Projected Final Grosses - Summer 1998

The following table lists the projected final grosses for the motion pictures opening in wide release during the summer. Projections are based on cumulative totals as of September 7, 1998. Also listed are the number of theaters at widest point of distribution, the share of total gross achieved during the first weekend, the film's per-theater average, and distributor.

# Title Release Total ($M) Opening ($M) Theaters 1st Wk % Per Thtr. Distributor
1 Armageddon Jul 1 202 36.1 3184 17.87 63,442 Buena Vista
2 Saving Private Ryan Jul 24 200 30.6 2807 15.29 71,429 DreamWorks
3 There's Something About Mary Jul 15 190 13.7 2565 7.23 74,074 Fox
4 Doctor Dolittle Jun 26 145 29.0 2871 20.01 50,505 Fox
5 Deep Impact May 8 141 41.2 3280 29.19 42,988 Paramount
6 Godzilla May 20 137 55.7 3310 40.68 41,390 Sony
7 Lethal Weapon 4 Jul 10 131 34.0 3117 25.99 42,028 Warner Bros.
8 The Truman Show Jun 5 127 31.5 2911 24.84 43,628 Paramount
9 Mulan Jun 19 120 22.7 2953 18.95 40,637 Buena Vista
10 The Mask of Zorro Jul 17 94 22.5 2515 23.96 37,376 Sony
11 The X Files Jun 19 86 30.1 2650 35.05 32,453 Fox
12 The Horse Whisperer May 15 76 13.7 2362 18.13 31,964 Buena Vista
13 Six Days, Seven Nights Jun 12 73 16.5 2606 22.58 28,012 Buena Vista
14 Blade Aug 21 70 17.1 2375 24.39 29,474 New Line
15 Ever After Jul 31 69 8.5 2067 12.36 33,382 Fox
16 A Perfect Murder Jun 5 68 16.6 2845 24.54 23,796 Warner Bros.
17 The Parent Trap Jul 29 67 11.1 2407 16.64 27,835 Buena Vista
18 Snake Eyes Aug 7 60 16.3 2718 27.18 22,075 Paramount
19 Hope Floats May 29 60 14.2 2404 23.68 24,958 Fox
20 Small Soldiers Jul 10 56 14.0 2613 25.08 21,431 DreamWorks
21 Halloween : H20 Aug 5 55 16.2 2669 29.43 20,607 Miramax
22 The Negotiator Jul 29 46 10.2 2436 22.21 18,883 Warner Bros.
23 Out of Sight Jun 26 39 12.0 2112 30.82 18,466 Universal
24 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Aug 14 38 11.3 1399 29.79 27,162 Fox
25 Madeline Jul 10 29 6.4 1863 22.12 15,566 Sony
26 Bulworth May 15 26 10.5 2051 39.83 12,872 Fox
27 Can't Hardly Wait Jun 12 25 8.0 1987 31.60 12,783 Sony
28 The Avengers Aug 14 24 10.3 2466 42.94 9,732 Warner Bros.
29 Quest for Camelot May 15 23 6.0 3107 26.58 7,317 Warner Bros.
30 54 Aug 28 20 6.6 1889 33.06 10,588 Miramax
31 Mafia! Jul 24 20 6.6 1944 32.89 10,288 Buena Vista
32 Dance With Me Aug 21 19 4.5 1467 23.72 12,952 Sony
33 Disturbing Behavior Jul 24 18 7.0 1842 38.93 9,772 MGM/UA
34 Dead Man on Campus Aug 21 17 4.7 1830 27.67 9,290 Paramount
35 Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Aug 28 17 3.9 1377 23.21 12,346 Warner Bros.
36 Wrongfully Accused Aug 21 11 3.5 2062 31.86 5,335 Warner Bros.
37 Air Bud : Golden Receiver Aug 14 11 2.6 1326 23.67 8,296 Miramax
38 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas May 22 11 4.3 1130 41.04 9,347 Universal
39 I Got the Hook Up May 27 10 3.3 655 32.08 15,752 Miramax
40 Dirty Work Jun 12 10 3.6 1776 36.34 5,631 MGM/UA
41 Return to Paradise Aug 14 9 2.5 985 27.39 9,137 Polygram
42 Woo May 8 8 2.5 625 31.24 12,891 New Line
43 Gone With The Wind - reissue Jun 26 7 1.2 214 17.04 32,710 New Line
44 BASEketball Jul 31 7 3.1 1910 44.09 3,665 Universal
45 Almost Heroes May 29 6 2.8 2048 45.95 3,015 Warner Bros.