Domestic Box Office For December 1998

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1A Bug's Life$79,953,7012,773$162,798,565Nov 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2You've Got Mail$63,762,3742,948$115,821,495Dec 18Warner Bros.
3The Prince of Egypt$55,106,6313,218$101,413,188Dec 18DreamWorks Distribution
4Star Trek: Insurrection$53,895,3832,677$70,187,658Dec 11Paramount Pictures
5Enemy of the State$48,255,2732,517$111,549,836Nov 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6Patch Adams$46,444,3252,909$135,026,902Dec 25Universal Pictures
7The Rugrats Movie$36,458,7732,832$100,494,675Nov 20Paramount Pictures
8Stepmom$35,435,6112,503$91,137,662Dec 25Sony Pictures Releasing
9The Waterboy$30,344,8992,782$161,491,646Nov 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
10Jack Frost$27,986,7632,152$34,562,556Dec 11Warner Bros.
11Psycho$20,363,4502,489$21,485,655Dec 4Universal Pictures
12Mighty Joe Young$20,028,3562,559$50,632,037Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13The Faculty$18,409,1352,365$40,283,321Dec 25Miramax
14Everest$15,298,68162$87,178,599Mar 6MacGillivray Freeman Films
15Babe: Pig in the City$9,725,1362,387$18,319,860Nov 25Universal Pictures
16Meet Joe Black$9,360,8062,527$44,619,100Nov 13Universal Pictures
17Elizabeth$8,885,486624$30,082,699Nov 6Gramercy Pictures (I)
18I Still Know What You Did Last Summer$6,885,7612,473$40,002,112Nov 13Sony Pictures Releasing
19Rush Hour$6,235,6622,724$141,186,864Sep 18New Line Cinema
20There's Something About Mary$6,165,3712,555$176,484,651Jul 15Twentieth Century Fox
21Shakespeare in Love$6,115,5982,030$100,317,794Dec 11Miramax
22Very Bad Things$5,945,1491,260$9,898,412Nov 27PolyGram
23Home Fries$5,897,8481,925$10,493,366Nov 27Warner Bros.
24Life Is Beautiful$4,656,8931,136$57,247,384Oct 23Miramax
25Ringmaster$4,644,0741,320$9,257,103Nov 27Artisan Entertainment
26Waking Ned Devine$4,573,148540$24,792,251Nov 20-
27The Mask of Zorro$4,486,5992,515$94,095,523Jul 17Sony Pictures Releasing
28The Siege$4,439,4022,582$40,981,289Nov 6Twentieth Century Fox
29Practical Magic$3,494,2042,652$46,732,881Oct 16Warner Bros.
30Antz$2,920,6512,929$90,757,863Oct 2DreamWorks Distribution
31I'll Be Home for Christmas$2,597,8191,776$12,214,338Nov 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
32Bride of Chucky$2,583,4952,467$32,400,658Oct 16Universal Pictures
33Down in the Delta$2,497,557417$5,672,903Dec 25Miramax
34Urban Legend$2,490,8202,257$38,072,438Sep 25Sony Pictures Releasing
35Belly$2,178,177630$9,639,390Nov 6Artisan Entertainment
36American History X$2,044,113513$6,719,864Oct 30New Line Cinema
37Pleasantville$2,040,6961,773$40,584,421Oct 23New Line Cinema
38The Wizard of Oz
1998 Re-release
$2,000,4211,882$14,836,984Nov 6Warner Bros.
39Happiness$1,955,11360$2,982,011Oct 16Good Machine
40A Simple Plan$1,601,164675$16,316,273Dec 11Paramount Pictures
41Gods and Monsters$1,260,483149$6,451,628Nov 6Lionsgate
42The Red Violin$1,098,231261$10,019,109Nov 6Lionsgate
43Dancing at Lughnasa$847,64593$2,287,818Nov 13Sony Pictures Classics
44Little Voice$673,534215$4,611,784Dec 4Miramax
45The Thin Red Line$644,8021,657$36,400,491Dec 25Twentieth Century Fox
46Central Station$519,161144$5,969,553Nov 20Sony Pictures Classics
47Hurlyburly$291,99684$1,798,862Dec 25Fine Line Features
48A Civil Action$155,5962,319$56,709,981Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
49Saving Private Ryan$148,2022,807$216,540,909Jul 24DreamWorks Distribution
50The General$134,81741$1,214,198Dec 18Sony Pictures Classics
51The Brandon Teena Story$69,0192$92,113Sep 23Zeitgeist Films
52Shattered Image$44,48224$106,116Dec 4Lionsgate
53Rushmore$43,666830$17,105,219Dec 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
54Hilary and Jackie$41,973300$4,912,892Dec 30October Films
55The Swindle$40,7685$250,899Dec 23New Yorker Films
56The Theory of Flight$31,68513$73,233Dec 23Fine Line Features
57Affliction$26,038335$6,330,054Dec 30Lionsgate
58Playing by Heart$10,265308$3,970,078Jan 1Miramax
59Hi-Life$9,0661$9,066Dec 4Lionsgate
60The Hi-Lo Country$6,01316$166,082Dec 30Gramercy Pictures (I)
61Another Day in Paradise$4,84965$1,036,818Dec 30Trimark Pictures
62Savior$3,3334$14,328Nov 20Lionsgate