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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Box Office Performance for 20th Century Fox Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 There's Something About Mary Romantic Comedy R $174,711,122 37,251,838 $256,292,645
2 Doctor Dolittle Comedy PG-13 $144,155,118 30,736,699 $211,468,489
3 The X Files: Fight the Future Action PG-13 $83,898,313 17,888,766 $123,074,710
4 Ever After: A Cinderella Story Drama PG $65,674,605 14,003,114 $96,341,424
5 Hope Floats Drama PG-13 $60,110,313 12,816,698 $88,178,882
6 The Siege Action R $40,163,804 8,563,711 $58,918,332
7 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Drama R $37,669,029 8,031,776 $55,258,619
8 The Object of my Affection Romantic Comedy R $29,145,924 6,214,483 $42,755,643
9 Bulworth Comedy R $26,528,684 5,656,436 $38,916,280
10 Great Expectations Drama R $26,333,044 5,614,722 $38,629,287
11 The Newton Boys Drama PG-13 $10,341,093 2,204,924 $15,169,877
12 Firestorm Action R $8,123,860 1,732,166 $11,917,302
13 Waking Ned Devine Comedy PG $6,954,620 1,482,861 $10,202,084
14 Home Alone III Comedy PG $6,441,000 1,373,348 $9,448,634
15 Anastasia Musical G $5,361,123 1,143,097 $7,864,507
16 Alien: Resurrection Action R $1,702,240 362,951 $2,497,103
17 Cousin Bette Comedy R $1,161,063 247,561 $1,703,220
18 The Thin Red Line Drama R $1,020,438 217,577 $1,496,930
19 Soul Food Comedy R $293,597 62,601 $430,695
Total Gross of All Movies$729,788,990
Total Tickets Sold155,605,329
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,070,564,664

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.