Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 27th, 1999
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Sixth Sense |
Walt Disney |
Thriller/Suspense |
$20,099,149 |
-16% |
2,763 |
$7,274 |
$138,853,903 |
24 |
| 2 |
new |
The 13th Warrior |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$10,267,756 |
|
2,306 |
$4,453 |
$10,267,756 |
3 |
| 3 |
(4) |
Runaway Bride |
Paramount Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$6,842,589 |
-26% |
3,090 |
$2,214 |
$124,425,308 |
31 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Bowfinger |
Universal |
Comedy |
$6,584,350 |
-38% |
2,732 |
$2,410 |
$46,404,385 |
17 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Mickey Blue Eyes |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$5,426,630 |
-47% |
2,573 |
$2,109 |
$19,735,111 |
10 |
| 6 |
(6) |
The Thomas Crown Affair |
MGM |
Drama |
$4,620,007 |
-34% |
2,095 |
$2,205 |
$49,797,846 |
24 |
| 7 |
new |
In Too Deep |
Gramercy |
Drama |
$4,220,297 |
|
667 |
$6,327 |
$5,786,957 |
5 |
| 8 |
(5) |
The Blair Witch Project |
Artisan |
Horror |
$4,219,020 |
-42% |
2,352 |
$1,794 |
$128,076,668 |
47 |
| 9 |
new |
The Astronaut's Wife |
New Line |
Thriller/Suspense |
$4,027,003 |
|
2,209 |
$1,823 |
$4,027,003 |
3 |
| 10 |
new |
The Muse |
October Films |
Comedy |
$3,926,825 |
|
1,263 |
$3,109 |
$3,926,825 |
3 |
| 11 |
new |
Dudley Do-Right |
Universal |
Comedy |
$3,018,345 |
|
1,802 |
$1,675 |
$3,018,345 |
3 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Inspector Gadget |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$2,367,348 |
-45% |
1,709 |
$1,385 |
$87,554,569 |
38 |
| 13 |
(9) |
Deep Blue Sea |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$1,867,206 |
-53% |
1,711 |
$1,091 |
$67,186,258 |
33 |
| 14 |
(7) |
Universal Soldier II: The Return |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$1,654,571 |
-64% |
1,639 |
$1,010 |
$7,875,178 |
10 |
| 15 |
(10) |
Teaching Mrs. Tingle |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$1,458,351 |
-56% |
1,710 |
$853 |
$6,391,746 |
10 |
| 16 |
(13) |
American Pie |
Universal |
Comedy |
$1,396,195 |
-30% |
895 |
$1,560 |
$96,668,245 |
52 |
| 17 |
(20) |
Big Daddy |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,102,778 |
+71% |
754 |
$1,463 |
$160,128,721 |
66 |
| 18 |
(12) |
The Iron Giant |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$1,014,928 |
-56% |
1,302 |
$780 |
$18,817,413 |
26 |
| 19 |
(11) |
Mystery Men |
Universal |
Comedy |
$1,012,530 |
-63% |
983 |
$1,030 |
$26,868,815 |
24 |
| 20 |
(16) |
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$910,246 |
-25% |
497 |
$1,831 |
$419,423,967 |
103 |
| 21 |
new |
A Dog of Flanders |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$807,873 |
|
1,267 |
$638 |
$807,873 |
3 |
| 22 |
(15) |
The Haunting |
Dreamworks SKG |
Horror |
$717,486 |
-57% |
889 |
$807 |
$88,135,103 |
38 |
| 23 |
(18) |
Tarzan |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$591,192 |
-20% |
631 |
$937 |
$166,496,093 |
75 |
| 24 |
(17) |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |
New Line |
Comedy |
$561,089 |
-40% |
621 |
$904 |
$204,213,909 |
81 |
| 25 |
(14) |
Brokedown Palace |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$388,124 |
-78% |
460 |
$844 |
$9,227,914 |
17 |
| 26 |
(22) |
Notting Hill |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$322,575 |
-21% |
391 |
$825 |
$114,701,760 |
94 |
| 27 |
(21) |
Lake Placid |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$303,875 |
-27% |
389 |
$781 |
$30,617,693 |
45 |
| 28 |
(27) |
Mysteries of Egypt |
Sony Pictures |
Documentary |
$281,055 |
-4% |
23 |
$12,220 |
$18,315,603 |
410 |
| 29 |
new |
Baadshah |
Eros Entertainment |
Action |
$263,084 |
|
42 |
$6,264 |
$263,084 |
3 |
| 30 |
(28) |
Run Lola Run |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$250,695 |
-7% |
114 |
$2,199 |
$5,024,293 |
73 |
| 31 |
(24) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$241,160 |
