1998 in film

history

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: {| class="wikitable sortable" align="left" style="margin:auto;" !1998 Rank!!Title!!Studio!!Worldwide Gross!!U.S/Canada Gross!!U.K. Gross!!Australia Gross |- | 1. | Armageddon | Touchstone Pictures | $553,709,788''' | $201,578,182 | £16,401,954 | $14,316,211

|- | 2. | Saving Private Ryan | DreamWorksParamount

|$481,840,909''' | $216,540,909 | £18,740,016 | $24,172,708 |- | 3. | Godzilla | TriStar | $379,014,294 | $136,314,294 | £15,920,578 | $13,496,649 |- | 4. | There's Something About Mary | Fox | $369,884,651 | $176,484,651 | £15,665,386 | $20,007,019 |- | 5. | A Bug's Life | DisneyPixar | $363,398,565 | $162,798,565 | £28,824,239 | $20,131,422 |- | 6. | Deep Impact | DreamWorksParamount | $349,464,664 | $140,464,664 | £10,157,326 | $16,929,903 |- | 7. | Mulan | Disney | $304,320,254 | $120,620,254 | £9,454,609 | $4,776,349 |- | 8. | Dr. Dolittle | Fox | $294,456,605 | $144,156,605 | £19,671,348 | $16,617,575 |- | 9. | Shakespeare in Love | MiramaxUniversal | $289,317,794 | $100,317,794 | <'strong>£20,080,703 | $12,009,367 |- | 10. | Lethal Weapon 4 | Warner Bros. | $285,444,603 | $130,444,603 | £7,006,948 | $10,998,583 |- |}

As of December 9, 2008, thirty-eight films released in 1998 have grossed more than $100 million. Two films have grossed more than $400 million.

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Awards

Academy Awards:

:Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love - Bedford Falls Productions, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures :Best Director: Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan :Best Actor: Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful :Best Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love :Best Supporting Actor: James Coburn - Affliction :Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench - Shakespeare in Love :Best Foreign Language Film: Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella), directed by Roberto Benigni, Italy Golden Globe Awards:

:Drama: :Best Picture: Saving Private Ryan :Best Actor: Jim Carrey - The Truman Show :Best Actress: Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth , :Musical or comedy: :Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love :Best Actor: Michael Caine - Little Voice :Best Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare In Love

:Other :Best Director: Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan :Best Foreign Language Film: Central do Brasil (Central Station), Brazil / France

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :Eternity and a Day (Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, Mia aioniotita kai mia mera), directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greece / France / Italy

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :The Way We Laughed (Così ridevano), directed by Gianni Amelio, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :Central do Brasil (Central Station), directed by Walter Salles, Brazil / France

Films released in 1998

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  • Quest for Camelot
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  • The X-Files (film)
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  • Zero Effect

Wide-release movies

January-March
  • January 1998
  • January 2
  • January 9
  • January 16 - Fallen
  • January 23 - Spice World
  • January 30 - Desperate Measures
  • February 1998
  • February 6
  • February 13
  • February 20 - The Wedding Singer
  • February 27
  • March 1998
  • March 6 - Twilight, The Big Lebowski
  • March 13
  • March 20
  • March 27

April-June

  • April 1998
  • April 3 - Lost in Space
  • April 10
  • April 17
  • April 24 - The Big Hit
  • May 1998
  • May 1
  • May 8 - Deep Impact
  • May 15
  • May 22 - Godzilla
  • May 29
  • June 1998
  • June 5 - The Truman Show
  • June 12 - Six Days Seven Nights
  • June 19
  • June 26 - Mulan

July-September

  • July 1998
  • July 3 - Armageddon
  • July 10 - Lethal Weapon 4, Small Soldiers
  • July 17 - The Mask of Zorro
  • July 24 - Saving Private Ryan
  • July 31 -
  • August 1998
  • August 7
  • August 14 - The Avengers
  • August 21
  • August 28 - Blade
  • September 1998
  • September 4
  • September 11
  • September 18
  • September 25 - Urban Legend, Ronin

October-December

Births

Deaths

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