Market Charts > 1998 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1998
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 1998 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Titanic |
Dec 19, 1997 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$488,192,879 |
104,092,298 |
2 |
Saving Private Ryan |
Jul 24, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$190,588,778 |
40,637,266 |
3 |
The Mask of Zorro |
Jul 17, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$93,828,745 |
20,006,128 |
4 |
The Wedding Singer |
Feb 13, 1998 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$80,245,725 |
17,109,962 |
5 |
Ever After: A Cinderella Story |
Jul 31, 1998 |
Drama |
PG |
$65,676,965 |
14,003,617 |
6 |
The Man in the Iron Mask |
Mar 13, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$56,968,169 |
12,146,731 |
7 |
Grease |
Mar 27, 1998 |
Musical |
PG |
$28,350,476 |
6,044,877 |
8 |
Great Expectations |
Jan 30, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$26,333,044 |
5,614,721 |
9 |
L.A. Confidential |
Sep 19, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$26,308,657 |
5,609,521 |
10 |
Beloved |
Oct 16, 1998 |
Horror |
R |
$22,755,961 |
4,852,017 |
11 |
Les Miserables |
May 1, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$13,887,945 |
2,961,182 |
12 |
La vita è bella |
Oct 23, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$11,409,840 |
2,432,801 |
13 |
Shakespeare in Love |
Dec 11, 1998 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$9,488,472 |
2,023,128 |
14 |
Gone with the Wind |
Oct 14, 1967 |
Drama |
G |
$6,750,112 |
1,439,256 |
15 |
Almost Heroes |
May 29, 1998 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$6,175,688 |
1,316,777 |
16 |
The Wings of the Dove |
Nov 7, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$5,020,136 |
1,070,391 |
17 |
Dangerous Beauty |
Feb 20, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$4,553,271 |
970,846 |
18 |
The Governess |
Jul 31, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$3,794,031 |
808,961 |
19 |
Mrs. Dalloway |
Feb 20, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$3,263,672 |
695,878 |
20 |
The Last Days of Disco |
May 29, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$3,024,198 |
644,818 |
21 |
Boogie Nights |
Oct 10, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$2,568,855 |
547,730 |
22 |
The Imposters |
Oct 2, 1998 |
Comedy |
R |
$2,194,875 |
467,990 |
23 |
Tarzan and the Lost City |
Apr 24, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG |
$2,147,114 |
457,806 |
24 |
Gods and Monsters |
Nov 6, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,984,354 |
423,103 |
25 |
A Soldier's Daughter Never … |
Sep 18, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,775,523 |
378,576 |
26 |
Oscar and Lucinda |
Jan 2, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,371,526 |
292,436 |
27 |
Eve's Bayou |
Nov 7, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$1,346,339 |
287,065 |
28 |
Dancing at Lughnasa |
Nov 13, 1998 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,191,089 |
253,963 |
29 |
Cousin Bette |
Jun 12, 1998 |
Comedy |
R |
$1,161,063 |
247,561 |
30 |
Lolita |
Jul 22, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,147,784 |
244,730 |
31 |
The Thief |
Jul 17, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$1,117,402 |
238,252 |
32 |
Velvet Goldmine |
Nov 6, 1998 |
Musical |
R |
$1,053,788 |
224,688 |
33 |
Strike |
Aug 21, 1998 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$968,506 |
206,504 |
34 |
Firelight |
Sep 4, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$784,419 |
167,253 |
35 |
Mrs. Brown |
Jul 18, 1997 |
Drama |
PG |
$766,267 |
163,383 |
36 |
Karakter |
Mar 27, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$713,413 |
152,113 |
37 |
The Ice Storm |
Sep 26, 1997 |
Drama |
R |
$599,581 |
127,842 |
38 |
Wings of Courage |
Apr 21, 1995 |
Drama |
G |
$596,362 |
127,156 |
39 |
Swept From The Sea |
Jan 23, 1998 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$283,081 |
60,358 |
40 |
Passion in the Desert |
Jun 12, 1998 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$181,083 |
38,610 |
41 |
The Proposition |
Mar 27, 1998 |
Drama |
R |
$121,875 |
25,986 |
42 |
Washington Square |
Oct 5, 1997 |
Drama |
PG |
$91,818 |
19,577 |
43 |
Bent |
Nov 26, 1997 |
Drama |
NC-17 |
$33,068 |
7,050 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,170,815,949 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 249,640,908 |
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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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