Top Grossing Movies of 1999

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1999 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D	Feb 10	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG	$430,443,350	84,732,943
2	The Sixth Sense	Aug 6	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$276,386,495	54,406,790
3	Toy Story 2	Nov 19	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$208,768,773	41,096,215
4	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Jun 10	New Line	Comedy	PG-13	$205,957,794	40,542,873
5	The Matrix	Mar 31	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$171,383,253	33,736,861
6	Tarzan	Jun 16	Walt Disney	Adventure	G	$170,904,824	33,642,682
7	Big Daddy	Jun 25	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$163,479,795	32,181,062
8	The Mummy	May 7	Universal	Adventure	PG-13	$155,247,825	30,560,595
9	Runaway Bride	Jul 30	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG	$152,054,428	29,931,974
10	The Blair Witch Project	Jul 14	Artisan	Horror	R	$140,530,114	27,663,408

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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1999

Rank	Distributor	Movies	1999 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Walt Disney	30	$1,243,678,411	244,818,586	17.04%
2	Warner Bros.	26	$1,042,203,852	205,158,239	14.28%
3	Universal	23	$933,111,501	183,683,366	12.78%
4	Paramount Pictures	21	$848,487,512	167,025,100	11.62%
5	20th Century Fox	23	$800,922,324	157,661,874	10.97%
6	Sony Pictures	36	$610,612,453	120,199,299	8.37%
7	Dreamworks SKG	9	$324,668,628	63,911,149	4.45%
8	Miramax	38	$315,822,630	62,169,810	4.33%
9	MGM	15	$310,106,799	61,044,646	4.25%
10	New Line	14	$302,159,695	59,480,254	4.14%

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Market Share for Each Genre in 1999

Rank	Genre	Movies	1999 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Comedy	77	$1,617,033,056	318,313,598	22.15%
2	Drama	129	$1,453,799,725	286,181,050	19.92%
3	Adventure	18	$1,342,890,387	264,348,502	18.40%
4	Action	23	$909,822,820	179,098,980	12.46%
5	Romantic Comedy	23	$722,151,782	142,155,863	9.89%
6	Thriller/Suspense	15	$574,022,658	112,996,584	7.86%
7	Horror	15	$477,074,576	93,912,317	6.54%
8	Black Comedy	9	$101,450,175	19,970,506	1.39%
9	Documentary	21	$60,123,550	11,835,343	0.82%
10	Musical	8	$23,469,127	4,619,907	0.32%

Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1999

Rank	MPAA Rating	Movies	1999 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	R	222	$2,989,087,312	588,403,011	40.95%
2	PG-13	83	$2,483,640,590	488,905,629	34.03%
3	PG	34	$1,153,349,691	227,037,343	15.80%
4	G	19	$586,305,156	115,414,402	8.03%
5	Not Rated	45	$77,225,536	15,201,875	1.06%

Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1999

Rank	Source Material	Movies	1999 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Original Screenplay	176	$4,316,692,786	849,742,679	59.14%
2	Based on Fiction Book/Short Story	72	$1,675,254,298	329,774,465	22.95%
3	Based on TV	14	$508,008,800	100,001,733	6.96%
4	Remake	9	$313,529,500	61,718,405	4.30%
5	Based on Real Life Events	33	$259,114,438	51,006,777	3.55%
6	Based on Play	15	$127,106,044	25,020,876	1.74%
7	Based on Comic/Graphic Novel	3	$45,374,182	8,931,926	0.62%
8		188	$20,679,924	4,070,847	0.28%
9	Based on Game	1	$11,576,087	2,278,757	0.16%
10	Based on Short Film	1	$10,824,921	2,130,890	0.15%

Market Share for Each Production Method in 1999

Rank	Production Method	Movies	1999 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Live Action	328	$6,269,603,965	1,234,174,009	85.89%
2	Animation/Live Action	1	$430,443,350	84,732,943	5.90%
3	Hand Animation	7	$346,050,083	68,120,095	4.74%
4	Digital Animation	3	$236,573,643	46,569,615	3.24%

Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1999

Rank	Creative Type	Movies	1999 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Contemporary Fiction	169	$3,854,669,419	758,793,195	52.81%
2	Science Fiction	17	$847,888,525	166,907,190	11.62%
3	Historical Fiction	42	$757,746,090	149,162,617	10.38%
4	Fantasy	15	$671,008,271	132,088,242	9.19%
5	Kids Fiction	16	$595,909,657	117,305,051	8.16%
6	Dramatization	21	$248,702,582	48,957,200	3.41%
7	Factual	24	$67,881,586	13,362,515	0.93%
8	Super Hero	1	$29,762,011	5,858,664	0.41%

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