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Friday, August 29, 2008

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Classics Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Spanish Prisoner Drama PG $10,162,034 2,166,745 $14,907,206
2 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun Documentary G $9,124,115 1,945,440 $13,384,627
3 The Opposite of Sex Black Comedy R $6,367,164 1,357,604 $9,340,316
4 Governess Drama R $3,794,031 808,962 $5,565,659
5 Afterglow Romantic Comedy R $2,487,376 530,357 $3,648,856
6 Wilde Drama R $2,157,701 460,064 $3,165,240
7 Ma Vie en Rose Drama R $2,035,856 434,084 $2,986,498
8 Across The Sea of Time Drama G $1,776,489 378,782 $2,606,020
9 Henry Fool Comedy R $1,334,786 284,603 $1,958,069
10 Dancing at Lughnasa Drama PG $1,191,089 253,964 $1,747,272
11 Mark Twain's America 3D Documentary G $1,043,228 222,437 $1,530,367
12 The Tango Lesson Drama PG $761,282 162,320 $1,116,762
13 Men with Guns Action R $742,032 158,216 $1,088,526
14 Character Drama R $713,413 152,114 $1,046,544
15 Central Station Drama R $695,022 148,192 $1,019,561
16 Wings of Courage Drama G $596,362 127,156 $874,833
17 Whatever   R $229,750 48,987 $337,031
18 The General Drama R $177,220 37,787 $259,975
19 Friend of Deceased     $157,437 33,569 $230,955
20 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Documentary PG $88,329 18,833 $129,571
Total Gross of All Movies$45,634,716
Total Tickets Sold9,730,216
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$66,943,886

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.