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Friday, May 16, 2008

Box Office Performance for Romantic Comedy Movies in 1999

RankMovieGenreMPAA1999 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Runaway Bride Romantic Comedy PG $152,054,428 30,050,282 $206,745,940
2 Notting Hill Romantic Comedy PG-13 $116,089,678 22,942,624 $157,845,253
3 Shakespeare in Love Romantic Comedy R $90,906,118 17,965,636 $123,603,576
4 She's All That Romantic Comedy PG-13 $63,465,522 12,542,593 $86,293,040
5 Never Been Kissed Romantic Comedy PG-13 $55,474,757 10,963,391 $75,428,130
6 Forces of Nature Romantic Comedy PG-13 $52,957,800 10,465,968 $72,005,860
7 Ten Things I Hate About You Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,177,966 7,545,053 $51,909,965
8 The Best Man Romantic Comedy R $33,293,520 6,579,747 $45,268,659
9 The Other Sister Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,807,627 5,495,578 $37,809,577
10 The Story of Us Romantic Comedy R $27,100,030 5,355,737 $36,847,471
11 The Bachelor Romantic Comedy PG-13 $21,266,456 4,202,857 $28,915,656
12 Three to Tango Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,570,375 2,089,007 $14,372,368
13 The Love Letter Romantic Comedy PG-13 $8,322,608 1,644,784 $11,316,114
14 200 Cigarettes Romantic Comedy R $6,852,450 1,354,239 $9,317,164
15 Lost and Found Romantic Comedy PG-13 $6,552,255 1,294,912 $8,908,995
16 Simply Irresistible Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,398,989 869,365 $5,981,231
17 Marius et Jeannette Romantic Comedy Not Rated $2,552,768 504,500 $3,470,960
18 Better Than Chocolate Romantic Comedy R $2,011,254 397,481 $2,734,669
19 There's Something About Mary Romantic Comedy R $1,773,529 350,500 $2,411,440
20 Sweet and Lowdown Romantic Comedy PG-13 $867,523 171,447 $1,179,555
21 Among Giants Romantic Comedy R $64,359 12,719 $87,507
22 Fever Pitch Romantic Comedy R $2,519 498 $3,426
Total Gross of All Movies$722,562,531
Total Tickets Sold142,798,918
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$982,456,556

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.