| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Armageddon | - | - | - | $158,971,442 | 3,184 | $201,578,182 | 78.9% | Jul 1, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Deep Impact | - | - | - | $138,334,789 | 3,280 | $140,464,664 | 98.5% | May 8, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $136,314,294 | 3,310 | $136,314,294 | 100% | May 20, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | The Truman Show | - | - | - | $125,618,201 | 2,911 | $125,618,201 | 100% | Jun 5, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Doctor Dolittle | - | - | - | $123,536,539 | 2,871 | $144,156,605 | 85.7% | Jun 26, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Mulan | - | - | - | $110,680,224 | 2,953 | $120,620,254 | 91.8% | Jun 19, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Lethal Weapon 4 | - | - | - | $103,366,233 | 3,117 | $130,444,603 | 79.2% | Jul 10, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The X Files | - | - | - | $81,087,603 | 2,650 | $83,898,313 | 96.6% | Jun 19, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | The Horse Whisperer | - | - | - | $75,383,563 | 2,362 | $75,383,563 | 100% | May 15, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Six Days Seven Nights | - | - | - | $74,339,294 | 2,606 | $74,339,294 | 100% | Jun 12, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | A Perfect Murder | - | - | - | $67,638,368 | 2,845 | $67,638,368 | 100% | Jun 5, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Saving Private Ryan | - | - | - | $65,955,209 | 2,807 | $216,540,909 | 30.5% | Jul 24, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 13 | Hope Floats | - | - | - | $60,053,195 | 2,404 | $60,053,195 | 100% | May 29, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | The Mask of Zorro | - | - | - | $57,203,999 | 2,515 | $94,095,523 | 60.8% | Jul 17, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | There's Something About Mary | - | - | - | $54,244,926 | 2,555 | $176,484,651 | 30.7% | Jul 15, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Small Soldiers | - | - | - | $45,278,062 | 2,613 | $54,682,547 | 82.8% | Jul 10, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 17 | Out of Sight | - | - | - | $37,562,568 | 2,112 | $37,562,568 | 100% | Jun 26, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Titanic | - | - | - | $33,365,427 | 3,265 | $600,683,057 | 5.6% | Dec 19, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | City of Angels | - | - | - | $29,852,075 | 2,433 | $78,685,114 | 37.9% | Apr 10, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Everest | - | - | - | $29,069,866 | 62 | $87,178,599 | 33.3% | Mar 6, 1998 | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| 21 | Bulworth | - | - | - | $26,528,185 | 2,051 | $26,528,185 | 100% | May 15, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | Can't Hardly Wait | - | - | - | $25,605,015 | 1,987 | $25,605,015 | 100% | Jun 12, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Madeline | - | - | - | $23,501,688 | 1,863 | $29,967,750 | 78.4% | Jul 10, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | Quest for Camelot | - | - | - | $22,510,798 | 3,107 | $22,510,798 | 100% | May 15, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | He Got Game | - | - | - | $21,567,853 | 1,414 | $21,567,853 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | Paulie | - | - | - | $15,266,967 | 1,812 | $26,875,268 | 56.8% | Apr 17, 1998 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 27 | Les Misérables | - | - | - | $14,096,321 | 1,477 | $14,096,321 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | The Big Hit | - | - | - | $13,404,331 | 2,149 | $27,007,143 | 49.6% | Apr 24, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Black Dog | - | - | - | $12,951,088 | 2,050 | $12,951,088 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | Mafia! | - | - | - | $11,715,501 | 1,944 | $19,889,299 | 58.9% | Jul 24, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | Sliding Doors | - | - | - | $10,743,340 | 522 | $11,841,544 | 90.7% | Apr 24, 1998 | Miramax |
