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Warner Bros. 75 Years Entertaining the World
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on a Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990's decade.
Events[]
- Warner Bros. celebrates its 75th Anniversary that year. The studio created a new logo for the big screen, animated entirely in computer-generated imagery.
- Marvin the Martian celebrates his 50th birthday.
- Jim Watkins succeeded Jack Cafferty as the anchor of the WB11 News at Ten (now PIX11 News at Ten).
- All Animaniacs (TV series) related things get cancelled
- Production of the first season of The Powerpuff Girls began.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 16 - Fallen (Warner Bros./Turner Pictures/Atlas Entertainment) (It failed at the box office with mixed reviews.)
- January 30 - Zero Effect (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures)
- February 6 - The Night Flier (New Line Cinema)
- February 13
- The Wedding Singer (New Line Cinema)
- Sphere (Warner Bros. Pictures/Baltimore Pictures)
- February 20
- Dangerous Beauty (Warner Bros. Pictures/Regency Enterprises) (USA distribution only; International distribution handled by 20th Century Fox)
- Palmetto (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures)
- February 27 - Dark City (New Line Cinema)
- March 6 - U.S. Marshals (Warner Bros./Arnold Kopelson Productions)
- March 13 - Incognito (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek Productions)
- March 18 - Mr. Nice Guy (USA distribution only) (New Line Cinema/Golden Harvest)
- April 3
- The Butcher Boy (Warner Bros./Geffen Pictures)
- Lost in Space (New Line Cinema)
- April 8 - The Players Club (New Line Cinema)
- April 10
- City of Angels (Warner Bros./Regency Enterprises/Atlas Entertainment)
- My Giant (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures)
- April 17
- Wild Man Blues (Fine Line Features/Sweetland Films) (distribution only)
- Major League: Back to the Minors (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek Productions)
- Sour Grapes (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures)
- April 24 - Tarzan and the Lost City (Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures)
- May 8 - Woo (New Line Cinema)
- May 15 - Quest for Camelot (Warner Bros. Family Entertainment/Warner Bros. Feature Animation) (It was released with mixed reviews and was a commercial failure.)
- May 29
- The Last Days of Disco (Castle Rock Entertainment/Gramercy Pictures/PolyGram Filmed Entertainment)
- Almost Heroes (Warner Bros. Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- June 5 - A Perfect Murder (Warner Bros. Pictures/Arnold Kopelson Productions)
- June 12 - Passion in the Desert (Fine Line Features)
- July 10
- Lethal Weapon 4 (Warner Bros./Silver Pictures) (Became one of the top ten grossing films of the year.)
- Love Letter (Fine Line Features)
- July 29 - The Negotiator (Warner Bros./Regency Enterprises)
- August 14 - The Avengers (Warner Bros.)
- August 21
- Wrongfully Accused (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek Productions)
- Blade (New Line Cinema/Marvel Entertainment)
- August 28 - Why Do Fools Fall in Love (Warner Bros.)
- September 11
- Without Limits (Warner Bros.)
- Let's Talk About Sex (Fine Line Features)
- September 18
- Esmeralda Comes by Night (Fine Line Features)
- Rush Hour (New Line Cinema)
- September 25 - Pecker (Fine Line Features)
- October 16 - Practical Magic (Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures)
- October 23
- Pleasantville (New Line Cinema)
- Soldier (Warner Bros./Morgan Creek Productions)
- October 30
- Living Out Loud (New Line Cinema)
- American History X (New Line Cinema)
- November 25 - Home Fries (Warner Bros.)
- December 11 - Jack Frost (Warner Bros.)
- December 18 - You've Got Mail (Warner Bros.)
- December 25
- The Legend of 1900 (Fine Line Features)
- Hurlyburly (Fine Line Features)
Shorts[]
Television[]
- January 31 - Gia (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- February 28 - The Pentagon Wars (HBO Pictures/HBO NYC Production) it's aired on HBO.
- March 21 - Always Outnumbered (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- May 30 - A Bright Shining Lie (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- June 27 - When Trumpets Fade (HBO Pictures/HBO NYC Productions) it's aired on HBO.
