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The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including Shakespeare in Love , Saving Private Ryan , Armageddon , American History X , The Truman Show , Primary Colors , Rushmore , Rush Hour , There's Something About Mary , The Big Lebowski , and Terrence Malick's directorial return in The Thin Red Line .
The top 10 films released in 1998 by worldwide gross are as follows: [1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armageddon | Buena Vista | $553,709,788 |
| 2 | Saving Private Ryan | DreamWorks / Paramount | $481,840,909 |
| 3 | Godzilla | Sony Pictures / TriStar | $379,014,294 |
| 4 | There's Something About Mary | 20th Century Fox | $369,884,651 |
| 5 | A Bug's Life | Buena Vista | $363,398,565 |
| 6 | Deep Impact | Paramount / DreamWorks | $349,464,664 |
| 7 | Mulan | Buena Vista | $304,320,254 |
| 8 | Dr. Dolittle | 20th Century Fox | $294,456,605 |
| 9 | Shakespeare in Love | Miramax / Universal | $289,317,794 |
| 10 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Warner Bros. | $285,444,603 |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
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| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | Mae Questel | 89 | US | Actress | |
| 5 | Sonny Bono | 62 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
| 6 | Walt Barnes | 79 | US | Actor | ||
| 6 | Murray Salem | 47 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
| 7 | Jacqueline DeWit | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 7 | Dorothy Wilson | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Lorenzo Mongiardino | 81 | Italy | Production Designer | ||
| 24 | Jack Lord | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Ethelreda Leopold | 83 | US | Actress | ||
| 28 | Jim Bohan | 52 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Ferdy Mayne | 81 | Germany | Actor | ||
| February | 1 | Jack T. Collis | 75 | US | Art Director, Production Designer | |
| 2 | Duilio Del Prete | 59 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 3 | Davy Kaye | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 5 | Douglas Gamley | 73 | Australia | Composer, Conductor | ||
| 15 | George White | 86 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 17 | Felix Nelson | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Sheila Raynor | 91 | UK | Actor | ||
| 18 | James Villiers | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
| 21 | John Nicolella | 52 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 23 | Chuck Hayward | 89 | US | Actor, Stuntman | ||
| 24 | Henny Youngman | 91 | UK | Comedian, Actor | ||
| 26 | James Algar | 75 | US | Director, Producer, Animator | ||
| 27 | J. T. Walsh | 54 | US | Actor | ||
| March | 5 | Donald Woods | 91 | Canada | Actor | |
| 10 | Lloyd Bridges | 85 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Helen Westcott | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 20 | Beverley Cross | 66 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 25 | Daniel Massey | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
| 30 | Ramsay Ames | 79 | US | Actress | ||
| April | 1 | Gene Evans | 75 | US | Actor | |
| 1 | Lucille Norman | 76 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| 3 | Charles Lang | 96 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 4 | Kay Hughes | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 11 | Rodney Harvey | 30 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Peter Lind Hayes | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Marvin Worth | 72 | US | Producer | ||
| 24 | Leslie Stevens | 74 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 28 | Jerome Bixby | 75 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | Dorothy Lovett | 83 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | Mary Castle | 67 | US | Actress | ||
| May | 2 | Maidie Norman | 85 | US | Actress | |
| 3 | Gene Raymond | 89 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Alice Faye | 83 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
| 9 | Nat Perrin | 93 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 11 | Gene Fowler Jr. | 80 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 14 | Frank Sinatra | 82 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
| 15 | Linwood G. Dunn | 93 | US | Visual Effects Artist | ||
| 20 | Wolf Mankowitz | 73 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 21 | Douglas Fowley | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | John Derek | 71 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 28 | Phil Hartman | 49 | US | Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter | ||
| June | 1 | Darwin Joston | 60 | US | Actor | |
| 2 | Dorothy Stickney | 101 | US | Actress | ||
| 4 | Josephine Hutchinson | 94 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Jeanette Nolan | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 12 | Theresa Merritt | 73 | US | Actress | ||
| 18 | Charles Korvin | 90 | Slovakia | Actor | ||
| 23 | Kurt Kren | 69 | Austria | Director |
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| 23 | Maureen O'Sullivan | 87 | Ireland | Actress | ||
| 24 | Henry G. Saperstein | 80 | US | Producer | ||
| July | 1 | Claire Kelly | 64 | US | Actress | |
| 4 | Gregg Burge | 40 | US | Actor | ||
| 6 | Roy Rogers | 86 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
| 10 | William Preston | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Leigh Brown | 59 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 17 | Joseph Maher | 64 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| 19 | Betty Marsden | 79 | UK | Actress | ||
