English box office 1998

100 English films of 1998 ranked by box office. #1: Armageddon ($553.7 million).

#FilmLeadDirectorBudgetBox officeMultiple
1ArmageddonMichael Bay$140 million$553.7 million3.96x
2Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg$70 million$482.3 million6.89x
3GodzillaRoland Emmerich$125 million$379 million3.03x
4There's Something About MaryPeter Farrelly$23 million$369.9 million16.08x
5Deep ImpactMimi Leder$75 million$349.5 million4.66x
6Dr. DolittleBetty Thomas$71.5 million$294.4 million4.12x
7Shakespeare in LoveJohn Madden$25 million$289 million11.56x
8Lethal Weapon 4Richard Donner$140 million$285.4 million2.04x
9The Truman ShowPeter Weir$60 million$264 million4.40x
10Enemy of the StateTony Scott$90 million$250.8 million2.79x
10You've Got MailNora Ephron$65 million$250.8 million3.86x
12The Mask of ZorroMartin Campbell$95 million$250.3 million2.63x
13Patch AdamsTom Shadyac$50 million$202.3 million4.05x
14City of AngelsBrad Silberling$55 million$198.7 million3.61x
15The WaterboyFrank Coraci$23 million$190.2 million8.27x
16The X-FilesRob Bowman$66 million$189.2 million2.87x
17The Horse WhispererRobert Redford$60 million$187 million3.12x
18The Man in the Iron MaskRandall Wallace$35 million$182.9 million5.23x
19Six Days Seven NightsIvan Reitman$65 million$164.8 million2.54x
20StepmomChris Columbus$50 million$159.8 million3.20x
21Meet Joe BlackMartin Brest$90 million$142.9 million1.59x
22Lost in SpaceStephen Hopkins$80 million$136.1 million1.70x
23BladeStephen Norrington$45 million$131.2 million2.92x
24A Perfect MurderAndrew Davis$60 million$128 million2.13x
25The Wedding SingerFrank Coraci$18 million$123.3 million6.85x
26Star Trek: InsurrectionJonathan Frakes$58 million$118 million2.03x
27The SiegeEdward Zwick$70 million$116.7 million1.67x
28T-Rex: Back to the CretaceousBrett Leonard$14.5 million$104 million7.17x
29Snake EyesBrian De Palma$73 million$103.9 million1.42x
30U.S. MarshalsStuart Baird$45 million$102.4 million2.28x
31Kiss the GirlsGary Fleder$27 million$100 million3.70x
32The Thin Red LineTerrence Malick$52 million$98.1 million1.89x
33Ever AfterAndy Tennant$25 million$98 million3.92x
34Practical MagicGriffin Dunne$75 million$94.4 million1.26x
35Mercury RisingHarold Becker$60 million$93.1 million1.55x
36The Parent TrapNancy Meyers$15 million$92.1 million6.14x
37The NegotiatorF. Gary GrayC$50 million$88 million
38Small SoldiersJoe Dante$40 million$87.5 million2.19x
39EverestGreg MacGillivray$87 million
40I Still Know What You Did Last SummerDanny Cannon$24 million$84 million3.50x
41ElizabethShekhar Kapur$30 million$82 million2.73x
42Hope FloatsForest Whitaker$30 million$81.5 million2.72x
43Out of SightSteven Soderbergh$48 million$77.7 million1.62x
44What Dreams May ComeVincent Ward$85 million$75.4 million0.89x
45Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterSteve Miner$17 million$75 million4.41x
46SphereBarry Levinson$80 million$73.4 million0.92x
47Urban LegendJamie Blanks$14 million$72.5 million5.18x
48RoninJohn Frankenheimer$55 million$70.7 million1.29x
49Babe: Pig in the CityGeorge Miller$90 million$69.1 million0.77x
50LegionnairePeter MacDonald$20 million$67.9 million3.40x
51Wild ThingsJohn McNaughton$20 million$67.2 million3.36x
52Sliding DoorsPeter Howitt$6 million$67 million11.17x
53The FacultyRobert Rodriguez$15 million$63.2 million4.21x
54A Civil ActionSteven Zaillian$75 million$56 million0.75x
55Great ExpectationsAlfonso Cuarón$25 million$55.5 million2.22x
56Waking NedKirk Jones$3 million$55.3 million18.43x
57The AvengersJeremiah S. Chechik$60 million$54.7 million0.91x
58Primary ColorsMike Nichols$65 million$52.1 million0.80x
59Bride of ChuckyRonny Yu$25 million$50.7 million2.03x
60Mighty Joe YoungRon Underwood$90 million$50.6 million0.56x
61PleasantvilleGary Ross$60 million$49.8 million0.83x
62The Big LebowskiJoel Coen$15 million$48.3 million3.22x
63The Object of My AffectionNicholas Hytner$15 million$46.9 million3.13x
64Knock OffTsui Hark$35 million$44.1 million1.26x
65The Replacement KillersAntoine Fuqua$30 million$39.5 million1.32x
66How Stella Got Her Groove BackKevin Rodney Sullivan$20 million$39.2 million1.96x
67PsychoGus Van Sant$60 million$37.2 million0.62x
68Jack FrostTroy Miller$40 million$34.6 million0.87x
69Blues Brothers 2000John Landis$30 million$32.1 million1.07x
70A Night at the RoxburyJohn Fortenberry$17 million$30.3 million1.78x
71Mafia!Jim Abrahams$10 million$30.1 million3.01x
72MadelineDaisy von Scherler Mayer$20 million$30 million1.50x
73BulworthWarren Beatty$30 million$29.2 million0.97x
74Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsGuy Ritchie£800,000$28.1 million
75Dark CityAlex Proyas$27 million$27.2 million1.01x
76Holy ManStephen Herek$60 million$27 million0.45x
76The Big HitKirk Wong$13 million$27 million2.08x
78PaulieJohn Roberts$23 million$26.9 million1.17x
79One True ThingCarl Franklin$30 million$26.6 million0.89x
80An Argentine in New YorkJuan José Jusid$25.8 million
81Can't Hardly WaitDeborah Kaplan$10 million$25.6 million2.56x
82FallenGregory Hoblit$46 million$25.2 million0.55x
83Summer of the MonkeysMichael Anderson$20 million$24 million1.20x
84American History XTony Kaye$20 million$23.8 million1.19x
85Run Lola RunTom Tykwer$1.5 million$23.7 million15.49x
86The Players ClubIce Cube$5 million$23.3 million4.66x
87RoundersJohn Dahl$12 million$22.9 million1.91x
87BelovedJonathan Demme$80 million$22.9 million0.29x
89He Got GameSpike Lee$25 million$22.4 million0.90x
90Very Bad ThingsPeter Berg$30 million$21 million0.70x
91VampiresJohn Carpenter$20 million$20.3 million1.02x
92Hard RainMikael Salomon$70 million$19.9 million0.28x
93Species IIPeter Medak$19.2 million
94Who Am I?Jackie Chan$19 million
95The Odd Couple IIHoward Deutch$18.9 million
96Simon BirchMark Steven Johnson$20 million$18.3 million0.92x
97Disturbing BehaviorDavid Nutter$15 million$17.5 million1.17x
97Half BakedTamra Davis$8 million$17.5 million2.19x
99RushmoreWes Anderson$9 million$17.1 million1.90x
10054Mark Christopher$13 million$16.8 million1.29x

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