Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, March 3, 1999
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | 8MM | $871,051 | -28% | 2,370 | $368 | $17,408,148 | 6 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Other Sister | $417,769 | -20% | 1,343 | $311 | $8,005,262 | 6 | |
| 3 | (3) | Message in a Bottle | $385,008 | -19% | -41% | 2,545 | $151 | $42,546,012 | 20 |
| 4 | (4) | Payback | $372,223 | -20% | -34% | 2,852 | $131 | $67,718,022 | 27 |
| 5 | (5) | Shakespeare in Love | $319,656 | -18% | -21% | 1,920 | $166 | $61,139,321 | 83 |
| 6 | (6) | October Sky | $238,280 | -10% | -18% | 1,702 | $140 | $12,762,940 | 13 |
| 7 | (10) | Blast from the Past | $202,959 | -11% | -27% | 2,516 | $81 | $21,606,682 | 20 |
| 8 | (7) | Life Is Beautiful | $198,275 | -23% | +11% | 681 | $291 | $27,971,012 | 132 |
| 9 | (9) | She's All That | $182,502 | -21% | -20% | 2,301 | $79 | $54,603,948 | 34 |
| 10 | (12) | My Favorite Martian | $175,517 | -8% | -20% | 2,349 | $75 | $26,458,173 | 20 |
| 11 | (8) | 200 Cigarettes | $174,152 | -26% | 976 | $178 | $3,870,375 | 6 | |
| 12 | (11) | Office Space | $169,024 | -22% | -37% | 1,740 | $97 | $8,500,044 | 13 |
| 13 | (13) | Saving Private Ryan | $135,693 | -15% | -28% | 1,008 | $135 | $205,990,031 | 223 |
| 14 | (14) | Rushmore | $126,422 | -16% | 790 | $160 | $12,885,981 | 83 | |
| 15 | (15) | Elizabeth | $68,305 | -16% | 571 | $120 | $25,405,965 | 118 | |
| 16 | (16) | Patch Adams | $57,070 | -7% | 929 | $61 | $130,847,255 | 69 | |
| 17 | (19) | Waking Ned Devine | $45,208 | -9% | 358 | $126 | $22,277,381 | 104 | |
| 18 | (-) | The Prince of Egypt | $44,209 | 727 | $61 | $97,202,852 | 76 | ||
| 19 | (18) | Affliction | $42,963 | -16% | 335 | $128 | $3,299,571 | 64 | |
| 20 | (17) | Jawbreaker | $42,428 | -20% | 801 | $53 | $2,851,886 | 13 | |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $4,268,714 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8MM | $871,051 | 2,370 | $17,408,148 |
| 2 | The Other Sister | $417,769 | 1,343 | $8,005,262 |
| 3 | Message in a Bottle | $385,008 | 2,545 | $42,546,012 |
| 4 | Payback | $372,223 | 2,852 | $67,718,022 |
| 5 | Shakespeare in Love | $319,656 | 1,920 | $61,139,321 |
| 6 | October Sky | $238,280 | 1,702 | $12,762,940 |
| 7 | Blast from the Past | $202,959 | 2,516 | $21,606,682 |
| 8 | Life Is Beautiful | $198,275 | 681 | $27,971,012 |
| 9 | She's All That | $182,502 | 2,301 | $54,603,948 |
| 10 | My Favorite Martian | $175,517 | 2,349 | $26,458,173 |
| 11 | 200 Cigarettes | $174,152 | 976 | $3,870,375 |
| 12 | Office Space | $169,024 | 1,740 | $8,500,044 |
| 13 | Saving Private Ryan | $135,693 | 1,008 | $205,990,031 |
| 14 | Rushmore | $126,422 | 790 | $12,885,981 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | $68,305 | 571 | $25,405,965 |
| 16 | Patch Adams | $57,070 | 929 | $130,847,255 |
| 17 | Waking Ned Devine | $45,208 | 358 | $22,277,381 |
| 18 | The Prince of Egypt | $44,209 | 727 | $97,202,852 |
| 19 | Affliction | $42,963 | 335 | $3,299,571 |
| 20 | Jawbreaker | $42,428 | 801 | $2,851,886 |
| Reporting: 20 | $4,268,714 | total | ||