The Top Movies of Friday, September 17, 1999

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Blue Streak	Sony Pictures	Action	$6,359,000		2,735	$2,325	$6,359,000	1
2	(new)	For Love of the Game	Universal	Drama	$4,398,000		2,825	$1,557	$4,398,000	1
3	(2)	The Sixth Sense	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	$3,461,000	+213.47%	2,789	$1,241	$205,529,000	43
4	(1)	Stigmata	MGM	Horror	$3,001,000	+155.62%	2,900	$1,035	$26,725,000	8
5	(3)	A Stir of Echoes	Artisan	Thriller/Suspense	$1,213,000	+135.35%	1,944	$624	$9,064,000	8
6	(4)	Runaway Bride	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$780,000	+162.42%	2,385	$327	$142,358,000	50
7	(6)	The Thomas Crown Affair	MGM	Drama	$596,000	+148.78%	1,656	$360	$62,948,000	43
8	(7)	Bowfinger	Universal	Comedy	$541,000	+132.17%	2,049	$264	$61,818,000	36
9	(5)	The 13th Warrior	Buena Vista	Action	$460,000	+75.38%	1,974	$233	$28,318,000	22
10	(8)	Mickey Blue Eyes	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$351,000	+101.50%	1,526	$230	$31,316,000	29
11	(15)	American Beauty	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$263,000	+241.04%	16	$16,438	$423,000	3
12	(10)	The Blair Witch Project	Artisan	Horror	$227,000	+76.13%	1,437	$158	$137,009,000	66
13	(11)	Outside Providence	Miramax	Comedy	$201,000	+65.12%	931	$216	$6,307,000	17
14	(re-entry)	Star Wars: Phantom Menace	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$183,000		735	$249	$422,683,000	122
15	(12)	The Muse	October Films	Comedy	$163,000	+66.96%	657	$248	$10,681,000	22
16	(9)	Chill Factor	Warner Bros.	Action	$145,000	-10.92%	1,368	$106	$10,427,000	17
17	(13)	In Too Deep	Gramercy	Drama	$140,000	+52.81%	598	$234	$12,477,000	24
18	(18)	Deep Blue Sea	Warner Bros.	Action	$122,000	+155.80%	635	$192	$71,324,000	52
19	(14)	Love Stinks	Independent Artists	Comedy	$116,000	+27.02%	1,247	$93	$1,824,000	8
20	(17)	Dudley Do-Right	Universal	Comedy	$108,000	+86.19%	1,137	$95	$8,648,000	22