Domestic Box Office For Summer 1998
Summer 1998 is May 1-September 7.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone with the Wind 1998 Re-release | $6,750,112 | 214 | $1,192,593 | 17.7% | 214 | Jun 26 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Smoke Signals | $6,745,362 | 66 | $43,574 | 0.6% | 5 | Jun 26 | - | Miramax |
| 3 | The Opposite of Sex | $5,881,367 | 165 | $102,385 | 1.7% | 5 | May 22 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Slums of Beverly Hills | $5,502,773 | 253 | $125,561 | 2.3% | 7 | Aug 14 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 5 | Your Friends and Neighbors | $4,714,658 | 246 | $340,288 | 7.2% | 32 | Aug 21 | Nov 5 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 6 | The Governess | $3,719,509 | 135 | $57,799 | 1.6% | 6 | Jul 31 | Jan 14 | Miramax |
| 7 | Next Stop Wonderland | $3,395,581 | 224 | $123,055 | 3.6% | 8 | Aug 21 | - | Miramax |
| 8 | Pi | $3,221,152 | 68 | $31,069 | 1% | 1 | Jul 10 | Dec 3 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 9 | The Last Days of Disco | $3,020,601 | 168 | $277,601 | 9.2% | 22 | May 29 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 10 | Buffalo '66 | $2,375,097 | 25 | $39,555 | 1.7% | 2 | Jun 26 | - | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Hav Plenty | $2,284,034 | 413 | $1,102,036 | 48.2% | 413 | Jun 19 | - | Miramax |
| 12 | Wilde | $2,158,775 | 7 | $69,424 | 3.2% | 7 | May 1 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | High Art | $1,960,216 | 4 | $47,499 | 2.4% | 4 | Jun 12 | - | October Films |
| 14 | Henry Fool | $1,338,335 | 51 | $40,939 | 3.1% | 2 | Jun 19 | Nov 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | Cousin Bette | $1,295,194 | 68 | $76,488 | 5.9% | 13 | Jun 12 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | The Thief | $1,126,506 | 39 | $33,340 | 3% | 3 | Jul 17 | Feb 11 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 17 | Lolita | $1,071,255 | 1 | $19,492 | 1.8% | 1 | Jul 24 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 18 | Strike! | $907,996 | 133 | $307,763 | 33.9% | 133 | Aug 21 | Sep 3 | Miramax |
| 19 | Firelight | $785,482 | 39 | $135,401 | 17.2% | 10 | Sep 4 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Nights of Cabiria 1998 Re-release | $752,045 | 9 | $38,988 | 5.2% | 2 | Jul 1 | Nov 5 | Rialto Pictures |
| 21 | Polish Wedding | $692,588 | 59 | $92,055 | 13.3% | 11 | Jul 17 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 22 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | $676,631 | 28 | $87,983 | 13% | 26 | May 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary | $563,482 | 6 | $7,607 | 1.3% | 1 | Jul 10 | Oct 14 | Providence Entertainment |
| 24 | Clockwatchers | $537,948 | 9 | $34,838 | 6.5% | 6 | May 15 | Oct 22 | Artistic License |
| 25 | The Eel | $418,480 | 6 | $29,879 | 7.1% | 3 | Aug 21 | Dec 9 | New Yorker Films |
| 26 | Shooting Fish | $375,261 | 23 | $56,240 | 15% | 23 | May 1 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 27 | Artemisia | $356,749 | 17 | $32,941 | 9.2% | 4 | May 8 | Jun 18 | Miramax |
| 28 | Mr. Jealousy | $301,796 | 24 | $30,732 | 10.2% | 6 | Jun 5 | - | Lionsgate |
| 29 | The Land Girls | $238,497 | 21 | $20,921 | 8.8% | 3 | Jun 12 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 30 | Still Breathing | $228,455 | 67 | $86,659 | 37.9% | 67 | May 1 | May 28 | October Films |
| 31 | Insomnia | $227,569 | 3 | $20,366 | 8.9% | 2 | May 29 | - | First Run |
| 32 | I Married a Strange Person! | $206,272 | 2 | $13,472 | 6.5% | 2 | Aug 28 | - | Lionsgate |
| 33 | Beyond Silence | $181,881 | 21 | $14,015 | 7.7% | 4 | Jun 5 | Jul 9 | Miramax |
| 34 | The Beyond | $123,843 | 15 | $18,148 | 14.7% | 7 | Jun 12 | Mar 9 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 35 | Lawn Dogs | $106,404 | 12 | $22,491 | 21.1% | 12 | May 15 | Nov 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 36 | Little Men | $104,255 | 111 | $77,924 | 74.7% | 111 | May 8 | May 21 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 37 | Seventh Heaven | $79,808 | 2 | - | - | - | Jul 29 | - | Zeitgeist Films |
| 38 | Plump Fiction | $71,145 | 45 | $37,260 | 52.4% | 45 | May 15 | May 28 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 39 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | $49,582 | 5 | $27,492 | 55.4% | 5 | Jun 26 | Nov 5 | Kit Parker Films |
| 40 | Safe Men | $45,724 | 20 | $21,210 | 46.4% | 20 | Aug 7 | - | October Films |
| 41 | Phoenix | $45,661 | 3 | $31,579 | 69.2% | 3 | Sep 4 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 42 | First Love, Last Rites | $42,953 | 6 | $13,809 | 32.1% | 6 | Aug 7 | Dec 24 | Strand Releasing |
| 43 | Behind the Lines | $33,131 | 6 | $19,593 | 59.1% | 6 | Aug 14 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 44 | Go Now | $25,695 | 3 | $3,657 | 14.2% | 1 | May 1 | May 28 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 45 | Dream for an Insomniac | $24,727 | 6 | $6,201 | 25.1% | 6 | Jun 19 | - | Lionsgate |
| 46 | Dear Jesse | $17,744 | 3 | $1,508 | 8.5% | 1 | Jun 26 | - | Cowboy Pictures |
| 47 | Full Tilt Boogie | $15,313 | 6 | $9,895 | 64.6% | 6 | Jul 31 | - | Miramax |
| 48 | Out of the Past | $9,078 | 1 | $1,671 | 18.4% | 1 | Jul 31 | - | Zeitgeist Films |
| 49 | The Other Side of Sunday | $4,769 | 1 | $2,621 | 55% | 1 | May 1 | May 7 | First Look International |
