Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1998
Data as of Apr 29, 17:59 PDT
Key:Long Weekend
| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25-27 | $126,493,363 | +80.7% | $139,162,765 | +89.1% | 23 | Patch Adams | 52 |
| Dec 18-20 | $70,002,410 | +8.7% | $73,575,278 | +8% | 19 | You've Got Mail | 51 |
| Dec 11-13 | $64,385,402 | +5.2% | $68,129,603 | +2.6% | 18 | Star Trek: Insurrection | 50 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | $61,223,999 | -45.8% | $66,387,194 | -47.1% | 19 | A Bug's Life | 49 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | $112,913,578 | +25.3% | $125,578,859 | +29.7% | 19 | A Bug's Life | 48 |
| Nov 26-29 Thanksgiving 4-Day | $41,673,088 | - | $41,673,088 | - | 2 | A Bug's Life | 48 |
| Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving 5-Day | $46,935,463 | - | $46,935,463 | - | 2 | A Bug's Life | 48 |
| Nov 20-22 | $90,114,208 | +8% | $96,859,136 | +7.5% | 21 | The Rugrats Movie | 47 |
| Nov 13-15 | $83,456,705 | -6.2% | $90,103,077 | -6.3% | 23 | The Waterboy | 46 |
| Nov 6-8 | $88,945,179 | +106% | $96,138,989 | +95.1% | 22 | The Waterboy | 45 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | $43,177,456 | -27.3% | $49,265,085 | -25.9% | 21 | Vampires | 44 |
| Oct 23-25 | $59,381,827 | -16.2% | $66,451,805 | -10.7% | 21 | Pleasantville | 43 |
| Oct 16-18 | $70,892,334 | +11.8% | $74,415,644 | +11.2% | 18 | Practical Magic | 42 |
| Oct 9-12 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | $19,063,164 | - | $19,063,164 | - | 4 | Antz | 41 |
| Oct 9-11 | $63,399,951 | -21% | $66,923,283 | -20.3% | 20 | Antz | 41 |
| Oct 2-4 | $80,265,375 | +25.3% | $83,945,968 | +23.9% | 20 | Antz | 40 |
| Sep 25-27 | $64,079,026 | -0.4% | $67,758,243 | +1.4% | 22 | Rush Hour | 39 |
| Sep 18-20 | $64,340,871 | +72.5% | $66,831,494 | +52.1% | 21 | Rush Hour | 38 |
| Sep 11-13 | $37,299,155 | +99.4% | $43,948,741 | +134.9% | 24 | Rounders | 37 |
| Sep 4-7 Labor Day wknd | $57,518,654 | - | $78,756,126 | - | 29 | There's Something About Mary | 36 |
| Sep 4-6 | $18,708,033 | -65.8% | $18,708,033 | -73.4% | 7 | There's Something About Mary | 36 |
| Aug 28-30 | $54,769,564 | -19.2% | $70,454,613 | -21.4% | 26 | Blade | 35 |
| Aug 21-23 | $67,766,658 | -16.1% | $89,607,614 | -7.1% | 29 | Blade | 34 |
| Aug 14-16 | $80,730,140 | -17.1% | $96,406,328 | -10.5% | 22 | Saving Private Ryan | 33 |
| Aug 7-9 | $97,415,181 | +1.1% | $107,661,046 | -2% | 22 | Saving Private Ryan | 32 |
| Jul 31-Aug 2 | $96,361,741 | -12.8% | $109,808,485 | -7.9% | 23 | Saving Private Ryan | 31 |
| Jul 24-26 | $110,551,157 | +4% | $119,165,551 | +5% | 20 | Saving Private Ryan | 30 |
| Jul 17-19 | $106,282,793 | -5.9% | $113,528,859 | -4.3% | 20 | The Mask of Zorro | 29 |
| Jul 10-12 World Cup (France) | $112,926,841 | +15% | $118,630,089 | +14.7% | 21 | Lethal Weapon 4 | 28 |
