List of 1998 box office number-one films in Australia
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This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekend box office in Australia during 1998. Amounts are in Australian dollars.
(N.B.: Seemingly improper dates are due to holiday weekends or other occasions. N/A denotes information that is not available from Urban Cinefile nor Movie Marshal.)
# | Weekend end date | Film | Total weekend gross | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 January 1998 | Titanic | $3,606,297 | |
2 | 11 January 1998 | $2,644,516 | ||
3 | 18 January 1998 | Spiceworld | N/A | |
4 | 25 January 1998 | N/A | ||
5 | 1 February 1998 | N/A | ||
6 | 8 February 1998 | N/A | ||
7 | 15 February 1998 | As Good as It Gets | N/A | |
8 | 22 February 1998 | N/A | ||
9 | 1 March 1998 | Titanic | $1,633,523 | |
10 | 8 March 1998 | $1,405,107 | ||
11 | 15 March 1998 | Good Will Hunting | N/A | Good Will Hunting grossed $3,059,537 in the week ending 18 March[1] |
12 | 22 March 1998 | N/A | ||
13 | 29 March 1998 | N/A | ||
14 | 5 April 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | N/A | |
15 | 12 April 1998 | Lost in Space | N/A | |
16 | 19 April 1998 | The Wedding Singer | N/A | The Wedding Singer grossed $3,848,435 in the week ending 22 April[2] |
17 | 26 April 1998 | $2,236,825 | ||
18 | 3 May 1998 | $1,654,777 | ||
19 | 10 May 1998 | $1,150,964 | ||
20 | 17 May 1998 | $1,131,921 | ||
21 | 24 May 1998 | City of Angels | $1,498,071 | |
22 | 31 May 1998 | $1,055,056 | ||
23 | 8 June 19984-day weekend | Godzilla | $3,724,843 | Godzilla previews[3] |
24 | 14 June 1998 | $2,471,151 | ||
25 | 21 June 1998 | Deep Impact | $4,085,820 | |
26 | 28 June 1998 | $2,365,287 | ||
27 | 5 July 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | $3,263,961 | |
28 | 12 July 1998 | $2,857,971 | ||
29 | 19 July 1998 | $1,749,849 | ||
30 | 26 July 1998 | The X-Files | $2,852,783 | |
31 | 2 August 1998 | Sliding Doors | $2,285,858 | |
32 | 9 August 1998 | $1,736,252 | ||
33 | 16 August 1998 | $1,319,661 | ||
34 | 23 August 1998 | Armageddon | $3,506,829 | |
35 | 30 August 1998 | $2,260,961 | ||
36 | 6 September 1998 | There's Something About Mary | $2,085,894 | |
37 | 13 September 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $2,733,243 | |
38 | 20 September 1998 | There's Something About Mary | $1,704,225 | |
39 | 27 September 1998 | The Truman Show | $3,127,430 | |
40 | 4 October 1998 | $2,118,041 | ||
41 | 11 October 1998 | Blade | $1,813,179 | |
42 | 18 October 1998 | A Perfect Murder | $1,318,547 | |
43 | 25 October 1998 | $954,936 | ||
44 | 1 November 1998 | Antz | $1,846,805 | |
45 | 8 November 1998 | $1,506,289 | ||
46 | 15 November 1998 | $1,140,110 | ||
47 | 22 November 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | $4,280,656 | |
48 | 29 November 1998 | $2,852,520 | ||
49 | 6 December 1998 | A Bug's Life | $1,859,016 | |
50 | 14 December 1998 | $1,473,592 | ||
51 | 20 December 1998 | $1,275,563 | ||
52 | 28 December 1998 | You've Got Mail | $2,374,109 |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]Highest-grossing films of 1998 by calendar gross:[4]
Rank | Title | Studio(s) | Gross (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Titanic | 20th Century Fox | $30,700,000 |
2. | There's Something About Mary | 20th Century Fox | $12,500,000 |
3. | As Good as It Gets | Columbia TriStar International | $12,100,000 |
4. | Saving Private Ryan | United International Pictures | $11,700,000 |
5. | The Wedding Singer | Roadshow Entertainment | $11,100,000 |
6. | Deep Impact | United International Pictures | $10,900,000 |
7. | Dr. Dolittle | 20th Century Fox | $10,700,000 |
8. | Good Will Hunting | Miramax/Roadshow | $9,500,000 |
9. | Armageddon | Buena Vista International/Roadshow | $9,200,000 |
10. | Sliding Doors | United International Pictures | $8,900,000 |
References
[edit]- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 23 March 1998. p. 10.
$2,081,318; $1=A$1.47
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 27 April 1998. p. 12.
$2,617,983; $1=A$1.47
- ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 15 June 1998. p. 10.
$2,313,567; $1=A$1.61
- ^ Peter Cowie, ed. (1999). The Variety Almanac 1999. Boxtree Ltd. p. 49. ISBN 0-7522-2454-9.
See also
[edit]- List of Australian films – Australian films by year