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Monday, November 9, 2009

Box Office Performance for Romantic Comedy Movies in 1999

RankMovieGenreMPAA1999 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Runaway Bride Romantic Comedy PG $152,054,428 29,931,974 $214,911,573
2 Notting Hill Romantic Comedy PG-13 $116,089,678 22,852,299 $164,079,507
3 Shakespeare in Love Romantic Comedy R $90,829,322 17,879,788 $128,376,878
4 She's All That Romantic Comedy PG-13 $63,319,509 12,464,470 $89,494,895
5 Never Been Kissed Romantic Comedy PG-13 $55,469,238 10,919,141 $78,399,432
6 Forces of Nature Romantic Comedy PG-13 $52,900,680 10,413,520 $74,769,074
7 Ten Things I Hate About You Romantic Comedy PG-13 $38,176,108 7,514,982 $53,957,571
8 The Best Man Romantic Comedy R $33,293,520 6,553,843 $47,056,593
9 The Other Sister Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,797,271 5,471,904 $39,288,271
10 The Story of Us Romantic Comedy R $27,067,160 5,328,181 $38,256,340
11 The Bachelor Romantic Comedy PG-13 $21,266,456 4,186,310 $30,057,706
12 Three to Tango Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,544,143 2,075,619 $14,902,944
13 The Love Letter Romantic Comedy PG-13 $8,276,228 1,629,179 $11,697,505
14 200 Cigarettes Romantic Comedy R $6,851,636 1,348,747 $9,684,003
15 Lost and Found Romantic Comedy PG-13 $6,545,360 1,288,457 $9,251,121
16 Simply Irresistible Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,394,936 865,145 $6,211,741
17 Marius et Jeannette Romantic Comedy Not Rated $2,552,768 502,513 $3,608,043
18 Better Than Chocolate Romantic Comedy R $2,011,254 395,916 $2,842,677
19 There's Something About Mary Romantic Comedy R $1,772,686 348,954 $2,505,490
20 Sweet and Lowdown Romantic Comedy PG-13 $867,523 170,772 $1,226,143
21 Among Giants Romantic Comedy R $64,359 12,669 $90,963
22 Giving It Up Romantic Comedy R $5,000 984 $7,065
23 Fever Pitch Romantic Comedy R $2,519 496 $3,561
Total Gross of All Movies$722,151,782
Total Tickets Sold142,155,863
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,020,679,096

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.