Box Office Performance for Romantic Comedy Movies in 1998

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1998 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	There's Something About Mary	Romantic Comedy	R	$174,711,122	37,251,838	$256,292,645
2	As Good as it Gets	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$107,755,354	22,975,555	$158,071,818
3	The Wedding Singer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$80,245,725	17,109,963	$117,716,545
4	Six Days, Seven Nights	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$74,339,294	15,850,596	$109,052,100
5	The Object of my Affection	Romantic Comedy	R	$29,145,924	6,214,483	$42,755,643
6	Shakespeare in Love	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,411,676	2,006,754	$13,806,468
7	Woo	Romantic Comedy	R	$8,064,972	1,719,610	$11,830,917
8	Deconstructing Harry	Romantic Comedy	R	$5,781,901	1,232,815	$8,481,767
9	Kissing a Fool	Romantic Comedy	R	$4,100,505	874,308	$6,015,239
10	Next Stop, Wonderland	Romantic Comedy	R	$3,386,698	722,110	$4,968,117
11	Afterglow	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,487,376	530,357	$3,648,856
12	Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,020,700	430,853	$2,964,269
13	Shall We Dance?	Romantic Comedy	PG	$159,056	33,914	$233,328
14	Marius et Jeannette	Romantic Comedy	Not Rated	$140,334	29,922	$205,863
Total Gross of All Movies				$501,750,637
Total Tickets Sold					106,983,078
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$736,043,577

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.