Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, August 17, 1999
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Sixth Sense | $3,658,720 | +3% | -17% | 2,395 | $1,528 | $76,866,243 | 12 |
| 2 | (2) | Bowfinger | $1,975,380 | +7% | 2,706 | $730 | $21,891,540 | 5 | |
| 3 | (4) | Runaway Bride | $1,728,372 | +17% | -37% | 3,212 | $538 | $101,141,221 | 19 |
| 4 | (3) | The Blair Witch Project | $1,711,073 | +6% | -50% | 2,412 | $709 | $110,606,941 | 35 |
| 5 | (5) | The Thomas Crown Affair | $1,204,628 | +24% | -30% | 2,427 | $496 | $33,148,031 | 12 |
| 6 | (6) | Deep Blue Sea | $772,066 | +8% | -44% | 2,710 | $285 | $58,582,400 | 21 |
| 7 | (7) | Inspector Gadget | $766,511 | +13% | -44% | 2,591 | $296 | $77,383,726 | 26 |
| 8 | (8) | Mystery Men | $664,020 | +9% | -47% | 2,142 | $310 | $20,597,160 | 12 |
| 9 | (9) | Brokedown Palace | $624,395 | +6% | 1,740 | $359 | $5,083,650 | 5 | |
| 10 | (10) | The Iron Giant | $471,153 | +14% | -41% | 2,179 | $216 | $13,432,603 | 14 |
| 11 | (11) | American Pie | $400,780 | +5% | -41% | 1,382 | $290 | $91,399,340 | 40 |
| 12 | (12) | The Haunting | $392,754 | +7% | -54% | 2,239 | $175 | $84,397,107 | 26 |
| 13 | (13) | Detroit Rock City | $304,068 | +16% | 1,802 | $169 | $2,571,907 | 5 | |
| 14 | (14) | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | $252,192 | +18% | -33% | 771 | $327 | $416,112,048 | 91 |
| 15 | (15) | Tarzan | $170,488 | +12% | -41% | 944 | $181 | $164,394,775 | 63 |
| 16 | (16) | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | $141,866 | +18% | +24% | 953 | $149 | $201,599,765 | 69 |
| 17 | (17) | Dick | $130,267 | +10% | -65% | 1,522 | $86 | $5,786,769 | 14 |
| 18 | (18) | Big Daddy | $98,655 | +12% | -57% | 1,011 | $98 | $157,888,110 | 54 |
| 19 | (19) | Eyes Wide Shut | $98,070 | +23% | -56% | 732 | $134 | $53,678,445 | 33 |
| 20 | (20) | The Wood | $59,781 | -6% | -47% | 564 | $106 | $23,851,262 | 33 |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $15,625,239 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sixth Sense | $3,658,720 | 2,395 | $76,866,243 |
| 2 | Bowfinger | $1,975,380 | 2,706 | $21,891,540 |
| 3 | Runaway Bride | $1,728,372 | 3,212 | $101,141,221 |
| 4 | The Blair Witch Project | $1,711,073 | 2,412 | $110,606,941 |
| 5 | The Thomas Crown Affair | $1,204,628 | 2,427 | $33,148,031 |
| 6 | Deep Blue Sea | $772,066 | 2,710 | $58,582,400 |
| 7 | Inspector Gadget | $766,511 | 2,591 | $77,383,726 |
| 8 | Mystery Men | $664,020 | 2,142 | $20,597,160 |
| 9 | Brokedown Palace | $624,395 | 1,740 | $5,083,650 |
| 10 | The Iron Giant | $471,153 | 2,179 | $13,432,603 |
| 11 | American Pie | $400,780 | 1,382 | $91,399,340 |
| 12 | The Haunting | $392,754 | 2,239 | $84,397,107 |
| 13 | Detroit Rock City | $304,068 | 1,802 | $2,571,907 |
| 14 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | $252,192 | 771 | $416,112,048 |
| 15 | Tarzan | $170,488 | 944 | $164,394,775 |
| 16 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | $141,866 | 953 | $201,599,765 |
| 17 | Dick | $130,267 | 1,522 | $5,786,769 |
| 18 | Big Daddy | $98,655 | 1,011 | $157,888,110 |
| 19 | Eyes Wide Shut | $98,070 | 732 | $53,678,445 |
| 20 | The Wood | $59,781 | 564 | $23,851,262 |
| Reporting: 20 | $15,625,239 | total | ||