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Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 1999

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
1999 GrossTickets Sold
1 Mysteries of Egypt Jul 16, 1998 Sony Pictures Not Rated $27,042,366 5,323,300
2 Everest Mar 6, 1998 MacGillivray Free… PG-13 $18,064,450 3,555,994
3 Africa's Elephant Kingdom May 8, 1998 Discovery/IMAX Not Rated $7,049,211 1,387,639
4 Buena Vista Social Club Jun 4, 1999 Artisan G $6,918,494 1,361,908
5 Extreme Mar 23, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $6,892,475 1,356,786
6 Island of the Sharks Apr 30, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $5,206,926 1,024,985
7 Encounter in the Third Dime… Feb 26, 1999 nWave Pictures Not Rated $4,269,548 840,462
8 Thrill Ride: The Science of… Jul 11, 1997 Sony Pictures Cla… G $3,441,911 677,541
9 Fifty Oct 29, 1999 Warren Miller Ent… Not Rated $3,328,240 655,165
10 Wolves Feb 26, 1999 Primesco Not Rated $2,852,213 561,459
11 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of… Oct 1, 1999 IMAX Films PG $2,162,167 425,623
12 Wildfire: Feel The Heat Mar 12, 1999 Primesco Not Rated $1,850,683 364,307
13 Galapagos Oct 29, 1999 IMAX Films Not Rated $806,245 158,709
14 Mark Twain's America 3D Jul 3, 1998 Sony Pictures Cla… G $671,617 132,208
15 Trekkies May 21, 1999 Paramount Pictures PG $617,172 121,490
16 American Movie: The Making … Nov 5, 1999 Sony Pictures Cla… R $459,537 90,460
17 The Last Days Feb 5, 1999 October Films PG-13 $419,762 82,630
18 Dancemaker Mar 5, 1999 Artistic License Not Rated $240,514 47,345
19 A Place Called Chiapas Apr 9, 1999 Not Rated $237,779 46,806
20 The Source Aug 25, 1999 WinStar Cinema Not Rated $167,773 33,026
21 Meeting People is Easy Mar 26, 1999 Seventh Art Relea… Not Rated $51,282 10,094
22 Get Bruce Sep 17, 1999 Miramax R $43,155 8,495
23 Mr. Death: The Rise and Fal… Dec 29, 1999 Lionsgate PG-13 $33,516 6,597
24 Genghis Blues Jul 9, 1999 Roxie Releasing Not Rated $32,606 6,418
25 Mein Liebster Feind Nov 5, 1999 New Yorker PG-13 $31,460 6,192
26 Let it Come Down: The Life … Apr 28, 1999 Zeitgeist Not Rated $26,336 5,184
27 Regret to Inform Jun 25, 1999 Artistic License Not Rated $22,627 4,454
28 42 Up Nov 17, 1999 First Run Features Not Rated $14,576 2,869
29 Marcello Mastroianni - I Re… Aug 13, 1999 First Look Not Rated $9,829 1,934
30 Beyond the Mat Oct 22, 1999 Universal R $9,532 1,876
31 The Last Cigarette Jun 9, 1999 New Yorker Not Rated $5,674 1,116
32 The Winners Jan 20, 1999 First Run Features Not Rated $5,508 1,084
33 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Feb 13, 1998 Strand Releasing Not Rated $4,737 932
34 Five Wives, Three Secretari… Oct 8, 1999 Castle Hill Produ… Not Rated $4,450 875
35 And Baby Makes 2 Jun 25, 1999 First Run Features Not Rated $4,058 798
Total Gross of All Movies$92,998,429
Total Tickets Sold18,306,761

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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

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