| Jul 3-5 World Cup (France) | $98,168,592 | -1% | $103,434,588 | -1.6% | 20 | Armageddon | 27 |
| Jun 26-28 World Cup (France) | $99,152,870 | +0.4% | $105,095,859 | +2% | 22 | Doctor Dolittle | 26 |
| Jun 19-21 World Cup (France) | $98,720,793 | +22.6% | $103,084,312 | +22.5% | 20 | The X Files | 25 |
| Jun 12-14 World Cup (France) | $80,498,039 | -5.4% | $84,137,419 | -4.5% | 22 | The Truman Show | 24 |
| Jun 5-7 | $85,102,476 | +27.9% | $88,092,005 | +25.1% | 20 | The Truman Show | 23 |
| May 29-31 | $66,525,811 | -1.5% | $70,431,789 | +4.3% | 19 | Godzilla | 22 |
| May 22-25 Memorial Day wknd | $120,893,367 | - | $124,319,217 | - | 16 | Godzilla | 21 |
| May 22-24 | $67,539,654 | +18.8% | $67,539,654 | +10.1% | 8 | Godzilla | 21 |
| May 15-17 | $56,840,169 | -15.5% | $61,337,011 | -15.1% | 20 | Deep Impact | 20 |
| May 8-10 | $67,299,336 | +47.7% | $72,220,251 | +35.8% | 19 | Deep Impact | 19 |
| May 1-3 | $45,568,806 | -2.5% | $53,176,842 | -6.5% | 26 | He Got Game | 18 |
| Apr 24-26 | $46,746,646 | -21.4% | $56,883,922 | -19% | 24 | The Big Hit | 17 |
| Apr 17-19 | $59,481,924 | -13.5% | $70,233,811 | -10.2% | 26 | City of Angels | 16 |
| Apr 10-13 Easter wknd | $14,725,809 | - | $14,725,809 | - | 5 | Titanic | 15 |
| Apr 10-12 | $68,792,678 | +1.3% | $78,174,853 | +0.3% | 23 | City of Angels | 15 |
| Apr 3-5 | $67,890,972 | +2.8% | $77,949,335 | +3.2% | 22 | Lost in Space | 14 |
| Mar 27-29 | $66,059,802 | -11.6% | $75,552,289 | -8.5% | 24 | Titanic | 13 |
| Mar 20-22 | $74,758,281 | +6.5% | $82,551,201 | +8.5% | 22 | Titanic | 12 |
| Mar 13-15 | $70,183,720 | -1.3% | $76,074,167 | -6.3% | 20 | Titanic | 11 |
| Mar 6-8 | $71,119,186 | +19.1% | $81,152,940 | +16.8% | 25 | Titanic | 10 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | $59,731,377 | -13.5% | $69,476,440 | -8.7% | 21 | Titanic | 9 |
| Feb 20-22 Nagano Olympics | $69,035,775 | -11% | $76,101,810 | -1.9% | 22 | Titanic | 8 |
| Feb 13-16 Nagano Olympics Presidents' Day wknd | $109,358,965 | - | $121,575,110 | - | 21 | Titanic | 7 |
| Feb 13-15 Nagano Olympics | $77,595,132 | +15.3% | $77,595,132 | +5.2% | 8 | Titanic | 7 |
| Feb 6-8 Nagano Olympics | $67,270,197 | -14.2% | $73,753,689 | -15.3% | 20 | Titanic | 6 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | $78,428,611 | +6.4% | $87,044,975 | +8.5% | 19 | Titanic | 5 |
| Jan 23-25 | $73,736,097 | +60.8% | $80,230,571 | +75% | 20 | Titanic | 4 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | $107,524,749 | - | $123,643,859 | - | 22 | Titanic | 3 |
| Jan 16-18 | $45,851,383 | -43.9% | $45,851,383 | -51.6% | 6 | Titanic | 3 |
| Jan 9-11 | $81,765,867 | -18% | $94,798,167 | -20% | 22 | Titanic | 2 |
| Jan 2-4 | $99,724,650 | -17% | $118,464,927 | -14.6% | 23 | Titanic | 1 |
