Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 1999

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1999 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Comedy	PG-13	$205,957,794	40,542,873	$291,097,828
2	Tarzan	Adventure	G	$170,904,824	33,642,682	$241,554,457
3	Wild Wild West	Adventure	PG-13	$113,805,681	22,402,693	$160,851,336
4	Sleepy Hollow	Horror	R	$92,839,722	18,275,536	$131,218,348
5	Shakespeare in Love	Romantic Comedy	R	$90,829,322	17,879,788	$128,376,878
6	Three Kings	Action	R	$59,223,104	11,658,091	$83,705,093
7	Life Is Beautiful	Drama	PG-13	$46,188,407	9,092,206	$65,282,039
8	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Drama	R	$39,771,649	7,829,065	$56,212,687
9	Saving Private Ryan	Drama	R	$25,746,307	5,068,171	$36,389,468
10	Summer of Sam	Drama	R	$19,283,782	3,796,020	$27,255,424
11	An Ideal Husband	Comedy	PG-13	$18,535,191	3,648,660	$26,197,379
12	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Comedy	PG-13	$16,066,563	3,162,709	$22,708,251
13	The Red Violin	Drama	R	$10,019,109	1,972,266	$14,160,870
14	Dick	Comedy	PG-13	$6,241,697	1,228,681	$8,821,930
15	Jakob the Liar	Drama	PG-13	$4,956,401	975,669	$7,005,303
16	A Walk on the Moon	Drama	R	$4,741,987	933,462	$6,702,257
17	Gods and Monsters	Drama	R	$4,467,274	879,385	$6,313,984
18	The Cider House Rules	Drama	PG-13	$4,201,516	827,070	$5,938,363
19	Detroit Rock City	Comedy	R	$4,193,025	825,399	$5,926,365
20	The Winslow Boy	Drama	G	$4,058,350	798,888	$5,736,016
21	Mansfield Park	Drama	PG-13	$2,472,250	486,663	$3,494,240
22	Liberty Heights	Drama	R	$2,286,654	450,129	$3,231,926
23	A Dog of Flanders	Drama	PG	$2,148,212	422,876	$3,036,250
24	Ravenous	Horror	R	$2,060,953	405,699	$2,912,919
25	Tango	Drama	PG-13	$1,687,311	332,148	$2,384,823
26	The End of the Affair	Drama	R	$1,555,329	306,167	$2,198,279
27	Hideous Kinky	Drama	R	$1,262,786	248,580	$1,784,804
28	Dancing at Lughnasa	Drama	PG	$1,170,543	230,422	$1,654,430
29	This is My Father	Drama	R	$1,083,268	213,242	$1,531,078
30	Straight From The Heart	Musical	Not Rated	$1,007,446	198,316	$1,423,909
31	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl	Drama	R	$1,006,518	198,133	$1,422,595
32	Sweet and Lowdown	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$867,523	170,772	$1,226,143
33	Illuminata	Drama	R	$836,641	164,693	$1,182,496
34	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$752,935	148,216	$1,064,191
35	Ride With the Devil	Western	R	$491,069	96,667	$694,069
36	Earth	Drama	Not Rated	$475,612	93,624	$672,220
37	Angela's Ashes	Drama	R	$186,032	36,620	$262,932
38	Sunshine	Drama	R	$97,677	19,228	$138,057
39	Beloved	Drama	R	$96,526	19,001	$136,427
40	Titus	Drama	R	$86,328	16,994	$122,017
41	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	Drama	PG	$28,807	5,671	$40,718
42	The Thief	Drama	R	$8,713	1,715	$12,314
43	The Imposters	Comedy	R	$3,046	600	$4,308
Total Gross of All Movies				$963,703,884
Total Tickets Sold					189,705,490
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,362,085,418

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.