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1998
India Box Office — 23 Films Ranked by India Nett

Padayappa leads the year at ₹80 Cr India nett · Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ₹52 Cr · Muthalvan ₹38 Cr.

#1 Film
Padayappa
₹80 Cr India Nett
Films Tracked
23
Rows in the Boxoffy archive for this year
Tax Regime
Entertainment Tax Era
Nett ≠ GST-era nett
#2 Film
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
₹52 Cr
#3 Film
Muthalvan
₹38 Cr
Archive Status
Under review
Verdicts withheld — see note below
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Verdict classifications for 1998 are withheld. 74% of the archive rows for this year carry an identical “All-Time Blockbuster” classification, which is not a real distribution — these rows were seeded from a curated list of the year’s biggest films and inherited one verdict. Some titles are also filed under the wrong release year. Collection figures are shown as held; verdicts are not shown until the archive is re-verified.

Boxoffy Archive
1998 — 23 Films by India Nett
# Film · Cast Director India Nett Budget OTT
1
Tamil · 1999-04
Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya
K. S. Ravikumar ₹80 Cr 18 Cr —
2
Hindi · 1998-10
Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji
Karan Johar ₹52 Cr 13 Cr —
3
Tamil · 1998-12
Arjun, Manisha Koirala, Raghuvaran
S. Shankar ₹38 Cr 15 Cr —
4
Tamil · 1997-12
Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai, Abbas
S. Shankar ₹35 Cr 20 Cr —
5
Hindi · 1998-06
Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Rakhee
Abbas-Mustan ₹28 Cr 8 Cr —
6
Hindi · 1997-09
Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal
David Dhawan ₹24 Cr 5 Cr —
7
Hindi · 1998-05
Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Deepak Tijori
Vikram Bhatt ₹22 Cr 7 Cr —
8
Telugu · 1996-12
Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishnan, Suman
K. Raghavendra Rao ₹22 Cr 5 Cr —
9
Telugu · 2001-12
Jr. NTR, Keerthi Chawla, Prakash Raj
Teja ₹22 Cr 7 Cr —
10
Malayalam · 1999-12
Mohanlal, Aishwarya, Siddharth
Shaji Kailas ₹22 Cr 6 Cr —
11
Telugu · 1999-12
Chandra Mohan, Bhoomika Chawla, Pawan Kalyan
A. Karunakaran ₹20 Cr 5 Cr —
12
Hindi · 1998-06
Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Sonali Bendre
Mahesh Bhatt ₹18 Cr 9 Cr —
13
Tamil · 1995-12
Abbas, Vineeth, Tabu
Kathir ₹18 Cr 4 Cr —
14
Hindi · 1998-08
Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta
Mani Ratnam ₹16 Cr 10 Cr —
15
Hindi · 1998-07
J. D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee
Ram Gopal Varma ₹16 Cr 4.5 Cr —
16
Telugu · 1995-12
Chiranjeevi, Roja, Bhanupriya
E. V. V. Satyanarayana ₹16 Cr 5 Cr —
17
Hindi · 1998-06
Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Sonali Bendre
Anees Bazmee ₹14 Cr 5 Cr —
18
Malayalam · 1995-12
Mammootty, Urvashi, Innocent
Shaji Kailas ₹12 Cr 3.5 Cr —
19
Malayalam · 1997-12
Mohanlal, Urvashi, Innocent
Kamal ₹10 Cr 3 Cr —
20
Hollywood · 1998-07
Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler
Michael Bay ₹10 Cr — —
21
Hindi · 1997-12
Om Puri, Amrish Puri, Danny Denzongpa
Rajkumar Santoshi ₹8 Cr 5 Cr —
22
Hollywood · 1998-05
Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo
Roland Emmerich ₹8 Cr — —
23
Hollywood · 1998-07
Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore
Steven Spielberg ₹6 Cr — —