Domestic 1998 Weekend 38
September 18-20, 1998
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Rush Hour | $33,001,803 | - | 2,638 | - | $12,510 | $33,001,803 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | - | One True Thing | $6,606,455 | - | 1,590 | - | $4,155 | $6,606,455 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | There's Something About Mary | $5,634,385 | -19% | 2,538 | -17 | $2,220 | $147,126,261 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 1 | Rounders | $4,731,197 | -44.1% | 2,191 | +15 | $2,159 | $16,081,589 | 2 | Miramax |
| 5 | 5 | Simon Birch | $3,744,801 | +12.7% | 896 | +300 | $4,179 | $8,111,342 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | Saving Private Ryan | $3,405,161 | -24.4% | 2,511 | -194 | $1,356 | $178,091,556 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | 3 | Blade | $3,263,253 | -37.2% | 2,375 | -14 | $1,374 | $61,304,718 | 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | 6 | Ever After: A Cinderella Story | $1,778,716 | -22.5% | 1,844 | -69 | $964 | $59,620,410 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 9 | Armageddon | $1,254,927 | -20.6% | 1,259 | -75 | $996 | $195,835,936 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 8 | Snake Eyes | $920,173 | -41.9% | 1,291 | -390 | $712 | $53,896,133 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | 13 | The Parent Trap | $894,231 | -28.8% | 1,409 | -262 | $634 | $63,100,330 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 10 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $864,540 | -41.7% | 1,053 | -222 | $821 | $35,329,596 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | - | Permanent Midnight | $260,562 | - | 55 | - | $4,737 | $275,864 | 1 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 14 | 18 | Touch of Evil 1998 Re-release | $174,065 | +146.1% | 12 | +9 | $14,505 | $308,725 | 2 | October Films |
| 15 | 16 | Small Soldiers | $95,788 | -54.3% | 364 | -170 | $263 | $53,785,611 | 11 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 16 | 17 | The X Files | $88,778 | -39.3% | 183 | -70 | $485 | $83,740,861 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | - | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | $39,517 | - | 5 | - | $7,903 | $39,517 | 1 | October Films |
| 18 | - | Six-String Samurai | $36,896 | - | 16 | - | $2,306 | $36,896 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 19 | 22 | Deep Impact | $17,842 | -25.9% | 38 | -17 | $469 | $140,117,067 | 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | 19 | Titanic | $14,003 | -75.6% | 49 | -288 | $285 | $600,674,693 | 40 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | - | Ill Gotten Gains | $4,401 | - | 8 | - | $550 | $4,401 | 1 | Spats Films |
