Top 20 Summer Openings

This table lists the 20 biggest opening weekend grosses of the summer of 1998. All figures are three-day weekends except for Godzilla which is a four-day holiday gross. The Friday-to-Sunday portion of Godzilla's opening was $44M - still enough to lead the list. The theater and per-theater average figures are for the opening weekend of the movie.

# Title Release Total ($M) Opening ($M) Theaters AVG ($) Distributor
1 Godzilla May 20 137 55.7 3310 16836 Sony
2 Deep Impact May 8 141 41.2 3156 13039 Paramount
3 Armageddon Jul 1 202 36.1 3127 11541 Buena Vista
4 Lethal Weapon 4 Jul 10 131 34.0 3117 10923 Warner Bros.
5 The Truman Show Jun 5 127 31.5 2315 13625 Paramount
6 Saving Private Ryan Jul 24 200 30.6 2463 12414 DreamWorks
7 The X Files Jun 19 86 30.1 2629 11464 Fox
8 Doctor Dolittle Jun 26 145 29.0 2777 10448 Fox
9 Mulan Jun 19 120 22.7 2888 7876 Buena Vista
10 The Mask Of Zorro Jul 17 94 22.5 2515 8957 Sony
11 Blade Aug 21 70 17.1 2322 7353 New Line
12 A Perfect Murder Jun 5 68 16.6 2845 5840 Warner Bros.
13 Six Days, Seven Nights Jun 12 73 16.5 2550 6465 Buena Vista
14 Snake Eyes Aug 7 60 16.3 2713 6012 Paramount
15 Halloween : H20 Aug 5 55 16.2 2607 6209 Miramax
16 Hope Floats May 29 60 14.2 2367 6004 Fox
17 Small Soldiers Jul 10 56 14.0 2539 5533 DreamWorks
18 There's Something About Mary Jul 15 190 13.7 2186 6286 Fox
19 The Horse Whisperer May 15 76 13.7 2039 6712 Buena Vista
20 Out of Sight Jun 26 39 12.0 2106 5708 Universal