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Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 1998

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1998 GrossTickets Sold
1 Armageddon Jul 1, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $201,578,182 42,980,422
2 Deep Impact May 8, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $140,464,664 29,949,821
3 Godzilla May 19, 1998 Action PG-13 $136,314,294 29,064,881
4 The X Files: Fight the Future Jun 19, 1998 Action PG-13 $83,898,313 17,888,766
5 Lost In Space Apr 3, 1998 Adventure PG-13 $69,117,629 14,737,234
6 Star Trek: Insurrection Dec 11, 1998 Adventure PG $58,654,186 12,506,223
7 Sphere Feb 13, 1998 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $37,068,294 7,903,687
8 Mighty Joe Young Dec 25, 1998 Adventure PG $28,152,133 6,002,586
9 The Faculty Dec 25, 1998 Horror R $26,113,366 5,567,881
10 Species 2 Apr 10, 1998 Horror R $19,217,565 4,097,561
11 Soldier Oct 23, 1998 Action R $14,623,082 3,117,927
12 Star Kid Jan 16, 1998 Adventure PG $7,015,240 1,495,786
13 The Postman Dec 25, 1997 Action R $3,265,763 696,324
14 Pi Jul 10, 1998 Thriller/Suspense R $3,221,152 686,812
15 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 Adventure Not Rated $2,872,271 612,424
16 Alien: Resurrection Nov 26, 1997 Action R $1,655,832 353,055
17 Starship Troopers Nov 7, 1997 Action R $448,397 95,607
18 Gattaca Oct 24, 1997 Drama PG-13 $64,361 13,723
19 Men in Black Jul 1, 1997 Action PG-13 $40,487 8,632
20 Last Night Oct 23, 1998 Drama R $25,423 5,420
Total Gross of All Movies$833,810,634
Total Tickets Sold177,784,772

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1998. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1998. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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