The Top Movies of Friday, August 13, 1999

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Sixth Sense	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	$7,620,000	+78.14%	2,395	$3,182	$51,517,000	8
2	(new)	Bowfinger	Universal	Comedy	$5,830,000		2,700	$2,159	$5,830,000	1
3	(2)	The Blair Witch Project	Artisan	Horror	$5,065,000	+90.47%	2,412	$2,100	$97,445,000	31
4	(3)	Runaway Bride	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$4,450,000	+71.53%	3,212	$1,385	$88,634,000	15
5	(4)	The Thomas Crown Affair	MGM	Drama	$2,950,000	+94.21%	2,427	$1,215	$23,846,000	8
6	(6)	Deep Blue Sea	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,860,000	+65.93%	2,710	$686	$52,302,000	17
7	(5)	Inspector Gadget	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,750,000	+43.30%	2,591	$675	$71,645,000	22
8	(7)	The Mystery Men	Universal	Comedy	$1,460,000	+42.40%	2,140	$682	$16,070,000	8
9	(new)	Brokedown Palace	20th Century Fox	Drama	$1,455,000		1,740	$836	$1,455,000	1
10	(9)	The Haunting	Dreamworks SKG	Horror	$1,010,000	+52.79%	2,239	$451	$81,341,000	22
11	(8)	The Iron Giant	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,000,000	+40.20%	2,179	$459	$9,801,000	10
12	(10)	American Pie	Universal	Comedy	$820,000	+45.02%	1,365	$601	$88,778,000	36
13	(new)	Detroit Rock City	New Line	Comedy	$750,000		1,802	$416	$750,000	1
14	(11)	Star Wars: Phantom Menace	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$415,000	+22.97%	765	$542	$414,542,000	87
15	(12)	Dick	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$260,000	-13.64%	1,522	$171	$4,995,000	10