- July 25 - Poodle Springs (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- August 22 - The Rat Pack (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- September 14 - Histeria! (Warner Bros. Television Animation) premieres on Kids' WB
- September 18 - Black Cat Run (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- September 21 - Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain (Warner Bros. Television Animation) premieres on Kids' WB!
- October 4 - Shot Through the Heart (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- October 13 - Butter (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
- November 14
- Animaniacs (Warner Bros. Television Animation) air it's final episode on Kids' WB.
- Pinky and the Brain (Warner Bros. Television Animation) air their final episodes on Kids' WB
- November 18 - The Powerpuff Girls (Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network) premieres on Cartoon Network
- November 21 - Winchell (HBO Pictures) it's aired on HBO.
Theme park happenings[]
Comics[]
Home video releases[]
VHS and DVD releases[]
- January 6 - Fire Down Below
- January 13 - Money Talks (VHS and DVD releases)
- February 3 - The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
- February 17 - Most Wanted
- February 24
- March 17 - Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (DC Comics)
- March 24 - The Man Who Knew Too Little (DVD release)
- March 31 - Mad City (DVD release)
- April 7 - Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
- April 14 - L.A. Confidential
- April 21 - Stomp Out Loud
- April 28 - The Flintstones: I Yabba-Dabba Do!
- May 12 - A Rat's Tale
- May 26 - Deconstructing Harry
- June 16
- The Mighty Kong (Legacy Releasing/Warner Home Video)
- Fallen
- June 30 - The Devil's Advocate
- July 7 - Palmetto
- July 14 - Sphere and Dennis the Menace Strikes Again
- July 21 - U.S. Marshals
- July 28 - Little Men, Dark City, Wag the Dog and Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
- August 4 - The Wedding Singer
- August 11 - Mr. Nice Guy
- August 18 - The Batman/Superman Movie
- August 25 - Casper's Halloween Special
- September 22
- My Giant (originally distributed by Columbia Pictures and produced by Castle Rock Entertainment; rights now owned by Warner Bros.)
- Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (Hanna-Barbera)
- Addams Family Reunion (Warner Home Video/Saban Entertainment)
- September 29 - City of Angels and My Giant
- October 6 - Lost in Space
- October 13
- Quest for Camelot
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Paramount Pictures)(25th Anniversary)
- The Postman
- Major League: Back to the Minors
- November 3 - A Perfect Murder
- November 10
- Billboard Dad
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (Warner Home Video/Saban Entertainment)
- The Jetsons: A Jetson Christmas Carol (Hanna-Barbera)
- Casper's First Christmas (Hanna-Barbera)
- From the Earth to the Moon
- November 17 - Passion in the Desert
- December 15 - Lethal Weapon 4 and The Negotiator
- December 22 - Blade and Wrongfully Accused
- December 29 - The Avengers and Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Direct-to-video releases[]
- March 17 - Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (DC Comics)
- June 16 - The Mighty Kong (Legacy Releasing/Warner Home Video)
- July 14 - Dennis the Menace Strikes Again
- September 22
- Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (Hanna-Barbera)
- Addams Family Reunion (Warner Home Video/Saban Entertainment)
- November 10
- Billboard Dad
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (Warner Home Video/Saban Entertainment)
Video games[]
- Pinky and the Brain: World Conquest
- Crazy Paint
- Looney Tunes Animated Jigsaws
- Looney Tunes Daily Desktop
- July 31 - Batman & Robin
- October 27 - Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk
- December 1 - Animaniacs: Ten Pin Alley
- December 16 - Quest for Camelot
- Quest for Camelot Dragon Games
Music[]
Magazines[]
People[]
Births[]
- January 28 - Ariel Winter (actress, voice actress and singer)
- July 24 - Bindi Irwin (television personality, conservationist, zookeeper and actress)
Deaths[]
- January 6 - Walter Barnes (football guard and actor)
- January 7 - Jacqueline deWit (actress)
- February 13 - John Cowley (actor)
- February 14 - Thomas McKimson (animator)
- February 17 - Sheila Raynor (actress)
- February 23 - Chuck Hayward (stuntman and actor)
- February 24 - Henny Youngman (comedian and violinist)
- February 27 - J. T. Walsh (actor)
- March 5 - Donald Woods (actor)
