A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1998. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Release | Title(Domestic title) | Cast & Crew | ||
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JANUARY | 16 | Things I Left in Havana(Cosas que dejé en La Habana) | [1] | |
23 | Tangos Are for Two(Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando) | [2] [3] | ||
FEBRUARY | 6 | Caresses(Carícies) | [4] [5] | |
13 | Sleepless in Madrid(Insomnio) | [6] [7] | ||
20 | The Naked Eye(La mirada del otro) | |||
MARCH | 13 | Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law(Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley) | Director: Santiago SeguraCast: Santiago Segura, Javier Cámara, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave, Manuel Manquiña, Espartaco Santoni, Julio Sanjuán, Carlos Bardem, Darío Paso, Carlos Perea | |
APRIL | 30 | Mensaka(Mensaka, páginas de una historia) | [8] | |
MAY | 8 | Hitting Bottom(En la puta calle) | Director: Cast: Ramón Barea, | [9] [10] |
JUNE | A Perfect Couple(Una pareja perfecta) | Director: Francesc BetriuCast: Antonio Resines, José Sazatornil "Saza", Kiti Mánver, Chus Lampreave, Ramón Barea,, Luis Ciges, | ||
19 | The First Night of My Life(El primer día de mi vida) | |||
JULY | 10 | Cha-cha-chá | Director: Antonio del RealCast: Eduardo Noriega, Ana Álvarez, María Adánez, Jorge Sanz, Gabino Diego, | [11] |
AUGUST | 28 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle(Los amantes del círculo polar) | ||
SEPTEMBER | Un buen novio | Director: Jesús DelgadoCast: Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Natalia Verbeke, Adolfo Fernández | ||
11 | The Stolen Years(Los años bárbaros) | [12] [13] | ||
25 | Tango | |||
Atilano for President(Atilano, presidente) | Director: Cast: Manuel Manquiña, Ramón Barea,, Fernando Vivanco, Carlos Lucas, Luis Tosar, Luis Prendes, | |||
OCTOBER | 2 | Barrio | Director: Fernando León de AranoaCast:, Tomás Benito, Eloi Yebra, Marieta Orozco, Alicia Sánchez, Enrique Villén, Francisco Algora, Chete Lera, Claude Pascadel | [14] |
9 | Southern Border(Frontera sur) | [15] | ||
23 | Nothing in the Fridge(Nada en la nevera) | [16] [17] | ||
30 | The Grandfather(El abuelo) | [18] | ||
Mararía | [19] | |||
NOVEMBER | 13 | The Girl of Your Dreams(La niña de tus ojos) | [20] | |
DECEMBER | 18 | The Miracle of P. Tinto(El milagro de P. Tinto) | [21] | |
A Time for Defiance(La hora de los valientes) | Director: Antonio MerceroCast: Gabino Diego, Leonor Watling, Luis Cuenca, Adriana Ozores, Juan José Otegui, Txema Blasco, Josep Maria Pou, Aten Soria |
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 1998, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[22] [23]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Admissions | Domestic gross (€) | |
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1 | Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (Torrente, El brazo tonto de la ley) | Columbia TriStar | 2,840,925 | 10,254,169 | |
2 | Open Your Eyes (Abre los ojos) | Sogepaq | 1,297,686 | 4,576,930 | |
3 | The Girl of Your Dreams (La niña de tus ojos) | Lolafilms | 1,234,242 | 4,772,270 | |
4 | Cha-cha-chá | Warner Sogefilms | 778,048 | 2,769,332 | |
5 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Los amantes del círculo polar) | Alta Films | 640,553 | 2,393,175 | |
6 | Barrio | Warner Sogefilms | 533,690 | 2,007,276 | |
7 | The Stolen Years (Los años bárbaros) | Warner Sogefilms | 468,573 | 1,734,353 | |
8 | The Grandfather (El abuelo) | Columbia TriStar | 459,713 | 1,775,715 | |
9 | Secrets of the Heart (Secretos del corazón) | Alta Films | 367,782 | 1,288,875 | |
10 | Things I Left in Havana (Cosas que dejé en La Habana) | Alta Films | 359,548 | 1,337,581 | |