This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1998.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 Titanic † $33,315,278 2 $28,716,310 Titanic became the first film since The Birdcage to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. 3 $30,010,633 Titanic became the first film since The Fugitive to top the box office for five consecutive weekends and gross more than $20 million for five weekends. 4 $25,238,720 Titanic became the first film since The Fugitive to top the box office for six consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Jerry Maguire to top the box office in its sixth weekend. 5 $25,907,172 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for seven consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office in its seventh weekend. 6 $23,027,838 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for eight consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Aladdin to top the box office in its eighth weekend. 7 $28,167,947 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for nine consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office in its ninth weekend. 8 $21,036,343 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for ten consecutive weekends as well as the first film since Forrest Gump to top the box office in its tenth weekend. It also became the first film to gross more than $10 million for ten consecutive weekends. It reaches that level for another six weekends. 9 $19,633,056 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for eleven consecutive weekends. 10 $17,605,849 Titanic became the first film since Home Alone to top the box office for twelve consecutive weekends. 11 $17,578,815 Titanic became the first film since Beverly Hills Cop to top the box office for thirteen consecutive weekends. Initial estimates had The Man in the Iron Mask as the number one film. 12 $17,165,239 Titanic became the first film since Star Wars to top the box office for fourteen consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to top the box office in its fourteenth weekend. 13 $15,213,500 Titanic became one of only two films to top the box office for fifteen consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Beverly Hills Cop to top the box office in its fifteenth weekend. It set a new record for the most consecutive weekends at #1 of the modern era. 14 Lost in Space $20,154,919 Lost in Space broke Indecent Proposal'''s record ($18.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in April. || |- | 15 || || rowspan="2" | City of Angels || $15,369,048 || || |- | 16 || || $12,332,194 || || |- | 17 || || The Big Hit || $10,809,424 || || |- | 18 || || He Got Game || $7,610,663 || || |- | 19 || || rowspan="2" | Deep Impact || $41,152,375 || || |- | 20 || || $23,266,622 || || |- | 21 || || rowspan="2" | Godzilla || $44,047,541 || Godzilla had the highest weekend debut in 1998. || |- | 22 || || $18,020,444 || || |- | 23 || || rowspan="2" | The Truman Show || $31,542,121 || || |- | 24 || || $20,010,580 || || |- | 25 || || The X-Files || $30,138,758 || || |- | 26 || || Doctor Dolittle || $29,014,324 || || |- | 27 || || Armageddon || $36,089,972 || || |- | 28 || || Lethal Weapon 4 || $34,048,124 || || |- | 29 || || The Mask of Zorro || $22,525,855 || || |- | 30 || || rowspan="4" | Saving Private Ryan || $30,576,104 || || |- | 31 || || $23,601,801 || || |- | 32 || || $17,398,000 || || |- | 33 || || $13,157,819 || Saving Private Ryan became the first film since Titanic to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. || |- | 34 || || rowspan="2" | Blade || $17,073,856 || || |- | 35 || || $10,925,976 || || |- | 36 || || There's Something About Mary || $10,920,201 || There's Something About Mary reached #1 in its eighth weekend of release. It also became the first film since Titanic to top the box office in its eighth weekend. || |- | 37 || || Rounders || $8,459,126 || || |- | 38 || || rowspan="2" | Rush Hour || $33,001,803 || Rush Hour broke The First Wives Clubs record ($18.9 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September. || |- | 39 || || $21,202,929 || || |- | 40 || || rowspan="2" | Antz || $17,195,160 || Antz broke Stargate'''s record ($16.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October. || |- | 41 || || $14,713,918 || || |- | 42 || || Practical Magic || $13,104,694 || || |- | 43 || || Pleasantville || $8,855,063 || || |- | 44 || || Vampires || $9,106,497 || || |- | 45 || || rowspan="2" | The Waterboy || $39,414,071 || The Waterboy broke Ace Ventura: When Nature Callss record ($37.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut in November. 46 $24,431,129 47 The Rugrats Movie $27,321,470 The Rugrats Movie broke Beavis and Butt-Head Do Americas record ($20.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-Disney animated film. 48 A Bug's Life $33,258,052 49 $17,174,218 50 Star Trek: Insurrection $22,052,836 51 You've Got Mail $18,426,749 52 Patch Adams $25,262,280
Highest-grossing films
Calendar gross Highest-grossing films of 1998 by calendar gross: Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. Titanic Paramount Pictures Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Gloria Stuart, Suzy Amis and Bill Paxton James Cameron $488,194,015 2. Armageddon Walt Disney Studios Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David and Steve Buscemi Michael Bay $198,798,517 3. Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg and Jeremy Davies Steven Spielberg $190,805,259 4. There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans and Chris Elliott Peter FarrellyBobby Farrelly $174,422,745 5. The Waterboy Walt Disney Studios Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed and Henry Winkler Frank Coraci $147,895,431 6. Dr. Dolittle 20th Century Fox Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Jeffrey Tambor, Peter Boyle, Richard Schiff, Raven-Symoné, Kyla Pratt, Norm MacDonald and Chris Rock Betty Thomas $144,156,605 7. Deep Impact Paramount Pictures Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell and Morgan Freeman Mimi Leder $140,464,664 8. Godzilla TriStar Pictures Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner and Harry Shearer Roland Emmerich $136,314,294 9. Rush Hour New Line Cinema Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn, Elizabeth Peña, Tzi Ma, Ken Leung, Mark Rolston and Rex Linn Brett Ratner $136,065,335 10. Good Will Hunting Miramax Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver Gus Van Sant $133,793,781
In-year release + Highest-grossing films of 1998 by in-year release Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks/Paramount $216,540,909 2. Armageddon Disney $201,578,182 3. There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox $176,484,651 4. A Bug's Life Disney $162,798,565 5. The Waterboy $161,491,646 6. Dr. Dolittle 20th Century Fox $144,156,605 7. Rush Hour New Line Cinema $141,186,864 8. Deep Impact Paramount $140,464,664 9. Godzilla TriStar $136,314,294 10. Patch Adams Universal $135,026,902
+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1998 G A Bug's Life PG The Truman Show PG-13 Armageddon R Saving Private Ryan
See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films
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