- March 10 - Lloyd Bridges (actor)
- March 17 - Helen Westcott (actress)
- April 1
- Lucille Norman (singer, actress and radio personality)
- Gene Evans (actor)
- April 2 - Jock Gaynor (actor and producer)
- April 3 - Charles Lang (cinematographer)
- April 4 - Kay Hughes (actress)
- April 7 - Pancho Magalona (actor)
- April 21 - Peter Lind Hayes (actor)
- April 29 - Mary Castle (actress)
- May 2 - Maidie Norman (actress)
- May 3 - Gene Raymond (actor, singer, composer, screenwriter, director, producer and decorated military pilot)
- May 14
- Tom D'Andrea (actor)
- Frank Sinatra (singer and actor)
- May 21
- Douglas Fowley (actor)
- Robert Gist (actor and film director)
- May 22 - John Derek (actor, filmmaker and photographer)
- May 28 - Phil Hartman (actor, voice artist, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist)
- June 4
- Josephine Hutchinson (actress)
- Ray Montgomery (actor)
- June 5 - Jeanette Nolan (actress and voice actress)
- June 12
- Richard Thompson (animator)
- Theresa Merritt (actress and singer)
- June 29 - Jess Hahn (actor)
- July 6 - Roy Rogers (singer, actor, and television host)
- July 17 - Joseph Maher (actor, playwright and occasionally theatre director)
- July 21 - Robert Young (actor)
- July 25 - David Durand (actor)
- July 27 - Binnie Barnes (actress)
- August 24 - E. G. Marshall (actor)
- August 25 - Lee Gunther (film editor)
- September 11 - Dane Clark (actor)
- October 3 - Roddy McDowall (actor, photographer and film director)
- October 5 - Megs Jenkins (actress)
- October 11 - Richard Denning (actor)
- October 22 - Molly O'Day (actress)
- November 9 - Ursula Reit (actress)
- November 17 - Esther Rolle (actress)
- November 25 - Flip Wilson (comedian and actor)
- November 30 - Philip Sterling (actor)
- December 14 - Norman Fell (actor)
- December 20 - Irene Hervey (actress)
- December 23 - David Manners (actor)
- December 26 - Hurd Hatfield (actor)
- December 30 - G. Stanley Jones (actor)
Character debuts[]
- September 12 - Simone
- The Powerpuff Girls: Professor Utonium, Mojo Jojo, Him
In fiction[]
- Early March - Delphini is born to Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange.
- Late March - The Skirmish at Malfoy Manor occurs after Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are captured by Snatchers and Dobby comes to their rescue. Peter Pettigrew is killed in the skirmish and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Garrick Ollivander, Dean Thomas, Luna Lovegood, and Griphook arrive at Shell Cottage, where Dobby dies.
- March
- Gellert Grindelwald dies in the Easter.
- Dobby gets killed by Bellatrix Lestrange.
- Peter Pettigrew gets killed on Late March by Dobby.
- April: Remus Lupin arrives at Shell Cottage to report that his son to Nymphadora Tonks has just been born.
- May 1 - Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank with the help of Griphook and obtain Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.
- Lord Voldemort learns that the trio are hunting down his Horcruxes. In a rage, he murders all those who reported the theft of his cup. He arranges his army to attack Hogwarts.
- May 2
- Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley return to Hogwarts and Neville Longbottom calls Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix to arms.
- Ron Weasley opens the Chamber of Secrets, and Hermione Granger destroys Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.
- Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger locate Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement, and it is destroyed in a skirmish with Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle by Fiendfyre. Crabbe is incinerated and dies when failing to control the cursed fire.
- Fenrir Greyback kills Lavender Brown.
- Antonin Dolohov kills Remus Lupin.
- Bellatrix Lestrange kills Nymphadora Lupin.
- Lord Voldemort kills Severus Snape.
- Colin Creevey was killed.
- Unidentified female Hogwarts teacher was killed.
- Fred Weasley was killed.
- Lord Voldemort inadvertently destroys the Horcrux in Harry.
- Neville Longbottom kills Nagini, the last remaining Horcrux.
- Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort once and for all.
- The Second Wizarding War ends.
- Minerva McGonagall is appointed Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- Kingsley Shacklebolt is named Acting Minister for Magic.
- Unidentified fallen fifty of the Battle of Hogwarts were killed.
- One of the Unnamed Death Eaters was killed.
- November 27 - Demetrius Prod dies.
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