1998 in film

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The year 1998 in film involved some significant events.
Contents[hide]
1 Events
2 Top grossing films
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1998
5 Births
6 Deaths
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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
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:
International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars, British results in pounds sterling and Australian results in Australian dollars.

1998Rank Title Studio Box Office Gross Total Int.l U.S./Canada U. K. Australia

1. Armageddon Buena Vista $553,709,788 $201,578,182 £16,401,954 $14,316,211
2. Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks $481,840,909 $216,540,909 £18,740,016 $24,172,708
3. Godzilla Columbia Pictures $379,014,294 $136,314,294 £15,920,578 $13,496,649
4. There's Something About Mary 20th Century 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 Paramount Pictures $349,464,664 $140,464,664 £10,157,326 $16,929,903
7. Mulan Buena Vista $304,320,254 $120,620,254 £9,454,609 $4,776,349
8. Dr. Dolittle 20th Century Fox $294,456,605 $144,156,605 £19,671,348 $16,617,575
9. Shakespeare in Love Miramax $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

In total, two films released in 1998 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.
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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
Academy Awards:
Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love - Bedford Falls Productions, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures
Achievement in Directing: 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
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Alice and Martin
American History X
Antz
April Story
Apt Pupil
Armageddon
The Avengers
Babe: Pig in the City
Barney's Great Adventure
BASEketball
Belly
The Big Hit
The Big Lebowski
Blade
A Bug's Life
Can't Hardly Wait
Caught Up, starring Bokeem Woodbine
Celebrity
Central do Brasil - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Bear award
Chairman of the Board
Dark City
Dead Man on Campus
Deep Impact
Dirty Work
Down in the Delta
Dr. Dolittle
Enemy of the State
Eternity and a Day - Palm d'Or award
Elizabeth
Everest
The Faculty
Fallen
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Finding Graceland
Forever Love
42 Up
God Said Ha! - Golden Space Needle Award
Gods and Monsters
The Godson
Godzilla
Half Baked
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Happy Birthday
Head On
He Got Game
The Horse Whisperer
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How to Make the Cruelest Month
Human Remains
Hurlyburly
Identity Pieces
The Impostors
Lethal Weapon 4
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lost in Space
The Mask of Zorro
Mulan
Music from Another Room
My Giant
The Negotiator
The Odd Couple II, starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (sequel to the 1968 film)
The Parent Trap (remake)
A Perfect Murder
Pi
Pleasantville
Pokémon: The First Movie
Primary Colors
The Prince of Egypt
Quest for Camelot
Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy (DVD Release)
Ring (Ringu)
Rushmore
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) - Golden space Needle award (for 1999)
Saving Private Ryan - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
Senseless
Shakespeare in Love - Academy and Golden Globe (Mus./Com.) Awards for Best Picture
Shame, Shame, Shame
The Siege
Six Days Seven Nights
Slam
Small Soldiers
Soldier
Star Trek: Insurrection
Stepmom
Still Crazy
There's Something About Mary
The Thin Pink Line
The Thin Red Line - Golden Bear award for 1999
The Truman Show
U.S. Marshals
Urban Legend
Vampires directed by John Carpenter, starring James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, and Maximilian Schell
Very Bad Things
The Waterboy
The Wedding Singer
Whispering Corridors
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Wild Things
Zero Effect

[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
Edwige Feuillère, actress
Valerie Hobson, actress
November 19 - Alan J. Pakula, producer, director, writer
December 14 - Lew Grade, producer
December 23 - David Manners, actor