The Top Movies, Weekend of May 15, 1998
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Deep Impact |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$23,266,622 |
-43.46% |
3,192 |
$7,289 |
$73,970,004 |
10 |
| 2 |
(new) |
The Horse Whisperer |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$13,685,488 |
  |
2,039 |
$6,712 |
$13,685,488 |
3 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Quest for Camelot |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$6,041,602 |
  |
3,107 |
$1,945 |
$6,041,602 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
City of Angels |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$3,102,431 |
-34.24% |
2,245 |
$1,382 |
$66,233,553 |
38 |
| 5 |
(3) |
He Got Game |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$2,445,521 |
-34.10% |
1,414 |
$1,730 |
$16,712,735 |
17 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Titanic |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$2,112,302 |
-33.55% |
1,990 |
$1,061 |
$572,713,894 |
150 |
| 7 |
(7) |
Woo |
New Line
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,669,017 |
-33.70% |
625 |
$2,670 |
$4,842,617 |
10 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Paulie |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Comedy
|
$1,616,547 |
-36.63% |
1,812 |
$892 |
$20,411,011 |
31 |
| 9 |
(5) |
Les Miserables |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$1,480,030 |
-46.24% |
1,477 |
$1,002 |
$11,392,388 |
17 |
| 10 |
(8) |
The Big Hit |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$1,420,609 |
-39.09% |
1,510 |
$941 |
$25,385,890 |
24 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Black Dog |
Universal
|
Action
|
$1,340,485 |
-41.35% |
1,888 |
$710 |
$10,201,595 |
17 |
| 12 |
(10) |
The Object of my Affection |
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,199,623 |
-42.88% |
1,468 |
$817 |
$26,764,814 |
31 |
| 13 |
(12) |
Sliding Doors |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$1,121,297 |
-21.32% |
522 |
$2,148 |
$6,279,480 |
24 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Lost In Space |
New Line
|
Adventure
|
$853,437 |
-42.99% |
1,144 |
$746 |
$65,525,565 |
45 |
| 15 |
(16) |
Everest |
MacGillivray Freeman Films
|
Documentary
|
$707,785 |
-8.45% |
40 |
$17,695 |
$12,863,208 |
73 |
| 16 |
(13) |
Spanish Prisoner |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$705,376 |
-27.87% |
340 |
$2,075 |
$4,804,408 |
45 |
| 17 |
(15) |
The Players Club |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$508,384 |
-35.86% |
545 |
$933 |
$21,320,848 |
40 |
| 18 |
(30) |
Scream 2 |
Miramax
|
Horror
|
$423,204 |
+105.43% |
666 |
$635 |
$100,208,537 |
157 |
| 19 |
(19) |
Mercury Rising |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$394,505 |
-28.43% |
526 |
$750 |
$31,374,550 |
45 |
| 20 |
(17) |
Good Will Hunting |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$389,822 |
-35.13% |
574 |
$679 |
$135,637,756 |
164 |
| 21 |
(18) |
As Good as it Gets |
Sony Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$338,995 |
-39.50% |
805 |
$421 |
$146,085,411 |
145 |
| 22 |
(14) |
The Odd Couple II |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$309,715 |
-61.80% |
1,012 |
$306 |
$17,908,669 |
38 |
| 23 |
(20) |
U.S. Marshals |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$272,504 |
-32.01% |
607 |
$449 |
$56,706,820 |
73 |
| 24 |
(23) |
Tomorrow Never Dies |
MGM
|
Action
|
$272,461 |
-10.98% |
878 |
$310 |
$124,957,233 |
150 |
| 25 |
(22) |
Primary Colors |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$237,695 |
-24.07% |
347 |
$685 |
$37,939,277 |
59 |
| 26 |
(28) |
Chinese Box |
Trimark
|
Drama
|
$226,124 |
-4.56% |
96 |
$2,355 |
$981,102 |
31 |
| 27 |
(27) |
The Wedding Singer |
New Line
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$206,668 |
-15.61% |
217 |
$952 |
$76,001,620 |
94 |
| 28 |
(21) |
Barney's Great Adventure |
Polygram
|
Adventure
|
$176,799 |
-47.89% |
568 |
$311 |
