The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. [edit] Events [edit] 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: | 1998 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S/Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross | | 1. | Armageddon | Touchstone | $553,709,788 | $201,578,182 | £16,401,954 | $14,316,211 | | 2. | Saving Private Ryan | DreamWorks/Paramount | $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 | Disney/Pixar | $363,398,565 | $162,798,565 | £28,824,239 | $20,131,422 | | 6. | Deep Impact | DreamWorks/Paramount | $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 | Miramax/Universal | $289,317,794 | $100,317,794 | '£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.
For a complete list of 1998's top-grossing films, follow these links: [edit] 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
[edit] Films released in 1998 # A B - Babe: Pig in the City, starring James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, and Mickey Rooney, performed by Peter Gabriel, directed by George Miller
- Barney's Great Adventure, starring George Hearn, Trevor Morgan, and Kyla Pratt, directed by Steve Gomer
- BASEketball, starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Yasmine Bleeth directed by David Zucker
- Belly
- Beloved
- The Big Hit
- The Big Lebowski
- Black Dog
- Blade
- Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
- Break Up
- Blues Brothers 2000
- Bride of Chucky
- Brown's Requiem
- Buffalo ’66
- A Bug's Life, performed by Randy Newman, directed by John Lasseter
- Bulworth
C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S - Safe Men
- Saving Private Ryan - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
- Savior
- The Second Arrival
- Senseless starring, Marlon Wayans, and David Spade
- Shadrach
- Shakespeare in Love - Academy and Golden Globe (Mus./Com.) Awards for Best Picture
- Shame, Shame, Shame
- The Siege
- Since You've Been Gone
- Six Days Seven Nights
- Slam
- Slappy and the Stinkers
- Sliding Doors
- Small Soldiers, starring Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, Jay Mohr, Phil Hartman, and Denis Leary, voices by Frank Langella and Tommy Lee Jones, directed by Joe Dante
- Smoke Signals
- Snake Eyes
- Soldier
- Sour Grapes
- Species II
- Sphere, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson
- Star Kid
- Star Trek: Insurrection
- Stepmom
- Still Crazy
- The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom
T U V W X Y Z [edit] Wide-release movies [edit] January-March [edit] April-June [edit] July-September [edit] October-December [edit] Births [edit] Deaths - January 4 - Mae Questel, actress, voice of animated character Betty Boop
- January 5 - Sonny Bono, singer, actor, United States Representative
- February 27 - J. T. Walsh, actor
- March 10 - Lloyd Bridges, actor
- March 25 - Daniel Massey, actor
- May 9 - Alice Faye, actress
- May 14 - Frank Sinatra, singer, actor
- May 28 - Phil Hartman, actor
- June 1 - Darwin Joston, actor
- June 23 - Maureen O'Sullivan, actress
- July 6 - Roy Rogers, singer, actor
- July 21 - Robert Young, actor
- July 27 - Binnie Barnes, actress
- August 24 - E. G. Marshall, actor
- September 6 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director
- September 11 - Dane Clark, actor
- October 2 - Gene Autry, actor
- October 3 - Roddy McDowall, actor
- October 17 - Joan Hickson, actress
- November 13
- November 19 - Alan J. Pakula, producer, director, writer
- December 14 - Lew Grade, producer
- December 23 - David Manners, actor
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