Market Charts > 1999
Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 1999
Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.
Total Box Office Gross: $7,338,938,019
Tickets Sold: 1,444,672,583
Average Ticket Price: $5.08
Top Grossing Movies of 1999
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1999 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… | May 19, 1999 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $430,443,350 | 84,732,942 |
| 2 | The Sixth Sense | Aug 6, 1999 | Walt Disney | Thriller/Suspense | $276,386,495 | 54,406,790 |
| 3 | Toy Story 2 | Nov 19, 1999 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $208,880,039 | 41,118,117 |
| 4 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who … | Jun 10, 1999 | New Line | Comedy | $206,040,085 | 40,559,071 |
| 5 | The Matrix | Mar 31, 1999 | Warner Bros. | Action | $171,383,253 | 33,736,860 |
| 6 | Tarzan | Jun 16, 1999 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $170,904,824 | 33,642,681 |
| 7 | Big Daddy | Jun 25, 1999 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $163,479,795 | 32,181,062 |
| 8 | The Mummy | May 7, 1999 | Universal | Adventure | $155,428,655 | 30,596,191 |
| 9 | Runaway Bride | Jul 30, 1999 | Paramount Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $152,162,347 | 29,953,217 |
| 10 | The Blair Witch Project | Jul 14, 1999 | Artisan | Horror | $140,539,099 | 27,665,176 |
Biggest Weekends of 1999
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Revenue | Theaters | Distributor | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 21, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | $64,810,970 | 2,970 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure |
| 2 | Nov 26, 1999 | Toy Story 2 | $57,388,839 | 3,236 | Walt Disney | Adventure |
| 3 | Jun 11, 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | $54,917,604 | 3,312 | New Line | Comedy |
| 4 | May 28, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | $51,399,863 | 3,022 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure |
| 5 | May 7, 1999 | The Mummy | $43,369,635 | 3,209 | Universal | Adventure |
| 6 | Jun 25, 1999 | Big Daddy | $41,536,370 | 3,027 | Sony Pictures | Comedy |
| 7 | Nov 19, 1999 | The World is Not Enough | $35,519,007 | 3,163 | MGM | Action |
| 8 | Jul 30, 1999 | Runaway Bride | $35,055,556 | 3,158 | Paramount Pictures | Romantic Comedy |
| 9 | Jun 18, 1999 | Tarzan | $34,221,968 | 3,005 | Walt Disney | Adventure |
| 10 | Jul 23, 1999 | The Haunting | $33,435,140 | 2,808 | Dreamworks SKG | Horror |
Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 1999
| Weekend | No. 1 Movie | Weeks in Release |
No. 1 Box Office |
Combined Weekend Box Office |
No. 1 / Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1999 | Patch Adams | 2 | $19,050,675 | $117,646,235 | 16% |
| Jan 8, 1999 | A Civil Action | 3 | $15,163,484 | $88,838,258 | 17% |
| Jan 15, 1999 | Varsity Blues | New | $17,515,723 | $125,269,610 | 14% |
| Jan 22, 1999 | Varsity Blues | 2 | $10,574,508 | $84,435,808 | 13% |
| Jan 29, 1999 | She's All That | New | $16,065,430 | $72,631,207 | 22% |
| Feb 5, 1999 | Payback | New | $21,221,526 | $80,022,529 | 27% |
| Feb 12, 1999 | Message in a Bottle | New | $18,852,976 | $115,424,096 | 16% |
| Feb 19, 1999 | Payback | 3 | $10,268,237 | $80,758,816 | 13% |
| Feb 26, 1999 | 8MM | New | $14,252,888 | $79,369,884 | 18% |
| Mar 5, 1999 | Analyze This | New | $18,383,507 | $82,365,441 | 22% |
