1998 in film

Events

February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein
Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 1998; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 1998 as of January 26, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 26, 2006 (UK) and January 26, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:

align=bottom | *International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, British results in pounds sterling and Australian results in Australian dollars.*
1998 Rank	Title	Studio	Total Int'l Box Office Gross	U.S. & Canada Box Office Gross	United Kingdom Box Office Gross	Australia Box Office Gross
1.	Armageddon	Buena Vista	$553,709,788	$201,578,182	£16,401,954	$14,316,211
2.	Saving Private Ryan	DreamWorks	$481,840,909	$216,540,909	£18,740,016	$24,172,708
3.	Godzilla	Columbia Pictures	$379,014,294	$136,314,294	£15,920,578	$13,496,649
4.	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	$369,884,651	$176,484,651	£15,665,386	$20,007,019
5.	A Bug's Life	Buena Vista	$363,398,565	$162,798,565	£28,824,239	$20,131,422
6.	Deep Impact	Paramount Pictures	$349,464,664	$140,464,664	£10,157,326	$16,929,903
7.	Mulan	Buena Vista	$304,320,254	$120,620,254	£9,454,609	$4,776,349
8.	Dr. Dolittle	20th Century Fox	$294,456,605	$144,156,605	£19,671,348	$16,617,575
9.	Shakespeare in Love	Miramax	$289,317,794	$100,317,794	£20,080,703	$12,009,367
10.	Lethal Weapon 4	Warner Bros.	$285,444,603	$130,444,603	£7,006,948	$10,998,583

In total, two films released in 1998 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

For a complete list of 1998's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm
- U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1998&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
- Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/