Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, February 25, 1999
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Message in a Bottle | $661,142 | +1% | -34% | 2,545 | $260 | $34,903,714 | 14 |
| 2 | (2) | Payback | $583,711 | +4% | -33% | 2,768 | $211 | $59,665,176 | 21 |
| 3 | (3) | Shakespeare in Love | $420,087 | +4% | -21% | 2,030 | $207 | $55,781,290 | 77 |
| 4 | (4) | October Sky | $328,900 | +13% | 1,495 | $220 | $7,205,910 | 7 | |
| 5 | (5) | Blast from the Past | $296,297 | +7% | -45% | 2,544 | $116 | $17,696,809 | 14 |
| 6 | (6) | Office Space | $284,462 | +6% | 1,740 | $163 | $5,450,601 | 7 | |
| 7 | (7) | She's All That | $277,988 | +21% | -40% | 2,639 | $105 | $50,418,325 | 28 |
| 8 | (8) | My Favorite Martian | $242,317 | +11% | -60% | 2,312 | $105 | $20,908,527 | 14 |
| 9 | (9) | Saving Private Ryan | $186,392 | -1% | -30% | 1,139 | $164 | $203,930,813 | 217 |
| 10 | (10) | Life Is Beautiful | $180,909 | +1% | -19% | 685 | $264 | $25,405,476 | 126 |
| 11 | (-) | Rushmore | $176,789 | -19% | 764 | $231 | $10,503,370 | 77 | |
| 12 | (-) | Patch Adams | $114,595 | -44% | 1,584 | $72 | $129,801,405 | 63 | |
| 13 | (-) | The Thin Red Line | $96,708 | -25% | 905 | $107 | $34,733,093 | 65 | |
| 14 | (-) | Jawbreaker | $96,514 | 801 | $120 | $2,002,157 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (-) | Elizabeth | $90,259 | -2% | 624 | $145 | $24,406,416 | 112 | |
| 16 | (-) | Varsity Blues | $81,188 | -43% | 1,647 | $49 | $50,535,608 | 42 | |
| 17 | (-) | Affliction | $65,971 | 323 | $204 | $2,397,033 | 58 | ||
| 18 | (-) | Waking Ned Devine | $62,726 | -32% | 429 | $146 | $21,568,170 | 98 | |
| 19 | (-) | A Simple Plan | $52,676 | -32% | 625 | $84 | $14,856,623 | 77 | |
| 20 | (-) | A Civil Action | $47,869 | -49% | 890 | $54 | $55,333,142 | 63 | |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $4,347,500 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Message in a Bottle | $661,142 | 2,545 | $34,903,714 |
| 2 | Payback | $583,711 | 2,768 | $59,665,176 |
| 3 | Shakespeare in Love | $420,087 | 2,030 | $55,781,290 |
| 4 | October Sky | $328,900 | 1,495 | $7,205,910 |
| 5 | Blast from the Past | $296,297 | 2,544 | $17,696,809 |
| 6 | Office Space | $284,462 | 1,740 | $5,450,601 |
| 7 | She's All That | $277,988 | 2,639 | $50,418,325 |
| 8 | My Favorite Martian | $242,317 | 2,312 | $20,908,527 |
| 9 | Saving Private Ryan | $186,392 | 1,139 | $203,930,813 |
| 10 | Life Is Beautiful | $180,909 | 685 | $25,405,476 |
| 11 | Rushmore | $176,789 | 764 | $10,503,370 |
| 12 | Patch Adams | $114,595 | 1,584 | $129,801,405 |
| 13 | The Thin Red Line | $96,708 | 905 | $34,733,093 |
| 14 | Jawbreaker | $96,514 | 801 | $2,002,157 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | $90,259 | 624 | $24,406,416 |
| 16 | Varsity Blues | $81,188 | 1,647 | $50,535,608 |
| 17 | Affliction | $65,971 | 323 | $2,397,033 |
| 18 | Waking Ned Devine | $62,726 | 429 | $21,568,170 |
| 19 | A Simple Plan | $52,676 | 625 | $14,856,623 |
| 20 | A Civil Action | $47,869 | 890 | $55,333,142 |
| Reporting: 20 | $4,347,500 | total | ||