| Mar 12, 1999 | Analyze This | 2 | $15,567,669 | $84,193,395 | 18% |
| Mar 19, 1999 | Forces of Nature | New | $13,510,728 | $77,589,052 | 17% |
| Mar 26, 1999 | Forces of Nature | 2 | $9,439,629 | $72,300,025 | 13% |
| Apr 2, 1999 | The Matrix | New | $27,788,331 | $89,303,696 | 31% |
| Apr 9, 1999 | The Matrix | 2 | $22,563,331 | $84,187,463 | 27% |
| Apr 16, 1999 | Life | New | $20,414,775 | $82,044,632 | 25% |
| Apr 23, 1999 | The Matrix | 4 | $12,642,717 | $63,439,291 | 20% |
| Apr 30, 1999 | Entrapment | New | $20,145,595 | $61,605,731 | 33% |
| May 7, 1999 | The Mummy | New | $43,369,635 | $86,968,003 | 50% |
| May 14, 1999 | The Mummy | 2 | $24,856,320 | $70,672,233 | 35% |
| May 21, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | New | $64,810,970 | $110,851,777 | 58% |
| May 28, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | 2 | $51,399,863 | $122,028,319 | 42% |
| Jun 4, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | 3 | $32,891,653 | $86,470,060 | 38% |
| Jun 11, 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | New | $54,917,604 | $120,425,516 | 46% |
| Jun 18, 1999 | Tarzan | New | $34,221,968 | $130,996,254 | 26% |
| Jun 25, 1999 | Big Daddy | New | $41,536,370 | $132,829,109 | 31% |
| Jul 2, 1999 | Wild Wild West | New | $27,687,484 | $157,772,216 | 18% |
| Jul 9, 1999 | American Pie | New | $18,709,680 | $116,808,593 | 16% |
| Jul 16, 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | New | $21,706,163 | $125,062,837 | 17% |
| Jul 23, 1999 | The Haunting | New | $33,435,140 | $136,177,459 | 25% |
| Jul 30, 1999 | Runaway Bride | New | $35,055,556 | $157,740,944 | 22% |
| Aug 6, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | New | $26,681,262 | $154,105,931 | 17% |
| Aug 13, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | 2 | $25,764,991 | $129,483,917 | 20% |
| Aug 20, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | 3 | $23,950,008 | $106,154,003 | 23% |
| Aug 27, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | 4 | $20,099,149 | $94,649,258 | 21% |
| Sep 3, 1999 | The Sixth Sense | 5 | $29,271,146 | $117,494,256 | 25% |
| Sep 10, 1999 | Stigmata | New | $18,309,666 | $76,911,666 | 24% |
| Sep 17, 1999 | Blue Streak | New | $19,208,806 | $79,044,979 | 24% |
| Sep 24, 1999 | Double Jeopardy | New | $23,162,542 | $80,261,457 | 29% |
| Oct 1, 1999 | Double Jeopardy | 2 | $17,018,808 | $86,654,655 | 20% |
| Oct 8, 1999 | Double Jeopardy | 3 | $13,541,285 | $89,586,795 | 15% |
| Oct 15, 1999 | Fight Club | New | $11,035,485 | $81,165,873 | 14% |
| Oct 22, 1999 | The Best Man | New | $9,031,660 | $77,350,758 | 12% |
| Oct 29, 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | New | $15,946,032 | $67,565,657 | 24% |
| Nov 5, 1999 | The Bone Collector | New | $16,712,020 | $78,869,605 | 21% |
| Nov 12, 1999 | Pokemon: The First Movie | New | $31,036,678 | $105,424,822 | 29% |
| Nov 19, 1999 | The World is Not Enough | New | $35,519,007 | $117,802,252 | 30% |
| Nov 26, 1999 | Toy Story 2 | 2 | $57,388,839 | $160,239,442 | 36% |
| Dec 3, 1999 | Toy Story 2 | 3 | $27,760,276 | $80,640,576 | 34% |
| Dec 10, 1999 | Toy Story 2 | 4 | $18,249,880 | $77,668,955 | 23% |
| Dec 17, 1999 | Stuart Little | New | $15,018,223 | $80,758,362 | 19% |
| Dec 24, 1999 | Any Given Sunday | New | $13,584,625 | $100,507,408 | 14% |
| Dec 31, 1999 | Stuart Little | 3 | $16,022,757 | $116,782,776 | 14% |
The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.
The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.
