Domestic Box Office For Spring 1998
Spring 1998 is March 6-April 30.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everest | $87,178,599 | 62 | $364,244 | 0.4% | 10 | Mar 6 | - | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| 2 | Sliding Doors | $11,841,544 | 522 | $834,817 | 7% | 117 | Apr 24 | - | Miramax |
| 3 | The Spanish Prisoner | $9,584,314 | 296 | $124,011 | 1.3% | 7 | Apr 3 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Ride | $5,485,295 | 509 | $2,513,334 | 45.8% | 496 | Mar 27 | Apr 30 | Miramax |
| 5 | Love and Death on Long Island | $2,581,012 | 6 | $78,151 | 3% | 6 | Mar 6 | - | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Chinese Box | $2,178,160 | 106 | $97,916 | 4.5% | 12 | Apr 17 | Jul 16 | Trimark Pictures |
| 7 | Two Girls and a Guy | $2,057,193 | 316 | $649,423 | 31.6% | 316 | Apr 24 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 8 | The Butcher Boy | $1,995,911 | 90 | $135,606 | 6.8% | 9 | Apr 3 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Suicide Kings | $1,740,156 | 152 | $558,081 | 32.1% | 135 | Apr 17 | Jul 23 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 10 | In God's Hands | $1,546,414 | 109 | $555,342 | 35.9% | 109 | Apr 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Nightwatch | $1,179,002 | 300 | $585,733 | 49.7% | 300 | Apr 17 | - | Miramax |
| 12 | A Price Above Rubies | $1,130,732 | 44 | $36,063 | 3.2% | 4 | Mar 27 | - | Miramax |
| 13 | Déjà Vu | $1,086,181 | 39 | $29,018 | 2.7% | 7 | Apr 24 | Jan 21 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 14 | The Big One | $720,074 | 53 | $146,909 | 20.4% | 33 | Apr 10 | May 28 | Miramax |
| 15 | Character | $623,983 | 42 | $37,268 | 6% | 6 | Mar 27 | Jun 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | Wild Man Blues | $533,759 | 25 | $54,458 | 10.2% | 3 | Apr 17 | Jul 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | Fireworks | $500,000 | 12 | $59,508 | 11.9% | 9 | Mar 20 | - | Milestone |
| 18 | 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | $375,805 | 120 | $150,127 | 39.9% | 120 | Apr 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | I Think I Do | $345,478 | 10 | $33,633 | 9.7% | 5 | Apr 10 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 20 | Wide Awake | $282,175 | 43 | $95,875 | 34% | 29 | Mar 20 | Apr 9 | Miramax |
| 21 | No Looking Back | $222,099 | 23 | $44,003 | 19.8% | 7 | Mar 27 | May 28 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 22 | Niagara, Niagara | $214,661 | 33 | $16,745 | 7.8% | 3 | Mar 20 | May 7 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 23 | Chairman of the Board | $181,233 | 196 | $181,233 | 100% | 196 | Mar 13 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 24 | The Proposition | $147,773 | 17 | $61,560 | 41.7% | 17 | Mar 27 | - | PolyGram |
| 25 | The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time | $146,072 | 24 | $68,316 | 46.8% | 24 | Mar 27 | - | Miramax |
| 26 | Sour Grapes | $123,104 | 28 | $123,104 | 100% | 28 | Apr 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | TwentyFourSeven | $91,805 | 17 | $5,522 | 6% | 1 | Apr 15 | - | October Films |
| 28 | Homegrown | $77,910 | 35 | $77,910 | 100% | 35 | Apr 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Sonatine | $58,834 | 6 | $17,527 | 29.8% | 2 | Apr 10 | Apr 23 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
| 30 | Century of Cinema: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | $39,075 | 1 | $10,350 | 26.5% | 1 | Mar 6 | Mar 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | Mean Streets 1998 Re-release | $32,645 | 3 | $32,645 | 100% | 3 | Mar 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | The Leading Man | $18,012 | 3 | $2,483 | 13.8% | 2 | Mar 6 | Apr 16 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 33 | Stolen Moments | $9,743 | 1 | $3,636 | 37.3% | 1 | Apr 10 | - | First Run |
| 34 | The Last of the High Kings | $7,682 | 3 | $5,569 | 72.5% | 3 | Apr 10 | Apr 16 | Miramax |
| 35 | Eden | $4,210 | 1 | $1,564 | 37.1% | 1 | Mar 27 | Apr 9 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