-24% |
38 |
$6,346 |
$22,056,627 |
311 |
| 32 |
(53) |
Drop Dead Gorgeous |
New Line |
Comedy |
$209,986 |
+227% |
458 |
$458 |
$10,291,980 |
38 |
| 33 |
(52) |
Better Than Chocolate |
Trimark |
Romantic Comedy |
$197,503 |
+179% |
50 |
$3,950 |
$445,702 |
17 |
| 34 |
(37) |
Dinner Game |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$195,001 |
+14% |
67 |
$2,910 |
$2,494,717 |
52 |
| 35 |
(33) |
Everest |
MacGillivray Freeman Films |
Documentary |
$186,466 |
-8% |
57 |
$3,271 |
$70,681,020 |
542 |
| 36 |
(35) |
Buena Vista Social Club |
Artisan |
Documentary |
$184,776 |
+1% |
66 |
$2,800 |
$4,060,940 |
87 |
| 37 |
(23) |
Taal |
Eros Entertainment |
Musical |
$181,262 |
-50% |
41 |
$4,421 |
$1,428,371 |
17 |
| 38 |
(26) |
Eyes Wide Shut |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$151,177 |
-50% |
318 |
$475 |
$54,457,339 |
45 |
| 39 |
(34) |
Trick |
Fine Line |
Comedy |
$147,734 |
-24% |
45 |
$3,283 |
$1,281,762 |
38 |
| 40 |
(31) |
The Mummy |
Universal |
Adventure |
$143,405 |
-37% |
239 |
$600 |
$154,964,260 |
115 |
| 41 |
(44) |
Autumn Tale |
October Films |
Drama |
$142,875 |
+20% |
34 |
$4,202 |
$1,027,332 |
52 |
| 42 |
(40) |
Extreme |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$136,551 |
-2% |
21 |
$6,502 |
$4,706,534 |
160 |
| 43 |
(25) |
The Wood |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$116,466 |
-63% |
205 |
$568 |
$24,493,652 |
45 |
| 44 |
(39) |
The Red Violin |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$114,683 |
-20% |
86 |
$1,334 |
$7,926,723 |
80 |
| 45 |
(32) |
The Matrix |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$112,756 |
-47% |
205 |
$550 |
$171,051,684 |
152 |
| 46 |
(30) |
The General's Daughter |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$106,157 |
-54% |
215 |
$494 |
$101,356,947 |
73 |
| 47 |
(42) |
Island of the Sharks |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$98,706 |
-19% |
11 |
$8,973 |
$2,951,074 |
122 |
| 48 |
(50) |
Twin Falls Idaho |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$94,029 |
+20% |
40 |
$2,351 |
$402,026 |
31 |
| 49 |
(29) |
Muppets From Space |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$90,284 |
-66% |
427 |
$211 |
$16,075,924 |
47 |
| 50 |
(74) |
Summer of Sam |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$88,903 |
+673% |
185 |
$481 |
$19,128,844 |
59 |
| 51 |
(38) |
An Ideal Husband |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$87,247 |
-48% |
109 |
$800 |
$17,365,008 |
73 |
| 52 |
(46) |
Illuminata |
Artisan |
Drama |
$84,919 |
-21% |
28 |
$3,033 |
$385,928 |
24 |
| 53 |
(45) |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
nWave Pictures |
Drama |
$80,573 |
-29% |
15 |
$5,372 |
$3,517,999 |
185 |
| 54 |
(51) |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom |
Discovery/IMAX |
Documentary |
$70,871 |
-5% |
9 |
$7,875 |
$9,897,269 |
479 |
| 55 |
(48) |
Tea with Mussolini |
MGM |
Drama |
$66,339 |
-33% |
109 |
$609 |
$13,827,452 |
108 |
| 56 |
(-) |
Life Is Beautiful |
Miramax |
Drama |
$63,934 |
|
15 |
$4,262 |
$57,311,318 |
311 |
| 57 |
(43) |
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$59,902 |
-50% |
120 |
$499 |
$51,247,370 |
61 |
| 58 |
(49) |
Arlington Road |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$55,286 |
-38% |
60 |
$921 |
$23,902,034 |
52 |
| 59 |
(36) |
Wild Wild West |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$52,995 |
-70% |
174 |
$305 |
$111,724,722 |
61 |
| 60 |
(19) |
Detroit Rock City |
New Line |
Comedy |
$46,401 |
-93% |
99 |
$469 |
$4,082,880 |
17 |
| 61 |
(47) |
Entrapment |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$39,619 |
-62% |
89 |
$445 |
$87,618,094 |
122 |
| 62 |
(54) |
Wolves |
Primesco |
Documentary |
$38,979 |
-32% |
10 |
$3,898 |
$1,697,144 |
185 |
| 63 |
(55) |
My Life So Far |
Miramax |
Drama |
$38,388 |
-31% |
22 |
$1,745 |
$497,873 |
38 |
| 64 |
(59) |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$32,016 |
