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[edit] Events

February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.
Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.

[edit] Top grossing films

These are the top grossing films that were first released 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:

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1998 Rank	Title	Studio	Actors	Director(s)	Worldwide Gross	U.S/Canada Gross	U.K. Gross	Australia Gross
1.	Armageddon	Touchstone	Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Billy Bob Thornton, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi	Michael Bay	$553,709,788	$201,578,182	£16,401,954	$14,316,211
2.	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks/Paramount	Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon	Steven Spielberg	$481,840,909	$216,540,909	£18,740,016	$24,172,708
3.	Godzilla	TriStar	Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Vicki Lewis, Harry Shearer	Roland Emmerich	$379,014,294	$136,314,294	£15,920,578	$13,496,649
4.	There's Something About Mary	Fox	Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon	Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly	$369,884,651	$176,484,651	£15,665,386	$20,007,019
5.	A Bug's Life	Disney/Pixar	voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Denis Leary, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce	John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton	$363,398,565	$162,798,565	£28,824,239	$20,131,422
6.	Deep Impact	Paramount/DreamWorks	Tea Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell	Mimi Leder	$349,464,664	$140,464,664	£10,157,326	$16,929,903
7.	Mulan	Disney	voices of Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy, B.D. Wong, Miguel Ferrer	Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft	$304,320,254	$120,620,254	£9,454,609	$4,776,349
8.	Dr. Dolittle	Fox	Eddie Murphy	Betty Thomas	$294,456,605	$144,156,605	£19,671,348	$16,617,575
9.	Shakespeare in Love	Miramax/Universal	Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench	John Madden	$289,317,794	$100,317,794	'£20,080,703	$12,009,367
10.	Lethal Weapon 4	Warner Bros.	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li	Richard Donner	$285,444,603	$130,444,603	£7,006,948	$10,998,583

As of December 9, 2008, 38 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:

Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm
- U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1998&p=.htm
- United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
- Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/

[edit] Awards events

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

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] Awards

Category/Organization	56th Golden Globe Awards January 24, 1999		4th Critics Choice Awards January, 1999	5th Screen Actors Guild Awards March 7, 1999	71st Academy Awards March 21, 1999	51st BAFTA Awards April 11, 1999
Category/Organization	Drama	Musical or Comedy	4th Critics Choice Awards January, 1999	5th Screen Actors Guild Awards March 7, 1999	71st Academy Awards March 21, 1999	51st BAFTA Awards April 11, 1999
Best Film	Saving Private Ryan	Saving Private Ryan	Shakespeare in Love	'Shakespeare in Love' (cast)	Shakespeare in Love	Shakespeare in Love
Best Director	Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan		Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan	—	Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan	Peter Weir The Truman Show
Best Actor	Jim Carrey The Truman Show	Michael Caine Little Voice	Ian McKellen Gods and Monsters and Apt Pupil	Roberto Benigni Life is Beautiful	Roberto Benigni Life is Beautiful	Roberto Benigni Life is Beautiful
Best Actress	Cate Blanchett Elizabeth	Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love	Cate Blanchett Elizabeth	Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love	Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love	Cate Blanchett Elizabeth
Best Supporting Actor	Ed Harris The Truman Show		Billy Bob Thornton' A Simple Plan and Primary Colors	Robert Duvall A Civil Action	James Coburn Affliction	Geoffrey Rush Elizabeth
Best Supporting Actress	Lynn Redgrave Gods and Monsters		Kathy Bates Primary Colors	Kathy Bates Primary Colors	Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love	Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love
Best Screenplay, Adapted	Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard		A Simple Plan	—	Gods and Monsters Bill Condon	Primary Colors Elaine May
Best Screenplay, Original	Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard		Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard	—	Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard	The Truman Show Andrew Niccol
Best Foreign Language Film	Central Station (Central do Brasil)		Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)	—	Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)	Central Station (Central do Brasil)

[edit] Films released in 1998

[edit] Wide-release films

[edit] January–March

January 1998

January 9 - Firestorm, Wag the Dog
January 16 - Fallen, Half Baked, Hard Rain
January 23 - Spice World, Phantoms, Slappy and the Stinkers
January 30 - Desperate Measures, Deep Rising, Great Expectations

February 1998

February 6 - Blues Brothers 2000, The Replacement Killers
February 13 - Sphere, The Wedding Singer
February 20 - Senseless, Palmetto
February 27 - Caught Up, Dark City, Krippendorf's Tribe, Kissing a Fool

