# List of 1998 box office number-one films in Australia

This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekend box office in Australia during 1998. Amounts are in Australian dollars.
(N.B.: Seemingly improper dates are due to holiday weekends or other occasions. N/A denotes information that is not available from Urban Cinefile nor Movie Marshal.)

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Total weekend gross | Notes |
| 1 | 4 January 1998 | Titanic † | $3,606,297 | |
| 2 | 11 January 1998 | Titanic † | $2,644,516 | |
| 3 | 18 January 1998 | Spiceworld | N/A | |
| 4 | 25 January 1998 | Spiceworld | N/A | |
| 5 | 1 February 1998 | Spiceworld | N/A | |
| 6 | 8 February 1998 | Spiceworld | N/A | |
| 7 | 15 February 1998 | As Good as It Gets | N/A | |
| 8 | 22 February 1998 | As Good as It Gets | N/A | |
| 9 | 1 March 1998 | Titanic † | $1,633,523 | |
| 10 | 8 March 1998 | Titanic † | $1,405,107 | |
| 11 | 15 March 1998 | Good Will Hunting | N/A | Good Will Hunting grossed $3,059,537 in the week ending 18 March |
| 12 | 22 March 1998 | Good Will Hunting | N/A | |
| 13 | 29 March 1998 | Good Will Hunting | N/A | |
| 14 | 5 April 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | N/A | |
| 15 | 12 April 1998 | Lost in Space | N/A | |
| 16 | 19 April 1998 | The Wedding Singer | N/A | The Wedding Singer grossed $3,848,435 in the week ending 22 April |
| 17 | 26 April 1998 | The Wedding Singer | $2,236,825 | |
| 18 | 3 May 1998 | The Wedding Singer | $1,654,777 | |
| 19 | 10 May 1998 | The Wedding Singer | $1,150,964 | |
| 20 | 17 May 1998 | The Wedding Singer | $1,131,921 | |
| 21 | 24 May 1998 | City of Angels | $1,498,071 | |
| 22 | 31 May 1998 | City of Angels | $1,055,056 | |
| 23 | 8 June 1998$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Godzilla | $3,724,843 | Godzilla previews |
| 24 | 14 June 1998 | Godzilla | $2,471,151 | |
| 25 | 21 June 1998 | Deep Impact | $4,085,820 | |
| 26 | 28 June 1998 | Deep Impact | $2,365,287 | |
| 27 | 5 July 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | $3,263,961 | |
| 28 | 12 July 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | $2,857,971 | |
| 29 | 19 July 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | $1,749,849 | |
| 30 | 26 July 1998 | The X-Files | $2,852,783 | |
| 31 | 2 August 1998 | Sliding Doors | $2,285,858 | |
| 32 | 9 August 1998 | Sliding Doors | $1,736,252 | |
| 33 | 16 August 1998 | Sliding Doors | $1,319,661 | |
| 34 | 23 August 1998 | Armageddon | $3,506,829 | |
| 35 | 30 August 1998 | Armageddon | $2,260,961 | |
| 36 | 6 September 1998 | There's Something About Mary | $2,085,894 | |
| 37 | 13 September 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | $2,733,243 | |
| 38 | 20 September 1998 | There's Something About Mary | $1,704,225 | |
| 39 | 27 September 1998 | The Truman Show | $3,127,430 | |
| 40 | 4 October 1998 | The Truman Show | $2,118,041 | |
| 41 | 11 October 1998 | Blade | $1,813,179 | |
| 42 | 18 October 1998 | A Perfect Murder | $1,318,547 | |
| 43 | 25 October 1998 | A Perfect Murder | $954,936 | |
| 44 | 1 November 1998 | Antz | $1,846,805 | |
| 45 | 8 November 1998 | Antz | $1,506,289 | |
| 46 | 15 November 1998 | Antz | $1,140,110 | |
| 47 | 22 November 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | $4,280,656 | |
| 48 | 29 November 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | $2,852,520 | |
| 49 | 6 December 1998 | A Bug's Life | $1,859,016 | |
| 50 | 14 December 1998 | A Bug's Life | $1,473,592 | |
| 51 | 20 December 1998 | A Bug's Life | $1,275,563 | |
| 52 | 28 December 1998 | You've Got Mail | $2,374,109 | |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1998 by calendar gross:
| Rank | Title | Studio(s) | Gross (USD) |
| 1. | Titanic | 20th Century Fox | $30,700,000 |
| 2. | There's Something About Mary | 20th Century Fox | $12,500,000 |
| 3. | As Good as It Gets | Columbia TriStar International | $12,100,000 |
| 4. | Saving Private Ryan | United International Pictures | $11,700,000 |
| 5. | The Wedding Singer | Roadshow Entertainment | $11,100,000 |
| 6. | Deep Impact | United International Pictures | $10,900,000 |
| 7. | Dr. Dolittle | 20th Century Fox | $10,700,000 |
| 8. | Good Will Hunting | Miramax/Roadshow | $9,500,000 |
| 9. | Armageddon | Buena Vista International/Roadshow | $9,200,000 |
| 10. | Sliding Doors | United International Pictures | $8,900,000 |