Spring 1998

Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Thtr Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(Feb 13 - May 7)
1 Wedding Singer, The 02-13-98 08-13-98 80,245,725 18,865,080 2821 2837 23.51 28,285 New Line
2 City of Angels 04-10-98 09-03-98 78,745,923 15,369,048 2212 2433 19.52 32,366 Warner Bros.
3 Lost in Space 04-03-98 08-13-98 69,117,629 20,154,919 3306 3306 29.16 20,907 New Line
4 U.S. Marshals 03-06-98 06-11-98 57,444,323 16,863,988 2817 2817 29.36 20,392 Warner Bros.
5 Man in the Iron Mask, The 03-13-98 08-13-98 56,961,069 17,271,450 3101 3101 30.32 18,369 MGM/UA
6 Primary Colors 03-20-98 06-25-98 39,001,187 12,045,395 1965 1976 30.88 19,737 Universal
7 Sphere 02-13-98 04-23-98 37,020,277 14,433,957 2814 2814 38.99 13,156 Warner Bros.
8 Mercury Rising 04-03-98 07-09-98 32,957,920 10,104,715 2386 2399 30.66 13,738 Universal
9 Wild Things 03-20-98 07-09-98 29,795,299 9,622,444 2177 2177 32.30 13,686 Sony
10 Object of My Affection, The 04-17-98 07-02-98 29,126,379 9,725,855 1890 1990 33.39 14,636 Fox
11 Grease (reissue) 03-27-98 06-11-98 28,406,111 12,705,463 2064 2064 44.73 13,763 Paramount
12 Big Hit, The 04-24-98 07-30-98 27,066,941 10,809,424 2149 2149 39.94 12,595 Sony
13 Paulie 04-17-98 08-20-98 27,043,450 5,369,800 1553 1812 19.86 14,925 DreamWorks
14 Players Club, The 04-08-98 08-13-98 23,047,939 5,894,607 593 693 25.58 33,258 New Line
15 Borrowers, The 02-13-98 05-14-98 22,368,643 4,470,111 1535 1606 19.98 13,928 Polygram
16 He Got Game 05-01-98 07-30-98 21,567,853 7,610,663 1319 1414 35.29 15,253 Buena Vista
17 Species II 04-10-98 07-16-98 19,194,572 7,274,008 2510 2510 37.90 7,647 MGM/UA
18 Odd Couple 2, The 04-10-98 07-02-98 18,893,080 4,810,288 1650 1852 25.46 10,201 Paramount
19 Big Lebowski, The 03-06-98 05-28-98 17,451,786 5,533,844 1207 1235 31.71 14,131 Gramercy
20 Twilight 03-06-98 05-07-98 15,055,091 5,866,411 1351 1354 38.97 11,119 Paramount
21 Dark City 02-27-98 04-23-98 14,378,331 5,576,953 1754 1754 38.79 8,197 New Line
22 Les Miserables 05-01-98 07-23-98 13,887,945 5,011,840 1477 1477 36.09 9,403 Sony
23 Hush 03-06-98 05-28-98 13,557,088 5,742,431 1966 1966 42.36 6,896 Sony
24 Black Dog 05-01-98 07-09-98 12,842,249 4,809,375 2025 2050 37.45 6,265 Universal
25 Senseless 02-20-98 04-09-98 12,755,531 5,337,651 1843 1850 41.85 6,895 Miramax
26 Mr. Nice Guy 03-17-98 06-18-98 12,716,953 5,250,704 1463 1463 41.29 8,692 New Line
27 Sliding Doors 04-24-98 09-03-98 11,883,495 1,640,438 117 522 13.80 22,765 Miramax
28 Barney's Great Adventure 04-03-98 07-02-98 11,144,518 2,203,865 540 839 19.78 13,283 Polygram
29 Newton Boys, The 03-27-98 05-21-98 10,317,366 4,010,245 1965 1969 38.87 5,240 Fox
30 Spanish Prisoner, The 04-03-98 10-15-98 9,536,940 876,981 7 368 9.20 25,916 Sony Classics

SOURCE : Variety, EDI