A list of mainland Chinese films released in 1998:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be There or Be Square | Romantic comedy | |||
| Genghis Khan | Historical/Biographical | |||
| Icespeed | Drama/Sports | |||
| Mr. Zhao | Drama | Golden Leopard winner at the 1999 Locarno Film Festival | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Drama | |||
| Restless | Jule Gilfillan | Romance | Chinese-American co-production | |
| Rhapsody of Spring | Drama | |||
| So Close to Paradise | Drama | Also known as Ruan's Song and screened at Cannes | ||
| Steal Happiness | Comedy | Also known as A Tree or A Tree in the House | ||
| Sun Bird | Wang Xueqi, Yang Liping | Drama | ||
| A Time to Remember | Romantic drama | |||
| Entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival | ||||