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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Box Office Performance for Artisan Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Belly Drama R $9,505,046 2,026,662 $13,943,435
2 Jerry Springer: Ringmaster Comedy R $8,752,700 1,866,247 $12,839,779
3 Suicide Kings Drama R $1,692,872 360,954 $2,483,364
4 Permanent Midnight Drama R $1,171,001 249,680 $1,717,798
5 Strangeland Horror R $631,221 134,589 $925,972
6 I Went Down   R $405,297 86,417 $594,549
7 The Cruise     $231,105 49,276 $339,019
8 The Last Emperor     $99,569 21,230 $146,062
9 Illtown Drama R $68,955 14,703 $101,157
Total Gross of All Movies$22,557,766
Total Tickets Sold4,809,758
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$33,091,135

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1998. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1998. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1997 will most likely earn money in 1997 and 1998. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.