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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 1999

RankMovieGenreMPAA1999 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Ten Things I Hate About You Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,177,966 7,545,053 $51,909,965
2 You've Got Mail Drama PG $37,882,878 7,486,735 $51,508,737
3 An Ideal Husband Comedy PG-13 $18,542,974 3,664,619 $25,212,579
4 A Midsummer Night's Dream Comedy PG-13 $16,071,990 3,176,283 $21,852,827
5 Dinner Game Comedy PG-13 $4,065,116 803,383 $5,527,275
6 The Winslow Boy Drama G $4,058,350 802,045 $5,518,070
7 Little Voice Musical R $3,714,954 734,181 $5,051,165
8 Hurlyburly Comedy R $1,335,564 263,945 $1,815,942
9 Dancing at Lughnasa Drama PG $1,170,543 231,333 $1,591,571
10 Get Real Comedy R $1,152,411 227,749 $1,566,913
11 Cabaret Balkan Drama R $1,152,411 227,749 $1,566,913
12 Illuminata Drama R $836,641 165,344 $1,137,567
13 Titus Drama R $86,328 17,061 $117,380
14 The Boys Drama R $2,930 579 $3,984
Total Gross of All Movies$128,251,056
Total Tickets Sold25,346,059
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$174,380,886

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1999. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1999. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1998 will most likely earn money in 1998 and 1999. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.