Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, March 2, 1999
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | 8MM | $1,216,494 | +14% | 2,370 | $513 | $16,537,097 | 5 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Other Sister | $520,481 | +18% | 1,343 | $388 | $7,587,493 | 5 | |
| 3 | (4) | Message in a Bottle | $477,047 | +30% | -41% | 2,545 | $187 | $42,161,004 | 19 |
| 4 | (3) | Payback | $466,237 | +9% | -35% | 2,852 | $163 | $67,345,799 | 26 |
| 5 | (5) | Shakespeare in Love | $391,980 | +38% | -18% | 1,920 | $204 | $60,819,665 | 82 |
| 6 | (6) | October Sky | $263,810 | +7% | -25% | 1,702 | $155 | $12,524,660 | 12 |
| 7 | (11) | Life Is Beautiful | $256,849 | +43% | +18% | 681 | $377 | $27,772,737 | 131 |
| 8 | (7) | 200 Cigarettes | $234,435 | +8% | 976 | $240 | $3,696,223 | 5 | |
| 9 | (10) | She's All That | $230,734 | +17% | -21% | 2,301 | $100 | $54,421,446 | 33 |
| 10 | (9) | Blast from the Past | $229,150 | +11% | -31% | 2,516 | $91 | $21,403,723 | 19 |
| 11 | (12) | Office Space | $216,488 | +28% | -41% | 1,740 | $124 | $8,331,020 | 12 |
| 12 | (8) | My Favorite Martian | $191,664 | -8% | -21% | 2,349 | $82 | $26,282,656 | 19 |
| 13 | (14) | Saving Private Ryan | $160,302 | +25% | -25% | 1,008 | $159 | $205,854,338 | 222 |
| 14 | (13) | Rushmore | $150,521 | +14% | 790 | $191 | $12,759,559 | 82 | |
| 15 | (15) | Elizabeth | $80,911 | +34% | 571 | $142 | $25,337,660 | 117 | |
| 16 | (16) | Patch Adams | $61,460 | +14% | 929 | $66 | $130,790,185 | 68 | |
| 17 | (17) | Jawbreaker | $53,150 | +9% | 801 | $66 | $2,809,458 | 12 | |
| 18 | (19) | Affliction | $51,344 | +15% | 335 | $153 | $3,256,608 | 63 | |
| 19 | (-) | Waking Ned Devine | $49,811 | 358 | $139 | $22,232,173 | 103 | ||
| 20 | (-) | The Thin Red Line | $46,939 | 436 | $108 | $35,207,818 | 70 | ||
| Reporting movies: 20 | $5,349,807 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8MM | $1,216,494 | 2,370 | $16,537,097 |
| 2 | The Other Sister | $520,481 | 1,343 | $7,587,493 |
| 3 | Message in a Bottle | $477,047 | 2,545 | $42,161,004 |
| 4 | Payback | $466,237 | 2,852 | $67,345,799 |
| 5 | Shakespeare in Love | $391,980 | 1,920 | $60,819,665 |
| 6 | October Sky | $263,810 | 1,702 | $12,524,660 |
| 7 | Life Is Beautiful | $256,849 | 681 | $27,772,737 |
| 8 | 200 Cigarettes | $234,435 | 976 | $3,696,223 |
| 9 | She's All That | $230,734 | 2,301 | $54,421,446 |
| 10 | Blast from the Past | $229,150 | 2,516 | $21,403,723 |
| 11 | Office Space | $216,488 | 1,740 | $8,331,020 |
| 12 | My Favorite Martian | $191,664 | 2,349 | $26,282,656 |
| 13 | Saving Private Ryan | $160,302 | 1,008 | $205,854,338 |
| 14 | Rushmore | $150,521 | 790 | $12,759,559 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | $80,911 | 571 | $25,337,660 |
| 16 | Patch Adams | $61,460 | 929 | $130,790,185 |
| 17 | Jawbreaker | $53,150 | 801 | $2,809,458 |
| 18 | Affliction | $51,344 | 335 | $3,256,608 |
| 19 | Waking Ned Devine | $49,811 | 358 | $22,232,173 |
| 20 | The Thin Red Line | $46,939 | 436 | $35,207,818 |
| Reporting: 20 | $5,349,807 | total | ||