Box Office Performance for PG Movies in 1998
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1998 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Truman Show
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$125,618,201 |
26,784,265 |
$184,275,743 |
| 2 |
Antz
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$89,214,361 |
19,022,252 |
$130,873,094 |
| 3 |
You've Got Mail
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$77,938,617 |
16,618,042 |
$114,332,129 |
| 4 |
The Prince of Egypt
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$66,351,243 |
14,147,387 |
$97,334,023 |
| 5 |
The Parent Trap
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$66,308,518 |
14,138,277 |
$97,271,346 |
| 6 |
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$65,674,605 |
14,003,114 |
$96,341,424 |
| 7 |
Star Trek: Insurrection
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$58,644,099 |
12,504,072 |
$86,028,015 |
| 8 |
Jack Frost
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$31,153,045 |
6,642,440 |
$45,699,987 |
| 9 |
Madeline
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$29,858,048 |
6,366,322 |
$43,800,295 |
| 10 |
Spiceworld
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$29,342,592 |
6,256,416 |
$43,044,142 |
| 11 |
Grease
|
Musical
|
PG
|
$28,411,018 |
6,057,786 |
$41,677,568 |
| 12 |
Mighty Joe Young
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$28,148,105 |
6,001,728 |
$41,291,889 |
| 13 |
Paulie
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$27,084,499 |
5,774,946 |
$39,731,628 |
| 14 |
The Borrowers
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$22,619,589 |
4,822,940 |
$33,181,827 |
| 15 |
Mouse Hunt
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$21,873,064 |
4,663,766 |
$32,086,710 |
| 16 |
Simon Birch
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$18,253,415 |
3,891,986 |
$26,776,864 |
| 17 |
Dance With Me
|
Musical
|
PG
|
$15,923,354 |
3,395,171 |
$23,358,776 |
| 18 |
I'll Be Home For Christmas
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$12,121,586 |
2,584,560 |
$17,781,773 |
| 19 |
Holy Man
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$12,069,719 |
2,573,501 |
$17,705,687 |
| 20 |
Spanish Prisoner
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$10,162,034 |
2,166,745 |
$14,907,206 |
| 21 |
Flubber
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$9,883,688 |
2,107,396 |
$14,498,884 |
| 22 |
My Giant
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$7,985,929 |
1,702,757 |
$11,714,968 |
| 23 |
Star Kid
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$7,015,240 |
1,495,787 |
$10,291,015 |
| 24 |
Waking Ned Devine
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$6,954,620 |
1,482,861 |
$10,202,084 |
| 25 |
Home Alone III
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$6,441,000 |
1,373,348 |
$9,448,634 |
| 26 |
Mr. Magoo
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$5,820,557 |
1,241,057 |
$8,538,472 |
| 27 |
Meet the Deedles
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$4,356,126 |
928,812 |
$6,390,227 |
| 28 |
Tarzan and the Lost City
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$2,147,114 |
457,807 |
$3,149,712 |
| 29 |
Dancing at Lughnasa
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,191,089 |
253,964 |
$1,747,272 |
| 30 |
Hands on a Hardbody
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$909,650 |
193,955 |
$1,334,410 |
| 31 |
Mrs. Brown
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$766,267 |
163,383 |
$1,124,075 |
| 32 |
The Tango Lesson
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$761,282 |
162,320 |
$1,116,762 |
| 33 |
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$574,838 |
122,567 |
$843,261 |
| 34 |
Wild Man Blues
|
|
PG
|
$483,917 |
103,181 |
$709,885 |
| 35 |
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
|
Action
|
PG
|
$308,082 |
65,689 |
$451,940 |
| 36 |
Wide Awake
|
|
PG
|
$305,704 |
65,182 |
$448,452 |
| 37 |
Shooting Fish
|
|
PG
|
$302,204 |
64,436 |
$443,320 |
| 38 |
The Ride
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$189,635 |
40,434 |
$278,186 |
| 39 |
The Education of Little Tree
|
|
PG
|
$161,831 |
34,506 |
$237,401 |
| 40 |
Shall We Dance?
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$159,056 |
33,914 |
$233,328 |
| 41 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$123,329 |
26,296 |
$180,916 |
| 42 |
Washington Square
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$91,818 |
19,577 |
$134,690 |
| 43 |
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
|
Documentary
|
PG
|
$88,329 |
18,833 |
$129,571 |
| 44 |
Fairytale: A True Story
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$45,569 |
9,716 |
$66,846 |
| 45 |
Slappy and the Stinkers
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$34,488 |
7,354 |
$50,596 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $893,871,074 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 190,590,848 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,311,265,034 |
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.
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