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Domestic Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Godzilla May 19, 1998 Sony Pictures PG-13 $136,142,003 29,028,146
2 Rush Hour Sep 18, 1998 New Line PG-13 $136,065,335 29,011,799
3 Lethal Weapon 4 Jul 10, 1998 Warner Bros. R $129,734,803 27,662,005
4 Enemy of the State Nov 20, 1998 Walt Disney R $92,020,000 19,620,469
5 The X Files: Fight the Future Jun 19, 1998 20th Century Fox PG-13 $83,826,398 17,873,432
6 Blade Aug 21, 1998 New Line R $70,001,065 14,925,600
7 Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 19, 1997 MGM PG-13 $52,054,326 11,099,003
8 The Negotiator Jul 29, 1998 Warner Bros. R $44,484,065 9,484,875
9 Ronin Sep 25, 1998 MGM R $41,521,101 8,853,113
10 The Siege Nov 6, 1998 20th Century Fox R $39,908,508 8,509,277
11 The Big Hit Apr 24, 1998 Sony Pictures R $27,052,167 5,768,053
12 Hard Rain Jan 16, 1998 Paramount Pictures R $19,819,494 4,225,905
13 The Replacement Killers Feb 6, 1998 Sony Pictures R $18,967,571 4,044,258
14 Soldier Oct 23, 1998 Warner Bros. R $14,567,883 3,106,158
15 Desperate Measures Jan 30, 1998 Sony Pictures R $13,668,777 2,914,451
16 Black Dog May 1, 1998 Universal PG-13 $12,829,351 2,735,469
17 Mr. Nice Guy Mar 20, 1998 New Line PG-13 $12,674,183 2,702,384
18 Deep Rising Jan 30, 1998 Walt Disney R $11,146,409 2,376,633
19 Knock Off Sep 4, 1998 Sony Pictures R $10,076,136 2,148,430
20 Firestorm Jan 9, 1998 20th Century Fox R $8,041,665 1,714,641
21 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Warner Bros. R $6,799,705 1,449,830
22 Alien: Resurrection Nov 26, 1997 20th Century Fox R $2,099,011 447,550
23 In God's Hands Apr 24, 1998 Sony Pictures PG-13 $1,431,239 305,168
24 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Nov 21, 1997 New Line PG-13 $1,263,128 269,324
25 Men with Guns Mar 6, 1998 Sony Pictures Cla… R $742,032 158,216
26 Air Force One Jul 25, 1997 Sony Pictures R $679,293 144,839
27 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Sony Pictures R $479,345 102,206
28 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega… Apr 10, 1998 Sony Pictures PG $308,082 65,689
29 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Sony Pictures PG-13 $77,986 16,628
30 Killing Time Jan 30, 1998 Lionsgate R $12,154 2,591
31 The Day of the Beast Dec 23, 1998 Trimark Not Rated $11,766 2,509
32 Ambushed Jun 20, 1998 R $5,000 1,066
33 Thursday Nov 13, 1998 Legacy Releasing R $1,971 420
Total Gross of All Movies$988,511,952
Total Tickets Sold210,770,137

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. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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