Daily Domestic Box Office Saturday, February 20, 1999
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Payback | $4,850,000 | +77% | -20% | 2,768 | $1,752 | $54,504,000 | 16 |
| 2 | (1) | Message in a Bottle | $4,765,000 | +68% | -25% | 2,545 | $1,872 | $29,687,000 | 9 |
| 3 | (7) | My Favorite Martian | $3,160,000 | +107% | -9% | 2,312 | $1,367 | $17,709,000 | 9 |
| 4 | (5) | Shakespeare in Love | $2,750,000 | +66% | -13% | 2,030 | $1,355 | $52,810,000 | 72 |
| 5 | (6) | October Sky | $2,660,000 | +72% | 1,495 | $1,779 | $4,205,000 | 2 | |
| 6 | (4) | Blast from the Past | $2,530,000 | +46% | -10% | 2,544 | $994 | $14,930,000 | 9 |
| 7 | (3) | She's All That | $2,440,000 | +40% | -23% | 2,639 | $925 | $48,288,000 | 23 |
| 8 | (8) | Office Space | $1,825,000 | +30% | 1,740 | $1,049 | $3,230,000 | 2 | |
| 9 | (9) | Rushmore | $1,240,000 | +53% | -1% | 764 | $1,623 | $9,004,000 | 72 |
| 10 | (11) | Saving Private Ryan | $1,125,000 | +94% | -21% | 1,139 | $988 | $202,440,000 | 212 |
| 11 | (10) | Life Is Beautiful | $1,095,000 | +81% | 685 | $1,599 | $24,016,000 | 121 | |
| 12 | (14) | Patch Adams | $870,000 | +87% | -31% | 1,570 | $554 | $128,951,000 | 58 |
| 13 | (13) | Varsity Blues | $750,000 | +47% | -34% | 1,647 | $455 | $49,907,000 | 37 |
| 14 | (12) | Jawbreaker | $670,000 | +21% | 801 | $836 | $1,225,000 | 2 | |
| 15 | (15) | Elizabeth | $515,000 | +78% | 624 | $825 | $23,745,000 | 107 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Thin Red Line | $420,000 | +95% | -37% | 900 | $467 | $34,073,000 | 60 |
| Reporting movies: 16 | $31,665,000 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payback | $4,850,000 | 2,768 | $54,504,000 |
| 2 | Message in a Bottle | $4,765,000 | 2,545 | $29,687,000 |
| 3 | My Favorite Martian | $3,160,000 | 2,312 | $17,709,000 |
| 4 | Shakespeare in Love | $2,750,000 | 2,030 | $52,810,000 |
| 5 | October Sky | $2,660,000 | 1,495 | $4,205,000 |
| 6 | Blast from the Past | $2,530,000 | 2,544 | $14,930,000 |
| 7 | She's All That | $2,440,000 | 2,639 | $48,288,000 |
| 8 | Office Space | $1,825,000 | 1,740 | $3,230,000 |
| 9 | Rushmore | $1,240,000 | 764 | $9,004,000 |
| 10 | Saving Private Ryan | $1,125,000 | 1,139 | $202,440,000 |
| 11 | Life Is Beautiful | $1,095,000 | 685 | $24,016,000 |
| 12 | Patch Adams | $870,000 | 1,570 | $128,951,000 |
| 13 | Varsity Blues | $750,000 | 1,647 | $49,907,000 |
| 14 | Jawbreaker | $670,000 | 801 | $1,225,000 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | $515,000 | 624 | $23,745,000 |
| 16 | The Thin Red Line | $420,000 | 900 | $34,073,000 |
| Reporting: 16 | $31,665,000 | total | ||