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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 1998

RankMovieGenreMPAA1998 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 A Perfect Murder Thriller/Suspense R $67,658,331 14,426,083 $99,251,451
2 U.S. Marshals Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,833,603 12,331,259 $84,839,062
3 Snake Eyes Thriller/Suspense R $55,591,409 11,853,179 $81,549,872
4 Mercury Rising Thriller/Suspense R $32,983,332 7,032,693 $48,384,928
5 Wild Things Thriller/Suspense R $29,795,299 6,352,942 $43,708,241
6 Fallen Thriller/Suspense R $25,310,938 5,396,788 $37,129,901
7 Disturbing Behavior Thriller/Suspense R $17,507,368 3,732,914 $25,682,448
8 Dark City Thriller/Suspense R $14,435,076 3,077,841 $21,175,546
9 Hush Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,587,246 2,897,067 $19,931,821
10 Apt Pupil Thriller/Suspense R $8,838,938 1,884,635 $12,966,289
11 Palmetto Thriller/Suspense R $5,846,660 1,246,623 $8,576,766
12 Pi Thriller/Suspense R $3,221,152 686,813 $4,725,273
13 The Jackal Thriller/Suspense R $1,849,656 394,383 $2,713,355
14 Clay Pigeons Thriller/Suspense R $1,793,359 382,379 $2,630,768
15 The Gingerbread Man Thriller/Suspense R $1,626,593 346,822 $2,386,135
16 Nightwatch Thriller/Suspense R $1,278,516 272,605 $1,875,522
17 Kiss the Girls Thriller/Suspense R $806,514 171,965 $1,183,119
18 Red Corner Thriller/Suspense R $160,030 34,122 $234,759
Total Gross of All Movies$340,124,020
Total Tickets Sold72,521,113
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$498,945,257

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.