$10,334,764 |
45 |
| 29 |
(25) |
Species 2 |
MGM
|
Horror
|
$173,443 |
-31.72% |
287 |
$604 |
$18,683,268 |
38 |
| 30 |
(26) |
The Man in the Iron Mask |
MGM
|
Adventure
|
$156,258 |
-37.75% |
312 |
$501 |
$56,027,523 |
66 |
| 31 |
(new) |
Bulworth |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$141,816 |
  |
2 |
$70,908 |
$141,816 |
3 |
| 32 |
(32) |
The Butcher Boy |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$107,726 |
-31.44% |
59 |
$1,826 |
$1,561,850 |
45 |
| 33 |
(29) |
In God's Hands |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$100,679 |
-54.45% |
110 |
$915 |
$1,379,977 |
24 |
| 34 |
(31) |
Two Girls and a Guy |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$98,968 |
-49.59% |
90 |
$1,100 |
$1,821,458 |
24 |
| 35 |
(35) |
Suicide Kings |
Artisan
|
Drama
|
$88,912 |
-12.04% |
149 |
$597 |
$1,540,077 |
31 |
| 36 |
(re-entry) |
Major League: Back to the Minors |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$85,044 |
+199.00% |
573 |
$148 |
$3,551,208 |
31 |
| 37 |
(24) |
Grease |
Paramount Pictures
|
Musical
|
$82,965 |
-69.50% |
406 |
$204 |
$181,427,748 |
7,276 |
| 38 |
(38) |
Mrs. Dalloway |
First Look
|
Drama
|
$81,346 |
-5.49% |
68 |
$1,196 |
$2,990,667 |
87 |
| 39 |
(33) |
Mr. Nice Guy |
New Line
|
Action
|
$80,395 |
-45.55% |
183 |
$439 |
$12,490,768 |
59 |
| 40 |
(re-entry) |
Meet the Deedles |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$76,004 |
+905.00% |
263 |
$289 |
$4,308,981 |
52 |
| 41 |
(43) |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$73,420 |
+13.05% |
14 |
$5,244 |
$5,800,090 |
311 |
| 42 |
(39) |
Wilde |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$73,272 |
-8.25% |
17 |
$4,310 |
$291,292 |
17 |
| 43 |
(34) |
L.A. Confidential |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$68,866 |
-50.73% |
140 |
$492 |
$64,498,566 |
241 |
| 44 |
(37) |
A Price Above Rubies |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$55,745 |
-35.25% |
49 |
$1,138 |
$929,121 |
54 |
| 45 |
(46) |
Love and Death on Long Island |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$51,693 |
-17.85% |
60 |
$862 |
$2,391,947 |
73 |
| 46 |
(48) |
Wild Man Blues |
New Line
|
|
$48,150 |
-20.30% |
25 |
$1,926 |
$366,965 |
31 |
| 47 |
(44) |
The Newton Boys |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$47,096 |
-26.20% |
112 |
$421 |
$10,297,897 |
52 |
| 48 |
(57) |
Shooting Fish |
Fox Searchlight
|
|
$45,624 |
+17.23% |
40 |
$1,141 |
$173,628 |
17 |
| 49 |
(40) |
The Big Lebowski |
Gramercy
|
Comedy
|
$42,968 |
-38.72% |
66 |
$651 |
$17,370,747 |
73 |
| 50 |
(45) |
Deja Vu |
Rainbow Releasing
|
|
$42,723 |
-32.28% |
35 |
$1,221 |
$255,468 |
26 |
| 51 |
(47) |
Wild Things |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$41,720 |
-31.43% |
123 |
$339 |
$29,081,527 |
59 |
| 52 |
(42) |
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 |
Sony Pictures
|
|
$40,482 |
-37.80% |
22 |
$1,840 |
$240,645 |
17 |
| 53 |
(49) |
Character |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$38,214 |
-34.87% |
42 |
$910 |
$496,554 |
52 |
| 54 |
(new) |
Plump Fiction |
Legacy Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$37,260 |
  |
45 |
$828 |
$37,260 |
3 |
| 55 |
(50) |
Dangerous Beauty |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$36,261 |
-18.12% |
52 |
$697 |
$4,178,389 |
87 |
| 56 |
(new) |
Clockwatchers |
Artistic License
|
|
$34,838 |
  |
6 |
$5,806 |
$34,838 |
3 |
| 57 |
(re-entry) |
The Hanging Garden |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
|
$32,632 |
  |
4 |
$8,158 |
$32,632 |
192 |
| 58 |
(60) |
The Gingerbread Man |
Polygram
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$30,068 |
-5.15% |
23 |
$1,307 |
$1,295,669 |
115 |
| 59 |
(re-entry) |
Palmetto |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$22,514 |
  |
224 |
$101 |
$5,840,581 |
87 |
| 60 |
(new) |
Lawn Dogs |
Strand
|
|
$22,491 |
  |
1 |
$22,491 |
$22,491 |
3 |
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