| 32 | The Object of My Affection | - | - | - | $10,724,728 | 1,990 | $29,187,243 | 36.7% | Apr 17, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | - | - | - | $10,680,275 | 1,130 | $10,680,275 | 100% | May 22, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | The Parent Trap | - | - | - | $10,537,930 | 2,407 | $66,308,518 | 15.9% | Jul 31, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | I Got the Hook Up | - | - | - | $10,317,779 | 655 | $10,317,779 | 100% | May 29, 1998 | Miramax |
| 36 | Disturbing Behavior | - | - | - | $10,263,315 | 1,842 | $17,514,980 | 58.6% | Jul 24, 1998 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 37 | Lost in Space | - | - | - | $10,046,917 | 3,306 | $69,117,629 | 14.5% | Apr 3, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | Dirty Work | - | - | - | $10,023,282 | 1,776 | $10,023,282 | 100% | Jun 12, 1998 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | Woo | - | - | - | $8,064,972 | 625 | $8,064,972 | 100% | May 8, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 40 | The Spanish Prisoner | - | - | - | $7,527,829 | 296 | $9,584,314 | 78.5% | Apr 3, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | The Negotiator | - | - | - | $7,334,714 | 2,436 | $44,547,681 | 16.5% | Jul 31, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Gone with the Wind 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,750,112 | 214 | $6,750,112 | 100% | Jun 26, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 43 | Smoke Signals | - | - | - | $6,469,085 | 66 | $6,745,362 | 95.9% | Jun 26, 1998 | Miramax |
| 44 | Almost Heroes | - | - | - | $6,136,856 | 2,048 | $6,136,856 | 100% | May 29, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | The Opposite of Sex | - | - | - | $5,881,367 | 165 | $5,881,367 | 100% | May 22, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | The Players Club | - | - | - | $5,081,859 | 624 | $23,047,939 | 22% | Apr 10, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 47 | As Good as It Gets | - | - | - | $4,599,410 | 1,837 | $148,478,011 | 3.1% | Dec 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 48 | Mercury Rising | - | - | - | $4,397,059 | 2,399 | $32,935,289 | 13.4% | Apr 3, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 49 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $4,236,428 | 2,067 | $65,705,771 | 6.4% | Jul 31, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | The Odd Couple II | - | - | - | $4,206,342 | 1,852 | $18,912,328 | 22.2% | Apr 10, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 | The Last Days of Disco | - | - | - | $2,758,399 | 168 | $3,020,601 | 91.3% | May 29, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 52 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | - | - | - | $2,447,258 | 2,669 | $55,041,738 | 4.4% | Aug 7, 1998 | Dimension Films |
| 53 | Primary Colors | - | - | - | $2,404,510 | 1,976 | $39,001,187 | 6.2% | Mar 20, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 54 | Buffalo '66 | - | - | - | $2,338,815 | 25 | $2,375,097 | 98.5% | Jun 26, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 55 | Hav Plenty | - | - | - | $2,284,034 | 413 | $2,284,034 | 100% | Jun 19, 1998 | Miramax |
| 56 | Wilde | - | - | - | $2,158,775 | 7 | $2,158,775 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | Chinese Box | - | - | - | $2,033,836 | 106 | $2,178,160 | 93.4% | Apr 17, 1998 | Trimark Pictures |
| 58 | High Art | - | - | - | $1,960,216 | 4 | $1,960,216 | 100% | Jun 12, 1998 | October Films |
| 59 | The Butcher Boy | - | - | - | $1,794,212 | 90 | $1,995,911 | 89.9% | Apr 3, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | BASEketball | - | - | - | $1,349,858 | 1,910 | $7,027,290 | 19.2% | Jul 31, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 61 | Henry Fool | - | - | - | $1,338,335 | 51 | $1,338,335 | 100% | Jun 19, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | Two Girls and a Guy | - | - | - | $1,169,365 | 316 | $2,057,193 | 56.8% | Apr 24, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 63 | Lolita | - | - | - | $1,071,255 | 1 | $1,071,255 | 100% | Jul 24, 1998 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 64 | Déjà Vu | - | - | - | $1,036,599 | 39 | $1,086,181 | 95.4% | Apr 24, 1998 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 65 | Suicide Kings | - | - | - | $981,868 | 152 | $1,740,156 | 56.4% | Apr 17, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 66 | Tarzan and the Lost City | - | - | - | $718,188 | 1,412 | $2,172,941 | 33.1% | Apr 24, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | - | - | - | $676,631 | 28 | $676,631 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 68 | Character | - | - | - | $571,851 | 42 | $623,983 | 91.6% | Mar 27, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | Clockwatchers | - | - | - | $537,948 | 9 | $537,948 | 100% | May 15, 1998 | Artistic License |