Market Share for Each Distributor in 1999
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 30 | $1,244,033,523 | 244,888,472 | 16.95% |
| 2 | Warner Bros. | 25 | $1,042,641,425 | 205,244,361 | 14.21% |
| 3 | Universal | 23 | $934,557,586 | 183,968,016 | 12.73% |
| 4 | Paramount Pictures | 21 | $848,754,297 | 167,077,607 | 11.57% |
| 5 | 20th Century Fox | 23 | $800,943,593 | 157,666,048 | 10.91% |
| 6 | Sony Pictures | 36 | $631,096,104 | 124,231,500 | 8.60% |
| 7 | Dreamworks SKG | 9 | $324,861,572 | 63,949,122 | 4.43% |
| 8 | Miramax | 38 | $316,431,179 | 62,289,586 | 4.31% |
| 9 | MGM | 14 | $310,129,710 | 61,049,148 | 4.23% |
| 10 | New Line | 14 | $302,421,532 | 59,531,791 | 4.12% |
Market Share for Each Genre in 1999
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adventure | 24 | $1,462,042,542 | 287,803,636 | 19.92% |
| 2 | Drama | 153 | $1,229,323,084 | 241,992,654 | 16.75% |
| 3 | Comedy | 73 | $1,191,481,060 | 234,543,480 | 16.24% |
| 4 | Romantic Comedy | 36 | $873,903,162 | 172,028,161 | 11.91% |
| 5 | Action | 32 | $778,476,130 | 153,243,318 | 10.61% |
| 6 | Thriller/Suspense | 23 | $712,331,959 | 140,222,814 | 9.71% |
| 7 | Horror | 20 | $603,869,566 | 118,871,951 | 8.23% |
| 8 | Black Comedy | 16 | $194,821,169 | 38,350,616 | 2.65% |
| 9 | Western | 2 | $114,296,750 | 22,499,360 | 1.56% |
| 10 | Documentary | 35 | $92,998,429 | 18,306,761 | 1.27% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1999
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | 245 | $2,993,772,967 | 589,325,267 | 40.79% |
| 2 | PG-13 | 87 | $2,515,036,718 | 495,085,924 | 34.27% |
| 3 | PG | 36 | $1,147,403,156 | 225,866,743 | 15.63% |
| 4 | G | 19 | $586,537,688 | 115,460,164 | 7.99% |
| 5 | Not Rated | 110 | $118,300,301 | 23,287,409 | 1.61% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1999
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Original Screenplay | 231 | $4,284,308,080 | 843,367,614 | 58.38% |
| 2 | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story | 84 | $1,618,917,539 | 318,684,514 | 22.06% |
| 3 | Based on TV | 13 | $424,008,667 | 83,466,267 | 5.78% |
| 4 | Based on Real Life Events | 50 | $290,729,261 | 57,230,145 | 3.96% |
| 5 | Based on Movie | 4 | $196,831,109 | 38,746,278 | 2.68% |
| 6 | Based on Play | 18 | $124,259,734 | 24,460,567 | 1.69% |
| 7 | Remake | 4 | $119,696,900 | 23,562,380 | 1.63% |
| 8 | Based on Game | 2 | $95,669,121 | 18,832,503 | 1.30% |
| 9 | Based on Factual Book/Article | 4 | $56,890,398 | 11,198,896 | 0.78% |
| 10 | Based on Religious Text | 2 | $47,142,857 | 9,280,089 | 0.64% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 1999
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Action | 414 | $6,302,150,971 | 1,240,580,692 | 85.87% |
| 2 | Animation/Live Action | 1 | $430,443,350 | 84,732,942 | 5.87% |
| 3 | Hand Animation | 9 | $360,480,721 | 70,960,766 | 4.91% |
| 4 | Digital Animation | 3 | $236,684,463 | 46,591,428 | 3.23% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1999
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 1999 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contemporary Fiction | 237 | $4,124,372,885 | 811,884,309 | 56.20% |
| 2 | Science Fiction | 21 | $860,396,009 | 169,369,282 | 11.72% |
| 3 | Historical Fiction | 48 | $835,750,513 | 164,517,792 | 11.39% |
| 4 | Kids Fiction | 16 | $620,196,445 | 122,085,905 | 8.45% |
| 5 | Dramatization | 27 | $470,670,448 | 92,651,649 | 6.41% |
| 6 | Fantasy | 12 | $289,749,635 | 57,037,323 | 3.95% |
| 7 | Factual | 38 | $96,721,608 | 19,039,669 | 1.32% |
| 8 | Super Hero | 1 | $29,762,011 | 5,858,663 | 0.41% |
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