Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1999

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1999 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Tarzan	Adventure	G	$170,904,824	33,642,682	$265,440,761
2	Wild Wild West	Adventure	PG-13	$113,805,681	22,402,693	$176,757,248
3	Sleepy Hollow	Horror	R	$92,839,722	18,275,536	$144,193,979
4	Shakespeare in Love	Romantic Comedy	R	$90,829,322	17,879,788	$141,071,527
5	Three Kings	Action	R	$59,223,104	11,658,091	$91,982,338
6	Life is Beautiful	Drama	PG-13	$46,188,407	9,092,206	$71,737,505
7	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Drama	R	$39,771,649	7,829,065	$61,771,323
8	Summer of Sam	Drama	R	$19,283,782	3,796,020	$29,950,598
9	An Ideal Husband	Comedy	PG-13	$18,535,191	3,648,660	$28,787,927
10	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Comedy	PG-13	$16,066,563	3,162,709	$24,953,774
11	Le Violon rouge	Drama	R	$10,019,109	1,972,266	$15,561,179
12	Dick	Comedy	PG-13	$6,241,697	1,228,681	$9,694,293
13	Jakob the Liar	Drama	PG-13	$4,956,401	975,669	$7,698,028
14	A Walk on the Moon	Drama	R	$4,741,987	933,462	$7,365,015
15	Gods and Monsters	Drama	R	$4,467,274	879,385	$6,938,348
16	The Cider House Rules	Drama	PG-13	$4,201,516	827,070	$6,525,582
17	Detroit Rock City	Comedy	R	$4,193,025	825,399	$6,512,398
18	The Winslow Boy	Drama	G	$4,058,350	798,888	$6,303,226
19	Mansfield Park	Drama	PG-13	$2,472,250	486,663	$3,839,771
20	Liberty Heights	Drama	R	$2,286,654	450,129	$3,551,518
21	A Dog of Flanders	Drama	PG	$2,148,212	422,876	$3,336,492
22	Ravenous	Horror	R	$2,060,953	405,699	$3,200,965
23	Tango	Drama	PG-13	$1,687,311	332,148	$2,620,648
24	The End of the Affair	Drama	R	$1,555,329	306,167	$2,415,658
25	Hideous Kinky	Drama	R	$1,262,786	248,580	$1,961,296
26	Dancing at Lughnasa	Drama	PG	$1,170,543	230,422	$1,818,030
27	This is My Father	Drama	R	$1,083,268	213,242	$1,682,479
28	Straight From The Heart	Musical	Not Rated	$1,007,446	198,316	$1,564,713
29	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl	Drama	R	$1,006,518	198,133	$1,563,269
30	Sweet and Lowdown	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$867,523	170,772	$1,347,391
31	Illuminata	Drama	R	$836,641	164,693	$1,299,428
32	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$752,935	148,216	$1,169,424
33	Ride With the Devil	Western	R	$491,069	96,667	$762,703
34	Earth	Drama	Not Rated	$475,612	93,624	$738,693
35	Angela's Ashes	Drama	R	$186,032	36,620	$288,932
36	Sunshine	Drama	R	$97,677	19,228	$151,709
37	Beloved	Drama	R	$96,526	19,001	$149,918
38	Titus	Drama	R	$86,328	16,994	$134,083
39	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	Drama	PG	$28,807	5,671	$44,744
40	The Thief	Drama	R	$8,713	1,715	$13,531
41	The Imposters	Comedy	R	$3,046	600	$4,734
Total Gross of All Movies				$731,999,783
Total Tickets Sold					144,094,446
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,136,905,179

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.