Top 50 films
in Australia in 1998, ranked by reported gross Australian box office
as at 31 December 1998; Australian films listed in bold
The top 10 films accounted for 31 per cent of
the total Australian box office in 1998; the top 50 accounted for 73
per cent.
Rank
Title
Distributor
Release date
Box office ($)1
1
Titanic
Fox
18 Dec 1997
47,327,308
2
There's Something about Mary
Fox
3 Sep 1998
19,310,873
3
As Good As It Gets
Columbia/TriStar
5 Feb 1998
18,723,867
4
Saving Private Ryan
UIP/Paramount
19 Nov 1998
18,079,211
5
The Wedding Singer
Roadshow
16 Apr 1998
17,162,021
6
Deep Impact
UIP/Universal
18 Jun 1998
16,929,903
7
Dr Dolittle
Fox
2 Jul 1998
16,612,066
8
Good Will Hunting
Roadshow
12 Mar 1998
14,672,131
9
Armageddon
BVI
20 Aug 1998
14,309,758
10
Sliding Doors
UIP/Paramount
30 Jul 1998
13,741,326
11
Godzilla
Columbia/TriStar
11 Jun 1998
13,494,185
12
The Truman Show
UIP/Paramount
24 Sep 1998
12,457,531
13
A Bug’s Life
BVI
26 Nov 1998
11,564,587
14
Lethal Weapon 4
Warner Bros
10 Sep 1998
10,994,143
15
Mousehunt
UIP/Universal
1 Jan 1998
9,691,418
16
The Horse Whisperer
BVI
4 Jun 1998
9,560,416
17
Lost in Space
Roadshow
9 Apr 1998
9,260,719
18
Antz
UIP/Universal
29 Oct 1998
9,094,325
19
The Jackal
UIP/Universal
8 Jan 1998
8,645,905
20
Flubber
BVI
26 Dec 1997
8,133,863
21
Six Days Seven Nights
BVI
25 Jun 1998
8,099,811
22
Small Soldiers
UIP/Universal
17 Sep 1998
7,710,809
23
Scream 2
Roadshow
15 Jan 1998
7,664,021
24
X-Files The Movie
Fox
23 Jul 1998
7,416,003
25
City of Angels
Warner Bros
21 May 1998
7,188,102
26
Tomorrow Never Dies
UIP/UA
26 Dec 1997
7,018,947
27
The Man in the Iron Mask
UIP/UA
2 Apr 1998
6,161,358
28
U.S. Marshals
Warner Bros
30 Apr 1998
6,073,385
29
Starship Troopers
BVI
5 Feb 1998
5,865,797
30
A Perfect Murder
Warner Bros
15 Oct 1998
5,856,539
31
Alien: Resurrection
Fox
1 Jan 1998
5,763,005
32
Blade
Roadshow
8 Oct 1998
5,367,295
33
Spiceworld: The Movie
PolyGram
8 Jan 1998
5,310,700
34
Mulan
BVI
3 Sep 1998
4,776,349
35
Everest
IMAX
18 Mar 1998
4,711,219
36
Devil's Advocate
Warner Bros
1 Jan 1998
4,611,419
37
You've Got Mail
Warner Bros
26 Dec 1998
4,387,033
38
In and Out
Roadshow
26 Dec 1997
4,380,897
39
Wild Things
Roadshow
14 May 1998
4,366,077
40
Babe: Pig in the City
UIP/Universal
10 Dec 1998
4,328,511
41
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Columbia/TriStar
26 Nov 1998
4,280,569
42
Jackie Brown
Roadshow
5 Mar 1998
4,233,149
43
Anastasia
Fox
25 Jun 1998
4,212,811
44
The Borrowers
PolyGram
9 Apr 1998
4,149,353
45
The Full Monty
Fox
16 Oct 1997
4,090,364
46
Mercury Rising
UIP/Universal
9 Apr 1998
4,043,830
47
Elizabeth
PolyGram
22 Oct 1998
3,915,846
48
The Mask of Zorro
Columbia/TriStar
26 Dec 1998
3,909,589
49
Her Majesty Mrs Brown
ABC Films
26 Dec 1997
3,878,452
50
The Rainmaker
UIP/Universal
22 Jan 1998
3,767,168
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association
of Australia (MPDAA).
Notes:
1. Earnings are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation)
and per calendar year so totals do not necessarily represent total earnings
for a film. Box office data from 1 January to 31 December 1998, as reported
in January 1999.
