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the 79th Street Boat Basin, featured in the 1998 film You've Got Mail, is the only marina that allows year-round residency by Manhattan boat owners?
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1 Events
2 Top grossing films
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1998
5 Wide-release movies
6 Births
7 Deaths

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:

1998 Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide Gross	U.S/Canada Gross	U.K. Gross	Australia Gross
1.	Armageddon	Touchstone Pictures	$553,709,788	$201,578,182	£16,401,954	$14,316,211
2.	Saving Private Ryan	DreamWorks/Paramount	$481,840,909	$216,540,909	£18,740,016	$24,172,708
3.	Godzilla	TriStar	$379,014,294	$136,314,294	£15,920,578	$13,496,649
4.	There's Something About Mary	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	DreamWorks/Paramount	$349,464,664	$140,464,664	£10,157,326	$16,929,903
7.	Mulan	Disney	$304,320,254	$120,620,254	£9,454,609	$4,776,349
8.	Dr. Dolittle	Fox	$294,456,605	$144,156,605	£19,671,348	$16,617,575
9.	Shakespeare in Love	Miramax/Universal	$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

As of December 9, 2008, thirty-eight films released in 1998 have grossed more than $100 million. Two films have grossed more than $400 million.

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