 | 1,136 | $118,920 | 0.2% | 6 | Oct 23 | - | Miramax |
| 4 | What Dreams May Come | $55,382,927 | 2,531 | $15,833,592 | 28.6% | 2,526 | Oct 2 | - | PolyGram |
| 5 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $53,354,743 | 38 | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | IMAX |
| 6 | Practical Magic | $46,732,881 | 2,652 | $13,104,694 | 28% | 2,652 | Oct 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Ronin | $41,616,262 | 2,487 | $12,697,641 | 30.5% | 2,487 | Sep 25 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Pleasantville | $40,584,421 | 1,773 | $8,855,063 | 21.8% | 1,636 | Oct 23 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Urban Legend | $38,072,438 | 2,257 | $10,515,444 | 27.6% | 2,257 | Sep 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Bride of Chucky | $32,400,658 | 2,467 | $11,830,855 | 36.5% | 2,412 | Oct 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | A Night at the Roxbury | $30,331,165 | 2,169 | $9,604,791 | 31.7% | 1,865 | Oct 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | One True Thing | $23,245,840 | 1,636 | $6,606,455 | 28.4% | 1,590 | Sep 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Rounders | $22,912,409 | 2,191 | $8,459,126 | 36.9% | 2,176 | Sep 11 | - | Miramax |
| 14 | Beloved | $22,852,487 | 1,571 | $8,165,551 | 35.7% | 1,501 | Oct 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Vampires | $20,308,772 | 1,793 | $9,106,497 | 44.8% | 1,793 | Oct 30 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Simon Birch | $18,253,415 | 930 | $3,321,370 | 18.2% | 596 | Sep 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Soldier | $14,594,226 | 2,507 | $6,447,237 | 44.2% | 2,507 | Oct 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Living Out Loud | $12,905,901 | 1,087 | $169,747 | 1.3% | 8 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 19 | Holy Man | $12,069,719 | 2,013 | $5,106,919 | 42.3% | 2,013 | Oct 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Apt Pupil | $8,863,193 | 1,448 | $3,583,151 | 40.4% | 1,448 | Oct 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | American History X | $6,719,864 | 513 | $156,076 | 2.3% | 17 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Happiness | $2,982,011 | 60 | $130,303 | 4.4% | 6 | Oct 16 | - | Good Machine |
| 23 | Freeriders | $2,750,064 | 30 | $264,548 | 9.6% | 11 | Oct 20 | - | Warren Miller Entertainment |
| 24 | The Mighty | $2,652,246 | 518 | $87,705 | 3.3% | 9 | Oct 9 | - | Miramax |
| 25 | Pecker | $2,281,761 | 184 | $541,646 | 23.7% | 184 | Sep 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 26 | Touch of Evil 1998 Re-release | $2,247,465 | 45 | $70,725 | 3.1% | 3 | Sep 11 | Jan 7 | October Films |
| 27 | The Impostors | $2,198,044 | 162 | $308,767 | 14% | 66 | Oct 2 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 28 | Clay Pigeons | $1,794,086 | 297 | $167,364 | 9.3% | 19 | Sep 25 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 29 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $1,782,005 | 149 | $39,517 | 2.2% | 5 | Sep 18 | - | October Films |
| 30 | The Celebration | $1,656,223 | 28 | - | - | - | Oct 9 | - | October Films |
| 31 | One Tough Cop | $1,223,034 | 415 | $651,350 | 53.3% | 415 | Oct 9 | - | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 32 | Permanent Midnight | $1,171,001 | 90 | $260,562 | 22.3% | 55 | Sep 18 | Nov 12 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 33 | Slam | $1,009,819 | - | - | - | - | Oct 7 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 34 | Without Limits | $777,423 | 110 | $56,180 | 7.2% | 5 | Sep 11 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | Strangeland | $713,239 | 315 | $373,288 | 52.3% | 315 | Oct 2 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 36 | Orgazmo | $602,302 | 94 | $210,073 | 34.9% | 94 | Oct 23 | Nov 26 | October Films |
| 37 | Cube | $501,818 | 24 | $57,147 | 11.4% | 16 | Sep 11 | Dec 3 | Trimark Pictures |
| 38 | 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 |
| 39 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | $334,293 | 4 | $25,377 | 7.6% | 1 | Oct 2 | - | Kino International |
| 40 | Monument Ave. | $333,760 | 24 | $41,556 | 12.5% | 10 | Sep 25 | Dec 24 | Lionsgate |
| 41 | A Place Called Chiapas | $252,546 | - | - | - | - | Nov 4 | Oct 14 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 42 | Six-String Samurai | $146,125 | 16 | $36,896 | 25.2% | 16 | Sep 18 | Apr 8 | Palm Pictures |
| 43 | The Brandon Teena Story | $92,113 | 2 | $11,281 | 12.2% | 1 | Sep 23 | May 13 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 44 | The Mirror | $69,915 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | Dec 2 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 45 | The Alarmist | $59,864 | 11 | $7,787 | 13% | 1 | Oct 16 | Jan 19 | Lionsgate |
| 46 | Digging to China | $43,961 | 10 | $19,162 | 43.6% | 10 | Sep 11 | Oct 22 | Moonstone Entertainment |
| 47 | Bad Manners | $31,687 | 10 | $11,656 | 36.8% | 10 | Oct 9 | - | Phaedra Cinema |
| 48 | Chicago Cab | $23,946 | 2 | $2,947 | 12.3% | 1 | Sep 11 | Oct 8 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 49 | The Last Big Thing | $22,731 | - | - | - | - | Sep 25 | Feb 11 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 50 | Talk of Angels | $18,281 | 2 | $6,876 | 37.6% | 2 | Oct 30 | Nov 12 | Miramax |
| 51 | Esmeralda Comes by Night | $15,671 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | Oct 8 | Fine Line Features |
| 52 | Hit Me | $12,500 | 3 | $3,348 | 26.8% | 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 15 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 53 | The Last Broadcast | $12,097 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | Wavelength Releasing |
| 54 | Ill Gotten Gains | $8,329 | 8 | $4,401 | 52.8% | 8 | Sep 18 | Oct 1 | Spats Films |
| 55 | Reach the Rock | $4,960 | 3 | $3,317 | 66.9% | 3 | Oct 16 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 56 | Detroit 9000 | $3,179 | 2 | $2,054 | 64.6% | 2 | Oct 9 | Oct 15 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
