Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, February 17, 1999
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Message in a Bottle | $1,017,015 | -16% | 2,538 | $401 | $21,062,857 | 6 | |
| 2 | (2) | Payback | $872,147 | -19% | -25% | 2,751 | $317 | $46,003,350 | 13 |
| 3 | (4) | My Favorite Martian | $570,177 | -6% | 2,275 | $251 | $12,412,149 | 6 | |
| 4 | (3) | Shakespeare in Love | $509,733 | -23% | +17% | 1,956 | $261 | $47,779,643 | 69 |
| 5 | (6) | Blast from the Past | $486,349 | -16% | 2,542 | $191 | $10,223,890 | 6 | |
| 6 | (5) | She's All That | $419,616 | -27% | +10% | 2,654 | $158 | $43,647,794 | 20 |
| 7 | (7) | Saving Private Ryan | $249,032 | -18% | -27% | 1,340 | $186 | $200,468,309 | 209 |
| 8 | (8) | Rushmore | $216,137 | -12% | +48% | 573 | $377 | $6,737,316 | 69 |
| 9 | (9) | Life Is Beautiful | $215,793 | -5% | +67% | 644 | $335 | $22,077,687 | 118 |
| 10 | (13) | The Prince of Egypt | $206,443 | +73% | +110% | 1,408 | $147 | $95,580,830 | 62 |
| 11 | (10) | Patch Adams | $183,150 | -18% | -25% | 2,101 | $87 | $127,412,870 | 55 |
| 12 | (11) | Varsity Blues | $137,617 | -21% | -20% | 2,036 | $68 | $48,503,609 | 34 |
| 13 | (12) | The Thin Red Line | $126,194 | -16% | -38% | 1,301 | $97 | $33,307,570 | 57 |
| 14 | (15) | A Civil Action | $92,739 | -10% | -45% | 1,403 | $66 | $54,285,746 | 55 |
| 15 | (14) | Stepmom | $87,485 | -16% | -47% | 1,564 | $56 | $89,350,676 | 55 |
| 16 | (17) | Elizabeth | $86,614 | -1% | +13% | 483 | $179 | $22,847,973 | 104 |
| 17 | (16) | Waking Ned Devine | $84,868 | -13% | -14% | 482 | $176 | $20,439,975 | 90 |
| 18 | (19) | A Bug’s Life | $76,766 | +1% | +37% | 979 | $78 | $157,420,509 | 90 |
| 19 | (18) | A Simple Plan | $72,780 | -12% | -20% | 675 | $108 | $13,872,923 | 69 |
| 20 | (20) | Simply Irresistible | $58,491 | -17% | -45% | 1,353 | $43 | $3,842,958 | 13 |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $5,769,146 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Message in a Bottle | $1,017,015 | 2,538 | $21,062,857 |
| 2 | Payback | $872,147 | 2,751 | $46,003,350 |
| 3 | My Favorite Martian | $570,177 | 2,275 | $12,412,149 |
| 4 | Shakespeare in Love | $509,733 | 1,956 | $47,779,643 |
| 5 | Blast from the Past | $486,349 | 2,542 | $10,223,890 |
| 6 | She's All That | $419,616 | 2,654 | $43,647,794 |
| 7 | Saving Private Ryan | $249,032 | 1,340 | $200,468,309 |
| 8 | Rushmore | $216,137 | 573 | $6,737,316 |
| 9 | Life Is Beautiful | $215,793 | 644 | $22,077,687 |
| 10 | The Prince of Egypt | $206,443 | 1,408 | $95,580,830 |
| 11 | Patch Adams | $183,150 | 2,101 | $127,412,870 |
| 12 | Varsity Blues | $137,617 | 2,036 | $48,503,609 |
| 13 | The Thin Red Line | $126,194 | 1,301 | $33,307,570 |
| 14 | A Civil Action | $92,739 | 1,403 | $54,285,746 |
| 15 | Stepmom | $87,485 | 1,564 | $89,350,676 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | $86,614 | 483 | $22,847,973 |
| 17 | Waking Ned Devine | $84,868 | 482 | $20,439,975 |
| 18 | A Bug’s Life | $76,766 | 979 | $157,420,509 |
| 19 | A Simple Plan | $72,780 | 675 | $13,872,923 |
| 20 | Simply Irresistible | $58,491 | 1,353 | $3,842,958 |
| Reporting: 20 | $5,769,146 | total | ||