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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Box Office Performance for New Line Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Rush Hour Action PG-13 $137,534,276 29,325,006 $201,756,041
2 The Wedding Singer Romantic Comedy PG-13 $80,245,725 17,109,963 $117,716,545
3 Blade Action R $70,141,876 14,955,624 $102,894,693
4 Lost In Space Adventure PG-13 $69,117,629 14,737,234 $101,392,170
5 Wag the Dog Drama R $41,630,306 8,876,398 $61,069,618
6 Pleasantville Comedy PG-13 $38,868,118 8,287,445 $57,017,622
7 The Players Club Drama R $23,047,939 4,914,273 $33,810,198
8 Dark City Thriller/Suspense R $14,435,076 3,077,841 $21,175,546
9 Mr. Nice Guy Action PG-13 $12,716,953 2,711,504 $18,655,148
10 Living Out Loud Drama R $12,651,394 2,697,525 $18,558,972
11 Woo Romantic Comedy R $8,064,972 1,719,610 $11,830,917
12 American History X Drama R $6,114,166 1,303,660 $8,969,181
13 Boogie Nights Drama R $2,594,707 553,242 $3,806,305
14 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Action PG-13 $867,503 184,969 $1,272,587
15 Wild Man Blues   PG $483,917 103,181 $709,885
16 Taste of Cherry Drama Not Rated $311,873 66,497 $457,499
17 The Night Flier Horror R $91,549 19,520 $134,298
Total Gross of All Movies$518,917,979
Total Tickets Sold110,643,492
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$761,227,225

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.