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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Box Office Performance for MGM Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Man in the Iron Mask Adventure PG-13 $56,968,169 12,146,731 $83,569,509
2 Ronin Action R $41,521,101 8,853,113 $60,909,417
3 Tomorrow Never Dies Action PG-13 $32,896,072 7,014,088 $48,256,925
4 Species 2 Horror R $19,217,565 4,097,562 $28,191,227
5 Disturbing Behavior Thriller/Suspense R $17,507,368 3,732,914 $25,682,448
6 Dirty Work Comedy PG-13 $10,020,081 2,136,478 $14,698,969
7 Live Flesh Drama R $1,535,558 327,411 $2,252,588
8 Lolita Drama R $1,147,784 244,730 $1,683,742
9 Deceiver Drama R $699,062 149,054 $1,025,492
10 Hurricane Streets Drama   $334,041 71,224 $490,021
11 Chambermaid on the Titanic Drama   $244,465 52,125 $358,620
12 Red Corner Thriller/Suspense R $160,030 34,122 $234,759
13 I Love You … Don't Touch Me!     $33,598 7,164 $49,288
14 Storefront Hitchcock   PG-13 $3,073 655 $4,506
Total Gross of All Movies$182,287,967
Total Tickets Sold38,867,371
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$267,407,512

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.