March 1998

March 6 - Twilight, The Big Lebowski, Hush, U.S. Marshals
March 13 - The Man in the Iron Mask, Chairman of the Board
March 20 - Primary Colors, Wild Things
March 27 - The Newton Boys, Ride, Meet the Deedles

[edit] April–June

April 1998

April 3 - Lost in Space, Mercury Rising, Barney's Great Adventure
April 10 - City of Angels, My Giant, The Odd Couple II, Species II, 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
April 17 - Major League: Back to the Minors, The Object of My Affection, Paulie, Nightwatch^{[disambiguation needed ]}
April 24 - The Big Hit, Tarzan and the Lost City, Sliding Doors

May 1998

May 1 - Black Dog, He Got Game, Les Misérables
May 8 - Deep Impact
May 15 - Bulworth, The Horse Whisperer, Quest for Camelot
May 22 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Godzilla
May 29 - Almost Heroes, Hope Floats

June 1998

June 5 - A Perfect Murder, The Truman Show
June 12 - Can't Hardly Wait, Cousin Bette, Dirty Work, Six Days Seven Nights
June 19 - Mulan, The X-Files
June 26 - Dr. Dolittle, Out of Sight

[edit] July–September

July 1998

July 3 - Armageddon
July 10 - Lethal Weapon 4, Small Soldiers, Madeline The Wedding Singer
July 17 - The Mask of Zorro, There's Something About Mary
July 24 - Disturbing Behavior, Mafia!, Saving Private Ryan
July 31 - BASEketball, Ever After, The Negotiator, The Parent Trap

August 1998

August 7 - Halloween: H20, Snake Eyes
August 14 - Air Bud: Golden Receiver, The Avengers, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Return to Paradise
August 21 - Blade, Dance with Me, Dead Man on Campus, Wrongfully Accused
August 28 - 54, Why Do Fools Fall in Love

September 1998

September 4 - Knock Off
September 11 - Rounders, Simon Birch
September 18 - One True Thing, Rush Hour
September 25 - Urban Legend, Ronin, Clay Pigeons

[edit] October–December

October 1998

October 2 - Antz, A Night at the Roxbury, What Dreams May Come
October 9 - Holy Man
October 16 - Beloved, Bride of Chucky, Practical Magic
October 19 - I Got the Hook Up
October 23 - Apt Pupil, Life is Beautiful, Pleasantville, Soldier
October 30 - American History X, Vampires

November 1998

November 6 - Elizabeth, Gods and Monsters, The Siege, The Waterboy
November 13 - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Meet Joe Black
November 14 - Belly
November 25 - Enemy of the State, The Rugrats Movie, Waking Ned Devine, A Bug's Life
November 27 - Very Bad Things, Home Fries, Babe: Pig in the City, Ringmaster

December 1998

December 4 - Psycho, Litte Voice
December 11 - Jack Frost, Star Trek: Insurrection, Shakespeare in Love, A Simple Plan
December 18 - Playing by Heart, The Prince of Egypt, You've Got Mail
December 25 - Patch Adams, Mighty Joe Young, Stepmom, The Faculty, A Civil Action, The Thin Red Line, Affliction

[edit] Births

April 9 - Elle Fanning, actress. United States.
April 24 - Ryan Newman, actress. United States.
July 8 - Jaden Smith, actor. United States.
June 19 - Atticus Shaffer, actor. United States.
July 22 - Madison Pettis, actress. United States.
July 24 - Bindi Irwin, actress. Australia.
July 28 - Sasha Meneghel, actress. Brazil. (to see her profile you have to enter in the Wikipedia in Portuguese)
July 31 - Rico Rodriguez II, actor. United States.
November 23 - Bradley Steven Perry, actor. United States.

