Movies - 1998 in film

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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.

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:

In total, two films released in 1998 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

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/

Academy Awards

Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love
- Bedford Falls Productions, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures
Best Actor
: Roberto Benigni
- Life Is Beautiful
Best Actress
: Gwyneth Paltrow
- Shakespeare in Love

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
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
October 23 - Christopher Gable
, dancer, actor
November 13 - Edwige Feuillère
, actress
November 13 - Valerie Hobson
, actress
November 19 - Alan J. Pakula, producer, director, writer
December 14 - Lew Grade, producer
December 23 - David Manners
, actor

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