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Saturday, September 6, 2008

Box Office Performance for Remake Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Doctor Dolittle Comedy PG-13 $144,155,118 30,736,699 $211,468,489
2 Godzilla Action PG-13 $136,314,294 29,064,881 $199,966,381
3 The Mask of Zorro Adventure PG-13 $93,771,072 19,993,832 $137,557,564
4 City of Angels Drama PG-13 $78,750,909 16,791,239 $115,523,724
5 A Perfect Murder Thriller/Suspense R $67,658,331 14,426,083 $99,251,451
6 The Parent Trap Comedy PG $66,308,518 14,138,277 $97,271,346
7 Mighty Joe Young Adventure PG $28,148,105 6,001,728 $41,291,889
8 Psycho Horror R $20,776,265 4,429,907 $30,477,760
9 Flubber Comedy PG $9,883,688 2,107,396 $14,498,884
10 Return to Paradise Drama R $8,352,677 1,780,955 $12,252,970
11 The Jackal Thriller/Suspense R $1,849,656 394,383 $2,713,355
12 Nightwatch Thriller/Suspense R $1,278,516 272,605 $1,875,522
Total Gross of All Movies$657,247,149
Total Tickets Sold140,137,985
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$964,149,337

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.