| 21 | Robert Young | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Binnie Barnes | 95 | UK | Actress | ||
| 28 | Lenny McLean | 49 | UK | Actor | ||
| 29 | Jerome Robbins | 79 | US | Director, Choreographer | West Side Story | |
| 29 | O. Z. Whitehead | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| August | 1 | Eva Bartok | 71 | Hungary | Actress | |
| 7 | Bob Wyman | 66 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 11 | Derek Newark | 65 | UK | Actor | ||
| 16 | Phil Leeds | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Persis Khambatta | 49 | India | Actress | ||
| 24 | E. G. Marshall | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Gene Page | 58 | US | Composer | ||
| 26 | Wade Dominguez | 32 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Penny Edwards | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| September | 2 | Fernando Carrere | 87 | Mexico | Art Director | |
| 6 | Akira Kurosawa | 88 | Japan | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 6 | Elaine Shepard | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Leonid Kinskey | 95 | Russia | Actor | ||
| 11 | Dane Clark | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Patricia Hayes | 88 | UK | Actress | ||
| 21 | Clara Calamai | 89 | Italy | Actress | ||
| 22 | John Garrie | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
| 30 | Marius Goring | 86 | UK | Actor | ||
| 30 | Stephen Pearlman | 63 | US | Actor | ||
| October | 2 | Gene Autry | 91 | US | Actor, Singer | |
| 3 | George Davis | 84 | US | Art Director | ||
| 3 | Roddy McDowall | 70 | UK | Actor | ||
| 8 | Gigi Reder | 70 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 11 | Richard Denning | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Joan Hickson | 92 | UK | Actress | ||
| 22 | Eric Ambler | 89 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 23 | Christopher Gable | 58 | UK | Actor | ||
| 24 | Dennis Ayling | 81 | UK | Visual Effects Artist | Alien | |
| 26 | Rick Dior | 51 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
| 27 | Rosamund John | 85 | UK | Actress | ||
| 28 | James Goldman | 71 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| November | 2 | Tommy Duggan | 89 | UK | Actor | |
| 3 | Martha O'Driscoll | 76 | US | Actress | ||
| 4 | Vincent Winter | 50 | UK | Actor, Production Manager | ||
| 5 | Momoko Kōchi | 66 | Japan | Actress | ||
| 8 | Jean Marais | 84 | France | Actor, Director | ||
| 9 | Ursula Reit | 84 | Germany | Actress | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | |
| 13 | Valerie Hobson | 81 | UK | Actress | ||
| 17 | Dick O'Neill | 70 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Esther Rolle | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | Alan J. Pakula | 70 | US | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 22 | Nicky Blair | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Enrico Sabbatini | 66 | Italy | Costume Designer | ||
| 25 | Flip Wilson | 64 | US | Comedian, Actor | ||
| 30 | Ruth Clifford | 98 | US | Actress | ||
| December | 1 | Freddie Young | 96 | UK | Cinematographer | |
| 7 | John Addison | 78 | UK | Composer | ||
| 8 | John Veitch | 78 | US | Producer, Executive | ||
| 13 | Lew Grade | 91 | UK | Producer | ||
| 13 | Ariadna Welter | 68 | Mexico | Actress | ||
| 14 | Norman Fell | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | John Robert Lloyd | 78 | US | Production Designer | ||
| 20 | Irene Hervey | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Roger Avon | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
| 23 | David Manners | 97 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 25 | Richard Paul | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Hurd Hatfield | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | William Frankfather | 54 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Don Taylor | 81 | US | Actor, Director |
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible 2. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor. Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.
2002 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre- specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2002.
This is a list of films released in 1995. The highly anticipated sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance was the year's biggest box-office hit, and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The Rock, The English Patient, Twister, Space Jam, Mission: Impossible,Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a film version of the musical Evita.
The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including Titanic, The Full Monty, Gattaca, Donnie Brasco, Good Will Hunting, L.A. Confidential, The Fifth Element, Nil by Mouth, The Spanish Prisoner, and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks.
This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was The Lion King, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by Forrest Gump, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The year is considered to be one of the best years for cinema during the post Golden Age Hollywood era and setting the standard for the movies of the modern era.
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, despite its actual 75th anniversary taking place in 1987.
The year 1989 involved many significant films.
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, and The Firm.
The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases.
The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
