| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Rush Hour | - | - | - | $124,328,283 | 2,724 | $141,186,864 | 88.1% | Sep 18, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Antz | - | - | - | $70,712,272 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | 77.9% | Oct 2, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | What Dreams May Come | - | - | - | $51,446,685 | 2,531 | $55,382,927 | 92.9% | Oct 2, 1998 | PolyGram |
| 4 | Ronin | - | - | - | $41,616,262 | 2,487 | $41,616,262 | 100% | Sep 25, 1998 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $41,516,591 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | 23.5% | Jul 15, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Practical Magic | - | - | - | $36,350,051 | 2,652 | $46,732,881 | 77.8% | Oct 16, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Urban Legend | - | - | - | $35,015,643 | 2,257 | $38,072,438 | 92% | Sep 25, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | A Night at the Roxbury | - | - | - | $30,331,165 | 2,169 | $30,331,165 | 100% | Oct 2, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Bride of Chucky | - | - | - | $27,719,690 | 2,467 | $32,400,658 | 85.6% | Oct 16, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Blade | - | - | - | $24,190,973 | 2,389 | $70,087,718 | 34.5% | Aug 21, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | One True Thing | - | - | - | $23,245,840 | 1,636 | $23,245,840 | 100% | Sep 18, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $22,974,002 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | 10.6% | Jul 24, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 13 | Rounders | - | - | - | $22,912,409 | 2,191 | $22,912,409 | 100% | Sep 11, 1998 | Miramax |
| 14 | Pleasantville | - | - | - | $21,644,875 | 1,773 | $40,584,421 | 53.3% | Oct 23, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Beloved | - | - | - | $19,659,230 | 1,571 | $22,852,487 | 86% | Oct 16, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Simon Birch | - | - | - | $18,253,415 | 930 | $18,253,415 | 100% | Sep 11, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Soldier | - | - | - | $14,594,226 | 2,507 | $14,594,226 | 100% | Oct 23, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | The Waterboy | - | - | - | $12,870,000 | 2,782 | $161,491,646 | 8% | Nov 6, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Vampires | - | - | - | $12,397,666 | 1,793 | $20,308,772 | 61% | Oct 30, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Holy Man | - | - | - | $12,069,719 | 2,013 | $12,069,719 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Apt Pupil | - | - | - | $8,863,193 | 1,448 | $8,863,193 | 100% | Oct 23, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $8,623,162 | 2,067 | $65,705,771 | 13.1% | Jul 31, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | Armageddon | - | - | - | $7,639,585 | 3,184 | $201,578,182 | 3.8% | Jul 1, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | The Parent Trap | - | - | - | $7,075,068 | 2,407 | $66,308,518 | 10.7% | Jul 31, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Lethal Weapon 4 | - | - | - | $6,858,876 | 3,117 | $130,444,603 | 5.3% | Jul 10, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Knock Off | - | - | - | $6,690,061 | 1,800 | $10,319,915 | 64.8% | Sep 4, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | Snake Eyes | - | - | - | $6,284,373 | 2,718 | $55,591,409 | 11.3% | Aug 7, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | - | - | - | $5,619,689 | 1,399 | $37,672,941 | 14.9% | Aug 14, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 54 | - | - | - | $5,021,818 | 1,869 | $16,757,163 | 30% | Aug 28, 1998 | Miramax |
| 30 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | - | - | - | $4,916,514 | 1,377 | $12,461,773 | 39.5% | Aug 28, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Doctor Dolittle | - | - | - | $4,671,297 | 2,871 | $144,156,605 | 3.2% | Jun 26, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Dance with Me | - | - | - | $3,948,678 | 1,467 | $15,923,122 | 24.8% | Aug 21, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | The Governess | - | - | - | $3,620,540 | 135 | $3,719,509 | 97.3% | Jul 31, 1998 | Miramax |
| 34 | The Negotiator | - | - | - | $3,519,861 | 2,436 | $44,547,681 | 7.9% | Jul 31, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | - | - | - | $3,015,677 | 2,669 | $55,041,738 | 5.5% | Aug 7, 1998 | Dimension Films |
| 36 | Slums of Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $2,933,846 | 253 | $5,502,773 | 53.3% | Aug 14, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 37 | Mulan | - | - | - | $2,894,601 | 2,953 | $120,620,254 | 2.4% | Jun 19, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | Dead Man on Campus | - | - | - | $2,617,544 | 1,830 | $15,064,946 | 17.4% | Aug 21, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | The Siege | - | - | - | $2,609,897 | 2,582 | $40,981,289 | 6.4% | Nov 6, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | The Mighty | - | - | - | $2,505,756 | 518 | $2,652,246 | 94.5% | Oct 9, 1998 | Miramax |
| 41 | Pecker | - | - | - | $2,281,761 | 184 | $2,281,761 | 100% | Sep 25, 1998 | Fine Line Features |
