Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1998

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1998 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Saving Private Ryan	Drama	R	$190,373,184	40,591,297	$279,268,123
2	The Mask of Zorro	Adventure	PG-13	$93,771,072	19,993,832	$137,557,564
3	The Wedding Singer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$80,245,725	17,109,963	$117,716,545
4	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	Drama	PG	$65,674,605	14,003,114	$96,341,424
5	The Man in the Iron Mask	Adventure	PG-13	$56,968,169	12,146,731	$83,569,509
6	Grease	Musical	PG	$28,411,018	6,057,786	$41,677,568
7	Great Expectations	Drama	R	$26,333,044	5,614,722	$38,629,287
8	L.A. Confidential	Drama	R	$26,308,657	5,609,522	$38,593,511
9	Beloved	Drama	R	$22,746,521	4,850,004	$33,368,028
10	Les Miserables	Drama	PG-13	$13,887,945	2,961,182	$20,372,932
11	Life Is Beautiful	Drama	PG-13	$11,409,840	2,432,802	$16,737,678
12	Shakespeare in Love	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,411,676	2,006,754	$13,806,468
13	Almost Heroes	Comedy	PG-13	$6,175,688	1,316,778	$9,059,433
14	The Wings of the Dove	Drama	R	$5,020,136	1,070,391	$7,364,290
15	Dangerous Beauty	Drama	R	$4,553,271	970,847	$6,679,427
16	Governess	Drama	R	$3,794,031	808,962	$5,565,659
17	Mrs. Dalloway	Drama	PG-13	$3,263,672	695,879	$4,787,648
18	The Last Days of Disco	Drama	R	$3,024,198	644,818	$4,436,348
19	Boogie Nights	Drama	R	$2,594,707	553,242	$3,806,305
20	The Imposters	Comedy	R	$2,194,875	467,990	$3,219,771
21	Tarzan and the Lost City	Adventure	PG	$2,147,114	457,807	$3,149,712
22	Gods and Monsters	Drama	R	$1,922,758	409,970	$2,820,594
23	A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries	Drama	R	$1,775,523	378,576	$2,604,603
24	The Proposition	Drama	R	$1,622,381	345,923	$2,379,950
25	Oscar and Lucinda	Drama	R	$1,612,957	343,914	$2,366,128
26	Eve's Bayou	Drama	R	$1,368,233	291,734	$2,007,130
27	Dancing at Lughnasa	Drama	PG	$1,191,089	253,964	$1,747,272
28	Cousin Bette	Comedy	R	$1,161,063	247,561	$1,703,220
29	Lolita	Drama	R	$1,147,784	244,730	$1,683,742
30	The Thief	Drama	R	$1,117,402	238,252	$1,639,174
31	Velvet Goldmine	Musical	R	$1,053,788	224,688	$1,545,853
32	Firelight	Drama	R	$784,419	167,254	$1,150,708
33	Mrs. Brown	Drama	PG	$766,267	163,383	$1,124,075
34	Character	Drama	R	$713,413	152,114	$1,046,544
35	The Ice Storm	Drama	R	$647,731	138,109	$950,190
36	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$596,362	127,156	$874,833
37	Chambermaid on the Titanic	Drama		$244,465	52,125	$358,620
38	Washington Square	Drama	PG	$91,818	19,577	$134,690
Total Gross of All Movies				$676,126,601
Total Tickets Sold					144,163,453
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$991,844,557

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.