| 70 | The Big One | - | - | - | $518,810 | 53 | $720,074 | 72% | Apr 10, 1998 | Miramax |
| 71 | The Gingerbread Man | - | - | - | $514,566 | 30 | $1,677,131 | 30.7% | Jan 23, 1998 | PolyGram |
| 72 | Wild Man Blues | - | - | - | $450,254 | 25 | $533,759 | 84.4% | Apr 17, 1998 | New Line Cinema |
| 73 | Kurt & Courtney | - | - | - | $412,233 | 12 | $668,228 | 61.7% | Feb 27, 1998 | Roxie Releasing |
| 74 | Shooting Fish | - | - | - | $375,261 | 23 | $375,261 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 75 | Artemisia | - | - | - | $356,749 | 17 | $356,749 | 100% | May 8, 1998 | Miramax |
| 76 | Mr. Jealousy | - | - | - | $301,796 | 24 | $301,796 | 100% | Jun 5, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 77 | The Land Girls | - | - | - | $238,497 | 21 | $238,497 | 100% | Jun 12, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 78 | Still Breathing | - | - | - | $228,455 | 67 | $228,455 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | October Films |
| 79 | Insomnia | - | - | - | $227,569 | 3 | $227,569 | 100% | May 29, 1998 | First Run |
| 80 | Pi | - | - | - | $210,240 | 68 | $3,221,152 | 6.5% | Jul 10, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 81 | Mousehunt | - | - | - | $201,961 | 2,233 | $61,917,389 | 0.3% | Dec 19, 1997 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 82 | Beyond Silence | - | - | - | $181,881 | 21 | $181,881 | 100% | Jun 5, 1998 | Miramax |
| 83 | The Beyond | - | - | - | $123,843 | 15 | $123,843 | 100% | Jun 12, 1998 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 84 | Lawn Dogs | - | - | - | $106,404 | 12 | $106,404 | 100% | May 15, 1998 | Strand Releasing |
| 85 | Little Men | - | - | - | $104,255 | 111 | $104,255 | 100% | May 8, 1998 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 86 | Polish Wedding | - | - | - | $92,055 | 59 | $692,588 | 13.3% | Jul 17, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 87 | TwentyFourSeven | - | - | - | $81,429 | 17 | $91,805 | 88.7% | Apr 15, 1998 | October Films |
| 88 | Cousin Bette | - | - | - | $76,488 | 68 | $1,295,194 | 5.9% | Jun 12, 1998 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 89 | Nights of Cabiria 1998 Re-release | - | - | - | $75,034 | 9 | $752,045 | 10% | Jul 1, 1998 | Rialto Pictures |
| 90 | Plump Fiction | - | - | - | $71,145 | 45 | $71,145 | 100% | May 15, 1998 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 91 | The Thief | - | - | - | $56,862 | 39 | $1,126,506 | 5% | Jul 17, 1998 | Stratosphere Entertainment |
| 92 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | - | - | - | $49,582 | 5 | $49,582 | 100% | Jun 26, 1998 | Kit Parker Films |
| 93 | The Governess | - | - | - | $28,276 | 135 | $3,719,509 | 0.8% | Jul 31, 1998 | Miramax |
| 94 | Go Now | - | - | - | $25,695 | 3 | $25,695 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 95 | Dream for an Insomniac | - | - | - | $24,727 | 6 | $24,727 | 100% | Jun 19, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 96 | Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary | - | - | - | $11,684 | 6 | $563,482 | 2.1% | Jul 10, 1998 | Providence Entertainment |
| 97 | Seventh Heaven | - | - | - | $9,784 | 2 | $79,808 | 12.3% | Jul 29, 1998 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 98 | The Other Side of Sunday | - | - | - | $4,769 | 1 | $4,769 | 100% | May 1, 1998 | First Look International |
| 99 | Full Tilt Boogie | - | - | - | $4,374 | 6 | $15,313 | 28.6% | Jul 31, 1998 | Miramax |
| 100 | Dear Jesse | - | - | - | $3,561 | 3 | $17,744 | 20.1% | Jun 26, 1998 | Cowboy Pictures |
| 101 | Amistad | - | - | - | $3,552 | 1,019 | $44,229,441 | <0.1% | Dec 10, 1997 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 102 | Out of the Past | - | - | - | $702 | 1 | $9,078 | 7.7% | Jul 31, 1998 | Zeitgeist Films |