| 42 | Your Friends and Neighbors | - | - | - | $2,230,154 | 246 | $4,714,658 | 47.3% | Aug 21, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 43 | Pi | - | - | - | $2,219,028 | 68 | $3,221,152 | 68.9% | Jul 10, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 44 | The Impostors | - | - | - | $2,198,044 | 162 | $2,198,044 | 100% | Oct 2, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 45 | Touch of Evil 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,047,939 | 45 | $2,247,465 | 91.1% | Sep 11, 1998 | October Films |
| 46 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $2,028,535 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | 2.2% | Jul 17, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 47 | Belly | - | - | - | $1,985,083 | 630 | $9,639,390 | 20.6% | Nov 6, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 48 | Next Stop Wonderland | - | - | - | $1,880,290 | 224 | $3,395,581 | 55.4% | Aug 21, 1998 | Miramax |
| 49 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | - | - | - | $1,695,395 | 149 | $1,782,005 | 95.1% | Sep 18, 1998 | October Films |
| 50 | Clay Pigeons | - | - | - | $1,650,310 | 297 | $1,794,086 | 92% | Sep 25, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 51 | One Tough Cop | - | - | - | $1,223,034 | 415 | $1,223,034 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 52 | Small Soldiers | - | - | - | $1,205,995 | 2,613 | $54,682,547 | 2.2% | Jul 10, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 53 | Permanent Midnight | - | - | - | $1,171,001 | 90 | $1,171,001 | 100% | Sep 18, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 54 | Living Out Loud | - | - | - | $1,069,132 | 1,087 | $12,905,901 | 8.3% | Oct 30, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 55 | The Wizard of Oz 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,044,615 | 1,882 | $14,836,984 | 7% | Nov 6, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | Life Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $967,114 | 1,136 | $57,247,384 | 1.7% | Oct 23, 1998 | Miramax |
| 57 | Wrongfully Accused | - | - | - | $937,041 | 2,062 | $9,623,329 | 9.7% | Aug 21, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | Without Limits | - | - | - | $777,423 | 110 | $777,423 | 100% | Sep 11, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Strangeland | - | - | - | $713,239 | 315 | $713,239 | 100% | Oct 2, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 60 | Firelight | - | - | - | $695,313 | 39 | $785,482 | 88.5% | Sep 4, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 61 | Orgazmo | - | - | - | $602,302 | 94 | $602,302 | 100% | Oct 23, 1998 | October Films |
| 62 | Happiness | - | - | - | $566,705 | 60 | $2,982,011 | 19% | Oct 16, 1998 | Good Machine |
| 63 | Cube | - | - | - | $501,818 | 24 | $501,818 | 100% | Sep 11, 1998 | Trimark Pictures |
| 64 | The X Files | - | - | - | $484,386 | 2,650 | $83,898,313 | 0.6% | Jun 19, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 65 | Deep Impact | - | - | - | $409,243 | 3,280 | $140,464,664 | 0.3% | May 8, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 66 | Freeriders | - | - | - | $404,731 | 30 | $2,750,064 | 14.7% | Oct 20, 1998 | Warren Miller Entertainment |
| 67 | Monument Ave. | - | - | - | $333,760 | 24 | $333,760 | 100% | Sep 25, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 68 | American History X | - | - | - | $185,816 | 513 | $6,719,864 | 2.8% | Oct 30, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 69 | Six-String Samurai | - | - | - | $146,125 | 16 | $146,125 | 100% | Sep 18, 1998 | Palm Pictures |
| 70 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | - | - | - | $137,639 | 12 | $354,004 | 38.9% | Oct 7, 1998 | Strand Releasing |
| 71 | Titanic | - | - | - | $120,457 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | <0.1% | Dec 19, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 72 | Digging to China | - | - | - | $43,961 | 10 | $43,961 | 100% | Sep 11, 1998 | Moonstone Entertainment |
| 73 | Bicycle Thieves 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,451 | 4 | $334,293 | 11.5% | Oct 2, 1998 | Kino International |
| 74 | Bad Manners | - | - | - | $31,687 | 10 | $31,687 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Phaedra Cinema |
| 75 | Chicago Cab | - | - | - | $23,946 | 2 | $23,946 | 100% | Sep 11, 1998 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 76 | Gods and Monsters | - | - | - | $23,544 | 149 | $6,451,628 | 0.4% | Nov 6, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 77 | The Brandon Teena Story | - | - | - | $23,094 | 2 | $92,113 | 25.1% | Sep 23, 1998 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 78 | Talk of Angels | - | - | - | $18,281 | 2 | $18,281 | 100% | Oct 30, 1998 | Miramax |
| 79 | Dear Jesse | - | - | - | $14,183 | 3 | $17,744 | 79.9% | Jun 26, 1998 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 80 | Phoenix | - | - | - | $14,082 | 3 | $45,661 | 30.8% | Sep 4, 1998 | Trimark Pictures |
| 81 | Hit Me | - | - | - | $12,500 | 3 | $12,500 | 100% | Oct 2, 1998 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 82 | The Alarmist | - | - | - | $11,121 | 11 | $59,864 | 18.6% | Oct 16, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 83 | Ill Gotten Gains | - | - | - | $8,329 | 8 | $8,329 | 100% | Sep 18, 1998 | Spats Films |
| 84 | Reach the Rock | - | - | - | $4,960 | 3 | $4,960 | 100% | Oct 16, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 85 | Detroit 9000 | - | - | - | $3,179 | 2 | $3,179 | 100% | Oct 9, 1998 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |