Top Grossing Movies of 1998

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1998 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Titanic	Apr 4	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$443,319,081	94,524,324
2	Armageddon	Jul 1	Walt Disney	Adventure	PG-13	$201,573,391	42,979,401
3	Saving Private Ryan	Jul 24	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	R	$190,373,184	40,591,297
4	There's Something About Mary	Jul 15	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	R	$174,711,122	37,251,838
5	The Waterboy	Nov 6	Walt Disney	Comedy	PG-13	$150,037,914	31,991,026
6	Doctor Dolittle	Jun 26	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG-13	$144,155,118	30,736,699
7	Deep Impact	May 8	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$140,300,426	29,914,803
8	Rush Hour	Sep 18	New Line	Action	PG-13	$137,534,276	29,325,006
9	A Bug's Life	Nov 20	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$136,420,000	29,087,420
10	Godzilla	May 19	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$136,142,003	29,028,146

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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1998

Rank	Distributor	Movies	1998 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Walt Disney	28	$1,108,750,922	236,407,445	16.36%
2	Paramount Pictures	18	$1,045,453,448	222,911,182	15.43%
3	Warner Bros.	29	$741,544,678	158,111,871	10.94%
4	20th Century Fox	19	$729,550,152	155,554,402	10.76%
5	Sony Pictures	38	$723,654,948	154,297,430	10.68%
6	New Line	17	$518,485,611	110,551,303	7.65%
7	Dreamworks SKG	7	$466,673,844	99,504,019	6.89%
8	Universal	20	$416,856,479	88,881,979	6.15%
9	Miramax	40	$393,672,539	83,938,706	5.81%
10	MGM	16	$188,600,864	40,213,403	2.78%

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Market Share for Each Genre in 1998

Rank	Genre	Movies	1998 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Drama	123	$1,571,983,307	335,177,677	23.19%
2	Adventure	20	$1,213,272,244	258,693,446	17.90%
3	Comedy	83	$1,171,683,515	249,825,908	17.29%
4	Action	31	$994,536,914	212,054,778	14.67%
5	Thriller/Suspense	19	$782,523,377	166,849,332	11.55%
6	Romantic Comedy	14	$500,453,447	106,706,491	7.38%
7	Horror	15	$317,637,319	67,726,507	4.69%
8	Documentary	12	$115,718,746	24,673,506	1.71%
9	Musical	7	$52,405,908	11,173,968	0.77%
10	Black Comedy	6	$45,982,332	9,804,334	0.68%

Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1998

Rank	MPAA Rating	Movies	1998 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	PG-13	82	$2,997,132,553	639,047,452	44.22%
2	R	203	$2,382,197,090	507,931,143	35.15%
3	PG	44	$892,839,618	190,370,920	13.17%
4	G	16	$432,808,113	92,283,181	6.39%
5	Not Rated	20	$66,285,521	14,133,374	0.98%
6	NC-17	2	$615,092	131,150	0.01%

Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1998

Rank	Source Material	Movies	1998 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Original Screenplay	174	$3,952,908,053	842,837,533	58.32%
2	Based on Fiction Book/Short Story	79	$986,169,925	210,270,773	14.55%
3	Remake	12	$656,697,917	140,020,879	9.69%
4	Based on TV	11	$438,181,922	93,428,980	6.47%
5	Based on Real Life Events	23	$244,970,994	52,232,621	3.61%
6	Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale	2	$186,293,008	39,721,324	2.75%
7		114	$87,785,457	18,717,578	1.30%
8	Based on Play	9	$81,353,744	17,346,215	1.20%
9	Based on Comic/Graphic Novel	2	$70,041,552	14,934,233	1.03%
10	Based on Musical or Opera	2	$42,282,932	9,015,550	0.62%

Market Share for Each Production Method in 1998

Rank	Production Method	Movies	1998 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Live Action	318	$6,234,132,310	1,329,239,293	91.98%
2	Hand Animation	8	$305,778,907	65,198,063	4.51%
3	Digital Animation	2	$225,634,361	48,109,672	3.33%
4	Animation/Live Action	1	$448,397	95,607	0.01%

Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1998

Rank	Creative Type	Movies	1998 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Contemporary Fiction	181	$3,264,145,000	695,979,740	48.16%
2	Historical Fiction	41	$1,125,051,502	239,883,048	16.60%
3	Science Fiction	19	$807,074,893	172,084,200	11.91%
4	Kids Fiction	14	$526,842,937	112,333,251	7.77%
5	Fantasy	14	$521,283,205	111,147,803	7.69%
6	Dramatization	21	$326,781,199	69,676,164	4.82%
7	Factual	13	$120,974,290	25,794,091	1.78%
8	Super Hero	1	$70,001,065	14,925,600	1.03%

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