US Movie Market Summary for 1999
Total Box Office Gross: $7,299,225,219
Tickets sold: 1,436,855,356
Average ticket price:$5.08
Top Grossing Movies of 1999
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 1999 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace
|
5/19/1999
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$430,443,350 |
84,732,943 |
$608,382,531 |
| 2 |
The Sixth Sense
|
8/6/1999
|
Buena Vista
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$276,386,495 |
54,406,790 |
$390,640,752 |
| 3 |
Toy Story 2
|
11/19/1999
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$208,768,773 |
41,096,215 |
$295,070,824 |
| 4 |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
|
6/10/1999
|
New Line
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$205,957,794 |
40,542,873 |
$291,097,828 |
| 5 |
The Matrix
|
3/31/1999
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
R
|
$171,383,253 |
33,736,861 |
$242,230,662 |
| 6 |
Tarzan
|
6/16/1999
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$170,904,824 |
33,642,682 |
$241,554,457 |
| 7 |
Big Daddy
|
6/25/1999
|
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$163,479,795 |
32,181,062 |
$231,060,025 |
| 8 |
The Mummy
|
5/7/1999
|
Universal
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$155,247,825 |
30,560,595 |
$219,425,072 |
| 9 |
Runaway Bride
|
7/30/1999
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$152,054,428 |
29,931,974 |
$214,911,573 |
| 10 |
The Blair Witch Project
|
7/14/1999
|
Artisan
|
Horror
|
R
|
$140,530,114 |
27,663,408 |
$198,623,269 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1999
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
30 |
$1,243,678,411 |
244,818,586 |
17.05% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
26 |
$1,042,203,852 |
205,158,239 |
14.29% |
| 3 |
Universal
|
23 |
$933,111,501 |
183,683,366 |
12.79% |
| 4 |
Paramount Pictures
|
21 |
$848,487,512 |
167,025,100 |
11.63% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
22 |
$783,088,137 |
154,151,207 |
10.74% |
| 6 |
Sony Pictures
|
35 |
$600,462,674 |
118,201,311 |
8.23% |
| 7 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
9 |
$324,668,628 |
63,911,149 |
4.45% |
| 8 |
Miramax
|
38 |
$315,822,630 |
62,169,810 |
4.33% |
| 9 |
MGM
|
15 |
$310,089,966 |
61,041,333 |
4.25% |
| 10 |
New Line
|
14 |
$302,159,695 |
59,480,254 |
4.14% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1999
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
76 |
$1,617,025,219 |
318,312,055 |
22.20% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
129 |
$1,453,799,725 |
286,181,050 |
19.96% |
| 3 |
Adventure
|
18 |
$1,342,890,387 |
264,348,502 |
18.44% |
| 4 |
Action
|
23 |
$909,822,820 |
179,098,980 |
12.49% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
23 |
$722,151,782 |
142,155,863 |
9.92% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
15 |
$574,022,658 |
112,996,584 |
7.88% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
15 |
$477,074,576 |
93,912,317 |
6.55% |
| 8 |
Black Comedy
|
9 |
$101,450,175 |
19,970,506 |
1.39% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
21 |
$60,123,550 |
11,835,343 |
.83% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
8 |
$23,469,127 |
4,619,907 |
.32% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1999
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
R
|
221 |
$2,989,078,932 |
588,401,361 |
41.00% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
83 |
$2,483,640,590 |
488,905,629 |
34.07% |
| 3 |
PG
|
34 |
$1,153,349,691 |
227,037,343 |
15.82% |
| 4 |
G
|
19 |
$586,305,156 |
115,414,402 |
8.04% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
45 |
$77,225,536 |
15,201,875 |
1.06% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1999
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
171 |
$3,461,083,812 |
681,315,715 |
47.53% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
66 |
$1,535,744,290 |
302,311,864 |
21.09% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
14 |
$1,012,266,089 |
199,264,979 |
13.90% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
13 |
$496,475,229 |
97,731,345 |
6.82% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
9 |
$313,529,500 |
61,718,405 |
4.31% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
33 |
$259,114,438 |
51,006,777 |
3.56% |
| 7 |
Based on Play
|
15 |
$127,106,044 |
25,020,876 |
1.75% |
| 8 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
3 |
$45,374,182 |
8,931,926 |
.62% |
| 9 |
Based on Game
|
1 |
$11,576,087 |
2,278,757 |
.16% |
| 10 |
Based on Short Film
|
1 |
$10,824,921 |
2,130,890 |
.15% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1999
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
327 |
$6,269,596,128 |
1,234,172,466 |
86.09% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
1 |
$430,443,350 |
84,732,943 |
5.91% |
| 3 |
Hand Animation
|
7 |
$346,050,083 |
68,120,095 |
4.75% |
| 4 |
Digital Animation
|
3 |
$236,573,643 |
46,569,615 |
3.25% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1999
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
169 |
$4,131,048,077 |
813,198,442 |
56.75% |
| 2 |
Historical Fiction
|
43 |
$963,703,884 |
189,705,490 |
13.24% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
17 |
$847,888,525 |
166,907,190 |
11.65% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
16 |
$595,909,657 |
117,305,051 |
8.19% |
| 5 |
Fantasy
|
14 |
$394,621,776 |
77,681,452 |
5.42% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
21 |
$248,702,582 |
48,957,200 |
3.42% |
| 7 |
Factual
|
24 |
$67,881,586 |
13,362,515 |
.93% |
| 8 |
Super Hero
|
1 |
$29,762,011 |
5,858,664 |
.41% |
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