Market Charts > 1998 > Genres > Documentary
Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 1998
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | MPAA Rating | 1998 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Everest |
Mar 6, 1998 |
MacGillivray Free… |
PG-13 |
$66,877,098 |
14,259,509 |
2 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of… |
Jul 11, 1997 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
G |
$9,124,115 |
1,945,440 |
3 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
May 8, 1998 |
Discovery/IMAX |
Not Rated |
$4,119,728 |
878,406 |
4 |
Freeriders |
Oct 21, 1998 |
Warren Miller Ent… |
Not Rated |
$2,750,064 |
586,367 |
5 |
Mark Twain's America 3D |
Jul 3, 1998 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
G |
$1,043,228 |
222,436 |
6 |
Hands on a Hardbody |
Jul 10, 1998 |
Legacy Releasing |
PG |
$909,650 |
193,955 |
7 |
The Big One |
Apr 10, 1998 |
Miramax |
PG-13 |
$720,074 |
153,533 |
8 |
The Cruise |
Oct 23, 1998 |
Artisan |
Not Rated |
$231,105 |
49,276 |
9 |
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life |
Feb 13, 1998 |
Strand Releasing |
Not Rated |
$204,507 |
43,604 |
10 |
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control |
Oct 3, 1997 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG |
$88,329 |
18,833 |
11 |
Arguing the World |
Jan 9, 1998 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$47,044 |
10,030 |
12 |
The Brandon Teena Story |
Sep 25, 1998 |
Zeitgeist |
Not Rated |
$43,506 |
9,276 |
13 |
Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back |
May 17, 1967 |
|
Not Rated |
$27,158 |
5,790 |
14 |
¿Quién diablos es Juliette? |
Mar 26, 1998 |
Kino International |
Not Rated |
$25,646 |
5,468 |
15 |
Off the Menu: The Last Days… |
May 15, 1998 |
Northern Arts Ent… |
Not Rated |
$19,265 |
4,107 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $86,230,517 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 18,386,030 |
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.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
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