[edit] Notable deaths

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession	Notable films
January	4	Mae Questel	89	USA	Actress, Voice of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl	Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Funny Girl • Christmas Vacation
	5	Sonny Bono	62	USA	Singer, Actor	Hairspray • Airplane II: The Sequel • Troll • Escape to Athena • Under the Boardwalk • Dirty Laundry
	6	Walter Barnes	79	USA	Actor	Every Which Way But Loose • Pete's Dragon • High Plains Drifter
	6	Murray Salem	47	USA	Actor, Screenwriter	Kindergarten Cop • The Spy Who Loved Me
	24	Jack Lord	77	USA	Actor	Dr. No • God's Little Acre • The Vagabond King • The Hangman
	28	Jim Bohan	52	USA	Actor	American Graffiti • Punishment Park
February	1	Jack T. Collis	75	USA	Art Director	Magnum Force • The Last Tycoon • Exorcist II: The Heretic • Save the Tiger • Born Reckless •The Delta Factor
	5	Douglas Gamley	73	Australia	Composer, Conductor	Tron • Enigma • The City of the Dead • The Land That Time Forgot
	23	Chuck Hayward	89	UK	Actor	The Blues Brothers • The Longest Yard • Rooster Cogburn • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen • The Frisco Kid
	24	Henny Youngman	91	UK	Comedian, Actor	History of the World: Part I • Goodfellas
	27	J.T. Walsh	54	USA	Actor	Sling Blade • Pleasantville • A Few Good Men • Hannah and Her Sisters • The Negotiator • Miracle on 34th Street • Nixon • Good Morning, Vietnam • Executive Decision • Loaded Weapon 1 • The Russia House • Backdraft • Hoffa • Blue Chips
March	5	Donald Woods	91	Canada	Actor	True Grit • Dimension 5 • Kissin' Cousins • 13 Ghosts
	10	Lloyd Bridges	85	USA	Actor	High Noon • Airplane! • Hot Shots! • The Fifth Musketeer • The Rainmaker • Rocketship X-M
	10	Bill Alton	73	USA	Actor	Sweet Lorraine
April	1	Lucille Norman	76	USA	Actress	Carson City • Painting the Clouds with Sunshine • For Me and My Gal
	3	Charles Lang	96	USA	Cinematographer	Some Like It Hot • The Magnificent Seven • Sabrina • Charade • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice • One-Eyed Jacks • Blue Hawaii • 40 Carats
	11	Rodney Harvey	30	USA	Actor	My Own Private Idaho • Guncrazy • Five Corners • Salsa
	28	Jerome Bixby	75	USA	Screenwriter	Twilight Zone: The Movie • Fantastic Voyage • The Man from Earth
May	2	Maidie Norman	85	USA	Actress	Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? • Halloween III: Season of the Witch • Written on the Wind • Airport '77
	11	Gene Fowler Jr.	80	USA	Film Editor	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • Hang 'Em High • A Man Called Jorse • Skatetown, U.S.A. • Captain Scarface
	14	Frank Sinatra	82	USA	Singer, Actor	From Here to Eternity • The Manchurian Candidate • Ocean's Eleven • Tony Rome • Robin and the 7 Hoods • Guys and Dolls
	15	Linwood G. Dunn	93	USA	Visual Effects Artist	West Side Story • 2001: A Space Odyssey • The Great Race
	20	Wolf Mankowitz	73	UK	Screenwriter	Casino Royale • A Kid for Two Farthings
	21	Douglas Fowley	86	USA	Actor	Singin' in the Rain • Mighty Joe Young • Battleground
	28	Phil Hartman	49	USA	Actor, Comedian	Pee-wee's Big Adventure • Jingle All the Way • Small Soldiers • Greedy • Three Amigos • Fletch Lives • Coneheads • Sgt. Bilko • The Brave Little Toaster • Cheech & Chong's Next Movie • The Pagemaster • So I Married an Axe Murderer
June	1	Darwin Joston	60	USA	Actor	Assault on Precinct 13 • Eraserhead • The Fog • Wild at Heart
	4	Josephine Hutchinson	94	USA	Actress	North by Northwest • The Story of Louis Pasteur • Son of Frankenstein • Nevada Smith • Adventure in Baltimore
	5	Jeanette Nolan	85	USA	Actress	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance • The Fox and the Hound • The Horse Whisperer • Cloak & Dagger
	12	Theresa Merritt	73	USA	Actress	Billy Madison • The Wiz • The Goodbye Girl • Home Fries • All That Jazz
	23	Maureen O'Sullivan	87	USA	Actress	The Thin Man • Tarzan's New York Adventure • Peggy Sue Got Married • The Tall T
	24	Ken Barker	69	UK	Stuntman	Batman • Willow • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves • An American Werewolf in London • Superman III
July	4	Gregg Burge	40	USA	Actor	A Chorus Line • School Daze
