1998 in film
1997 in film,
other events of 1998,
1999 in film,
list of 'years in film'.
Events
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks
- Armageddon
- There's Something About Mary, starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz
- A Bug's Life
- The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler
- Doctor Dolittle, starring Eddie Murphy
- Rush Hour
- Deep Impact
- Godzilla
- Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams
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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