-13% |
12 |
$2,668 |
$14,468,350 |
780 |
| 65 |
(61) |
Baby Geniuses |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$30,667 |
-9% |
97 |
$316 |
$27,121,671 |
171 |
| 66 |
new |
The Very Thought of You |
Miramax |
|
$29,692 |
|
5 |
$5,938 |
$29,692 |
3 |
| 67 |
(41) |
Dick |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$27,011 |
-80% |
59 |
$458 |
$6,201,375 |
26 |
| 68 |
(62) |
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl |
Stratosphere Entertainment |
Drama |
$25,109 |
-19% |
18 |
$1,395 |
$787,245 |
115 |
| 69 |
(67) |
Grand Illusion |
Rialto Pictures |
|
$23,459 |
+21% |
3 |
$7,820 |
$125,561 |
22,267 |
| 70 |
(60) |
The Winslow Boy |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$22,983 |
-37% |
25 |
$919 |
$3,797,086 |
122 |
| 71 |
(63) |
Wildfire: Feel The Heat |
Primesco |
Documentary |
$20,934 |
-25% |
6 |
$3,489 |
$1,188,828 |
171 |
| 72 |
(58) |
Instinct |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$17,679 |
-53% |
12 |
$1,473 |
$34,098,563 |
87 |
| 73 |
(64) |
The King of Masks |
Goldwyn Entertainment |
Drama |
$17,236 |
-30% |
10 |
$1,724 |
$839,211 |
122 |
| 74 |
new |
The Source |
|
|
$16,821 |
|
1 |
$16,821 |
$24,771 |
5 |
| 75 |
new |
Stiff Upper Lips |
Cowboy Pictures |
|
$15,935 |
|
1 |
$15,935 |
$15,935 |
3 |
| 76 |
(80) |
The Acid House |
Zeitgeist |
Drama |
$13,294 |
+111% |
3 |
$4,431 |
$59,836 |
24 |
| 77 |
(71) |
Head On |
Strand |
|
$10,449 |
-23% |
1 |
$10,449 |
$57,784 |
17 |
| 78 |
(57) |
Never Been Kissed |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$8,961 |
-80% |
25 |
$358 |
$55,469,238 |
143 |
| 79 |
(66) |
The Third Man |
Rialto Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$8,837 |
-56% |
1 |
$8,837 |
$425,805 |
115 |
| 80 |
(75) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$8,143 |
-23% |
1 |
$8,143 |
$14,905,946 |
1,410 |
| 81 |
(78) |
Late August, Early September |
Zeitgeist |
|
$7,666 |
+18% |
3 |
$2,555 |
$55,364 |
52 |
| 82 |
(85) |
Get Real |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$7,238 |
+52% |
5 |
$1,448 |
$1,140,992 |
122 |
| 83 |
(87) |
Cabaret Balkan |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$6,829 |
+55% |
9 |
$759 |
$65,840 |
38 |
| 84 |
(69) |
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole |
Paramount Vantage |
Comedy |
$6,789 |
-56% |
11 |
$617 |
$62,059 |
24 |
| 85 |
(70) |
This is My Father |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$5,959 |
-60% |
9 |
$662 |
$984,841 |
115 |
| 86 |
(72) |
Edge of Seventeen |
Strand |
Comedy |
$5,721 |
-55% |
4 |
$1,430 |
$768,482 |
122 |
| 87 |
(76) |
Perfect Blue |
|
|
$4,877 |
-49% |
1 |
$4,877 |
$19,129 |
10 |
| 88 |
(89) |
Relax… It's Just Sex |
|
|
$4,194 |
+56% |
1 |
$4,194 |
$386,691 |
122 |
| 89 |
(68) |
Ten Things I Hate About You |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$3,722 |
-77% |
14 |
$266 |
$38,176,108 |
152 |
| 90 |
(82) |
Steam: The Turkish Bath |
Strand |
Drama |
$3,550 |
-33% |
3 |
$1,183 |
$628,173 |
278 |
| 91 |
(77) |
On The Ropes |
|
|
$3,543 |
-52% |
2 |
$1,772 |
$18,883 |
12 |
| 92 |
(86) |
Stop Making Sense |
Cinecom |
Concert/Performance |
$2,458 |
-45% |
1 |
$2,458 |
$4,923,756 |
5,428 |
| 93 |
(91) |
The Loss of Sexual Innocence |
Sony Pictures |
|
$2,009 |
-13% |
6 |
$335 |
$399,793 |
94 |
| 94 |
(73) |
Cookie's Fortune |
October Films |
Comedy |
$1,843 |
-85% |
9 |
$205 |
$10,899,231 |
150 |
| 95 |
(90) |
Wings of Courage |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$1,662 |
-38% |
3 |
$554 |
$14,624,170 |
1,592 |
| 96 |
(65) |
Trippin' |
October Films |
Comedy |
$1,640 |
-92% |
23 |
$71 |
$8,997,001 |
110 |
| 97 |
(95) |
Mark Twain's America 3D |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$848 |
+10% |
1 |
$848 |
$1,520,674 |
423 |
| 98 |
(-) |
Raising the Stakes |
|
|
$725 |
|
1 |
$725 |
$2,843 |
10 |
| 99 |
(-) |
Dry Cleaning |
Strand |
|
$254 |
|
1 |
$254 |
$141,630 |
206 |
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