	6	Roy Rogers	86	USA	Actor	Bells of San Angelo • Mackintosh and T.J. • Son of Paleface • My Pal Trigger • Under California Stars
	10	William Preston	76	USA	Actor	The Fisher King • Waterworld • Joe's Apartment • Far and Away • The Crucible • The Exorcist III
	16	Leigh Brown	59	USA	Screenwriter	A Christmas Story • It Runs in the Family
	17	Joseph Maher	64	Ireland	Actor	Mars Attacks! • In & Out • The Out-of-Towners • My Stepmother Is an Alien • Sister Act • I.Q.
	21	Robert Young	91	USA	Actor	Crossfire • That Forsyte Woman • Claudia and David • The Enchanted Cottage
	22	Don Dunphy	90	USA	Announcer, Actor	Raging Bull • The Fighter • Bananas • Matilda
	28	Lenny McLean	49	UK	Actor	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels • The Fifth Element • My Cousin Vinny
	29	O.Z. Whitehead	87	USA	Actor	The Lion in Winter • The Grapes of Wrath • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! • The Romance of Rosy Ridge
August	16	Phil Leeds	82	USA	Actor	Ghost • Rosemary's Baby • Frankie and Johnnie • Krippendorf's Tribe • Soapdish • Beaches • History of the World: Part I
	18	Persis Khambatta	49	India	Actress	Star Trek: The Motion Picture • Nighthawks • She-Wolves of the Wasteland
	24	E. G. Marshall	84	USA	Actor	12 Angry Men • The Caine Mutiny • Nixon • Tora! Tora! Tora! • Christmas Vacation • Superman II • Creepshow • Broken Lance
	24	Gene Page	58	USA	Composer	Blacula • Brewster McCloud • Things Are Tough All Over
September	2	Fernando Carrere	87	Mexico	Art Director	The Great Escape • The Pink Panther • On the Beach • The Defiant Ones • Jack the Giant Killer
	6	Akira Kurosawa	88	Japan	Screenwriter	Seven Samurai
	8	Leonid Kinskey	95	Russia	Actor	Casablanca • Duck Soup • The Man with the Golden Arm
	19	Patricia Hayes	88	UK	Actress	A Fish Called Wanda • Willow • The Neverending Story • Little Dorrit • Danger on Dartmoor
October	3	Roddy McDowall	70	USA	Actor	Planet of the Apes • The Poseidon Adventure • A Bug's Life • Bedknobs and Broomsticks • The Greatest Story Ever Told • That Darn Cat!
	22	Eric Ambler	89	UK	Screenwriter	A Night to Remember • Topkapi • The Way Ahead
	28	James Goldman	71	USA	Screenwriter	The Lion in Winter • They Might Be Giants
November	4	Vincent Winter	50	UK	Production Manager	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom • Superman • The Color Purple • For Your Eyes Only • Santa Claus
	9	Ursula Reit	84	Germany	Actress	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
	17	Dick O'Neill	70	USA	Actor	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three • The Jerk • Prizzi's Honor • The Mosquito Coast • Wolfen
	17	Esther Rolle	78	USA	Actress	Driving Miss Daisy • Rosewood • Cape Fear
	19	Alan J. Pakula	70	USA	Producer	All the President's Men • To Kill a Mockingbird • The Pelican Brief • Sophie's Choice • Presumed Innocent • Klute
	22	Nicky Blair	72	USA	Actor	The Godfather Part III • Rocky V • A Bronx Tale • New York • Viva Las Vegas
	25	Enrico Sabbatini	66	Italy	Costume Designer	Seven Years in Tibet • The Mission • Cutthroat Island
	25	Flip Wilson	64	USA	Comedian, Actor	Skatetown, U.S.A. • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
December	1	Freddie Young	96	UK	Cinematographer	Lawrence of Arabia • Doctor Zhivago • You Only Live Twice • Ryan's Daughter • Lord Jim
	14	Norman Fell	74	USA	Actor	The Graduate • Bullitt • Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold • Airport 1975 • The Stone Killer • Charley Varrick • Catch-22
	20	Irene Hervey	89	USA	Actress	Play Misty for Me • Cactus Flower
	25	Richard Paul	58	USA	Actor	The People vs. Larry Flynt • Eating Raoul • The Independent
	26	Hurd Hatfield	81	USA	Actor	The Boston Strangler • El Cid • King of Kings • Richie Rich • Von Richthofen and Brown
	29	Don Taylor	81	USA	Director	The Final Countdown • Damien: Omen II • Escape from the Planet of the Apes • The Island of Dr. Moreau

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[edit] References

1998 IN REVIEW / Box-Office Cheers and Jeers / Movie year was crawling with ants, asteroids and Woody Allen

1998 in film

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[edit] Top grossing films

[edit] Awards events

[edit] Awards

[edit] Films released in 1998

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